Things aren’t going well over at Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. Their latest release, “HIM,” is severely underperforming with audiences and critics alike.
Read moreBOMB: ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Looking at $3M Weekend
Despite stars Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie’s best efforts to promote this thing, it’s headed for a $3–4M opening — one of the biggest bombs of the year.
Read moreDemián Rugna to Direct ‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel?
The Argentine filmmaker behind last year’s horror breakout “When Evil Lurks” could be a very inspired pick to steer the franchise forward.
Read more‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Wraps Production — With Reshoots, Rewrites, and More Casting Still Ahead
Production may have technically wrapped on Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Doomsday,” but the script and cast are still a work in progress — at least that’s what the crew jackets handed out on set say.
Read moreDavid Robert Mitchell’s ‘Flowervale Street’ is a Time-Travel Dinosaur Movie
I finally have some plot details to share. Until recently, all that was known was that it’s an “‘80s-set thrill ride,” shot on “IMAX,” with a rumored dinosaur element and a budget around $85M.
Read more‘Fast X: Part 2’ Still Has No Script, Might Have to Do With Vin Diesel Sexual Assault Trial
There have been multiple delays, not to mention an inordinate amount of attempts at cracking the script for this next film, with, at least, three writers having already been hired.
Read moreTaylor Swift Bringing 89-Minute “Release Party” Film to Theaters This October
Swift’s last big-screen outing, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (2023), shattered records with $181M domestic and $262M worldwide, making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘HIM’ ($2M), ‘Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ ($400k) Fall Flat in Thursday Previews
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, is struggling with just $400K from Thursday early shows that began at 4 p.m. across 2,737 locations,
Read moreA24’s ‘Jonty’: Jesse Plemons to Star in ‘Hustlers’ Director’s First Movie Since in Six Years
The film will be co-written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, remember that name? Her last film was “Hustlers,” which was very much a thing six years ago.
Read moreNetflix Is Reportedly Eyeing Bid to Acquire Warner Bros.
If Netflix were to take control of Warner Bros., the consequences for the film industry would be grim. Unless, of course, Netflix used Warner Bros. as a theatrical release arm—which they won’t.
Read moreMartin Scorsese Sets Next Film: ‘What Happens at Night’ with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence
Big news: Martin Scorsese has officially chosen his next film—and it’s one that few expected. A ghost story starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.
Read moreDamon Lindelof, Other Major Hollywood Talent Pledge to Boycott Disney Unless Jimmy Kimmel Returns
Major Hollywood talent is considering similar boycotts in support of Jimmy Kimmel. This story is far from over, and the outrage is spreading.
Read moreLuca Guadagnino Wants to Direct ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Sequel
Given Guadagnino’s famously stacked development slate, he will likely not take on a rom-com sequel, but his instant excitement is quite the curveball.
Read moreLeonardo DiCaprio’s 10 Greatest Performances — What's His Career-Best Work?
Question for our readers, and it could be a contentious one: what’s the best performance Leonardo DiCaprio has ever given? Over a career spanning three decades, he’s tackled so much territory.
Read moreStop Asking About Jimmy Kimmel—This Is a Movie Website
My inbox has been flooded with messages about Jimmy Kimmel, as if the fate of late-night TV somehow belongs in the same conversation as cinema.
Read moreStallone Planned to Direct ‘Rambo’ Prequel Starring a De-Aged AI Version of Himself
Stallone, who has in essence buried the ‘Expendables’ franchise, now has to let others tellnew stories for “Rocky,” “Cliffhanger” and “Rambo.” What does he have left in terms of IP?
Read moreMatt Reeves Says the Villain of ‘The Batman: Part II’ has “Never Really Been Done in a Movie Before”
After decades of Joker, Two-Face, Penguin and Riddler rinse and repeats, Matt Reeves appears determined to shake things up for the sequel.
Read more‘Wicked: For Good’ is 138 Minutes
Nobody has actually seen “Wicked: For Good” yet, but that hasn’t stopped it from cracking the top five in Gold Derby’s Best Picture odds, where it currently sits at #4.
Read morePeele-Produced ‘HIM’ Bombs With 32% on Rotten Tomatoes
The film was barely screened for press, and Universal decided the best time to lift the embargo was 1 a.m. ET—a clear red flag.
Read moreDoes John Boorman’s ‘The Exorcist II: Heretic’ Deserve Reappraisal? New Doc (and Scorsese) Make the Case
The case Kittredge makes is compelling: ‘Exorcist II’ isn’t a lazy cash-in, but a subversive, experimental film that challenges the formula of Friedkin’s original.
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