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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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‘Jurassic Park’ is Still The Only Good Movie in The Franchise

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s obvious at this point that Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” stands far above every other film in the franchise, but if you had to pick a #2, what would it be?

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Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Messiah’ Will Be Shot Entirely on IMAX Cameras

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond has confirmed that “Dune: Messiah” will be shot entirely on IMAX film cameras, making it only the second feature film to do so.

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Cosmo Jarvis Exits Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’; Logan Marshall-Green Steps in to Replace

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cosmo Jarvis, whose breakout year has included the FX hit “Shōgun” and this spring’s acclaimed “Warfare,” has had to part ways with Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”

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Paul Verhoeven Says “No Guarantee” ‘Young Sinner’ Will Happen: “It’s Politically and Sexually Very Provocative”

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If that sounds like Verhoeven’s bread and butter, well, it is. However, even by his standards, “Young Sinner” may be venturing into territory too hot for financiers.

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‘The Wizard of Kremlin’: Olivier Assayas’ Vladimir Putin Movie Eyes Venice World Premiere

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In Olivier Assays’ ‘Wizard of Kremlin,’ Jude Law plays Putin (yes, really), with support from Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifianakis, and Tom Sturridge.

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Lily Gladstone & Kenneth Branagh Join Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Remake

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The pieces are falling into place for what MGM hopes will be a slick, star-driven reinvention of “The Thomas Crown Affair.” Michael B. Jordan is set to direct and star.

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Jon M. Chu to Direct Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Movie for Warner Bros & Mattel

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Chu has signed on to helm “Hot Wheels,” a live-action adaptation of Mattel’s toy car brand. Warner Bros. and Bad Robot are on board.

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Scarlett Johansson Is the “Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time,” Mostly Thanks to Marvel

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you were lucky enough to get cast in the MCU before it became a bloated relic of itself, congratulations—you’re now part of Hollywood royalty, by default.

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Shocker: Long-Shelved French Film Set for Surprise Locarno Premiere

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I promised to stay quiet about the major film set to be unveiled in tomorrow’s Locarno lineup, but here’s a little hint: it’s an international production that finished shooting five years ago.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Heads to Digital Just One Month After Release

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film just crossed the $500M global mark this weekend and is currently sitting at #3 at the domestic box office, but that doesn’t seem to matter.

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Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ Has A Trailer, But Still No U.S. Release Date

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I used to be a skeptic of Franco’s brand of morose cinema. However, his last two films — “Sundown” and “Memory” —were very good, and “Dreams” looks very promising.

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot Tracking for Tepid $10M; Tested Terribly — “Razzie Worthy”

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Word is the film is a mess. Wooden performances, especially from Prinze Jr. and Hewitt, a script filled with lazy clichés, and zero tension.

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James Gunn Calls ‘Superman’ an “Immigrant” Story About Lost American Values: “It’s Political”

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a newly published The Times of London interview, Gunn makes it crystal clear: Superman isn’t just about truth, justice, and brightly colored capes. It’s about current-day America.

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Michael Douglas Says He’s Retired from Acting After 60 Years: “No Real Plans to Go Back”

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The actor revealed he hasn’t worked since 2022, and that, by choice, and unless an exceptional script comes his way, he may not return to the screen at all.

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‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Eyes $145M Holiday Weekend

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Jurassic World: Rebirth” added another $25M on Friday, pushing its three-day domestic haul to $80M — this puts it firmly in the $145M range for the holiday stretch.

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‘Rush Hour’ Slapped With Trigger Warning: “This Movie Was Created in A Different Time”

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It finally happened. “Rush Hour” — yes, the 1998 Jackie Chan–Chris Tucker buddy cop comedy — has been deemed too “problematic” for modern audiences.

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POLL: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops 2025 (So Far), According to 150+ Critics

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Over 150 critics participated in our annual poll with Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” landing comfortably at the top with 101 votes — it appeared on a whopping 70% of the lists submitted.

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Luca Guadagnino To Shoot OpenAI/Sam Altman Biopic This Month

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Word is that Guadagnino is shooting his OpenAI/Sam Altman movie, “Artificial,” this month in Italy and San Francisco. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Melissa Barrera and Yura Borisov.

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AMC’s 30-Minutes of Previews Sparks Studio Backlash: “No One’s Watching Trailers”

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

AMC is explicitly warning moviegoers to “allow 25–30 minutes” for trailers and promotional content before the actual film begins. Studios aren’t thrilled.

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Brad Pitt Wants to Work With Paul Thomas Anderson: “I'm A Huge PTA Fan"

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Appearing on the “New Heights” podcast earlier this week, Pitt was asked if there’s one director he’s still itching to collaborate with. His answer came without hesitation:

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

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

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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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