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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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August 19, 2019
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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‘The Naked Gun' First Reactions Call it “Deliciously Stupid"

July 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an early “Naked Gun” reaction from Joblo’s Jimmy Theo, which is highly positive, but as with all early takes, should be taken with a grain of salt.

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‘The Odyssey': Matt Damon's Odysseus Spotted in Scotland

July 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The photo was taken in Scotland, marking the eighth country featured in the production of Nolan’s epic, following the U.S., Italy, Ireland, Morocco, Greece, England, and Iceland.

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Harris Dickinson's ‘Urchin’ Bought by 1-2 Special for U.S. Release

July 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Harris Dickinson’s “Urchin” has been bought by 1-2 Special for U.S. release. It received glowing reviews at Cannes, yet Neon, A24, and MUBI, perfect fits for this film, were not interested? A real shame.

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David Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Casts JB Tadena as Filipino Gangster

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in May, I reported that Fincher was looking to cast the role of a Filipino mobster and film financier by the name of Bill Vergara. Well, it looks like he’s found his guy.

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A24 Test Screens Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme,’ And The NDA’s Working

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Congratulations to A24, truly. They test screened Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” in New Jersey last Thursday, and not a single soul has been willing to spill the beans about it.

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India’s Censor Board Cuts “Sensual” Kisses and Middle Finger From James Gunn’s “Superman”

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has once again stepped in with scissors sharpened, slicing 41 seconds from James Gunn’s “Superman.”

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‘The Odyssey’ 70mm IMAX Tickets Are Going on Sale a Year in Advance — This Thursday, July 17

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is going full nuclear. IMAX 70mm tickets are going on sale July 17, almost a full calendar year before the film’s actual release.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot is “Not A Faithful Adaptation” of the Games

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview with SFX Magazine, Cregger emphasized that while he’s a lifelong fan of the games, his priority isn’t fan service — it’s storytelling.

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‘Weapons’ Rolls Out Eerie Posters Amid Viral Marketing Push

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Yet another poster, the fourth one, has been unveiled—this one featuring a grid of cryptic, almost-childlike symbols set against a dark, foreboding background, suggesting hidden dangers lurking beneath the ordinary.

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What’s the Greatest Silent Film Ever Made?

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

what do you consider the greatest silent film of all time? Is it the dreamlike tragedy of “Sunrise”? The precision mechanics of The General? The heart-melting beauty of “City Lights”?

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Uwe Boll Goes Full Rant on Hollywood “Woke Psychos”

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The German director unloaded a fiery (and unpunctuated) screed on Facebook, venting his frustrations at an industry he claims never accepted him because he “would never sell out.”

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HBO's ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Debuts First Image, Starts Production

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Brace yourselves, Potterheads and doomscrollers alike: HBO’s ultra-hyped, totally necessary “Harry Potter” reboot has finally started production in the UK.

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Rian Johnson Says His ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Isn't Happening Anytime Soon

July 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Rian Johnson is finally shedding some light on his long-rumored, ultimately abandoned “Star Wars” trilogy—a project that was announced by Lucasfilm but never materialized beyond the earliest conceptual stages.

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Edgar Wright is Not Directing ‘The Black Hole’ Remake [Updated]

July 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This could mark yet another remake for Wright, who is also currently waiting his take on “The Running Man” to release this fall.

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‘Superman’ Soars in U.S., Stumbles Overseas: David Zaslav Celebrates, Touting DCU’s “Bold Ten-Year Plan”

July 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

For a weekend, at least, David Zaslav gets to breathe. The Warner Bros CEO has released a statement celebrating this weekend’s “Superman” box-office.

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‘Donkey Kong’ Movie Moves Forward as Universal Files Copyright

July 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A new copyright filing jointly submitted by Nintendo and Universal Pictures suggests that a feature-length “Donkey Kong” is happening.

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Lena Dunham’s ‘Good Sex’ to Stream on Netflix; Director Says Film “Doesn’t Need Theaters”

July 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lena Dunham is perfectly fine with the streaming-first route: “I really just want people to sit on a couch with their moms and their besties and lean in.”

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James Gunn Visits JM Video Club, Proclaims ‘Paddington 2’ One of the Greatest Movies Ever Made

July 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

James Gunn recently stopped by JM Video Club (via Konbini) and, for 30 minutes, went on an unapologetically nerdy, wildly entertaining deep dive into the movies that shaped him.

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Rian Johnson Wants Out of Netflix; Already Prepping “Original Sci-Fi" as Next Film [Updated]

July 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In April 2021, Netflix shook the film world when it announced it was purchasing the rights to two ‘Knives Out’ sequels from writer-director Rian Johnson in a deal worth a reported $400M.

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‘Batman Forever’ Screenwriter Says Warner Bros “Stopped Caring” About 160-Minute Director’s Cut

July 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Akiva Goldsman, who wrote “Batman Forever,” sat down with THR, where the publication asked him if he thinks it will ever see the light of day. He doesn’t sound very optimistic.

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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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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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