Its producers hope it will feel like an R regardless, and they maintain the film is still “very violent.” No, this is far from a joke; for a franchise that prides itself on gore, this is a very strange twist.

The sequel only happens if “Michael” becomes a hit with audiences when it opens next April. If it lands big, they’ll move forward. If not, all that extra footage goes straight to the vault

I’ve been tempted to stop posting early test screening reactions — especially after ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’ tested mixed but were later widely praised.

“Evel,” still in development, is now eyeing — who else — Glen Powell for the lead role. At this point, you might as well just insert Powell’s name as a placeholder on any big project requiring a male lead.

Johnson is taking the disappointment in stride. On Instagram, he framed the film’s flop as a creative victory rather than a financial failure.

Amid rumors that Muschietti had been let go from ‘Brave and the Bold,’ the filmmaker himself has now confirmed that he’s still very much involved, and will be directing the upcoming movie.

We’re living in the era of Briarcliff, Ketchup, and Vertical—indie outfits stepping in to scoop up so-called “problem films” like “The Apprentice,” Luc Besson’s “Dracula,” and “Magazine Dreams.”

Lanthimos once shocked us with the bracing weirdness of “Dogtooth” and the perversity of “The Favourite.” Here, he seems content to give us something “quirky” and “edgy” in quotes.

Following the mockery and backlash, Amazon restored the classic thumbnails that had been on the service for months. Victory for the fans? Not exactly.

A24 gave Aster two blank checks. Neither paid off. And so the question becomes: does Aster still get to make the kind of films he wants to make?

Amazon unveiled its glossy new set of digital posters for every 007 film in the franchise, but fans noticed something off. Very off.

There’s been a lot of debate about whether the film should be considered a “success.” Despite very likely losing Warner Bros. a significant amount of money, it’s a major Oscar contender.

Terry Gilliam, now 84, had hoped to make one final film to crown his illustrious career — a project titled “Carnival at the End of Days,” featuring an impressive cast.

Back in August, I reported A24 was so confident in Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” that they might give it an early splash at NYFF as a “surprise screening.” It now looks like it’s happening.

Suffice it to say, things aren’t looking great for Dwayne Johnson’s film at the moment. It only made $1.9M on Friday, not counting Thursday previews.

There’s no script. No release date. No cast. And Universal isn’t even certain it wants another one—at least not unless they can slash about $150M from the budget.