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‘1408’ Sequel Is Happening With Sam Jackson, John Cusack, Elijah Wood and Natalia Dyer

Cusack has been open about this being the one sequel he'd ever do. Last year he told People he'd never had the urge to make sequels, but "1408" interested him, partly because, in his words, "most movies suck."

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James Bond: Two Mystery Stars Secretly Tested For 007, Per THR

This week, two different UK tabloids named two different actors, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor, as the chosen one. That follows last week's claim that Callum Turner had been cast as 007, which tells you just how in the dark everybody is.

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Danny McBride's ‘G.I. Joe' Reboot Sets October 2028 Release Date

Paramount has dated its next “G.I. Joe” movie for October 20, 2028. Danny McBride directs from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri. Bradley Cooper has the lead role.

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Bruno Dumont Made His Next Film ‘The End’ Entirely With AI

Um, what? Bruno Dumont, one of the most uncompromising filmmakers alive, has made his next feature, "The End," entirely with generative AI.

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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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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Sgt Rock’ Shoots Next Fall

December 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline had previously reported that “Sgt. Rock,” starring Daniel Craig, was being set up as Guadagnino’s next film, and now Jeff Sneider is saying that production on the DCU film is supposed to begin next fall.

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Paul Thomas Anderson's ‘One Battle After Another'?

December 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film was originally called “The Battle of Baktan Cross.” It looks like either that was a placeholder, or they’ve decided to rename it.

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Christian Bale & Nicolas Cage to Star in David O. Russell's ‘Madden'

December 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Christian Bale is in talks to play former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis in David O. Russell’s “Madden,” which stars another Oscar winner, Nicolas Cage, as football icon John Madden. The film is set to shoot early next year.

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‘Kraven the Hunter' BOMBS With $11M Weekend

December 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A catastrophic number for the $110M film. Sony's put out so many poor movies under their Spider-Man universe that people took a wait-and-see approach for this one. What clinched its fate was when the reviews finally came out, on Wednesday, and they were almost all bad.

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Glen Powell AI “Erotic Thriller" Sparks Bidding War

December 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

There he is again. Glen Powell. You just can’t escape him these days. Powell is set to star in the erotic thriller “Homewreckers.” The film is being described as a mix between an Adrian Lyne film, like “Unfaithful,” and Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina.”

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Tease for Charlie Kaufman-Penned ‘The Memory Police’

December 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Reed Morano is teasing her Charlie Kaufman penned “The Memory Police.” An image was up on Morano’s Instagram stories, but it’s already expired, you can find it above. ‘Memory Police’ has already been shot, and is seemingly setting up a 2025 release.

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‘Gladiator II' on VOD December 24 — One Month After Theatrical Release

December 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here comes news that Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” has set up a December 24 VOD date — just four weeks after the film was released in theaters. That’s the new normal. Studios just can’t help themselves in trying to reap the monetary benefits that come with the sped-up digital release market. What this does is water down the theatrical experience.

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Brady Corbet's Next Film is a 1970s Set “Horror-Western"

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re wondering how Corbet will be following up “The Brutalist” then we just got an answer for you. He’s telling The New Yorker that he’s currently writing his next film, a western-horror, that will have a “looser style,” but will once again tackle the immigration process.

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Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights' to Release in February 2026 [Updated]

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Wuthering Heights” has been dated for release on February 13, 2026 by Warner Bros. If the film turns out great, don’t be surprised if it gets an awards qualifying run in late 2025.

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Guy Pearce Says He Was Blacklisted From Christopher Nolan Movies

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Guy Pearce, whose lead performance in “Memento” belongs in the Nolan time capsule, is now saying that a WB executive blacklisted him from ever appearing in another one Nolan’s projects.

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THR: Greta Gerwig's ‘Barbie' Sequel is Happening

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

‘Barbie 2’ is in the works. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach have finally “cracked the code” and pitched the idea for a sequel to Warner Bros’ $1.4 billion box office behemoth (via THR). Margot Robbie would return in the lead role.

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James Gunn Says There's Still No First Draft of ‘The Batman 2' Script

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

James Gunn is now saying “there has yet to be a first draft of the script.” Um, didn’t Matt Reeves tell us four months ago that the script was done? Somebody is lying.

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Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman to Star in Shawn Levy's ‘Boy Band'

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Reynolds is telling THR that “Boy Band,” which he is producing with Shawn Levy, and already has a home at Paramount, will tell the story of former boy band members reuniting as middle-aged men. Shawn Levy is set to direct.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt & Freddie Prinze Jr. to Star in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Sequel

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

One of Hewitt’s biggest hits was horror schlock “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and its subsequent sequel, and Sony has decided to bring her back, with co-star Freddie Prinze Jr, for the latest installment of the horror film franchise.

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Luca Guadagnino Says Coppola's ‘Jack' is a “Masterpiece" & ‘The Godfather 3' is Best of the Trilogy

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Luca Guadagnino is telling Sight and Sound that not only is Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III” the best one of the trilogy, but that his much-maligned “Jack” is a “masterpiece.”

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‘Kraven' Makes $2M in Thursday Previews; Projected $13M-$15M Weekend

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Kraven the Hunter,” the latest — and final — entry in Sony’s Spider-Man villain universe, racked up $2M in Thursday previews. The $110M costing movie is now set to bomb with a $13M-$15M opening — the projected weekend tally would be lower than Sony’s much-ridiculed “Madame Web” (via Variety).

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Chris Evans Plays Nomad in ‘Avengers: Doomsday'

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that Evans won’t be playing Captain America, and instead will be portraying Nomad (via The Hot Mic). This casting comes after Evans’ fellow MCU alumni, Robert Downey Jr, was also cast as a completely different character, Doctor Doom.

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Werner Herzog Set to Direct His First Animated Film

December 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Since 1968, Werner Herzog has directed 20 fiction feature films, and 34 documentary feature films. Some of his most iconic works include “Aguirre The Wrath of God,” “Fitzcarraldo,” “Lessons of Darkness” and “Grizzly Man.”

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Luca Guadagnino's ‘After the Hunt' Test Screens; Timely #MeToo Thriller, Julia Roberts is “Incredible"

December 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off a year that saw him release two well-reviewed films (“Challengers” and “Queer”) Luca Guadagnino has already shot his next one, “After the Hunt,” a Julia Roberts starring thriller that recently landed at Amazon/MGM Studios.

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Steven Spielberg's Next Film Described as Return to His Older Filmmaking Style

December 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Although he tries not to reveal too much about the film, Koepp, who previously worked with Spielberg on “War of the Worlds” and “Jurassic Park,” tells The Playlist that “The Dish” is sci-fi, and reminiscent of the the filmmaker’s older films.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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