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David Fincher has revealed he was invited to pitch his own take on Harry Potter for the makers of the original movie series, but the talks broke down when his vision didn’t align with theirs.Speaking to Variety to promote the upcoming 4K re-release of his classic thriller Seven, the three-time Academy Award nominee recalled his meeting with Warner Bros, who asked him how he would adapt J.K. Rowling’s successful book series.“I remember saying, ‘I just don’t want to do the clean Hollywood version of it’” he revealed.

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he “fucking hopes” The Batman 2 begins filming soon – see what he had to say below.Back in January 2023, The Batman 2 was officially green-lit and was due for release in October 2024. Then Hollywood’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes in 2023 happened, and production on the film was halted before it even began, delaying it to October 2026, pushing it back two whole years.

Robert Pattinson sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17 has seen yet another change to its release date, with it now set to arrive earlier than expected.The film, which is an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, is directed by Bong Joon-ho, who helmed the Oscar-conquering Parasite in 2019 as well as Okja, Snowpiercer and The Host.Pattinson plays Mickey Barnes, a man who signs up to be an “expendable”, a human that can regenerate after death, but finds multiple versions of himself confronting each other after a space expedition goes wrong. The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.Check out the trailer here:The film’s release date has been moved back and forth multiple times over the last 12 months, but now it appears that a final date has been set, with Warner Bros.

Christopher Nolan by a Warner Bros. executive.The actor told Vanity Fair that the reason he hasn’t worked with Nolan since the 2000 thriller Memento was due to an executive at the studio who wasn’t a fan of his acting.While Nolan is known for working with many of the same actors repeatedly, Pearce shared that he’d not worked with the director since he began working with Warner Bros. in 2002 for the thriller Insomnia – his relationship with the studio ended in 2020 with the sci-fi action movie Tenet.Pearce explained that Nolan had approached him to play Ra’s al Ghul in 2005’s Batman Begins, a role eventually taken by Liam Neeson, as well as a character in The Prestige the following year.He said: “He spoke to me about roles a few times over the years – the first Batman and The Prestige.

Joker: Folie à Deux has had a tough opening weekend at the box office, and has registered the lowest CinemaScore audience score for any comic book film ever.As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is the first Hollywood comic book movie adaptation to have earned a ‘D’ score from the market research firm CinemaScore, indicating that many audiences are not enamoured with the sequel.The new movie is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and was released in cinemas on Friday (October 4), after receiving its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last month.It catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film, where he falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.It drew an estimated domestic box office opening of $40million (£30.5million) on its opening weekend, which is roughly half of the equivalent take of its predecessor, and well short of its original projections of $70million three weeks ago. The Hollywood Reporter state that Warner Bros.

Harry Potter films has revealed that the young extras on set were only paid £2.91 per hour.The Warner Bros.

Mad Max prequel film Furiosa includes a 15-minute action scene that took 78 days to film, it has been revealed.Speaking to Total Film Magazine, the film’s star Anya Taylor-Joy and George Miller’s production partner Doug Mitchell spoke about the scene, which Taylor-Joy says is “very important for understanding” the character of Furiosa better.Mitchell revealed that the film includes a “has one 15-minute sequence which took us 78 days to shoot” and required close to 200 stunt workers on set daily. While little else has been revealed about the scene, it has been described as a “turning point” for Furiosa.Taylor-Joy explained why the scene plays such an integral role in the film: “George and I would have these big conversations about why this particular set-piece was so long.

Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has arrived – watch the clip above.In the short teaser, we see the return of Michael Keaton as the titular Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder‘s Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz 36 years after their first outing. We also get a look at Jenna Ortega‘s character, as well as new characters played by the likes of Monica Belluci and others.The core plot of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn’t revealed in the teaser trailer but will presumably see Ortega’s character – seemingly the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia Deetz – resurrect the quirky ghoul played by Keaton.Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s wife and Willem Dafoe stars as a “police officer in the afterlife” and former “B movie action star,” whose acting skills help him as an afterlife detective.

Dune and Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve has commented on what it would take for him to make a third film in the sci-fi franchise.Speaking with Empire, Villeneuve spoke about the newly-released Dune: Part Two, in which he completes his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s first Dune book. Villeneuve has not shied away from addressing the potential of a third Dune film, though he previously stated that he’s planning to take a break first.Now, Villeneuve has reiterated to Empire that he doesn’t have Part Three – dubbed Dune Messiah after the book of the same name – on his mind right now: “I did both movies back-to-back, which makes absolute sense for me.

Mickey 17, has been delayed indefinitely, and excited fans are not happy about it.The director has written, directed and coproduced the sci-fi film, based on the 2022 novel titled Mickey7, by Edward Ashton.Set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures, it will star Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette.Despite production concluding in December 2022, the movie has been taken off the release schedule for 2024, reportedly due to the impacts of the SAG-AFTRA strike in summer 2023, causing delays in post-production.Fans are disappointed about the delay of the highly-anticipated movie, and are taking to social media to share their thoughts.As long as it’s not cancelled it’s fine.— joey (@Fan_FlickOn) January 10, 2024probably saving it for awards season later in the year, October-December maybe?— Cacio (@Roborosky15) January 10, 2024you have the newest English movie from the director/writer of the most well liked Best Picture winner in recent memory and you just…delay it completely with no new date in sight…— Kach_i (@Ochiagha_) January 10, 2024Some are not surprised, with one user posting on among many memes on X/Twitter: “Well we all saw this one coming” and others just dreading the movie not happening at all: “As long as it’s not cancelled it’s fine.”Others are predicting that Warner Bros.

Zack Snyder has revealed that he was aware of a Zack Snyder’s Justice League joke being included in Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie ahead of its release earlier this year.Speaking to Men’s Health Magazine to promote his upcoming sci-fi film Rebel Moon, Snyder shared that Warner Bros. executive Michael DeLuca had his wife and producer partner Deborah Snyder of the joke.The joke, told by a version of Barbie played by Alexandra Shipp, was used to to describe her time being under the patriarchy of Ryan Gosling‘s Ken: “It’s like I’ve been in a dream where I was really invested in the Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League.”“They gave us a heads-up,” Snyder said of the joke.

Dune: Part 2 will be “more muscular” than 2021’s Dune, according to director Denis Villeneuve.Speaking to Total Film Magazine, Villeneuve spoke about his upcoming sci-fi sequel, which is due to arrive in cinemas across the globe on March 1, 2024. Per Villeneuve, fans who were disappointed by the lack of action in 2021’s Dune should feel better about next year’s sequel.While the first Dune entry was more focused on building the world it is set in, Dune: Part 2 will see the repercussions of the events that transpired in Part 1.

Barbenheimer memes that feature atom bomb images.The apology follows Warner Bros. Japan calling its US counterpart’s behaviour “extremely regrettable”, and also said sorry to fans on its behalf.The Barbenheimer craze, which has resulted in millions around the world watching the two blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer back-to-back in an ironic double bill dubbed “Barbenheimer”, has drawn criticism in Japan for making light of the mass destruction caused by the atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The Barbie US Twitter account (@barbiethemovie) responded to one Barbenheimer fan art poster that depicts Margot Robbie’s Barbie sitting on the shoulders of Cillian Murphy’s J.

Forza Horizon 5 is getting Barbie’s iconic pink Corvette from the upcoming Barbie movie.Microsoft has revealed that Barbie will be racing into its flagship Forza game with the addition of the classic 1956 Chevrolet Corvette EV Corvette.“Bringing Barbie’s signature flair to our gaming platform, we’re honoring all that there is to love about this iconic role model,” said Kirsten Ward, the vice president of Xbox integrated marketing, in an official statement. “Her persevering optimism, wide-ranging career journey and never-ending capacity for self-discovery.However, that’s not all – you can cruise around Mexico in Ken’s 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup, too.Barbie… in Forza?? Check your Message Center today to receive the very special 1956 Chevrolet ‘Barbie Movie’ Corvette EV and Ken’s 2022 GMC ‘Barbie Movie’ HUMMER EV Pickup, now available for download! And see @BarbieTheMovie only in theaters July 21.