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‘The Son’: Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in HBO Limited Series Directed by Denis Villeneuve
About a month ago, word came out that director Denis Villeneuve (the upcoming Dune) was going to reunite with his two-time collaborator Jake Gyllenhaal (Prisoners, Enemy) on a mystery project. Now we know what that project is: an HBO limited series called The Son, based on Norwegian author Jo Nesbø’s book of the same name. […]
Continue readingIf cinemas survive this movie drought, 2021 will see a flood of blockbusters
With Bond, Marvel and Disney films all delayed, Hollywood may soon face a very different problem to the one it has nowIn a world where absolutes are increasingly hard to find, one thing is certain: in 2021 there are going to be a hell of a lot of sci-fi, fantasy and superhero movies released in […]
Continue reading‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Covid-19 Supervisor Details Norway Shoot, Safeguards (Exclusive)
In recent years, Norway has become the backdrop to major studio films like “Black Widow,” “Dune,” “Tenet” and James Bond film “No Time to Die.” The latest tentpole in town was Paramount Pictures’ “Mission: Impossible 7,” one of the first studio films to resume shooting after seven months on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.For […]
Continue reading‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Pushed Back a Year to June 2022
“Jurassic World: Dominion” has been delayed a year to June 10, 2022, Universal announced on Tuesday.The move comes as filming on the third “Jurassic World” film — and sixth overall in the dinosaur franchise — is nearing completion in England after the Covid-19 pandemic forced shooting to pause for several months. The film sees the […]
Continue readingMarvel and DC Movies Will Flood Theaters in 2021 and 2022 — If They Can All Be Made in Time
Between the cascade of release date changes announced by Warner Bros. yesterday — including moving “Dune” to Oct. 1, 2021, “The Batman” to March 4, 2022 and “The Flash” to Nov. 4, 2022 — and Disney’s announcement on Sept. 23 that the studio was moving the bulk of its 2020 feature releases to 2021, it’s […]
Continue reading‘The Batman’ Delayed to 2022, ‘Matrix 4’ Release Moves Up
“The Batman” will no longer hit theaters in 2021. In another major release calendar overhaul, Warner Bros. has delayed the comic book adventure and a number of other movies, including “The Flash” and “Shazam 2.”“The Batman” — starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader — had been scheduled for Oct. 1, 2021. It’s now set […]
Continue readingWarner Bros. Moving Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ to October 2021
As the house of cards that is theatrical distribution 2020 continues to fall, the latest casualty is Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Dune,” which has just been moved off this year’s calendar and into 2021. “Dune” will now open on October 1, 2021, just under a year after its planned opening of December 18, 2020, in IMAX […]
Continue reading‘Dune’ Drifting Away From December To October 2021
We’re hearing that Warner Bros. release of Legendary’s Dune is no longer going on Dec. 18, rather Oct. 1, 2021.Many in distribution land always believed it was too good to be true for Warners to keep two major tentpoles –one a franchise starter, the other a franchise sequel– within days of each other, given P&A […]
Continue readingExpect ‘French Dispatch’ to Leave the Oscar Race and Eye Cannes 2021 Instead
What’s left for the Oscars? The telecast will proceed, two months late, on April 25, but as to what might qualify — the only definitive answer will come when we reach the February 28 submission deadline. As a canary in a coal mine, “Tenet” failed to reignite audiences; instead, it revealed the hazards of theatrical […]
Continue readingHans Zimmer Worked with a Choir over FaceTime to Craft the ‘Dune’ Trailer’s Pink Floyd Cover
Warner Bros.’ much-buzzed-about release of the “Dune” official trailer last week represented a full circle moment for the relationship between Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel and the rock band Pink Floyd. Back when Alejandro Jodorowsky was attempting to mount a “Dune” film adaptation in the 1970s, the director courted Pink Floyd to write the original score. […]
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