The amount of speculation and rumors surrounding the future of the James Bond franchise is a bit ridiculous. Sure, it’s a massive, historic franchise, but it’s wild to see just how much people love to talk about who will play 007 in the wake of Daniel Craig stepping away. Not even Daniel Craig himself cares that much. 

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In a recent Variety video, where “Queer” stars Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey play a game to see who knows each other better, there was a question about who they would choose to play James Bond next.

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The “Knives Out” franchise is one of the most popular today. The first film not only made quite a bit of money at the box office, but it was also nominated for an Oscar. That’s why Netflix swooped in and made a deal for more “Knives Out” features to be released on the streaming service. But it would appear now, Daniel Craig, star of the franchise, is a bit upset over how the film’s are actually released. 

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Can a genuine connection go beyond lust and longing? “Queer” sees two men discover something more beneath the usual facades. Luca Guadagnino helms this anticipated film based on a short novel by counter-culture legend William S. Burroughs. The “Challengers” director reunites with screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, who wrote the popular tennis drama. This time, Kuritzkes offers a script that ventures well beyond Burroughs’ original story.

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It’s become readily apparent, over the years, that Netflix really has no desire to give its original films a true theatrical release. To appease filmmakers (and qualify them for awards), Netflix will do an incredibly small release for some of its films. But by and large, Netflix original films are going to be seen by the vast majority on their TVs and various devices. And according to a new report, that’s something that doesn’t sit right with actor Daniel Craig. 

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Before the release of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” the film was the subject of online chatter about its runtime. Early rumors pegged the duration at over three hours, and its announcement in Venice Film Festival’s lineup initially listed 151 minutes before adjusting to the premiere’s length of 135 minutes. The Italian director claimed one aim of adapting the titular novel by William S. Burroughs with his “Challengers” screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes was to finish the unfinished text.

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Without a doubt, one of the most anticipated films to premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival is Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” Not only does it have Guadagnino as a filmmaker—a mainstay at Venice—but it also stars none other than James Bond himself, Daniel Craig. And now, with the film getting screened at the event, we have our first look at a clip from the film.

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The Venice Film Festival has barely begun, but A24 made a big splash on opening night. Variety reports that the studio acquired US distribution rights for Luca Guadagnino‘s “Queer” ahead of its September 3 world premiere on the Lido. Guada’s latest is one of several titles at Venice that was still looking for a distributor, arguably the buzziest.

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Set in 1950s Mexico City, “Queer” stars Daniel Craig as William Lee, a middle-aged American expat who falls for young student Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey) after the ex-military kid moves close by.

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The New York Film Festival‘s main slate got some major additions earlier this week with the likes of Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,” David Cronenberg‘s “The Shrouds,” and Brady Corbet‘s “The Brutalist.” Now the festival adds yet another major new film to its ranks: Luca Guadagnino‘s “Queer.” After Guada’s William Burroughs‘ adaptation has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion, it’ll have its US premiere as NYFF’s Spotlight Gala on October 6.

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Filming has officially kicked off for one of our most anticipated films of 2025– “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” And in honor of the first day of filming, Netflix and Rian Johnson have given us a sneak peek at Daniel Craig’s look as Benoit Blanc in the film.

No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer. And no, we don’t get to see an official still image from the film.

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Would it be a Benoit Blanc mystery if the movie title wasn’t a pop-rock song?  Rian Johnson continues that trend with the name of his latest “Knives Out” mystery. This time, it’s a U2 track: “Wake Up Dead Man,” from the band’s 1997 album Pop.

READ MORE: ‘Glass Onion’: Rian Johnson May Keep Making ‘Knives Out’ Sequels As Long As He And Daniel Craig “Are Still Having Fun”

Johnson and Netflix revealed the title this morning with an unannounced YouTube video, which doesn’t provide much intel on the upcoming movie except a brief voiceover from Daniel Craig as Blanc.

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It seems like anytime a bidding war breaks out these days, the only ones who can truly win it are Netflix, Amazon, or Apple, the streamers with essentially the biggest coffers. And true to this posit, Apple has won another big one in “Two For The Money,” a heist thriller with an enticing package: Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig starring with filmmaker Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious 6” “F9,” and “Star Trek Beyond”) directing.

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Variety reports that Luca Guadagnino will start shooting “Queer,” his next feature, in Rome this month now that he’s wrapped post-production on “Challengers,” in theaters this September. This marks the most rapid creative pace for Guadagnino in his whole career: three films in as many years. That’s great news for Guada fans.

READ MORE: ‘Queer’: Luca Guadagnino Wants To Adapt The Early William S.

Continue reading ‘Queer’: Drew Starkey Joins Daniel Craig In Luca Guadagnino’s Latest, Filming Begins In Rome This Month at The Playlist.

Before director Todd Field’s triumphant return to filmmaking with “TÁR,” the Academy Award-nominated “In The Bedroom” filmmaker hadn’t made a movie for 16 years. Field had nearly made dozens and dozens of films over this period—some that could have included Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, one with Cate Blanchett that almost happened a decade earlier than “TÁR.” But the luck of the draw for Field was that all of these projects—including an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” for producer Ridley Scott—never saw the light of day.

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Audiences didn’t take to Luca Guadagnino‘s “Bones And All,” likely due to its grim subject matter. But pay no mind to the film’s scant $11 million gross at the box office: critics loved the movie, and they love Guada, undeniably one of the best filmmakers working today. So, news about another project Guadagnino has in the works is cause for excitement because it’s another chance to see a cinematic vision only he may pull off.

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When James Bond died at the end of “No Time To Die,” many critics and audience members met the event with surprise. After being seemingly immortal for decades, 007 is dead? But star Daniel Craig wanted it that way, and, from his perspective, he didn’t want it any other way either.

READ MORE: James Bond Producers Want The Next 007 Actor To Commit To At Least A Decade Of Movies

EW reports that in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Craig said there were two major reasons for killing off his iteration of Bond at the end of the latest Bond film.

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In just thirteen days, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” hits theaters in limited release before it premieres on Netflix right before Christmas. So, is Rian Johnson‘s follow-up to his 2019 sleeper hit “Knives Out” the most anticipated movie of the year? Well, it’s up there, especially after critics adored the sequel at its TIFF world premiere in September (here’s our review).   

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The thing about filmmaking is, if you want to stay in shape, you’ve got to keep at it; it’s like exercise if you want to be at the top of your game. One way many filmmakers do this, to stay sharp in between projects—especially as some don’t have the privilege to make a film every two years—is to direct commercials. Now someone like Taika Waititi essentially does make a film every two years at least—this summer, he released Marvel’s “Thor: Love & Thunder,” and next year, in the spring of 2023, he’ll be releasing his Searchlight Pictures soccer team comedy, “Next Goal Wins.” Somewhere in all of that, he has the time to star on “Our Flag Means Death,” and executive produce it along with shows like “What We Do In The Shadows” and “Reservation Dogs” (not to mention his “Time Bandits” show is coming soon too).

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The murder mystery is a subgenre that has experienced a significant renaissance in the last few years. And much of that is due to writer/director Rian Johnson who seemingly singlehandedly revitalized the genre with his commercial and critical smash hit “Knives Out” in 2019. The whodunnit allows filmmakers to gather a large cast with exuberant sets and a mystery to be solved at its core. This year alone, studios released “See How They Run” and “Death on the Nile” and proved to audiences how popular the genre had become again after seemingly losing steam in the 1980s.

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Now that Daniel Craig‘s time as James Bond is over after “No Time To Die,” it’s only healthy for fans of the franchise to speculate who will next don the ruthless and debonair superspy’s black tuxedo. And since Bond producer Barbara Broccoli insists it will take at least a couple of years before they recast the character and start work on a new film, speculation must tide everyone over until there’s an official new Bond.  

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First seen in “Knives Out,” Daniel Craig’s private investigator character, Benoit Blanc, quickly became a fan favorite with his slightly exaggerated Southern drawl and his unique methods for solving cases. Well, it would appear “Glass Onion,” the upcoming ‘Knives Out’ sequel, is not only going to show more of Blanc’s investigative skills, but audiences are going to learn a bit more about his personal life.

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After “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” premiered to rave reviews at TIFF last month, there was much speculation if Netflix would wait until December 23 to debut the film. Director Rian Johnson even pressed the streamer to give the film a limited theatrical release before its premiere date. Now it appears Johnson got his wish: Netflix will give “Glass Onion” a one-week theatrical release the week of Thanksgiving before it debuts on streaming one month later.

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Where to start with “Knives Out“?  Rian Johnson‘s 2019 murder mystery came out of nowhere to win over critics and audiences in the final weeks of that year. Johnson hinted at a sequel during the promotion for that film, but no one expected the director to team up with Netflix for two of them, and for the price of $469 million. And now, sequel #1 is almost here: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” had its premiere at TIFF earlier this month and premieres on Netflix just in time for Christmas.

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This weekend saw the big premiere of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” at the Toronto International Film Festival. And if early reviews are to be believed, it would appear Rian Johnson has yet another major hit (and Oscar contender) coming our way. However, as we see with all franchise film releases, the question looming overhead is always “What’s next?” Well, Rian Johnson wants to keep making ‘Knives Out’ films.

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Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” kicks off with a giddily entertaining opening: It’s May 2020, the early days of covid, and several old friends receive, one after the other, a box. It comes from their friend Miles Braun, the eccentric tech billionaire, and it’s an elaborate puzzle box; they get each other on the phone (in a series of playful introductions and dizzily frame-slicing split-screens) and figure out how to solve the puzzle of each level, before landing on the box’s ultimate contents: an invitation to a long weekend on his private island off Greece.

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Filmmaker Rian Johnson looked all ready and poised to join the “Star Wars” universe for a few years following the success of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” But on the way to making it, Johnson decided to do a relatively smaller, detective mystery comedy as a palette cleanser first. That film, “Knives Out” became a huge hit for Lionsgate, grossing $311.4 million off a $30 million budget.

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