Sony’s rough summer is set to end on a curious note, as the studio quietly unloads Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing” on August 29 — the very last week of the season, in a move that hardly screams confidence.
Read moreAlexander Payne Slams Bloated Runtimes: “Cut, Cut, I Get It”
Sure, some films still have viewers checking their watches, but 130-180 minute blockbusters are increasingly becoming the norm. Once upon a time, the sweet spot was considered 90 to 120 minutes.
Read moreFirst Look at ‘Sisu’ Sequel
“Sisu: Road to Revenge” is scheduled to hit theaters on November 21, 2025. Its world premiere was just announced for Fantastic Fest in late September.
Read more‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Test Screening Reactions Suggest A Thrilling Sequel —Jack O’Connell vs. Ralph Fiennes
Last month, the first test screening of Nia DaCosta’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” occurred, and early reactions suggest we might be looking at something surprisingly strong.
Read more‘The Running Man’ Delayed by a Week to November 14
It didn’t make much sense for Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” to stick with its November 7 release, the same day another action film, “Predator: Badlands,” hits theaters. Paramount just made the smart move, pushing Wright’s movie back a week to November 14.
Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Gets First Trailer Ahead of October Release
Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just An Accident” won the Palme d’Or in May, and will be rolled out in theaters this October 15. Neon has now released the first trailer.
Read moreSinéad O’Connor Biopic in the Works with Josephine Decker Directing
The Sinead project is just one of dozens of music biopics in the works, with already well over a dozen greenlit projects.
Read moreRon Howard Seemingly Disowns His JD Vance Biopic ‘Hillbilly Elegy’: “It’s A Mixed Bag”
“I don’t think about it,” Howard tells Vulture of the movie that rose Vance’s prominence, noting its sharply divided reception.
Read more50 Years Later — The Best Films of 1975
Half a century on, 1975 feels like a moment of transition — the New Hollywood movement still in full bloom, but with the first hints of the blockbuster era creeping in.
Read more‘Superman’ Sequel? James Gunn Finishes Treatment, Eyes Production Start Soon
We already knew he was writing it, and it looks like DCU boss James Gunn is personally fast tracking his “Superman” sequel, only four weeks since the film’s theatrical release.
Read more‘Nobody 2’ Eyes $10M Opening Weekend — 58 MC, 85% RT
Universal is rolling out “Nobody 2” this weekend, the sequel to the 2021 pandemic-era hit “Nobody,” with Bob Odenkirk returning as lethal family man Hutch Mansell.
Read moreGregg Araki Returns: ‘I Want Your Sex’ Eyes Sundance After Cannes, Venice Passes
In the film, Cooper Hoffman stars as Olivia Wilde’s “sexual muse.” It’s already shot, edited, and ready for the world—so why hasn’t it premiered at a fall festival?
Read moreZach Cregger Earning $20M to Direct ‘Resident Evil’ — Joins Scorsese, Cameron, Nolan and Tarantino
For a director, breaking into Hollywood’s “$20 Million Club” is extremely rare. There’s only a handful of filmmakers who command an upfront payday this large.
Read moreRanking Spike Lee’s 10 Best Films
With his latest film (“Highest 2 Lowest”) hitting theaters this Friday, it’s time to look back at Spike Lee’s 40-year career as a filmmaker.
Read moreLeonardo DiCaprio Says Turning Down ‘Boogie Nights’ Is His Biggest Career Regret: “It Was a Masterpiece”
Leonardo DiCaprio has one big “what if” in his career, and it involves Paul Thomas Anderson — a near-miss that could have completely altered the trajectory of his career, and Hollywood, in the late ’90s.
Read more‘Marty Supreme’ Trailer: Josh Safdie Serves Up Timothée Chalamet Ping Pong Drama
Here’s the first trailer, which does play in conventional fashion, and there’s obviously a lot of reluctance, on A24’s part, to show too much, which makes sense.
Read more‘Steve’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy Reunites With ‘Small Things Like These’ Director
“Steve,” which follows a harrowing day in the life of a teacher at a last-chance reform school, is set to world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Read moreDoug Liman Sets Angelina Jolie Spy Thriller ‘The Initiative’ as Next Film After $275M Tom Cruise Project Stalls
Liman is reuniting with Angelina Jolie for “The Initiative,” a spy thriller that marks their first collaboration since “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Universal nabbed the project in a heated bidding war.
Read moreZach Cregger to Direct ‘Weapons’ Prequel Focused on Aunt Gladys
The idea isn’t coming out of nowhere. “Weapons” is told in chapters, and one of them, reportedly focused squarely on Gladys, was cut for length.
Read moreSpike Lee Says “Major Priority” Is Finally Making His Joe Louis Biopic Penned by ‘On The Waterfront’ Screenwriter
Oscar-winning screenwriter Budd Schulberg, who wrote “On the Waterfront,” penned the screenplay and Lee promised him, on his deathbed, he’d make the film.
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The theatrical version runs 108 minutes, so we're talking a nearly 2-hour-10-minute cut of a movie that works because it's lean, and I'm not sure anyone needs that.