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“Backrooms” Director Is Already Planning A Sequel with A New Screenwriter

©A24 Following its $118 million opening weekend against a modest $10 million budget, it comes as no surprise that a sequel to the movie that topped the box office this past weekend, “Backrooms,” is already underway. Deadline reports that director Kane Parsons is currently searching for a screenwriter to collaborate on the sequel. They have…

The End of Oak Street | Official Trailer : Starring Ewan McGregor, Anne Hathaway

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the second trailer for “The End of Oak Street,” which stars Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway. Previously called “Flowervale Street,” the film starts when an enigmatic celestial occurrence splits Oak Street away from the suburbs and relocates its community to an unknown destination. The Platt family…

“Backrooms” Made $81 Million Debut at the Box Office

©Courtesy of A24 Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” is currently topping the domestic box-office in its debut, aligning with expectations. The Friday takings for this title totaled $38.4 million in its opening day earnings (including previews). That’s easily the largest opening weekend ever for an A24 film, bigger than last week’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which debuted…

Park Chan-wook Is Seen As The Antidote To The Hallyu-wood Phenomenon

After presiding the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Jury, Park Chan-wook has been part of the 27th edition of La Milanesiana conceived and directed by Elisabetta Sgarbi. Two days homaged the award-winning South Korean director — with a Masterclass moderated by Marco Müller and a screening marathon of his The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance,…

Japanese Director Yoshihiro Nishimura, “Tokyo Gore Police” and “The ABCs of Death” Passed Away at 59

©Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Film director Yoshihiro Nishimura, known for “Tokyo Gore Police”, “The ABCs of Dearth” passed away on the 25th at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 59. According to Eiga.com, his death was due to liver disease following a hospital stay of about two weeks. While Nishimura was by no means a…

The Cannes Film Festival : Report on the World Premiere Screening of the Film “The Samurai and Prisoner”

(C) Honobu Yonezawa/KADOKAWA (C) 2026 “kokurojo””(The Samurai and the Prisoner) Film Production Committee (C) Kazuko Wakayama Total sales have exceeded 600,000 copies! Winner of both the 166th Naoki Prize and the 12th Yamada Futaro Prize, and ranked No. 1 on “Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!”—Honobu Yonezawa’s masterpiece has become the first work in history to sweep…

Japan’s Okamoto, Efira Win Best Actress Award at Cannes Film Festival

©Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival’s official site When Thierry Frémaux faced the prospect of Cannes without Hollywood films – he was waiting for Steven Spielberg‘s “Disclosure Day,” which Universal chose to exclude – he knew that while the usual festival dates would produce many excellent films, they might not have a significant impact across…

Lionsgate’s CEO Officially Confirmed ‘Michael 2’ Is Happening, and a Quarter of It Is Already Shot

©Courtesy of Lionsgate Adam Fogelson, the chairman of Lionsgate Studios Motion Picture, states that the company is making great progress in generating a sequel to last month’s massive hit “Michael“. Actually, during today’s call with analysts after the company’s quarterly earnings report, he pointed out there’s plenty of potential franchise. According to Fogelson, the follow-up…

Osamu Tezuka’s Masterpiece, “The Book of Human Insects” to Be Adapted into a Film

©Courtesy of Mushi Production On the 17th local time, K2 Pictures (Headquarters: Tokyo; President: Muneyuki Kii) held a press conference in Cannes, France, where the 79th Cannes International Film Festival is currently underway, and announced that it will adapt “The Book of Human Insects” into a film as part of a project commemorating the 100th…

Tom Francis the Frontrunner in New James Bond Actor Casting Update

After years of speculation over who will replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, the search for the next 007 is now gaining momentum. Producers and director Denis Villeneuve is looking for a younger actor capable of carrying the franchise through multiple films. The Oscar-nominated helmer is working with celebrated casting director Nina Gold to fill…

Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ” Update!

©Courtesy of Lionsgate Lionsgate has given a promising update that Mel Gibson‘s “The Resurrection of Christ” movies are almost complete. Lionsgate’s President of International Helen Lee-Kim gave Deadline a major update on the big-budget The Resurrection Of The Christ movies, saying that Mel Gibson is now wrapping up the production. “The faith-based audience is going…