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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘They Follow’ Wraps Filming

“They Follow,” which stars Maika Monroe, Jackie Earle Haley, Justine Lupe, Michael Gandolfini, and Naomi Ackie, is no doubt eyeing 2027 release.

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George Lucas Admits He Walked Away From Three More ‘Star Wars' Movies

The man who built the most popular mythology in movie history says he retired with three more "Star Wars" films still on his plate, and he let them go, selling Lucasfilm to Disney.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Includes 30+ Theatrical Releases a Year — “The Opposite of Disney-Fox”

Now that a settlement has been reached and the 12 AGs are allowing Paramount to swallow Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal, we need details. Here they are.

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‘Ray Gunn’ Photos: Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits Lead Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-Fi Noir

We now have seven new images from Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn.” The film still doesn’t have a trailer, let alone a teaser, so we’ll take what we can get.

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Duncan Jones Says Netflix's Auteur Era Is Dead and “It's About to Get Worse”

The prime catalyst for Netflix's risk-free shift may have been new content chief Dan Lin, who said two years ago that the company would greenlight films "more about audience, and less about auteurs."

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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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Box Office: ‘The Mummy’ Opens to $1.5M Previews, Tracking Mid-$10M Weekend

April 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

For comparison, “Wolf Man,” another Blumhouse horror cheapie, posted a $1.4M Thursday. “The Mummy” is tracking toward a $10–$11M opening weekend against a reported $22M budget.

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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ First Footage Slammed as “Netflix Show” in Brutal Early Reaction

April 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Disney recently asked a handful of journalists to watch the first 15 minutes of “The Mandalorian and Grogu” at IMAX headquarters in Los Angeles — some were not very impressed.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ Trailer Drops, Starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, and Josh Brolin

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our first trailer for Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars.” What do you think? This is Jacob Elordi’s first lead role in a movie, and he’s joined by Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, and Benedict Wong

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be “Under Three Hours”

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan is tackling the most epic source material with “The Odyssey,” and has promised to be faithful to it, which has led many to guesstimate runtimes

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‘Ella McCay’ Set for French Theatrical Run After Critics Hail Disney+ Release, James L. Brooks Says, “I Was Deeply Touched”

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After much demand, and in an unprecedented move, 20th Century Studios has announced “Ella McCay” will finally be given an “exceptional” theatrical release in France.

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David Ellison Promises 30 Films a Year, 45-Day Theatrical Window: “I Give You My Word”

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount/Skydance CEO David Ellison is doubling down on his promise to release 30 films theatrically once Paramount merges with Warner Bros.

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Selena Gomez Set to Star in Brady Corbet’s ‘The Origin Of the World’ — His 4-Hour, X-Rated Western

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Selena Gomez is set to star in Brady Corbet’s “The Origin of the World,” which is currently in pre-production, with a 50-day shoot slated for Portugal and South Africa.

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‘Top Gun 3’ Officially Announced — Christopher McQuarrie to Direct?

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Given McQuarrie’s deep involvement in Cruise’s recent projects, it raises the question: will he also step in to direct? That’s what’s being rumored.

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‘World War Z’ Sequel Moving Forward at Paramount

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has now announced a “World War Z” sequel at CinemaCon. Yes, a sequel, not a reboot. Brad Pitt’s involvement is still up in the air.

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Pedro Almodóvar Questions Jacob Elordi’s Range: “Sex Symbol or Respected Actor?”

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Almodóvar believes that Elordi will “without doubt” become a big star, but he is still unsure whether the actor is primarily a sex symbol or a truly great actor.

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Rick Moranis Comeback at CinemaCon! Mel Brooks Intros ‘Spaceballs: The New One’

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last night, Amazon/MGM confirmed the sequel would be titled “Spaceballs: The New One,” with much of the original cast returning, including Rick Moranis. Amazon/MGM set it for theatrical release on April 23, 2027.

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Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’ Trailer Reimagines Kieslowski’s ‘Dekalog VI’ With Isabelle Huppert

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A French trailer has now been released for “Parallel Tales,” which has no U.S. release set just yet, but is scheduled for May 14 in France, the same week—possibly the same day—it premieres in competition at Cannes.

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‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Gets Mostly Panned by Critics

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Filmmaker Joseph Kahn made a good point recently: few filmmakers possess the artistic authority to brand a film as their own in the title. Lee Cronin isn’t one of them.

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‘Street Fighter’ Trailer, Paramount’s Wild, ’90s-Set Video Game Adaptation, Looks Better Than It Has Any Right To

April 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

No adaptation of this video game should ever take itself seriously — looking at you, JCVD— and this Kitao Sakurai-directed film looks like one big, trashy, highly stylized spectacle.

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ First Look Details: 4:3 Aspect Ratio, Old English Dialogue, and Grim Gothic Style

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Focus Features screened the first footage from Robert Eggers’ “Werwulf,” starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach.

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‘Focker-in-Law’ Trailer Brings Back De Niro and Stiller — With Ariana Grande, and It’s About What You’d Expect

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

You thought the Fockers were gone for good? Think again. Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for “Focker-in-Law,” the fourth entry in the ‘Meet the Parents’ franchise.

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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Jehanne d’Arc’ Sets November 2028 Release

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Queen’s Gambit’ actress Isla Johnston will headline Warner Bros. epic “Jehanne d’Arc.” Johnston played the young Beth Harmon in the hit Netflix series.

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Val Kilmer Appears in AI-Resurrected Role in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Trailer

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Should “As Deep as the Grave” now be added to Kilmer’s IMDb filmography? It better not. This feels like a stunt, and one that shouldn’t be granted legitimacy.

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What Are the Best Directorial Debuts of the 21st Century?

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a topic of conversation. In my Tony Gilroy piece, I mentioned how “Michael Clayton” was one of the best debut films of the 21st Century. What are the other ones?

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Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ to Skip Film Fests Entirely This Fall

April 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s understandable why Venice is being passed. Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” was met with a notably poor reception on the Lido in 2024, and the fallout reportedly put the studio in damage-control mode for weeks.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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