Rampling, Hawkings In 'never' Land

The Shrouds from seminal director David Cronenberg premiered at Cannes this week, but its journey began as a concept for a 10-episode series pitched to Netflix. During a press conference for the sci-fi thriller, Cronenberg revealed that Netflix execs rejected the project (via The Hollywood Reporter). According to Cronenberg, the streamer's executives liked the script for the first episode but did not want to move forward after the second episode.

X-Men momentum has been at an all-time high thanks in large part to the success of Disney+'s X-Men '97, which has been a hit with both audiences and critics alike. In addition to this, Deadpool & Wolverine, which brings Hugh Jackman back from the Fox Marvel fold, has already broken first-day ticket sale records on Fandango in addition to its trailer becoming the most-viewed in its first 24 hours.

Glen Powell is continuing his upward trend of being one of the busiest leading men in Hollywood. Since his supporting turn in Top Gun: Maverick, Powell has stacked up roles in several major projects, and he's showing no signs of slowing down. Following his involvement in the reboot of The Running Man, the actor is adding another remake to his list of upcoming projects.

The subject of exactly how much of his own money Kevin Costner has pumped into his upcoming latest Western epic Horizon: An American Saga has been debated many times recently, but it seems that rumors have been way off the mark. Costner himself finally put a figure on the amount he has personally put into the first movie of his planned four-film project and it is significantly more than people believed.

The third season of the Shondaland drama drew 45.1 million views in its first four days.

Another possibility: We've all seen a lot of Westerns.