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- Variety· 11hChina Box Office: Crime Procedural ‘Traces of Justice’ Leads National Day Frame
New Classics Pictures’ crime procedural drama “Traces of Justice” took the top spot at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 2–4 weekend, grossing RMB208.9 million ($31.2 million) over the three-day frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Following its Oct.
- Variety· 15hKorean Directors Rally Behind ‘The Assassin(s)’ as Political Firestorm Turns on Its Makers
The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has come out in support of the team behind “The Assassin(s),” Hur Jin-ho’s thriller about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, as political anger over the Korean box office leader spills onto its cast and crew.
- Variety· 15hKorea Box Office: ‘The Assassin(s)’ Holds Admissions Lead as ‘Chiikawa’ Generates Top Weekend Gross
Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct.
- Yesterday
- Variety· 17hMarvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans
Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala Ali.) Luckily, Indian auteur Samjad has directed a film that will bring joy to…
- IndieWire· 18hQ3’s Horror Box Office Shows the Trouble with Always Hunting Another ‘Obsession’
"Resident Evil" arrived big, "Buddy" built a hit, and "Evil Dead" and "Insidious" grappled with cost-benefit expectations. Horror’s third quarter explains why the genre needs more than one benchmark.
- Variety· 18hWhat David Zaslav Got Wrong About ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
Three years after “Coyote vs. Acme” was shelved by Warner Bros. as a tax write-off and rescued by indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, the Looney Tunes comedy has become a box-office bright spot with more than $100 million globally. Was Warner Bros.
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- Variety· 16hJ. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ Storyboard Artist and Longtime Coen Brothers Collaborator, Dies at 67
J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist behind films like “The Nice Guys” and “Raising Arizona” and a longtime Coen Brothers collaborator, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 67. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post on Oct.
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- Variety· 20hJames Gunn Confirms He’s ‘Already’ Writing His Next Film Ahead of ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’
James Gunn announced on Threads that he is actively working on writing his next film ahead of the release of “Superman: Man of Tomorrow,” due in theaters July 9, 2027.
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- Variety· 23h‘Spotlight’ Director Says The Catholic Church Hasn’t Done ‘Enough’ To Protect Children From Sexual Assault 10 Years After Film’s Best Picture Win: ‘Not Until Every Child Is Safe’
Tom McCarthy’s biographical drama “Spotlight” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2016. The film, featuring a stacked ensemble led by Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo, was widely praised for chronicling the investigative reporting by the Boston Globe that…
- Variety· 4 OctPedro Pascal in ‘Behemoth!’: The Oscar-Worthy Role That He (and Latinos) Have Been Waiting For
Pedro Pascal makes his Oscar case with a cello. “Behemoth!,” Tony Gilroy’s first feature as a director since “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, world-premiered on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall as the centerpiece selection of the New York Film Festival.
- Variety· 4 OctJames Van Der Beek Was the ‘Soul’ of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ Says Show Creator Kevin Williamson: ‘He Handled His Cancer With Such Grace and Courage’
“Dawson’s Creek” creator Kevin Williamson remembered the show’s late star Jame Van Der Beek on Saturday night while being honored with a Hero Award at the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala, Greg Berlanti’s annual F Cancer benefit.
Also atDeadline - Deadline· 4 OctDaily Wire Filming Temporarily Suspended In Montana After Special City Meeting
Following protest from locals, the city of Livingston, Montana has temporarily suspended production on Daily Wire’s latest film, Pawn Shop.
Also atVariety - Variety· 4 OctMarjoe Gortner, Preacher and Actor Who Was Subject of Oscar-Winning Doc and Appeared in ‘Earthquake,’ ‘Falcon Crest,’ Dies at 82
Marjoe Gortner, whose childhood as an evangelical preacher was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Marjoe” and who went on to have a career as an actor, died Friday. He was 82. His wife Susan Magestro told Variety he died in Santa Fe, N.M.
Also atThe Hollywood Reporter - The Hollywood Reporter· 4 Oct‘In The Heart of the South’ Director Wants to Change the Narrative For Indigenous Filmmakers: “You’ve Been Telling Our Stories Forever”
Nyla Innuksuk's supernatural thriller, where themes of trauma and tragedy come painfully alive, is screening at the Vancouver Film Festival this week.
- Variety· 4 Oct‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Movie in History With $2.925 Billion After ‘Encore’ Re-Release
“Avengers: Endgame” is once again the highest-grossing movie in box office history, reclaiming the title from “Avatar.” The two blockbusters have passed the crown back and forth over the years as they’ve returned to theaters for various engagements.
- Variety· 4 OctSingeetham Srinivasa Rao, Indian Filmmaker Behind ‘Pushpaka Vimana,’ ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’ and ‘Aditya 369’ Dies at 95
Revered Indian filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, whose work spanned the 1957 Telugu-language classic “Mayabazar” and this year’s musical “Sing Geetham,” died Oct. 3 in Chennai following a period of ill health. He was 95.
- Deadline· 20h‘The History Of Concrete’ Cracks $1 Million, ‘NAZA’ Lifts Off – Specialty Box Office
John Wilson’s Sundance-premiering The History of Concrete from Magnolia Pictures is oh so solid, eyeing $450k on 160 screens in week three for a cume of over $1.2 million cume, making it the top grossing, platform-release doc of 2026.
Also atIndieWire - The Hollywood Reporter· 4 OctHow ‘Freaks’ Sent Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to Hollywood: “That Film Changed Our Lives”
Their breakout 2018 sci-fi thriller debuted at the Vancouver Film Festival. Now they’re returning with ‘Freaks 2’ and as bankable horror directors and writers.
- Deadline· 4 OctReview‘A Statement’ Review: Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti And Superb Ensemble In Tom McCarthy’s Splendid Humanist Look At Climate Change – New York Film Festival
On paper, director Tom McCarthy’s latest film, A Statement might appear to be a dense polemic, hardly the stuff of exciting moviemaking.
A Statement
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