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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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August 19, 2019
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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Ezra Edelman Slams Netflix's Decision to Cancel His 9-Hour Prince Doc

March 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Prince, a reclusive and mysterious musical genius, died of an accidental drug overdose at just 57 years old. Edelman hasn’t directed a film since his 2016 masterwork “OJ: Made in America.”

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‘Jennifer Body’ Sequel Confirmed: “I Think We’re Making Another One”

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Released in 2009, “Jennifer’s Body,” which starred Megan Fox, barely made a dent  at the box office, but 15 years later, and thanks to home video, the film is considered, in some circles, as a horror classic.

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Darren Aronofsky’s Elon Musk Biopic Shooting This Fall?

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2023, it was announced that Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”) was teaming up with A24 and set to direct a biopic based on the life of tech mogul, SpaceX CEO, and X owner Elon Musk.

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Osgood Perkins Wants to Make A ‘Darth Vader’ Movie

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking during a Reddit AMA, Perkins said he wants the budget to turn his dream project into a reality, a film tackling “the collected dreams and nightmares of Darth Vader told as short stories.”

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Jesse Armstrong's Post-Succession HBO Movie to Star Steve Carell

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Many wondered what “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong would be doing next. Today, we learned that Armstrong’s post-“Succession” project will be an HBO movie about the 2008 market crash.

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Is Greta Gerwig Eyeing Mikey Madison for ‘Narnia'?

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hidden deep inside this THR piece is intel that Greta Gerwig has shown interest in working with newly minted “Anora” Best Actress winner Mikey Madison. No coincidence, it was Gerwig who presided over the Cannes jury that gave “Anora” the Palme d’Or last summer.

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Robert Pattinson “F*cking Hopes" ‘The Batman 2' Shoots Before He's Too “Old"

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our quote of the day. Robert Pattinson was asked by his ‘Mickey 17’ co-star, Naomi Ackie, about the status of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman 2” which has now been delayed so many times that we’ve lost count.

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Robert Downey Jr's ‘Vertigo' Remake is Definitely Happening

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In an exclusive interview, screenwriter Steven Knight has given us an update on the film, and it’s definitely happening. Knight does acknowledge he is “an idiot” in attempting to adapt the classic film, but he’s willing to take the risk. 

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Celine Song's ‘Materalists' Sets June 13 Release Date via A24

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film, which stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, follows a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker who finds herself torn between two men, including her imperfect ex.

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Oscar Ratings Stable — 19.6 Million Viewers

March 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

No surprise. Ratings for Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony were down by about 7% from last year. Around 18.1 million people tuned in to the telecast.

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First Look: Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A24, which has produced all four of Aster’s films, is behind “Eddington,” which stars Phoenix, Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal,  Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr.

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Cord Jefferson (‘American Fiction’) to Direct A Neo-Western Noir

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re wondering what writer-director Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”) will be doing next, then it looks like he’ll be delving into genre territory.

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Jordan Peele's Next Film Releases on October 23, 2026

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

So, we’re going to have to wait another year before Jordan Peele’s next film gets released. Universal has officially dated his next still untitled film for October 23, 2026.

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Alicia Vikander is No Longer in Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Just a quick update on M. Night Shyamalan’s “Remain.” Im hearing that Alicia Vikander is no longer attached as Jake Gyllenhaal’s co-star in the film. They’ll need to Vikander’s replacement soon as the film starts production only a few months from now.

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Alain Delon Was Snubbed From Oscars In Memoriam

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

For some reason, Delon was left out. How does that happen? Delon became legendary for his streak of ‘60s films, especially “Rocco and His Brothers,” “L’Eclisse,” “The Leopard,” and, of course, “Le Samouraï”.

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‘Reagan' Writer Slams Oscars' DEI Rules Which Excluded Film from Best Picture Race

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

One of the ineligible Oscar films was "Reagan," the biopic of President Ronald Reagan starring Dennis Quaid, which according to its screenwriter — Howard Klausner— was an injustice.

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RUMOR: Chad Stahelski to Direct ‘Blade'?

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Emphasis on “rumor.” Apparently Michael Green and Eric Pearson have written and finalized the “Blade” script. Stahelski, who is currently in post on his “Highlander” reboot, is rumored to have been hired by Marvel.

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Adrien Brody Had The Longest Speech in Oscar History — Almost Six Minutes

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Adrien Brody defeated tough competition from Timothee Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”) and won his second Oscar for “The Brutalist.” Ironically, when accepting the Oscar on-stage, Brody promised to make it “brief.” Liar.

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Lars Von Trier's Next Film ‘After' is Shooting This Summer

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Independent is reporting that Lars Von Trier’s “After” will be shooting this summer. As for how the filmmaker is holding up, “Lars is doing well under the circumstances,” producer Louise Vesth tells the outlet.

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Oscars Telecast Considering Move to Netflix

March 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, Disney and AMPAS were negotiating a deal worth more than $100M per year, but conversations have stalled since then. The current contract deal is supposed to end by 2028.

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