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Oliver Stone’s Plans A Final Scripted Film

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77-year-old filmmaker Oliver Stone is still at it, almost exclusively doing documentaries these days with his latest, “Lula,” premiering at Cannes yesterday. That film, which he co-directed with Rob Wilson, deals with the comeback of left…

Australia To Get Lots More IMAX Screens

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As part of a massive new interview with Collider, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond and CSO Giovanni Dolci have announced plans for the next six years for the company which includes major expansions into international territories currently…

Xbox Game Pass To Change With “Duty”?

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Last week came the news that this year’s “Call of Duty” game will be the first title in the series to be included in Xbox’s GamePass subscription service at launch. It mean for players with access to Xbox platforms, the entry cost for the…

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“Fall Guy” PVOD Runs 20+ Mins Longer

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Universal Pictures has announced that tomorrow’s PVOD release of “The Fall Guy” will include an exclusive extended cut – one with over 20 minutes worth of never-before-seen footage. The regular cut of the film clocks in at 126 minutes,…

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Reynolds On “Deadpool & Wolverine” Rating

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With tickets now on sale, Marvel Studios is ramping up the promotional rounds for “Deadpool & Wolverine” with multiple new promo clips and a new 17-minute video interview that the actors and director just gave to Fandango. A big part of…

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Lionsgate Sets “Den,” “Flight,” “Game” Dates

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Lionsgate has officially set release dates for three action films in the coming months. First up is the Dave Bautista-led “The Killer’s Game” which hails from director J.J. Perry and will open on September 13th. Rand Ravich and James Coyne…

Bruckheimer: Two “Pirates” Films In Works

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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has an answer in regards to why the individual reports about the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise in recent years have often described quite different films. Turns out there’s more than one in the works with…

Monday, May 20

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First Photo: The “Time Bandits” Series

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Apple TV+ has premiered the first photo from “Time Bandits,” the new TV series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s iconic 1981 fantasy film. The project was first announced back in 2018 and hails from “What We Do in the Shadows” co-creators…

Vince Vaughn’s “Bad Monkey” Sets Date

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Apple TV+ has released the first photos from its new Florida-set comedy series “Bad Monkey” which hails from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence. In addition, they’ve confirmed the series will launch with its first two episodes on August…

New Trailer: Cage, Monroe In “Longlegs”

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NEON has premiered a new full-length trailer for “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” director Oz Perkins’ new horror-thriller film “Longlegs” starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage. The story follows Lee Harker (Monroe), a talented new FBI agent,…

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Steve Carell, Bill Lawrence Team On Comedy

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“The Office” star Steve Carell is set to lead the cast of an untitled HBO single-camera comedy that hails from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses (“Scrubs”). The comedy is set on a college campus and centers on an…

Trailer: Dakota Johnson Asks “Am I OK?”

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Max has premiered the trailer for “Am I OK?”, the dramedy feature from co-directors Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne which has set a June 6th premiere date. Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, June Diane Raphael…

“The Sandman” Season 2 Cast Video

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Netflix has offered the first bit of promotional material for the second season of its Neil Gaiman adaptation “The Sandman”. The clip shows the line-up of Morpheus’ The Endless siblings with three more joining the mix in the new run. The…

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“Deadpool & Wolverine” Tickets & TV Spot

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Marvel Studios has premiered a new 60-second spot for its upcoming “Deadpool & Wolverine” ahead of the film’s July 26th release. The TV spot announces the launch of ticket pre-sales for the movie. While much of the clip is a cutdown…

Sony, Universal Chiefs Talk Cinema’s Future

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“Cinema’s back baby” is a common statement heard on social media these days when a film breaks through in theatrical release and becomes a hit. Yet the cold fact is the overall health of cinema isn’t great right now. Barring multiple…

Daniel Craig-Led “Queer” Is Three Hours

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“Call Me By Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has already had success this year with “Challengers” which boasts some of the year’s best reviews and managed to pull in $79 million at the global box-office so far. With that film having…

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“Wytches” Season 2 Already In The Works

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Though the first season of the “Wytches” animated series is not out yet, the project has scored an update from creator and showrunner Scott Snyder. In the most recent posting of his newsletter, Snyder says the writer’s room for the second…

Will “Megalopolis” Keep Its Live Scene?

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There’s been a lot of discussion about Francis Ford Coppola’s epic “Megalopolis” since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival the other day, but one sticking point with distributors is proving to be an issue of practicality. At a certain…

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New “Fast & Furious” Going Smaller?

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Universal Pictures’ “Fast and Furious” franchise has been getting louder and more bombastic with each entry, culminating in “Fast X” which cost Universal an eye-watering $340 million to make. Unfortunately the box-office has also been…

“Substance,” “Horizon” Are Hot At Cannes

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The first film of Kevin Costner’s four-film western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” and French director Coralie Forgeat’s body horror thriller “The Substance” have both had major debuts at Cannes. The Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley-led…

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Why The Marvel Television Name Is Back

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In December 2019, the Marvel Television division was shut down with the remnants folded into Marvel Studios who would take over show production. Marvel Studios has subsequently been the label slapped on to the various Disney+ series like…

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“Apes” Strong At The Global Box-Office

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Disney and 20th Century’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is powering on overseas, taking $40.6 million in its second weekend of release internationally. With two weekends under its belt, the new chapter int he franchise has generated …

A24 Snags “Entertainment System is Down”

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A24 is reportedly making an eight-figure deal to acquire U.S. rights to filmmaker Ruben Östlund’s next social satire effort “The Entertainment System is Down” reports Deadline. Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and…

“Daredevil” Stars Talk Creative Changes

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Marvel’s “Daredevil” returns next year, an event which will see Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio’s characters finally headlining an actual “Daredevil” series again more than six years after the Netflix series ended in October 2018. In a…

Sunday, May 19

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“Phantom Menace” Teaser Gets Remastered

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” which debuted in cinemas May 19th 1999 and went on to generate an astonishing $1 billion at the box-office. To celebrate the date, Lucasfilm’s…

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Mangold’s “Star Wars” Titled “Jedi Prime”?

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A year ago came the news from the Star Wars Celebration convention in London that multiple new “Star Wars” films were in the works including one to be directed by “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” helmer James Mangold. That project…

Set Photos: Liam Hemsworth Films “The Witcher”

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A few weeks back came some set photos from the currently shooting fourth season of Netflix’s fantasy series “The Witcher,” the shots showing off new Geralt actor Liam Hemsworth’s stunt-double or stand-in at work on the set. The other day…

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Pratt Wants A Nintendo Cinematic Universe

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Chris Pratt says that he hopes the upcoming sequel to last year’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” could mark the start of a whole Nintendo Cinematic Universe. In March, Universal announced a sequel is officially a go with an April 3rd 2026…

DeVito On Schwarzenegger Film Reunion

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Danny DeVito has spoken some more about his plans for an on-screen reunion with his “Twins” and “Junior” co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star popped up on the red carpet for the Chris Pine-directed…

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Kelly Has A “Southland Tales” Prequel Script

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After breaking through with cult classic “Donnie Darko,” filmmaker Richard Kelly saw his career go off the rails somewhat with “Southland Tales”. Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore and Justin Timberlake…