Well, it wouldn’t be a family road trip without a few breakdowns, right? That’s the central premise of “Treasure,” a new ‘90s-set father/daughter road trip dramedy that stars the inspired pair of Stephen Fry (“Gosford Park,” “V For Vendetta”) and Lena Dunham, the star, writer and creator of “Girls” among many other shows and films.

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The 2024 blockbuster season kicks off in earnest this weekend with David Leitch‘s “The Fall Guy” now in theaters. But their latest film wasn’t the only thing Leitch and his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick spoke about while on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast this week. They also had to dodge questions about Leitch’s brief tenure as the director of the upcoming “Jurassic World” reboot.

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Sydney Sweeney isn’t letting anyone keep her down. Yesterday, representatives for the “Immaculate” and “Madame Web” actress hit back at film producer Carol Baum for criticizing her appearance and disparaging remarks about her ability to act.

Following a public screening of the 1988 horror film “Dead Ringers,” which she produced, Baum spoke with Janet Maslin of the New York Times and randomly threw barbs at the “Euphoria” star.

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Starz is really in the throes of a period renaissance. In the last few years, the cable channel has featured “Outlander,” “The Spanish Princess,” “The White Queen,” “The White Princess,” and just this month released “Mary & George” starring Julianne Moore (read our review). And now, the queen mother returns this summer.

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While we await official announcements concerning Marvel and Sony’s fourth “Spider-Man,” the rumor mill keeps churning and delivering what could be an early head’s up to real news. The latest round of rumblings online comes via a report from The Insneider that claims the studio hopes to shoot the fourth installment in the fall, either September or October. Perhaps more importantly, director Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious” franchise, “Star Trek Beyond”) is said to be one of the names in contention to helm the next installment.

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Actor Ray Winstone has two Netflix projects on the way: Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy series, “The Gentlemen” (read our review), and “Damsel” opposite Millie Bobbie Brown. But of course, as is custom these days, the actor was asked about his appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Winstone played the villain, Russian general Dreykov, in “Black Widow” opposite Scarlett Johansson.

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“Work. Life. Unbalanced” is the new tagline for Max’s new political drama. From the executive producers of “The Flight Attendant,” Max’s new original series, “Girls On The Bus,” premieres March 14 on the streaming channel. Starring Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, Christina Elmore, plus Brandon Scott, Griffin Dunne, Mark Consuelos, and Scott Foley, “Girls on The Bus” is a political drama television series created by Amy Chozick and Julie Plec, inspired by Chozick’s 2018 memoir “Chasing Hilary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling.”

“The Girls On The Bus” is inspired by Chozick’s experiences as a political reporter on the campaign bus with multiple presidential candidates.

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“Challengers,” the new comedy from Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, seems like a big left turn for a director who can seemingly do it all. Guadagnino has done things like acclaimed romantic dramas like “Call Me Be Your Name,” chilling horror like “Suspiria,” and “Bones And All” and very formal arthouse films like, “I Am Love,” and he can seemingly do it all.

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What’s happening in the world of Marvel’s “Blade”? More and more delays, apparently. Announced at Comic-Con 2019, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali was reportedly the one that sparked Marvel’s interest in the project, approaching the studio that they needed a new version of the Wesley Snipes starring classic for the MCU, and they agreed. “Blade” was announced five years ago but is heading to what sounds like its third or fourth delay, depending on who’s counting.

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French director Leos Carax returned to the Cannes Film Festival in full force back in 2021 with “Annette” (and we’ll forgive the reader if it feels longer ago than that; COVID was a weird time). Carax’s film was Best Director on the 2021 Croisette, a slew of Césars (including another Best Director win), and made several annual top 10 lists by the time 2021 ended.

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Intellectual property and franchising always mean trying to use some popular I.P. and spinning it however possible. And lord knows they’ve tried all kinds of riffs on “The Wizard Of Oz.” But the most recent and popular has been Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz’s stage musical “Wicked,” which itself is based on the 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire  (and yes, that’s based on the original “Wizard Of Oz” book).

Continue reading ‘Wicked: Part One’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Star In This Musical Fantasy Arriving In November at The Playlist.

Earlier this week, “House Of The Dragon” star Milly Alcock landed the role of Supergirl in James Gunn and Peter Safran‘s new and improved DCU reboot. And the actress will star in a standalone film based around the superhero, which …still lacks a director? Strange stuff for the rebooted franchise to do according to “Argylle” director Matthew Vaughn, who’s a fan of Alcock’s but not of Gunn and Safran casting her so early into a film’s development.

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Yesterday, Netflix announced new series “Death by Lightning,” a drama retelling the rise of US President James Garfield and his subsequent assassination by Charles Guiteau. It’s the next title from executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, under their deal with the streamer that’s already dreamt up an adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s “3 Body Problem,” premiering on March 21.

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Antoine Fuqua‘s Michael Jackson biopic deviates from the director’s usual modus operandi of actioners. But with the cast he’s accrued for “Michael,” the upcoming film could be a sleeper hit. Now Deadline reports that Miles Teller is the latest to join the movie’s cast, playing an attorney of the titular King Of Pop.

READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024

Who Teller plays exactly isn’t known yet, but the actor joins Colman Domingo, Nia Long, and Jaafar Jackson in the film’s cast.

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Margot Robbie may have been snubbed for an Oscar nomination for “Barbie,” but don’t expect the actress to vie for sympathy. Deadline reports that Robbie isn’t fazed by her and director Greta Gerwig not getting nods for their 2023 juggernaut film. In her words, “There’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed.” Fair enough.

READ MORE: Oscars Deliver Diverse Noms As ‘Barbie’ Snubs Set Social Media On Fire

Robbie’s comments came during a panel for a special SAG screening of “Barbie” on Tuesday night, promoting the film’s eight Academy Award nominations.

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When the cast list was announced for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” one name was left out that seemed to shock people—Saoirse Ronan. No, not because Ronan’s career made her an obvious choice to star in the film. Instead, people were surprised because the actress had previously starred in both of Gerwig’s earlier films, “Lady Bird” and “Little Women.” But she didn’t have a role, at all, in “Barbie.”

Well, back in July, it was revealed the original plan was to have Ronan in the film, alongside her “Lady Bird” and “Little Women” co-star Timothée Chalamet.

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When fans try to rank the most iconic Catwoman actresses, many will put Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance in “Batman Returns” up there with the best of the best. But believe it or not, the role actually wasn’t originally meant for Pfeiffer. Instead, it was Annette Bening who was set to put on the leather catsuit. So, what happened?

READ MORE: ‘Catwoman’: Tim Burton’s Spinoff Would’ve Been An ‘$18 Million Black & White’ Film, Says ‘Batman Returns’ Sceenwriter

Well, in a recent episode of the Happy.

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In a world where streaming services are a dime a dozen and mega-corporations are vying for your money with promises of expansive libraries of films and TV shows, it can all be overwhelming. How can you possibly know which of the new streaming releases are any good? And what about if you want to find a specific classic? Well, that’s where a service like Galerie comes in.

READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024

Galerie is new online film club launched by Indian Paintbrush.

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With the long-gestating biopic “Ferrari” in the rearview mirror, what’s next for director Michael Mann? Mann has teased a couple of projects in development (like this sci-fi one), but it will most likely be “Heat 2,” an adaptation of the sequel novel to his 1995 film the director published in 2022. In a recent sit-down with Variety, Mann covered where the story of “Heat 2” picks up after the events of “Heat,” when he hopes to start shooting the film, and whether or not he’ll cast someone as talented as Val Kilmer to play Chris Shiherlis.

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Typically, when we talk about passionate fandoms in film, we talk about superhero movies. For better or worse, those fandoms are very online. But passionate fans can be found everywhere, especially in the realm of books. And as seen in a recent interview with Jessica Chastain, she’s not getting hounded by comic book fans asking when she’ll show up in the MCU. The actress has been asked a million times if she’ll star in an adaptation of a historical fiction novel.

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Even though Tim Burton only directed two “Batman” films, there were a lot more plans for Burton to continue with his vision of DC superheroes. Of course, there’s the infamous “Superman” film he was working on with Nicolas Cage. There was even talk of a third ‘Batman’ film to follow his ‘Returns.’ And apparently, according to the writer of “Batman Returns,” there was even discussion of a Catwoman spinoff film. 

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It’s been 20 years since John Woo last worked on a big Hollywood production (2003’s “Paycheck“). But this year, the legendary filmmaker returned with a proverbial (and quite literal) bang with “Silent Night,” which combines Woo’s love of a revenge story, gratuitous action and over-the-top violence and the beautiful holiday of Christmas. 

READ MORE: The 21 Best Films Of 2023

And with “Silent Night” arriving on VOD just in time for the holidays, we are thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the action film.

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We are now several years removed from “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and the end of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy. With time elapsing, we are finally hearing the stories from the actors about what happened during the conception of the films. That is to say, we are hearing confirmation that the overall arc of many of the characters in the sequel trilogy were greatly altered heading into the third film.

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Has any series in recent memory taken as long to get to the screen as “Ripley,” the new Tom Ripley/Patricia Highsmith adaptation from Oscar-winning writer/director/producer Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List,” “Moneyball,” “The Irishman”). The most recent iteration of this project, starring Andrew Scott from “Fleabag” and this year’s critically-acclaimed, “All of Us Strangers,” was first announced in 2019.

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There’s an interesting development in the James Gunn and Peter Safran co-run DC Studios. Gunn’s “Superman Legacy” is set to shoot soon and debut in the summer of 2025, and a new actor has been cast in the DC Universe but could be saved for later. According to reports (Deadline), Sean Gunn, James’ younger brother who also appeared in “Guardians Of The Galaxy” franchise, is set to play the DC Universe villain Maxwell Lord, but curiously enough, he may not even show up in “Superman Legacy.”

READ MORE: James Gunn’s DC Slate Is Ambitious & Interesting But Is That Enough?

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