It’s been confirmed that ‘Folie à Deux’ hits VOD on October 29. That’s only 25 days since its theatrical release. Not a very surprising development for a film that has fallen flat with audiences and critics alike.
Sydney Sweeney Unrecognizable as “Female Rocky" in David Michod's Boxing Biopic
First set photos of David Michod’s untitled boxing biopic, starring Sydney Sweeney, have started surfacing online, and Sweeney looks damn-near unrecognizable as boxer Christy Martin.
Read moreTrailer for Andrea Arnold's ‘Bird'
Variety: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Projected to Lose $150M-$200M
Craig Brewer's ‘Song Sung Blue' to Star Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson
Brewer’s made a handful of strong films, including “Hustle & Flow,” and “Dolemite Is My Name,” but recently got a nice big fat paycheck to direct the critically panned “Coming 2 America.”
Read more‘Mission: Impossible 8' is Still Filming, $300M+ Budget — Trailer Coming in the “Next Few Weeks"
On March 23, 2022, THR reported the beginning of principal photography on ‘Mission: Impossible 8.’ Here we are, 20 months later, and many delays, the film is still being shot in the UK.
Read moreVivian Kubrick Says She Feels “Very Confident" That Her Father Would Be A “Trump Supporter"
Stanley Kubrick, possibly the greatest director that ever lived, kept his political views to himself. It was very hard to pin down what he believed in — he didn’t seem to be party political in any traditional sense, but definitely had a deep distrust of power and authority.
Read more‘Saturday Night' Fails to Find an Audience
The SNL origin film fell flat this weekend at the box-office, failing to find an audience. Jason Reitman's “Saturday Night” grossed $3.4M, playing in 2300 screens. The budget on Reitman’s film was $25M.
Read moreXavier Dolan Says Next Genre Film Has “A Lot Of Comic Elements”
Chad Stahelski Had to Reshoot Most of ‘Ballerina'
Greta Gerwig Trying to Exit ‘Narnia'?
According to Puck’s Matt Belloni, Greta Gerwig has been quietly raising the issue of giving her ‘Narnia’ films a theatrical release with Netflix’s newly-appointed film head, Dan Lin. However, Netflix isn’t budging and refusing Gerwig’s requests.
Read more‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Drops Record 81% in Second Weekend
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ has had the worst second weekend decline for any “comic book” movie ever. The film earned $7M this weekend, that’s a miserable 81% drop. It’s only made $51M domestically since its release.
Read moreDenis Villeneuve Wants to Make A Silent Film
“I love dialogue, but not [always] in cinema,” he told BFI moderator Bret Goldstein. “I hope one day I will be able to make a film that will not use spoken language,” added Villeneuve. “I try as much as possible to use the power of images.”
Read moreEdward Berger's ‘The Bourne Dilemma' to Star Matt Damon
Matt Damon has stated that he’d be back for “one more” film in the ‘Bourne’ franchise. A Production Weekly listing now has the next instalment titled “The Bourne Dilemma,” and Berger is listed as having signed up to direct the film.
Read moreSean Baker Wonders Why Today's Movies Only Have “Superheroes" and “Explosions"
‘The Wild Robot' on VOD October 15 — Only 18 Days Since Theatrical Release
Speaking of “The Wild Robot,” it’s going to finish an impressive second place this weekend at the box office, in its third weekend of release, but DreamWorks has decided to fast-track it to VOD with a digital date of October 15. This means it’ll be available digitally only 18 days since its theatrical launch.
Paul Schrader Walked Out of ‘The Apprentice'
Here’s the latest capsule review from Paul Schrader. This time around he’s tackling Ali Abassi’s “The Apprentice” which he calls “an excellent film” and yet admits that he still walked out of it because he couldn’t deal spending 135 minutes in the company of Donald Trump.
Read more‘Terrifier 3' Earns $8M on Friday —$20M+ Weekend
According to Box Office Report, “Terrifier 3” exceeded expectations on Friday and earned an impressive $8.2M domestically. It’s now looking very likely that my $20M+ weekend prediction will come to fruition in the wee wee hours of Monday morning.
‘The Wild Robot’ Sequel In The Works
Clint Eastwood's ‘Juror #2' Being Dumped by Warner Bros in Just 50 Theaters
Empire City is sounding the alarm on the way Warner Bros is treating Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2.” The, supposedly, “final” film of Eastwood’s career will be hitting less than 50 theaters with no marketing support on November 1, and no planned expansion rollout.
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