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Alma Har’el’s ‘Wet’ Acquired by Lionsgate: Starring Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Connor Storrie, Odessa A’zion and Rosalia

It’s been seven years since Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf — she is now set to direct her next film, with a very talented cast.

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Quentin Tarantino Fired Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds' for Skipping the Table Read

Imagine firing Isabelle Huppert from your movie. One of the great actresses of all time, the woman behind "The Piano Teacher," "La Cérémonie" and "Elle," dropped because she missed a table read.

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Park Chan-wook Says ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek' is “Very Violent” and the “Most Brutal” Film He's Ever Made

Are we really that surprised? The original draft was written by S. Craig Zahler, the guy behind "Bone Tomahawk," "Brawl in Cell Block 99" and "Dragged Across Concrete."

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Francis Lawrence Calls James Gunn “An Impediment” to ‘Constantine 2,’ Says He's “More Hopeful" Now That They're Gone

James Gunn wrote on Instagram this week that he was "incredibly relieved" to be out at DC Studios. Turns out he's not the only one.

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Jim Caviezel Was “Heartbroken” When Mel Gibson Recast Jesus in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'

For 20 years, the assumption was that whenever Mel Gibson got his "Passion of the Christ" sequel off the ground, Jim Caviezel would be front and center.

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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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Jacob Elordi in “Pole Position” for James Bond, Multiple Sources Say

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now, we have another report, Marina Hyde, writer for The Guardian, on The Rest is Entertainment podcast, saying she’s heard from multiple sources that Elordi is in “pole position” to be the new James Bond.

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Ari Aster Sets Next Film ‘Scapegoat’ With Scarlett Johansson at A24

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Aster is set to write and direct “Scapegoat,” starring Scarlett Johansson. A24, which backed Aster’s first four films, will be behind this project again.

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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Runs 2h40 as Cannes 2026 Schedule Reveals Marathon-Length Lineup

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here are the runtimes (and schedule) for all 22 films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fourteen of the 22 titles vying for the Palme d’Or are over 2 hours long.

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Melissa Barrera: Paramount “Lied” About ‘Scream 7’ Box Office Numbers

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you ask Barrera, it was all a psyop, those numbers were meddled with. No, really — that’s what she slyly slips in the interview after agreeing that “Scream 7” “sucked”:

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‘The Fast and the Furious’ Set for Cannes Midnight Screening with Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez for 25th Anniversary

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With the festival lacking much of a Hollywood presence this year, it’s been announced that a Midnight Screening slot has been reserved for “The Fast and the Furious” for its 25th anniversary.

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Jennifer Kent Sets Sci-Fi ‘The Girl Who Was Plugged In’ with Sophie Thatcher, Eyes November 2026 Shoot

May 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Kent is finally lining up her third feature—and she even has an actress and a production start date to back it up.

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Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Undergoes More Layoffs as Universal Deal Nears Expiration

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On Tuesday, MonkeyPaw laid off several staffers as it continues to recalibrate its development slate. Monkeypaw is now reportedly down to just four employees.

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Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Gets Uncut 4K Restoration at Cannes Classics From Warner Bros.

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros., under its newly branded specialty studio “Clockwork,” has quietly dropped one of the most significant restoration announcements in years.

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Nia DaCosta “Disappointed” by ‘The Bone Temple’ Box Office: “We Made a Great Film”

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

DaCosta questions whether the timing hurt its performance—“maybe too soon, because people were like, ‘Oh yeah, I saw that last summer!’” She does not, however address Sony’s January release strategy.

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Star Wars’ Streaming Data Shows George Lucas Prequels Outpacing Disney Sequel Trilogy by a Very Wide Margin

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is it possible that many fans were so genuinely dissatisfied with Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy that it has led them to repeatedly revisit George Lucas’s prequels for pure nostalgia and comfort?

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Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Later the War’ Back on Track After Shutdown, With Channing Tatum, Sets 2027 Shoot

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Back in May 2025, production on “Later the War” had come to a sudden shutdown. Cast and crew departed the set, with one of the Polish producers pulling out of the project altogether.

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Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ Acquired by Neon — Sets 2027 Release

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“King Snake,” which recently began production in Arkansas, has been acquired by Neon. The project reunites Nichols with longtime collaborator Michael Shannon, with Margaret Qualley and Drew Starkey

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Whit Stillman Set to Direct ‘A Night at Claridge’s’ Starring Laura Carmichael and Adam Brody, His First Film in Over a Decade

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Stillman is set to direct “A Night at Claridge’s,” his first feature since 2016’s “Love & Friendship.” The film reunites him with Adam Brody and also stars Laura Carmichael in the lead.

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Sebastian Stan and Ana de Armas to Star in Felipe Gálvez’s ‘Impunity’

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Gálvez’s “The Settlers” competed in Un Certain Regard and for the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. The film won the FIPRESCI critics’ award, marking the first Chilean film to receive the prize.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ is “The Most Expensive Movie Netflix Has Ever Made,” $320M+ Budget

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not like Netflix doesn’t spend an inordinate amount of money on some of its titles—every year you’ll see a couple of $150–200M productions, but “Narnia” goes beyond that.

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‘Tony’ Trailer: Dominic Sessa Plays Anthony Bourdain in A24 Biopic

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not necessarily a rise-and-fall biopic so much as a slice-of-life portrayal of a moment that greatly shaped Bourdain’s inevitable rise in the culinary and cultural world.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Trailer Released — First Footage Sparks Instant Debate

May 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is now online. It was premiered tonight, at midnight, and will no doubt be dissected by many in the hours to come.

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Osgood Perkins’ ‘Longlegs’ Sequel With Nicolas Cage Sets January 2028 Release Date

May 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has set a January 14, 2028 release date for Nicolas Cage–starring “Longlegs” sequel, to be directed, yet again by Osgood Perkins.

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Report: Tom Cruise and Doug Liman Eyeing ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2’ Shoot This Fall

May 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The project would be part of Cruise’s recent deal with Warner Bros., which allows him to produce and star in films for the studio.

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Settle ‘It Ends With Us’ Lawsuit After Months of Peak Melodrama

May 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

What started as a behind-the-scenes drama turned full-on courtroom franchise has now ended not with a bang, but a handshake and a mutual “let’s just move on” energy.

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