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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 1d

The Tangled live action movie is happening, with Scarlett Johansson considering the lead. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Revived at Disney With Scarlett Johansson Circling Major Role

Disney is moving ahead with the live-action 'Tangled' after putting the project indefinitely on pause. Scarlett Johansson is circling a major role.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 1d

Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie will star in the Ocean's Eleven prequel. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Bradley Cooper to Star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel With Margot Robbie

Bradley Cooper is in talks to star in the "Ocean's Eleven" prequel with Margot Robbie.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 1d

20th Century has bought a script about a woman waking up in the grip of a huge python. How can that fill 90 minutes? deadline.com/2025/10/crus...

20th Century Studios Wins Heated Bidding War For Python Thriller Spec ‘Crush’ Penned By Temple Hill Exec John Fischer

'Crush,' a python thriller spec penned by Temple Hill exec John Fischer, has sold to 20th Century Studios, Deadline can report exclusively.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 1d

In news to absolutely nobody, Minecraft 2 is all set, due for release in 2027. deadline.com/2025/10/mine...

‘Minecraft 2’ Is Happening With Director Jared Hess Returning; Summer 2027 Release Set

A sequel to A Minecraft Movie is in the works with Jared Hess returning to direct and a July 23, 2027 release date set.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 2d

Saoirse Ronan will play Linda McCartney in Sam Mendes' four Beatles films. deadline.com/2025/10/saoi...

Saoirse Ronan To Play Linda McCartney In ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’ – The Dish

Saoirse Ronan has joined the 'Beatles' movie quartet from Sam Mendes in the role of Linda McCartney, we can exclusively reveal.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 3d

Sasquatch Sunset is a weird (and very successful) mix of everyday and unusual. It's an (apparent) theme with a paper thin plot, and even though you might not have any idea what the theme is, you'll very much form our own idea. filmism.net/2025/10/sasq...

Sasquatch Sunset — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 3d

1945's Brief Encounter has been described as the most romantic movie ever made, and if it isn't, it's not far off. filmism.net/2025/10/brie...

Brief Encounter — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 3d

Leigh Whannell knows both monsters and horror. Wolf Man should have been a lot better. filmism.net/2025/10/wolf...

Wolf Man — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 3d

Leonardo DiCaprio might play the character the late Val Kilmer played in Michael Mann's Heat sequel. deadline.com/2025/10/amaz...

Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ Moves From Warner Bros To United Artists; Leonardo DiCaprio Circling Chris Shiherlis Role; Jerry Bruckheimer & Scott Stuber Producing

Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists have taken on Heat 2, with Leonardo DiCaprio in early talks to play the character made famous by Val Kilmer.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 7d

Did Netflix kill a whole new entertainment format? A new Filmism.net Dispatch is online now! filmism.net/dispatch/202...

Hate is the only thing that's ever warmed me — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 7d

New on the Falling blog; announcing Falling: the sequel (not really). falling.io/announcing-f...

Announcing Falling Part II (not really) – Falling

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

A 2,000 year old maths problem gave scientists an insight into how AI 'thinks'. www.livescience.com/technology/a...

Scientists asked ChatGPT to solve a math problem from more than 2,000 years ago — how it answered it surprised them

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.

www.livescience.com

drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

A new study inspired by human psychopathies identified 32 ways AI can go rogue. www.livescience.com/technology/a...

There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity

New research has created the first comprehensive effort to categorize all the ways AI can go wrong, with many of those behaviors resembling human psychiatric disorders.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

Why is Facebook/Meta still investing in the metaverse when nobody's talking about it anymore? www.itpro.com/business/bus...

Why is Meta still funding the metaverse?

VR hype seemed to evaporate as fast as it arrived. Has the money Meta has sunk into it folly, or part of a larger strategy that's yet to bear fruit?

www.itpro.com

drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

A primer on cluster computing, written by yours truly. www.itpro.com/infrastructu...

From SETI to CERN: What you need to know about cluster computing and how it can help your enterprise

Knowing what cluster computing is – and isn't – is the first step towards understanding its advantages

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

Babygirl isn't Nicole Kidman's first foray into high-grade filth, but I couldn't help but be a bit confused about what it was saying. filmism.net/2025/10/baby...

Babygirl — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

If you're a Planet of the Apes fan, this BTS doco of the whole original franchise from the late 90s is essential viewing. filmism.net/2025/10/behi...

Behind the Planet of the Apes — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 9d

Sad news this morning. Jane Goodall, who bought primatology into the modern age by observing chimps where and how they live and advanced our understanding of the world around us and the animals we share it with immeasurably, has died aged 91. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Conservationist Jane Goodall Dead at Age 91 Amid Speaking Tour: She ‘Revolutionized Science’

The famed conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall has died. She was 91. "The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger...

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds like damming with faint praise, but exploitation/blaxploitation Hammer mashup Blacula isn't nearly as bad as you imagine it'll be. filmism.net/2025/09/blac...

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 11d

But I'm a Cheerleader is a fable about a gay woman finding and accepting her true self, but it's not funny or subtle enough to land. filmism.net/2025/09/but-...

But I’m a Cheerleader — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 11d

Under Paris knows exactly what it is and isn't, and it still manages to surprise you with how mental it goes. Crazy fun. filmism.net/2025/09/unde...

Under Paris — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 11d

20 or so years later, The Simpsons Movie is finally getting a sequel. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Simpsons’ Movie Sequel Sets Summer 2027 Release Date

"The Simpsons 2" is officially in the works and set to release in theaters on July 23, 2027.

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 12d

Carry On, as neat and slick a little airport Xmas thriller as you could ask for. filmism.net/2025/09/carr...

Carry On — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 12d

12 Angry Men, a masterclass in scriptwriting, dialogue, naturalistic acting and (ironically, considering it's based on a play) direction. filmism.net/2025/09/12-a...

12 Angry Men — Filmism.net

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drewturney.bsky.social @drewturney.bsky.social · 14d

In a rare break from tradition, Warner Brothers (not Disney) is the first studio to cross $4bn at the 2025 box office. deadline.com/2025/09/warn...

Warner Bros First Studio This Year To Cross $4 Billion At Global Box Office

Warner Bros is the first studio of 2025 to hit $4 billion at the global box office.

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