‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Remake Heads to Disney+ in October — Five Months After Wrapping Production

Back in December 2024, Maika Monroe (“Longlegs”) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead hopped on-board 20th Century Studios’ remake of “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.” Michelle Garza Cervera (“Huesera: The Bone Woman”) directs from a screenplay by Micah Bloomberg (“The Report”).

The Hot Mic’s Jeff Sneider is now reporting that the project, which only wrapped production in March 2025, is being fast-tracked for a straight-to-streaming Disney+ debut this October. That’s an unusually quick turnaround.

The original 1992 film, directed by the late, great Curtis Hanson, was a deliciously trashy suburban thriller. Rebecca De Mornay played the archetypal “nanny from hell,” a grieving woman who infiltrates a family under the guise of childcare, with plans to steal both the kids and the husband.

Hanson’s film was never meant to be profound — it was camp, pure and simple, and some audiences lapped it up. Hopefully, Cervera’s remake remake hits that sweet spot — nothing more, nothing less.

‘Spring Breakers 2’ Is Getting Worse, Bella Thorne to Direct Sequel: “It’s Going to Be So Litty, Litty McTitties”

Bella Thorne has confirmed that not only is she starring in the Korine-less sequel, but she is also directing “Spring Breakers 2.” Yes, Bella Thorne, the former Disney star, who won a Pornhub directing award.

David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game’ U.S. Spinoff Shelved by Netflix — Is His Time at Netflix Up?

Netflix is no longer moving forward with the series, which went by the working title “Heckler” and was supposed to have production take place in the UK. Dennis Kelly (“Utopia”) had been hired to write the scripts.

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Faces Reshoots After Mixed Test Scores

‘Narnia’ was originally slated for release in November 2026 before being pushed to February 2027, and the official reason given to the trades was that it just wasn’t ready to hit that date.

Morgan Freeman Says He’ll Overlook a Mediocre Script “If They’re Going to Pay You Enough”

Freeman is far from retired. Case in point, all the straight-to-VOD movies he’s been making these past 10 years. Scrolling through his filmography, the last true “Hollywood” year Freeman had was in 2016.

David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Reshoots Set for August — Jeff Cronenweth to Replace Erik Messerschmidt as DP

The film had actually wrapped its six-month production in January 2026, and it’s been in post-production for the last eight months. Fincher is well known for taking his time in the editing room.

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3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

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.

‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Flawed but Astonishing Spectacle — Rave Reviews Confirm Best Picture Frontrunner

There is something undeniably powerful about a film that swings this hard, that embraces myth, spectacle, and the strange dream logic of ancient storytelling.

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets Reshoots, Won’t Premiere at Venice Film Festival

About a month ago, Variety published a piece saying that “The Social Reckoning” was being submitted to the Venice Film Festival. I can confirm now that will definitely not be happening.

Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Delayed to 2027

The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but no plot details have been revealed. All we know is that it’s a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.

Christopher Nolan’s Place in Cinema History: Genius, Overrated, or Something In Between?

Nolan has changed what a modern blockbuster can be, and that alone is a significant legacy. The bigger question is whether he has truly transformed cinema itself, or simply reinvented the blockbuster.

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.

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

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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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