Netflix is no longer moving forward with the series, which went by the working title “Heckler” and was supposed to have production take place in the UK. Dennis Kelly (“Utopia”) had been hired to write the scripts.
Read moreGreta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Faces Reshoots After Mixed Test Scores
‘Narnia’ was originally slated for release in November 2026 before being pushed to February 2027, and the official reason given to the trades was that it just wasn’t ready to hit that date.
Read moreMorgan Freeman Says He’ll Overlook a Mediocre Script “If They’re Going to Pay You Enough”
Freeman is far from retired. Case in point, all the straight-to-VOD movies he’s been making these past 10 years. Scrolling through his filmography, the last true “Hollywood” year Freeman had was in 2016.
Read moreDavid Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Reshoots Set for August — Jeff Cronenweth to Replace Erik Messerschmidt as DP
The film had actually wrapped its six-month production in January 2026, and it’s been in post-production for the last eight months. Fincher is well known for taking his time in the editing room.
Read more‘Michael’ Sequel Targets Late 2027/Early 2028 Release
Lionsgate CEO Adam Fogelson has given an update on the “Michael” sequel, the studio’s blockbuster Michael Jackson biopic, which hit $1 billion at the box office this year.
Read moreSam Neill’s Final Role Will Be in ‘The Legend of Zelda’
Sam Neill had filmed four projects back-to-back over the past year, all of which would be released in the coming months, including “The Legend of Zelda.”
Read moreGareth Edwards Exits ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel Due to “Creative Differences”
Universal and Amblin are moving forward with the next ‘Jurassic World’ movie, but Gareth Edwards is not expected to return as director following “creative differences.”
Read moreEmmanuel Lubezki Set as DP on Ben Stiller’s WWII Thriller ‘Airman,’ Starring Jeremy Allen White, A24-Backed
Lubezki’s participation in the film doesn’t seem so far-fetched when you realize that he was also the DP on Stiller’s “Reality Bites,” way back in 1994. They haven’t worked together since.
Read more‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Trailer: Jonathan Majors’ Comeback Is a Culture-War Fever Dream, Produced by Ben Shapiro
Kit Connor to Play Cyclops in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot
Connor’s Cyclops comes hot off the heels of Samara Weaving’s casting as Emma Frost and Sadie Sink’s casting as Jean Grey. There have also been persistent rumors that Cailee Spaeny is in contention to play Rogue.
Read more‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Trailer: Can John Turturro Finally Earn His First Oscar Nomination?
Yeah, hard to believe, but Turturro has never been recognized by the Academy despite delivering a string of great performances in films such as “The Big Lebowski,” “Do the Right Thing,” “Barton Fink,” “Miller’s Crossing,” and “Quiz Show.”
Read moreDavid Zaslav Pretends “ ‘Supergirl’ Never Happened as He Touts James Gunn’s “Amazing” DCU
Apparently, David Zaslav believes all is well with James Gunn’s DCU. In fact, he’s just pretending “Supergirl” never existed.
Read moreDavid O. Russell’s ‘Madden’ Heads to Prime Video Streaming on November 18, “Oscar-Qualifying Run” A Week Earlier
Amazon has decided to dump “Madden” straight to Prime on November 18. “Madden” was already branded as a “Prime Original,” which was a hint, and we basically just got it confirmed via press release.
Read moreTIFF’s 2026 Midnight Madness Lineup Includes Na Hong-jin, Duncan Jones, Anna Biller, Matthew Rankin and Eugene Kotlyarenko
How do you follow up a TIFF Midnight Madness that had “Obsession,” “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” and “The Furious”? That’s what programmer Peter Kuplowsky will have to contend with this year.
Read more‘Primetime’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson Plays Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s A24 Drama
Can we finally admit that Pattinson’s acting range and his post-Twilight career have been highly successful? He’s turned into a genuinely strong actor.
Read moreMatt Reeves’ ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ Not Moving Forward at Apple, Seeks New Home
Reeves is supposed to direct, David E. Kelley is writing, and just like that, Apple got cold feet — the usual “creative differences” excuse is being cited in the report, and maybe that was indeed the case.
Read morePaul Thomas Anderson Reportedly Shadowed Martin Scorsese and Rewrote ‘What Happens at Night’
Having an insurance director is not uncommon in Hollywood. Aging filmmakers, in case a health issue arises, sometimes need to have one. It seems like that’s what might have occurred on “What Happens at Night.”
Read moreLOL: Eli Roth Blames Lionsgate for ‘Borderlands’ Failure, Says Final Cut Was Not His
The box-office bomb cost $145M to produce and ended up finishing its run with a total of just $31M worldwide in receipts. The film was reportedly a $115M for Lionsgate.
Read moreJeremy Saulnier’s New A24 Thriller ‘October’ Reveals First Plot Details — Will It Release This Year?
A24 has been keeping quiet about the film, but I hear it was recently screened internally, and a decision should be coming shortly, if not by the end of this month.
Read moreJane Schoenbrun Says A24 Passed on ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’: “I Want to Destroy” the Systems That Make Movies
Schoenbrun struggled to get ‘Camp Miasma’ made after A24 passed on the project. MUBI eventually came aboard, financing the film with a $10 million budget.
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Marvel Studios broke the internet this evening at D23 by announcing the casting of “Obsession” breakout Inde Navarrette as Rogue in their upcoming X-Men reboot.