M. Night Shyamalan tells TheWrap that "Lady in the Water" is the film he most wants reappraised, calling it the closest fusion of his family-film and thriller sides.
Read moreSabrina Carpenter to Play Ginger Rogers in Tom Holland's Fred Astaire Biopic
Qualley will play Adele Astaire, Fred's sister and his original dance partner. Carpenter takes on Ginger Rogers, the partner who helped turn Astaire into one of the most beloved screen stars ever.
Read moreCurry Barker Says Netflix Wanted Straight-to-Streaming for ‘Obsession’ Before Focus Won the Bidding War
A bidding war had broken out. According to Barker, pretty much everyone wanted in, with Neon, Focus, and A24 among the suitors. Netflix was in the mix too, but the offer was to just put it straight on Netflix.
Read moreNathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything' Is Rated R for “Graphic Nudity,” and It's Not Who You Think
It's rated R for "language" and, strangest of all, "graphic nudity." Who gets naked in this doc? It's left some puzzled, and for good reason.
Read moreThe 10 Best Movies I Saw at Venice and TIFF
The power has shifted to Cannes, or just not premiering your film at a festival. There were still some gems, though. Here are my ten favorites among the films I hadn't already seen.
Read moreDavid Oyelowo as Mikael Blomkvist? ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Reboot Is Already Stirring Up Debate
Sky’s reboot is being updated to the present. Blomkvist is now a "cancelled" star reporter who teams up with Salander to look into the decades-old disappearance of Harriet Vanger,
Read moreCaleb Landry Jones, Ella Purnell & More Join Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat’
We love Caleb Landry Jones over here, one of the most fearless actors working today, and pairing him with Aster feels like a match made in a very specific, very anxious heaven.
Read more‘Breaking Bad’ Tops NYT's 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century as Voted by 500 Stars, Showrunners and Critics
No surprise, “Breaking Bad” tops the 100 Greatest 21st Century Shows. “The Wire is #2, followed by “Mad Men,” “Succession” and “Fleabag,” rounding out the top 5.
Read more‘NAZA' Trailer: Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Follow-Up to 'No Other Land' Hits Theaters Next Week, Then Streams Free Worldwide
The film will stream for free, worldwide, on The Guardian's website in late November. That's a bold distribution move, and it tells you exactly what the filmmakers want here. They want eyeballs, as many as possible.
Read moreBox-Office Thursday: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($3.8M), ‘Resident Evil’ ($3.3M), ‘Primetime’ ($2.7M), ‘Heart of the Beast’ ($2M), ‘Forgotten Island’ ($1.4M)
Theaters are in for a big one. Four wide releases are trying to knock Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" off the top spot, and as many as five films could gross $20M or more this Friday through Sunday.
Read more‘The Catch’: Emma Stone’s First Post-Lanthimos Movie Wraps, Brings in ‘Memoria’ DP Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Mukdeeprom is well known on the arthouse circuit for his work with Apichatpong Weerasethakul (“Memoria”), and he also shot three Guadagnino movies.
Read moreMike P. Nelson To Direct Eleventh (!) ‘Saw’ Movie as James Wan and Leigh Whannell Return to the Franchise
Mike P. Nelson will direct the next instalment of the franchise, which recently returned to the hands of its original architect, James Wan, who is producing under Atomic Monster, now part of Blumhouse, and Leigh Whannell.
Read moreLetterboxd Is Up for Sale, and A24, Sony and The New York Times Are Bidding
Letterboxd, the app where film Twitter went to live, could soon have a new owner. The New York Times, A24, and Sony Pictures are among the suitors who've expressed interest in buying the site.
Read moreRichard Linklater Says His Next Movie Is Now a Trilogy, and Funding Has Been a “Challenge”
Linklater has been planning a film about the transcendentalists, the "first hippies," a literary movement that included Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau.
Read moreEbon Moss-Bachrach Set to Play Kelso in Michael Mann's ‘Heat 2'
Ebon Moss-Bachrach will take on the role originated by the late Tom Noonan in 1995's "Heat." Guy Pearce was reportedly in the mix at one point, but Mann ultimately went with Moss-Bachrach.
Read moreMore ‘Narnia' Images .. Greta Gerwig, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Craig, and Others
Empire's November issue has hit shelves, and after a week of teasing, the full set-visit feature on Greta Gerwig's “Narnia: The Magician's Nephew” is finally out. It comes with a batch of new images.
Read more‘Day Drinker' Trailer Raises Red Flags for Marc Webb's Post-‘Snow White' Rebound
‘Madden’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Wears a Fat Suit to Play John Madden in David O. Russell’s Prime Video Biopic
This looks so bad it might actually be good? Cage's fat suit and makeup couldn't be more unsubtle or distracting, and the same goes for his accent, which doesn't match Madden's. I’m sold.
Read more‘Clayface' Trailer: DC's $40M R-Rated Swing Trades Superheroes for Body Horror
I have no idea how this one will turn out. It's very hard to tell, even with a few trailers now in the bank. The marketing has leaned so heavily on mood and gross-out moments.
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M. Night Shyamalan tells TheWrap that "Lady in the Water" is the film he most wants reappraised, calling it the closest fusion of his family-film and thriller sides.