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Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’
The news comes one day after Spyglass fired Melissa Barrera from the project.
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Christopher Nolan Says He’s Not Directing Next James Bond
"Sadly, no truth to those rumors," says the 'Oppenheimer' director.
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Daisy Ridley Talks ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ and Her ‘Star Wars’ Return
When Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy invited Ridley to breakfast in early 2023, she assumed it was to catch up, but instead it was to pitch her on a new feature starring Rey.
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‘Karate Kid’ Open Casting Call Quickly Lands 10K Submissions for Lead Role in New Film
The lucky performer who snags the starring role opposite Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in the new Karate Kid film will have prevailed against some fierce competition. Just one day after the two stars announced Sony Pictures’ open casting call to find the next Karate Kid, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the studio has […]
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Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’
The Scream franchise is getting murdered. One day after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera from Scream VII, the latest installment of the horror movie series, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega will also not be returning. Losing the two main leads who were instrumental in revitalizing the aging franchise now puts its future in […]
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Christopher Nolan Says He’s Not Directing Next James Bond
Christopher Nolan says he’s not doing a Bond, James Bond, movie as his next project. The director shot down speculation he might pivot to the 007 franchise after the blockbuster success of his summer period drama Oppenheimer. “No, sadly no — no truth to those rumors,” Nolan told The Associated Press in an interview while […]
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Daisy Ridley Talks ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ and Her ‘Star Wars’ Return
Daisy Ridley has a lot going on these days, but she made a point to carve out some time to support The Marsh King’s Daughter, a film that was a promotional casualty of the now-resolved SAG-AFTRA strike. The English actor has plenty of reasons to be proud of her work in Neil Burger’s thriller, as […]
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‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence Talks That Ending and ‘Constantine 2’ Optimism
[This story contains spoilers for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.] Prequels are tough to get right. For every Better Call Saul, there are ten more stories that failed to enrich the works that came before them. However, Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes manages to not […]
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Melissa Barrera Dropped From ‘Scream VII’ After Social Media Posts Concerning Israel-Hamas War
Melissa Barrera is no longer starring in Scream VII. The actor was dropped from the project after a series of social media posts in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War. “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp,” she wrote in one post on Instagram stories. “Cornering everyone together, with no where to go, […]
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How ‘Twilight’ Captured “Love That’s Like a Drug”
When filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke got the first draft of Twilight, she knew there was a problem. The script depicted Bella as a superstar athlete and ended with her in a chase with the FBI (on jet skis). “It had just gone out of control,” says Hardwicke. “I’m like, ‘No, no, no, that’s not what the […]
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‘Superman: Legacy’ Casts Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen (Exclusive)
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is another step closer to being up, up, and away. The inaugural DC Studios feature continues its casting spree post-actors strike and has now added two key members of the Man of Steel’s supporting cast. Skyler Gisondo, known for his work on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, has been cast as Jimmy […]
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‘Star Wars’ Vet Dave Filoni Named Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer
Dave Filoni is expanding his footprint in a galaxy far, far away. The longtime Star Wars force has been named chief creative officer at Lucasfilm. “In the past, in a lot of projects I would be brought into it, I would see it after it had already developed a good ways,” Filoni told Vanity Fair, which broke […]
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John Woo on Superhero Movies: “I Like Watching Real Cinema”
Action director legend John Woo is returning to cinemas with his new film Silent Night, and has something to say about the popularity and dominance of superhero films. Asked about superhero movies in an interview with The New Yorker, Woo replied, “I’ve never liked watching movies with big special effects, or anything based on comic […]
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Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio Team for New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie
Call it the Karate Kid Cinematic Universe. Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, both of whom starred in Karate Kid movies decades apart, are set to reprise their popular characters in Sony Pictures’ latest installment of the iconic coming-of-age martial arts franchise. Jonathan Entwistle, best known for his well-regarded and award-winning teen television dramas I’m Not […]
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‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’: First Photo Released of Eddie Murphy Back as Axel Foley
Netflix posted the first photo (below) of Eddie Murphy’s long-awaited return as Axel Foley in the fourth Beverly Hills Cop. The first look shows Murphy’s character emerging with his hands up from what looks like a tipped over parking enforcement cart while wearing his trademark Detroit Lions jacket. The project is the first Beverly Hills […]
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Nicholas Hoult in Talks to Play Lex Luthor in ‘Superman: Legacy’
In one of the most significant new castings post-SAG-AFTRA strike, Superman: Legacy has found its Lex Luthor, with Nicholas Hoult in talks to star as the classic villain. No deal is done, but talks have been in the works since before the strike. Warner Bros. had no comment. James Gunn is writing and directing Superman: […]
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Doug Liman to Direct Paramount’s ‘The Saint’ Reboot
Doug Liman is set to direct and oversee development on Paramount Pictures’ reboot of The Saint. Regé-Jean Page, a breakout actor from Netflix’s Bridgerton, was earlier tapped to star in and executive produce the studio’s imagining of the movie based on the early 20th century adventure novels by Leslie Charteris that featured a mysterious man named […]
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‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Director Matt Shakman on Leading a Second Film Franchise to TV and Those Exhausting ‘Fantastic Four’ Rumors
[This story contains mild spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’s second episode, “Departure.”] It hadn’t occurred to Matt Shakman until now that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and WandaVision both handed him a similar assignment. In each case, the sought-after director had to lead a successful film franchise into television for the first time and explore […]
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‘The Marvels’ Star Iman Vellani Isn’t Concerned With Box Office Discussion: “That’s for Bob Iger”
Iman Vellani would rather celebrate positive feedback to her film The Marvels, as opposed to focusing on its performance at the box office. The actress spoke to Yahoo Entertainment about the recent release in an interview published online Thursday. During the conversation, Vellani referenced Disney CEO Bob Iger when asked about the financial return for […]
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