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Frozen 4 Being Developed Alongside Frozen 3, Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that a fourth feature installment in the “Frozen” franchise “might in the works” alongside “Frozen 3” at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The executive teased the news on Good Morning America this morning, following the opening ceremony for World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland. “Frozen 3″ is in the…

Brad Pitt’s Upcoming Race-Car Film Stalls Over Unusable Footage

Brad Pitt’s upcoming film on Formula One auto racing has stalled in the wake of strike-related sponsorship issues that are causing much footage to be scrapped. The yet-unnamed movie is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a cast that includes Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton as well as Damon Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and…

‘The Marvels’ Has an Unmarvelous Debut, Prompting Soul-Searching at MCU

Marvel Studios is undergoing some serious soul-searching after the less-than-marvelous reception of its latest offering, titled (perhaps unaptly) The Marvels. In the decade-and-a-half since its debut with Iron Man, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has behaved like a supernova, but the recent box-office receipts for The Marvels suggest the studio may have stumbled into a black…

Denzel Washington Cast as Hannibal in Antoine Fuqua’s Netflix Movie

Denzel Washington has been cast the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in an upcoming untitled epic drama for Netflix, Deadline is reporting. The news comes as the SAG-AFTRA strike is ending, and the actor is able to begin working on films again. The film, which is the two-time Oscar-winning actor’s first casting announcement since SAG-AFTRA struck…

Jamie Lee Curtis-Executive Produced “Halloween” Writer Debra Hill Documentary Begins Production

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story, a feature documentary about the titular producer and screenwriter, has begun production with Causeway Pictures, Deadline is reporting. Oscar winner and Halloween franchise star, Jamie Lee Curtis is serving as an executive producer on the movie about Hill. The late filmmaker died of cancer on March 7, 2005. She’s…

Cinematographer John Bailey Dies at 81; He Served as Academy President

Photo by Tig Productions – © 1994 Cinematographer John Bailey died on November 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 81.In addition to his creative work on such films as “American Gigolo,” “Ordinary People,” “Mishima : A Life in Four Chapters,” “Groundhog Day,“ and “As Good as It Gets,” Bailey served two terms as president…

Elon Musk Biopic in Development by A24 with Director Darren Aronofsky

An Elon Musk biopic is in development at A24. Oscar-nominated Black Swan director, Darren Aronofsky has signed on to helm the upcoming biographical film, Variety is reporting. The movie’s screenplay will be based on Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul, which was published in September. As preparation for the book, Isaacson shadowed…

Disney to Continue Licensing to Streamers, Says CEO Bob Iger

Disney will continue its practice of licensing some of its content to streaming services, but it will not “chase bucks” by giving away its “core brands,” says CEO Bob Iger. In a statement to investors, Iger said that Disney has already been licensing programming to Netflix, noting that “we’re actually in discussion with them now…

Japan Society Presents a Special Screening of the Eagerly Anticipated “Godzilla Minus One”

  presents a special screening of the eagerly anticipated Godzilla Minus One © 2023 Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. November 28, 2023, 7:00 pm JAPAN SOCIETY (333 E. 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues) New York (November 9, 2023) – Japan Society is honored to announce a special public preview screening of Takashi…

SAG-AFTRA and Studios Reached a Tentative Agreement on New Three-Year Contract

SAG-AFTRA  and Studios reached a tentative agreement that will end the longest actors strike against the film and TV studios in Hollywood history. In an announcement Wednesday, the union said the 118-day strike would officially over as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Thursday, November 9 The union’s negotiating committee approved the deal on an unanimous…

‘The Legend of Zelda’ Video Game To Become a Live-Action Movie, Says Nintendo

Nintendo has revealed its plans to create a live-action movie based on its popular Legend of Zelda video game. Wes Ball, who had directed “The Maze Runner,” will be helming the upcoming film, to be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which will be co-financing the project with Nintendo, according to Deadline.  Although a “The Legend…