The festival’s solution — a single Monday showing, closed off from press and distributors. The doc will barely be seen.

We have our first posters for Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” which is set to world premiere at Venice next week and will screen at TIFF in September. No Telluride and NYFF for del Toro’s latest.

Speaking on the podcast, the 61-year-old filmmaker revealed that his next project won’t be a film at all, but a stage play, and it’s coming sooner than anyone expected.

Last year, Disney and AMPAS were negotiating a deal worth more than $100M per year, but conversations have stalled since then.

Only Viggo Mortensen has shown hesitancy to return, and if he refuses to star in ‘Gollum’ then he would have to “hand off” the character to another actor.

Spike Lee and ESPN began collaborating on an extensive documentary about Colin Kaepernick in early 2022. It was titled “Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick.” 

Terrence Stamp has died at 87. He was one of those rare actors who seemed to arrive fully formed and then, decades later, detonated into something even greater.

What was the best film you saw this summer? Drop your picks in the comments, and I’ll tally the results to share later this week.

There’s still no word on when audiences will actually get to see it. My guess, it either sneaks into Telluride or gets pushed to early 2026.

The Duffers’ Paramount deal is official. After nearly a decade at Netflix, where they built “Stranger Things” into a global phenomenon, they’ve finally packed their bags.

“F1” is now the highest grossing title of Pitt’s career. The man is 62, and just starred in the biggest film of his life, surpassing “World War Z” ($536M).

This weekend, Spike Lee returns with a new joint starring Denzel Washington—but don’t expect to find it playing everywhere.

However, Gal Gadot, who played the Evil Queen, actually blames herself for the flop, or more specifically, haters of her country.

Marvel continues to push the envelope: how many characters can they squeeze into a single movie before it collapses under its own weight?

Financier Black Bear, which recently launched its own U.S. distribution arm, has decided to just release the film themselves. The reason: “no immediate buyers” and the “wonky economics.”

The director finally shed some light on why he pulled the plug. Interestingly, the project didn’t even start as a feature.

Speaking on The Church of Tarantino podcast, the director admitted that while he initially planned to direct the Cliff Booth movie himself, he ultimately lost interest.

The plot remains under wraps, though speculation ranges from a Superman/Supergirl team-up to a storyline involving The Authority.

The film is set to begin production in October, ahead of its worldwide theatrical release on June 12, 2026, via Paramount.