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The month in dialogue and digits.
‘YES, BECAUSE YOU GET PAID A LOT OF MONEY. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I SUPPORT MY MOTHER.’
KIRSTEN DUNST WOULD MAKE ANOTHER COMIC-BOOK MOVIE, FOR A VERY PRACTICAL REASON.
‘I’ve seen the new Salem’s Lot and it’s quite good. Oldschool horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back… I just write the f**king things.’
STEPHEN KING BITES DOWN ON STUDIO POLITICS.
$73m
ADAM SANDLER’S EARNINGS IN 2023, PUTTING HIM TOP OF THE HOLLYWOOD TREE.
$310M
THE REPORTED COST OF GLADIATOR 2. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED AT $165M.
‘THE BEST DIRECTED PIECE OF NOTHING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.’
BRET EASTON ELLIS HAS A DOUBLE-EDGED COMPLIMENT FOR DAVID FINCHER’S THE KILLER.
GOOD THING
CAMERA READY
HONG KONG AUTEUR WONG KAR-WAI IS WORKING ON A NEW FILM, HIS FIRST FOR 10 YEARS.
NAH NAH LAND
‘I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS…’ DAMIEN CHAZELLE MUSES THAT BABYLON’S FINANCIAL FAILURE MAY HAMPER FUTURE PROJECTS.
‘THEY HAVE THE WORM GOING STRAIGHT FAST. NO, THAT’S NOT HOW PHYSICS WORKS, THEY GOTTA CURL.’
ASTROPHYSICIST NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON IS NOT ON BOARD WITH THE WORM ACTION IN DUNE: PART TWO.
‘THERE WERE MEETINGS AND SITE MEETINGS, EMAILS AND TEXTS AND PHONE CALLS AND PEOPLE SWEATING.
SOMEBODY WAS CRYING…’
JIMMY KIMMEL REVEALS IT WAS A HEADACHE TO GET THE NAKED JOHN CENA SKIT APPROVED FOR THE OSCARS.