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An anonymous Pixar staffer told THR that Disney rejected Be Fri, a female-led teen friendship film, after notes suggested the story wouldn’t appeal to boys. The team reportedly reworked it for six weeks, but Disney ultimately chose to shelve the project.
Netflix has dropped the planned Olympic gymnastics drama after Millie Bobby Brown exited the project due to creative differences. Brown was set to star as gold-medalist Kerri Strug with Gia Coppola directing and Ronnie Sandahl writing, and she planned to produce via PMCA; the project was announced last September. Spokespeople for Netflix and Brown declined to comment. Brown’s other Netflix projects, including Enola Holmes 3 and the rom-com Just Picture It, remain in development, along with Nineteen Steps.
Ryan Gosling will star in an as-yet untitled Universal Pictures film directed by the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) and produced by Playgrounds; production is slated to begin in Los Angeles this summer with a November 19, 2027 release. The project marks Gosling’s next collaboration with the Oscar-winning duo after his recent success in Project Hail Mary and follows the Daniels’ EEAAO win momentum.
Val Kilmer will appear in the upcoming film As Deep As The Grave through an AI recreation using archival footage and voice, with involvement from his daughter Mercedes and son Jack, despite Kilmer never filming scenes five years after signing on; the project aims for 2026 distribution. The piece also previews trailers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron, and Dune: Part Three.
Paramount reportedly passed on Max Landis's G.I. Joe reboot pitch, not because of his past allegations but because the concept itself wasn’t appealing; the studio is still courting other writers to revive the franchise while Landis’ name remains a talking point in Hollywood discussions.
BAFTA notified the BBC about John Davidson’s involuntary racial slur broadcast at the BAFTA Film Awards, with BAFTA pressing for the ceremony’s removal from iPlayer and the BBC launching an expedited editorial review to explain why the incident wasn’t cut, amid scrutiny from UK officials.
During Super Bowl LX, Netflix released a teaser for The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a David Fincher-directed follow-up to Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, with the story reportedly focusing on Booth’s life after the original film. The cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Carla Gugino, Timothy Olyphant, Scott Caan, Holt McCallany, and Peter Weller. Tarantino wrote the script but has said he won’t direct this tenth film, and no release date has been announced beyond “Coming Soon.”
Keanu Reeves headlines the Apple Original Films dark comedy Outcome, directed by Jonah Hill and co-starring Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer. The film follows a beloved Hollywood star who confronts his hidden demons after a blackmail video surfaces, with a global debut on Apple TV+ set for April 10.
The National Film Registry added 25 films—ranging from silent-era works to modern classics like Inception, Clueless and Before Sunrise—bringing the registry to 925 titles; the lineup also includes Glory, The Karate Kid, Philadelphia, Frida, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Incredibles, with Turner Classic Movies planning a March 19 special to air the new entrants.
Bradley Cooper is in talks to star alongside Margot Robbie in an upcoming 'Ocean's Eleven' prequel set in 1960s Europe, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, which will explore events before the 2001 film. The project is part of the broader Ocean's franchise, with the title and specific details still unconfirmed.