Ridley Scott just turned 84 years old on November 30 and he must be slowing down. He only had two, count ’em, two major, star-laden, big-scale movies he directed that were released this fall: House of Gucci and The Last Duel. Oh, and he has already prepped, storyboarded and cast his next massive epic about Napoleon…

EXCLUSIVE: Theatrical titles on PVOD, as opposed to pure streaming/theatrical day-and-date movies, continued to top the most shared movies among online pirates over the last week; Venom: Let There Be Carnage remaining the top title for the second week in a row, while 20th Century Studios/Disney’s The Last Duel from…

This year, Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Annie and BAFTA Award-nominated composer Harry Gregson-Williams returns to the awards circuit with two very different, albeit equally acclaimed Ridley Scott Films: 20th Century Studios’ The Last Duel and MGM & United Artists Releasing’s House of Gucci. The former title, starring…

EXCLUSIVE: As his House of Gucci cast premiered the awards season entry in Europe in concert with the 100th anniversary celebration of the fashion brand, Ridley Scott stayed back in Los Angeles. Glimpsed through the limited lens of a Zoom call, Scott obviously lives well. But he’s quick to say that where he’d rather…

Sunday AM Update: Typically, horror movies fall apart on a Saturday night, especially ones with bad reviews and lackluster audience exits. But Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax’s Halloween Kills kept it together, even with a day-and-date Peacock component. The David Gordon Green-directed sequel, the 12th in the franchise…

Everyone has their own truth, as they say, but some of those truths are considerably truer than others. Old pals Matt Damon and Ben Affleck join forces with established indie filmmaker Nicole Holofcener to adapt a true story – that of Marguerite de Carrouges, a 14th century French noblewoman who was raped by an old…

Disney said today that the remaining films on its 2021 slate will get an exclusive theatrical window before arriving in homes — major news for a studio that’s gotten endless flak and been hit with a very high-profile lawsuit for its day-and-date releases on Disney+. Blockbuster numbers last weekend for Marvel’s Shang-C…

"I do consider myself a feminist," said Ben Affleck to the Venice Film Festival press corps this afternoon. The actor was in town with to talk about his latest pic The Last Duel, along with co-stars Matt Damon and Jodie Comer, director Ridley Scott and co-writer Nicole Holofcener about the 14th century title, based on…

UPDATED, with more detail: The Venice Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 78th edition Monday morning with a notably strong studio presence after last year's near dearth of Hollywood titles and muted star attendance. Universal (with Blumhouse's previously announced Halloween Kills and Focus' Last Night In Soho…

“There is only one question that matters,” the young woman is told: “Do you swear on your life that what you say is true?” Here is the first trailer for The Last Duel, Ridley Scott’s period drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck. Based on the book by Eric Jager, it chronicles one of…

When Deadline revealed back in March that production in Ireland on Ridley Scott's period epic The Last Duel was going on an indefinite hiatus due to coronavirus, the expectation was that the cast and crew would fly back to the States to wait out the pandemic. Not Matt Damon, who decided to spend the lockdown on the…

BREAKING: Disney is stopping production on its features until this whole coronavirus outbreak blows over. Those movie shoots include The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, The Last Duel, Nightmare Alley, and Peter Pan & Wendy and Shrunk. No one has been effected on any sets by the coronavirus, it’s strictly a…