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When last we spoke of Universal’s plans for a newScarfacefilm, it was to tell you that directorsDavid Mackenzie(Hell or High Water) andPeter Berg(Patriot’s Day) were in talks with the studio to possibly helm the gangster flick. Universal has already set a release date of June 12, 2025 for the modern reimagining ofScarfacethat’s scripted byJoel and Ethan Coenand is expected to starDiego Luna(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) in the lead. Now, however,David Ayerhas emerged as another prospective director....

From show creatorAlena Smith, the Apple TV+ original seriesDickinsonfollows Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) on her road to being a published poet and the promise of fame that will follow. When Sam Bowles (Finn Jones), the ambitious editor of The Springfield Republican, does his best to convince her to take her work a step beyond letting just Sue Gilbert (Ella Hunt), her brother’s wife who she also happens to be in love with, read them, it tests Emily in ways that she never could have imagined....

While it only lasted for one season,Freaks and Geeksis celebrated as one of the best portrayals of teenage life any television show has offered. It has attained cult status not only because it was a great showthat ended too soon, but also because it served as a launching pad for some of the most recognizable and successful talents working today: series co-creatorPaul Feig(Bridesmaids),James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Star(Silicon Valley),John Francis Daley(Bones),andLinda Cardellini(Bloodline)....

Sweet Toothshowrunner and EPJim Micklewill be directing the movie adaptation ofGod Countryfor Netflix.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be based on the comic byDonny Cates. Mickle will co-write the film with Cates, who wrote the original six-issue series (with art byGeoff Shaw) that was published in 2017 by Image Comics. Cates has also worked on Marvel’sVenomcomics. God Countryis about Emmet Quinlan, an old widower afflicted with dementia and violent outbursts....

The 33rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated the five Academy Award-nominated directors –Christopher Nolan(Dunkirk),Greta Gerwig(Lady Bird),Guillermo del Toro(The Shape of Water),Jordan Peele(Get Out), andPaul Thomas Anderson(Phantom Thread) – and honored them with the Outstanding Directors of the Year Award for 2018, at the Arlington Theatre on February 6th. WithThe Shape of Water, Del Toro has made a fantastical masterpiece that follows the unique relationship between a lonely janitor (exquisitely played bySally Hawkins) and an amphibious creature (Doug Jones) that’s being held in captivity in a top-secret research facility in the 1960s....

For a movie that’s already in production, we know shockingly little aboutPhil LordandChris Miller’sHan Solomovie. While that’s pretty much par for the course with any Lucasfilm endeavor, this is an especially mysterious case considering we only know four cast members so far –Alden Ehrenreichas young Han Solo;Donald Glover, as young Lando Calrissian;Woody Harrelson, as Han’s roguish mentor, andEmilia Clarkein an unknown role. That’s it. That’s it. For a Star Wars movie, which usually has a huge ensemble cast....

WhenMark Ruffalo’s Hulk wasintroduced inThe Avengers, after being recast fromEdward Norton’s version of the character inThe Incredible Hulk, it seemed we were finally getting an effective and engaging exploration of the two sides of his character, especially the cryptic yet iconic line “I’m always angry.” However, while this arc continued throughAge of UltronandThor: Ragnarok, his development has taken a sharp dive. From taking away a lot of what makes the character interesting by removing his rage, and having him appear in open-ended cameos that feel like they could be ignored moving forward, Hulk needs intervention, but not for the betterment of Bruce Banner himself, but quite the opposite, to make him engaging again....

Are you ready to see the Wizard? According to some ‘wonderful’news fromVariety,Jon M. Chu’s upcoming silver screen adaptation ofWickedmay have just tapped the ineffableJeff Goldblumhimself to portray a role written in the stars. Reportedly, theJurassic Parkactor is in the final talks to take on the Wizard of Oz inthe now two-part filmsbased on the acclaimed Broadway musical, and he seems just the sentimental man to do it! This newly-announced development may have just changed the production ofWickedfor the good....

TheHarry Potteruniverse has always been full of female characters with dimensionality. One could reasonably make the argument that if it weren’t for Hermione, Harry and Ron would have succeeded atverylittle throughout the course of theHarry Pottersaga. AuthorJ.K. Rowlingcrafted incredible, complex characters throughout the series, and that was especially true of the women. And so withFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the upcoming 1920s-set spinoff that takes place in the same Wizarding World but with new characters, expectations are high for not just magic and world-building, but also fascinating female characters—especially since Rowling wrote the script....

FilmmakerMatthew Vaughnhas already offered up a few superhero movie reinventions in the form of 2011’s outstandingX-Men: First Classand 2010’s hyper-violentKick-Ass, and he may be putting his talents to the most famous hero of them all: Superman. Collider exclusively broke the newsthis past Marchthat Vaughn is being eyed to directMan of Steel2for Warner Bros. in the DCEU, and Vaughn himself confirmed those talks recently while on the press tour for his new sequelKingsman: The Golden Circle....

Sergio Leone’s final filmOnce Upon a Time in Americais a poetic portrait of conflict, love, and meaning through the lens of a prohibition-eragangster film. Despite being lauded as one of, if not the finest work the filmmaker has ever put out, it was at the receiving end of mixed reviews upon its release. It wasn’t because Leone’s film was polarizing around whether it was a “good” or “bad” picture. Rather, it was becausetwo different versions of the film were distributed in different parts of the world....

There’s a moment late inThe Intruderthat caused the entire audience to yell at the screen – an ‘Oh, no… Please don’t… Oh, he’s going to… No, NO, NO…” There’s no blood or violence in the scene—just two actors and, well, some ‘licking.’ Yeah,The Intruderisn’t afraid to get a little nasty. In the film,Michael EalyandMeagan Goodstar as a happy couple just looking to lay down roots in a new home. The only problem: the disturbed former owner (Dennis Quaid) is none too pleased about giving up his abode....

It’s all fun and games until someone plays with fire. Bravo’sThe Real Housewives of Orange Countyreturns for Season 18 with a bang. This season follows several major changes to the ladies, including the aftermath ofShannon Storms Beador’s DUI accident. As Beador attempts to change her life for the better, so do fellow housewivesEmily SimpsonandJennifer Pedranti. But whenAlexis Bellinopops up out of nowhere with her beauJohnny J, a.k.a. Beador’s ex-boyfriend, things heat up faster than you could say “traitor”....