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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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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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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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Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Sells to Netflix in $4M Deal

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, the very studio that seems determined to drive theatrical releases into extinction has now acquired Linklater’s heartfelt ode to cinema.

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‘Bring Her Back’ is the Best Horror Movie of 2025, So Far

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Philippou brothers aren’t playing around anymore. With “Bring Her Back,” the duo behind 2023’s breakout horror hit “Talk to Me” return with a film that isn’t just scary — it’s straight-up skin-crawling.

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Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk to Join ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ in Major Role

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The big movie news this Memorial Day? Something I couldn’t care less about—Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk is set to appear in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Cue the fanboys losing their minds.

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Kevin Spacey’s $40M Gore Vidal Biopic — Shot in 2017 — Remains Unreleased by Netflix

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Over the weekend, a source tied to an indie distributor reached out to say that Netflix is still refusing to sell off “Gore,” the long-shelved biopic about writer Gore Vidal starring Kevin Spacey.

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Tom Cruise is “Very Serious” About Making Les Grossman Movie

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Don’t even get me started on the comedic brilliance of Les Grossman in “Tropic Thunder” — it was so unexpected it practically made us forget it was Tom Cruise acting underneath all that makeup.

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Christopher McQuarrie is Writing ‘Top Gun 3’ — “We Cracked the Story”

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Given McQuarrie’s deep involvement in Cruise’s recent projects, it raises the question: will he also step in to direct? The previous film, “Top Gun: Maverick,” was helmed by Joseph Kosinski.

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Jafar Panahi Returns to Iran After Cannes Triumph, Greeted as a Hero

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following his Palme d’Or win at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, celebrated Iranian director Jafar Panahi has landed back in Tehran — and received a hero’s welcome (via The Guardian).

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Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson Already Bond? Omega Partnership Sparks Speculation

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, long rumored to be in line for the iconic role, has just been unveiled as a global ambassador for Omega — a brand that’s been synonymous with Bond since GoldenEye.

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Alexander Payne is “Actively Working” on ‘Election’ Sequel

May 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to MovieWeb, Payne revealed that he and longtime collaborator Jim Taylor are “actively working” on a follow-up inspired by Tom Perrotta’s 2022 novel Tracy Flick Can’t Win.

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Lynne Ramsay & Ezra Miller To Reunite for New Vampire Film

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“I’m making a vampire movie,” Ramsay revealed in a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times. “It’s with Ezra Miller who was in ‘Kevin.’ He’s the main character. That’s in development.”

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‘Batman Forever: Schumacher Cut’ Screening Nixed After Warner Bros. Sends Cease & Desist

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The planned screening of the ‘Schumacher Cut’ has been canceled. Warner Bros. reportedly issued a cease-and-desist letter to Cinefile Video.

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Martin Scorsese to Direct ‘Midnight Vendetta’ — Tackles 1890 Mafia in New Orleans

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese’s tentatively titled “Midnight Vendetta,” which just had its script submitted by the great Eric Roth (“The Insider,” “Munich”), will tackle the Mafia’s arrival in New Orleans around 1890.

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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Earns Insane $180M Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Deadline’s box office sources implying that “Lilo & Stitch” will have the biggest Memorial Day opening in history — $180M is the current tally.

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Guy Ritchie’s ‘Fountain of Youth’ Faces Critical Wrath Despite Star-Studded Cast and $200M Budget

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Despite a bloated $200M budget and the glossy sheen of John Krasinski and Natalie Portman playing bickering siblings on a myth-hunting world tour.

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Łukasz Żal to DP Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’— Shooting This Summer

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’m wondering if, much like Pawlikowski’s last two films, this one will also be shot in Żal‘s stunningly lensed black and white. It’s a period piece, so it would make sense for both to continue on this monochrome-infused path.

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Cannes 2025 Postmortem

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The general consensus? Juliette Binoche and her jury did what they could with what they were given. The 2025 winners were mostly fair and decidedly cautious.

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Michael Bay Denies He’s Directing ‘Skibidi Toilet’

May 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent Instagram post, filmmaker Michael Bay appeared to shut down rumors that he’s currently directing a “Skibidi Toilet” film, despite several reports earlier, from official sources, this week suggesting otherwise.

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Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was A Simple Accident’ Wins the Palme d’Or [Cannes]

May 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 78th Cannes Film Festival is reaching its climax on Saturday night in France, with the official awards ceremony now underway. I’ll update this article as winners get announced.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’? What’s The Best Film of the Franchise?

May 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I imagine many of our readers are planning to see it on the big screen—or may have already caught an early showing. What did you think? Where does it land in your personal “Mission: Impossible” rankings?

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Palme d’Or Rumors & Intel — Laxe, Mendonça, Trier, Panahi, Dardenne Have Won Prizes [Cannes]

May 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The clock is ticking down—less than three hours now until the Palme d’Or is announced—and the Croisette is humming with rumors.

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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 Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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