Film News 2026-07-14

• Have Disney’s Live-Action Remakes Run Their Course?
  Indie Wire
• Don’t Let the Silly Skits Fool You, ‘Gail Daughtry’ Is a Seriously Well-Written Screenplay
  Indie Wire
• The American Film Institute’s Celebrated AFI DWW+ Directing Workshop Opens Call for Applicants
  Indie Wire
• Every Charming Piece of the Next ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Adventure Has Been Meticulously Crafted — Even Its Poster
  Indie Wire
• 12 States File Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
  Indie Wire
• ‘The Vampire Lestat’ Stars Break Down a Cathartic, Climactic Episode 6 — and What’s Next for Lestat and Louis
  Indie Wire
• ‘Digger’ Trailer: Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu Unite for a VistaVision Comedy Epic
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• Sam Neill, ‘Possession’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ Star, Dies at 78
  Indie Wire
• ‘Industry’ Emmy Snub: Prestige TV Is a Moniker Series Are Born with but Rarely Earn — Opinion
  Indie Wire
• ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Just Made Sam Raimi’s Profoundly Silly ‘Army of Darkness’ Essential Viewing Again
  Indie Wire
• When It Comes to Animation, the Emmys Play Things Too Safe — Opinion
  Indie Wire
• ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: A Beloved Literary Memoir About Rebellion Through Reading Gets a Straightforward Cinematic Treatment
  Indie Wire