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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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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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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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Ti West Shoots ‘Scream Queen' in June

May 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a mysterious new project. I’m currently looking at a production grid that claims Ti West is shooting a mysterious new project called “Scream Queen” in Ireland on June 3.

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‘Fantastic Four' Reshoots Underway in L.A. Just Months Before Release

May 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If this weren’t a Marvel movie, there might be cause for concern. However, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is currently undergoing reshoots in Los Angeles—just eight weeks ahead of its release. According to Disney, these reshoots are being described as 'standard protocol' for an MCU production.

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Cannes FINALLY Adds Bi Gan's ‘Resurrection' to Competition — 2 Hours 40 Minutes

May 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Resurrection,” which is rumored to be 150 minutes, will screen on May 22. A first look image has been released for Gan’s film, which can be seen above. This is the Chinese filmmaker’s third film after the acclaimed “Kaili Blues,” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.”

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‘Materialists' Trailer Plays Like A '90s Romcom

May 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If this wasn’t directed by Song, or distributed by A24, would we even be paying attention to it? Probably not. I kept expecting the trailer to take a sharp turn into something darker or more surreal. Nope. Instead, it feels like they dusted off a script written in 1998.

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Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Blossoms’ Finally Gets International Distribution via MUBI

May 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a long wait of eighteen months, there’s finally news on Wong Kar Wai’s “Blossoms,” at least on the distribution front. MUBI has acquired the rights to the 30-episode series.

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‘Megalopolis’: No Streaming and Blu-Ray, Says Francis Ford Coppola

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sources close to Coppola say the 86-year-old director feels strongly that “Megalopolis” should not be watched on a television screen, and should only be seen on the big screen.

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‘The Batman: Part II’ Eyes March 2026 Shoot — No Director Attached

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

First, the good news: “The Batman: Part II” is now aiming for a March 2026 shoot in London. The bad news? Matt Reeves is no longer attached as director. He’s now only credited as the screenwriter.

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Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ Movies Finds Its Four Writers

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s already been reported that Peter Straughan (“Conclave”), and Krysty Wilson Cairns (“1917”) will each pen one instalment, but how about the other two? Another prominent name has now surfaced.

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‘Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut’ Has A Release Date and Poster

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

When it comes to director’s cuts, not many films have been as vastly improved as the masterful given to Ridley Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven.”

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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Aiming For $120M Opening Weekend

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In addition, “Lilo & Stitch” has become the second-highest first-day ticket seller ever for a Disney live-action film on Fandango at this stage in the sales cycle, trailing only 2019’s “The Lion King.”

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Golden Globes Will Have Best Podcast Category for 2026 Edition

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Golden Globes are expanding their scope beyond just film and television. In an effort to attract a broader audience and boost viewership, the awards show has introduced a new category: Best Podcast.

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Ethan Coen's ‘Honey Don't' Has A Trailer — August 22 Release

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ethan Coen has directed his follow-up to “Drive-Away Dolls.” The upcoming film, titled “Honey Don’t,” is the second installment in a planned trilogy of lesbian-themed B-movies that Coen is co-writing and co-directing with his partner and wife, Tricia Cooke.

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Bob Iger: ‘Thunderbolts’ The “First And Best” Example Of Marvel’s New Focus On Quality

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Disney CEO Bob Iger is holding up “Thunderbolts” as the golden child of Marvel's new "less is more" strategy—finally admitting that maybe flooding Disney+ with endless spinoffs about third-string superheroes wasn't the masterstroke they thought it was.

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Early Reactions for ‘Bring Her Back' Are The Usual OMGWTF Raves

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The usual praise that comes with early reactions is in full effect. I’ve only found a single negative reaction. It should be mentioned that most of these tweets are coming from “critics” I’m not that familiar with, so as always, take it with a huge grain of salt.

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Confirmed: Alex Garland To Direct ‘Elden Ring’ For A24

May 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Garland is teaming up once again with A24 to bring a rather unexpected project to the big screen: a film adaptation of the massively popular video game Elden Ring.

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Spike Lee is Still “Mad” ‘Do the Right Thing’ Was Robbed of the Palme d’Or

May 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a new conversation with THR, Lee still places the blame for that loss on the Cannes jury president at the time, filmmaker Wim Wenders.

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‘Sing Sing’ Director Sets Next Film, A Possum-Talking Musical Comedy Starring Miles Teller

May 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Greg Kwedar, fresh off his Oscar-nominated prison drama “Sing Sing,” has decided to switch gears —he’s directing “Possum Song,” a surreal musical comedy headlined by Miles Teller (“Whiplash”).

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‘Drive’ Scribe Hired to Rewrite ‘Clayface’ for DCU Studios

May 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hossein Amini, the screenwriter acclaimed for his work on 2011’s “Drive,” has been brought on to rewrite the script for “Clayface” at DC Studios.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi (‘Drive My Car’) To Direct Paris-Set Film ‘All of the Sudden’ With Virginie Efira

May 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” was released in the U.S., and while that was happening, I reported that he had already begun working on his next film in France.

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‘Practical Magic 2' Sets September 2026 Release

May 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last June, Warner Bros. took to TikTok to announce that a sequel to “Practical Magic” was officially in the works. The 1998 film, directed by Griffin Dunne, starred Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne Wiest.

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

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

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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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

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