I’m being told Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s tentatively titled “Judy,” starring Tom Cruise, started filming in November, and just wrapped the first part of production last week. Shooting will resume in January. That’s great news for a potential 2025 release.
Read moreOliver Stone Says Hollywood Has Blacklisted Him Because He Interviewed Putin
At this past May’s Cannes Film festival, I met up with a producer who told me that Oliver Stone, 77, was shopping around a highly political feature film project, and I swore not to talk about its contents, but Stone definitely wants to make another film.
Read moreRUMOR: Sacha Baron Cohen's Mephisto is Villain of ‘Spider-Man 4'
Marvel boss Kevin Feige is said to have “big plans” for Mephisto a character that was originally rumored to appear in the Disney+ series “Agatha All Along,” he’s now set to debut in another Marvel series, “Ironheart.”
Read moreTrailer for A24's ‘Death of a Unicorn'
Alex Scharfman’s debut feature, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, concerns a father and daughter who "accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat.”
Read moreLinus Sandgren Replaces Greig Fraser as DP on ‘Dune: Messiah'
Greig Fraser will not be coming back for “Dune: Messiah.” His replacement will be Oscar winning DP Linus Sandgren whose most notable work can be seen in “La La Land”, “Saltburn,” “Babylon,” and “No Time to Die.”
Read moreDisney Pulls Trans Storyline from Pixar's ‘Win or Lose'
Pixar has removed a transgender character’s storyline from their upcoming “Win or Lose.” You should take a look at the online outrage that’s happening over this (actually, maybe you shouldn’t).
Read moreOscars Shortlists Announced; Includes International Film, Visual Effects & Documentary
This year, 85 countries submitted their selections. That’s a record. A quick glimpse at the short list, it’s hard not to predict “I’m Still Here,” “Emilia Perez,” and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” as our main frontrunners.
Read more‘The Batman: Part II' Starts Production in Summer 2025
The current plan is for a May production start in the UK, and that’s despite Reeves’ script having not been submitted yet to DCU co-chairs James Gunn and Peter Safran. No word on casting, for now.
Read more‘Mufasa' Review Embargo Lifts — 53% on Rotten Tomatoes
Yes, the review embargo has lifted and, for the most part, ‘Mufasa’ is not being well received by critics. I actually expected reactions to be far worse than this, but as it stands, the film has a 53% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Read moreBob Persichetti & Justin K. Thompson to Direct ‘Spider-Man: Beyond Spider-Verse'
Sony’s ‘Spider-Verse” trilogy has found its directors. Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are set to direct “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.” It looks like Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers, who, along with Thompson, directed the last instalment (‘Across the Spider-Verse’) won’t be returning (via Deadline). Still no release date for this one.
Roland Emmerich is Working on ‘Exodus' and ‘Lawrence of Arabia' Remake
Timothee Chalamet Says Josh Safdie's ‘Marty Supreme' Has the “Energy" of ‘Uncut Gems'
Last month, Timothee Chalamet wrapped shooting Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” in New York City. Josh hasn’t directed a feature since 2019’s “Uncut Gems.” He’s since split with his directing partner, and brother, Benny Safdie.
Read moreTrailer for Steven Soderbergh's ‘Black Bag'
‘The Brutalist' Battling MPA's NC-17 Rating? [Updated]
“The Brutalist” is officially rated R for “strong sexual content, graphic nudity, rape, drug use and some language.” The MPA rating announcement comes just three days before the film gets released in theaters.
Read more‘Wicked: Part Two’ Officially Re-Titled ‘Wicked: For Good’
In case anybody here cares, ‘Wicked: Part Two,’ set for November 2025 release, is now officially called “Wicked: For Good.” Terrible title. Universal still has 11 months before it hits theaters, so they can still change it.
Alex Gibney & Stephen Morse Directing Separate Luigi Mangione Docs
Alex Gibney, one of the more acclaimed non-fiction filmmakers, has decided that it would be a good idea to have his next documentary be about Luigi Mangione. The murder trial hasn’t even started, and yet a movie is already being made about the guy.
Read more‘28 Years Later’ Is 2nd Most Watched Horror Trailer Ever
The massive success of the “28 Years Later” trailer has finally prompted Sony to release the original 2002 Danny Boyle directed film, “28 Days Later,”on digital December 18 for purchase and rental.
Read moreIndieWire 2024 Critics Poll Topped by ‘Anora'
I was one of the 177 “critics” and “journalists” who participated in the annual IndieWire critics poll naming the best films of 2024. The results aren’t half-bad. As it stands, half of the titles in the top 10 might make my own list, which will be published next week.
Read moreBest 5+ Hour Limited Series?
“The Night of” would be one of the more recent examples of an exceptional limited series include which might constitute cinema, the others that spring to mind include Craig Mazin’s “Chernobyl,” Mike Nichols’ “Angels in America,” and Cary Fukunaga’s “True Detective” (season one, obviously).
Read moreAmy Heckerling is Working on ‘Look Who's Talking' Sequel
Heckerling, 70, hasn’t directed a film in well over 13 years, and that’s coming off her last three critically panned films (“Loser,” “I Could Never Be Your Woman,” and “Vamps”).
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