Spaceballs 2 in the works with Josh Gad starring, Mel Brooks producing ( www.joblo.com )
Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill in the lead role, the movie is set to start filming in early 2025. ( www.cbr.com )
Movie Trailers Are Killing Movies ( www.gamespot.com )
A great movie trailer can single handedly turn a movie into a success story--like that genius Cloverfield trailer in 2007 that didn't say what the title of the movie was. But it's more common these days, I'd argue, for a trailer to have the opposite impact. A generic trailer can so thoroughly dampen hype for a film that...
Pixar CCO Says Live-Action Remakes Bother Him: “I Like Making Movies That Are Original” ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' Rides to VOD Victory After Stalling at Box Office ( collider.com )
Anya Taylor-Joy rode home on VOD last week with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and the results thus far are all shiny and chrome. The latest adventure in George Miller's cinematic wasteland topped the iTunes VOD chart for July 1 and similarly lorded over the competition on the Fandango at Home chart for June 24 through 30. It's a...
The 50 Most Disappointing Movie Sequels of All Time ( www.rollingstone.com )
Motion Picture Association Hires FBI Official to Lead Anti-Piracy Efforts ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Just Watched Cloud Atlas (first time) ( en.wikipedia.org )
I never got around to watching it when it came out, and I think I'd completely missed the critical reception and box-office failure it received. Which saddened me to read after the watch, I have to say, as I was really happy to have watched it....
Edge Of Tomorrow 2 Gets Exciting Update From Tom Cruise Movie Director After Years Of Stalls ( screenrant.com )
Following years of languishing in development hell, Doug Liman offers an encouraging update on Edge of Tomorrow 2. Liman previously teamed with Tom Cruise for the 2014 adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill, in which Cruise starred as a military public affairs officer who becomes stuck in a time loop in a future...
Emma Roberts says internet culture doomed Madame Web ( www.joblo.com )
Madame Web co-star Emma Roberts remains loyal to the movie, suggesting it never stood a chance against the internet....
Well, it's officially over. Tom Hardy says George Miller’s "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD" prequel "THE WASTELAND" is no longer happening. ( www.forbes.com )
As for the possibilities in Hardy’s future, he says of the rumored Mad Max: The Wasteland George Miller project, “I don’t think that’s happening.”
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner Terry Matalas Tackling Remake of 1980s Sci-Fi Movie ‘Enemy Mine’ (Exclusive) ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
This film I regard as a bit of a classic and I reviewed it quite recently on my blog. Not sure how I feel about this one.
Madame Web | A look at what went so incredibly, fascinatingly wrong ( filmstories.co.uk )
I've never seen the film but after reading that, I think I have to now! 😄
Russell Crowe on Actors Complaining About Starring in Superhero Films: You’re ‘Here for the Wrong Reasons’ If You Expect It to Be ‘Life-Changing’ ( www.indiewire.com )
"You’re telling me you signed up for a Marvel movie, and some fucking universe for cartoon characters, and you didn’t get enough pathos?"
The 10 best modern monster movies ( faroutmagazine.co.uk )
They are:...
Tim Burton's Batman is 35: Once Upon a Time, Superhero Movies Could Be Bold Auteur Visions ( www.inverse.com )
This Classic John Carpenter Picture Is The Greatest B-Movie Ever Made [Big Trouble in Little China] ( www.dreadcentral.com )
I’m going to cut to the chase. John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China is perhaps the greatest B-movie of all time. And seeing as the celebrated cult classic observes a release date anniversary today, I am prepared to loudly and proudly sing its praises....
Nicolas Cage's new horror movie [Longlegs] debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating ( www.digitalspy.com )
Nicolas Cage's new horror movie has landed a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its US release....
Will Deadpool & Wolverine save the Marvel Studios slump? Disney boss Bob Iger says it'll be the biggest MCU movie "in a long time" ( www.thepopverse.com )
A second Uncharted movie is officially in the works ( www.videogameschronicle.com )
Daisy Ridley's 'STAR WARS: EPISODE X - A NEW BEGINNING' will begin filming from September 2nd, 2024 in London, UK. ( productionlist.com )
Will The Rock’s Red One be the worst Christmas movie ever? ( www.theguardian.com )
Red One, the upcoming Christmas movie from Amazon, is arguably among the most talked-about of the year. However, until now, the conversation has had little to do with the film itself. Instead, Red One looks set to go down in history as the film that tanked Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s reputation....
Redbox missed a multimillion-dollar payment it couldn’t afford to miss ( www.theverge.com )
The DVD rental kiosk company was supposed to pay $16.7 million in three installments. After missing the first payment, there’s a court order to pay the whole balance.
We’re all feeling sequel fatigue – but Hollywood’s giving us Shrek 5 ( www.theguardian.com )
Streaming has meant it has never been easier for Hollywood to measure the power of nostalgia. They watch what we’re watching and rewatching and it means they bring back, to varying degrees of success: The Matrix, Scream, Top Gun, Indiana Jones, Mad Max, Hocus Pocus, Legally Blonde, Ghostbusters, Home Alone, Blade Runner, Kung...