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Joker: Folie à Deux : New Details Emerged

Courtesy of Warner Bros. New and fascinating details have been revealed about Joker : Folie à Deux, particularly about its soundtrack. Variety reported in fact that the long anticipated sequel will contain at least 15 famous cover songs, adapted in order to appeal to contemporary taste. The composer Hildur Guðnadóttir – first woman to win…

‘The Boondock Saints’ Are Back!

© Twentieth Century Fox The Boondock Saints is getting a relaunch via Thunder Road and Dragonfly Films, but original director Troy Duffy will be stepping aside for a yet-unnamed successor. Duffy had helmed the original film in 1999 and its 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day. While Duffy is stepping away from his directorial…

M. Emmet Walsh, Character actor of Blade Runner and Blood Simple, Passed Away at 88

©Courtesy of Don Mckay film. One of the best character actors in contemporary American cinema, M. Emmet Walsh, passed away last Tuesday in  Vermont at the age of 88. The news has been given by his manager Sandy Joseph. He was born on March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York. Active since the late ‘60,…

Jeffrey Wright Cast in Spike Lee’s Upcoming ‘High and Low,’ Kurosawa’s Reboot

© Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved. Jeffrey Wright, who received a spate of awards for his starring role in American Fiction, will be joining Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s upcoming film High and Low. It’s unclear what role Wright will be playing in the movie, which…

Live-Action ‘Popeye’ Film to be Scripted by Michael Caleo

Popeye the Sailor Man will turn 95 this year, but that’s not stopping Chemin Entertainment and King Features from planning a live-action film starring the beloved spinach-eating cartoon hero. An article in Variety reveals that he’ll be fighting to the finish in a “big-budget feature” to be written by Michael Caleo. No further details about…

GKIDS Acquires Mamoru Hosoda’s Complete Film Catalog

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Academy Award-winning animation distributor GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to the entire film catalog of a Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda. GKIDS’ President David Jesteadt said, “One of GKIDS’ earliest distribution projects was the theatrical release of ‘Summer Wars,’ when Mamoru Hosoda had already cemented his position as one…

Peter Weir, Australian Director, Announces His Retirement

© and TM 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Universal Studios and Miramax Film Corp. All rights reserved Peter Weir, the legendary Australian director, has announced his retirement. Speaking last week at the Festival Cinémathèque in Paris, where he was an honored guest, he said, “Why did I stop cinema? Because, quite simply, I have…

Joe Dante to Direct ‘Little Shop of Halloween Horrors’

Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, to be directed by Joe Dante, promises to breathe new life into the horror-comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, that was helmed by a considerably younger Roger Corman some 64 years ago. Dante will be directing the reboot from a script by Charles S. Haas, who penned Gremlins 2: The New…

‘Squid Game’ Actor Oh Yeong-Su Convicted of Sexual Misconduct

Oh Yeong-Su, the 79-year-old South Korean actor, was convicted today in Seoul of sexual misconduct. Oh, who captured a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Oh Il-nam in Netflix’s Squid Game, had been charged in 2022 that he hugged a woman and kissed her on the cheek without her consent. He was reportedly sentenced …

Studio Ghibli Extends Its Streaming Deal with Warner’s Max

©The Boy and the Heron, GKIDS Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed animations will continue to be streamed in the United States on the Max platform, thanks to an extension of an multi-year arrangement with GKIDS, the entity that manages North American distribution for the Japanese animators. The deal includes 23 titles, including the recent Oscar-winning The Boy…

Neve Campbell Returns to ‘Scream’ Franchise and Kevin Williamson Set To Direct!

Horror Aficionado, get ready to be happy! A scream queen, Neve Campbell will be back as “Sidney Prescott” in Scream franchise, she announced her return in the upcoming seventh movie, Campbell posted on Instagram Tuesday. In addition to Campbell’s return, “Scream” creator and writer Kevin Williamson is taking over as director of “Scream 7.” He…