John Lasseter’s exit marked a turning point for Pixar. As the creative force behind nearly every Pixar classic, Lasseter brought not just vision, but a deep understanding of storytelling

If this doesn’t land—critically or commercially—it may cement Jones as a cautionary tale of wasted promise. But if it works? Then maybe “Moon” and “Source Code” weren’t flukes. Maybe “Warcraft” and “Mute” were detours.

Yes, that Ghosts of Mars. The 2001 space-Western-slash-Industrial-metal-hangout-movie featuring Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, and a whole lot of red lighting.

Ridley Scott has hired Erik Messerschmidt — known for his work with David Fincher (”Mindhunter,” ”Mank,” “The Killer”) and Michael Mann (”Ferrari”).

This morning, Gunn himself hopped on social media to politely (and by politely, we mean passive-aggressively) swat the rumor down, saying the report was “not true.”

A full two-minute trailer for Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” just landed this morning. And yes, it looks gorgeously horrific. Cinematography and framing are top-tier.

Here’s a film that didn’t nearly get enough attention at Cannes but will be worth seeking out when it gets released later this summer. It’s both a tender and riotously funny treat.

Since the project was first announced at Comic-Con 2019, delays have piled up: COVID, WGA/SAG strikes, multiple re-writes, casting changes, director exits.

Lynne Ramsay and Ezra Miller are co-writing a Vampire movie together. Ramsay will direct. Miller is set to star. It’s a collaboration not many saw coming.

There’s a growing sense of fatalism among the people running America’s movie theaters. I just came across a new industry survey that paints a sobering picture.

French director Bertrand Bonello is coming off his critically acclaimed “The Beast,” which was unlike any film he’d made before, mixing period-era romanticism, sci-fi and Lynchian depravity.

Johnny Depp has resurfaced in a lengthy new interview with The Sunday Times, and it’s the first major sitdown he’s given, to any publication, in years.

David Lowery and A24’s “Mother Mary” started filming in May 2023. It finally wrapped in August 2024. Otherwise, we’ve heard zilch about this film or any release plans, until now.

There’s something oddly admirable about Sony reviving “28 Days Later” with Danny Boyle back in the driver’s seat. Same goes for Disney/Pixar, who are stubbornly trying to push original storytelling with “Elio.”

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.

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.

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.”

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