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‘Man of Tomorrow’ Hit With Reshoots, Scrapped Cameos — No Final Cut for James Gunn?

Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.

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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘1949’ Will Be Shot in Black and White, Completing a Loose Trilogy with ‘Ida’ and ‘Cold War’

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a first look report (via Wroclaw) concerning Pawel Pawlikowski’s “1949,” (originally titled “Fatherland”) which is being described as “ambitious” in scope. It just started production in Poland.

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Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Sets December Release

October 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A full-length trailer for Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is expected to debut in front of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which releases on December 19

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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Hits #1 on Netflix Charts — Turns Police Bodycam Footage Into Oscar Contender

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The upside for a filmmaker to get his or her indie acquired by Netflix is the fact that it will be seen by way more eyeballs than any theatrical release.

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Michael Mann Says ‘Heat 2’ Will Use AI and De-Aging Technology — Plans 2027 Release in 4000+ Screens

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hollywood is eating itself alive over AI, and Michael Mann has decided to jump straight into the fire.

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Aziz Ansari Still Wants to Finish ‘Being Mortal’ After Bill Murray Accusation Shut Down Production

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Production on Ansari’s “Being Mortal” began in March 2022 in Los Angeles. Then, three weeks later, on April 20, the shoot was derailed.

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Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Nabs $10M+ Friday — $26M+ Opening Expected [Updated]

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Some good news for the folks over at Blumhouse, they have their first genuine hit of 2025. “Black Phone 2” grossed $10.6M on Friday, which translates into a $26M+ opening weekend.

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‘After the Hunt’ Gets C- CinemaScore; Rejected by Critics and Audiences

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday, Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” expanded nationwide, making it eligible for a CinemaScore grade, which polls moviegoers across the country about wide releases.

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Sam Levinson’s ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Was Entirely Shot in VistaVision

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

At least six films shot in VistaVision — from Greta Gerwig, Emerald Fennell, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Yorgos Lanthimos, M. Night Shyamalan — have been slated for release in 2025 and 2026.

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Rachel Zegler to Play Singer Gloria Estefan in Upcoming Biopic

October 17, 2025 Leora Witkowski

Last year, Sony hired Lissette Feliciano (“Women Is Losers”) to write and direct “On Your Feet,” a biopic of singer Gloria Estefan. Today, we got quite the update.

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Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘Frankenstein’ Will Expand Wider Next Week As Post-Venice Reviews Improve

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” received decent reviews at its Venice premiere, yet now holds a 78 on Metacritic. Not exactly universal acclaim, but possibly enough to make it Netflix’s top awards-season priority

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Guy Ritchie’s ‘In the Grey,’ Shot in 2023, Still Needs Reshoots, and Might Not Hit Theaters Next Year

October 17, 2025 Leora Witkowski

Guy Ritchie’s “In the Grey” has quietly slipped into release limbo — and no one seems to be talking about it.

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Terry Gilliam Pushes Paramount to Greenlight ‘The Defective Detective’ as His “Final Film”: “I Want to Direct It Before I Die”

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This shift may come as a relief, given Gilliam’s persistence, for almost seven years, to make ‘Carnival,’ but can he actually convince Paramount to make this thing?

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Michael Mann Confirms Scott Cooper Will Direct His Western Project ‘Comanche’ — Plans to Shoot ‘Heat 2’ in Summer 2026

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Mann confirmed that his long-in-the-works Western “Comanche” is finally moving forward — though not with him in the director’s chair. Instead, Scott Cooper will take the reins.

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A24 Dates Kristoffer Borgli’s ‘The Drama,’ Starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, for April 2026

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Given the buzz, and the nearly finished cut that was recently shown, expect “The Drama” to possibly world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

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Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ To Release in Just Two Theaters This Weekend

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Neon did previously announce that the film would hit screens in the fall, and it looks like “Alpha” is actually now playing, but it’ll only be shown at a handful of locations.

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Sigourney Weaver Defends David Fincher’s ‘Alien 3’: “It’s So Utterly Different”

October 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While history remembers the third installment as a studio-interfered disaster that nearly broke David Fincher before his career even began, Weaver is not wavering in her support.

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Oscars: Teyana Taylor Rises to #1 in Supporting Actress Race — Despite Only 20 Minutes of Screen Time

October 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The latest Gold Derby update has Teyana Taylor suddenly the odds-on favorite to win Best Supporting Actress for her role in “One Battle After Another.”

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Warner Bros. Condemns Boycott Targeting Israeli Filmmakers Led by Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo

October 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following a similar statement from Paramount, here’s Warner Bros, under the leadership of David Zaslav, pushing back against the largest boycott in recent entertainment history.

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Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza to Star in Ethan Coen’s ‘Go Beavers!’

October 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Go Beavers!” centers on a lesbian college rowing team that reunites years later — only for members to begin mysteriously dying.

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Demián Rugna Denies Rumors That He’s Directing ‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel

October 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“When Evil Lurks” filmmaker Demián Rugna is denying rumors that he’s directing the ‘Alien: Romulus’ sequel, saying he wished “it were true.”

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

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