The third and final entry in the ‘Venom’ franchise pulled in an estimated $16M in its third weekend – bringing its domestic total to $115M. However, its $400M worldwide total is further proof how popular this movie really is overseas, especially in China where it has become a cul … | Continue reading
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was the winner, appearing in close to 1/5 of the lists submitted — Nolan’s film beat out Todd Field’s “TÁR” (#2) by two votes and The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (#3) by three votes. | Continue reading
Comedian Tim Dillon, who had a small role in “Joker: Folie à Deux” as a security guard, recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and trashed ‘Folie à Deux’ as “the worst film that has ever been made.” | Continue reading
After the painful experience of having to watch both of these trailers, I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if they up bombing hard next year. There’s no exciting lure to them, it all feels bland and familiar. Who seriously wants to watch this crap? | Continue reading
‘Wonka’ director Paul King has now confirmed that the sequel is indeed in development, and that the script is currently being written (via HeyUGuys) — expect this one to be released in December 2027. | Continue reading
Jalmari Helander is back to direct. Jorma Tommila is reprising his lead role as the indestructible Aatami. No plot details have been revealed at this time. It should also be noted that, unlike the first film, “Sisu 2” was not shot in Finland. | Continue reading
Villeneuve recently took part in a Q&A at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal where he had a simple response to Tarantino’s refusal to watch ‘Dune.’ | Continue reading
After many delays, HBO had announced that “Euphoria” season 3 would start shooting in January 2025. Last I heard, the script hadn’t been finalized. I was always skeptical that a third season would actually occur, and it looks like that might be the case. | Continue reading
Anne Hathaway and Zendaya have been added to the cast of Christopher Nolan’s next film, they join the previously announced Matt Damon and Tom Holland (via Deadline). No word yet on who the actual lead of the film is, or whether it might just be an ensemble piece. | Continue reading
Quentin Tarantino, no stranger to hot takes, defended Bruce Willis’ direct-to-video movies on his Video Archives Podcast. The filmmaker admitted having binged a bunch of these titles recently and coming out of the experience impressed by what he’d seen. | Continue reading
Martin Campbell will forever be known as the director who successfully rebooted the James Bond franchise TWICE, one of those films being one of the best Bonds ever (“Casino Royale”). | Continue reading
Speaking to Forbes, Gad says the very supportive people who have read his script have “been blown away” by it. He doesn’t go into specifics, but does lay the groundworks to amp up excitement for some fans: | Continue reading
Lionsgate‘s Antoine Fuqua directed biopic, “Michael” had been set up with an April 18, 2025 release date, but has now been moved to a meatier, awards-ready October 3, 2025 slot. Can a Michael Jackson movie actually contend for awards? | Continue reading
Deadline is reporting that Safdie’s film reportedly cost close to $90M to produce. It’s by far A24’s most expensive film to date, surpassing this year’s “Civil War” which cost around $50M to produce. | Continue reading
Here’s the trailer for Bill Fishman’s “Waltzing With Brando,” still searching for a buyer. Billy Zane has most definitely landed his most attention-grabbing role in years as Marlon Brando. He looks and sounds exactly like the late actor’s twin. | Continue reading
Clint Eastwood's 'Juror #2' is now confirmed to end its theatrical run this Thursday after just one week in theaters. It’s supposed to hit VOD by the end of the month. Despite the vocal backlash, Warner Bros couldn’t care less, and they’ve decided one week was enough for this fil … | Continue reading
Reynolds is telling Variety that he’s writing a new mystery project that would reunite him with his “Deadpool & Wolverine” cohorts, Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy. The project has nothing to do with the MCU, and is an original story conceived from scratch by Reynolds. | Continue reading
The term “superhero fatigue” was coined to address the lack of enthusiasm for Marvel and DC movies, and particularly their underperformance at the box-office. It’s an argument that’s been prevalent in the pandemic-era, and for good reason. | Continue reading
It’s been six years since ‘Nightingale’, but Kent is finally ready to delve into a new project. She recently told Gizmodo that her next film will be announced imminently, and that it’s based on a “very well-known horror book.” | Continue reading
David Lynch liked Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of A Fall” so much that he’s lent his services to illustrate the annotated edition of the film’s screenplay. The boo, illustrated by Lynch himself, will be made available on November 28. | Continue reading
Universal Pictures’ “Distant,” a sci-fi drama directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, wrapped shooting in November 2020. Sadly, it still hasn’t been released. Universal has been sitting on this film now for almost four years. | Continue reading
Nikyatu Jusu—who directed the overcooked 2022 folk-horror tale “Nanny”—is working on a new version of David Cronenberg’s “The Fly,” via Deadline. Jusu’s film will be “set in the universe of [Cronenberg’s] film,” and won’t be a straight remake. Jusu will direct and pen the script. | Continue reading
I predicted this would happen. It’s obvious that, after Greta Gerwig seemingly convinced Netflix to release her “Narnia” theatrically, Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson are now pushing for ‘Knives Out 3’ to get the same treatment. | Continue reading
Hidden deep inside a recent THR report was how The Weeknd’s upcoming film, loosely inspired by “Misery,” and directed by Trey Edward Shults (“Krisha”), couldn’t find a buyer. It’s been sitting in post-production for well over a year now with “no one biting.” | Continue reading
Legendary Hollywood producer Jon Peters, 79, is telling THR that he’s working with Oliver Stone on a film about the Trump assassination attempt. What’s odd about Peters’ assertion, which he swears will happen, is that Stone quickly denied any such project exists. | Continue reading
Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The End” screened at Telluride and TIFF this fall. It had originally been snubbed by Cannes and Venice. The film, which currently stands at 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, now has as trailer, via Neon. | Continue reading
Produced by Amazon/MGM, “A Simple Favor 2,” starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, was greenlit as a streaming original; The film recently screened and, according to Feig, test scores were so high that there’s now a decent chance the sequel might hit theaters. | Continue reading
The piece, written by Alexander Larman, has the headline, “Why Hollywood liberals are punishing Clint Eastwood for his politics.” Some of it reads like pure speculation, insinuating that Eastwood is being treated poorly by Warner Bros because of his conservative-leaning tendencie … | Continue reading
It looks like Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” will not have any sort of “extended” or “director’s” cut released. Scott is denying that any such version, with additional material, exists of the film and that the theatrical print, released on November 22, is his final cut (via Collid … | Continue reading
In 2019, Roman Polanski premiered one of the best films of his career. He even won the Grand Jury prize at Venice for it. A few months later it was nominated for 12 French Cesar awards, and it later won Polanski the Best Director award. Yet the film still hasn’t been released in … | Continue reading
It turns out that Haneke has retired from filmmaking, at least according to Isabelle Huppert who took part in a masterclass session at the Lumiere Film Festival alongside Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux. | Continue reading
NEON’s exclusive six theater rollout of Palme d’Or winner, Sean Baker’s “Anora,” has turned into a major success. We’ll see how it does in the coming weeks, as it continues to expand nationwide, but these numbers are major. | Continue reading
Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” had its first screening at the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, where critics, media and industry got a first look at the film. | Continue reading
The filmmaker behind “American History X” is back. It’s been 13 years since Kaye’s last film, “Detachment,” was released — it was ignored by the public, that is until a cult following soon caught on to it. | Continue reading
It turns out that Clint Eastwood’s new film, Juror #2,” out November 1, was originally intended as a streaming-only release on Max, but at the last minute, Warners decided to bump it up to a limited theatrical release. | Continue reading
If I wasn’t worried, and in fact excited, by Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man,” this trailer is a tad concerning. The CGI seems a little off, which isn’t surprising given the budget of this Blumhouse horror cheapie is supposed to be in the $20M range. | Continue reading
Luca Guadagnino keeps piling up the projects. This might be his most bewildering one of all. Guadagnino is reportedly set to direct a remake of “American Psycho.” | Continue reading
Speaking of the friction between the ‘Knives Out’ gang and Netflix, Puck’s Matt Belloni has just written about a curse-filled exchange that happened at the TIFF 2022 premiere of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’ | Continue reading
I’m being told that Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is eyeing a world premiere at next year’s Cannes Film Festival. Not that surprising given what the film is about, and the filmmaker behind it. | Continue reading
Another new live-action ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie is in the works. ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ won’t be split into two films, despite previous reports. Instead, they are developing another LOTR movie at the same time. | Continue reading
While ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ is still filming, it’s going to be a very busy next few months for Tom Cruise as he has booked two films, set to shoot in 2025, and they’re both non-IP films. | Continue reading
Parker Finn’s “Smile 2” is having a slow start at the box-office, having only earned $2.5M in Thursday showings. It’s not looking like it’ll match the original’s numbers. I can also confirm that the film cost a little under $30M to produce. | Continue reading
Why is Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” being released in January 2025? That’s the question everybody seems to be asking. Positioning a film during the dumping grounds of January does not hint at much confidence on the part of Warner Bros. | Continue reading
“I’m in the writing zone right now,” Vileneuve tells Deadline, referring ‘Dune: Messiah.’ He adds that the main actors on the third film will be Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Anya Taylor-Joy. | Continue reading
I trust Paul King — mostly because he’s the man behind the first two ‘Paddington’ movies — but I'm struggling to think of anything interesting that he could do with a “Prince Charming” movie. | Continue reading
Some promising casting news as Josh Brolin (“No Country For Old Men”) is set to play the villain in Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” remake. Glen Powell, Katy O’Brian and Daniel Ezra were already part of the cast (via Deadline) | Continue reading
“The Day the Earth Blew Up” is the first proper Looney Tunes movie in years, but Warner Bros. wanted nothing to do with it. In August, Warners brokered a deal with Ketchup Entertainment to distribute the film in theaters. | Continue reading
A rep for Lionsgate has now reached out and tells me The Wrap’s story is “inaccurate.” According to them, Wiseman led the reshoots and Stahelski was only there to “help in the creation of action design on the new scenes that would enhance the film and create bigger action sequenc … | Continue reading