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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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Guy Maddin to Direct ‘The Confessions,’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke and Harry Melling

Before "Rumours," Guy Maddin, the great Canadian surrealist, hadn't shot a feature in more than seven years. Now, two years after that film premiered at Cannes, he already has his next one lined up.

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‘Dune: Part Three' Social Embargo Lifts December 2, Reviews Drop December 9

This morning, invites went out to press for screenings of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Three." I got one, and my screening is set for December 1. That's 17 days before the film opens in theaters.

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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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Robert Pattinson Breaks Silence on ‘The Batman Part II' Shutdown: “We're Going To Figure It Out”

October 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, Warner Bros. confirmed that Matt Reeves had stepped away from the shoot, which has been “temporarily paused” while he focuses on a family matter. Cameras had been rolling since May.

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Danny Trejo's Son Says His Father Had “Never Heard of Ben Shapiro" Before Signing On to ‘Pawn Shop'

October 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A story about an ICE officer barricaded against a "furious mob" isn't exactly subtle. That said, Trejo is 82, and it's not hard to believe that he’s totally aloof and wouldn't know who Ben Shapiro is.

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Cary Fukunaga's ‘Blood on Snow' Still Can't Find a U.S. Distributor

October 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Blood on Snow" is struggling to land a distributor. That's a sketchy position for a finished film with a cast this recognizable and a director whose last film, albeit one released five years ago, was a Bond movie.

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Dominic Sessa Joins ‘Miami Vice ‘85’

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier today, we got our first look at Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming. The cast is sprawling, and we can add yet another talented actor to the mix.

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RJ Mitte, Walter White Jr. on ‘Breaking Bad,' Dies at 34

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to TMZ, a county official confirmed that Mitte died Monday in Texas, and the outlet reports that his death was a suicide.

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Greta Gerwig's ‘Narnia' Poster Is Here, Trailer Releases Tomorrow

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix dropped the first poster for Greta Gerwig's “Narnia: The Magician's Nephew,” with the trailer set to arrive tomorrow. The film gets a 49-day exclusive theatrical run starting February 12.

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Ben Affleck Slams “High-School Bullying” of ‘Digger’: “If You Punish Movies That Take Risks, You're Going to Get a Bunch of Sh*tty Homogenized Movies"

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Affleck took aim at the “gleeful” reaction to the film's collapse, both with critics and at the box office, comparing it to schoolyard bullying.

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Sam Mendes' Four ‘Beatles' Movies Set for Release a Week Apart in April 2028

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

An insane plan is in the works by Sony. The four ‘Beatles’ movies are now slated to arrive a week apart across April 2028, billed as a "four-film cinematic event."

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‘River' Trailer: Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe Are Hunted by a Masked Killer in Blumhouse's $10M TIFF Slasher

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Universal has dropped the first trailer for "River," the Joshua Giuliano slasher that became TIFF 2026's biggest sale when Jason Blum and Universal paid $10M+ for it in September.

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Derek Cianfrance to Direct ‘Hatchet’ for Netflix After the Underrated ‘Roofman’

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cianfrance is coming off last year’s “Roofman.” His past works include “Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond the Pines,” and co-writing the Oscar-winning “Sound of Metal.”

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‘Resident Evil' Is Huge in China —Can It Reach $500M Worldwide?

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zach Cregger's “Resident Evil” jumped back to #1 globally this weekend with $63M worldwide, and plot twist, China is now doing the heavy lifting, as the film just had a $40M opening over there.

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Quentin Tarantino's ‘The Popinjay Cavalier,' Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Has First Poster, Sets March Premiere

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quentin Tarantino's first-ever stage play, "The Popinjay Cavalier," with Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role, will open at London's Phoenix Theatre in March. A first poster has also been unveiled

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‘Miami Vice ‘85’ First Look — Starts Filming

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at Austin Butler as Crockett and Michael B. Jordan as Tubbs in Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming in — where else — Miami.

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Ben Affleck's ‘Animals' Is the Most Baffling Movie of the Year. WTF Was That?

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I briefly mentioned Ben Affleck's "Animals" yesterday, but I need to get more into it, because this thing, now streaming on Netflix, is one of the most baffling efforts I've seen from a serious director in a long time.

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James Gray Disowns His First Three Films, Says ‘Two Lovers’ His First True Movie

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

At a Q&A this morning, Gray said "Two Lovers" was the first film he made with creative control. He was far less kind about the three before it, "Little Odessa," "The Yards" and "We Own the Night."

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‘The Social Reckoning' Flops With $5M Opening and B- CinemaScore as Mikey Madison Hints at Sorkin Tension

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Let's start a "reader's thoughts" thread in the comments below. It's not limited to 'Social Reckoning.' There are many notable films playing. What did you see this weekend?

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‘Wildwood’ Earns Raves: “The Most Beautiful Stop-Motion Film Ever Made"

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Laika's “Wildwood” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, and the reviews are rapturous. They're also clearly stronger than the reception for the festival's other big animated premiere.

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Nicolas Cage Says He Never Agreed to ‘National Treasure 3,' Pitches Epstein Files Sequel Instead

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Back in August, director Jon Turteltaub claimed "National Treasure 3" was finally happening, with Cage. The cheers were loud. The headlines were everywhere. Turns out, nobody told Nic.

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Amazon MGM Cuts ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Theatrical Run to One Week

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I'm told that this ‘Ali G’ movie will play theatrically for only one week. That's it. The original plan was for a more robust rollout, but things have changed since then.

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Craig Zobel Reunites With Blumhouse to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children'

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zobel broke out with "Compliance" (excellent) and "Z for Zachariah" (fine) before building an excellent prestige TV résumé: "The Leftovers," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and most recently, "The Penguin."

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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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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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

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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