Bella Ramsey has been offered, and is interested in the lead role of Joan of Arc. Ramsey is of course known for HBO’s “The “Last of Us,” and “Game of Thrones.”

It’s interesting that positive reviews and strong audience scores haven’t made much of a difference for “Thunderbolts.” It has been projected to hit $75M since pre-sales began.

Turns out that Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” is being shot in VistaVision and 35mm. That’s what cinematographer Seamus McGarvey recently told The Filmmaker’s Podcast.

Ari Aster’s upcoming film, “Eddington,” looks set to continue his streak of lengthy features. With a runtime of 148 minutes, it marks yet another ambitious outing from the filmmaker.

James Cameron has spent the past 20 years deeply involved with the ‘Avatar’ franchise, but he remains committed to eventually moving forward with “Ghosts of Hiroshima.”

Just nine months after the movie became the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, Reynolds is back at it. Turns out, even when he says he’s stepping back, he’s still very much in the game.

There’s clearly some major reshuffling going on when it comes to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride,” which could explain why it got its release pushed to 2026.

The yet-unnamed thriller is currently idling in development at Amazon MGM Studios, with Noah Oppenheim (”Jackie”). Details about the plot are being held tighter than a detonator in a moving vehicle.

Keeping a close eye on how well the latest Marvel extravaganza, “Thunderbolts,” will be doing this weekend at the box office. On Thursday, the film earned $11M in previews, that’s $1M less than what “Captain America: Brave New World” did in February.

Here’s a Vanity Fair first look at Oliver Hermanus’ “History of Sound,” which is set to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes later this month. The film stars Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor.

Johnson is hopeful that the next installment in the Knives Out series, expected to arrive this fall, will be shown in more theaters than ‘Glass Onion’ was. However, Ted Sarandos and Netflix’s bullish anti-theatrical “business model” might prevent that.

A quick Cannes Film Festival update. We’re just 11 days away from opening night, and the schedule is starting to take shape. A tentative schedule is starting to leak and can be seen below.

Deadline has just posted a report on the five biggest money losers of 2024, and surprisingly, “Furiosa” lost more money than “Megalopolis,” Kraven the Hunter,” and “Borderlands.”

Focus has decided to bump up “Bugonia” by a few weeks. It’s now slated for October 24, 2025 release in select theaters before expanding nationwide on October 31. The film will, in all likelihood, have a world premiere booked at the Venice Film Festival in early September.

Playing in Cannes competition, as did three his previous films. THR’s Scott Feinberg is hearing that ‘Phoenician Schene’ might be Wes Anderson’s best work in well over 10 years.

“Clayface” will now be going through a complete script overhaul. Reportedly, Mike Flanagan submitted a draft, but it was still in early form, and a new writer has been hired.

Last year, “Gladiator II” cinematographer John Mathieson threw Ridley Scott under the bus, telling an outlet that Scott had become a “lazy” filmmaker. Unsurprisingly, he’s not reteaming with Scott on “The Dog Stars.”

Florian Zeller’s debut, “The Father,” was an acclaimed and Oscar-winning film (98% on RT). Most critics believe he struck out with his sophomore effort, 2022’s critically maligned “The Son” (29% on RT).

David Lynch’s 1980 film, shot in black and white, explored the life of Joseph Merrick. There are now two projects in development about Merrick’s life, one of them will star Pearson.