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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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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Earns $24M in Thursday Previews — $120M+ Weekend

July 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Early signs point to a strong debut for the MCU reboot, with the film raking in a very healthy $24M from Thursday previews alone.

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‘Michael’ Will Be “Sanitized” 2-Hour Biopic Avoiding the Singer’s Controversies

July 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As reported, the long-delayed Michael Jackson biopic, titled “Michael,” finally has a release date, but don’t expect a full portrait of the King of Pop just yet.

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Cailee Spaeny to Star in Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ for A24

July 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Civil War” breakout Cailee Spaeny is in talks to reteam with director Alex Garland on his next ambitious project.

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Ang Lee’s ‘Old Gold Mountain’ Delays Production to Early 2026

July 25, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ang Lee’s “Old Gold Mountain” has quietly pushed its production start date. No word yet whether Emmanuel Lubezki is still attached.

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‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel Drops First Trailer: Reiner’s Rock Mockumentary Returns After 40 Years

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s called “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” and it’s a sequel to the 1984 comedy classic. Bleecker Street recently acquired the rights to Rob Reiner’s film and set up a September 12 theatrical release date. We now have a trailer.

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‘No Other Choice’ is 140 Minutes, Plus Many Other Venice Runtimes

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The runtimes for most of the titles screening at the 82nd Venice Film Festival are starting to pop up. I’ll continue to edit this page as they come along.

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PTA in Fortnite? Warner Bros. Rolls the Dice on ‘One Battle After Another’ Marketing

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros. has decided that the best way to market Paul Thomas Anderson’s $150+ million “One Battle After Another” is… by putting it in Fortnite.

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Shot in 2020, ‘War of the Worlds’ Reboot with Ice Cube Gets Dumped on Streaming

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

To mark the “occasion,” Prime has released a trailer, accompanied by a short description that reads: “Ice Cube fights aliens to save his family and the world.”

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‘South Park’ Goes Full Trump Deepfake Insanity in $1.5 Billion Middle Finger to Paramount

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Only Trey Parker and Matt Stone could sign a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount and then immediately torch the network, and possibly the entire arrangement, less than 24 hours later.

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JT Mollner (‘Strange Darling') to Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lionsgate has officially optioned the rights to another King title, “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon,” with rising “Strange Darling” filmmaker JT Mollner set to write and direct.

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Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Has A Trailer

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The trailer for Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” has officially been released by Neon. An inevitable Venice Film Festival premiere seems imminent

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Ilya Naishuller to Helm ‘Road House 2’

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ilya Naishuller, best known for “Hardcore Henry” and the Bob Odenkirk-led “Nobody,” has officially stepped in to direct “Road House 2.”

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‘Train Dreams’ Trailer: Joel Edgerton Leads Clint Bentley’s Malick-Inspired Frontier Drama

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams,” a Malickian drama about a railroad worker who lives an isolated life, was acquired by Netflix in later January. The deal was reported to be in the $10M range. A trailer has been released for Bentley’s film.

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Terry Gilliam Can't Get His Movies Made: “Somebody Give Me the Money"

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s becoming more and more likely that Gilliam has directed his final film. As much as he remains creatively restless, the system no longer seems built to support someone like him.

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‘One Battle After Another': New Trailer Has Car Chases, Pynchon Paranoia, Tom Cruise Joke, and DiCaprio as “Ghetto Pat”

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” his 10th film, has released a new trailer, and it’s a wild one. The best of the bunch, so far.

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Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ to Premiere as NYFF Centerpiece

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

NYFF has announced that Jim Jarmusch’s latest effort, “Father Mother Sister Brother,” will serve as this year’s Centerpiece selection, with its North American premiere set for October 3.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman, a Decade Later, and Still Irreplaceable

July 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

For many, his loss still stings, still feels unresolved. Because the truth is, in every film he touched, he made it better.

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‘Michael’ Delayed to April 2026

July 23, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As expected, Lionsgate has decided to delay its long-in-the-works Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to April 24, 2026 global theatrical release.

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Taylor Russell’s Abrupt Exit from ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Tied to Rumored Off-Screen Romance

July 23, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

When Taylor Russell abruptly exited Michael B. Jordan’s “The Thomas Crown Affair” mid-shoot due to the usual “creative differences” line, plenty of eyebrows were raised.

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Hans Zimmer to Score ‘Euphoria’ Season 3

July 23, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a surprising development, HBO has confirmed that legendary composer Hans Zimmer will score Sam Levinson’s upcoming third season of Euphoria.

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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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