A Vulture piece interviews actor Phil Biedron, who appears in a supporting role as one of the jurors in the film, and he says that there were at least three days when the cast and crew reported to set only to be told “We’re not filming today.”
Read moreA24's ‘Heretic' Earns $1.2M in Thursday Previews
These numbers are no doubt spurred by the strong reviews the film’s been getting (95% Rotten Tomatoes/71 Metacritic). I haven’t reviewed it, but I will say that “Heretic” is a good film that sadly falls apart in the last 20 minutes.
Read moreRidley Scott Working on ‘1492' 4-Hour Director's Cut
Simon Kinberg's Star Wars Trilogy is Episodes X, XI, and XII
Macauley Culkin To Star in ‘Fallout’ Season 2
Culkin has acted in only four movies these last 20 years, all of them very low budget affairs (“Sex and Breakfast,” “The Wrong Ferrari,” “Adam Green’s Aladdin,” and “Changeland”). The “Fallout” gig will be his starriest role since 1994’s “Richie Rich.”
Read moreRUMOR: Jacob Elordi to Play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's ‘American Psycho'?
There’s been chatter, for a few weeks now, that Luca Guadagnino is eyeing Jacob Elordi to be his Patrick Bateman in the “American Psycho” remake. TheInSneider is echoing these rumors in his latest newsletter.
Read more‘Nosferatu' First Reactions Are Absolute Raves
Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” just screened in NYC and, for once, we should actually take these early reactions seriously because actual film critics are weighing in on the film, and they’re almost all raving about it.
Read moreDavid Zaslav Says Trump Presidency Could Be “Real Positive" For Consolidation
I give Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav credit for not giving a flying f*ck about what social media, or the industry at large, thinks about him. This guy is all about the bottom line, and if saving some cash means, for example, canceling already-shot movies then so be it.
Read moreNew Star Wars Trilogy in the Works
This is coming down the wire. Lucasfilm has closed a deal with Simon Kinberg to develop and write a new trilogy of Star Wars films, and produce them with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy.
Read moreConfirmed: Paul Thomas Anderson Helped Rewrite ‘Napoleon'
We weren’t really sure if Ridley Scott actually agreed to Joaquin Phoenix’s demands in hiring Pau Thomas Anderson to help out with rewrites, but Scott seems to have confirmed just that to the New York Times):
Read moreBarry Keoghan's ‘The Joker' Being Turned Into Max Series
Keoghan’s Joker will not have an important role to play in “The Batman: Part II,” but rather will headline a Max series that builds up to “The Batman: Part III,” much like Matt Reeves and company did with “The Penguin.”
Read moreLuca Guadagnino's ‘Queer' Banned in Turkey [Updated]
Hours before MUBI Fest Istanbul 2024 was supposed to start, the festival learned, via a notification from the Istanbul Kadıköy District Governorship, that Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” which was was the opening night film, got banned in the country.
Read moreTrailer for The Farrelly Brothers' ‘Dear Santa'
Here’s the trailer for Bobby and Peter Farrelly’s “Dear Santa” (originally titled “Dear Satan”). I wrote about the film yesterday. It’s set to be the directing duo’s first film together in over 10 years. Sadly, this is a straight to streaming affair as “Dear Santa” is set hit Paramount+ on November 25.
‘Mickey 17' Delayed to April 2025
Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” has been delayed, yet again, for the third time since it wrapped its production in November 2022. It’s been a long and arduous journey for the film, one filled with rumors of reshoots, different cuts, studio intervention and polarizing test scores.
Read moreCRITICS LISTS: The 2020s
All 100+ lists of the critics that participated in our 2020s poll.
Read more‘Wuthering Heights': Netflix “Shocked" That Emerald Fennell Didn't Take Their $150M Offer
Fennell and Robbie were adamant in giving “Wuthering Heights” a robust theatrical rollout — it’s been reported that they left close to $80M on the table by refusing the Netflix offer. It turns out that the whole ordeal left Netflix totally bewildered by what had just occurred.
Read moreIra Sachs' ‘Peter Hujar’s Day' Sets 2025 Release; Stars Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall
James Bond 26 Plagued by Script Problems — Steve McQueen to Direct?
Judging by the way things have been going, I don’t believe we’ll be getting a new James Bond flick until, at least, 2027. There have been too many red flags popping up, and there’s an uncertainty as to what direction this six-decade franchise should head into next.
Read moreQuentin Tarantino Says ‘Pig' is “One of the Best Films of the Last Five Years"
Speaking on the Video Archives Podcast, Quentin Tarantino is now heaping praise on Nicolas Cage’s eccentric filmography, particularly one of his more recently acclaimed roles in “Pig.”
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Yep, Robert Pattinson has screen tested to play James Bond, according to "multiple sources" who spoke to THR. He joins the already-reported trio of Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor.