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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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New ‘Gladiator II' Trailer is An Improvement

September 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Using proper music that fits the era results in the latest “Gladiator II” trailer being a vast improvement over the original Jay Z/ Kanye mishmash we got a few months back. The footage shown is also much better, and hints at some genuine thrills.

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‘Thunderbolts' Trailer ...

September 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Directed by Jake Schreier, who helmed Netflix’s “Beef,” here comes Marvel’s “Thunderbolts.” We have our first trailer, and it looks more like Thunder-meh. Marvel might have another stinker in their hands here.

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‘Red One' Trailer: Amazon/MGM's Trouble-Ridden $250M Gamble Stars Dwayne Johnson

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The new trailer for “Red One,” starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, has been released. There’s some heavy baggage that comes with this one.

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Steve McQueen's ‘Blitz': Variance Films to Theatrically Distribute WWII Epic

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Many were wondering who Apple would partner with on the theatrical release of “Blitz". The InSneider is being told that Variance Films has come aboard to help Apple with the theatrical rollout of McQueen’s film.

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BTC to USD: The Future of Cryptocurrency Payroll for Actors and Film Crews [Sponsored]

September 22, 2024 John Torre

Cryptocurrency is one of the most rapidly growing phenomena that affects many people’s lives and the film industry is not an exception.

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Did Tony Romo Date Carrie Underwood? Inside the NFL QB's Love Life [Sponsored]

September 22, 2024 John Torre

When it comes to NFL quarterbacks, Tony Romo is a name that resonates with fans for more than just his prowess on the field.

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Martin Scorsese's ‘Life of Jesus' Delayed; Is ‘Sinatra' or ‘Home' Next?

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m now being told Scorsese is not shooting “The Life of Jesus,” starring Andrew Garfield, this year. It was supposed to kickstart production in October, but the filmmaker seems to have had a change of heart. This begs me to ask, what’s next for Scorsese?

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SURPRISE: ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' #1 for Third Straight Weekend; ‘Transformers One' Underperforms With $25M Opening

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Projections had “Transformers One” having a $35M-$40M opening weekend. Well, that clearly didn’t happen. The $75M budgeted animated film only grossed $25M this weekend.

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Audrey Diwan's ‘Emmanuelle' Panned at San Sebastian

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival opened with Audrey Diwan’s "Emmanuelle." The film had been rejected by Cannes and Venice before finally settling for the splashy San Sebastian opener slot. The reviews turn out to be not good for the film.

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Francis Ford Coppola Visits Konbini; Talks Welles, Ford, Gance, Renoir ...

September 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola has plenty of stories to tell here; it’s an absolute delight for any movie fan to hear them. The filmmaker reminisces about his time meeting the likes of Jean Renoir, Orson Welles, Abel Gance, and John Ford.

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‘Star Wars: The New Jedi Order' Now “On Hold" at Lucasfilm

September 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Back in June, there were some rumors spreading that Lucasfilm’s Rey movie, potentially titled “New Jedi Order,” was going to be shooting in September. I shot down those rumors by simply saying NO CHANCE.

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Paul Thomas Anderson's ‘The Battle of Baktan Cross' Wraps Production

September 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m being told that Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Battle of Baktan Cross,” which is rumored to have a budget anywhere between $140M-$175M, wrapped its production in El Paso, TX earlier this month.

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Penske/Variety Pimping the Golden Globes

September 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Puck’s Matt Belloni is reporting that Penske-owned Variety has been pitching studios on “a series of intimate, curated dinners” with Golden Globe voters. The trade is quite literally pimping the Globes for their Penske overlords.

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‘Apartment 7A’ Screens to Mixed Reviews [Fantastic Fest]

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount’s “Apartment 7A,” a “Rosemary’s Baby” prequel about the woman who died outside the apartment when Rosemary moved in, just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest.

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Must-See ‘The Substance' Makes $840k in Previews —Playing in 2000 Theaters

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Happy ‘Substance’ day! I hope you’re all making it a priority to see this film over the weekend, and not “Beetlejuice” or “Transformers One”. There’s also the Aaron Schimberg’s terrific “A Different Man” now playing in L.A. and N.Y.

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Ridley Scott Says ‘Gladiator 3' in the Works ...

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Gladiator II” hasn’t even been released yet, and apparently Ridley Scott already has plans to turn the franchise into a trilogy. I'm not even kidding you. He's comparing the whole thing to the way 'The Godfather' trilogy unfolded.

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James Cameron to Haters of His Dialogue: “Let Me See Your 3 of the 4 Highest-Grossing Films

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In his 1997 review of James Cameron’s “Titanic,” Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers wrote that the film was “shot with a poet's eye and a tin ear for dialogue.” This type of criticism of Cameron’s writing has been around for decades.

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‘Transformers One' Makes $3.4M in Thursday Previews — Projected $40M Opening Weekend

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The film, directed by Josh Cooley (“Toy Story 4”), is expected to take in $40M in its opening weekend, and will thus dethrone “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” for the #1 spot. The budget for ‘Transformer One’ is said to be around $75M.

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Javier Bardem to Star in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's ‘The Beasts'

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

If you haven’t seen Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” it’s well worth checking out. It made a major splash at Cannes 2022 and cemented Sorogoyen as a major talent to watch.

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Audrey Diwan Confirms ‘Emmanuelle' Was Rejected by Cannes, but Believes it Was Because the Film Wasn't Ready

September 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival is set to open tonight with Audrey Diwan’s "Emmanuelle." The film had been rejected by Cannes and Venice before finally settling for the splashy San Sebastian opener slot.

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