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David Fincher Ending Netflix Deal After Six Years and Three Movies, Including ‘Cliff Booth’

  • Fincher ends Netflix deal after three films; won't sign exclusive deal elsewhere
  • Part of larger trend of major directors leaving Netflix for studios
  • Cliff Booth gets theatrical Imax release before Netflix premiere

David Fincher is not renewing his exclusive deal with Netflix after six years, during which he directed three films including the upcoming "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth." The acclaimed filmmaker, known for "Fight Club" and "The Social Network," is the latest in a string of major talents…

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I Toured the Set of an AI-Hybrid Film. There Are Actors — But No Set (EXCLUSIVE)

  • “Terrarium” uses AI to create its settings and props around live actors.
  • Its makers say the approach could deliver a big-budget look on a microbudget.
  • The film was nearing completion and still seeking a distributor.

“Terrarium”, a found-footage film about four teenagers sheltering underground after a catastrophe, is being made on a soundstage with actors but no physical sets or props. Director Jason Zada’s team plans to use AI to create nearly all the locations and objects, and to composite separately filmed actors…

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The “obsolete” 1980 movie Clint Eastwood called his most personal: “I’ve always loved it”

  • Eastwood considered *Bronco Billy* his most personal film.
  • He identified with Billy’s leap from shoe sales to cowboy life.
  • The 1980 film made a profit but was not a critical high point.

Clint Eastwood called *Bronco Billy* (1980) his most personal film, despite it being far removed from the westerns and crime roles that made him famous. He related to Billy McCoy, a struggling Wild West show owner who had left shoe sales behind to pursue a dream, and said…

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KimStim Acquires North American Rights to León & Cociña’s ‘Donkey Princess’ (EXCLUSIVE)

  • KimStim has acquired North American rights to *Donkey Princess*.
  • The distributor plans a theatrical release in 2027.
  • The film blends animation and live action in a fairy-tale adventure.

KimStim has acquired the North American rights to *Donkey Princess*, the latest feature by Chilean directors Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña. The deal brings the distributor back together with the filmmakers after its North American release of *The Wolf House*, and KimStim plans a theatrical rollout in 2027,…

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David Fincher Ending Overall Deal At Netflix

  • David Fincher ends Netflix overall deal after six-year exclusive partnership
  • Recent projects include The Killer film and Tarantino-written Cliff Booth sequel
  • Joins wave of major creators departing Netflix for other studios

Three-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Fincher has decided not to renew his overall deal with Netflix, with the agreement expiring next year. Fincher has been a cornerstone of Netflix's creative output since the streamer's early days, executive producing and directing the seven-time Emmy-winning House of Cards, and later signing…

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Miley Wants to Be Saved by a ‘Different Religion’ in Cinematic New Video

  • Miley releases religious-themed pop video for "Different Religion" from album *Bass Persuades*
  • Her album debuts at number one, first chart-topper since 2013
  • Song uses deity metaphors to express intense romantic desire

Miley Cyrus has released a cinematic music video for "Different Religion," a new single from her album *Bass Persuades*. Directed by Mert Alas, the visual features Cyrus in a desert landscape with fast cars and models, as she sings about treating a romantic interest as a deity. The…

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Selma Blair Set for Bridget Stokes’ Mystical Coming of Age Film ‘Schmoolie The Deathwatcher’

  • Selma Blair joins a supernatural coming-of-age film set in Los Angeles.
  • The story follows four Jewish teens during Purim.
  • Filming is due to start in late February.

Selma Blair has joined the cast of *Schmoolie the Deathwatcher*, a mystical coming-of-age film directed by Bridget Stokes and written by Theresa Burkhart Gallagher. Set in Los Angeles during Purim, it follows four misfit Jewish teenagers and explores grief, anxiety, disability, sexual identity and growing up, with supernatural…

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Non-verbal autistic five-year-old wandered from Portland school into traffic

  • Five-year-old autistic boy escaped school grounds and wandered into traffic
  • School cited staffing challenges; mother disputes explanation and demands transparency
  • Second escape in one week; school implementing new safety measures

An autistic five-year-old non-verbal boy wandered out of Grout Elementary School in Portland through an open gate on 9 September and made his way into traffic on Holgate Boulevard. His mother, Erin McDonald-Wentzell, described watching surveillance footage of the incident as watching "a horror movie playing in slow…

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‘Culpables’ Producer On Breaking YA Before The Boom; Banijay’s Steve Matthews Discusses All3Media Merger

  • Culpables trilogy reaches 100 million viewers after three years finding a buyer
  • Young adult content now thrives after being unfashionable five years ago
  • Banijay-All3Media merger maintains creative control amid industry contraction

The Culpables trilogy, produced by Pokeepsie and released on Prime Video, has become a streaming phenomenon with over 100 million viewers, yet the producer reveals that finding a buyer for these young adult adaptations took years when the genre was unfashionable. This success highlights how rapidly the YA…

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Verity Review: Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson Can’t Salvage Another Failed Colleen Hoover Adaptation

  • Fourth Colleen Hoover adaptation struggles despite strong cast and acclaimed director
  • Film plays too safely, missing the unsettling and campy tone of the source material
  • Plot faithfully adapted but lacks the psychological intensity readers found compelling

Michael Showalter's film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's psychological thriller *Verity* represents the fourth attempt to bring a CoHo novel to screen, following unsuccessful outings for *It Ends with Us*, *Regretting You*, and *Reminders of Him*. Despite boasting an acclaimed creative team—director Michael Showalter and screenwriter Nick Antosca—and a…

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