James Gray has officially started production on his next film, “Paper Tiger,” a domestic crime drama that marks his first feature in nearly four years. Production began this week in New Jersey.

Though plot specifics are being kept under lock and key, the project already has momentum with Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro, and “Anora” breakout Yura Borisov in early discussions to star.

Yes, the third and final chapter is still a big “if.” Funding hasn’t been secured yet, and its future hinges on how audiences respond to the first two entries.

Pedro Almodóvar is officially gearing up to shoot his next film, “Bitter Christmas,” a holiday-set tragicomedy that marks the Spanish auteur’s return to his native language after back-to-back English-language efforts.

Serkis, known for pushing performance capture and digital storytelling forward, would like to think he’s the filmmaker who can finally crack the code and deliver a version that does Orwell’s message justice.

Visually, it looks gorgeous, like all of Kogonada’s other films, with Benjamin Loeb (“Mandy”) behind the camera. However, plot-wise, it plats rather gooey and mawkish.

The man who gave us the nightmare in space has officially tapped out — and, surprise, he’s not exactly thrilled with what’s happened to his baby.

Baker has zero interest in diluting his voice for a larger paycheck. He’s staying scrappy—and good luck to anyone trying to tell him otherwise.

Here’s a plot twist. Clint Eastwood wants it known—he never sat down for a recent so-called interview that’s been making the rounds online.

One of our most anticipated films of the summer is Joseph Kosinski’s ”F1,” which, according to a press invite I just received, clocks in at an ambitious 155 minutes. It’ll certainly be one of the lengthier major studio movies of the season.

Tony Kaye can officially be removed from the list of directors who’ve gone quiet. After a long hiatus, he’s making a return with his first film in well over a decade.

In a Facebook post, Cameron announced that he has bought the rights to Joe Abercrombie’s bestselling novel “The Devils,” and that Cameron himself intends to co-write the script with Abercrombie.

Sydney Sweeney is set to headline a movie adaptation of the popular video game “Split Fiction,” with Jon M. Chu attached to direct. Amazon/MGM has just acquired the film for $2M.

People like to draw a line at everything he’s done since “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — the “last great one,” they say, as if everything since has been diminishing returns. I don’t totally buy that.

After months of speculation, The Wrap’s sources claim that“Superman” has a budget of $225M. According to the report, the film will have to earn $700M worldwide to be deemed profitable.

Gunn pointed to the acclaimed 2023 Japanese kaiju drama as a benchmark for the tone he was aiming to strike on his upcoming Man of Steel epic.

With the tidal wave of sequels crashing into theaters this year, I’m trying to channel my inner Dr. Strangelove: stop worrying and learn to love the sequel.

“Karate Kid: Legends” punched its way to a disappointing $21M domestic debut this weekend — a few million shy of Sony’s projected $30M target going into Friday.