Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” was supposed to star Paul Mescal, but the actor had to suddenly drop out due to his commitment with Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ movies. Variety’s now reporting that Jacob Elordi has replaced Mescal.
Read moreRoger Pratt, DP on ‘Brazil' and ‘12 Monkeys,' Passes at 77
Oscar-nominated British cinematographer Roger Pratt has died, aged 77. The British Society of Cinematographers confirmed the death and said Pratt had been suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Read more‘Wolf Man': Early Reactions Are Very Positive
I don’t need to remind you that early social media reactions shouldn’t be taken early as gospel. With that said, Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man” is off to a good start. I don’t see many, if any, critics chiming in, but I really hope this one is good. You can read the reactions below.
Read moreTrailer for ‘Kinda Pregnant': Amy Schumer Fakes A Pregnancy in Netflix Movie
Matt Reeves Hints at Possibility of Robert Pattinson's Batman Joining DCU
Now, Matt Reeves, who is in the middle of prep for ‘Batman 2,’ is hinting for the first time about his Caped Crusader joining the DCU. Reeves is now saying there’s a possibility, and that it would have to “make sense” for the Pattinson/DCU union to occur.
Read more‘Juror #2’ Has Topped Max Charts Every Day Since Release
Absolutely nobody is shocked that Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” has been #1 on Max since the very first day it was made available to stream (December 20). It’s as if there was an actual audience for this movie, but one that was sadly unexplored due to Warner Bros dumping it in just a handful of theatres.
Terrence Malick Believes ‘The Way of the Wind' is His “Most Important Film”
Malick’s last film was 2018’s “A Hidden Life,” and only a few months after its Cannes premiere, he went on to shoot ‘Way of the Wind.’ Five years later and we might finally get to see his latest opus when it potentially premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Read moreBret Easton Ellis Says ‘American Psycho' Reboot is “Fake News"
Luca Guadagnino is reportedly set to direct a remake of “American Psycho.” Austin Butler is supposed to star as Patrick Batman. At least that’s what the trades have been telling us for the last few months.
Read moreMore Than 36% of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture
There will be 323 feature films eligible for the upcoming Academy Awards, the AMPAS announced on Monday, though a whopping 36% of them – 116 feature films – are not eligible for consideration in the Best Picture category.
Read moreNeon Shares MPA's Trailer Report on ‘The Monkey'
Neon’s trying to making Osgood Perkins’ “The Monkey” go viral in very much the same way they managed to brilliantly market Perkins’ “Longlegs” last year. I personally don’t think lightning will strike twice again for them.
Read moreKevin Costner's ‘Horizon: Chapter 1' Storms Netflix Charts at #2
Well, would you look at that? It turns out that, no doubt spurred by “Yellowstone” fans, ‘Horizon’ has become a very popular title on Netflix. The film, which was made available to stream on the platform just five days ago, is now #2 on the Netflix charts.
Read moreWill Smith Might Star in ‘The Matrix 5' [Updated]
Oh, boy. If this comes to fruition then expect lots of conversation about the casting. This isn’t anything official, but multiple media outlets will likely pick up on it very soon.
Read moreDavid Fincher Says His ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Reboot Would Have Been “Gross, Cool, Wet and Steampunk"
One of the weirder projects David Fincher had embarked on was an adaptation of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney. As you might expect, things didn’t go as planned, and the project was quickly canned.
Read more‘Lord of War' Sequel to Shoot This Year
After much delay, it looks like Andrew Niccol’s “Lord of War” sequel will finally start production this year. I thought this one might be dead, but it’s very much alive, and ready to go.
Read moreRESULTS: Readers' Best Films of 2024
Over 400 lists were submitted for our annual readers’ poll. I want to thank everyone who participated. This was a lot of fun to work on, and it’s great to see to this site’s readers going against the grain with a lot of their picks.
Read moreNicole Kidman Wants ‘The Others' Sequel
Alejandro Amenábar’s haunting ghost story, released in 2001, has inspired Kidman to tell The Guardian that she wants to revisit her character, Grace, in a sequel, and that it’s the one film she would most want to make a sequel out of.
Read moreWriter of Last Seven Bond Movies Might Not Return For Next One
Robert Wade is now saying that he’s on the outside looking in when it comes to the future of the franchise, and is even hinting that he’s not returning for the next one, whenever it gets made.
Read moreGolden Globes: ‘The Brutalist,' ‘Emilia Perez' and Demi Moore the Big Winners
For month now, we were led to believe that the main frontrunners for the best picture Oscar were “Anora” and “Conclave,” but that narrative was turned over its head last night.
Read moreBrett Ratner Directing Melania Trump Documentary for Amazon/MGM
one studio willing to work with Ratner is Amazon, and they’re now teaming up with him on, of all things, a Melania Trump documentary which will be co-produced by the first lady herself.
Read moreTom Ford to Direct ‘Cry to Heaven’
Word on the street is that Ford now has two new projects ready to go. The one that’s set up as his next film, and is being shopped around as we speak, is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Cry to Heaven.”
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