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A New face Will be Needed to Direct “Face/Off 2”

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Adam Wingard who has directed films such as “V/H/S“, “Your Next“, “The Guest”, “Blair Witch“, “Godzilla vs. Kong“, was hired by Paramount to direct a new version of John Woo’s 1997 action-thriller “Face/Off” several years ago. The original movie, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, has been billed as a sequel….

AI’s Future in the Film Industry Uncertain as ByteDance Receives Threats Over Seedance 2.0 AI Clips

©Courtesy of Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt deepfake video from Seedance 2.0 The panic arrived, as it often does in Hollywood, via a viral clip. In a matter of hours, a hyper-realistic AI-generated video depicting lookalikes of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting on a rooftop circulated across social media. The tool behind it, Seedance…

Christian Duguay to Direct ‘Lady Liberty’ for Quad/Gemma

Just In time for the 250th anniversary of American independence, Quad Cinema and Gemma Pictures have announced that Christian Duguay will direct Lady Liberty, a historical feature about the creation pf the Statue of Liberty in the 1880s. According to a joint release, the film will focus on tracing “the artistic audacity of Frédéric Auguste…

Netflix: Francis Lawrence Is Still Working on Film Adaptation of ‘BioShock’ Game

©Courtesy of Netflix Four years after announcing a film adaptation of the BioShock video game, Netflix has updated the status of the project that it’s developing with Vertigo Entertainment and 2K, a subsidiary of Take-Two interactive Software. In 2009, Universal tried to create a film directed by Gore Verbinski of Pirates of the Caribbean fame,…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Will Return to Theatres

©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that the record-breaking anime sensation “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” will return to theatres in the United States and Canada on March 6, 2026, and for the first time ever, the film will be available on SCREENX, the world’s first multi-projection…

Searchlight to Release New Film by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Eddie Redmayne

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Searchlight Pictures is working with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda on a yet-unnamed English-language film that will star the British actor Eddie Redmayne. Kore-eda will write the script, to be produced by Redmayne in collaboration with Jonathan King and Ash Sarohia. Over a three-decade career, Kore-eda has created an impressive body of…

‘Villainous’ Actor Tom Noonan Dies at 74

©Courtesy of Magnet Releasing/The House of the Devil  Actor Tom Noonan, acclaimed for his villainous roles in Manhunter, Robocop 2, and The Monster Squad, died on February 14 at the age of 74. His death was announced on social media by Fred Dekker had directed him in The Monster Squad in 1987. According to Dekker’s…

“The Handmaid’s Tale” Director Reed Morano to Direct Film Adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Player Piano’

Photo by C. Minnick – © B Plus Prods/Kurt Vonnegut : Unstuck in Time Emmy-winning director Reed Morano is poised to direct a film adaptation of Player Piano, kurt Vonnegut’s first novel. Published in 1952 under the title of Utopia 14, the novel is a dystopian comedy about a world in which humans have been…

Veteran Actor Robert Duvall Dies at 95

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures/Apocalypse Now Actor Robert Duvall, who appeared in many iconic films including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Network, and Tender Mercies, died on February 15 at his home in Middleburg, Virginia. He was 95. During an acting career that spanned almost six decades, Duvall was nominated for seven Academy Awards and seven Golden…

Documentarian Frederick Wiseman Dies at 96

©Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Frederick Wiseman, the legendary documentarian who made pioneering portraits of social institutions for over fifty years, has passed away at the age of 96. His family and Zipporah Films, Inc. announced the news. The concept of nonfiction cinema before and after Frederick Wiseman remains undiminished in the news, as confirmed by…

“Train Dreams” Takes the Top Prize for The 41st Independent Spirit Awards

©Courtesy of Netflix The 41st Independent Spirit Awards were announced yesterday, and Clint Bentley’s ”Train Dreams” won the top award for Best Film, alongside Best Director and Best Cinematography. The film first screened at Sundance last year and was later released on Netflix in November, receiving critical praise and four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture…