New Films in Production, v.2

[Mr Sausage]

I think what Nolan really likes is Zasalv's commitment to theatrical releases.

[flyonthewall2983]

That’s understandable but his “worst streamer ever” comment now reads weird now because it’s arguably gotten worse and unarguably more expensive too.

[Matt]

I think the WB people Nolan had the biggest beef with (i.e. those who pushed for day-and-date streaming releases during COVID and shortened the theatrical window for Tenet) were all replaced by Zaslav.

[flyonthewall2983]

I would have guessed there remained some skepticism on his part about the new regime, but I probably should at least give Zaslav the benefit of the doubt as far as reaching out and doing press with Spielberg, Scorsese and PTA. I’m just not a fan of literally anything else he’s done so far but I’ll concede the long game out of this could mean a new age in the industry.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Warner has shelved Coyote Vs. Acme, which was already completed

I actually knew a guy who worked on this when I went for a brief stint in an acting school in New Mexico. Forgot his name and he probably just played a minor role behind the scenes but knowing what a sweet/earnest guy he was and how passionate he when he talked about it, it aches my heart to imagine 1000s of others like him that worked effortlessly on it realize it would never be. Fuck Warner.

[dx23]

I don't understand how burning down your house for an insurance payout is insurance fraud, but doing this isn't tax fraud

Never in my life have I a seen a company shut down completed movies without any of them seeing the light of day. This is their 3rd or 4th film this year so far.

It has happened on very rare occasions. Paramount did it with a film they test screened called Young Lust around 1984, and 20th Century Fox did with Hung Up (1973), a French film that I believe didn’t even open in its native country. Lorimar did with Broken English in 1981

Had forgotten about Broken English, which had Oona O'neill and it's her only film credit.

[yoloswegmaster]

Darren Aronofsky Set to Direct Elon Musk Biopic

Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul, which was published in September, will serve as the basis for the screenplay.

[domino harvey]

From mother! to Papa Elon

[yoloswegmaster]

From mother! to Daddy Elon

FTFY

[captveg]

Warner has shelved Coyote Vs. Acme, which was already completed

Looks like they may decide to sell it to another studio after all, which would be good to all involved as test screening reactions suggests it's a decent film.

[domino harvey]

How do they get a tax write off if they sell the film?

[captveg]

Maybe they haven't finalized the paperwork for it? Seems they would change it to a write-down like the article mentions Paramount did for Monster Trucks back in 2016.

[Matt]

They could sell it at a loss and write off the remainder.

[The Fanciful Norwegian]

It sounds like they were already taking a write-down, not a write-off (even though a lot of sources conflated the two). They could always offset it with a write-up on a future filing.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Oh thank god it hasn’t gone the way of the Batgirl

[domino harvey]

Congressman calls for federal investigation into WB’s tax scheme

[brundlefly]

John Mulaney will not be joining Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Penelope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard in Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming Bride of Frankenstein update for Netflix.

[therewillbeblus]

David O. Russell will helm Linda Ronstadt biopic starring Selena Gomez

[Matt]

I'd rather see a "Pen15" style biopic with Ronstadt playing herself at all ages and lip-syncing her own songs. Bless Gomez, who does appear to have some talent, but to quote Joni Mitchell when told Taylor Swift might play her in a biopic: “I don’t know what her music sounds like, but I do know this – that if she’s going to sing and play me, good luck.”

[flyonthewall2983]

How he gets work is beyond me

[Matt]

He’s very good, sometimes.

[therewillbeblus]

Every time, except maybe one time.

[therewillbeblus]

Todd Solondz’ Love Child starring Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton

Synopsis

The story follows Misty who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.

[domino harvey]

Sounds awesome. I’m ready for Olsen to return to more Martha… type films that utilize her talents for more than filling out a superhero costume

[brundlefly]

Flesh of the Gods, a 1980s-set vampire film starring Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac, script by Andrew Kevin Walker (Fincher's Se7en and The Killer), directed by Panos Cosmatos, produced by... Adam McKay.