A recent THR piece had Pixar removing a transgender character’s storyline from their upcoming “Win or Lose.” The character at the center of the show will also now “be portrayed as cisgender.”
Read moreNetflix Tells Writers to Have Characters “Announce What They’re Doing" Just in Case Viewer is Busy Doing Something Else
Netflix execs have been telling their screenwriters to have characters “announce what they’re doing” so that viewers who have a program on in the background can follow along without having to miss plot strands. There’s barely been any pushback, until now.
Read more‘Mickey 17’ Has Again Changed Its Release Date
It’s fair to say that Warner Bros has absolutely no idea how to position “Mickey 17” on their release calendar. Bong Joon-ho must be frustrated by the constant shifts in scheduling.
Read moreAlejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s ‘Judy’ Sets October 2, 2026 Release Date
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s tentatively titled “Judy,” starring Tom Cruise, started filming/rehearsing in November, and will restart shooting in January. Warner Bros has just dated it for October 2, 2026 release.
Read more‘The Batman: Part II’ Delayed to 2027
Matt Reeves’ “The Batman: Part II” has been delayed by a whole year to October 1, 2027. This move has been a long time coming, and it’s now been made official by Warner Bros.
Read moreUpdate on Greta Gerwig's ‘Narnia'
Andy Muschietti's ‘The Brave and the Bold' Postponed
No surprise, Andy Muschietti is now telling the California Secreta podcast that his Batman movie, “The Brave and the Bold,” has been postponed , and that he’s now working on another project instead.
Read moreLinus Sandgren to DP Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights'
Cinematographer Linus Sandgren is going to have a busy schedule next year. The Swedish-born DP has in the past worked with David O. Russell, Damien Chazelle and Gus Van Sant, but it’s only in these last few years that his stock has really risen up.
Read more‘Spider-Man 4’ Might Be Scrapped and Rewritten
Sony CEO on Spider-Man Villain Spinoffs Bombing: “These Are Not Terrible Films"
After ‘Kraven’ bombed this month, Sony’s misbegotten Spider-Man antihero franchise of films, which also included ‘Venom,’ “Morbius,” and “Madame Web,” was put on pause. A “recalibration” is now in order for the future.
Read more‘Mufasa' Takes #1 at Box Office; ‘Complete Unknown' ($7M) and ‘Nosferatu' ($11M) Exceed Expectations
Some incredible Christmas Day numbers, for three movies in particular, and none of them are “Wicked” or “Moana 2.” Exhibitors must be through the roof happy about these overperformances.
Read more‘Wicked' Sets December 31st VOD Release Date
“Wicked” releases on VOD next week, December 31st. Just over a month after the film began its theatrical release. They waited until the Christmas rush was done before announcing the date.
Read moreSean Baker Says ‘Nosferatu' is the Best Film of 2024
Brady Corbet Plans to Shoot His Next Film on 8-perf 65mm Camera
Damián Szifron Set to Direct ‘The Simulators'
Jon M. Chu's Next Film is ‘Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' for Amazon Studios
Chu, who broke big with “Crazy Rich Asians,” has already directed “In The Heights,” and “Wicked,” two lavishly created movie musicals. He’s not done either. His next one might be even more ambitious, and is backed by considerable music writing talent.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘Sonic 3' $7.4M, ‘Mufasa' $7.1M, ‘A Complete Unknown' $1.4M
The Christmas Eve box office kicked off last night. The current #1, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” earned $7.4M and barely edged out ‘Mufasa’ which made $7.1M. More families are going to go see the latter this weekend, and it could potentially dethrone ‘Sonic’ by Sunday. Meanwhile, James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” had a decent start with $1.4M on its way to an expected $15M 5-day opening at 2,835 locations (via Deadline).
First Teaser for ‘Happy Gilmore 2'
The just-released first teaser for “Happy Gilmore 2” deflated any kind of hopes I might have had that this sequel to the 1995 cult classic comedy might turn out to be a decent affair. You can just tell this is going to be nostalgia wankfest.
Read moreChristopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Use New IMAX Cameras With Clearer Sound/Dialogue
Nolan is said to be using brand new IMAX technology for his next film, “The Odyssey,” including a “30% quieter camera” which is enhances clarity in the recording of dialogue and sound mix.
Read moreAdam McKay Warns Trump's America Might Ban ‘Wicked' in “3-5 Years"
Yes, the “Don’t Look Up” writer-director is at it again, warning us, on social media, that the way things are going in the United States, a film like “Wicked” will be banned in a couple of years. lol.
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