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Anya Taylor-Joy To Star in Dennis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Messiah’

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers  Anya Taylor-Joy has confirmed she’ll be starring in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Messiah, which is expected to be released in 2027. She made the announcement at CCXP in Brazil, where she was promoting her appearance in The Gorge, a forthcoming thriller. The Dune trilogy is a screen adaptation of a sci-fi novel…

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Will Collaborate on a Remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Film, ‘High and Low’

 ©Courtesy of Toho  Spike Lee, who is currently heading the jury at the Red Sea International Film Festival, took time out to talk to reporters about his upcoming film, Highest to Lowest, which he described as a reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller High and Low. Kurosawa’s film was about a Yokohama shoe-company executive…

82nd Annual Golden Globe Nominations Announced!

The Golden Globes announced the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes, which will air live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special…

Francis Ford Coppola Plans Film Based on Edith Wharton’s ‘The Glimpses of the Moon’

©Courtesy of Youth Without Youth  Just a week before the release of Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola is already talking of his next project: a filmic adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1922 novel The Glimpses of the Moon. Describing the novel as “a whimsical, very interesting story that I love,” Coppola was quoted in the Telegraph, a…

Miho Nakayama, J-Pop Icon & ‘Love Letter’ Star, Has Passed Away at 54

©Courtesy of Fuji TV and Nippon Herald Films Miho Nakayama, a Japanese singer and actor, passed away at the age of 54. After gaining recognition with J-pop hits, the performer went on to win recognition for roles in films such as Love Letter.  The musician and actor Miho Nakayama, who was most well-known for her…

Crunchyroll Acquires Select Rights to ‘Attack on Titan’ Anime Film

©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today at CCXP that it has acquired the North American and select international theatrical rights including Brazil for the dark epic fantasy omnibus movie Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring the cinematic experience that combines the final…

The Stage Play of ‘Dr Strangelove’ To Be Streamed Worldwide

Photo Credit © Manuel Harlan, DR. STRANGELOVE at the Noël Coward Theatre The West End stage production of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove will be streamed to cinemas worldwide on March 27, 2025. Starring Steve Coogan, the production will continue at London’s Noël Coward Theatre through January 25 and will then play a limited engagement at Dublin’s…

New York Film Critics Circle Names The Brutalist as Best Film

The new acclaimed epic historical drama, The Brutalist, has been named this year’s Best Film at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The feature, which was directed and produced by Brady Corbet, also won the prize for Best Actor for Adrien Brody. NYFCC, which is the oldest critics’ group in the United States, is…

Tim Burton Reveals Fate of Edward Scissorhands Sequel

Following the success of his most recent sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton spoke about the status of the follow-ups of two of his earlier hits, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. During a Q&A at the Marrakech International Film Festival, the Emmy-winning filmmaker ruled out revisiting the two features, which are among his…

Marshall Brickman, Co-Writer of ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘Jersey Boy,’ Dead at 85

Screenwriter Marshall Brickman, who collaborated with Woody Allen on several of his most important films, died in Manhattan on November 29 at the age of 85. Brickman also co-wrote the Broadway musicals Jersey Boys and The Addams Family. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer for Allen Funt’s Candid Camera as well as…

Jon M. Chu Offers Updates on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Filmmaker Jon M. Chu has shared new details about the long anticipated sequel to his acclaimed 2018 feature, Crazy Rich Asians. While talking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his latest smash hit, the screen adaptation of Wicked, the director said: “I always promised the cast, I will not bring them…