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The Nightingale Relocates to March, Targeting Spring Break Audiences
The WWII drama The Nightingale, led by Dakota and Elle Fanning, has moved its release from February 12 to March 19, placing it against Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and aiming to capture spring-break audiences ahead of Easter. The film is an adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel, directed by Michael Morris, with producers including Elizabeth Cantillon, the Fannings, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter, and production wrapped in Budapest.
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Paramount Animation is developing an untitled animated family-horror-comedy based on Yehudi Mercado’s Freddy the 13th, directed by Dan Trachtenberg with Mercado co-directing, for a Oct. 13, 2028 release. The story follows a family vacation that goes awry when Uncle Freddy kills the Boogeyman and inherits his powers, a project unveiled at Annecy that aims for wholesome PG‑rated scares. Trachtenberg’s animation experience and Paramount deal are highlighted as part of the film’s background.
Feig Signs On to Direct Detention for Blumhouse’s Atomic Monster and Platinum Dunes
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Dune: Part Three Promises a Dark, Action-Packed Finale
A new trailer for Dune: Part Three shows Paul Atreides facing a darker destiny 17 years after Part Two, with Robert Pattinson’s Scytale threatening regime change, Zendaya’s Chani at the center of a morally troubled saga, and returning stars like Duncan Idaho’s ghola; Denis Villeneuve promises a more action-driven finale as the film heads to a December 18 release.
Evil Dead Burn Redefines the Deadite Saga with Quiet Heartbreak
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David Chase Plans LSD-Themed Film Amid Updates from Tarantino, Anderson, Lowery, and Cohen
David Chase unveiled a new LSD-themed feature, developed alongside an HBO limited series about MKUltra, centering on two families and juxtaposing the agency’s LSD work with the polio vaccine rollout. The piece also covers possible future Tarantino work, Wes Anderson’s Western ambitions, Lowery’s The Fisherman with Alex Ross Perry and Michael Bay producing, and Sacha Baron Cohen’s secret Ali G project (plus a note on Dwayne Johnson’s Free Byrd).
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Christopher Nolan’s epic Odyssey premiered in London to a star-studded crowd, with praise from Zendaya, Matt Damon and others. Damon called the scale and technical ambition extraordinary, and Nolan’s IMAX 70mm production is positioned as a major summer blockbuster following Oppenheimer, with a July 17 release and strong pre-sales.
Nolan’s Odyssey Roars to Life at London World Premiere
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Nolan’s Odyssey Makes Glitzy London Debut
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