Based on current projections, “Mortal Kombat II” is tracking toward a $40M–$45M opening weekend, while some upside models push it closer to $50M if audience reception and walk-up business are strong.

It seems as though Scorsese’s fandom is very real, to the point where it’s translated into his casting of two Jude regulars for his next film.

Matt Reeves has officially shared a first look at “The Batman: Part II,” confirming that production is now ramping up on the sequel.

“Backrooms,” which hits theaters later this month, premiered last night at Beyond Fest, and honestly, given how generous social media reactions usually are, I expected the usual overwhelming praise.

Benh Zeitlin triumphed 14 years ago with “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” It went on to get nominated for Best Picture and set Zeitlin up as a possible heir to Terrence Malick’s brand of naturalist cinema.

The sequel is not currently in active development, despite periodic reports suggesting otherwise. We can stop talking about this one, for now.

Even with the backlash from some reviewers, fans pointed out to him that the reception overall has been far more positive than the 2021 film, citing that very generous 71% RT score.

Last October, Netflix landed “2034” after a heated multi-studio bidding war. Gordon-Levitt co-wrote the script for with Kieran Fitzgerald (“Snowden”), and Natasha Lyonne (“His Three Daughters”)

Now, almost a year and a half after the Oscar, Brody has finally signed on to star in something. He’s set to join Rachel Zegler in leading “Last Dance,” a new drama from Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz.

Here’s another hot package (via Variety). Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne are in talks to star in “Star One,” a spy thriller directed by Doug Liman and set to be introduced to buyers at Cannes.

The project is described as a fresh, original story set in the familiar world where apes dominate, rather than a direct sequel to “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”

On Monday night, Universal Pictures dropped the new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and, as expected, it detonated a full-blown discourse.

Lillard’s had a bit of a renaissance, starting with “Scream,” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” which has now led to a role in James Gunn’s “Superman” sequel, which is set to be the biggest film of his career.

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.

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.

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.

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”:

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.

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