After getting his paycheck for “Mufasa,” Barry Jenkins has found his next film and not only will it keep him working within the big studio system, but it’ll also star Glen Powell.

“F1,” which stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies, follows a Formula One driver (Pitt) coming out of retirement, who ends up mentoring a younger protégé (Idris), and taking his final stab at glory on the track as the younger driver’s teammate.

Based on what I’m now hearing, backed by two sources, Legendary is not happy with how ‘Faces’ turned out, and that’s despite paying for reshoots, and the film testing very well.

Garland says the HBO show, based on the video game, inspired his writing process for the film’s sequel. “It was nice for me to feel like someone’s saying ‘raise your game’” he said.

More than three years after it wrapped production, we finally now have our first look at Peter Dinklage as The Toxic Avenger. It took ‘em long enough. This film has had a tumultuous journey to the big screen.

Phoebe Dynevor has been offered a co-lead role, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal,” in M Night Shyamalan’s “Remain.” A summer shoot is being eyed on the film. Warner Bros is set to distribute.

An update on Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” It’s been finally confirmed, via WGA filing, that the film was “inspired” by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.”

Daniel Craig has been cast in Greta Grewig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” yes that’s seemingly the title that’s been circulating for a few days now.

Ang Lee still eyeing his son, Mason, to play Bruce Lee in the biopic, saying, "Neither of us can go back in time, so we hope to start making this film as soon as possible."

Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) has been cast in ‘Spider-Man 4.’ She will co-star with Tom Holland. The prevailing theory is that Sink will be introduced as Jean Grey in the film.

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has now been in production for almost three weeks. I’ve added a few on-set photos, including our first look at Tom Holland who resembles Frodo Baggins.

A trailer for Disney’s live-action/CGI remake of “Lilo & Stitch” (05.23.25) has just been released. It doesn’t look like a shot for shot remake, and Chris Sanders returning to voice Stitch certainly helps.

A teaser has been released for “Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues”. It sees the band’s signature amplifier getting turned “up to eleven” — a reference to the first film’s iconic gag.

Jacques Audiard is a bruised man. This year marked the first time that the acclaimed French filmmaker had a major Oscar contender, and I don’t think he ever wants to experience that again.

There’s an update regarding Michael Mann’s “Heat 2.” I’m told Mann submitted the script in early 2025, but that the project is nowhere near being greenlit over at Warner Bros.

An attendee tells me that “Hamnet” has “the most extreme closeups I’ve ever seen in a movie,” and that because of this creative decision, they now know “every freckle” in Buckley’s face.

The great Steve Buscemi has joined the cast of Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” which should be starting this month. Searchlight is producing this one.

Erin Cressida Wilson will be receiving the sole screenplay credit, but additional off-screen attributes are going to Jez Butterworth, Steven Levenson, Jeff Nathanson, Victoria Strouse, Chris Weitz and, original writer, Greta Gerwig.

Despite John Wick, presumably, dying in the last instalment, a fifth John Wick movie is apparently happening. Only in Hollywood can the dead suddenly reappear.

After some pretty dire test scores, Warners had come up with their own alternative cut of “Mickey 17” that tested 10 points higher than Bong’s. However, the director had final cut and got his way.