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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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Lee Cronin’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot Is Dead at Warner Bros, Paramount Now in Charge

Warner's version, which had ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director Lee Cronin in talks to write and direct, has been shelved. That leaves only Paramount Primal with plans to make a new Elm Street movie.

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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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James Bond Is Down to Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden and a Mystery Actor — Announcement Expected Soon

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Elordi is somewhat fresh faced, but he's not British and he's not unknown. Lowden is British but will be pushing 37 when cameras roll. And then there's that third mystery actor, who has barely been speculated about

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MPA Ratings: ‘Alone at Dawn' and ‘Saturn Return' Rated R; ‘Ebenezer' and ‘The Thomas Crown Affair' Get PG-13

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ron Howard's "Alone at Dawn" has been rated R. Amazon/MGM just dated the film for Christmas 2027. That's over a year away. Yet here we are, with the film rated, and post-production complete.

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Denzel Washington to Star in Christopher McQuarrie-Directed Thriller, October 2027 Release by Amazon/MGM

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Denzel playing a broken ex-cop with nothing to lose, under McQuarrie's direction? We all know Washington loves to attach himself to redemption stories. It's his bread and butter.

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Golden Globes Reject ‘Michael' as a “Musical,” But ‘Obsession' Is a “Comedy”

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So, let me get this straight. “Obsession,” a horror movie, is a comedy according to the Golden Globes. “Michael,” a movie where Michael Jackson sings and for two hours, is not a musical.

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Keanu Reeves to Star in James Wan's ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ Remake

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Two weeks ago, I reported that James Wan's remake of the Korean film "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil" for Paramount was scheduled to start production in April 2027. We now have a lead.

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First Look: Dwayne Johnson Is Almost Unrecognizable As “The Chicken Man” In Benny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music’

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here's our first look at Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 54, on the New York City set of Benny Safdie's "Lizard Music," a live-action/CGI hybrid now set for a Christmas 2027 release.

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David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Clocks In at 140 Minutes — 60 Pages Trimmed From Tarantino’s Original Script: “It Was Essentially Two Movies”

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So, this is interesting. Two movies. That's what David Fincher says he was handed when Quentin Tarantino's screenplay for “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” landed on his desk.

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Christopher Nolan's ‘The Prestige' Has 20th Anniversary Re-Release Teaser — January 29, 2027 in 70mm and IMAX

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“The Prestige” is the filmmaker’s latest set for re-release. It'll play in 70mm and, for the first time ever, IMAX — with 35mm and digital 2D showings also on the menu.

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Netflix Expected to “Push Further Into Theaters” Under New CCO Peter Rice

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is all quite the 180 when you consider that for years, Ted Sarandos insisted that theaters were not a major part of Netflix's film plans. Those plans have now clearly changed, and a new era might be coming.

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Jeremy Saulnier's ‘Slayground' Has First Trailer — A24 Sets January 29, 2027 Release

October 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Saulnier is, of course, the filmmaker behind "Blue Ruin," "Green Room" and "Rebel Ridge." A24 landed this latest project a little over a year ago after a heated bidding war that included Netflix.

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Benny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music' With Dwayne Johnson Sets Christmas 2027 Release

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Amazon/MGM Studios has dated the live-action/CGI hybrid, starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Benny Safdie, as a family-friendly holiday movie for December 25, 2027.

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‘You Can See Everything' Is Currently Letterboxd's Highest-Rated Film Ever, Beating ‘The Godfather,’ ‘12 Angry Men,’ ‘Seven Samurai’

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's "You Can See Everything" has been in theaters for, what, three days? And it's already the highest-rated feature film of all time on Letterboxd.

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Quentin Tarantino Calls David Fincher “My Favorite Director, Aside From Myself"

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quentin Tarantino doesn't usually put modern-day filmmakers on his level. That’s just how he is. David Fincher seems to be the one exception.

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John Malkovich Is the Best Actor Frontrunner. Then It's Matt Damon, Andrew Scott, Ryan Gosling and… Tom Cruise?

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

At the top, it's John Malkovich's to lose. He is a lock for Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine.” This would be his first lead nod. A late-career Malkovich comeback in a McDonagh movie? I'm all for it.

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Tom Holland to Star in Drew Pearce's Thriller ‘Penthouse’ for Sony — and I'm Still Not Convinced He’s a Movie Star

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I'm going to say what a lot of people think, and won't say out loud: I don't believe Tom Holland can be a movie star outside of Spider-Man. That's been my genuine hunch for a few years now.

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Netflix Fires Film Chief Dan Lin

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Under Lin, the quality of Netflix's movies got worse. The Lin era was defined by mid-budget, algorithm-friendly fare and a wobbly relationship with the filmmakers who actually gave Netflix its prestige.

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Jesse Eisenberg Says He “Couldn’t Get Movie Studio Roles” After Winning a Razzie for ‘Batman v Superman’

October 19, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ten years later, Jesse Eisenberg says the backlash behind his Lex Luthor, and the Razzie that came with it, changed the course of his career, and led him to directing.

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Peter Jackson Says His Next Film Is ‘Tintin 2,' but Who's Paying for It?

October 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Peter Jackson is back. Twelve years after his last narrative feature, he's confirmed his next directing gig, and it's the ‘Tintin’ sequel that everyone had pretty much given up on.

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Taika Waititi Says His ‘Star Wars' Movie Has Been “Put on Ice"

October 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This was inevitably going to happen. Taika Waititi's long-gestating "Star Wars" movie — first announced by Lucasfilm on May the 4th, 2020 — has been "put on ice."

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Flops at the Box Office With $290K Weekend, $614 Per-Screen Average

October 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

No official figure has been reported, but best guess is the budget landed somewhere in the $10M range. HBO pre-bought the streaming rights, but that was before David Ellison took over

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