Scoop: SUPERGIRL's post-production was intense enough that by March, two competing cuts of the movie were testing, one by the studio, one by director Craig Gillespie. The cut that won only won by 2 points. The post-mordem you've been waiting for. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Think you've read all you need about SUPERGIRL? Think again.

Scoop via Mia Galuppo: Hong Kong action movie THE FURIOUS is one of the most acclaimed genre movies of the year. Now, its director, Kenji Tanigaki, will make his studio/English language debut with THE RECKONER, teaming up Peter Dinklage & Derek Kolstad. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Excl: SIREN HEAD, the viral horror meme, to become a movie...with WEAPONS filmmaker Zack Cregger and Brian Duffield (WHALEFALL) co-writing the script and Duffield to direct...as Warner Bros. wins intense bidding war for rights. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...SUPERGIRL, crashing into the ground. The movie doesn't even hit $50M on its opening wknd, and is on course to open to only $40M, way below tracking. What's worse are the B- Cinemascores. Via Ryan Gajewski www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

True news: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S movies have been big hits, but not exactly praised for their moviemaking. Blumhouse Atomic Monster is trying to change that by hiring horror vet Gary Dauberman (IT, ANNABELLE) to pen the script for FNAF 3. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

News from Annecy: DC's publishing sensation ABSOLUTE BATMAN now to be an animated series. The comic's writer, Scott Snyder, will act as exec producer and showrunner. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a...

Excl: Finally, ABSOLUTE BATMAN, Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman are getting the #Funko treatment, will be offered at this year's SDCC as Funko Exclusives. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li...

Excl: Jeremy Slater, the longtime writer who created THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY TV series and worked on MORTAL KOMBAT II, is making his directorial debut with horror movie SUMMONER. Kevin Bacon just signed on to star. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

News via THR's man in Asia: KUNG FU SOCCER, Stephen Chow's 1st film as director in 7 years and the long-awaited spin-off of his 2001 hit SHAOLIN SOCCER, lands a distributor in Encore Films www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

True news: Lily James to star in SEASONS, an Amazon MGM horror movie being directed by COMPANION filmmaker Drew Hancock...and being produced by some of the BACKROOMS guys...and a pioneer in Reddit short story mining. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

True news: SESAME STREET movie rights land at Netflix after a bidding war. Universal (and possibly Warners) was also in the mix, with their bid having the Daniels attached...as producers only. (Sources say they were never part of a Warners package.) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Scoop! Just before the long weekend, OBSESSION filmmaker CURRY BARKER finds a home for his first movie since his horror movie became a sensation. Universal...and Blumhouse Atomic Monster...land the original horror feature. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

If you thought Hollywood was done with news, think again...

Story: Reclusive (and polarizing) creator JOHN BYRNE, who helped make X-Men into Marvel's biggest comic in the 1980s, returns to the heroes that made him famous with X-MEN: ELSEWHEN, his new and possibly final comics project. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

..a special Thursday edition of Heat Vision newsletter: Jim Carrey & Ron Howard are returning for a GRINCH sequel...Reclusive creator John Byrne returns to the heroes that made his famous, X-Men (and delivers his thoughts on Marvel movies) view.mail.hollywoodreporter.com/messages/178...

It's Thursday so that means it's time for...

Excl: Wagner Moura, who was nominated for an Oscar for his starring turn in THE SECRET AGENT this year, is in talks to play the villain opposite Margot Robbie & Bradley Cooper in the OCEAN'S ELEVEN prequel. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Excl: Jason Momoa action comedy SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! getting picked up by Amazon MGM after being put into turnaround by Universal. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

News: Paramount dates the Duffers Brothers' big return to moviemaking for Nov. 3, 2028. Via Aaron Couch www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Scoop: The sequel to Disney's live-action LILO & STITCH finds its director...in Chris Sanders, who co-created, co-wrote and co-directed the 2002 original Lilo & Stitch animated movie. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

......scoops via Heat Vision newsletter: LILO & STITCH 2 finds its direct in Stitch himself, Chris Sanders...Duffer Brothers, Michael Mann attend Tom Cruise's cool DISCLOSURE DAY screening...James Tynion IV doing a BENEATH THE TREES story. More here: view.mail.hollywoodreporter.com/messages/178...

It's Friday so that means it's time for...

Breaking: Despite the hard birth of THE BRIDE!, Warners is doubling down on Maggie Gyllenhaal, optioning Rachel Kushner novel CREATION LAKE for her to write and direct. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

News: Apple picks up rom-com ONE MONTH MARK for Jennifer Lawrence to star and produce. Chernin Ent., one of the producers of BACKROOMS, is producing. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

News: Matt Shakman, who directed WANDAVISION & FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, is taking a detour back to TV for DISCRETION, Paramount+'s drama starring Elle Fanning & Nicole Kidman. W/Rick Porter www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...

THR's review of DISCLOSURE DAY: "For anyone who has loved his movies, Disclosure Day will be an essential addition to Spielberg’s rich body of work." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Breaking: Jason Momoa has dropped out of Sony's video game adaptation HELLDIVERS, being directed by Justin Lin. Happened last week. Studio now looking for new star as it still hopes to begin shooting late summer.

Excl: Phil Lord & Chris Miller have their eye on some next gen comedy talent, teaming up with a rising writer and a rising director for I PROMISE WE'RE COOL, a high school comedy with a sci-fi twist. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Excl: SNL breakout Ashley Padilla will play Emma Stone's sister (you can see it, right?) in baseball-themes rom-com THE CATCH. Chris Pine is also starring in the Universal comedy described as BULL DURHAM meets NOTTING HILL. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

...scoops via the Heat Vision newsletter: Video games ART OF FIGHTING, FATAL FURY getting the movie/animated/webtoon treatment via new company The Arena. Plus: Bill Nighy joins JOHN WICK spinoff CAINE. And more. view.mail.hollywoodreporter.com/messages/178...

It's Friday so that means it's time for...

News: Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY getting a 3 week run at Westwood's Village Theatre...in 70mm, no less. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

In other box office news...Kane Parson's BACKROOMS to cross the $100M mark domestically on Wednesday, per Aaron Couch. Now A24’s highest grossing film of all time in North America. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

SCARY MOVIE will top the box office this wknd but a real battle could be brewing for 2nd, 3rd & 4th place, depending on 1) how much BACKROOMS drops, 2) how much desire there is for MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. Some are saying OBSESSION *could* hit $30M.

Box office: OBSESSION is still(!) growing: on Tuesday it grossed $5.7M...more than its 1st Tuesday ($3.6M) & its 2nd Tuesday ($5.5M)

Excl: ZACK SNYDER to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

One of the craziest box office weekends underway: BACKROOMS by 20-year old Kane Parsons on track to make at least $80M at this point. OBSESSION to make MORE in its 3rd wkdn ($28.5) than its 1st & 2nd wkdns...and more than GROGU (around $24M). www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Excl: Actress-turned-horror comics author @hannahrosemay.bsky.social tackles Hollywood horror moviemaking with her latest book, FATAL FEST, coming from IDW Dark. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Item: Pixar's enjoyably wacky HOPPERS hitting Disney+ on June 3.

Excl: Thanks to OBSESSION being a crazy hit, the film's director Curry Barker is the hottest thing in town. How hot? He received a $10M offer from a studio for his next movie...and he hasn't even pitched it yet. Hollywood braces for its YouTube moment. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Item: X-MEN ’97 Season 2 hitting Disney+ on July 1.

Excl: The 3rd season of Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS TV series doesn't premiere until November but the company is already planning a 4th season, to hopefully shoot in early 2027. W/ James Hibberd www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/r...

Rebecca Yarros book adaptation news: Lionsgate's THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED lands Thea Sharrock (ME BEFORE YOU) as director www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

...via the Heat Vision newsletter: DEADPOOL creator Rob Liefeld CANCELS his memoir...The guys that made CARRY ON set up Air Force One nuclear thriller. Plus: a Star Wars art auction brings in big numbers. view.mail.hollywoodreporter.com/messages/177...

It's Friday so that means it's time for...

Excl: Some good news for local production as the new PRISON BREAK reboot will be shooting in Los Angeles after shooting its pilot in West Virginia. The series will shoot on stages at Radford Studio Center. W/ Winston Cho www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Breaking: David Fincher's CLIFF BOOTH movie starring Brad Pitt will have a 2-week exclusive engagement in IMAX Theaters starting Nov. 25, 2026 before debuting on Netflix Dec. 23, 2026...in the slot previously held by Greta Gerwig's NARNIA movie.

Come for the news: Matt Damon in talks to star in the NEW MOVIE from DANIELS, stay: for the details about their movie - climate change, time periods, superheroes? - and why Ryan Gosling didn't work out. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Excl: Netflix teams with the director of its acclaimed ADOLESCENCE mini-series, Philip Barantini, for a remake of Steve McQueen classic THE GETAWAY. Sam Peckinpah directed the original. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...