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Paramount and Hasbro Reunite Spielberg and Bay for Eighth 'Transformers' Film
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Carrey Praises The Mask Director Chuck Russell as a Career Jewel
Jim Carrey paid tribute to the late Chuck Russell, the director of The Mask, praising the on‑set atmosphere he created and calling the film one of the jewels of Carrey’s creative life. Russell, who died at 74, directed the 1994 hit that also launched Cameron Diaz and featured groundbreaking effects; Carrey’s tribute underscores the film’s enduring significance in his career.
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Nolan Signals a Multi-Year Gap Before Next Film After Odyssey
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Serkis Directs Gollum On Set in The Hunt for Gollum Motion-Capture Return
Deadline debuts on-set footage of Andy Serkis directing The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with Serkis in a motion-capture suit as he returns to play Gollum; the project is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring and highlights advances in facial and performance capture that enable more nuanced outdoor shooting.
Paramount Secures U.S. Rights to Elm Street Screenplay for Primal-Branded Reboot
Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to the original 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street screenplay from the Craven estate, with New Line retaining international rights; no writer is attached yet. The deal, which is unrelated to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, leverages copyright law allowing authors to regain rights after 35 years. Produced by the Craven estate’s Labunka and Marc Toberoff, with Lifshitz and Margules as executive producers, the project will launch under Paramount’s new genre label, Paramount Primal, as a reboot of Freddy Krueger. The Elm Street franchise comprises eight films that have grossed over $438 million worldwide, highlighting a strong potential for a budget-conscious horror reboot.
Paramount Sets Freddy Krueger Return in Elm Street Reboot Under New Primal Label
Paramount has closed a deal to adapt the original Nightmare on Elm Street screenplay for a new film under its Paramount Primal label, with domestic rights licensed from the Wes Craven estate (Iya Labunka and Jonathan Craven). The untitled project will be set in the Elm Street universe and revolve around Freddy Krueger; it is in development with the Paramount Primal team, with producers and executives including J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, and Marc Toberoff, while Paramount works to acquire New Line’s parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Nolan Applauds Gen Z for Rejecting AI Slop and Embracing Real-World Craft
Christopher Nolan says Gen Z filmmakers are rejecting AI, calling it “hitting at exactly the wrong time” for Hollywood, and he praises a shift toward tactile storytelling and practical effects, highlighting young talents like Curry Barker and Kane Parsons as examples of cinema moving forward without relying on AI.
Warner Bros Taps AGBO for a New Free Willy Reimagining
Warner Bros is developing a reimagining of the 1993 family adventure Free Willy, produced by Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO. Writers Mary-Margaret Kunze and Jade Halley Bartlett will pen the screenplay, with AGBO and the Russo brothers producing and executive producers including Lauren Shuler Donner; Courtney Baker is co-producing. The original film, about an orphaned boy and a captive orca, sparked sequels and activism and became a global hit, and the new project aims to reintroduce the story for a modern audience.
Practical Magic 2 opens a new witch-hunt across generations
A roundup of upcoming releases and entertainment news: Practical Magic 2 trailer reveals the Owens curse extending to a new generation as Sally heads to England; Sense And Sensibility gets a grounded, lived-in adaptation with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles; Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom promises Halloween hijinks; Pixar's Toy Story 5 live-action idea elicits a firm 'hard no' from producers.
Mia Sara Reveals Ferris Bueller's Day Off Wasn’t a Happy Experience
Mia Sara, who portrayed Sloane in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, says making the 1986 coming-of-age classic wasn’t a good experience, revealing a tense relationship with writer-director John Hughes. While the film marks its 40th anniversary with reflections from Matthew Broderick and others, Sara describes challenges on set and in the workplace, notes she did not enjoy the acting industry, and later left acting in 2013 to pursue writing (returning briefly in 2024’s The Life Of Chuck).
Digger teaser lands in Tom Cruise retrospective montage
Warner Bros. released a Tom Cruise retrospective montage featuring brief new footage from Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, highlighting Cruise’s storied filmography and noting the Digger cast (Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg) with an October 2 release.
Amazon Backs Away from Guadagnino’s Altman Biopic, Eyes New Distributor
Amazon MGM has pulled Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a nearly finished biopic of Sam Altman starring Andrew Garfield, and will shop it to another studio with no formal reason given—likely tied to Amazon’s new $50 billion OpenAI partnership. Guadagnino has already been shown the cut as studios are courted. The piece also notes George Lucas’s Minions cameo, a planned Survivor animated movie with Paramount Animation, and a fan-made virtual Criterion Closet.
Tom Holland Secures Spider-Man Delay to Take on The Odyssey
Tom Holland revealed in GQ that he pressed Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman to delay Spider-Man: Brand New Day so he could star in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey; Sony agreed, enabling Nolan’s project to proceed and giving Destin Daniel Cretton time to direct, with the films now set for back-to-back summer releases.