James Gunn discovered David Corenswet when he saw PEARL:
“I was watching PEARL and see a character whose name is The Projectionist, and go, ‘That guy looks like he could possibly be Superman.’ I looked his IMDb up and said, ‘Can you bring this guy in?’”
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Reel Updates
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- Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON officially clocks in at a WHOPPING 3 hours 54 minutes. It’s set to become the longest film of his six-decade career. tinyurl.com/yckjhhzv
- ROBERT PATTINSON is in talks to star in Chloe Zhao’s DRACULA, The film will reportedly follow Dracula after he awakens many years into the future. Themes of being on the fringes of society will be focused on in Zhao’s film. tinyurl.com/ympxh3md
- A24’s erotic thriller BABYGIRL to star Nicole Kidman as a career woman in her 40s who ends up having an affair with a 21-year-old intern. Harris Dickinson is rumoured to play the intern. Jude Law would be Kidman’s husband. Set to shoot in August. tinyurl.com/2s45v9vr
- GUILLERMO DEL TORO says his filmmaking future will solely be dedicated to making animated films: “There are a couple more live-action movies I want to do but not many. After that, I only want to do animation. That’s the plan” tinyurl.com/k2cmd2bj
- Elliot Page has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” tinyurl.com/mphu9mbd
- ROBERT EGGERS has confirmed that an “extended cut” of NOSFERATU will be released on 4K Blu-Ray. It might be the 3-hour cut that was test screened earlier in the year. tinyurl.com/ab49ss4v
- MARTIN SCORSESE raves I SAW THE TV GLOW: "There's one film I liked a great deal [..] I Saw the TV Glow. It really was emotionally & psychologically powerful. Very moving. It builds on you, in a way. I didn’t know who made it. It’s this Jane Schoenbrun." tinyurl.com/3hby8v53
- The next JAMES BOND has been PUT ON HOLD. Producer Barbara Broccoli and Amazon/MGM are in the middle of a feud when it comes to the creative direction. Amazon/MGM wants "Marvel-Style" spinoffs. Broccoli has called them "f*cking idiots" (via @WSJ) tinyurl.com/3dsdnzkc
- David Fincher’s THE KILLER was screened for Netflix a few days ago. It left the room “stunned.” “An ice cold thriller that has atmospheric dread all over it. There are neo-noir elements, very graphic violence but it’s also very entertaining.” tinyurl.com/437463dk
- Denis Villeneuve’s next film is CLEOPATRA and set to star ZENDAYA as the young queen of Egypt. TIMOTHEE CHALAMET was offered the role of Octavius and DANIEL CRAIG is being sought to play Caesar. Filming is set to begin in late 2014. (via @DanielRPK) tinyurl.com/2s3f34ez
- Francis Ford Coppola says he’s adding deleted dreams sequences and re-editing MEGALOPOLIS to make it “more weird” “It was [originally] more weird. I own the picture, I can do anything I want with it.” tinyurl.com/up3639y9
- David Lynch says he now needs oxygen to walk, and is permanently homebound (via @people) "It’s tough living with emphysema. I can hardly walk across a room. It’s like you’re walking around with a plastic bag around your head" tinyurl.com/98cbs97b
- WONG KAR-WAI is working on his first film in well over 10 years tinyurl.com/3879ewn3
























