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The Playlist‘Best Pancakes In The County’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage, Justin Long & Shelley Hennig Star In Unhinged Thriller Arriving November 20 Nothing is more exciting than seeing an unhinged Nicolas Cage (“Spider-Noir,” “Longlegs”) take big swings in a new movie and have fun with a role, and it looks like the upcoming thriller “ Best…
The PlaylistTheranos Whistleblower Alleges ‘You Can See Everything’ Subject Elizabeth Holmes Is A “Victim” In An “Abusive Relationship” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim ’s “ You Can See Everything ” has captured the zeitgeist like few documentaries ever have.
The Playlist‘The Beekeeper 2’ Director Timo Tjahjanto Tapped For CIA Action Comedy ‘The Burnout’ For Miramax Action director Timo Tjahjanto is at the helm of the upcoming Jason Statham sequel “ The Beekeeper 2 ” and is already looking to reunite with one of the studios behind it, as he’s been tasked by…
The PlaylistTom Holland-Led Thriller ‘Penthouse’ From Director Drew Pearce Scooped Up By Sony Pictures Sony Pictures wants to keep being in the Tom Holland business, and they’ve scooped up a new thriller named “ Penthouse ” that already has the in-demand actor attached to star.
The Playlist‘Superbad 2’ & ‘Bridesmaids 2’: Judd Apatow Revisits His Failed Sequel Plans, Says “Anything Can Happen” Hollywood loves a sequel, but apparently some comedies are so beloved that studios can’t convince their creators to revisit them.
The PlaylistMichael Douglas Jokingly Wanted Hank Pym To Be Killed Off In Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man & The Wasp’: “You Can’t Get Out Of It” In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what you often see in the first installments of their superhero franchises is veteran or award-winning actors to help anchor projects.
The PlaylistThe Internet Thinks ‘You Can See Everything’ Should Win Best Picture, But Oscars History Would Like A Word Let’s talk about the movie everyone can’t stop talking about: A24’s “You Can See Everything.” And do you know what we see?
The PlaylistDan Lin Exits Film Chief Role At Netflix After Streamer Laid Off 1,000 Employees Well, this is a bit of a shocker. After Netflix laid off nearly 1,000 employees last week and its chief content officer, Bela Bajaria , the streaming giant decided over the start of the weekend to…
The PlaylistPeter Jackson Says ‘Lord Of The Rings: Shadow Of The Past’ Is Still Being Written Amid Shelving Reports & ‘Tintin 2’ Will Be His Next Film Peter Jackson may not be directing the next “ Lord of the Rings ” movie himself, but he’s still very much involved in the future of Middle-earth.
The PlaylistJesse Eisenberg & A24 Reunite For TV Series Centered On A Teenage Girl In The Early 2000s We’ve been curious to see the public reaction to Jesse Eisenberg ‘s buzzy pic “ The Debut ,” starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti , but it looks like the film’s distributor, A24 , is already…
The PlaylistJudd Apatow Says His Canceled Cancel-Culture Comedy With Zach Galifianakis Explored “What’s Funny & What’s Offensive” For filmmaker Judd Apatow , comedy has been a lifelong obsession. He’s spent decades making movies about comedians, interviewing them for books like “ Sick in the Head ” and “ Sicker in the Head ,”…
The PlaylistJames McAvoy Pitched Young Picard ‘Star Trek’ Series That Nearly Happened & Turned Down Captain Kirk In J.J. Abrams’ Reboot “ Star Trek ” is in a very odd place, as there has been a slew of TV/streaming projects in recent years, but P aramount Pictures (now under the Skydance umbrella) has been struggling to get “ Star…
The PlaylistJesse Eisenberg Cites ‘Batman v Superman’ Razzie Win For Being Iced Out Of Studio Projects & His Pivot To Directing Jesse Eisenberg is gathering a lot of early festival circuit buzz and praise for his latest directorial effort, “ The Debut ,” and the actor/director is reflecting on his time in the world of comic…
The Playlist‘Star Wars’: Taika Waititi Says His Long-Delayed Movie Is “Very Iced” As He Moves On To A New Project Another day, another “Star Wars” movie that may never see the light of day. After six years of development, Taika Waititi has revealed that his long-gestating film set in a galaxy far, far away has…
The Playlist‘You Can See Everything’ Makes Box Office History As ‘Street Fighter’ Earns $31 Million Yet another video game adaptation opened at No. 1 at the box office this weekend, but no one is talking about it.
The PlaylistCoen Brothers Tease A Reunion Film After Eight Years Apart, Dismiss Rumors Of A “Schism”: “It’s Not Anything Like That” After nearly a decade of pursuing separate projects, Joel and Ethan Coen are finally looking to get the band back together.
The PlaylistJoe Manganiello Reveals Ben Affleck’s Scrapped ‘Batman’ Movie Would Have Killed Commissioner Gordon & Nearly Killed Batgirl Ben Affleck ’s abandoned solo “ Batman ” movie remains one of the more intriguing casualties of Warner Bros .’ old DC universe, and Joe Manganiello has now revealed just how dark the project would…
The PlaylistQuentin Tarantino Says He’s Written A Script For His 10th & Final Film, But Wants To “Live A Little” Before Deciding What’s Next Quentin Tarantino has spent years discussing his tenth, supposedly final, film, but despite abandoning “ The Movie Critic ” and putting his filmmaking career on hold, the director apparently has…
The Playlist‘Sicario 3’: Josh Brolin Says Steven Knight’s “Undeniable” Script Finally Won Over The Cast After Years Of Development Getting the gang back together for “Sicario 3” has taken considerably longer than anyone expected. Nearly a decade after the last film, the third installment is finally moving forward, with Josh…
The Playlist‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts & Christopher Ford Developed Secret Western Series For Disney+, But It May Have Been Sidelined [Report] Just when you thought Lucasfilm had enough “ Star Wars ” projects in development, another one has surfaced, though whether it ever sees the light of day remains to be seen.
The Playlist‘True Detective’ Season 5: Nicolas Cage & Antonio Banderas Set To Lead HBO Crime Anthology, Production Begins In 2027 Just days after Nicolas Cage hinted that he might be joining HBO’s “ True Detective ,” his involvement is now official, and he’s bringing Antonio Banderas along for the ride.
The Playlist‘Musk’: Alex Gibney On Elon Musk’s Legal Threats, His Disturbing Errol Musk Interview & Ashley St. Clair’s Allegations Alex Gibney has spent decades making documentaries about powerful men who behave badly, from the corporate criminals in “ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ” to the inner workings of Scientology…
The PlaylistCriterion January 2027: ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Career Girls’ & ‘Chocolat’ Join Collection, Plus ‘Parasite’ & ‘Midnight Cowboy’ In 4K The Criterion Collection has unveiled its January 2027 lineup, a terrific way to kick off the year, especially for physical media collectors.
The PlaylistKen Russell Essentials: From ‘The Devils’ To ‘Altered States,’ ‘Tommy’ & Beyond It’s a common misconception to equate British cinema with kitchen sink realism. After all, it’s impossible to discuss its legacy without acknowledging the socially conscious classics of Mike Leigh…
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