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Bane and Deathstroke Movie Being Developed at DC Studios

Bane and Deathstroke, two of Batman‘s biggest archnemeses in the comic book series, are set to appear together in a new movie for DC Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matthew Orton, a scribe on the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World film, is developing a script for the feature for the James Gunn and Peter…

Paul Schrader: The Masterclass at Milan’s Prada Foundation

The Prada Foundation hosted — within its Cinema Godard — a Masterclass with the accomplished filmmaker Paul Schrader. During this occasion, the multi-hyphenate cineaste retraced his experience as film critic, screenwriter and director. Italy had previously homaged Schrader through the years, with Masterclasses and accolades at the Museum of Cinema in Turin, at the Lucca Film Festival and…

Why Frank Darabont Cames Out of Retirement to Direct ‘Stranger Things’?

© Darkstar Pictures Frank Darabont, who directed The Shawshank Redemption in 1994, is coming out of retirement to direct several episodes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, Stranger Things debuted in 2016 on Netflix, where the final episodes will appear in 2025. The Shawshank Reddemption, an…

Morten Tyldum Reportedly Will Direct Remake of Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Morten Tyldum is reportedly in the running to direct a remake of Rope, the acclaimed psychological crime thriller by Alfred Hitchcock. According to The InSneider, the project will be produced by Davis Entertainment, but casting details have yet to be revealed. Tyldum, who directed Headhunters in 2011, was acclaimed for The…

Legendary British Actress Dame Maggie Smith Dies at 89

©The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith died on September 27 at the age of 89 after a stage, screen, and television career that spanned three-quarters of a century.In recent years, Smith captivated a whole new generation of audiences with her roles as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton…

Hideo Kojima Explains Why He Chose A24 to Distribute Live-Action ‘Death Stranding’

Game developer Hideo Kojima has revealed why he chose A24 Films to distribute the live-action adaptation of his Death Stranding video game. The highly acclaimed game has sold more than five million copies since its release in 2019. In a recent interview with Civil War director Alex Garland, Kojima said he had been courted by…

Scorsese’s Biopics of Jesus & Frank Sinatra Postponed Indefinitely

©Courtesy of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film projects, biopics of Jesus Christ and Frank Sinatra, are on the back burner. The 81-year-old director had planned to start shooting both of these films this year, but both have been indefinitely postponed. According to published reports in Variety, “Artisans…

Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi To Star in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’

©Courtesy of Z for Zachariah  Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are reportedly poised to star in Emerald Fennell‘s upcoming new filmic adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic romance novel, Wuthering Heights. News of the casting was first reported by Justin Kroll in Deadline, who revealed that the movie will be financed by MRC and produced by…

Pablo Larraín’s Biopic about Maria Callas To Debut on Netflix, December 11

©Courtesy of Netflix  Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic of opera singer Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, will debut on Netflix on December11, two weeks after its release to select theaters. The film received an eight-minute standing ovation after its debut at the recent 81st Venice International Film Festival. According to the official…

New Poster for “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim”

Warner Brothers has released the first poster for Kenji Kamiyama’s anima, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which arrives in theaters this December. New Line Cinema’s original anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim returns audiences to the epic world brought to life in The Lord…

Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’ Sequel Has Reportedly Been Shot on iPhone 15

© 2002 Fox Searchlight Danny Boyle’s zombie flick 28 Years Later—a sequel to 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007)–has been shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Boyle and his cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle had made news nearly a quarter century ago when they used a Canon XL-1 to shoot 28 Days Later,…

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