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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

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.

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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

Read more
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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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Can Amanda Seyfried Get an Oscar Nomination for a Documentary? Globes, BAFTA and SAG Deem Her Ineligible

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In the “doc,” Seyfried appears in the dramatized reenactments of moments that were never filmed. Is that a performance or a documentary device? The awards bodies can't agree.

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Box Office: 'Ebenezer' Hits $1.5M in Previews, 4.5-Star PostTrak Overrules Critics; ‘How to Rob A Bank’ Falls Flat With $900K

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I mentioned that French audiences have been rating “Ebenezer” highly. It has a 4 on AlloCiné, which is roughly an A/A- CinemaScore. Well, last night's PostTrak for U.S. audiences was just as good, with 4.5 stars.

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New ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie Set for 2027 With Steve Miner, 75, Directing

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Of all the horror filmmakers who've begged for a shot at Jason over the past 17 years, they went with a 75-year-old who hasn't made a feature since "Day of the Dead" in 2008.

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Robert Pattinson Likely to Be the Next James Bond, Says Puck’s Matt Belloni

November 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The finalists are Nicholas Hoult, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor, Pattinson and Callum Turner. Belloni says an announcement could come before Christmas if nothing goes wrong. The most interesting nugget is the deals.

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‘Man of Tomorrow’ Hit With Reshoots, Scrapped Cameos — No Final Cut for James Gunn?

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.

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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Gets Mixed Reviews, 52% Rotten Tomatoes, Eyes $23M Opening Weekend

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Given the low budget, “Ebenezer” will probably amount to a win for Depp. For West, I hope this was a one-time paycheck before he goes back to R-rated filmmaking.

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Brad Pitt to Star in Darius Marder's ‘Connector' for Apple, the ‘Sound of Metal' Director's First Film in Seven Years

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The story takes place in 1970s New York and follows a working-class legend, a "sky-walking" ironworker who takes on forces much bigger than himself. Pitt as a blue-collar hero in '70s Manhattan? Sold.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirms ‘Predator,’ ‘Commando’ and ‘Conan' Sequels Are in the Works

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

While on Jimmy Kimmel, Arnold, 79, confirmed he's working on sequels to "Predator," "Commando," and "Conan." He also made it clear that none of them move forward until the writing is right.

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Michael B. Jordan's ‘Thomas Crown Affair' Trailer Drops as Test Screenings Disappoint and the WGA Credits the 1999 Writers Despite No Involvement

November 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The WGA has awarded screenplay credit to Kurt Wimmer and Leslie Dixon, the writers of the 1999 remake. Dixon and Wimmer had nothing to do with this new version.

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Alma Har’el’s ‘Wet’ Acquired by Lionsgate: Starring Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Connor Storrie, Odessa A’zion and Rosalia

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been seven years since Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf — she is now set to direct her next film, with a very talented cast.

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Quentin Tarantino Fired Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds' for Skipping the Table Read

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Imagine firing Isabelle Huppert from your movie. One of the great actresses of all time, the woman behind "The Piano Teacher," "La Cérémonie" and "Elle," dropped because she missed a table read.

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