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Box Office: 'Ebenezer' Hits $1.5M in Previews, 4.5-Star PostTrak Overrules Critics; ‘How to Rob A Bank’ Falls Flat With $900K

I mentioned that French audiences have been rating “Ebenezer” highly. It has a 4 on AlloCiné, which is roughly an A/A- CinemaScore. Well, last night's PostTrak for U.S. audiences was just as good, with 4.5 stars.

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New ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie Set for 2027 With Steve Miner, 75, Directing

Of all the horror filmmakers who've begged for a shot at Jason over the past 17 years, they went with a 75-year-old who hasn't made a feature since "Day of the Dead" in 2008.

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Robert Pattinson Likely to Be the Next James Bond, Says Puck’s Matt Belloni

The finalists are Nicholas Hoult, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor, Pattinson and Callum Turner. Belloni says an announcement could come before Christmas if nothing goes wrong. The most interesting nugget is the deals.

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‘Man of Tomorrow’ Hit With Reshoots, Scrapped Cameos — No Final Cut for James Gunn?

Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.

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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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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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Andy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ to Premiere at Annecy

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Animal Farm” has now seemingly set up a July 11 theatrical release. Serkis’ animated film also announced its starry voice cast, which includes a handful of Oscar nominees.

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Warners Bros. Chief Admits Missteps on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “We Misread the Room”

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Michael De Luca, the negative press began with the box-office failure of “Joker: Folie à Deux.” And he’s not deflecting blame—he actually admits the film’s failure was on him.

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Lady Gaga & Zendaya to Star in Rob Marshall’s ‘Guys and Dolls’?

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A report had Zendaya in talks to star in Rob Marshall’s “Guys & Dolls,” and now Daniel Richtman is confirming that she and Lady Gaga have been offered roles in the upcoming movie musical.

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Scorsese’s Next Film? Hawaiian Mob Epic With Dwayne Johnson Eyes 2026 Shoot

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Despite many skeptics who doubted the project will ever come to fruition—production is already being planned. Johnson confirmed that Scorsese’s film is scheduled to begin shooting next year in Hawaii!

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Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down From Lucasfilm in August

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Sneider has revealed that Kennedy will be stepping down from the company this August—much sooner than the end-of-year timeline or the “sometime in 2026” fantasy some were clinging to.

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M. Night Shyamalan Unveils Title and Twisty Plot Details for New Film ‘Remain’

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

You might have already heard, the king of psychological twists, M. Night Shyamalan, and the sultan of sentimental tearjerkers, Nicholas Sparks, have joined forces for a novel (and film).

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Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Has A First Poster

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Wes Anderson has officially released the poster for his upcoming film, “The Phoenician Scheme,” and it’s exactly what you’d expect: minimalist, symmetrical, and cryptic. No drama, no plot hints—just the promise of meticulous framing and pastel color palettes.​

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‘Mountainhead' Trailer: Jesse Armstrong’s First Post-‘Succession' Move Arrives

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jesse Armstrong's upcoming HBO film is moving at lightning speed. A trailer, or maybe more like a teaser, has just been unveiled. This plays like “Succession,” from the camerawork to the snark, but this time set on a mountain resort.

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Kenneth Lonergan is Currently Working on Two New Movie Projects

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

With only three films to his name as a writer-director, Kenneth Lonergan has already cemented himself as a modern master, chronicling the intimate and cruel truths of the human condition with unique precision and a deep sense of empathy.

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Craig Brewer's ‘Song Sung Blue' Sets Christmas Day Release — Stars Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Might be a coincidence, I doubt it, but “Song Sung Blue” recently test-screened, and now, just a few days later, has been given a December 25, 2025, release date via Focus Features.

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Alexander Desplat to Score ‘Jurassic World Rebirth'

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ahead of the film’s theatrical release on July 2, EW has confirmed that acclaimed composer Alexandre Desplat, a two-time Oscar winner, will be crafting the score for “Jurassic World Rebirth.”

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Jim Caviezel to be De-Aged in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Production for the film is scheduled to begin this August in Rome, with a tentative release set for 2026. Director Mel Gibson recently told Joe Rogan that the movie will take a deeply imaginative and emotionally intense approach—calling it an “acid trip.”

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' Trailer Drops Like It’s 1997 Again

April 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Remember Jennifer Love Hewitt? She was a major pop culture fixture for a brief but memorable stretch in the late '90s and early 2000s, starring in teen favorites like “Can’t Hardly Wait” and the hit drama series “Party of Five.”

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Michael Bay to Direct ‘OutRun’ — Sydney Sweeney to Star?

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“OutRun,” Sega’s retro arcade racer, now being revved up for the big screen with none other than Michael Bay in the director’s seat and Sydney Sweeney in the producer’s chair (and maybe starring).

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Cannes 2025 Posters Pay Tribute to Claude Lelouch’s ‘A Man and a Woman’

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be announcing some of its late additions tomorrow. As far as the competition is concerned, Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love” seems like a lock. Bi Gan’s “Resurrection” will be added next week.

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Oscars Enforces New Rule: No Voting Without Watching All Nominated Films

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Academy is introducing new rules that will prevent members from voting in Oscar categories unless they’ve shown that they’ve viewed all the nominated films.

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‘Ready or Not 2’ Adds Elijah Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar & David Cronenberg (!!!)

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and David Cronenberg have signed on for Searchlight’s upcoming “Ready Or Not: Here I Come,” the sequel from the Radio Silence team. The film has started production in Toronto.

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Ben Stiller Slams Variety For Not Praising ‘Sinners' Box-Office Performance

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The actor-director is not holding back after Variety claimed that Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” was still a long way from turning a profit—a narrative he says is wildly out of step with the movie’s actual box office success.

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‘The Last of Us’ Shocks Audiences With Major Character's Death [SPOILERS]

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s no doubt in my mind that if Pascal wanted to stick around, he would’ve let showrunner Craig Mazin know. But why should he? He’s become one of the most in-demand actors in the business, and film offers him a better path forward.

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S. Craig Zahler's ‘The Bookie & The Bruiser' Has Production “Pushed Back” to Early 2026 [Updated]

April 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Fred Melamed, who is part of the ensemble, tells me that the project is now eyeing an “early 2026” production start. My best guess is that Brody will be too busy this year and might even be shooting Damien Chazelle’s next film in the summer.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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