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.
Read moreKeanu Reeves to Star in James Wan's ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ Remake
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.
Read moreFirst Look: Dwayne Johnson Is Almost Unrecognizable As “The Chicken Man” In Benny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music’
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.
Read moreDavid Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Clocks In at 140 Minutes — 60 Pages Trimmed From Tarantino’s Original Script: “It Was Essentially Two Movies”
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.
Read moreChristopher Nolan's ‘The Prestige' Has 20th Anniversary Re-Release Teaser — January 29, 2027 in 70mm and IMAX
“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.
Read moreNetflix Expected to “Push Further Into Theaters” Under New CCO Peter Rice
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.
Read moreJeremy Saulnier's ‘Slayground' Has First Trailer — A24 Sets January 29, 2027 Release
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.
Read moreBenny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music' With Dwayne Johnson Sets Christmas 2027 Release
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.
Read more‘You Can See Everything' Is Currently Letterboxd's Highest-Rated Film Ever, Beating ‘The Godfather,’ ‘12 Angry Men,’ ‘Seven Samurai’
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.
Read moreQuentin Tarantino Calls David Fincher “My Favorite Director, Aside From Myself"
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.
Read moreJohn Malkovich Is the Best Actor Frontrunner. Then It's Matt Damon, Andrew Scott, Ryan Gosling and… Tom Cruise?
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.
Read moreTom Holland to Star in Drew Pearce's Thriller ‘Penthouse’ for Sony — and I'm Still Not Convinced He’s a Movie Star
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.
Read moreNetflix Fires Film Chief Dan Lin
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.
Read moreJesse Eisenberg Says He “Couldn’t Get Movie Studio Roles” After Winning a Razzie for ‘Batman v Superman’
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.
Read morePeter Jackson Says His Next Film Is ‘Tintin 2,' but Who's Paying for It?
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.
Read moreTaika Waititi Says His ‘Star Wars' Movie Has Been “Put on Ice"
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."
Read moreAlex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Flops at the Box Office With $290K Weekend, $614 Per-Screen Average
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
Read more‘Michael’ Gets Standing Ovation at DGA Oscar Screening — Best Picture Nomination a Possibility?
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.
Read moreKevin Costner Isn't Giving Up on ‘Horizon’: “Ultimately We Are Going to Release Four Movies”
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.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘Whalefall' Bombs With $7M Opening on $60M Budget
Duffield's "Whalefall," the survival thriller about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale, is heading toward a roughly $7M-ish opening weekend, according to the most recent Saturday update.
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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.