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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 Six Says “Woke Is the Biggest Enemy of Art” as ‘The Onania Club' Hits 7 Years Without a Distributor

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The mystery behind ‘Onania Club’ continues. Only a handful of people have seen it. Among the few who got access was John Waters, who named it one of the best films of the year.

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Paramount and California AG Set October Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Bid

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The timing is interesting. The settlement talks will occur nearly a month after the $7 million-per-day ticking fee start tabulating, which puts real pressure on Paramount to get this done.

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Adam Wingard on Leaving ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Sequel: “The Best Decision I've Ever Made"

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Wingard confirms that after the last "Godzilla" movie, he and Legendary were deep into a third one — he'd already started filling the script with Easter eggs teasing another return. And then he bailed.

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‘The Fix,’ Starring Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson, Hits 19% on Rotten Tomatoes — Box Office Numbers Not Available

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“The Fix” might have set a record for the number of production credits: 46 producers are listed! Yeah, maybe that is a record. It’ll take half the end credits to name them all.

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Jessica Lange and Ed Harris' ‘Long Day's Journey Into Night' Lands September U.S. Release — 4 Years After It Wrapped

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quiver, a tiny specialty distributor that makes even Vertical and Briarcliffe look behemoth, has picked up U.S. distribution of the long-delayed film from fellow micro-indie Blue Fox.

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Lily Wachowski: “I Cannot Find A Studio That Will Do Any of My Movies”

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you remember, back in June, Lily told IndieWire, that, despite strong efforts, none of these projects have been able to get a greenlit because “fascism” is currently thriving.

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DCU’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Delayed Following ‘Supergirl’ Box Office Flop

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Whatever plans there were for "Wonder Woman" to go into pre-production, with a 2027 shoot in mind, have been scrapped. Gunn and Safran will be taking their time with this project.

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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ With $4.7M in Thursday Previews — $40M Opening Expected [Updated]

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros' "Practical Magic 2" is off to a solid start, pulling an estimated $4M in Thursday previews after showtimes kicked off at 2 p.m.

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‘Being Heumann' Review: Sian Heder's ‘Coda' Follow-Up Is Warm, Well-Meaning, and a Little Too Safe [TIFF]

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sian Heder's follow-up to “Coda” has landed at TIFF, and — I'll admit — it's a film that works better than I thought it would, which isn't to say it's a great film.

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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Casts Asa Germann as Angel

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel's X-Men reboot keeps stacking bodies. Asa Germann — familiar to anyone who watched “Gen V” or sat through “Scream 7 “— is reportedly closing a deal to play Warren Worthington III, better known as Angel.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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‘NAZA' Storms Venice With Record-Setting 25-Minute Standing Ovation, Emerges as Golden Lion Contender

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Naza,” a politically charged doc, has taken over the Lido. The film, a late addition to the Venice lineup, is drawing raves and looks like a clear Golden Lion contender.

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Destin Daniel Cretton Follows the Biggest Movie Ever with… a ‘Hawaii Five-O' Reboot

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to direct a "Hawaii Five-O" movie for Paramount. The studio has already hired Chris Bremner, who wrote "Bad Boys for Life," to handle the script.

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Sets NYFF Premiere, October 16 Release via A24

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“You Can See Everything” has been added the 64th New York Film Festival, set to debut on Wednesday, September 30 at Alice Tully Hall. Furthermore, A24 has also set an October 16 theatrical release for the film.

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Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ in London’s West End

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cohen will portray the title character. "The Popinjay Cavalier" is set to premiere in London's West End in spring 2027. It's being described as a "swashbuckling comedy" set in 1830s Europe

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First Look: Isabelle Huppert as Mob Boss in Yann Demange’s ‘Lineage’

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Shooting is currently underway in London, with Huppert joined in the cast by Dali Benssalah ("No Time to Die"), Adam Bessa and Raye. A premiere next year is being eyed.

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‘Fast Forever’: Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner Might Return as AI for the Final ‘Fast & Furious’ Movie

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If there’s one thing ‘Fast & Furious’ needs, it’s an ethical minefield right before it comes out. Bringing back a deceased actor via AI might sound like something out of Black Mirror, but hey, if it sells tickets.

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Bradford Young to DP Ramy Youssef’s ‘Martha & Muhammad’

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now it looks like Bradford Young — who took a sabbatical from movies these last seven or eight years — has attached to the project as DP. This is a welcome surprise.

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Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Is a Gothic Mystery Based on a 1901 Novel, With Patsy Ferran “Dynamite” in the Lead

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I can confirm that Joel Coen’s “Jack of Spades” is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.” It’s a ghost story. A gothic mystery.

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‘Whitney Springs’: Kendrick Lamar & ‘South Park’ Duo’s Slave-Comedy Balloons to $100M+ Budget, Still Not Finished

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Stone and Parker’s “Whitney Springs” still isn’t finished. The budget has skyrocketed to over $100M. Stone and Parker have taken full responsibility for the delay.

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