NarniaWeb has obtained a copy of the casting call for the leads in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation, confirming two children, a boy and a girl, will portray characters that are 10 or 11 years old.

According to Daniel Richtman, Mia Goth (“Pearl”) is in talks to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” If a deal is sealed then Goth would be the 15th actor to join Nolan’s upcoming epic.

“I’m having an existential crisis,” Pearce admitted to The Times. “I watched ‘Memento’ the other day and I’m still depressed. I’m shit in that movie.

Guadagnino goes on to add that If he “can manage to make either his adaptation of Thomas Mann’s “Buddenbrooks” or “Aryan Papers,” then he can “conclude my life very satisfied.”

More casting on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” With the already-reported Elliot Page, additionally joining the ensemble are Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton.

Written and directed by Drew Hancock, “Companion” nabbed $1.1M in Thursday previews. It’s now projected to earn $11M this weekend. That’s decent for a film that’s reported to have cost $10M.

It turns out that “X-Men” might be starting production in October. This would mean that casting would have to begin very soon, and that’s why rumors have been swirling for weeks now, about who will be portraying the various different X-Men characters.

This year’s jurors for the U.S. Dramatic Competition included directors Reinaldo Marcus Green (“King Richard”), and Celine Song (“Past Lives”). This jury certainly ended up making some controversial selections, especially for its top prize.

Leigh is officially re-teaming up with Bleecker Street as well as Cornerstone, STUDIOCANAL (UK) and Film4 for his next film, which is expected to begin shooting later this year. Bleecker Street released Leigh’s latest film, “Hard Truths.”

Here’s The Playlist tackling a recent report that has Warner Bros. very nervous about the commercial prospects surrounding Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming “One Battle After Another.” Gee, ya think?

A few weeks ago, Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1” was made available on Netflix. The film had been originally set up as a Max exclusive by Warner Bros.

When it premiered at last September’s Venice Film Festival, you had journalists wondering just how a 3.5 hour film, with a 15-minute intermission, could be marketed to the general moviegoing public.

Let’s pour one out for the Karla Sofía Gascón who single-handedly, in the span of just 24 hours, destroyed Netflix’s  “Emilia Perez” Oscar campaign.

Here’s another one. Word is that Elliot Page (“Inception”) has joined Christopher Nolan's next film, “The Odyssey.” Page and Nolan previously collaborated on “Inception.”

A press release has announced that Jim Caviezel, who will reprise his role as Jesus in the sequel, is “just a month out from starting production on ‘The Resurrection.”

Let’s play a fun game here. Here’s Mackie’s filmography. Try to figure out which four performances he’s talking about that deserved Oscar love. I can’t find any.

When it was announced that Christopher Nolan would be adapting “The Odyssey,” it was a given that a large ensemble cast would be needed to remain faithful to Homer’s epic poem

Focus Features is nearing a deal to remake Takashi Miike’s 1999 classic “Audition.” The film is being written & directed by Danish filmmaker Christian Tafdrup (“Speak No Evil”).

What we’re seeing here is the melting down of an Oscar campaign. I won’t lie, it’s been more entertaining to witness than half of this year’s best picture nominees.

Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams,” a Malickian drama about a railroad worker who lives an isolated life, has been acquired by Netflix. I’m told the deal to buy the film was around $16M.