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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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Denis Villeneuve Calls ‘Digger' a “Furious Comedy" and “a Very Important Movie"

October 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Will Academy voters feel the same way? Directors tend to respect directors who swing big, and having Villeneuve publicly champion your film doesn't hurt.

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Box Office: ‘Clayface' Hits $3.5M in Previews, ‘You Can See Everything' Eyes $20M+ Weekend, ‘Klara and the Sun’ Makes Only $85K and ‘Wildwood' Is in Trouble

October 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

That sets up a real fight for #1 this weekend between "Clayface" and "You Can See Everything." If Fielder's documentary holds strong in its expansion, it has a legitimate shot at beating a DC movie

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Todd Haynes to Direct ‘The Maids’ Starring Cate Blanchett as His Next Film

October 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to El País, Haynes let it slip that his follow-up will be an adaptation of Jean Genet's Les Bonnes (“The Maids”), and that Cate Blanchett might be on board::

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Tom Skerritt, Reassuring Face in American Movies, Dies at 93

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Very sorry to hear about Tom Skerritt's passing today. He was 93. If you grew up watching movies from the '70s and '80s, Skerritt was simply there, the guy with the mustache and those calm eyes.

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Charli XCX Joins Martin Scorsese's ‘What Happens at Night'

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Charli’s role is under wraps, but she's in good company, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson and Jared Harris leading the cast.

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‘Star Wars: Starfighter' Has Cost $226M So Far, and It's Not Close to Done

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Shawn Levy's "Star Wars: Starfighter" wrapped shooting last December, well ahead of its May 28, 2027 release. Now we're getting a look at what it's costing Disney — let’s hope this one is a success.

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Brad Bird's Next Directing Gig Will Be Live-Action ‘1906’ — and It's Why He Isn't Doing 'Incredibles 3'

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Based on James Dalessandro's 2004 novel, "1906" chronicles the San Francisco earthquake and the fires that followed, which killed more than 3,000 people and destroyed over 80% of the city.

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Lucrecia Martel's Next Film ‘Gente’ Is Sci-Fi, and the Script Is Finished

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Martel has only made a handful of features in 25 years ("La Ciénaga," "The Holy Girl," "The Headless Woman," "Zama"), and every one of them has been an event for festival audiences.

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Walter Hill Teases New Low-Budget Film Set in Los Angeles, His First Since ‘Dead for a Dollar'

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hill wrote "The Getaway" for Peckinpah, then in the ‘70s and ‘80s directed "Hard Times," "The Driver," "The Warriors," "The Long Riders," "Southern Comfort," "48 Hrs” and "Streets of Fire.”

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‘I Play Rocky’ Trailer: Anthony Ippolito Becomes Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly's Oscar Hopeful

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A new trailer has dropped for Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky,” a film that fall festival audiences have wholeheartedly embraced, but one that critics seem determined to reject.

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‘Heat 2’ Shoot Delayed to January

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Michael Mann's "Heat 2" won't be rolling cameras this year after all. Appearing on Today Show this morning, Stephen Graham said the sequel is now set to begin shooting in January.

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Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O'Connor Will Screen-Test for James Bond This Week

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

At least four actors have received test offers. Deadline's insiders say three of them are Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O'Connor. The fourth name is a “mystery actor.”

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‘Klara and the Sun' Cut From 1,900 to 850 Screens After Brutal Reviews

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Just a few weeks ago, Taika Waititi's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun" was set to open in over 1,900 theaters this weekend. Now, according to Variety, that number has been cut to roughly 850.

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Cory Michael Smith Joins Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat'

October 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cory Michael Smith is the latest addition to the ensemble of Aster's latest, which is led by Scarlett Johansson and also features Jacob Elordi, Jude Law, Caleb Landry Jones, Ella Purnell and Samba Schutte.

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Samara Weaving Joins Olivia Wilde's ‘Naughty' Alongside Jennifer Aniston, Peter Dinklage, Regina Hall, & More

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Olivia Wilde, coming off great reviews for "The Invite," is shooting her next film, a holiday comedy titled "Naughty," which already had Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage attached as the two main leads.

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‘Wildwood’ Is a $100M+ Stop-Motion Triumph, Oscar Frontrunner — and It's About to Be One of the Biggest Bombs of the Year

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A PG-13, 132-minute stop-motion epic that cost $100M+ opens this weekend, with glowing reviews to boot, and almost nobody cares.

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‘Clayface' Gets Mixed Reviews, 59 on Metacritic — Tracking at Soft $18M–$20M Opening

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Reviews are not as ideal as expected, but the silver lining for DC Studios is that, at $44M, “Clayface” doesn't need to be a blockbuster hit to avoid break even point.

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‘Cliff Booth': Netflix Releases 8 New Images, But Still No Poster, or Robust Trailer

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This latest batch of images makes it all the more baffling that, with the film barely five weeks from release, we still don't have an official poster, nor have we gotten a full-course trailer.

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‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Gets One-Weekend Theatrical Release as Amazon/MGM Shrinks Rollout

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It sounds like Amazon/MGM has decided to cut the rollout of "Ali G: Who Iz I?," Sacha Baron Cohen's latest prank-filled improv comedy, even shorter. The film hits theaters this weekend, by the way.

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‘You Can See Everything' Is the #1 Movie in America on Just 855 Screens — Now It Expands to 2,500+ This Weekend

October 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The real test comes this weekend, when A24 expands "You Can See Everything" to 2,500+ screens. Wouldn't it be something if it ended up at #1? “Clayface” stands in its way.

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