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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 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.
Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper are developing an Ocean’s prequel centered on Danny and Debbie Ocean’s parents, with a star-studded lineup including Vicky Krieps, George McKay, Omar Sy, Monica Barbaro, Josh Gad, and Wagner Moura (the villain). Filming is set for 1963 around the Grand Prix in Paris and the south of France, with Robbie producing via LuckyChap and Cooper directing and producing.
Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig’s comedy Cut Off remains without a release date after Puck News described it as unreleasable; Warner Bros. reportedly wants more time before release while THR notes production wrapped in January and a new date is forthcoming. The film, which Hill directed, produced and co-wrote with Ezra Woods and co-stars Camila Cabello, Adriana Barraza and Chelsea Peretti, was originally set for July 17 and had its slot dropped from CinemaCon. Hill has called it a “classic comedy” and said it’s still in postproduction awaiting a new date.
AV Club argues that Run Hide Fight: Infidels, a Daily Wire-produced film starring Jonathan Majors, is clearly propagandistic and aimed at provoking outrage. Its logline centers on radical Islamic terrorists hijacking a liberal college encampment to impose Sharia law while students, a security guard, and a veteran fight back; the piece notes Majors’ public support, on-set labor tensions, and a teaser with provocative 9/11/ISIS imagery as evidence of the film’s controversial aims.
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, 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).
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 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.
At a Trevor Noah World Cup Watch Party, Mike Myers said “yes” when asked if there will be an Austin Powers 4, but offered no details. He’s long expressed interest in a sequel, potentially centered on Dr. Evil, though no official greenlight has been announced. The franchise hasn’t released a new film since Goldmember (2002), and while director Jay Roach has said it would depend on Myers having a compelling idea, a concrete plan hasn’t emerged.
The Love Hypothesis is being brought to life as a feature film starring Lili Reinhart as Olive and Tom Bateman as Adam Carlsen, with new photos and interviews highlighting their chemistry and the film’s playful, vulnerable romance. Ali Hazelwood praises the casting and notes the supporting characters Anh and Malcolm, while the author reveals a new student-party scene and other moments. The movie is slated to premiere on Prime Video on September 23, 2026, signaling a high-profile adaptation of the STEMinist romance.
Nicholas Galitzine will portray Hoyt Richards, the world‑famous male supermodel, in a new Gus Van Sant movie. Richards, 64, rose to prominence modeling for houses including Versace, Ralph Lauren and Burberry and is the subject of HBO’s Bring Me the Beauties, which covers his involvement with a doomsday cult. Plot details for the Van Sant project haven’t been revealed.
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.
Warner Bros announced a Minecraft movie sequel titled A Minecraft Movie: Squared, with Jared returning to direct and a cast led by Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kirsten Dunst. The Legendary co-production is dated July 23, 2027, and fans can enter The Minecraft Movie Build Challenge for a chance to have their build appear in the film or end credits; Builder Cape details run through June 14 on TikTok, Minecraft and Twitch, with a July 6 submission deadline, in a Microsoft-sponsored contest, as distribution plans may hinge on the Warner Bros-Discovery merger.
Paramount Pictures closed North American and international rights to The Midnight Library, a Garth Davis-directed fantasy drama starring Florence Pugh, after a Cannes market bidding war with Focus Features and Sony. The $70M Blueprint Pictures/StudioCanal production, adapted from Matt Haig’s novel by Laura Wade and Nick Payne, will be produced by Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin, with filming planned for early next year, and marks Lia Buman’s first major acquisition at Paramount.