South Korea has selected Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” as its submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, choosing it over Na Hong-jin’s “Hope.”
Read moreSacha Baron Cohen Returns as Ali G in First Trailer for ‘Ali G: Who Iz I’
Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’ Is Cannes 2026's Best Film Still Seeking U.S. Distributor
Just five Cannes competition titles still seek U.S. distribution, four of them subpar, all French. The fifth, and easily the best film still without US studio attachment, is Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love.”
Read more‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Sequel at Paramount — With Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey
McConaughey recently said that “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” is the movie that pays him the most in residuals—the ongoing “mailbox money” he receives from the film being shown, streamed, and rented.
Read moreCasey Affleck’s ‘Company’ Finds a European Welcome as U.S. Festivals Keep Their Distance, For Now
Despite the Venice launch, “Company” has so far failed to land a berth at any of the major North American fall festivals. It was not announced by Toronto, Telluride or the New York Film Festival.
Read moreAng Lee’s ‘Gold Mountain’ Wraps 4-Month Production, Marking His First Film in Nearly Eight Years
The story being told in “Gold Mountain” feels right at home for Lee — especially after his tech-obsessed filmmaking of the last 14 years (“Life of Pi,” “Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk,” “Gemini Man”).
Read moreNicholas Hoult Exits ‘Harry Potter’ After JK Rowling Backlash, Replaced by Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart
Hoult has dropped out of ‘Harry Potter’ and has been replaced by Kit Connor. Hoult’s reason was “scheduling issues,” and hey, maybe it really was “scheduling issues,” but the timing is rather odd.
Read more‘The Brave and the Bold’ “Put on Hold” Amid Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Gunn has previously called Batman his “biggest issue” in the DCU and spoken at length about how difficult it is to develop a version of the character that feels distinct enough from Reeves’ vision.
Read moreZack Snyder’s ‘The Last Photograph’ Is an ‘Apocalypse Now’-Style Epic That May Be “Too Violent” for Studios — Still No US Distribution
If the movie is as rough as some in the industry seem to fear, that teaser may have been less of a marketing campaign and more of a public plea for somebody to finally take the damn thing.
Read moreDavid Chase to Direct ‘The Dealer’s Daughter,’ About the CIA’s MKUltra Mind-Control Experiments — Shoots in October
Since “The Sopranos” bowed out in 2007, Chase has dabbled in film, directing 2012’s “Not Fade Away” and writing the “Sopranos” spinoff “The Many Saints of Newark.”
Read more‘NAZA,’ From ‘No Other Land’ Directors, Joins Venice Film Festival Competition
Synopsis: “Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza”.
Read moreRidley Scott Says He’s Not a “Filmmaker,” He’s an “Influencer” Because He’s Always Been “Ahead of the Game”
Ah, yes — Ridley Scott must be promoting a new movie, which means lots of ridiculous quotes from the many interviews he’s doing. Here’s the latest example.
Read moreRebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee Filming Secret Lesbian Romance in London
Ferguson had briefly teased the movie as a romance, while Lee previously told Screen that she was “scared to do it,” explaining that it’s a romance between two women and a role she hadn’t tackled before.
Read moreGreta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Has a $280M Budget, Making It One of Netflix’s Most Expensive Movies Ever
Meghan Markle Dropped From Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Just 24 Hours After Casting Reports
Not more than 24 hours later, Guy Ritchie’s role offer to Markle has now reportedly been withdrawn. The story goes that they don’t want her in the show anymore “after intense backlash in the U.K.”
Read more‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Eyes $1.9M Weekend in Wide Expansion — Post Your Review!
Now that “Camp Miasma” has reached a wider rollout, what did our readers think of the film? Does it deserve all the raves it’s been getting? I’ll give it a rewatch soon, but for now, I’m in the mixed camp.
Read more‘National Treasure 3’ Is Finally Happening, 20 Years Since Last One — Nicolas Cage Will Return
The sequel will arrive more than 20 years after the original and nearly two decades after “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” with Turteltaub returning to direct.
Read more‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Sets February 24, 2027 Release
That $100M budget is a steep investment for a movie without conventional A-list headliners — unless Lily James and Pierce Brosnan fit that description for you.
Read moreMark Ruffalo Accuses Ellisons of “Genocide,” Paramount Calls Remarks “Antisemitic”
Something tells me Mark Ruffalo won’t be starring in a Paramount movie again anytime soon. Ruffalo is now accusing the Ellison family of complicity in “genocide,” escalating his already fierce merger opposition.
Read moreJosh Brolin Says ‘Sicario 3’ Is “Happening” and Will Shoot “Soon” — But Who’s Directing?
This is a significant update for a project that has been stuck in development for years, and comes roughly a year after Brolin said “Sicario 3” was a maybe.
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Scott is suggesting something more significant than a simple return to the series: the filmmaker appears to believe the franchise has drifted off course.