Penn, 65, is telling Vanity Fair that he’s taking a break from acting to focus on directing, and has lined up quite the actor in the lead role.
Read moreJaume Collet-Serra’s ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Acquired by Row K — Sets Wide 2026 Theatrical Release
Row K has swooped in with an eight-figure deal for Jaume Collet-Serra’s “Cliffhanger” reboot. The film is now being lined for a 3000 screen U.S. theatrical release in 2026.
Read moreFirst Look: Sam Rockwell in Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” starring Sam Rockwell, is set to be Gore Verbinski’s first film in over nine years.
Read moreGia Coppola Replaces Olivia Wilde to Direct ‘Perfect,’ Kerri Shrug Netflix Biopic Starring Millie Bobby Brown
Coppola is attached to direct “Perfect,” a biopic of Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, and Netflix is reportedly in talks to acquire the project. Filming is slated for next spring.
Read moreDenis Villeneuve’s Bond 26 Will Cast an “Unknown” British Actor in 007 Origin Story, Shoot Planned for 2027
Sources also indicate that Knight is drawing heavily from Fleming’s earliest novels, which could mean a return to Bond’s Royal Navy background and his rise through MI6.
Read moreFirst Look: Cate Blanchett in Alice Birch’s ‘Sweetsick’
The film, backed by Searchlight Pictures, had begun shooting in the U.K., and with that comes our first look — seen above.
Read morePTA Confirms He Did Rewrites on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Napoleon’
Claudia Cardinale, Star of ‘8½,’ ‘The Leopard’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in the West,’ Dies at 87
Claudia Cardinale, the Tunisian-born Italian actress whose career spanned over six decades and who became one of the defining faces of European cinema in the 1960s, has died at 87.
Read moreStudio Exec on Jordan Peele: “He’s Been Delivering IOUs Since Get Out”
“He got too high on his own supply and needs a change of pace,” the exec said, pointing out that “Us” and “Nope” split audiences and carried increasingly hefty budgets.
Read moreApple TV+ Postpones Release of Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Savant’ After Charlie Kirk Assassination
Chastain plays a top-secret undercover investigator known only as “The Savant,” who infiltrates online hate groups to take them down from the inside.
Read morePTA “Very Disappointed” That Tom Cruise Never Asked Him to Direct a ‘Mission: Impossible’
Paul Thomas Anderson has never hidden his eclectic taste, often embracing movies far outside the arthouse canon.
Read moreGuillermo del Toro Says ‘Frankenstein' Marks the End of an Era: “I Feel Like I Need A Change"
In other words, del Toro’s evolution may have finally reached its peak. Things got way too big, and now he’s going to scale back, justifiably so, into less operatic, fantasy-filled diasporas.
Read moreFirst Trailer for ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Remake Drops Ahead of Disney+ Debut
The remake, which only wrapped production in March 2025, is being fast-tracked for a straight-to-streaming Disney+ debut this October 22. No theaters. That’s an unusually quick turnaround.
Read more‘One Battle After Another’ Now Tracking for Disastrous $15–20M Opening
“One Battle After Another” hits theaters this Friday, and while last-minute walkups could still give it a lift, early presales suggest that outside of the die-hard cinephile crowd, general audience interest is virtually nonexistent.
Read moreMaggie Gyllenhaal's ‘The Bride!' Releases WTF Trailer
We finally have our first look-see at Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride” via a 2-minute teaser trailer. What did I just watch? A Bonnie and Clyde-style “Frankenstein” movie? Avant-Garde Visuals? I can’t say I’m not intrigued.
Read moreNicolas Cage Stars in Simon West’s WWII Epic ‘Fortitude’ — Production Underway in London
Simon West, the filmmaker behind “Con Air” — and plenty of bad movies — is reteaming with Nicolas Cage on his World War II espionage thriller “Fortitude.”
Read more‘The Perfect Neighbor’: One of the Best Docs of 2025 Has A Trailer
Shot entirely from police bodycam footage, and edited to perfection, follows a petty disagreement between neighbors in Florida that takes a lethal turn.
Read more‘Weapons’ Producers Land $20 Million Deal at Paramount, Abruptly Thrown Off Warner Bros Lot
Things went down at Warner Bros.? Messy. Very messy. Lifshitz and Margules were told abruptly kicked out of the Warner lot, told to clear out of their offices late Friday.
Read moreMartin Scorsese Praises ‘One Battle After Another’: “A Fascinating and Extraordinarily Made Film”
Just last night, Scorsese moderated a Q&A with PTA at the DGA, where the film received a raucous standing ovation. He opened the conversation with high praise.
Read moreZach Cregger Confirms Plans to Direct Aunt Gladys Prequel: “It’s Real”
Cregger revealed that he had written material focused squarely on Gladys but cut it from Weapons for length. That “lost” storyline is now being eyed as the backbone of the prequel.
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