While we await the inevitable Trump DOJ investigation of Netflix, Paramount/Skydance has apparently not given up.
Read moreTimothée Chalamet and James Mangold’s Motocross Movie Has $100M+ Budget
What are Chalamet and Mangold cooking up here? Why is Paramount banking that much money on a non-IP motocross-driven movie? Hey, I’m not complaining — we need more projects like these greenlit.
Read moreYouTube Could Host the Oscars as ABC Steps Back From TV Rights
ABC has held the Oscars for nearly 50 years and may relinquish the rights when its current contract expires in 2028.
Read more‘Dude, Where’s My Car’ Writer Regrets Movie, Call Jokes “Offensive”
The writer of “Dude, Where’s My Car?” has such self-loathing about its legacy that he’s decided to write a THR op-ed about how he regrets the film.
Read more‘Sinners' Tops Critics Choice Awards With 17 Nominations
This week’s barrage of awards announcements has been a bit much: Indie Spirits, Gothams, NYFCC, NBR, AFI, and now the Critics Choice Awards nominations.
Read moreBox-Office: Critically Panned ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Earns $7.5M in Previews — $50M Opening Expected
The Thursday previews for “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” were very strong, as it nabbed $7.5M in Thursday previews. This is still much lower than the $10.3M its predecessor earned back in 2023.
Read moreSight and Sound’s Top 50 of 2025 Critics Poll Led by ‘One Battle,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Mastermind’ and ‘Sirât’
After the lukewarm National Board of Review and AFI picks for the top films of 2025, here comes BFI’s Sight and Sound to the rescue. They give us a strong batch of titles.
Read moreNetflix Walks Back Promise, Says Warner Bros. Theatrical Windows Will “Evolve” to Be Shorter and More “Consumer Friendly”
Hey, look at that — Netflix is already backtracking on its prior commitment to give Warner Bros. titles decent theatrical rollouts.
Read moreBREAKING: Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. and HBO Max
Netflix has now entered exclusive negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery over a potential purchase of the company’s film and television studio assets
Read moreMatt Reeves Defends Paul Dano After Quentin Tarantino Calls Him “The Limpest Dick in the World”
Imagine being Paul Dano, one of the most reserved actors around, and suddenly, and most randomly, being called out by Quentin Tarantino for being the “limpest dick” in town.
Read moreDarren Aronofsky and Gillian Flynn Team Up on Erotic Thriller for Sony [Updated]
Flynn, who wrote Steve McQueen’s “Widows,” not to mention adapted her own “Gone Girl” for David Fincher, has had several of her novels brought for the screen.
Read more‘Men in Black 5’ Eyes Will Smith Return
No franchise is dead in Hollywood. There’s no such thing. You can always reboot, reimagine, sequelize, or wait it out a few years before an IP makes a comeback.
Read moreAFI’s Top 10 Films of 2025: Oscar Blueprint or Major Snubs?
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled its list of the 10 best films of the year, and surprisingly, this is more or less a blueprint for the Oscar-contending American films.
Read more‘South Park’ Duo and Kendrick Lamar’s Slave Comedy Needs “Major Reshoots”
This film has had quite a turbulent history. Rewrites definitely occurred, and they were major enough to have significantly altered the originally announced plot.
Read moreSean Baker Says His Next Film Will “Cover Similar Themes” to ‘Anora,’ Eyes 2026 Shoot
Sean Baker recently went location scouting for his next film. No cast has been announced about the project, but the filmmaker mentioned that the story would once again focus on a sex worker.
Read moreAndrew Dominik on ‘Blonde’: “I Don’t Understand” the Backlash and How Brad Pitt Saved Him From “Director’s Jail”
At the Marrakech Film Festival, Dominik sat down for an expansive conversation that covered his Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” his collaboration with Brad Pitt, and his next film.
Read moreVin Diesel to Write and Star in ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em’ Movie for Mattel
Vin Diesel is set to star and write (!!!) the “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” movie for Mattel and Universal. The upcoming live-action film will bring the tabletop boxing game to life on the big screen.
Read moreBoots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ to Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” was recently slated for a May 22, 2026 release via Neon. It has now been announced that the film will open the 40th SXSW Film Festival in March 2026.
Read moreAndy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ Acquired by Angel Studios
Andy Serkis’ long-in-the-works animated adaptation of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” has been a passion project of his for nearly 15 years.
Read moreParamount Accuses Warner Bros. of Favoring Netflix, While Trump’s DOJ Preps Probe of Streamer
Given the potential headaches Warner Bros. and Netflix could face from Trump’s DOJ if a deal moves forward, it will be interesting to see which way this one ultimately goes.
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