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‘Smile 3’ Taps David Bruckner to Direct as Parker Finn Exits Franchise

The ‘Smile’ franchise has a new director. David Bruckner, who made “The Night House” and the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, has been hired to direct “Smile 3” for Paramount.

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‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Presales Suggest $100M+ Opening Weekend

We might have another blockbuster hit on our hands next month. Presales for ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ are already turning heads. Robust demand for the film is hinting that a $100M+ opening.

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Ben Wheatley Replaces Rob Savage on ‘Molepeople' — LaKeith Stanfield Also Exits Blumhouse Horror Movie Due Next Summer

Major shakeup for a film that was announced just two weeks ago, and is supposed to come out next year. Was this thing in production when these changes happened?

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The 20 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century, and the Best of 2026

Halloween is on Saturday, and horror movies keep thriving at the box office. Beyond commercial success, arthouse horror remains at the forefront of American cinema.

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‘You Can See Everything' Adds 600 Screens Friday, Expanding to 3200+ Theaters in Push for #1

A24 isn't being subtle. This Friday, "You Can See Everything" will expand to roughly 600 additional theaters, bringing it to 3,243 screens nationwide. That's a studio going after the top spot at the box office.

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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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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Screens Early 2-Hour Cut With Incomplete VFX, Modern Soundtrack

June 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” recently held a test screening of a two-hour cut, though the visual effects were reportedly far from finished, making this a very rough version of the movie.

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Obsession’ June 2 Digital Release Scrapped as Focus Commits to 45-Day Theatrical Window After $26M Third Weekend

May 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So far, “Obsession” has grossed $148M worldwide, with $105M of that total coming domestically—and it still hasn’t opened in a number of international markets.

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Kane Parsons’s A24 Contract Sets Up ‘Backrooms’ Sequels: “It’s Been the Intention Since 2022”

May 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Parsons confirmed that this is only the first chapter in a larger story, with multiple future installments needed to fully explore what he sees as the core of “Backrooms.”

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Clint Eastwood Turns 96 as Son Kyle Says the Legendary Director Has “Retired”

May 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A much-quoted THR article claimed that, with “Juror #2,” Eastwood “wanted to find one last project in order to be able to ride off into the sunset with his head held high.” It was being touted as Eastwood’s “final film.”

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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Drops 72% in Its Second Weekend as Box Office Bomb Fears Grow for Disney’s Star Wars Movie

May 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Mandalorian’ will finish well below franchise expectations domestically. That $165M budget had many figuring the break-even point would be around $400M, but now I’m wondering if it’ll even hit $300M

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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor Who Helped Shape Its Final Cut, Dies at 80

May 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lucas worked on “THX 1138” and “American Graffiti,” and that became her breakout moment. This led to her working with Martin Scorsese on “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Taxi Driver.”

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Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘Three Incestuous Sisters’ Is a Black-and-White Silent Film

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, in an era when blockbuster cinema gets louder and more chaotic, Rohrwacher is moving in the opposite direction — toward muteness. A silent film in 2026 sounds like a provocation.

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Martin Scorsese’s $200M Hawaii Mob Movie Nears Greenlight as Major Rewrite Set to Be Submitted to 20th Century

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese’s Hawaii-set period mobster movie, which is set to star Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, and Emily Blunt, will have a new, and potential final draft of the script submitted next month.

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Damien Leone’s Next Move After ‘Terrifier’: New Horror Film ‘Tortures of the Damned’ Lands at Lionsgate

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There are no plot details yet, but THR reports the movie will have a different tone from ‘Terrifier’ and a noticeably bigger budget than Leone’s famously low-budget horror franchise.

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Jacob Elordi Goes Full 007 in Alfonso Cuarón’s Chanel Short — Amazon/MGM Seeks an Under-30 Bond for a Five-Film Run

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to Page Six sources, Amazon/MGM is reportedly looking for a younger actor — preferably under 30 — who can carry the franchise across five films.

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‘Backrooms’-Mania Hits Theaters, $10.4M Thursday Fuels $90M+ Weekend Projection — Mixed Audience Scores

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I would keep an eye on those audience scores, which aren’t great — 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 52% definite recommendation, with a 67% positive on PostTrak. Word of mouth could stall by its second weekend.

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Danny Boyle Says ‘28 Years Later 3’ Will Shoot “Hopefully” Next Year

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Danny Boyle is finally tackling the status of the third “28 Years Later” movie, which, according to him, is still being planned, maybe for next year. Still, it’s nowhere near pre-production.

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Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Sets September 4, 2026 Release via A24

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Onslaught” will hit theaters on September 4, 2026. That’s 20 months since production wrapped. Maybe A24 was waiting for the right date to position this one. Labor day weekend it is.

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Florence Pugh and Garth Davis’ ‘The Midnight Library’ Sells to Paramount for $36M

May 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Based on Matt Haig’s bestselling 2020 novel, the film is being positioned as a large-scale prestige production with a reported $70M budget, making it one of Europe’s biggest productions in recent years.

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Guy Ritchie’s ‘In the Grey’ Is a Box Office Bomb, Grossing Only $5M Against a $70M Budget

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Shot in 2023 and then dropped by Lionsgate, word was that “In the Grey” wasn’t finished, with reshoots delayed for months due to scheduling conflicts — but they ultimately never occurred.

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‘John Rambo’ Sets June 4, 2027 Release

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Jalmari Helander is directing, which at least promises some R-rated mayhem. Helander did an outstanding job helming his 2023 WWII action film “Sisu,”

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Robert De Niro Teases “At Least One More” Movie With Martin Scorsese

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese shot “What Happens at Night”, due for release sometime next year, and has a number of other projects in the works, including “Life of Jesus”, “Home”, “Devil in the White City”, and “Midnight Vendetta”.

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Bo Burnham to Direct ‘Outside’?

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Burnham’s last narrative feature was his debut, “Eighth Grade,” released in 2018, to wide acclaim, and he might now be finally working on a new project.

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Zac Efron to Star in HBO and A24’s ‘Angel Heart’ Reimagining

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A24 and Zac Efron are teaming up again for an HBO “reimagining” of Angel Heart, which was already turned into a 1987 Alan Parker-directed film starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro.

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Ari Aster’s ‘Scapegoat’ Sets November 2026 Shoot, Darius Khondji Returning as DP

May 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So, we might be seeing this A24-produced film in 2027. Great news for Aster-heads, and somehow, Johansson managed to sneak this one into her increasingly busy schedule.

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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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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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