Disney’s live-action “Snow White” is officially a bust. The film earned a domestic intake of $43M, and $87M worldwide total, from Thursday to Sunday, and that's against a $270M budget.
Read moreJohn Carpenter To Score Bong Joon-Ho’s Upcoming Horror Film
Last night, speaking at a 4K restoration screening of “The Thing,” Bong conducted the post screening Q&A and asked Carpenter if he would be interested in making music for his horror film.
Read more‘The Dog Stars’: Ridley Scott’s $100M+ Gamble, Thousands of Extras, Eyeing 2025 Release
So, Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” isn’t shooting until April, but I’m already hearing that there are plans to fast track the film for late 2025 release. Scott is teaming up with 20th Century on this one.
Read moreWes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Releases A Trailer Next Week
Anderson has revealed that a trailer for “The Phoenician Scheme” will be released next week — Benicio Del Toro was also confirmed as lead of the film.
Read moreAlfonso Cuarón Met With Amazon/MGM to Direct Bond 26
Best First Films of the 21st Century?
Here’s a topic of conversation. In my Tony Gilroy piece, I mentioned how “Michael Clayton” was one of the best debut films of the 21st Century. What are the other ones?
Read more‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot Starring Glen Powell, and Directed By JT Mollner (‘Strange Darling’)?
If Mollner gets a script together, Powell would be interested in reading and possibly starring in the film. No surprise, A24 have shown interest in acquiring the rights.
Read moreTony Gilroy to Direct ‘Behemoth!’ Starring Oscar Isaac
Tony Gilroy is shopping around a new script titled “Behemoth,” which has Oscar Isaac attached to star. There are multiple studios interested in acquiring the project.
Read moreJosh Trank (!) To Direct ‘Send A Scare’
This is set to be Trank’s fourth directorial effort. He’s had a tumultuous career, starting off with 2012’s “Chronicle,” a found footage superhero cheapie that ended up becoming a well-reviewed hit.
Read moreMarvel Worried About Russos’ ‘Avengers’ Movies After ‘Electric State’ Disaster
The Russos are coming off three critically panned non-MCU movies: “Cherry,” “The Gray Man,” and most concerning of all, this year’s $330M disaster “The Electric State.”
Read moreDavid Heyman & Amy Pascal in Talks to Produce Next James Bond For Amazon
Heyman and Pascal could wait until 2027, which is when Christopher Nolan would be available to shoot the next 007 instalment, but it sounds like Amazon wants to fast-track Bond.
Read more‘Snow White’: $3.5M in Previews — IMDb Shuts Down User Rating After 2.3/10 Score
“Snow White” nabbed $3.5M in Thursday previews — an opening in the $42M-$45M range is now expected for the $270M+ movie.
Read moreKarla Sofía Gascón: “I’m Less Racist Than Gandhi”
Karla Sofia Gascón believes to be an absolute saint, describing the controversial tweets as having been taken out of context, and far “less racist than Gandhi.”
Read more‘Jason Bourne’ Franchise Might Get Acquired By Netflix
Universal has lost the rights to the Jason Bourne franchise which is currently being shopped around to other studios, including Netflix, Apple and Skydance.
Read moreDavid Lynch’s Final Project Was Set To Star Naomi Watts & Laura Dern
This is rather depressing to confirm, but as suspected, during his final days, David Lynch was indeed working on a new project that was going to star Laura Dern and Naomi Watts.
Read moreSydney Sweeney to Star in Reddit Adaptation — Written by Eric Roth
Four years ago, a high school English teacher named Joe Cote posted a short story on Reddit, and now it’s being turned into a feature film starring Sydney Sweeney and penned by Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”).
Read moreAustin Abrams In Talks to Star in ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot
A brief update on Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” reboot, set to shoot this fall. Austin Abrams (“Euphoria”) is in talks for the lead role. No word yet on the rest of the cast.
‘Coco 2’ Set For 2029 Release
Apple TV+ Losing Over $1 Billion A Year
The tech giant, which spends $5 billion a year on “content,” decided to trim the number down by about $500 million last year. Since Apple earns $391 billion in annual revenue, I believe the company will survive.
Read moreQuentin Tarantino Shooting Next Film in December?
Brad Pitt, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson are being mentioned for the cast. Still no official word as to what this mysterious project might actually be, but I was told that it’s not the recently shelved “The Movie Critic.”
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