Random movie news

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Tom Cruise will be getting a honorary Oscar this year.

The Academy is giving him the Oscar for his “commitment to our filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and to the stunts community”

https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/tom...236433594/

That’s fair - he’ll never get one for acting. Guy runs the emotional gamut from A to B.

Boru

[Fake Messiah]

That’s fair - he’ll never get one for acting. Guy runs the emotional gamut from A to B.

Boru

Or he's just not interested in being an actor anymore but a movie star.

[Fake Messiah]

Top 30 Best Films of the 21st Century, according to over 500 actors, directors & other names in Hollywood:

# 30 - Lost In Translation
#29 - Arrival
#28 - The Dark Knight
# 27 - Adaptation
#26 - Anatomy of a Fall
# 25 - Phantom Thread
#24 - Her
#23 - Boyhood
#22 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
# 21 - The Royal Tenenbaums
#20 - Wolf of Wall Street
#19 - Zodiac
#18 - Y tu mamá también
# 17 - Brokeb ack Mountain
#16 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
#15 - City of God
#14 - Inglorious Bastards
# 13 - Children of Men
#12 - The Zone of Interest
#11 - Mad Max: Fury Road
#10 - The Social Network
#9 - Spirited Away
#8 - Get Out
# 7 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#6 - No Country for Old Men
#5 - Moonlight
#4 - In the Mood for Love
#3 - There Will Be Blood
#2 - Mulholland Drive
# 1 - Parasite

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025...ntury.html

I guess it is a bit strange there is no LOTR movies.

[Angrboda]

Conclusion? These people aren't known for their brains.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Conclusion?  These people aren't known for their brains.

I long ago came to the realization that people make ‘best’ lists for the express purpose of pissing me off.

Boru

[Nanny]

A Serious Man - my friends and I watched it when it came out. We still discuss it, 13 years later.

I like to compare the Larry character in ASM to Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse Five. Larry struggles with things he can't control. Billy blithely accepts what he can't control.

[Fake Messiah]

Ha, this is not serious news, but it could be sooner than later.

James Gunn Launches $1 Billion Lawsuit Against White House and Donald Trump for Unauthorized Use of Superman Poster Portraying Donald Trump as a superhero

In a stunning escalation of intellectual property disputes, acclaimed filmmaker and DC Studios co-head James Gunn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the White House and former President Donald Trump. The legal action, lodged in federal court, centers on allegations of copyright infringement stemming from an unauthorized political poster featuring Trump depicted as Superman. The bold imagery, which has sparked widespread controversy, is claimed to have violated intellectual property rights tied to the iconic superhero character owned by Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

The dispute originates from a promotional poster reportedly released by the White House as part of a political campaign, showcasing Donald Trump in the iconic Superman pose—cape billowing, chest emblazoned with an “S” shield, and soaring above a cityscape. The imagery, which quickly went viral across social media platforms like X, drew immediate backlash from fans, creators, and intellectual property holders who argued it misused the Superman brand without permission. According to court documents, neither the White House nor Trump’s team sought approval from Warner Bros., DC Comics, or Gunn, who is currently spearheading the Superman franchise as the director of the upcoming Superman film, set for release in 2025.

In a statement released through his legal team, Gunn expressed outrage over the unauthorized use: “Superman is a symbol of hope, truth, and justice—values that belong to everyone, not to be co-opted for political gain without consent. This blatant infringement undermines the creative and legal rights of those entrusted with the character’s legacy.”

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court, accuses the White House and Trump of willful copyright infringement, seeking $1 billion in damages. The filing argues that the unauthorized use of Superman’s likeness caused “irreparable harm” to the brand’s value and reputation, particularly given the character’s cultural significance and the ongoing production of Gunn’s Superman film. The suit also claims that the poster’s distribution—allegedly across official White House channels and Trump’s campaign materials—constitutes a commercial exploitation of protected intellectual property.

https://usamidia.com/just-in-james-gunn-...superhero/

[Fake Messiah]

James Cameron says his film ‘GHOSTS OF HIROSHIMA’ will be “unsparing” in depicting the atrocities of what happened during the atomic blasts.

“It’s a subject that I’ve wanted to do a film about, that I’ve been wrestling with how to do it, over the years. I met Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, just days before he died. He was in the hospital. He was handing the baton of his personal story to us, so I have to do it. I can’t turn away from it.” While visiting Yamaguchi, Cameron and Pellegrino pledged to “pass on his unique and harrowing experience to future generations.”

The book is coming out on August 5, the week of the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, though there is no set production start date or release for Cameron’s film adaptation.

https://discussingfilm.net/2025/07/22/gh...k-trailer/


So, if he hasn't even started with the pre-production yet, it will take at least three years until the movie comes out, but probably much more.

All in all I guess it will be that dream scene from Terminator 2 stretched to three hours.