The Deadline Podcast: “fired Directors”, With Guest Ted Kotcheff

Matthew Vaughn has broken his silence on the critical and commercial failures of his movie, Argylle. Featuring a star-studded cast, including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bryan Cranston, and a plot with more twists than a French plait, the movie seemed destined for big things when it released its original trailers.

Gremlins is an iconic movie, but could have been very different if not for the collaborative effort between director Joe Dante, screenwriter Chris Columbus, and producer Steven Spielberg. Like many movies, the version of Gremlins that is now one of the most loved festive movies of all-time is not the one that was originally scripted.

Venom: The Last Dance will bring Tom Hardys time as Eddie Brock to a close in Sonys disjointed Spider-Man Universe, but the first trailer has managed to cause more confusion than excitement among fans. There are many things within the first look at Venoms third outing that fans should be taking as signs of a barnstorming finale to the trilogy that has kept Sonys Marvel franchise afloat, but instead many fans have just been left feeling an impending sense of disappointment looming.

The star of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" says that IndieWire Honors Breakthrough Award recipient Francesca Sloane is "all you could hope for in a showrunner."

The co-creator of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and recipient of this year's IndieWire Honors Breakthrough Award discusses her history as a storyteller and collaborating with like-minded weirdos like Donald Glover.

The deal is not yet finalized, but David Ellison appears to have fended off Sony.