The Saudis now have their own film event— the Red Sea Film Festival. This year, Spike Lee is president of the jury, and Puck’s Matt Belloni is reporting that they paid the filmmaker close to $3M to accept the position. Last year, it was president Oliver Stone.

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was this huge commercial and critical success back in the summer of 2023. The sequel ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ was initially supposed to be released theatrically in March 2024, but was then abruptly removed from the schedule.

Things are revving up when it comes to this buzzy project. Samuel L. Jackson is in talks for a key role in J.J. Abrams’ untitled feature at Warner Bros (via Deadline).

So, it turns out that Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones and Todd Field are very serious in their intentions of adapting author Marilynne Robinson’s acclaimed “Gilead” novels.

In a dubiously written press release, Sony Pictures Japan is seemingly teasing a Venom crossover in ‘Spider-Man 4.’ Whether this was done intentionally, or is a glaring error on their part, is still up for debate.

Here’s an upcoming Pixar original — a rarity — it’s called “Elio,” and set for theatrical release on June 13, 2025. This afternoon, a trailer was unveiled by Disney/Pixar.

Coming off his acclaimed “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg is set to write and direct a musical as his next film. The untitled project will star acting heavyweights Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti (via Deadline).

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ will feature a talented batch of actors that includes the likes of Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth and Charles Dance. Dan Lausten is the DP, and this will be his fifth collaboration with del Toro.

There was a test screening of A24 and Garland’s “Warfare.” It sounds like the action takes place in a single location, and is all about the visceral nature of war. A source who attended the screening says the film is “excellent.”

Josh Brolin was already pretty vocal about the Oscars blowing it when they failed to nominated his “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for the 2021 sci-fi epic. The snub is still being talked about today, and many have pointed to the Academy’s history of not honoring sci-fi.

James Gunn is teasing that it won’t be long before we got our first footage of David Corenswet in “Superman.” The trailer is “tentatively expected” to arrive online around mid-December. It's also scheduled to appear in theaters with Disney's “Mufasa: The Lion King.”

We have our first reactions for James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” which screened last night in Los Angeles. As with all social media reactions, take these with a major grain of salt — the film screens for wider press in New York on Saturday.

Critics were asked to submit their personal five favorite Scott films. As you can imagine, since Scott has directed 28 films in a span of 5 decades, there was an assortment of choices available.

J.K. Rowling is the creator of Harry Potter, there’s no escaping that fact, but in recent years, her anti-Trans activism has caused much controversy and turned her into a total villain, rivaling Voldemort, in some corners of the internet.

According to Daniel Richtman, Robert Pattinson is being eyed for a role in Christopher Nolan's next film. So far, the cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.

Edward Berger’s acclaimed “Conclave” has now set up a November 26 date on VOD — that’s exactly four weeks after its theatrical launch, which occurred on October 26.

It’s been confirmed that Luca Guadagnino will be joining the DCU with “Sgt. Rock” and Daniel Craig is set to join in him the titular lead role. Guadagnino’s “Challengers” screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes has penned the screenplay.

This is unexpected news as “Wild Hogs,” which tackled four middle-aged friends who set off on a road trip and mistakenly end up crossing paths with an infamous biker gang, led by the late Ray Liotta, garnered terrible reviews (14% on Rotten Tomatoes).

“Nosferatu,” which stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, and Willem Dafoe, has set up a December 25 theatrical release. Nothing says Christmas more like “bloody violence” and “graphic nudity.”

I’m starting to have doubts about Ridley Scott’s Bee Gees biopic ever happening. It was supposed to shoot in February, but suddenly got delayed and Scott has now moved on to another project.