Variety’s Clayton Davis is reporting that Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Perez”) will officially be campaigned as Lead Actress for the Oscars. Gascón’s co-stars, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, will be pushed in the Supporting Actress category.
Read moreCeline Song’s ‘Materialists’ Earning Mixed Reactions
Last fall, A24 hopped onboard Song’s next project. I had originally reported that her sophomore effort would be the romcom “Materialists.” The film wrapped its NYC production in June and had screened for a select few last night.
Read more‘Den of Thieves 2' Trailer + Test Reaction
This cult following of the first film has allowed Entertainment One to greenlight a sequel, it’s called “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” and much of the cast is back for this one, including Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr.
Read moreKelly Reichardt's ‘The Mastermind' — Stars Josh O'Connor + Plot Details [Updated]
Josh O’Connor is apparently attached to star in the film. Plot details have also been disclosed and it sounds like it’s a heist movie, which is a genre Reichardt already tackled in 2014’s “Night Moves”:
Read more‘Blitz' Trailer ...
With an impressive resume that includes “Hunger,” “Lovers Rock,” “Shame” and “12 Years a Slave” it’s always exciting to get a new film from former-visual-artist-turned-director McQueen. His latest one happens to be his most commercial film.
Read more‘Sing Sing' Quietly Drops on VOD [Updated]
"Sing Sing” has quietly dropped on VOD. There was no advanced warning, no advertising, or heads up. For a film that has the necessary critical and punditry backing to be an Oscar horse, this is all just really baffling to me.
Read more‘Rebel Ridge' #1 on Netflix for Second Week in A Row
It’s great to see Jeremy Saulnier having some commercial success. His “Rebel Ridge” has been #1 on the Netflix charts for two weeks now. It’s a “hit,” having amassed 38.6M views in its second week of release.
Read moreOriginal ‘Speak No Evil’ Director Slams Remake
Jon Watts Signs First-Look Deal With Disney [Updated]
Cast for Josh Safdie's ‘Marty Supreme' is Getting Weirder By The Day
Oscars: France Selects ‘Emilia Perez'
Steve McQueen's Next Project is Amazon Sci-Fi Series?
The Only ‘Megalopolis' Review That Matters
Francis Ford Coppola has weighed in on “Megalopolis” by giving it five stars on Letterboxd. That’s the only opinion that matters. He thinks the film is a masterpiece. Coppola also gave granddaughter Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” five stars. Those are the only films he’s given ratings to so far on his account.
Kevin Smith's ‘Mallrats 2' Still Happening
Oscars: THR Has ‘September 5’ Winning Best Picture
Zach Cregger Set to Direct ‘Clue’ Movie
Zach Cregger seems to have set up his next film after “Barbarian” as he is in talks to direct the “Clue” movie for Sony’s TriStar Pictures label. Shay Hatten (“Rebel Moon”, John Wick 3 & 4) will write the script.
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Netflix Boss Says Theatrical Release is “Inefficient" Way to Distribute $200M Movies
This is wild. Here’s Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, at a TV industry gathering in London, trying to make the case that streaming is the way to go for big-budget movies, and not theatrical.
Read moreRUMOR: Damien Chazelle Met With James Bond Producers
What’s Chazelle’s Bond connection? There are a few. His go-to cinematographer, Linus Sandgren, was DP on 2021’s “No Time To Die.” A Chazelle/Lindgren Bond movie would, at the very least, be visually impressive.
Read moreSam Mendes' ‘Beatles' Movie Starts Production in July 2025
We haven’t had much of an update about Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ movies. However, the latest bit of info is coming to us from Production List, and it lists a July 2025 shoot in London.
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