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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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Steven Spielberg’s New Sci-Fi Movie Wraps Filming

June 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Writer David Koepp revealed the idea came straight from Steven Spielberg himself, who apparently wrote a 50-page treatment before handing it off to Koepp for full scripting.

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Jerzy Skolimowski To Direct ‘Angel of Death,’ a Holocaust Film Written By and Starring Shia LaBeouf

June 22, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like Jerzy Skolimowski, who just turned 87, isn’t done with filmmaking, and all the better for it. His last film, 2022’s “EO,” earned raves at Cannes.

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Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’ Sets October 17, 2025 Release via MUBI

June 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Since the trades haven’t reported on this. MUBI has set an October 17, 2025 release date for one of very best films I saw at this year’s Cannes: Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind.”

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‘Borat’ Director Says Sacha Baron Cohen Sold Out His “Comedic Genius” to Hollywood

June 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Larry Charles started to notice, not long after directing “The Dictator,” that Sacha Baron Cohen’s raw, guerrilla-style comedy was starting to wane.

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Jon Bernthal’s Punisher Joins ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

June 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s THR reporting that Jon Bernthal’s Punisher has joined “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the next chapter in Sony and Marvel’s ever-evolving Spider-verse.

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‘28 Years Later' Audience Reactions Are WTF! Readers Thoughts?

June 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This is the place where readers can lay down their thoughts on Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later,” and I expect reactions to be all over the place. This film is quite the thing.

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‘Army of One’: Larry Charles Uploads His 2-Hour 40-Minute Director’s Cut on YouTube — Nic Cage-Starring Bin Laden Comedy

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Unexpectedly, Charles — best known for “Borat,” “Brüno,” and his work on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — has uploaded his full, unreleased director’s cut of “Army of One” to YouTube.

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Ranking Danny Boyle’s 14 Films

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s my personal ranking of Danny Boyle’s films—some are solid, a few are genuinely great. You won’t find “A Life Less Ordinary,” “The Beach,” or “Yesterday” here; they’re easily his weakest work.

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Russell Crowe to Star in Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Russell Crowe will be joining Henry Cavill in an undisclosed key role. Rumors have it that Crowe might be playing the villain in the film, Krugan.

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Rebel Wilson’s ‘Bride Hard’ Destroyed By Critics — Razzie-Worthy Reviews

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not looking good for “Bride Hard.” Rebel Wilson returns to wedding territory — again — in what sounds like a low-rent mashup of “Bridesmaids” and “Die Hard.” 

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‘Clayface' Will Be Rated R, $40M Budget

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier in the week, Tom Rhys Harries nabbed the titular lead role in DC Studios’ “Clayface.” The studio chose the rising Welsh actor over the likes of Jack O’Connell and George MacKay.

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Danny Boyle Calls Out “Cultural Appropriation" in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Danny Boyle seems to be doing his best impression of someone trying to distance himself from his own legacy — and not just any legacy, but his Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire.”

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‘The Batman’ Sequel Script Arrives on Monday as Warner Bros. Eyes January Shoot

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Matt Reeves is finally turning in his script for “The Batman: Part II” on Monday— news that’s sure to be met with a mix of relief and exasperation over at Warner Bros. and DC Studios.

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Bond 26 Shortlist Includes Denis Villeneuve, Edward Berger, Edgar Wright, Paul King and Jonathan Nolan

June 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A shortlist of directors has already started pitching their visions for the next 007 chapter — the first of what Amazon hopes will be a revitalized, globally dominant franchise.

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John Travolta’s Latest Bomb is ‘High Rollers’; Former A-Lister Now Rules the C-Movie Market

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Travolta’s latest contribution to the Redbox Hall of Fame is something called “High Rollers” in which he plays (you guessed it) a master thief pulled back for “one last job.”

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Dave Bautista Joins ‘Road House 2’

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Dave Bautista has joined the cast of Guy Ritchie’s “Road House 2,” which already had Jake Gyllenhaal returning as Dalton. The film shoots in September.

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‘Superman' Tracking is All Over The Place — From $90M to $175M Opening

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’m sure some of you have already seen the trades buzzing about today’s tracking numbers for “Superman.” The truth? Nobody knows a damn thing.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Sgt Rock’ “Needs to Change” Creatively Before Shooting

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Luca Guadagnino was already deep into pre-production when he was informed that “Sgt. Rock” was being shelved, a decision that almost certainly came from James Gunn himself.

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Guillermo Del Toro, Agnieszka Holland, Park Chan-Wook Headed to Venice

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Thanks to Juneteenth being a federal holiday, It’s a quiet day on the film front, but that makes it the perfect moment to turn attention to Venice.

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James Gunn Has Cut Infamous “Bobblehead Superman" Shot After Online Roast

June 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in January, a “Superman” teaser dropped, and instead of awe and admiration, it gifted the internet with a close-up of the Man of Steel that had everyone asking, “Why does his face look like it’s eating the rest of his body?”

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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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