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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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Steven Spielberg Will Direct a Stage Musical, Written by Tony Kushner

Kushner has been Spielberg's go-to screenwriter for two decades now: "Munich," "Lincoln," "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans." All four were Best Picture nominees.

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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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Tom Holland to Make Over $100M as ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops $800M Domestic, $2B Worldwide in 19 Days

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Remember when Holland publicly stated, “maybe I’m done with Spider-Man”? Yeah, I’m convinced that was a negotiating strategy. He now has extraordinary leverage with Sony.

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Asghar Farhadi Is Returning to Farsi for His Next Film, But Won’t Shoot in Iran

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Farhadi’s latest film, “Parallel Tales,” which got trounced by critics at Cannes and still has no U.S. distributor, starred Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira and Vincent Cassel.

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Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ to World Premiere in London on September 22

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So, this makes it official: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Digger” will be skipping the fall festivals and instead have its world premiere at the Royal Film Performance in London’s Leicester Square.

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Roger Avary’s ‘Paradise Lost’ and Alex Proyas’ ‘Heaven’ Set for Wide Theatrical Releases in 2027 — Historic Moment For AI Filmmaking

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Roger Avary’s “Paradise Lost” and Alex Proyas’ “Heaven” will get wide releases next year, on 1,500+ screens, after theater chains were shown footage from the films.

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Vin Diesel Claims ‘Fast Forever’ Starts Shooting in December — Nobody Believes Him

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Whenever Diesel claims something about this film, eyebrows need to be raised. Diesel has repeatedly suggested over the past few years that another “Fast & Furious” film was close to shooting.

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Sebastian Stan Says “We Didn’t Have a Script” for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

August 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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Shawn Levy’s ‘Ghost Rider,’ Starring Ryan Gosling, Sets July 28, 2028 Release Date

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s official, Ryan Gosling has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He will play Ghost Rider in a new standalone movie, directed by Shawn Levy. A 2027 shoot is planned.

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Zack Snyder Releases Teaser for ‘The Last Photograph’ — Still Without a U.S. Distributor

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This project is the total opposite of Snyder’s usual maximalist brand of filmmaking. Hell, there’s not even a distributor attached to it yet.

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Bruce Campbell Says Modern ‘Evil Dead’ Movies Are “Too Grim”: “A Little More Humor Wouldn’t Kill You”

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Should we even be calling these “Evil Dead” movies anymore? Beyond the Necronomicon and Deadites, little connects them to the anarchic spirit of Sam Raimi’s original trilogy.

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Whitney Peak Joins Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ as Female Lead

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Peak reportedly beat out several actresses for the female lead after a series of auditions and final chemistry tests with Michael B. Jordan last month. She will play Jordan’s love interest.

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Ridley Scott Has No Plans to Retire: “I Despise the Idea of Quitting”

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott, who turns 89 in November, plans to keep making films well into his 90s. His last film was 2024’s “Gladiator II,” and his 38th, “The Dog Stars,” hits theaters in August.

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Jeff Nichols Says His Cormac McCarthy Movie Not Moving Forward: “I Was a Little Too Faithful to the Books”

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The latest update on Nichols’ planned adaptations of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger” and “Stella Maris” is not good. New Regency, which was developing it, backed out.

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Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36

August 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The news is almost impossible to process because Panettiere had been famous for practically her entire life. She was the little girl in “Remember the Titans,” Kirby Reed in “Scream 4,” and Claire Bennet in “Heroes.”

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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Reaction Hints at Major 2026 Oscar Contender

August 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

McDonagh’s last film was ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ released in 2022, which received nine Oscar nominations. His other works include “In Bruges,” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Presales Explode, Tracking Toward $100M in Previews Alone — and $1 Billion+ Global Opening

August 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There is absolutely no way this movie is going to flop—or get trounced at the box office by the more artful “Dune: Part Three.” Quite simply, the people have spoken.

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Johnny Depp in Talks to Return for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 6’

August 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There is definitely a post-Heard comeback mounting for Depp at the moment. ‘Ebenezer’ is the first step, and next year the actor will star in Marc Webb’s “Day Drinker,” co-starring Penelope Cruz.

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Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ Spotted Recreating Iconic Abbey Road Cover

August 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In much-shared social media videos, Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan have walked down the famous Abbey Road album cover in a newly shared social media video.

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‘Primetime’ Trailer Breaking A24 Records, 35M Views in 10 Days

August 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” from A24, is quickly becoming one of the more intriguing wild cards of the fall. In less than two weeks, the trailer has already pulled around 35M views on YouTube.

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

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