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At last, Salem’s Lot is ready to rise again.
New Line Cinema remake of Stephen King’s classic 1975 vampire novel has been given a premiere date on Max.
The film from Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun) writes, directs and executive produces the film, which was originally intended for theaters and was given a 2022 release date. The film was then delayed to 2023, and then was taken off the schedule amid reports that Warner Bros. was looking to release the film on Max due to the streamer’s growing need for content.
In recent weeks, King has tweeted about the film’s mysterious delay “Between you and me, Twitter, I’ve seen the new Salem’S Lot and it’s quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it’s embarrassing, or anything. Who knows. I just write the fucking things.
New Line Cinema remake of Stephen King’s classic 1975 vampire novel has been given a premiere date on Max.
The film from Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun) writes, directs and executive produces the film, which was originally intended for theaters and was given a 2022 release date. The film was then delayed to 2023, and then was taken off the schedule amid reports that Warner Bros. was looking to release the film on Max due to the streamer’s growing need for content.
In recent weeks, King has tweeted about the film’s mysterious delay “Between you and me, Twitter, I’ve seen the new Salem’S Lot and it’s quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it’s embarrassing, or anything. Who knows. I just write the fucking things.
- 8/23/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ultron will return.
James Spader is set to reprise his role of the villainous artificial intelligence from 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Vision series with Paul Bettany.
Terry Matalas (“Star Trek: Picard”) will serve as executive producer and showrunner of the untitled series, which is scheduled to debut in 2026. Although Vision technically died in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” he was resurrected twice in the 2021’s series “WandaVision,” first as a spectral creation made (and then unmade) by magic, and again as a ghost white robot without any memories from his past.
It’ll prove troublesome for Vision when Ultron returns,...
James Spader is set to reprise his role of the villainous artificial intelligence from 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Vision series with Paul Bettany.
Terry Matalas (“Star Trek: Picard”) will serve as executive producer and showrunner of the untitled series, which is scheduled to debut in 2026. Although Vision technically died in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” he was resurrected twice in the 2021’s series “WandaVision,” first as a spectral creation made (and then unmade) by magic, and again as a ghost white robot without any memories from his past.
It’ll prove troublesome for Vision when Ultron returns,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Adam B. Vary and Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
GKids, the producer and distributor of animation from around the world, has acquired the theatrical and home video rights for North America to “Look Back.” The film, which was a box office sensation in Japan, is based on the critically acclaimed manga by “Chainsaw Man” author Tatsuki Fujimoto and adapted and directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama. “Look Back” will hit theaters on October 4th in its original Japanese language. The deal was negotiated between Gkids and Avex Pictures.
GKids are coming off of the Oscar-winning Hayao Miyazaki film “The Boy and the Heron.” They’ve also overseen the domestic release of such modern classics as “Weathering with You,” “Belle” and “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.”
“Look Back” debuted earlier this year at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with additional screenings at New York City’s Japan Cuts and Los Angeles’ Anime Expo. When the film was released in Japan,...
GKids are coming off of the Oscar-winning Hayao Miyazaki film “The Boy and the Heron.” They’ve also overseen the domestic release of such modern classics as “Weathering with You,” “Belle” and “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.”
“Look Back” debuted earlier this year at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with additional screenings at New York City’s Japan Cuts and Los Angeles’ Anime Expo. When the film was released in Japan,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
As August winds down, two new movies, Lionsgate’s “The Crow” reboot and Amazon MGM’s thriller “Blink Twice,” are opening in theaters — but the summer box office highs are long gone.
“The Crow,” featuring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs, made $650,000 in previews at the box office; while “Blink Twice,” directed by Zoe Kravitz and starring Channing Tatum, brought in $820,000.
Neither movie is expected to crack the top three films of the box office this weekend. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Alien: Romulus” and “It Ends With Us,” a trio of holdover hits, are projected to outpace the new releases.
After overtaking the R-rated Marvel blockbuster in its debut last week, Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” is on track to make $16 million to $19 million in its sophomore outing.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” will be clawing its way back to the top of the charts with a projected...
“The Crow,” featuring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs, made $650,000 in previews at the box office; while “Blink Twice,” directed by Zoe Kravitz and starring Channing Tatum, brought in $820,000.
Neither movie is expected to crack the top three films of the box office this weekend. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Alien: Romulus” and “It Ends With Us,” a trio of holdover hits, are projected to outpace the new releases.
After overtaking the R-rated Marvel blockbuster in its debut last week, Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” is on track to make $16 million to $19 million in its sophomore outing.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” will be clawing its way back to the top of the charts with a projected...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - Film News
Re-releases of classic films aren’t supposed to make much of a mark at the box office. They usually serve as a helpful stopgap for theaters to bring in a little extra revenue during slow periods on the release slate. But “Coraline” has proven otherwise — and its newfound success has caught the attention of Hollywood.
The debut film from stop-motion animation Laika Studios returned to theaters courtesy of Fathom Events and Trafalgar Releasing this past weekend for its 15th anniversary, and set a record for those distributors with the most successful re-release in their history with $29.3 million grossed worldwide. Last weekend, the film grossed $9.6 million from Friday to Sunday, enough to put it in the top 5.
For comparison, in its original theatrical run from Focus Features in 2009, “Coraline” earned an unadjusted $75.2 million domestic and $124.5 million worldwide. For an inflation-proof comparison, turn to Mexico, where “Coraline” sold 1.6 million tickets. As of Tuesday,...
The debut film from stop-motion animation Laika Studios returned to theaters courtesy of Fathom Events and Trafalgar Releasing this past weekend for its 15th anniversary, and set a record for those distributors with the most successful re-release in their history with $29.3 million grossed worldwide. Last weekend, the film grossed $9.6 million from Friday to Sunday, enough to put it in the top 5.
For comparison, in its original theatrical run from Focus Features in 2009, “Coraline” earned an unadjusted $75.2 million domestic and $124.5 million worldwide. For an inflation-proof comparison, turn to Mexico, where “Coraline” sold 1.6 million tickets. As of Tuesday,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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The Netflix debut of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” boosted the fifth film in the “Ghostbusters” franchise to sit atop Nielsen’s streaming charts.
After arriving on Netflix on July 22 following its theatrical debut and VOD run, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” tallied up 1.41 billion viewing minutes on Netflix during the interval of July 22-28, leading it to become the week’s most-watched streaming overall program.
Children’s favorite “Bluey” came behind “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” on the overall streaming list in second place with 1.06 billion viewing minutes on Disney+, with third place going to “Cobra Kai” with 1.048 billion viewing minutes on Netflix after new episodes from its sixth and final season were released on July 18. Viewership saw a slight downtick from the 1.085 billion viewing minutes it drew in during the previous week.
As...
The Netflix debut of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” boosted the fifth film in the “Ghostbusters” franchise to sit atop Nielsen’s streaming charts.
After arriving on Netflix on July 22 following its theatrical debut and VOD run, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” tallied up 1.41 billion viewing minutes on Netflix during the interval of July 22-28, leading it to become the week’s most-watched streaming overall program.
Children’s favorite “Bluey” came behind “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” on the overall streaming list in second place with 1.06 billion viewing minutes on Disney+, with third place going to “Cobra Kai” with 1.048 billion viewing minutes on Netflix after new episodes from its sixth and final season were released on July 18. Viewership saw a slight downtick from the 1.085 billion viewing minutes it drew in during the previous week.
As...
- 8/22/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
“Overlord,” Crunchyroll’s fan-favorite franchise from creator Kugane Maruyama, is getting its first theatrical feature film release this fall with “Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom,” Sony Pictures announced Thursday.
Hitting theaters domestically Nov. 8, the film will also offer screenings in Imax and Premium Large Format, both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English.
Based on the light novels by Maruyama, “The Sacred Kingdom” will pick up after the action of Season 4 of the original and follow Momonga, a “regular salary man who finds himself transported into his favorite video game,” according to Sony’s release.
Catch the complete key art for “Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom” below:
“Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom” key art (Credit: Crunchyroll)
“After 12 years of playing his favorite Mmorpg game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely,” the official synopsis reads. “Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends...
Hitting theaters domestically Nov. 8, the film will also offer screenings in Imax and Premium Large Format, both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English.
Based on the light novels by Maruyama, “The Sacred Kingdom” will pick up after the action of Season 4 of the original and follow Momonga, a “regular salary man who finds himself transported into his favorite video game,” according to Sony’s release.
Catch the complete key art for “Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom” below:
“Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom” key art (Credit: Crunchyroll)
“After 12 years of playing his favorite Mmorpg game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely,” the official synopsis reads. “Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends...
- 8/22/2024
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Jack Black and Paul Rudd are in early talks to star in Columbia Pictures’ re-imagining of “Anaconda” from writer-director Tom Gormican.
Gormican, who helmed the Nicolas Cage-starring meta movie “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and penned “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” co-wrote and will direct the new “Anaconda” movie, which is said to put a more comedic spin on the serpentine story. Kevin Etten is the co-writer.
Details about the project are hazy, but the film is not a remake of 1997’s “Anaconda,” which saw Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube as a National Geographic film crew taken hostage by an unhinged hunter (Jon Voight) on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake. The thriller was a surprise hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.
Gormican’s film takes a meta-turn. It is reportedly focused on a group...
Gormican, who helmed the Nicolas Cage-starring meta movie “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and penned “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” co-wrote and will direct the new “Anaconda” movie, which is said to put a more comedic spin on the serpentine story. Kevin Etten is the co-writer.
Details about the project are hazy, but the film is not a remake of 1997’s “Anaconda,” which saw Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube as a National Geographic film crew taken hostage by an unhinged hunter (Jon Voight) on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake. The thriller was a surprise hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.
Gormican’s film takes a meta-turn. It is reportedly focused on a group...
- 8/22/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety - Film News
[Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “The Acolyte.”]
Despite him almost certainly not being part of a possible Season 2 anyway, Lee Jung-jae is still “surprised” that Disney+ pulled the plug on fan favorite “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.”
The show’s cancellation after one season came to light August 19. The series, set 100 years before the events of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” was created by Leslye Headland and starred Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Lee and charted the resurgence of the Sith.
Lee told Variety that he was “quite surprised” that Disney+ was not moving forward with a Season 2, even though he noted that he would most likely not be cast in a follow-up installment due to his character’s death. That said, Moss’ role continued past her onscreen demise, given the show’s uniquely chronologically scrambled structure.
“To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” Lee, who played Master Sol,...
Despite him almost certainly not being part of a possible Season 2 anyway, Lee Jung-jae is still “surprised” that Disney+ pulled the plug on fan favorite “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.”
The show’s cancellation after one season came to light August 19. The series, set 100 years before the events of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” was created by Leslye Headland and starred Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Lee and charted the resurgence of the Sith.
Lee told Variety that he was “quite surprised” that Disney+ was not moving forward with a Season 2, even though he noted that he would most likely not be cast in a follow-up installment due to his character’s death. That said, Moss’ role continued past her onscreen demise, given the show’s uniquely chronologically scrambled structure.
“To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” Lee, who played Master Sol,...
- 8/24/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
When the actor asked women to share their erotic secrets for a new book, she found herself rethinking her own relationship with desire - and deciding to have more fun
• The sex files: read an extract from Anderson’s book
In the early stages of researching Want, a book about women’s sexual fantasies, the thing that shocked Gillian Anderson the most was the prevalence of shame. The book, which is based on My Secret Garden, the 1973 classic by Nancy Friday, is a compilation of anonymous letters by women sharing their sexual fantasies, and many of them, observed Anderson, still need permission to voice a desire – not just in public, but, “more shockingly, even in our private worlds”. To her amazement, the 56-year-old discovered she was not herself immune to this inhibition. Called upon to submit her own fantasy, Anderson says: “I kept putting it off and putting it off.
• The sex files: read an extract from Anderson’s book
In the early stages of researching Want, a book about women’s sexual fantasies, the thing that shocked Gillian Anderson the most was the prevalence of shame. The book, which is based on My Secret Garden, the 1973 classic by Nancy Friday, is a compilation of anonymous letters by women sharing their sexual fantasies, and many of them, observed Anderson, still need permission to voice a desire – not just in public, but, “more shockingly, even in our private worlds”. To her amazement, the 56-year-old discovered she was not herself immune to this inhibition. Called upon to submit her own fantasy, Anderson says: “I kept putting it off and putting it off.
- 8/24/2024
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
Carefully selected group of 40 mourners reportedly told to seal away phones at ceremony for French actor
Alain Delon will be buried in the grounds of his country home on Saturday in “the strictest privacy” according to the wishes of his three children.
A carefully selected group of 40 mourners have been invited to the ceremony and instructed not to take pictures.
Alain Delon will be buried in the grounds of his country home on Saturday in “the strictest privacy” according to the wishes of his three children.
A carefully selected group of 40 mourners have been invited to the ceremony and instructed not to take pictures.
- 8/24/2024
- by Kim Willsher in Douchy
- The Guardian - Film News
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Kate Winslet Brings the Heat to a Wild, Well-Dressed Revenge Dramedy
To paraphrase Moira Rose, “If you love female rage as much as I do, you’ll thrill to Kate Winslet in the underseen Australian movie ‘The Dressmaker.‘”
“The Dressmaker” exists in an odd lull in Winslet’s career. Post-Oscar win for “The Reader,” she appeared in a slew of Ok period films and the “Divergent” series — which meant no one was really looking for the next great Winslet performance. Too bad, because one of her best is at...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Kate Winslet Brings the Heat to a Wild, Well-Dressed Revenge Dramedy
To paraphrase Moira Rose, “If you love female rage as much as I do, you’ll thrill to Kate Winslet in the underseen Australian movie ‘The Dressmaker.‘”
“The Dressmaker” exists in an odd lull in Winslet’s career. Post-Oscar win for “The Reader,” she appeared in a slew of Ok period films and the “Divergent” series — which meant no one was really looking for the next great Winslet performance. Too bad, because one of her best is at...
- 8/24/2024
- by Mark Peikert and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Six-time Emmy nominee Alan Cumming was not the biggest fan of reality television prior to being approached to host the U.S. edition of “The Traitors.” Despite eventually taking the job that required keeping a watchful eye over alumni from such shows as “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and “The Challenge,” and excelling to the point of a current Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program nomination for his work on Season 2, the Scottish star jokes, “I’m still not.”
Sitting down for an interview with IndieWire in our Los Angeles studio, Cumming recalls the rest of his “The Traitors” origin story, saying he took the meeting with producers “just to kinda see what was going on. And they said that they wanted me to play this sort of character, this sort of heightened, quite theatrical host. So I really got into the hang of...
Sitting down for an interview with IndieWire in our Los Angeles studio, Cumming recalls the rest of his “The Traitors” origin story, saying he took the meeting with producers “just to kinda see what was going on. And they said that they wanted me to play this sort of character, this sort of heightened, quite theatrical host. So I really got into the hang of...
- 8/23/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
This article contains mild spoilers for "The Crow."
It makes logical sense why a consensus of opinion is such a desired thing. Our lives in this world are finite, and free time is a luxury in a capitalist society, so most folks don't want to waste their time on books, music, television, or films that most people generally seem to hate. However, there's just no greater drug-free high for a film addict than to take a chance on a movie whose reputation is in the toilet, only to emerge having had a decent time with it. These movies don't have to be Actually Good, they don't have to be hidden gems or unsung masterpieces (though some of them absolutely can be!); they just have to be Not Trash. Yes, this can happen with reappraisals when they fall into the rose-colored purview of nostalgia, but it can also happen when you...
It makes logical sense why a consensus of opinion is such a desired thing. Our lives in this world are finite, and free time is a luxury in a capitalist society, so most folks don't want to waste their time on books, music, television, or films that most people generally seem to hate. However, there's just no greater drug-free high for a film addict than to take a chance on a movie whose reputation is in the toilet, only to emerge having had a decent time with it. These movies don't have to be Actually Good, they don't have to be hidden gems or unsung masterpieces (though some of them absolutely can be!); they just have to be Not Trash. Yes, this can happen with reappraisals when they fall into the rose-colored purview of nostalgia, but it can also happen when you...
- 8/23/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Jamie Lee Curtis is spending her Friday calling out paparazzi for sneaking photos from the “Freaky Friday” sequel set.
Curtis, who is reprising her original role alongside Lindsay Lohan for the highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic 2003 film, took to Instagram to clarify that the leaked pics from production are not indicative of the storyline for the feature, which is currently titled “Freakier Friday.”
“Because other outlets have posted it, I am going to take advantage of the intrusion of a paparazzi picture into the creative process of filmmaking,” Curtis wrote. “We have tried so hard to keep our story a secret and private until it’s time for release but once in a while an image comes out, and it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or about what’s going on with the characters but it does show the joy and fun that we had making ‘Freakier Friday...
Curtis, who is reprising her original role alongside Lindsay Lohan for the highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic 2003 film, took to Instagram to clarify that the leaked pics from production are not indicative of the storyline for the feature, which is currently titled “Freakier Friday.”
“Because other outlets have posted it, I am going to take advantage of the intrusion of a paparazzi picture into the creative process of filmmaking,” Curtis wrote. “We have tried so hard to keep our story a secret and private until it’s time for release but once in a while an image comes out, and it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or about what’s going on with the characters but it does show the joy and fun that we had making ‘Freakier Friday...
- 8/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The arc of the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) has been pretty wild since she was first introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2014. At the end of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," she was seen as an aspiring villainess, kept at bay in a mysterious prison. In 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" she fell under the thrall of the evil super-robot of the film's title, using her magical powers to fight the film's superhero characters. The character would eventually decide that being a hero is preferable to being a villain, and would fight alongside the good guys in "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame." Like her comic book counterpart, the Witch would also begin a tentative romance with the Vision (Paul Bettany), a more ethical super-robot.
After the events of her own therapeutic TV series "WandaVision" however, the Scarlet Witch would turn back to dark...
After the events of her own therapeutic TV series "WandaVision" however, the Scarlet Witch would turn back to dark...
- 8/23/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Election season is in the air and Turner Classic Movies is here to celebrate. Starting on September 6 and continuing every Friday up until this year’s general election, TCM will be running a nine-week limited series entitled “Making Change: The Most Significant Political Films of All Time.” This cinematic showcase is inspired by The New Republic rankings released in June 2023 and includes selections such as “All the King’s Men,” “Germany, Year Zero,” and “High and Low.”
To introduce the upcoming series, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz took to Washington D.C. for a trailer highlighting some of the films featured, as well as special guests like Stacey Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, and John Turturro.
“I grew up here in Washington D.C.,” Mankiewicz said, the Capitol Building behind him. “My father’s life was politics — capital P politics. Though I went in a different direction, I understood at an early age,...
To introduce the upcoming series, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz took to Washington D.C. for a trailer highlighting some of the films featured, as well as special guests like Stacey Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, and John Turturro.
“I grew up here in Washington D.C.,” Mankiewicz said, the Capitol Building behind him. “My father’s life was politics — capital P politics. Though I went in a different direction, I understood at an early age,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Channing Tatum finally got the chance to play the superhero Gambit in “Deadpool & Wolverine” after he spent years trying and failing to develop a Gambit film during Fox’s Marvel era. The role is so sacred to him that he recently said in a Vanity Fair video interview that he was too scared to ask to take the Gambit costume home with him after filming wrapped. Tatum always takes home a outfit from set, but not Gambit’s.
“I was too scared to ask,” Tatum said. “And usually, I steal the very last outfit that I’m in, in every movie, and I was too scared to do it on this one.”
Gambit’s thick Cajun accent is a running joke in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool asking at one point: “Who’s your dialect coach? The Minions?” Tatum told Vanity Fair that criticism of the accent...
“I was too scared to ask,” Tatum said. “And usually, I steal the very last outfit that I’m in, in every movie, and I was too scared to do it on this one.”
Gambit’s thick Cajun accent is a running joke in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool asking at one point: “Who’s your dialect coach? The Minions?” Tatum told Vanity Fair that criticism of the accent...
- 8/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
It's no secret that "Deadpool & Wolverine" is filled with some surprising superhero cameos. Honestly, they're more than cameos, as they basically turn into supporting roles, with the likes of Elektra (Jennifer Garner), Blade (Wesley Snipes), Gambit (Channing Tatum), and X-23 (Dafne Keen) teaming up to battle Cassandra Nova in the Void, in an effort to give themselves a chance at a proper ending, even if it means their demise.
Thankfully, by the end of "Deadpool & Wolverine," it seems like the Time Variance Authority may have figured out a way to get all of them back to their proper timelines, since we see X-23 hanging out with Wolverine and Deadpool back at Wade Wilson's apartment with all of his friends. Sadly, other superheroes like Johnny Storm and Daredevil (played by Ben Affleck in a 2003 movie from 20th Century Fox) met their demise in a much less epic fashion, and...
Thankfully, by the end of "Deadpool & Wolverine," it seems like the Time Variance Authority may have figured out a way to get all of them back to their proper timelines, since we see X-23 hanging out with Wolverine and Deadpool back at Wade Wilson's apartment with all of his friends. Sadly, other superheroes like Johnny Storm and Daredevil (played by Ben Affleck in a 2003 movie from 20th Century Fox) met their demise in a much less epic fashion, and...
- 8/23/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for “Blink Twice,” in theaters now.
In Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, paradise is not quite what it seems.
At the beginning of “Blink Twice,” roommates and cocktail waitresses Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) find themselves working at a party for Slater King, a charming, handsome, vaping billionaire tech CEO played by Channing Tatum.
Frida is enchanted by Slater, and, by the end of the night, she gets herself and Jess invited to vacation on his private island. Slater has been laying low these days, as Frida watches an interview in which he apologizes for some vague misbehavior in the past. He vows to do better, blah blah blah. It doesn’t seem to faze Frida. She’s too busy obsessing over her “anailmals,” her animal-themed fingernail art.
On the island, Frida and Jess are joined by a handful of other scantily...
In Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, paradise is not quite what it seems.
At the beginning of “Blink Twice,” roommates and cocktail waitresses Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) find themselves working at a party for Slater King, a charming, handsome, vaping billionaire tech CEO played by Channing Tatum.
Frida is enchanted by Slater, and, by the end of the night, she gets herself and Jess invited to vacation on his private island. Slater has been laying low these days, as Frida watches an interview in which he apologizes for some vague misbehavior in the past. He vows to do better, blah blah blah. It doesn’t seem to faze Frida. She’s too busy obsessing over her “anailmals,” her animal-themed fingernail art.
On the island, Frida and Jess are joined by a handful of other scantily...
- 8/23/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety - Film News
This article contains massive spoilers for "Blink Twice."
"Blink Twice" is a confident, exciting piece of filmmaking that turns a talented actor into a multi-hyphenate triple threat. Zoe Kravitz, who you know from films like "The Batman" and shows like "Big Little Lies," co-wrote the screenplay for "Blink Twice" alongside E.T. Feigenbaum and makes her feature directorial debut with this spectacular and subversive movie, a gorgeous, colorful, primal scream of a thriller that uses its heightened, stylish trappings to terrific effect. /Film's Bj Colangelo called the movie "the biggest surprise of 2024," and considering we didn't know Kravitz had this in her as a filmmaker, I'm inclined to agree.
It's the type of film that starts going in one direction, builds to a reveal, takes a big turn, and ramps things up exponentially as it races toward the finish line. Here's what you need to know about the movie, and what its ending means.
"Blink Twice" is a confident, exciting piece of filmmaking that turns a talented actor into a multi-hyphenate triple threat. Zoe Kravitz, who you know from films like "The Batman" and shows like "Big Little Lies," co-wrote the screenplay for "Blink Twice" alongside E.T. Feigenbaum and makes her feature directorial debut with this spectacular and subversive movie, a gorgeous, colorful, primal scream of a thriller that uses its heightened, stylish trappings to terrific effect. /Film's Bj Colangelo called the movie "the biggest surprise of 2024," and considering we didn't know Kravitz had this in her as a filmmaker, I'm inclined to agree.
It's the type of film that starts going in one direction, builds to a reveal, takes a big turn, and ramps things up exponentially as it races toward the finish line. Here's what you need to know about the movie, and what its ending means.
- 8/23/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Noomi Rapace, who is serving on the Sarajevo competition jury, visited the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and Bh Telecom to share her history with the Balkan region.
Although it is her first time in Sarajevo, Rapace grew up with films from the Balkan region and praises their bravery and passion. She noted that the Sarajevo Film Festival, “might be one of the most important film festivals because the power of films and what art can do to people and how you can discover stories and characters and look into situations and hearts that you would never know of.”
She reminisced about her role in Macedonian-Australian helmer Goran Stolevski’s “You Are Never Alone,” describing how he made her feel safe despite the fact that she had scenes where she was completely nude. She noted that Goran “is a fascinating and very gentle director but with a very strong vision.
Although it is her first time in Sarajevo, Rapace grew up with films from the Balkan region and praises their bravery and passion. She noted that the Sarajevo Film Festival, “might be one of the most important film festivals because the power of films and what art can do to people and how you can discover stories and characters and look into situations and hearts that you would never know of.”
She reminisced about her role in Macedonian-Australian helmer Goran Stolevski’s “You Are Never Alone,” describing how he made her feel safe despite the fact that she had scenes where she was completely nude. She noted that Goran “is a fascinating and very gentle director but with a very strong vision.
- 8/23/2024
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety - Film News
Pablo Larraín is rounding out his trilogy of iconic 20th century women, from Princess Diana (“Spencer”) to Jackie Kennedy (“Jackie”), and now Maria Callas with “Maria.” However, that was not without some trepidation from his lead actress.
The upcoming biopic stars Angelina Jolie as the ill-fated opera singer, who also shared a lover with Kennedy in shipping titan Aristotle Onassis, portrayed by Haluk Bilginer in “Maria.” Onassis famously left Callas to marry Kennedy.
Callas was a world-famous soprano singer and infamously had a feud with Renata Tebaldi. The Greek-American singer suffered from near-sightedness throughout her life and was referred to as La Divina or “The Divine One.” She died at age 53 in 1977. “Maria” will debut at Venice 2024 after being announced in 2022.
Jolie spent six months training to portray Callas, including learning how to sing and working with Oscar winner John Warhurst for her vocal portrayal of the opera star. Director...
The upcoming biopic stars Angelina Jolie as the ill-fated opera singer, who also shared a lover with Kennedy in shipping titan Aristotle Onassis, portrayed by Haluk Bilginer in “Maria.” Onassis famously left Callas to marry Kennedy.
Callas was a world-famous soprano singer and infamously had a feud with Renata Tebaldi. The Greek-American singer suffered from near-sightedness throughout her life and was referred to as La Divina or “The Divine One.” She died at age 53 in 1977. “Maria” will debut at Venice 2024 after being announced in 2022.
Jolie spent six months training to portray Callas, including learning how to sing and working with Oscar winner John Warhurst for her vocal portrayal of the opera star. Director...
- 8/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has parted ways with marketing consultant Eddie Egan after the Megalopolis fake quotes trailer fiasco, which it has emerged involved AI-generated content.
The studio would not comment on Friday’s developments, which came two days after it pulled a trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian epic when it became apparent the marketing asset contained fake quotes attributed to famous critics.
Sources confirmed that Egan compiled a document of snippets of reviews that he and the studio believed were taken from film criticism of Coppola’s early work dating back to the early 1970s.
Somehow AI-generated content was involved and misled the parties.
The studio would not comment on Friday’s developments, which came two days after it pulled a trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian epic when it became apparent the marketing asset contained fake quotes attributed to famous critics.
Sources confirmed that Egan compiled a document of snippets of reviews that he and the studio believed were taken from film criticism of Coppola’s early work dating back to the early 1970s.
Somehow AI-generated content was involved and misled the parties.
- 8/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
While Marvel and Lucasfilm had their day at Disney’s recent D23 Expo, there’s an argument to be made that Pixar had some of the biggest flexes at the trade show. The animation studio revealed a new “Incredibles 3” sequel was in the works, revealed their mystery 2023 film as something called “Hoppers” and some new details about “Toy Story 5,” unveiled the inaugural trailer for their first TV series, “Win Or Lose,” and revealed the title for this new “Inside Out” series spin-off called, “Dream Factory.”
Coming off the hit of “Inside Out 2,” which grossed $1.6 billion worldwide and is currently the highest-grossing film of 2024, the highest-earning animation film of all time, and the tenth-highest-grossing movie of all time, Pixar and Docter are already thinking about an “Inside Out 3,” which is expected given the box office bonanza it yielded.
Continue reading Pixar’s Pete Docter On Possible ‘Inside Out...
Coming off the hit of “Inside Out 2,” which grossed $1.6 billion worldwide and is currently the highest-grossing film of 2024, the highest-earning animation film of all time, and the tenth-highest-grossing movie of all time, Pixar and Docter are already thinking about an “Inside Out 3,” which is expected given the box office bonanza it yielded.
Continue reading Pixar’s Pete Docter On Possible ‘Inside Out...
- 8/23/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Ryan Reynolds was “mortified” to cut Rob McElhenney’s cameo from “Deadpool & Wolverine” given that his friend and Wrexham football club co-owner flew all the way to London to make it happen. McElhenney filmed scenes for the Marvel blockbuster as a Time Variance Authority soldier but they didn’t make it into the movie. Reynolds wants the scenes to “hopefully live on in the digital extras.”
“While editing a movie, they say you sometimes have to kill your darlings. And with a heavy heart (and through great outside intervention) I had to kill a darling with this cameo,” Reynolds wrote on Instagram accompanied by photos of McElhenney in character on set.
“The sequence wasn’t working the way we’d originally constructed it,” Reynolds explained. “Rob was the only reason it stayed in the cut for as long as it did, because even under a Tva mask and helmet,...
“While editing a movie, they say you sometimes have to kill your darlings. And with a heavy heart (and through great outside intervention) I had to kill a darling with this cameo,” Reynolds wrote on Instagram accompanied by photos of McElhenney in character on set.
“The sequence wasn’t working the way we’d originally constructed it,” Reynolds explained. “Rob was the only reason it stayed in the cut for as long as it did, because even under a Tva mask and helmet,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
This isn't about good or bad. This is about spoilers for "The Acolyte," and who is allowed to use them, so proceed with caution.
There's been a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in aggravation about the giant mess that is the streaming landscape and how it's embodied in "The Acolyte" being canceled. Leslye Headland's "Star Wars" series is undeniably imperfect, with the quality of its writing, direction, and even acting varying wildly from episode to episode. When it comes to the big picture, however, it's readily the franchise's most daring live-action TV series this side of "Andor." Indeed, Headland's High Republic adventure expands upon the more radical ideas introduced in George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, further exposing the hubris of the Jedi at the height of their powers and revealing just how little they or anyone else in a galaxy far,...
There's been a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in aggravation about the giant mess that is the streaming landscape and how it's embodied in "The Acolyte" being canceled. Leslye Headland's "Star Wars" series is undeniably imperfect, with the quality of its writing, direction, and even acting varying wildly from episode to episode. When it comes to the big picture, however, it's readily the franchise's most daring live-action TV series this side of "Andor." Indeed, Headland's High Republic adventure expands upon the more radical ideas introduced in George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, further exposing the hubris of the Jedi at the height of their powers and revealing just how little they or anyone else in a galaxy far,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
For audiences, the four seasons of Robert and Michelle King’s “Evil” have been the stuff of nightmares. For Oscar-winning prosthetics artist Joel Harlow, it was the stuff of childhood dreams.
“This is the high water mark of my professional career in terms of artist fulfillment,” Harlow told IndieWire over Zoom a few days before the series finale aired August 22 on Paramount+. “This is what I wanted to do as a kid.”
Harlow means that literally. In most instances, the “Evil” script would merely say, “Joel will deliver us something terrifying.” And starting with the sleep paralysis demon George, that’s just what he did.
“Evil” followed three assessors for the Catholic church — a priest (Mike Colter), an agnostic psychiatrist (Katja Herbers), and an atheist scientist (Aasaf Mandvi) as they evaluated a case of the week to determine if an exorcism was needed while battling demons in their personal lives.
“This is the high water mark of my professional career in terms of artist fulfillment,” Harlow told IndieWire over Zoom a few days before the series finale aired August 22 on Paramount+. “This is what I wanted to do as a kid.”
Harlow means that literally. In most instances, the “Evil” script would merely say, “Joel will deliver us something terrifying.” And starting with the sleep paralysis demon George, that’s just what he did.
“Evil” followed three assessors for the Catholic church — a priest (Mike Colter), an agnostic psychiatrist (Katja Herbers), and an atheist scientist (Aasaf Mandvi) as they evaluated a case of the week to determine if an exorcism was needed while battling demons in their personal lives.
- 8/23/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
The fate of Greece’s participation in this season’s international feature film Oscar race hangs in the balance after a chaotic selection committee process has left the culture ministry and Hellenic Film Academy (Helfiac) at loggerheads.
Helfiac president Lefteris Charitos told Screen on Thursday night that the ministry’s behaviour “undermines the selection proceedings and forces us to distance ourselves from them” after the government department rescinded its invitations to a four-person selection committee in early August and replaced them with a new group.
The original committee members – Vassilis Kekatos, winner of the 2019 Cannes short film Palme d’Or...
Helfiac president Lefteris Charitos told Screen on Thursday night that the ministry’s behaviour “undermines the selection proceedings and forces us to distance ourselves from them” after the government department rescinded its invitations to a four-person selection committee in early August and replaced them with a new group.
The original committee members – Vassilis Kekatos, winner of the 2019 Cannes short film Palme d’Or...
- 8/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Serbian filmmaker Milica Tomović, whose sophomore feature, “Big Women,” was one of the big winners at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s industry awards on Thursday, thinks audiences are afraid of women behaving badly. “People are not that interested to watch movies with bad female characters who do bad things,” the director told Variety.
“Big Women,” which is produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in Sarajevo. The film is pitched as a road-trip dramedy that follows two wild women who embark on an unexpected trip to the coast of Montenegro. There they’ll settle forgotten bills, rediscover their friendship and uncover long-buried secrets.
Describing the film as “a character-based story,” Tomović said it’s “based on the dynamics of this very strong friendship.” “This is the center of the story, between Mira and Tina,” she said of...
“Big Women,” which is produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in Sarajevo. The film is pitched as a road-trip dramedy that follows two wild women who embark on an unexpected trip to the coast of Montenegro. There they’ll settle forgotten bills, rediscover their friendship and uncover long-buried secrets.
Describing the film as “a character-based story,” Tomović said it’s “based on the dynamics of this very strong friendship.” “This is the center of the story, between Mira and Tina,” she said of...
- 8/23/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety - Film News
As the landscape for film, TV and commercials expands well beyond Hollywood, the Assn. of Film Commissioners International is appropriately opening its doors wider than ever before. In 2024, the organization has expanded its annual Afci Week conference to invite a broad range of industry executives, producers, location managers and government decision makers.
“This year’s Afci Week promises to break all records for global attendance and geographical diversity,” says Jaclyn Philpott, Afci’s executive director. By opening Afci Week to non-members, she hopes a more inclusive approach will help bring the industry together, adding that the turnout “underscores a strong commitment to face-to-face engagement and collaboration.”
Held from Aug. 25-28 at UCLA’s Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center, the event will feature more than 142 film commissions from all over the globe as it seeks to enhance connections between the commissioners and key players in
content production.
“Afci Week offers a unique platform to connect,...
“This year’s Afci Week promises to break all records for global attendance and geographical diversity,” says Jaclyn Philpott, Afci’s executive director. By opening Afci Week to non-members, she hopes a more inclusive approach will help bring the industry together, adding that the turnout “underscores a strong commitment to face-to-face engagement and collaboration.”
Held from Aug. 25-28 at UCLA’s Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center, the event will feature more than 142 film commissions from all over the globe as it seeks to enhance connections between the commissioners and key players in
content production.
“Afci Week offers a unique platform to connect,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Stuart Miller
- Variety - Film News
Writer-director Jt Mollner’s “Strange Darling” is one of the best American genre films in years, an electrifying thriller that’s in the same league as John Carpenter’s “Halloween,” the Coen brothers’ “Blood Simple,” and Quentin Tarantino‘s “Reservoir Dogs” when it comes to reinventing old traditions and making them feel startlingly new again. It’s a film best entered cold, since its surprises — of which there are many — are among its greatest pleasures, but it’s not too much of a spoiler to say that the movie takes the “final girl” convention of slasher films like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th” and breathes exhilarating new life into it.
“I was like, what can we do with the final girl that gives her more depth?” Mollner told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “That peels layers of her psyche away and shows us something more? I started...
“I was like, what can we do with the final girl that gives her more depth?” Mollner told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “That peels layers of her psyche away and shows us something more? I started...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
We have our first casualty of the controversy over the use of fake film critic quotes in the first trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” — ones that appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence.
Variety is reporting that Lionsgate has cut ties with Eddie Egan, a veteran marketing consultant, in the wake of the scandal and that the made-up quotes were most likely created by an AI chatbot like ChatGPT. Variety even prompted ChatGPT to give them negative review quotes of Coppola’s films “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” and claimed the results were strikingly similar to what was seen in the trailer. Puck’s Matt Belloni also reported that Lionsgate cut ties with Egan.
However, Egan and Lionsgate didn’t intend to make up quotes, a source told IndieWire, but the source material of the quotes wasn’t properly fact checked or vetted. The idea of the...
Variety is reporting that Lionsgate has cut ties with Eddie Egan, a veteran marketing consultant, in the wake of the scandal and that the made-up quotes were most likely created by an AI chatbot like ChatGPT. Variety even prompted ChatGPT to give them negative review quotes of Coppola’s films “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” and claimed the results were strikingly similar to what was seen in the trailer. Puck’s Matt Belloni also reported that Lionsgate cut ties with Egan.
However, Egan and Lionsgate didn’t intend to make up quotes, a source told IndieWire, but the source material of the quotes wasn’t properly fact checked or vetted. The idea of the...
- 8/23/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Is Denzel Washington nearing an acting retirement from the big screen? In a new interview with Empire magazine to promote his role in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2,” the two-time Oscar winner admitted the upcoming swords-and-sandals epic was one of the few movies left to make that still interested him. How many more of these roles exist Washington did not reveal.
“There are very few films left for me to make that I’m interested in, and I have to be inspired by the filmmaker, and I was tremendously inspired by Ridley,” Washington said about agreeing to star in the “Gladiator” sequel.
It helped that Washington already had a great rapport with Scott from their time making 2007’s “American Gangster” together. The actor said: “We had a great go-round the first go-round and here we are. He’s engaged. He’s excited about life and his next film. He’s an inspiration.
“There are very few films left for me to make that I’m interested in, and I have to be inspired by the filmmaker, and I was tremendously inspired by Ridley,” Washington said about agreeing to star in the “Gladiator” sequel.
It helped that Washington already had a great rapport with Scott from their time making 2007’s “American Gangster” together. The actor said: “We had a great go-round the first go-round and here we are. He’s engaged. He’s excited about life and his next film. He’s an inspiration.
- 8/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
You know M. Night Shyamalan? That filmmaker who goes around making heightened thrillers that seem to confuse some moviegoers with how off-kilter they are? Well he's back with "Trap," a fantastic new movie that was definitely polarizing to some viewers. I am 100% team "Trap," folks, and I'm not alone. Our own Jeremy Mathai gave the film a pretty positive review, writing: "Trap' is many things at once: a cleverly-constructed thriller centered on the unlikeliest of protagonists, a darkly comedic lark that's much sillier (complimentary) than many will expect, and a twisty genre film verging on B-movie/exploitation territory."
That said, Jeremy felt that "Trap" ran out of steam in its third act. Indeed, the biggest complaints I saw surrounding the film are regarding this third act, which is when "Trap" changes up its primary location and goes into unexpected territory. But I'm here to tell you the third act is,...
That said, Jeremy felt that "Trap" ran out of steam in its third act. Indeed, the biggest complaints I saw surrounding the film are regarding this third act, which is when "Trap" changes up its primary location and goes into unexpected territory. But I'm here to tell you the third act is,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Editor’s Note: The following post contains spoilers for Apple’s “Lady in the Lake.”
Like some of the best murder mysteries, Alma Har’el’s “Lady in the Lake” is not so much a whodunnit as a howdunnit — with a few good twists along the way. The Apple TV+ drama based on Laura Lippman’s 2019 novel aired its seventh and final episode on August 23, revealing the final pieces in the puzzle of Maddie Morganstern (Natalie Portman), Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram), and Tessie Durst (Bianca Belle).
Throughout the seven-episode series — which started with Tessie’s disappearance and then death — Cleo’s narration has hinted at the connection between herself and Maddie, and the eventual consequences of what binds them. After weeks of alluding to a sinister and even fatal ending, the finale gives both women the kind of freedom they didn’t have in their old lives.
What really happened to Cleo?...
Like some of the best murder mysteries, Alma Har’el’s “Lady in the Lake” is not so much a whodunnit as a howdunnit — with a few good twists along the way. The Apple TV+ drama based on Laura Lippman’s 2019 novel aired its seventh and final episode on August 23, revealing the final pieces in the puzzle of Maddie Morganstern (Natalie Portman), Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram), and Tessie Durst (Bianca Belle).
Throughout the seven-episode series — which started with Tessie’s disappearance and then death — Cleo’s narration has hinted at the connection between herself and Maddie, and the eventual consequences of what binds them. After weeks of alluding to a sinister and even fatal ending, the finale gives both women the kind of freedom they didn’t have in their old lives.
What really happened to Cleo?...
- 8/23/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu’s “Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” a Palme d’Or contender at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, took home the top prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival Friday night.
The third feature from the actor-turned-director was awarded by the jury headed by U.S. writer-director Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”) that included Swedish actor and producer Noomi Rapace (“Lamb”), Finnish director-writer Juho Kuosmanen (“Compartment No. 6”), Sarajevo-born, Paris-based director, writer and editor Una Gunjak (“Excursion”) and Slovenian actor Sebastian Cavazza (“Men Don’t Cry”).
“Three Kilometers,” which follows a 17-year-old who’s the victim of a homophobic attack in a small town in Romania’s Danube Delta, examines the assault’s fallout on his rural community from multiple perspectives. Variety’s Guy Lodge described it as a “claustrophobic study of personal and institutional prejudice closing in on a community misfit,” praising the “cinematic heritage...
The third feature from the actor-turned-director was awarded by the jury headed by U.S. writer-director Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”) that included Swedish actor and producer Noomi Rapace (“Lamb”), Finnish director-writer Juho Kuosmanen (“Compartment No. 6”), Sarajevo-born, Paris-based director, writer and editor Una Gunjak (“Excursion”) and Slovenian actor Sebastian Cavazza (“Men Don’t Cry”).
“Three Kilometers,” which follows a 17-year-old who’s the victim of a homophobic attack in a small town in Romania’s Danube Delta, examines the assault’s fallout on his rural community from multiple perspectives. Variety’s Guy Lodge described it as a “claustrophobic study of personal and institutional prejudice closing in on a community misfit,” praising the “cinematic heritage...
- 8/23/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety - Film News
Paul Mescal may have physically transformed to lead “Gladiator II,” but he’s pointing to co-star Pedro Pascal as the real “beast” in their on-screen battles.
Mescal told Empire that while he’d most likely be able to best Pascal in a fight Irl, the “Last of Us” actor has a few tricks up his sleeve.
“I think I’d win in a fight between me and Pedro, but he’s deceptive,” Mescal said. “Pedro is one of the funniest men that I know, but he could fuck shit up. Like, absolutely categorically. There’s a beast in there for sure.”
Pascal has also been talking up Mescal’s physicality to the press. He previously told Vanity Fair that going against Mescal’s muscle-bound character Lucius proved to be tough when it came to stunts.
“He got so strong. I would rather be thrown from a building than have to fight him again,...
Mescal told Empire that while he’d most likely be able to best Pascal in a fight Irl, the “Last of Us” actor has a few tricks up his sleeve.
“I think I’d win in a fight between me and Pedro, but he’s deceptive,” Mescal said. “Pedro is one of the funniest men that I know, but he could fuck shit up. Like, absolutely categorically. There’s a beast in there for sure.”
Pascal has also been talking up Mescal’s physicality to the press. He previously told Vanity Fair that going against Mescal’s muscle-bound character Lucius proved to be tough when it came to stunts.
“He got so strong. I would rather be thrown from a building than have to fight him again,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has parted ways with Eddie Egan, the marketing consultant who came up with the “Megalopolis” trailer that included fake quotes from famous film critics.
The studio pulled the trailer on Wednesday, after it was pointed out that the quotes trashing Francis Ford Coppola’s previous work did not actually appear in the critics’ reviews, and were in fact made up.
Sources tell Variety it was not Lionsgate or Egan’s intention to fabricate quotes, but was an error in properly vetting and fact-checking the phrases provided by the consultant. The intention of the trailer was to demonstrate that Coppola’s revered work, much like “Megalopolis,” has been met with criticism. It appears that AI was used to generate the false quotes from the critics.
For instance, the trailer claimed that Pauline Kael wrote in the New Yorker that “The Godfather” was “diminished by its artsiness.” Kael in fact loved the movie.
The studio pulled the trailer on Wednesday, after it was pointed out that the quotes trashing Francis Ford Coppola’s previous work did not actually appear in the critics’ reviews, and were in fact made up.
Sources tell Variety it was not Lionsgate or Egan’s intention to fabricate quotes, but was an error in properly vetting and fact-checking the phrases provided by the consultant. The intention of the trailer was to demonstrate that Coppola’s revered work, much like “Megalopolis,” has been met with criticism. It appears that AI was used to generate the false quotes from the critics.
For instance, the trailer claimed that Pauline Kael wrote in the New Yorker that “The Godfather” was “diminished by its artsiness.” Kael in fact loved the movie.
- 8/23/2024
- by Gene Maddaus and Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
Four time Academy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu basically works with the crème de la crème of Hollywood. He scored Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Revenant” (which won DiCaprio his first Oscar award for Best Actor), Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett for “Babel,” and incredible ensemble troupes for “21 Grams” and “Birdman” to name just a few.
Continue reading Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons & More Join Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s New Movie Starring Tom Cruise at The Playlist.
Continue reading Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons & More Join Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s New Movie Starring Tom Cruise at The Playlist.
- 8/23/2024
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
This summer saw the revival of Marvel and Pixar, but the real surprise was an exhumation. We welcome the return of a trend we feared to be dead: The strong box-office hold.
“Inside Out 2” opened to $150 million and “Deadpool & Wolverine” to $220 million; each are headed for domestic totals of over $600 million. “Despicable Me 4” opened to $70 million in five days over July 4; it will be around $370 million.
Industry shorthand for assessing audience reaction is the letter grade of a Cinemascore, but far more acute is a film’s multiple, aka the relationship between a release’s total domestic gross versus its opening weekend. However, the rise of home viewing — and a real decline in attendance — would seem to undercut that metric.
Instead, this summer’s top-grossing films reflect some of the best the multiples we’ve seen in years.
Logic might suggest that multiples would wither with the dramatic decline in theatrical windows.
“Inside Out 2” opened to $150 million and “Deadpool & Wolverine” to $220 million; each are headed for domestic totals of over $600 million. “Despicable Me 4” opened to $70 million in five days over July 4; it will be around $370 million.
Industry shorthand for assessing audience reaction is the letter grade of a Cinemascore, but far more acute is a film’s multiple, aka the relationship between a release’s total domestic gross versus its opening weekend. However, the rise of home viewing — and a real decline in attendance — would seem to undercut that metric.
Instead, this summer’s top-grossing films reflect some of the best the multiples we’ve seen in years.
Logic might suggest that multiples would wither with the dramatic decline in theatrical windows.
- 8/23/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Whether you love "Alien: Romulus" as a refreshing throwback to the original Ridley Scott classic that started it all or just couldn't get on board with its insistence on becoming a "Greatest Hits" collection, the release of the latest movie in the franchise earlier this month has had one undeniably positive effect -- at least, for those fans of controversial, underappreciated, and utterly divisive movies like "Prometheus." The 2012 film has already been undergoing a critical reevaluation over the last few years, but its ever-growing ranks of defenders certainly won't mind an added boost to its reputation these days. And as if to prove the truth of the android villain David's words that "Big things have small beginnings," the prequel is still throwing new and thoroughly unexpected reveals at us to this day, over a decade after its initial release.
As is usually the case with the internet's most fascinating rabbit holes,...
As is usually the case with the internet's most fascinating rabbit holes,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
‘Pachinko’ Review: Season 2 Is a Stunning Family Drama That Honors the Joys and Sorrows of Sacrifice
“Pachinko” has always asked a lot of its audience, but Season 2 asks even more. Right from the start, there’s a leap so massive, many shows would’ve never considered requesting it to begin with: I’m writing, of course, of the new opening title sequence. In general, such a switch isn’t unheard of. “The Leftovers” did it — twice (kind of) — and those went over swimmingly. But Damon Lindelof decided to try out a new intro because the first was far from revered (and its arduous droning would’ve set the wrong tone for a playfully bizarre sophomore season). “Pachinko’s” original credits, meanwhile, are beloved! They’re awesome! They’re so gosh darn delightful they overcame the TV Academy’s indefensible neglect in every other category and earned “Pachinko” its only Emmy nomination (for Original Main Title Design)!
Season 1’s award-worthy credits sequence is more than just a...
Season 1’s award-worthy credits sequence is more than just a...
- 8/23/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
“No one’s ever really gone,” Luke Skywalker said in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” He was referring to, of course, legacy and memory and how those who have passed will always live on in our hearts. But he might as well have been talking about deaths in the Marvel universe, which never seem final. Case in point: Marvel’s “Vision Quest” series (a tentative title for now) is bringing back another character from the dead: the villain Ultron.
Continue reading James Spader Will Return As Ultron For Marvel’s ‘Vision Quest’ Disney+ Series at The Playlist.
Continue reading James Spader Will Return As Ultron For Marvel’s ‘Vision Quest’ Disney+ Series at The Playlist.
- 8/23/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes…a planetary apocalypse forcing you and your alien soulmate to invade the Earth and possess bodies you don’t understand? Sure, why not.
In Zach Clark’s wonderfully weird “The Becomers,” alien terror collides with a cascading case of mistaken identity. When two genderless extraterrestrials crash-land in different parts of Illinois, they must covertly assimilate through a revolving door of skin-suits before finding each other’s new forms. Clark’s latest is more candy-tart than saccharine-sweet — but for those unfamiliar with his out-there style, this electric portrait of doomsday-defying love serves as a ready-made soft spot for the indie filmmaker.
“The Becomers” writer/director/editor is already known for painting in seriocomic shades thanks to movies like “Little Sister” and “White Reindeer.” He’s exploring themes of complex grief again here, but this time it’s through the lens of a loss...
In Zach Clark’s wonderfully weird “The Becomers,” alien terror collides with a cascading case of mistaken identity. When two genderless extraterrestrials crash-land in different parts of Illinois, they must covertly assimilate through a revolving door of skin-suits before finding each other’s new forms. Clark’s latest is more candy-tart than saccharine-sweet — but for those unfamiliar with his out-there style, this electric portrait of doomsday-defying love serves as a ready-made soft spot for the indie filmmaker.
“The Becomers” writer/director/editor is already known for painting in seriocomic shades thanks to movies like “Little Sister” and “White Reindeer.” He’s exploring themes of complex grief again here, but this time it’s through the lens of a loss...
- 8/23/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Beyoncé may not have shown up as the DNC’s surprise guest last night, but the celebrity power was certainly on full display throughout the four-night event, with guest hosts like Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling, and Kerry Washington introducing each night’s lineup of speakers and comedians such as Kenan Thompson and D.L. Hughley offering their services to bring some laughs to the raucous occasion. However, the real star of the convention was undoubtedly the Vice President herself, Kamala Harris. Hailing from California, she has strong ties to Hollywood and pulled out all the stops in utilizing those relationships to sell herself and her story to the American people, including having acclaimed filmmaker and friend Reginald Hudlin put together a short documentary on her life and career.
As previously revealed by Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff on X, formerly known as Twitter, Hudlin and his wife Chrisette were integral in setting the couple up.
As previously revealed by Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff on X, formerly known as Twitter, Hudlin and his wife Chrisette were integral in setting the couple up.
- 8/23/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
If Disney Animation felt like it was falling into disrepair in the late 2010s, everything changed in 2013 with the animated feature “Frozen,” which began a newfound renaissance period for Disney that included the success of “Moana.” Collectively, the two “Frozen” films have grossed $2.7 billion worldwide, and “Frozen II” is the 14th highest-earning film of all time. But more is coming, including a “Frozen III” and “Frozen IV.”
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Initially due in 2026, according to Disney’s CEO Bob Iger, during one of their many investor calls at the recent D23 Expo, Disney casually revealed a new “Frozen III” release date of 2027, never really explaining the year-long delay.
Continue reading Director Jennifer Lee Confirms ‘Frozen 3’ & ‘4’ Are Being Made At The Same Time at The Playlist.
Read More: 2024 Fall Film Preview: 50 New Movies To Watch
Initially due in 2026, according to Disney’s CEO Bob Iger, during one of their many investor calls at the recent D23 Expo, Disney casually revealed a new “Frozen III” release date of 2027, never really explaining the year-long delay.
Continue reading Director Jennifer Lee Confirms ‘Frozen 3’ & ‘4’ Are Being Made At The Same Time at The Playlist.
- 8/23/2024
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
A long-forgotten villain is making a comeback in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Ultron, of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" fame, is indeed making the jump from the big screen to the small screen for the upcoming Vision TV series that will center on Paul Bettany's sentient robot. Perhaps not coincidentally, Vision was brought to life for the first time in "Age of Ultron," with the two robots battling it out for the fate of the world. Now, it seems as though they'll be mixing it up with one another once again.
Details are currently a bit slim, but we learned earlier this year that the Vision series had tapped Terry Matalas ("Star Trek: Picard") as its showrunner. The project was first announced in 2022 in the aftermath of "WandaVision," which was the first live-action MCU show commissioned for Disney+. For a while, it seemed like...
Details are currently a bit slim, but we learned earlier this year that the Vision series had tapped Terry Matalas ("Star Trek: Picard") as its showrunner. The project was first announced in 2022 in the aftermath of "WandaVision," which was the first live-action MCU show commissioned for Disney+. For a while, it seemed like...
- 8/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
One of the greatest blockbusters ever made -- and a couple of its sequels -- are headed to Netflix just in time for the fall season. Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic "Jaws" is headed to Netflix in September as part of the streamer's offerings for the month, alongside 1978's "Jaws 2" and 1983's "Jaws 3-D." That means subscribers will be able to watch the franchise nearly in its entirety, save for the fourth and final entry in the series, "Jaws: The Revenge." That may not be much of a loss though as it is widely regarded as the worst entry in the "Jaws" franchise.
Beginning September 1, the first three "Jaws" films will be available on Netflix. The films had a home on the streamer last year as well, but they were removed in December. In the streaming era as it exists, movies tend to bounce around on various services. Now, they're headed back to Netflix,...
Beginning September 1, the first three "Jaws" films will be available on Netflix. The films had a home on the streamer last year as well, but they were removed in December. In the streaming era as it exists, movies tend to bounce around on various services. Now, they're headed back to Netflix,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Don't let anyone tell you Westerns are dead. They're apparently still alive and well on Netflix, where this week the docudrama "Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War" has been steadily climbing the streaming charts. According to viewership data site Flixpatrol, the series about the early American lawman is currently being bested in the top 10 most-watched English-language Netflix shows chart by just two other series: true crime docuseries "American Murder: Laci Peterson" and inexplicably popular girlboss rom-com "Emily in Paris."
If your Boomer dad hasn't yet told you about "Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War," let us do the honors. It's a six-episode Netflix-exclusive series that's a hybrid of narrative nonfiction, talking-head documentary, and intense reenactments. Here's the official synopsis that accompanied the show's trailer on YouTube: "The legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton unfolds through vivid reenactments in this gritty docudrama about the gunfight that defined an era.
If your Boomer dad hasn't yet told you about "Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War," let us do the honors. It's a six-episode Netflix-exclusive series that's a hybrid of narrative nonfiction, talking-head documentary, and intense reenactments. Here's the official synopsis that accompanied the show's trailer on YouTube: "The legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton unfolds through vivid reenactments in this gritty docudrama about the gunfight that defined an era.
- 8/23/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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