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Did Leonardo DiCaprio Consume Raw Bison Liver For The Revenant? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

When it comes to dedication, Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t mess around. For The Revenant (2015), the actor used the complete method to portray Hugh Glass, a 19th-century frontiersman on a grueling quest for survival and revenge. Among his many challenges? Eating a raw bison liver on camera—a choice that wasn’t in the original plan. Although the props team had prepared a jelly liver replica, DiCaprio felt it lacked authenticity.

So, after clearing it with his legal team, he bit into the real deal. “The membrane is like a balloon,” DiCaprio shared later as per Variety. He described the burst of the organ’s raw innards as unforgettable—and unpleasant. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu wasn’t initially thrilled about the disease risk but eventually admitted it added a visceral truth to the performance. The liver wasn’t the only hurdle.

Warner Bros. Pictures and MRC’s “Wuthering Heights” from acclaimed filmmaker Emerald Fennell will be released on Feb. 13, 2026, the studio announced on Friday.

The adaptation will star Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Additional cast includes Hong Chau, Alison Oliver and Shazad Latif.

The Oscar-winning “Promising Young Woman” filmmaker is coming off the release of last year’s “Saltburn,” which starred Elordi and was released in theaters by Amazon MGM Studios.

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Robbie’s LuckyChap is producing and MRC is financing “Wuthering Heights,” which is an adaptation of the 1847 Emily Brontë novel that follows two families living on the moors.

“From the moment we were introduced to Emerald’s vision for the film, and with an incredible cast led by Margot and Jacob, we were instantly committed to forging a partnership with this team to ensure the movie was brought to theaters around the world,...

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H Is For Hawk

A woman forms an unlikely friendship with a hawk after losing her father.

Dir:Philippa Lowthorpe

Prod: Plan B Entertainment

Where: Wales

When: November-ongoing

Distributor:Lionsgate

Cast:Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson

UntitledAlejandro G Iñárritu film

Plot under wraps.

Dir:Alejandro G Iñárritu

Prod: Warner Bros, Legendary Entertainment

Where:uk

When:November-ongoing

Distributor: Warner Bros

Cast:Tom Cruise,Sandra Hüller,...

Michael Mann has confirmed he is getting close to completing his screenplay for Heat 2 and that it will be his next movie, in a conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Monday.

“We have to have it finished very soon,” he said, suggesting jokingly he would be doing that on “The plane ride back to Los Angeles.”

The director said after Heat 2, he wanted to make his previously mooted movie about the 1968 Battle of Hué, one of the bloodiest chapters of the Vietnam War in which the forces of South Vietnam and U.S troops recaptured the city of Hué over one month of brutal urban fighting.

Questioned on the continuing cult status of the original Heat movie as the 30th anniversary of its release approaches, Mann said he was not surprised by its success and longevity.

“It’s all in the writing. It’s a very,...

With a heady dose of ‘80s nostalgia and the gravity that only a script full of fierce intergenerational matriarchs can bring to the table, Mexico’s Mayra Hermosillo revealed a cut of her nuanced and buzzy coming-of-age title “Vainilla,” among the players selected for Ventana Sur’s Primer Corte.

The film is produced by Stacy Perskie, Karla Luna Cantú and Andrea Porras Madero at Mexico’s lauded Redrum, with production credits that include Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo” and Gael Garcia Bernal-fronted Golden Globe winner “Mozart in the Jungle.” Paloma Petra at Nuevo León-based Huasteca Casa Cinematográfica co-produces the project.

“The incredible level of detail in the script and how vividly the world and characters came to life stood out to us. The story felt deeply personal and profoundly moving. We want to support projects that offer fresh perspectives with underrepresented voices and that can inspire audiences, this was a perfect opportunity,...

As Ventana Sur settles into its stride in its first edition in Montevideo, Uruguay, Screen highlights 10 projects expected to make a splash at the leading Ibero-American audiovisual market.

The titles are at various stages in the production cycle and the filmmakers are in Montevideo looking to establish meaningful partnerships.

Selections include stories of vampires grappling with transformation, quests, coming-of-age stories, coastal erosion, and a project from the inaugural Latam Series Market.

Ventana Sur runs through December 6.

The Condor Daughter (Bol-Per-Uru)

Section: Copia Final

Director: Álvaro Olmos

The Condor Daughter marks the second fiction feature from Olmos, who has directed documentary and television,...

Tom Cruise is attached to star in Deeper, a supernatural thriller that Doug Liman has in early development, the filmmaker has revealed.

Liman shared the news with Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman at a recent NYC screening of the documentary Gaucho Gaucho, expressing his interest in crafting a “scary” movie at this stage of his career. “I have never done one,” said the director, “and neither has Tom.”

While reports have suggested that Deeper may be Liman’s next project, whether that’s actually the case is not yet clear. Sources have confirmed to Deadline that the film is currently set up at Warner Bros.

Deeper follows an astronaut who encounters a terrifying force while on a deep dive into a never-before-explored trench. In development for almost a decade, the project was originally set up at MGM in April 2016, following the studio’s acquisition of a hot spec from Max Landis.

Director Doug Liman says he’s making Deeper, a ‘scary’ undersea supernatural thriller, with Tom Cruise as its star.

Director Doug Liman and Tom Cruise have long planned to work together again after collaborating on Edge Of Tomorrow and American Made. And according to a new report, that is still set to happen – just not in the guise we expected. When thinking about a Liman/Cruise collaboration at Warner Bros, a sequel to 2014’s Edge Of Tomorrow might spring to mind – but no, it seems like the duo could be cooking up something different.

Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman (via World of Reel) quotes Doug Liman as saying that his next film will be Deeper, starring Tom Cruise. It’s a project that Warner Bros has reportedly been trying to get off the ground for a decade under the stewardship of several different filmmakers.

Liman tells Friedman that he and Cruise...

Rachel Zegler paid a loving tribute to prolific first assistant director Adam Somner, with whom she worked on Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, following his death ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend.

“i had the honor of making west side story with adam somner when i was seventeen years old,” she began on her Instagram Story. “and with so much grace and love, he lifted me up and refused to let me stumble as i navigated the world of filmmaking. i could not have been in better hands.”

As the Y2K actress mentioned, the musical remake marked her film debut and catapulted her into the spotlight. Since then, the powerhouse singer has taken to Broadway opposite Kit Connor in a revival of Romeo + Juliet, led a prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy and taken on the role of Disney princess with Snow White, due for release in 2025.

“long story short,...

Here’s why Leonardo DiCaprio cannot work with Clint Eastwood ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In 2011, DiCaprio signed on to star in J. Edgar, Eastwood’s biopic about the Og FBI boss, J. Edgar Hoover. Leo was so hyped about the role that he cut his fee from a jaw-dropping $20 million to just $2 million. But this dream team? It didn’t last long.

Why? Eastwood’s infamous “one-take-wonder” style clashed hard with DiCaprio’s perfectionist approach. Clint’s vibe on set is all about keeping it raw and real. He skips the dramatic “Action!” for a laid-back “in your own time” and moves on after one take. Conversely, Leo lives for the grind—he’s all about redoing scenes until they’re flawless. So, when Leo asked for a retake during J. Edgar, Clint said, “Nope, we’re done for the day.”

And it didn’t stop there. DiCaprio insisted on using...

Adam Somner, an award-winning assistant director, producer and longtime collaborator of Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson, has died. He was 57.

Somner died Wednesday of anaplastic thyroid cancer, a family spokesperson announced.

Born in the U.K., Somner built a successful career in Hollywood, working alongside Spielberg, Scorsese, Anderson, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Ridley Scott. His most recent project was Anderson’s untitled Warner Bros. film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Some of the movies Somner worked on with Spielberg throughout his career were West Side Story, Lincoln, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Ready Player One, Bridge of Spies and Munich. As for Scorsese, he worked on Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wolf of Wall Street. He collaborated with Anderson on Licorice Pizza, Phantom Thread, Inherent Vice, The Master and There Will Be Blood. Somner worked with Scott on All the Money in the World,...

Adam Somner, a respected assistant director and producer for filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro Inarritu and Ridley Scott, died Wednesday of thyroid cancer in Studio City. He was 57.

Most recently, Somner served as producer and assistant director on Anderson’s upcoming Warner Bros. film starring Leonardo Di Caprio. He was part of the producing team for Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” which was nominated for a best picture Oscar.

Born in the U.K., Somner got his start assisting on films such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” before moving into assistant directing. He was third assistant director on Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” and continued working with the director on numerous films including “West Side Story,” “Ready Player One,” “Lincoln,” “Munich” and “War of the Worlds.”

Spielberg remembered Somner in a statement, saying, “The job title ‘assistant director’ is insufficient to describe what...

Oscar-nominated producer Adam Somner, who was among the most in-demand first assistant directors in the business during the past few decades, died November 27 from anaplastic thyroid cancer. He was 57.

Somner was the go-to Ad for the likes of Steven Spielberg (12 films), Paul Thomas Anderson (six) and Ridley Scott (six). He also worked multiple times with Scott’s brother Tony, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and James Mangold. His most recent films include Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Steve McQueen’s Blitz and Anderson’s upcoming untitled Warner Bros. film starring Leonardo Di Caprio.

Somner, who had more than 75 Ad credits on features, shorts and music videos, and fellow Licorice Pizza producer Sara Murphy were Oscar-nominated for their work on Anderson’s 2022 pic.

Somner’s dozens of films as first Ad include Best Picture Oscar winners Birdman and Gladiator; Spielberg’s West Side Story, Lincoln, Munich, Warhorse and two Indiana...

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On May 16, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its first two Academy Awards for Best Director to Frank Borzage ("7th Heaven") and Lewis Milestone ("Two Arabian Knights"). This was the only year the organization distinguished between drama and comedy, but it would not be the last time either of these men took home the top prize in their field. Milestone would win again in 1930 for his heartbreaking adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front," while Borzage, a visual storytelling master whose every film you should absolutely watch, triumphed anew in 1932 with the pre-code classic "Bad Girl."

Throughout the Academy Awards' history, 21 directors have earned more than one Best Director Oscar. 18 have won it twice (Alfonso Cuarón was the most recent filmmaker to join the two-time ranks with "Roma"), while Frank Capra and William Wyler are the only three-time winners.

TheWrap is thrilled to announce the launch of “Visionaries,” a new video series featuring in-depth conversations between Hollywood’s most innovative creators during awards season.

This all-new series pairs creative forces in candid, one-on-one discussions about their craft, the overall process and artistic vision. The format creates an intimate environment where filmmakers and artists can share personal insights and experiences that shaped their award-contending works.

The series premiere will feature a compelling dialogue between Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor Colman Domingo and director Greg Kwedar, discussing their powerful collaboration on “Sing Sing.” Domingo, who both stars in and executive produces the film, has attracted critical acclaim for his performance, while Kwedar’s innovative direction has established him as one of Hollywood’s most promising new voices — both creatively and financially, where he and his fellow producers made “Sing Sing” under a novel arrangement in which every cast and crew member was...

Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two) will receive the filmmaker of the year award at the 2025 Cinema Audio Society Awards, which will be held on Feb. 22.

The awards show will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

“Denis Villeneuve is a trailblazer in the world of cinema, and it is with great excitement that we honor him with the 2025 Cas Filmmaker Award,” says Cas President Peter Kurland. “Villeneuve has an exceptional ability to intertwine storytelling, sound and visuals, crafting immersive experiences that linger in the minds of audiences long after the final frame. We celebrate his remarkable contributions to film, as he continuously challenges the status quo and redefines what is possible in storytelling.”

Dune: Part Two was the monumental conclusion to Villeneuve’s adaptation of the celebrated Frank Herbert science fiction novel. The adaptation began with Dune: Part One, which premiered in theaters in October 2021. Dune: Part One...

Exclusive: WTFilms has acquired international sales rights for Ukrainian director and producer Egor Olesov’s timely drama The Daughter set in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

News of the acquisition comes as Ukraine marks the one thousandth day of the resulting war, which has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions and destroyed dozens of once flourishing towns and cities.

The Daughter blends family dynamics with the horrors of war through the story of a 17-year-old, hearing-impaired girl called Olga, who is staying with her father and his new family in the once sleepy town of Bucha outside Kyiv when the Russia invasion of Ukraine begins.

Before the family has time to flee, their home is occupied by Russian soldiers who subject them to a reign of terror including threats of death and rape. Previously at odds with her stepmother, Olga comes to understand she...

Rodrigo Prieto is an acclaimed cinematographer known for his frequent collaborations with Alejandro González Iñárritu and Martin Scorsese. Most recently, he was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. Now, he has returned with his directorial debut, ‘Pedro Paramo, ‘ which is now streaming on Netflix. The film is based on Juan Rulfo’s same-name novel and it premiered at the 2024 TIFF. It is a magic realist fable mapping the life of the titular character mainly through the eyes of his son. Prieto presents multiple fantastical scenes that feel wonderfully mystical on their own. However, when put together, they do not form anything remotely coherent. So, here’s me trying to make sense of its confusion.

Spoilers Ahead

Pedro Paramo (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

‘Pedro Paramo’ on Netflix follows Juan Preciado travelling to Comala to honour his mother’s last wish to meet his estranged father,...

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio celebrates his 50th birthday on Nov. 11. Tour our photo gallery above ranking the youthful superstar’s 18 best movie roles.

Throughout his career, he has made it his business to work with the most acclaimed filmmakers of the modern era. The star, whose first real breakout role came on the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” has worked with Martin Scorsese no less than six times with the latest in 2023 being “Killers of the Flower Moon.”.

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He’s done double-duty with Quentin Tarantino, and made blockbuster films with Best Director winners James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and Steven Spielberg, and nominees Ridley Scott and Adam McKay.

Beginning with 1993’s “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” for which he received his first Academy Award nomination at age 19, DiCaprio has earned eight total nominations from the Oscars: seven as an actor — including most...

After back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels were announced all the way back in 2019, the culmination of Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise’s ambitious project will now finally be seen over six years later. Following pandemic and strike delays along with a title change, the eighth, seemingly concluding outing for Ethan Hunt has officially been unveiled as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and the first trailer has arrived today ahead of a May 23, 2025 release.

Featuring the return of Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, and Shea Whigham, the film also features franchise newcomers Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham, Katy O’Brian, and more.

The film also marks quite a turning point for Cruise, who will now return to more dramatic filmmaking by leading the next film from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, which begins production this month. He won’t be forever departing the action realm,...

The first “Mission: Impossible 8” trailer is here, and it looks like we could be reaching the end of the road for Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. The film, which is now titled “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” plays on the nostalgia for the franchise, including footage from the Brian De Palma-directed 1996 “Mission: Impossible” movie that started it all.

Christopher McQuarrie, who has directed every “Mission” movie since “Rogue Nation,” is back in the director’s chair this time around for a sequel that went through a bit of an evolution. Initially, “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Mission: Impossible 8” were shot back-to-back and titled “Dead Reckoning – Part One” and “Dead Reckoning – Part Two.” But after the disappointing box office performance of the seventh film, it was retitled for home release to just “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “M:i 8” got a new title. Thus, “The Final Reckoning” was born.

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has made it his business to work with the most acclaimed filmmakers of the modern era. The star, whose first real breakout role came on the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” has worked with Martin Scorsese no less than six times with the latest being “Killers of the Flower Moon.”. He’s done double-duty with Quentin Tarantino, and made blockbuster films with Best Director winners James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and Steven Spielberg, and nominees Ridley Scott and Adam McKay.

Beginning with 1993’s “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” for which he received his first Academy Award nomination at age 19, DiCaprio has earned eight total nominations from the Oscars: seven as an actor — including most recently for “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood,” plus his Best Actor win for “The Revenant” — and one as a producer, for Best Picture nominee “The Wolf of Wall Street.” DiCaprio has...

Leonardo DiCaprio at a film premiere, explaining why he chooses not to do sequels (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Here’s the real reason Leonardo DiCaprio has never starred in a sequel: he’s too good for them. That might sound bold, but let’s be honest—when you’re Leo, your film career is a gallery of stand-alone masterpieces, not a never-ending franchise treadmill. From Titanic to Inception, he’s carefully chosen films that tell unique, self-contained stories—and he’s stuck with that philosophy like a movie buff who refuses to watch the extended director’s cut.

Let’s start with the cold, hard truth: sequels don’t fit DiCaprio’s career plan. In a recent Variety interview, Leo explained, “Every movie I’ve done has been its piece of individual art.” Translation: he’s not into cashing in on sequels to keep a franchise alive. It’s all about that one-time magic.

Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto has been plying his creative trade in Hollywood for over two decades. His notably instrumental camerawork can be seen in most of Martin Scorsese’s latest works and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” For his directorial debut, Prieto, however, follows in the footsteps of his earlier collaborator, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. “Pedro Paramo” (2024) is a landmark novel in Latin American literature. One that influenced Gabriel Garcia Marquez to create another, relatively popular, landmark literary work, “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” The novel is one of the early proponents of the artistic phenomenon known as “Magic Realism.”

In “Pedro Paramo,” Juan Preciado (Tenoch Huerta) travels to the abandoned ruins of what once was a bustling town called Comala. Juan was conceived in this place, as this is the place where his father, the eponymous Pedro Paramo (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), lived and ruled. Pedro abandoned Juan’s mother, Dolores (Ishbel Bautista). On her deathbed,...

Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman have all signed on to star in the upcoming dark comedy feature Chili Finger, with first-timers Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad to co-direct. Helstad wrote the script and Goodman is an executive producer. Additional castmembers Sarah Herrman and Paul Stanko are currently attached, with production slated to begin next spring. The film is produced by Beyond the Porch and Gold Tree Studios.

Chili Finger tells the story of a recently empty-nested mother (Greer) who discovers a human finger in her bowl of fast-food chili. When she blackmails the restaurant for a cash payout, the situation spirals out of control and her life descends into chaos.

So far, Astin, Cranston and Goodman’s characters are being kept under wraps.

“We couldn’t ask for a better cast to bring our quirky dark comedy to the big screen,” said co-directors Benda and Helstad.

Blair Rich, a former top executive at Warner Bros., has joined Legendary Entertainment, the producer of the “Dune” and Monsterverse franchises, as chief marketing and commercial officer.

The hire comes at an eventful time for Legendary, which recently bought out Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese conglomerate that had a majority ownership stake in the company, while signaling that it plans to be an active player in future mergers and acquisitions activity in the media space. Rich has been advising Legendary for the past year, helping the company devise the marketing campaigns for “Dune: Part Two” and “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire,” both of which were big hits.

In a press release announcing her new role, Legendary said that Rich will help expand its business, including the company’s “adoption of new technologies across marketing and data analytics.” At Warner Bros., where Rich rose to become president of worldwide marketing,...

Blair Rich — the longtime Warner Bros. marketing veteran — has landed at Legendary.

Rich will join the Dune studio as its chief marketing and commercial officer, reporting directly to CEO Joshua Grode and head of production Mary Parent. In the role, she will be responsible for global marketing operations, including the application of new technologies.

The move marks Rich’s return to entertainment. She joins Legendary from a stint at Virgin Galactic, where she was charged with creating the company’s consumer-facing space tourism product as the chief business officer. Prior to this, Rich spent two decades in marketing at Warners, where she worked on campaigns for Harry Potter and the DC films, among other massive studio releases. She exited in 2020.

“Blair is a creative innovator. She brings an outstanding history of building some of the most dominant brands and entertainment franchises in the world,” said Grode. “Her addition to our best-in-class Legendary team,...

Legendary Entertainment has named Blair Rich as chief marketing and commercial officer.

“Harnessing her proven record across franchise and audience building, Rich will now drive and execute Legendary’s global marketing, branding and communications and play a key role, as part of senior management, in expanding Legendary’s business, including the company’s adoption of new technologies across marketing and data analytics,” according to the official release. Rich will report to CEO Joshua Grode and chair of production Mary Parent for film marketing.

For the past year, Rich has been advising on the marketing campaigns for “Dune: Part Two” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” particularly when it comes to “strategies for commercial insights and innovation, and brand management and expansion,” the studio noted.

“Blair is a creative innovator. She brings an outstanding history of building some of the most dominant brands and entertainment franchises in the world,” Grode said in a Monday statement.

Actors, musicians and filmmakers came together Saturday at the 2024 Lacma Art+Film Gala, held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, to honor artist Simone Leigh and auteur Baz Luhrmann.

The Gucci-sponsored event, in its 13th consecutive year, featured co-chairs Lacma trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Pictured below, the fete included reunions galore, such as that of indie darlings Charli Xcx and Troye Sivan, who performed onstage following the conclusion of their joint co-headlining Sweat Tour. Also in attendance were Anora star Mikey Madison and helmer Sean Baker. Monsters actors Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez were also pictured in front of the museum’s famed lantern sculpture.

In terms of gala fashion, Kim Kardashian debuted her recent auction purchase of Princess Diana’s fabled diamond and amethyst Attallah Cross pendant. Mainstays Law Roach and Anna Wintour were also in attendance.

Other notable stars included Viola Davis,...

On Saturday November 2, 2024, notables from the art, film, fashion, and entertainment industries gathered at Lacma for its 13th annual Art+Film Gala. Lacma honored artist Simone Leigh, whose multifaceted practice situates questions of Black female-identified subjectivity at the center of contemporary art discourse, along with the visionary auteur Baz Luhrmann. Lacma trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio co-chair the event for the 13th consecutive year.

Scroll through the gallery above to see red carpet photos from Saturday’s event.

Past honorees of the Art+Film Gala include artists Judy Baca, Helen Pashgian, Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald, Betye Saar, Catherine Opie, Mark Bradford, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Barbara Kruger, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, and John Baldessari, and filmmakers David Fincher, Park Chan-wook, Steven Spielberg, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas, Kathryn Bigelow, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, and Clint Eastwood.

Proceeds from the annual Art...

Tom Cruise is looking to get another sequel in motion!

The 62-year-old actor is reportedly in talks for a Days of Thunder sequel, according to Deadline.

Tom would be reprising his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle from the original movie, which came out in 1990.

Keep reading to find out more…

Plot details for the sequel and any other creatives are currently unknown at this time.

The late Tony Scott directed Days of Thunder, which followed Tom “as Cole Trickle, a hot-headed rookie stock car driver who joins NASCAR and must overcome personal and professional challenges to achieve success.”

Notably, Days of Thunder is when Tom met Nicole Kidman, who went on to become his wife for 11 years, and they worked together on two more movies.

Tom has seen much success with sequels, with Top Gun: Maverick grossing $1.496 billion worldwide in 2022. There’s also the Mission Impossible movies, which collectively,...

Tom Cruise could be going back to the racetrack.

In the wake of his record breaking success with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Cruise is in early negotiations with Paramount for a sequel to “Days of Thunder,” his 1990 NASCAR drama that, like the first “Top Gun,” was directed by the late Tony Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (with his late producing partner Don Simpson). No other creatives are in place, and Cruise’s full docket — promoting “Mission: Impossible 8,” filming Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s next movie, and developing another “Top Gun” movie — mean this project is far off from starting its engines. A representative for Paramount could not be reached for comment.

Bruckheimer, who also produced “Top Gun: Maverick,” has also been involved in discussions about returning for the project, according to sources.

The first film follows the exploits of the impeccably named Cole Trickle, a scrappy race car driver recruited...

Tom Cruise is in early talks with Paramount Pictures about returning to star in a sequel to his 1990 NASCAR drama Days of Thunder, sources have confirmed to Deadline.

Paramount couldn’t be reached for comment, and details as to the creative direction that might be taken are under wraps for now. No other creative attachments to such a project have been disclosed.

Known for its adrenaline-fueled racing scenes and iconic soundtrack, the Tony Scott-directed Days of Thunder stars Cruise as Cole Trickle, a hot-headed rookie stock car driver who joins NASCAR and must overcome personal and professional challenges to achieve success. Cruise’s portrayal of Trickle was among the films solidifying his status as an action star on the heels of Top Gun. Notably, the project also saw him be introduced to Nicole Kidman, who would go on to collaborate with him on films like Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut,...

After the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise may be looking to make a sequel to Days of Thunder, the NASCAR racing film directed by the late Tony Scott. THR reports that the actor has been talking to Paramount about the potential project in addition to Top Gun 3. The studio is reaching out to writers, but it’s still early days.

“He’s talking [to Paramount] about Top Gun and Days of Thunder,” a studio insider familiar with the discussions told the outlet. “It’s going to be what comes together first in terms of a script. It depends on the idea and, ultimately, the script… I don’t think a [Days of Thunder sequel] is a terrible idea. You might have said that revisiting Top Gun was a terrible idea. I wouldn’t discount it.“

Related Top Gun & Days of Thunder getting extended soundtrack releases

Cruise played Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder,...

Tom Cruise is looking to make a sequel to another of his action classics, and it’s not one that you’d expect.

The actor is talking to Paramount about a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film Days of Thunder.

On its surface, the idea seems rather bold. Thunder wasn’t considered a box office hit upon its release (making $157 million globally with a production budget of $60 million), and the film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. But having revived and modernized 1986’s Top Gun with 2022’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, the actor believes he can work similar magic with his racing drama (which, like the original Top Gun, was a Paramount film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott). A Thunder revival has been floated before — Paramount once pitched a reboot of the title as a TV show for Paramount+, an idea that Cruise nixed.

Welcome to Oscar Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Oscar race — via Slack, of course. This week’s topic: Best Director, where only two people feel somewhat secure.

Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! Our weekly conversations have finally landed on what might be my favorite category of this entire race: Best Director. To be honest, I’m terribly vexed about the whole field — and not just because we got to see “Gladiator II” aka “Glad II ator” on Monday. Before we get to this year’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” let’s start at the top: According to the odds and most experts, “Anora” director Sean Baker and “The Brutalist” filmmaker Brady Corbet are the most likely to receive nominations in this category next year. I certainly believe it: Both films feel undeniable and both filmmakers feel like they...

Warner Bros. Pictures will release Emerald Fennell’s next film “Wuthering Heights,” landing the adaptation after a bidding war that included Netflix. Ultimately Warner Bros.’ theatrical commitment won out, and the studio will distribute the MRC film that has Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi set to star for writer/director Fennell.

The Oscar-winning “Promising Young Woman” filmmaker is coming off the release of last year’s “Saltburn,” which starred Elordi and was released in theaters by Amazon MGM Studios.

Robbie’s Lucky Chap is producing and MRC is financing “Wuthering Heights,” which is an adaptation of the 1847 Emily Brontë novel that follows two families living on the moors.

“From the moment we were introduced to Emerald’s vision for the film, and with an incredible cast led by Margot and Jacob, we were instantly committed to forging a partnership with this team to ensure the movie was brought to theaters around the world,...

Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing film happened only because the director was able to convey the emotional core of the film to the actor in 20 minutes. When Joe Kosinski approached Cruise for Top Gun: Maverick, he knew that a sequel wouldn’t be at the top of the mind for the Mission: Impossible actor. However, Kosinski’s pitch impressed Cruise, who immediately greenlit the film.

Tom Cruise in a still from Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun, was in development hell for years. Cruise dismissed the idea of a sequel in the ’90s itself. Tony Scott, the original director, was attached to the project in 2010, as development began at Paramount Pictures. However, Scott’s death in 2012 put the sequel in uncertainty for a long time before Kosinski took it up in 2017.

Tom Cruise Was Convinced For The Top Gun Sequel In...

Tom Cruise's mystery Warner Bros. movie is set to begin production imminently.According to Variety, the untitled flick – which stars the 62-year-old actor and is being directed by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu – is due to enter production in the UK shortly and could even begin shooting as early as next month.While the picture's story is currently unknown, Warner Bros. previously revealed Cruise would be leading a star-studded cast which includes 'Anatomy of a Fall' actress Sandra Hüller, 'Breaking Bad' star Jesse Plemons, Emmy Award-winner John Goodman and 'Your Honor' actor Michael Stuhlbarg.Riz Ahmed and Sophie Wilde have also been tapped to appear in the movie.In February, Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment confirmed they were working on the film while revealing Iñárritu would be directing and producing in what would be his first English-language picture since his Leonardo DiCaprio-starring...

Huge news for fans of crazy filmmaking techniques and even crazier live-action stunts. The fabled Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu teamup, which Warner Bros. announced back in February, is really moving forward. Variety reports that the still-untitled film is set to start shooting in the U.K. soon. No...

Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s Tom Cruise film, to be directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is due to start shooting in the U.K.

While the start date is yet to be confirmed, it could be as early as next month, Variety understands.

The untitled project would be Iñárritu’s first English-language film since “The Revenant.” The film will be produced and directed by Iñárritu, with a script he co-wrote in 2023 with “Birdman” co-writers Nicolas Giacobone and Alexander Dinelaris, along with Sabina Berman. Plot details are still under wraps.

The cast also includes Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons and Sophie Wilde.

This will be Cruise’s first film since signing a deal to develop and produce theatrical films with Warner Bros. Discovery in January. His last project with the studio was “Edge of Tomorrow” a decade ago.

Most recently, Cruise appeared in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “Top Gun: Maverick.

Doing a scene in one take or making it look like a scene has been done in one uncut take is more difficult than it looks or sounds. So, you can only imagine what it must take to do an entire film that is either done in one shot or made to look like it is. Some of the most popular examples that come to mind are Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Birdman, Sam Mendes’ 1917, and James Nunn’s action extravaganzas, One Shot and One More Shot. Now, many have criticized that, given how the “invisible cuts” in these movies are pretty visible, the whole one shot gimmick feels like a distraction rather than an efficient way to give viewers an immersive experience. Well, that’s where films like Victoria, One Cut of the Dead, and Boiling Point come into play, as they have achieved the aforementioned...

Legendary Entertainment, the company behind the Dune and Godzilla franchises, said it has completed a buyout of Wanda Group’s remaining equity interest.

Legendary funded the buyout with cash on its balance sheet without outside financing. This means the company is now owned solely by management and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, which bought a $760m minority stake in 2022.

On Monday Legendary said it had retained “significant excess liquidity” to finance its business and planned expansion, which will see it continue to grow its film and television output and develop intellectual property.

Last year it secured a five-year $800m...

Legendary Entertainment is making a big strategic move, buying out Dalian Wanda Group’s stake in the company.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary CEO Josh Grode framed the deal as being a “right place, right time” situation.

“Wanda was looking for some liquidity in some of its investments. And we are coming off a great first part of the year, we had a very strong 2023, so we have significant excess liquidity on our balance sheet,” Grode says. “After six months or so of talking about it, we were able to reach terms that we thought were good, and the transaction winds up being very accretive to both management and Apollo, which, after the transaction is over, we will own the business roughly equally.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company said that it financed the buyout “via cash on its balance sheet without outside financing,...

Legendary Entertainment has bought out Chinese multinational conglomerate Wanda Group’s remaining 60% equity interest in the studio known for the “Dune” and “Godzilla” franchises.

The transaction was funded entirely by Legendary using cash on its balance sheet. Legendary emphasized that it retains “significant excess liquidity” after the transaction to fund its current business and planned expansion. In 2023, the studio secured a five-year, $800 million credit facility led by J.P. Morgan.

“The purchase of Wanda’s remaining ownership interest is the next strategic step in Legendary’s long-range growth plan. With our outstanding creative team, headed by Mary Parent, developing, producing and marketing high-quality film and television and working with leading artists remains core to our expansion,” Legendary CEO Josh Grode said in a statement. “I want to thank and acknowledge Wanda, who has been an outstanding and supportive shareholder since 2016, and I congratulate them on this transaction.”

As part of the move,...

Legendary Entertainment has completed a buyout of Wanda Group’s remaining equity interest in a move CEO Josh Grode said ushers in a new era for the studio.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed but Legendary said it funded the transaction entirely from cash on its balance sheet for the deal led by Grode, without tapping partner Apollo Global. Legendary and Apollo now co-own the company and the board will be evenly split between management and the private equity giant that invested $760 million in Legendary in 2022.

Chinese conglomerate Wanda acquired the studio in 2016. “I think they were in a position where they needed some capital [and] the opportunity arose for us to buy Wanda’s interest at a valuation that would be very accretive to both management and Apollo. And so, as a result, we were able to get a transaction done,” Grode tells Deadline.

Legendary, created in 2000, develops, produces, markets, and...

Legendary Entertainment, the producer of the “Dune” franchise, has bought out Dalian Wanda Group’s stake in the company. The pact leaves Legendary and Apollo Global Management in control. Terms of the sale, which Legendary financed itself via cash on its balance sheet, have not been disclosed. Legendary said it did not rely on outside financing for the transaction.

Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, bought the entertainment company in 2016 for $3.5 billion. Apollo later bought a stake in Legendary in 2022 for $760 million.

Talks to buy out Wanda started roughly six months ago. In an interview, Josh Grode, the CEO of Legendary, said he couldn’t remember if the discussions originated with Legendary or Wanda, but said the deal will help the company when it comes to possible expansion.

“We have a good amount of excess liquidity on our balance sheet and this was a chance for us to do something...

At six of the last 11 Oscars, Best Cinematography has gone hand-in-hand with Best Director: Emmanuel Lubezki and Alfonso Cuaron for “Gravity” (2014); Lubezki and Alejandro G. Inarritu for both “Birdman” (2015) and “The Revenant” (2016); Linus Sandgren and Damien Chazelle for “La La Land” (2017); Cuaron doing double duty on “Roma” (2019) and Hoyte van Hoytema and Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer” (2024). Will that trend hold true this year? (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Cinematography.)

The academy usually regards award-winning cinematography as pretty pictures within an epic technical feat of filmmaking. While great lighting and framing are laudable on their own, having a movie that looks like it was difficult to shoot goes a long way to snagging an Oscar. Recent lensing winners “Avatar” (2009), “Inception” (2010), “Hugo” (2011), “Life of Pi” (2012), “Gravity” (2013), “Blade Runner 2049” (2018) and “1917” (2020) also took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

While the lensers of “Oppenheimer,” “Inception” and...

Actor Tom Cruise is known for his utmost dedication to the cinematic experience. In 2022, he ‘saved cinema’ by releasing the air-force action film Top Gun: Maverick, which earned more than a billion at the box office and is credited with bringing back audiences to theaters. He has supported good cinema since the beginning of his career.

Even before he revived the exhibition industry after the pandemic with Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise reportedly helped out budding filmmakers he saw potential in. His endorsement for 1998’s Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels reportedly saved the producers from retiring before they even started and launched the careers of Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie.

Tom Cruise Helped Start A Bidding War For Jason Statham’s Feature Debut A still from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels | Credits: Summit Entertainment/Gramercy Pictures

Guy Ritchie is known for his crime comedy films such as Snatch, The Gentlemen,...

In 2010 the academy expanded the Best Picture field from just five nominees and reintroduced the preferential ballot to decide the winner. Over the ensuing 15 years, we’ve seen six splits between the winners of Best Picture and Best Director (which still has just five nominees). Prior to this such splits were fairly rare. Why the change? (Scroll down for our updated 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Director.)

At the Oscars, the winner of Best Picture is determined by a weighted ballot and the outcomes of the other 22 races, including Best Director, are decided by a popular vote. With two different voting systems, it’s easy to understand why there is often a disconnect between the winners of Best Picture and Best Director.

In 2022, Jane Campion won Best Director for “The Power of the Dog” but “Coda” was named Best Picture. In 2019 Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for “Roma” only to see...