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Russell Brand Sentenced to 10 Years and Six Months in Prison

Brand broke into a Hollywood career in the late 2000s. His breakout screen role was rock star Aldous Snow in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” a character he reprised as the lead of “Get Him to the Greek.”

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Denzel Washington & Robert Pattinson's ‘The Take' Is Getting Dumped by Netflix in January

January is where studios put movies they've lost faith in. Netflix had its fall awards slate set and chose not to make room for a Denzel-Pattinson-Meirelles movie.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Next Film ‘Foreign Correspondent,' Stars Wagner Moura

"Foreign Correspondent” marks the first time Kleber has publicly put a name to the project. And yes, ‘Secret Agent’ star Wagner Moura is coming back with him. We should have known this would be the case.

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Rian Johnson Calls James Gray's ‘Paper Tiger' “An American Masterpiece” and His Favorite Film of the Year

The "Knives Out" filmmaker took to Instagram to declare Gray's crime drama his favorite film of 2026, writing: "I've seen some very good films this year, but this is still my favorite [..] t's an American masterpiece."

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Box Office: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero' Scores $31.6M Opening, ‘You Can See Everything' Dips Just 23%, ‘Wild Horse Nine' Impresses With $6M

Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” opened to $31.6M this weekend from 3,254 theaters, the highest opening ever for a live-action foreign-language movie in North America.

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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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Brian Cox, Whose Directorial Debut Sits at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, Slams Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Depp as “Overrated”

April 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The “Succession” actor has slammed fellow actors over the years, including Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Strong, and he’s now essentially doubled down on several more during a wide-ranging interview with The Times UK.

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Box-Office: ‘The Drama’ Earns $1.7M in Thursday Previews, ‘Super Mario’ $24M, ‘Project Hail Mary’ $4.6M, ‘Hoppers $1M

April 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Around $1.7M in Thursday previews for the A24-produced film, which has a budget of $25M. A $10-$12M weekend is being projected.

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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Is Scaling Down After That $250M Warner Bros. Deal Failed to Produce Anything

April 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

J.J. Abrams’ once high-flying production banner is scaling things down, shutting its Los Angeles office, and shifting operations to New York, where Abrams is now based.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Tests Strong: 90-Minute Reboot Described as ‘Fury Road’ for Horror

April 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Early word on “Resident Evil” is that Zach Cregger hasn’t just made another video game adaptation — he’s delivered something lean, mean, and very confident.

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Leo Woodall to Replace Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in ‘The Hunt For Gollum’?

April 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mortensen had been asked, multiple times, to sign on for the film, but finally declined. The result is that there has been a casting process over the last few months to find an actor in his 30s to replace him.

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Ryan Gosling Suddenly Exits The Daniels’ Upcoming Sci-Fi Action Comedy

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

And just like that, Ryan Gosling has exited Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s upcoming untitled action sci-fi comedy. It’s slated to shoot in early summer, and that’s apparently still the plan.

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Matt Reeves to Direct ‘Bonfire of the Vanities' Series for Apple TV

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After decades of being treated like radioactive IP in Hollywood, “The Bonfire of the Vanities” is crawling its way back—this time as a prestige series directed by none other than Matt Reeves.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev Returns With ‘Minotaur’: MUBI Secures U.S. Rights Ahead of Cannes 2026 Premiere

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a new film coming from Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev, called “Minotaur,” and it’s going to premiere at Cannes next month. MUBI just bought U.S. rights for the film.

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‘Avatar 4 and 5’ Are Going “Full Speed Ahead,” Producer Says

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Avatar’ producer Rae Sanchini hints that the budget might be lower this time around due to “really moving into a more generally accessible platform,” unlike the “very bespoke” previous system.

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Meryl Streep to Star in Netflix Series ‘The Corrections’ Directed by Cord Jefferson (‘American Fiction’)

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has won the bidding war, and Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”) is set to direct all episodes. The series is being fast-tracked, with a potential production start later this year

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‘Super Mario’ Sequel Smashes Box Office With $35M Wednesday Opening — $180M+ Holiday Weekend

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Super Mario’ craze is back in theaters as the sequel to the ultra-popular 2023 blockbuster grossed a ridiculous $35M on Wednesday. That means $180M+ over the five-day weekend is very likely.

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FIRST LOOK: Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Ally’ Marks Animation Debut, Sets 2027 Release

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at Bong Joon Ho’s next film, his debut in animation, “Ally,” a project the filmmaker has been developing since 2018. Werner Herzog recently joined the voice cast.

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Is Martin Scorsese Shooting Two Movies This Year? — ‘Midnight Vendetta’ Rumored to Shoot in New Orleans in December

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese, 83, is currently shooting “What Happens at Night” in Prague, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. Is it conceivable for him to shoot back-to-back films?

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‘Out of This World’: Albert Serra’s Has Decided Not to Submit 4-Hour Cut for Cannes [Updated]

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Serra’s latest film, his first one in English, and in all likelihood soon to be submitted for Cannes consideration — well over nine days after the submission deadline has passed.

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Rachel Zegler to Star in Lin Manuel Miranda’s ‘Octet’?

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been this persistent rumor, for many weeks now, that Rachel Zegler is set to star in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Octet,” an adaptation of the Broadway musical.

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John Travolta Heads to Cannes With Surprise Directorial Debut ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’

April 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t think anybody saw this coming. John Travolta is headed to Cannes with his directorial debut, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach,” an adaptation of the book published in 1997.

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Jafar Panahi Has Returned to Iran, Faces One Year in Prison

April 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After many months in the awards campaign, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran, where there is an active warrant for his arrest, sources tell Iran International.

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A24 Picks Up Panos Cosmatos’ ‘Flesh of the Gods’ Starring Kristen Stewart, and Wagner Moura

April 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has picked up the rights to “Flesh of the Gods.” Furthermore, fresh off his recent Oscar nomination, Wagner Moura takes over a lead role from Oscar Isaac, who had to exit due to a scheduling conflict.

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‘Weapons’ Prequel ‘Gladys’ Set at Warner Bros, Written by Zach Cregger and Zach Shields

April 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cregger and Zach Shields will write the screenplay for the upcoming prequel. The current title? “Gladys.” In essence, this project is officially going forward at Warner Bros.

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Dylan Clark to Direct ‘Blair Witch Project’ Reboot for Lionsgate/Blumhouse

April 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lionsgate and Blumhouse, who apparently believe it’s a great idea to make another ‘Blair Witch’ movie, have hired Dylan Clark (“Transfigure,” “Home Movies,” and “Seagrass”) to direct the reboot.

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