Rachel Zegler and Amanda Seyfreid are set to lead “Octet,” with a production start set for this month. The rest of the cast includes Sheryl Lee Ralph, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff and Tramell Tillman.
Read moreJeremy Strong’s Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Reckoning’ Divides Audiences at CinemaCon
Jesse Eisenberg declining to return as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” was certainly going to be a major obstacle for this film to overcome.
Read more‘The Dog Stars’ Test Screenings Underwhelm as Ridley Scott’s $100M+ Drama Faces Hurdles
“The Dog Stars” has tested a handful of times and recently switched release dates — it’s now set to open during the lonely final days of summer on August 28.
Read more‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Has $100M Budget but Still No U.S. Distribution
Wait, did I read this correctly? That “Cliffhanger” reboot, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and which is still seeking US distribution, has a $100M budget?
Read moreCannes 2026: Directors’ Fortnight Lineup Includes New Films From Kantemir Balagov, Radu Jude, Lisandro Alonso, and Quentin Dupieux
With the Cannes lineup 95% announced, attention is shifting this morning to its most closely watched parallel section: the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight).
Read moreTakashi Yamazaki’s ‘Grandgear’ Sets 2028 Release With First Footage Revealing Massive Robot Battle
Takashi’s “Grandgear,” which is set for a February 28, 2028 release. Brief footage was shown of two gigantic Transformers-like robots duking it out in a city.
Read moreTaika Waititi’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ Sets October 2026 Release, First Trailer Screened: “Looks Like An Expensive Flop”
Sony has announced that Sony Pictures will release Klara and the Sun on October 23, 2026. A trailer was shown at CinemaCon In Las Vegas.
Read moreDanny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Set for 2027 Release
I guess we can scratch this one off this year’s calendar. Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a Rupert Murdoch biopic, starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, will see release in 2027.
Read more‘Wonka 2’: Saoirse Ronan in Talks to Reunite With Timothée Chalamet
“Wonka 2” is happening. The sequel, which starts production in August, is eyeing Saoirse Ronan for a role alongside Timothee Chalamet.
Read more‘Escape From New York’ Reboot Announced—Again—After Years of Failed Attempts
John Carpenter has remained largely uninvolved and has expressed skepticism about remakes in general—wise fella. As of now, no director is attached to this latest attempt at a reboot
Read moreDamien Chazelle’s New Film Titled ‘Sacrifice’? Stars Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig, Set in 1940s Prison
Just a quick update on Damien Chazelle’s next film, which is currently shooting in Athens — the cast includes Cillian Murphy, Daniel Craig, Michelle Williams, and Mia Threapleton.
Read morePierre Niney, Anne Dorval and Paul Kircher to Star in Xavier Dolan’s Next Movie? Fall Shoot Confirmed
Dolan’s film is set in 1880s “Parisian literary world” and will be shot in that city. It’s being described as horror with comic elements. A fall shoot is nearing.
Read moreRichard Kelly Claims He’s Directing A New Movie “Very Soon”
There’s never been any question that Kelly wants to direct again, and there have been clear attempts at doing just that, but his wild ambitions paved the way for many hurdles these last two decades.
Read moreChloe Domont’s ‘A Place in Hell’ Sets December 25 Release at Neon
Domont’s latest, titled “A Place in Hell,” set up at Neon and starring Michelle Williams, Andrew Scott, and Daisy Edgar-Jones, has just been dated for a December 25, 2026 release.
Read more‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Trailer: The Hunger Games Returns for a Familiar, Bloodier Prequel
Francis Lawrence is directing the film, with Billy Ray writing the screenplay. There have been five “Hunger Games” movies, with the last one being “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
Read moreOver 1,000 Hollywood Creatives, Including David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve, and Joaquin Phoenix, Sign Letter Opposing Paramount-WBD Deal
Of course, there is no reason to believe this letter will change the minds of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav or the board, who stand to make significant financial gains from the deal.
Read moreJohn Waters Says No One Will Fund ‘Liarmouth’ With Aubrey Plaza, 22 Years Since Last Movie: “Nobody Will Give Us the Money”
Hard to believe, but John Waters hasn’t directed a film in 22 years — his last effort was 2004’s “A Dirty Shame.” It’s not for lack of trying, either.
Read more60 Years Later: The Best Films of 1966
Six decades on, the films of 1966 feel like the final year before the American New Wave would begin. The old guard was still present, but the rules were slowly being rewritten,
Read moreA24’s ‘Tony,’ Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain Biopic, Heads to Reshoots This Month
Paramount’s ‘Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender’ Allegedly Leaked in Full, Six Months Before Release
Paramount’s “Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender” isn’t supposed to come out until October 9, but it has apparently already leaked online. Paramount has yet to comment on the situation.
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