Jerry Seinfeld seems to be enjoying the irony of finally becoming a movie director just as the film industry itself seems to be on the wane – at least, as he says, from a cultural importance perspective. The former sitcom star’s feature film directorial debut is a Netflix comedy that serves as a fictional account of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries. Speaking with GQ Magazine ahead of the film’s release, he spoke about how “dead serious” and hard working people in the film industry are and joked “they don’t have any idea that the movie business is over”. Asked to elaborate on that poi ..read more

Oscar nominee LaKeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Knives Out”) is in talks to both star in and produce a film adaptation of indie neo-noir video game “El Paso, Elsewhere”. Released last year by developer Strange Scaffold, the third-person shooter draws inspiration from franchises like “Quake,” “Max Payne” and “Hotline Miami”. In the film, Stanfield plays James Savage, a man recovering from a toxic relationship who confronts both his inner demons and an enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she carries out a world-ending ritual. James must navigate her reality-bending universe o ..read more

Disney+ has reported that the recent 28-minute “Bluey” special episode “The Sign” has drawn 10.4 million views globally in its first seven days of availability. The episode first became available on Disney+ on April 14th and a view here is defined as total stream time divided by runtime. It marks biggest “Bluey” episode premiere ever on Disney+ and the most-viewed Disney Junior episode premiere to date. The special drew plenty of critical acclaim for its storyline centering on the Heeler family possibly selling their home and moving to another city. No viewership data is currently available fo ..read more

New Line Cinema has released the trailer for “The Watchers,” a new thriller from producer M. Night Shyamalan and both written and directed by his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan. The project marks the younger Shyamalan’s directorial debut following her directing the second units on “Old” and “Knock at the Cabin” along with some TV episodes. The story is based on the novel by A.M. Shine. It follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched ..read more

Marvel Studios has premiered the highly anticipated second trailer for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” a preview that finally shows Hugh Jackman back in action as Wolverine. The film ties back to the Time Variance Authority (TVA) from “Loki,” a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline (the time-eating Alioth creature from the fifth episode of “Loki” can be glimpsed in the clip). Here they pull Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) from his quiet life and set him on a mission with Wolverine that will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ..read more

David Fincher recently restored his iconic 1995 neo-noir thriller “Se7en” to full 8K resolution ahead of the 4K premiere on IMAX at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles this part Friday and a 4K UHD disc release on May 3rd. To make the restoration possible, he and his frequent post-production collaborator Peter Mavromates reunited to scan the original camera negative in 8K and then remastered it at that level. Color corrections, retouches, and VFX were also rendered in 8K, but then were downsampled to 4K because there is currently no distribution chain for 8K. Speaking with Indiewire, about the ..read more

This week sees the release of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” spin-off TV series “Knuckles,” a six-episode series that serves as a side-quel to the two live-action/CG-hybrid films based on the property. Should it prove successful, and judging from the numbers for the trailers it likely will be, it’s expected to lead to more from the franchise beyond the main movies. Filmmaker Jeff Fowler, who directed “Knuckles” and the “Sonic” films, told Discussing Film at the show’s premiere that the “sky’s the limit” on more potential spin-offs like “Knuckles”. He adds: “It’s a wonderful question to ask, ‘who els ..read more

The trio of stars from 1999’s original “The Blair Witch Project” have come together and issued a public proposal to Lionsgate in the wake of that studio recently announcing a partnership with Blumhouse for a reboot of the franchise. In a statement released Saturday, actors Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams asked Lionsgate for retroactive and future residual payments, ‘meaningful consultation’ on any future Blair Witch projects, and an annual $60,000 grant to “unknown/aspiring genre filmmakers” trying to make their first feature. The new project will mark the second reboot of ..read more

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating “Frankenstein” film adaptation is currently in the midst of production. This weekend he has shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the movie via his official X account, the shot sees him alongside cinematographer Dan Laustsen and a fellow actor on the set of the movie. The shot seemingly confirms the inclusion of the Captain Walton framing device from the original Mary Shelley novel. The book begins and ends at the North Pole in the 18th century where a ship is stuck in pack ice. Much of the original story is told in flashback as Dr. V ..read more

Three years ago came word that “Godzilla vs. Kong” director Adam Wingard and his longtime writing partner Simon Barrett were working on a sequel to 1997’s John Woo-directed action feature “Face/Off”. Then last year, Wingard indicated he would only make the film if the original cast returned – namely actors John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. He also said the plan is to do a “real follow-up, not just like some fan service movie”. Well, scooper Daniel Richtman is now reporting that both stars will be back to reprise their roles of Sean Archer (Travolta) and Castor Troy (Cage) respectively. No furthe ..read more