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‘Barbie’ Belongs to Adapted Screenplay Category Is Insulting Says Judd Apatow

@Photo by Suzie Hanover – © 2012 – Universal Pictures Judd Apatow has shared his disagreement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) decision to include Barbie in the adapted screenplay Oscar category rather than the original screenplay race. The comedy’s script, which was co-written by director Greta Gerwig and her husband, Noah…

Weekend and Jenny Ortega in a Reimagining of ‘Misery’?

©Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. Director Troy Edward Shults is reportedly at work on a new film starring Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. The news was revealed in a World of Reel story, which added that Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) and Reza Fahim would be co-authoring the script with Shults. Shults came…

Julia Garner Cast In Universal’s ‘Wolf Man’ Remake

@Dirty John Julia Garner has been cast to headline the new Wolf Man remake from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, Deadline is reporting. The horror film will be released via Universal on Friday, October 25, 2024. Wolf Man will reunite the SAG Award-nominated actress with Christopher Abbott, whose casting was previously announced. The duo last starred…

Cruella 2 Gets Long-Awaited Update From Emma Stone

@Disney, Cruella Emma Stone has given a long-awaited update about the progress of Disney’s planned Cruella sequel, Cruella 2. Speaking with Variety, the Oscar-winning actress shared that the follow-up is likely to begin shooting soon. Stone also noted that the script for the planned sequel is still “a work in progress.” Despite being unable to…

China’s Bona Film Group Joins TSG to Invest in ‘Avatar’ and ‘Deadpool’

Bona Film Group, a studio based in China, has extended its deal with the U.S.-based TSG Entertainment Finance to invest in several Hollywood productions, including new titles in the Avatar and Deadpool franchises. The deal, which was inked on New Year’s Eve, has been described as an extension of an arrangement Bona and TSG has…

Steven Yuen Will Not Star in Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’

@A24, Minari When Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts hits the screen on July 25, viewers will notice that Steven Yuen is missing from the cast of the antihero series, even though he had never been officially included in the roster. As sources told The Hollywood Reporter, Yuen will instead be hurling his thunderbolts from other clouds. The…

2024 Sundance Film Festival Names Jury Members

@Sundance Institute The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with the five jury members who present the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The 2024 Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt…

‘Parasite’ Actor Song Kang-ho Will Star in Uncle Samsik

@Dsiney The Oscar winning film, Parasite actor Song Kang-ho is set to star in Uncle Samsik, Disney+’s ambitious period drama from South Korean writer/director Shin Yeon-shick. Disney+ has confirmed that it will launch globally this year, with Hulu doing the same in the U.S. The series set in 1960’s South Korea, it follows Kim San,…

Anya Taylor-Joy Won’t Appear in Nabokov’s ‘Laughter in the Dark’

@The Queen’s Gambit  Anya Taylor-Joy has been rebuffed in her quest to appear in a film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s 1930s-era novel Laughter in the Dark, according to a New Yorker article about script doctor Scott Frank. Frank had previously worked with Taylor-Joy on The Queen’s Gambit, an acclaimed Netflix series in which the actress…

Se7en : What’s In The Box for “Se7en” 4K Editions?

When David Fincher’s Se7en released back in 1995, it had some mixed reviews from critics that criticizing the dark tone of cinematography and the implication of violence, however, over the course of years, the film developed a mass followers and now regarded as one of the most influential crime thrillers films from 90’s. Since then,…

The Top 10 Best Films Of 2023 / We Picked Our Favorites!

Looking back, 2023 was a harsh year for theatrical box office, many of tentpole franchise films that didn’t live up to the hype and disappointed audiences and critics alike. But like all other years, the reality is there was a lot more good than bad to be found in cinema this year, and a lot…