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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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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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‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' Sets October 8 Digital Release

October 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In a surprising turn of events, Warner Bros. has set a PVOD and digital release of Tim Burton‘s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” for October 8 — only 33 days after its theatrical release.

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Clint Eastwood's ‘Juror #2' Quietly Drops A Trailer

October 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

How odd that People Magazine has the exclusive trailer for Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2.” It can’t be found anywhere else. Is Warner Bros dumping Eastwood's "final film"? I sure hope not.

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Mike Judge Set to Direct First Film in Over 14 Years

October 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Looks like Mike Judge’s long-gestating “Automatic Trucking” is finally about to enter production. According to Production List, a November shoot is being eyed on the film. This is set to be his first film since 2009.

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Daniel Day-Lewis Un-Retires For Mysterious Movie

October 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Some were skeptical that the actor would stay retired for long, but until today, he had stayed true to his word. That’s because the actor has just been spotted on the set of a film called “Avelyne,” with Sean Bean.

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‘Babygirl' Trailer: Nicole Kidman's Best Performance?

October 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I was floored by Nicole Kidman’s gutsy performance in “Babygirl." I don’t think Kidman has EVER given a better, and more fearless, performance in her career than in this film, and that’s saying a lot.

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‘Gladiator II' is Now 2 Hours 28 Minutes

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier in the year, Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” test screened and it clocked in at around 160 minutes, according to a person who attended. Now I’m hearing the film will be 2 hours 28 minutes.

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Francis Ford Coppola Believes ‘Megalopolis' Will Age Well

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Know what? I actually agree with Coppola. It’s not that far fetched to believe that “Megalopolis” will have a healthy shelf life — mostly because it’s unlike any film we’ve ever seen before.

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‘Happy Gilmore 2' Releases on Netflix in March/April 2025

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Sandler’s sequel to his 1995 cult classic comedy “Happy Gilmore” is currently shooting in New Jersey, it started production earlier this month, and Netflix is already eyeing a release date six months from now. Quick turnaround.

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Terry Gilliam Says He Doesn't Have Enough Money to Make ‘The Carnival at the End of Days'

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Gilliam is telling Czech media that he doesn’t have the sufficient funds to make ‘Carnival,’ and that he would have to creatively compromise his vision to make it happen (via Novinky).

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First Look: Cillian Murphy in ‘Peaky Blinders' Movie

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Filming is underway with Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, and Rebecca Ferguson joining the cast. Tom Harper (“The Aeronauts”) has been confirmed as director. He previously directed the second half of the first season of “Peaky Blinders.”

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First Look: Timothee Chalamet in Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our first look at Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme,” which just started filming in New York City. Yes, that’s Timothee Chalamet as Ping Pong champion Marty Reisman. A24 is producing.

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Harmony Korine: “I Don’t Watch Movies Anymore. I’m Bored by Them"

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

With the making of “Aggro Dr1ft” and “Baby Invasion,” Korine has more or less left cinema, or at least the current definition of cinema. He’s more interested in reinventing what a film can be, but critics have so far not been impressed by what he’s created.

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‘Nosferatu' Trailer is Here

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Robert Eggers has a very distinct visual style, and it’s been slicked to the nth degree for his latest film. The long elaborate shot structures are present as it the authentic, time-period specific, attention to detail and the ambiguous nature of evil.

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Claire Denis' ‘The Cry of the Guards' to Star Matt Dillon, Riley Keough & Isaach de Bankolé — Shooting in January 2025

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Per Cineuropa, Claire Denis’s next film is titled “The Cry of the Guards,” and will star Matt Dillon, Riley Keough, and Isaach de Bankolé. Production is expected to begin in January in Senegal.

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Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein' Wraps 9-Month Production

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Shooting on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” kicked off back in January 25, and del Toro took to Twitter this morning to announce that production has finally wrapped. That’s nine months of shooting, with barely a break in between. Insane.

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RaMell Ross' “Experimental" and “Avant-Garde" ‘Nickel Boys' Divides NYFF

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Anne Thompson’s IndieWire piece has the headline “New York Film Festival Launches with Divisive 'Nickel Boys,” which seems to be a fair assessment on how the film was received by the New York crowd as it opened the festival on Friday.

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‘The Marvels' Actual Budget Leaks ($378M) —Nearly $300M in Losses

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Disney's fiscal year ends at the end of September so we're getting a rush of film tax credit information filings. One of those filings has leaked, and it shows losses of around $295M-$300M.

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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Wraps Filming

September 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In August, Focus acquired U.S. rights to Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” which has just wrapped production in Wales. Furthermore. Two famous Irish actors, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, are set star in “Hamnet.” It’s being produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures.

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Kris Kristofferson Dies at 88

September 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I can’t think of many musicians who ended up with the kind of acting success Kristofferson had, the only other notable ones that spring to mind are Mark Wahlberg, Will Smith Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, and Cher.

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‘The Acolyte' Had A Budget of $230M

September 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Disney has revealed that its controversial ‘Star Wars’ show “The Acolyte” came in "over the production budget" with its costs hitting $230M (via Forbes). That’s $50M more than the ‘Dune 2’ budget.

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