Deadline is reportingthat there was lots of competition, from a various number of directors, to helm the AI thriller “Alignment.” Producers, including Fifth Season, finally settled on Joe Wright to direct the film which has a hot spec script written by Natan Dolan.
Read more‘Wolf Man’ Dumped on VOD — Only 3 Weeks After Theatrical Release
Leigh Whanell’s “Wolf Man” only earned $20M domestically. Critics hated it. Audiences hated it. Now, here we are, three weeks since its initial theatrical release, and the Christopher Abbott-led film is now available to rent on VOD.
‘Love Hurts’ Debuts at 20% on RT
Since it’s Super Bowl weekend, the closest to a “big” release we’ll be getting this weekend is the action-comedy “Love Hurts” starring Ke Huy Quan aka Short Round.
Read moreWill Forte Says Warner Bros. Shelving ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ for A Tax Write-Off Is “F***ing Bulls*it"
Will Forte, who stars in the film, is breaking his silence on “Coyote vs. Acme,” a Looney Tunes comedy that sparked fury for being shelved much in the same way as Warners’ “Batgirl” and “Scoob! Holiday Haunt.”
Read moreJames Gray's ‘Kill Your Darlings' to Star Julia Roberts
James Gray, the filmmaker behind “Two Lovers” and “Lost City of Z,” is giving Luca Guadagnino a run for his money in terms of collecting an endless amount of projects in development.
Read moreWalter Hill's ‘St. Vincent' to Star Samuel L. Jackson, Jim Caviezel and Al Pacino
A listing on Production Weekly has Walter Hill’s long-gestating “St. Vincent” back in pre-production mode. I wouldn’t expect this one to shoot until much later in the year, or maybe even in 2026.
Read moreAl Pacino Cast in Gus Van Sant's ‘Dead Man's Wire'
Al Pacino is now part of the “Dead Man’s Wire” ensemble which already included Skarsgård, Domingo, Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things), Myha’la (Industry), and John Robinson.
Read moreSteven Spielberg's Latest Gets A New Title
The film has apparently been retitled as “Disclosure.” Hopefully, it won’t be mistaken for the 1994 film of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. That was an erotic thriller, and Spielberg’s film seems to be the total opposite of that.
Read moreBrady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist' Hits VOD A Week Earlier on February 18 [Updated]
Looks like A24 has decided to speed up this digital release. “The Brutalist” will now be available a week earlier on VOD. The date is now set for February 18. It was originally set to release the week before the Oscars.
Read moreWerner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ to Star Kate & Rooney Mara
Herzog is set to direct “Bucking Fastard” which will star Kate and Rooney Mara as twin sisters living on the fringes of society. The film is based on a true story. Sold!
Read more‘Michael' Delayed to 2026? [Updated]
Some have caught wind (via Box Office Mojo) that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic has just been removed from Lionsgate’s 2025 calendar. Its intended October 3 release potentially delayed?
Read more‘Rivals of the Amziah King' to Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
Shot in 2023, Andrew Patterson’s “The Rivals of Amziah King” will finally be having its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Kurt Russell and Matthew McConaughey stars in Patterson’s sophomore effort. A first look image was released, and can be seen above.
Read moreJacques Audiard Doesn't Want to Talk to “Self-Destructive” Karla Sofia Gascón
The most hated man in Mexico, Jacques Audiard, is distancing himself from his embattled “Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofía Gascón, amid the implosion of her Oscar campaign after racist and controversial tweets resurfaced.
Read moreMartin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ to Star Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich & Mark Ruffalo — Shoots in March
McDonagh is coming off ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ which received nine Oscar noms, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. His other works include “In Bruges,” and “Seven Psychopaths.”
Read moreHarrison Ford on ‘Dial of Destiny’ Failure: “Sh*t Happens”
Ford is now tackling the film that resulted in $130M losses for Disney, expect unlike Mangold, he doesn’t have a theory, he’s just brushing it off as a bump on the road.
Read moreCannes Spitball #2 — Serebrenikkov and Dardenne in Competition
The beginning of the month brings out our second spitball of this coming May’s Cannes Film Festival. I’ll be writing one of these every month, with updates in between, until the announcement of the lineup in April.
Read moreFrederick Wiseman Has No “Energy" to Direct Another Film
Every film from non-fiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, 95, is a gift. It’s already damn-near miraculous that he managed to direct his last one; “Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros,” which clocked in at 4 hours, and was released in 2023.
Read moreDisney+ Lost 700k Subscribers
While Netflix keeps touting gains in subscribers — 300M+ and counting —- Disney+ is bleeding out as it lost 700,000 subscribers over the final three months of 2024, which is what we learned this morning from the Walt Disney Company’s fourth quarter earnings call.
Read moreTrailer for ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’
Great cast, mediocre trailer. Then again, with Edwards at the helm, it certainly can’t be worse than ‘Fallen Kingdom’ or ‘Dominion,’ right? Some of the visuals at least look inspired.
Read moreIndieWire’s Sundance Critics Poll Topped by ‘Sorry, Baby’ & ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
The crowning jewel of Sundance 2025 was Geeta Gandbhir’s ”The Perfect Neighbor,” a true crime nonfiction, shot almost entirely from police bodycam footage.
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