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."
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
This absolutely matters. That room was practically all Oscar voters. Fact remains, “Michael” was always going to contend for a best picture nomination, you just had to set your biases aside.
Back in May, a Warner Bros. source told me ‘Chapter 2’ wasn't coming out in 2026. It was “not in the plans.” The film has been finished for two years.
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.
Of course he’s a fan.
“Ah, delicious.” - Brad Pitt as we geeked out about Paul Thomas Anderson’s PHANTOM THREAD being shot on film.
— Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) September 18, 2019
We talked about Pitt’s love of 35mm cinematography, Hoyte van Hoytema, Robert Richardson, PTA, his relationship with cinematographers on film sets & more.#AdAstraMovie pic.twitter.com/iLqbGtv2NV
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.