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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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Tom Rhys Cast as ‘Clayface’

June 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Clayface” will be directed by “Speak No Evil” director James Watkins, and is the next DCU film to enter production, this coming fall, and scheduled to hit theaters on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Messiah’ Moves Into ‘Children of Dune’ Territory With Casting of Atreides Twins

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While plot details remain tightly guarded, this latest casting news makes it clear that Villeneuve’s upcoming ‘Messiah’ might leak into “Children of Dune” territory.

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Variety: Kathleen Kennedy Pushing For Bob Iger to Get an Honorary Oscar — Raises Eyebrows

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In Star Wars, “the Force” is a mysterious energy that bestows supernatural powers upon the chosen few. In Hollywood, that power is called “leverage.”

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Carla Gugino Joins David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Carla Gugino is the latest name to join “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the Netflix project directed by David Fincher and based on a script by Quentin Tarantino.

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘Life of Chuck’ Bombs With $2M Opening

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

On Friday I mentioned how Neon had basically given up on Mike Flanagan’s “Life of Chuck,” and that it was headed for an abysmal weekend. It turns out, the numbers are far worse than I expected.

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Lynne Ramsay's ‘Die, My Love' Sets Up Awards-Ready November 7 Wide Release

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

MUBI has slated “Die My Love” for a November 7 release, right in the heart of awards season. A stop at TIFF seems likely ahead of its release, but regardless of the path it takes, Jennifer Lawrence’s daring performance feels like a near lock for Oscar recognition.

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‘Supergirl: Is There A Large Enough Audience For This Movie?

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Supergirl” is a gamble. No built-in audience, no slam-dunk creative vision (yet), and it’s being released into a franchise landscape that’s seen better days.

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IndieWire’s 100 Best Movies of the 2020s Topped by ‘Nickel Boys'

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Now that we’ve reached the sixth year of the decade, IndieWire decided it was the perfect moment for its team of writers to put together a “best of the decade” list. The outcome?

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James Gunn Says Having Two Different Batman Movies is the “Biggest Issue in All of DC Right Now”

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Although Matt Reeves has his own Batman franchise for Warner Bros, James Gunn decided that it was a smart move to work on a separate Caped Crusader project for his upcoming DCU.

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‘28 Years Later’ Social Media & Review Embargo Doesn’t Lift Until 24 Hours Before Release

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The movie hits theaters this Friday, and yet, thanks to Sony’s iron-clad embargo, we’re not allowed to talk about it until Wednesday at 5PM ET — a measly 24 hours before Thursday previews start rolling. Not exactly what you’d call a confidence-inspiring strategy.

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‘The Naked Gun’ Reboot Drops New Trailer Ahead of August Release

June 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has dropped a new trailer for the ‘Naked Gun’ reboot, landing in theaters July 18th. It’s one of the very few major studio comedies this summer — and, on paper at least, it looks like it could actually deliver.

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Box-Office: ‘Ballerina’ Has 65% Drop — $9M Second Weekend

June 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Ballerina” took a sharp 65% tumble in its second weekend, pulling in just $9M —a steep drop that further proves there are limits to milking IP content.

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Will Smith Turned Down Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’: “I Didn’t Get It”

June 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith is the king of saying “nah” to iconic movie roles. The man has screwed himself out of so much career-boosting work that his taste in scripts has come into serious question.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Materialists’ — Strong $12M Opening Expected

June 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Did “Materialists” live up to the hype for you? Is Celine Song at risk of being a one-hit wonder, or do you see real promise in what’s ahead for her career?

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Natasha Lyonne Set to Play Joan Rivers in Biopic ‘Can We Talk?’

June 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Natasha Lyonne, a five-time Emmy nominee, is set to portray the legendary Joan Rivers in “Can We Talk?,” a biopic currently in development at Sony’s 3000 Pictures.

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Chris Stuckmann’s ‘Shelby Oaks’ Underwent Reshoots, Re-Edit After Neon “Doubled Budget” to Add Gore

June 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In case you were wondering what was going on with Chris Stuckmann’s “Shelby Oaks,” well, nothing good, or maybe some good if your idea of a positive update is reshoots, re-edits and doubling the budget.

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Life of Chuck’ Won TIFF, But Faces Quiet Release and Fading Oscar Hopes

June 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not that Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck” is a bad movie — it’s not — but after it surprised many by winning last year’s TIFF People’s Choice Award, expectations rose a little too high.

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Darren Aronofsky, Dwayne Johnson and A24 Team for Psychological Thriller ‘Breakthrough’

June 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Dwayne Johnson, who already lined up projects with Benny Safdie and Martin Scorsese, has now added Darren Aronofsky to his arsenal. 

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Nic Pizzolatto & Matthew McConaughey to Team on Mike Hammer Movie

June 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Deadline, McConaughey is currently in discussions to take on the lead role in a new film centered on iconic noir detective Mike Hammer.

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Dakota Johnson Says Hollywood is A “Mess” Right Now: “They Remake The Same Things"

June 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Clearly, Ms. Johnson has been scarred by her experience filming “Madame Web.” The Sony-backed superhero misfire is a project she’s all but distanced herself from since its release.

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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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