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James Mangold Will Direct ‘Disorder’ Remake From ‘Sicario’ Screenwriter James Mangold(Logan) will direct a remake of a French-Belgian movie not enough people saw in 2015,Disorder. It’s a very good and very atmospheric and sparse thriller from directorAlice Winocour. Last year, screenwriterTaylor Sheridan(Hell or High Water)was tapped to write the American remake for Sony. After the script crossed Mangold’s desk, he signed up immediately to direct the film, which sounds like it’ll take some significant departures from the original....

Jennifer Lopez Rom-Com Marry Me Will Stream On Peacock On The Same Day It Hits Theaters In the wake of a global pandemic shuttering theaters (temporarily), studios have taken a second look at simultaneous release models that allow moviegoers to bypass the traditional theatrical window before getting to watch a movie at home. Peacock has done day-and-date releases for David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Kills” sequel, which still tidied up at the box office despite viewers' ability to stream the film on opening weekend....

Jude Law Drama ‘The Nest’ Hopes To Open In Theaters This September Movie theaters will probably be back open by September…right? IFC Films sure thinks so, which is why they’ve just set aSeptember 18theatrical release date forThe Nest, a drama starringJude LawandCarrie Coon. IFC is no stranger to releasing titles to VOD, so the fact that they’re aiming for this theatrical release means that they have a lot of faith in the film....

Mads Mikkelsen Discusses His Approach To Being The New Grindelwald In ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Mads Mikkelsenisofficially replacingJohnny Deppas the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the upcoming third film in theFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themfranchise. With the exception of the die hard Johnny Depp supporters and have taken to the web to demand that his ex-wife Amber Heardbe removed fromAquaman 2as well, most fans are simply wondering what Mikkelsen will do with the villain role in the still-untitledFantastic Beasts 3....

Martin Scorsese Is Obsessing Over The “Youthification” CGI In ‘The Irishman’ The IrishmanisMartin Scorsese’s reunion withRobert De Niro,Joe PesciandHarvey Keitel. It’s also his return to the crime movie genre. But despite all these familiar elements, the upcoming Netflix film is going to be unlike anything Scorsese has ever made before. Because unlike the filmmaker’s previous films,The Irishmanis employing extensive CGI in order to de-age the cast. The story spans decades, and rather than cast younger actors for earlier scenes, Scorsese is using special effects to give De Niro and company a youthful appearance....

Mija Review: The American Dream For First-Born Immigrants Comes With Immense Pressure [Sundance 2022] Undocumented Mexican immigrants may find joy in being able to give birth to a generation of first-born children with American citizenship. But for many of them, it’s just the beginning of an even riskier affair. With the threat of deportation always looming, there’s an immense amount of pressure on these first-generation Americans to live up to the potential of the American Dream in order to keep their family from being pulled apart by the government....

Milana Vayntrub Finally Gets To Be Squirrel Girl In A New Marvel Podcast Marvel is officially launching a scripted “Squirrel Girl” podcast, with Milana Vayntrub (“Other Space,” “This Is Us”) assuming the titular role. Vayntrub wasinitially castas Squirrel Girl in a live-action TV series called “New Warriors” that was ordered straight to series at Freeform in 2017, but the show unfortunately was axed before it even debuted. According toVariety, the six-episode podcast series, backed by broadcasting company SiriusXM, will be titled “Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show,” chronicling the adventures ofSquirrel Girl, who is now a college girl and has been revealed as a superhero in the public eye....

Minari’s Most Devastating Moment Was Just As Emotional Behind The Scenes Much of “Minari,” director Lee Isaac Chung’s sublime reckoning with his adolescence, is an emotionally taut wind-up to its climax. After trying to set down roots — literal and figurative — in Arkansas, the Yi family finds itself strained by a number of crises. Jacob (Steven Yuen) is consumed by the success of his crops — something he understandably ties to his family’s flourishing....

Mondo To Open Art Gallery During South By Southwest 2012 As if movies likeThe Cabin in the Woods, 21 Jump Street, Rec 3: GenesisandThe Raidweren’t good enough reasonsto be excited forSouth by Southwest 2012,Mondohas just announced they’ll be opening a permanent gallery at the festival. Finally a place in Austin, Texas for people to go and check out Mondo’s own brand of bad ass, movie themed art at any time....

Netflix’s ‘Outlaw King’ May Reunite ‘Hell Or High Water’ Stars Chris Pine & Ben Foster David Mackenzie’ssweaty western heist filmHell or High Waterwas ripped straight from the headlines last year, depicting the aftermath of the mortgage crisis as a Robin Hood-style revenge thriller. It resonated with audiences and critics alike, earning four Oscar nods and catapulting Mackenzie to a higher level of recognition. For his follow-up film, Mackenzie is looking to reteam with starsChris PineandBen FosterforOutlaw King, an “epic period drama” about Robert the Bruce....

Peter Jackson Not Quite Confirmed For The Hobbit The news thatPeter Jacksonis negotiating to direct the two halves ofThe Hobbithit the internet Friday afternoon, not quite as a bomb, because many had expected it, but with resounding effect nonetheless. Still, it seemed a strange thing, given that the problems that forced Guillermo del Toro to leave the film — notably a very uncertain schedule thanks to MGM’s financial state — haven’t been resolved....

Quentin Tarantino Calls Disney “Extortionists” Over Star Wars Move FilmmakerQuentin Tarantinois angry at Walt Disney Pictures for kicking his new movieThe Hateful Eightout of Hollywood’s famous Cinerama Dome. Why did it happen? According to the filmmaker, Disney wantedStar Wars: The Force Awakensto play for the entire holiday season, kicking Tarantino’s latest out of one of Hollywood’s classic 70mm premiere venues. Photo viaDaws Brothers While appearing on the Howard Stern radio show, writer/directorQuentin Tarantinospoke out about how he believes Disney strong-armed Arclight Cinemas to push his eighth film out of the Cinerama Dome for the highly anticipated blockbuster sequelStar Wars: The Force Awakens....

Quentin Tarantino’s 10th Film Could Be Horror If He Comes Up With A “Terrific Story” Quentin Tarantinohas long said that his 10th film would be his final film. But with theOnce Upon a Time in Hollywooddirector looking beyond toStar Trek, it’s become less clear what kind of movie this all-important 10th film will be. But Tarantino has an inkling, and it’s in a genre he’s never fully explored before: horror....