Someone at A24 must have seen “Obsession”; the studio just hired that film’s director — Curry Barker — to helm their upcoming “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” reboot.
Read more‘Michael’ Has $200M Budget, Most Expensive Music Biopic Ever
Oscars: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Puppeteer James Ortiz Eligible for Supporting Actor in Amazon/MGM Awards Push
After Academy discussions, James Ortiz is now eligible to campaign for best supporting actor — Amazon/MGM plans on submitting him in the category.
Read more‘Thelma & Louise’ Cannes 2026 Poster Revealed as Jury Rumors Swirl Around Demi Moore, and … Jacob Elordi?
Thirty-five years after its 1991 Cannes debut, “Thelma & Louise” has been chosen as the inspiration for the Cannes Film Festival’s official poster.
Read more‘The Drama’ Tops $100M Worldwide, Becoming A24’s Fifth Biggest Hit Ever
Meanwhile, some great news for A24: “The Drama” has legs. The Zendaya- and Robert Pattinson-starring vehicle just surpassed the $100M mark at the global box office. The budget was only $25M.
Read moreSydney Sweeney Cut From ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ in “Creative Decision”
Apparently, Sydney Sweeney was supposed to be in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” in a cameo role playing herself, but her scene(s) has been cut.
Read more‘Michael’: 27% on Rotten Tomatoes as Critics Slam “Sanitized” Biopic, Fuqua Says He’s “Not Convinced” of Abuse Claims
Last I checked, “Michael” was eyeing $80M+ on opening, and that is still a possibility, but critics have been harsh. The word “sanitized” appears frequently in these reviews.
Read moreWoody Allen’s Spain-Set Film Back on Track as Director Sets October Production Start
There’s also continued speculation about casting, including whether longtime supporters like Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem might appear, which would certainly raise the project’s profile.
Read moreJoseph Kosinski Not Directing ‘Top Gun 3’ as Search for Replacement Begins
The script will be turned in very soon, and word is that producer Jerry Bruckheimer is fully acknowledging the fact that “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joe Kosinski will not return.
Read moreApple Paid Jonah Hill $20M to Direct ‘Outcome’
Hill’s film cost Apple $80M. Furthermore, for some reason, a quarter of the budget went to Hill as director, who earned an insane $20M — the type of salary Tarantino and Scorsese earn per project.
Read moreSean Baker Scored First Major Payday as ‘Ti Amo!’ Sold to Warner Bros’ Clockwork for $22M
It’s a striking development for Baker, who lived in a tiny West Hollywood apartment, and famously left the 2025 Oscars, mid-ceremony to walk his dog at home
Read moreSteven Caple Jr. Set to Direct ‘I Am Legend 2,’ Which Will Pretend Will Smith’s Character Survived
Akiva Goldsman, who returns to write the sequel, has said that “I Am Legend 2” will use the “alternate ending” as canon, effectively treating it as if Smith’s Dr. Robert Neville never died.
Read moreMarvel Visual Chief Exits as Disney Layoffs Might Reshape MCU’s “Same Look” Problem
Tommy Lee Jones and Ice Cube to Star in Brian Helgeland’s ‘Outside Man’
What an odd pairing, and yet so much potential. Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland will write and direct “Outside Man.”
Read moreThe 10 Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2026 — Minus IP, Sequels, and Reboots
It’s late April, which means summer movies are about to be unleashed onto audiences, young and old, from the first week of May through the last week of August.
Read moreThe Most Underrated Movies of the 2010s
‘Practical Magic 2’ Teaser: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Reunite for Unlikely Sequel, 28 Years Later
The bar’s not exactly high. The original limped to a $68M global box office on a $75M budget and earned lukewarm reviews at best. Of course, there wouldn’t be a sequel without a cult following.
Read moreIs Tom Hooper Back? After ‘Cats,’ the Oscar Winner to Direct Millie Bobby Brown-Starring ‘Nineteen Steps’
Millie Bobby Brown is set to team up with Hooper, a directing Oscar winner, for an adaptation of her own New York Times bestselling novel “Nineteen Steps” for Netflix.
Read moreJessica Chastain’s ‘The Savant’ Finally Eyes July Premiere, Almost a Year After Charlie Kirk-Related Delay at Apple TV+
The premiere will come ten months after the delay. Critics had been sent advance screeners and had reviews written, ready to publish, only to be told to hold off until further notice.
Read moreDuncan Jones’ ‘Rogue Trooper’ First Trailer Reveals Sci-Fi Comeback Film
Now, eight years after his last feature, a trailer from his long-gestating “Rogue Trooper” adaptation has landed. Jones’ adaptation will be CG-animated rather than live action. It was shot in 2023.
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