Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 14hIt’s kind of incredible that the last movie ever released by Warner Bros. before being gobbled up by billionaires was a satire about billionaires *trying* to force the world to bend to their will. 0295
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Heaven just gained another Saint. RIP to the best Hitchcock Blonde, Eva Marie Saint. 0185
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I just want MAGA people to have food on the table, a roof over their head and healthcare. As a Californian, they want me dead. 1171
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Words aren’t enough: This is what MAGA wants for LA. 1396
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 04/10/2026joerussoblogs.substack.com/p/digger-has...joerussoblogs.substack.comDIGGER Has Already Made All its Money Back. And, no, I’m not kidding.How to make a $160 million arthouse movie that doesn’t need to gross a single dollar to be profitable. 0132
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 04/10/2026How to make a $160 million arthouse movie like DIGGER that doesn’t need to gross a single dollar to be profitable: 3103
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can only imagine all the bros who made their entire personality for the last year “David Ellison is going to fire James Gunn and reinstate Zack Snyder to run DC” are drinking heavily right now. 4210
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hollywood magic still exists. Your script can land your top choice to star. You can work with dream producers. Bidding wars can still happen. And all that’s made even more special because you get to make a studio movie with your best friend from film school. LFG, LGF. 3272
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 30/09/2026M. Night Shyamalan's REMAIN is the culmination of his last decade of work - work he's paid for himself, mind you - and this self-professed "interesting chef" has been searching for the exact right ingredients. He found them here. It's his best work since SIGNS and THE VILLAGE. 9454
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My mother asked if my latest pumpkin carving was a samurai… 1173
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Caught A24’s PRIMETIME at the Opening Night of Beyond Fest with over a thousand sickos and, listen up, perverts: this is one apex predator of a movie you’re gonna want to catch. 1131
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026They’re re-opening it for special events. Remodel starts after Beyond Fest. 010
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The financing in the Paramount / Warner Bros. deal feels about as strong as superglue and popsicle sticks. 5113
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...podcasts.apple.comThe Best Video Game Adaptation Ever? - Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Exceeds All ExpectationsPodcast Episode · Hollywood Hangover · September 22 · 1h 6m 131
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Did Zach Cregger *really* just slap the RESIDENT EVIL name onto an original idea he was going to make anyway? @clpfilm.bsky.social and I break down pitching on established IP on the latest HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER and why the answer isn’t always so simple… Link to the pod below. 141
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Click Here to Read for Free: joerussoblogs.substack.com/p/paramount-...joerussoblogs.substack.comParamount Now Owns Warner Bros: And Creatives Are Not Gonna Like What That Means... At First.Just how bad is this merger for the creative community? 010
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here's the hard truth about Paramount buying Warner Bros.: Nothing really changes for creatives. 131
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On the eve of his debut feature’s 20th Anniversary, FLYBOYS star David Ellison now owns both Paramount AND Warner Bros. 481
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And was it national ham, mushroom, spinach and feta day? Hmmmm? 110
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In this house, we celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day. 2320
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In the script for RESIDENT EVIL, Zach Cregger and Shay Hatten literally write: EVERYONE WHO’S PLAYED THE GAMES WILL JIZZ THEIR PANTS HERE. And the people who played RE did in fact jizz their pants so much it made $100m in three days. Only tourists say it’s RE in name only. 7190
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 17/09/2026No drama, but Julianne Moore gives the BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR in THE DEBUT, which filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg screened last night for “all the most important people in LA that weren’t at TIFF.” In fact you could say: this movie is my new obsession. 192
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Raves for I PLAY ROCKY coming out of TIFF. Looks like you can (green) book it at The Oscars. 090
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Rewatched the #1 movie on HBO Max and confirmed that loud, insecure chuds aren’t good arbiters of quality. SUPERGIRL isn’t just a “good movie”, it’s the best comic book movie of the year — but some of you still aren’t ready for THAT conversation. 4300
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Rewatched the #1 movie on HBO Max and confirmed that loud, insecure chuds aren’t good arbiters of quality. SUPERGIRL isn’t just a “good movie”, it’s the best comic book movie of the year — but some of you still aren’t ready for THAT conversation. 0111
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026THANK GOD FOR ZACH CREGGER. HORROR WAS SO OVER. NO ONE LIKED HORROR OR WATCHED HORROR. NO HORROR MADE MONEY. NOW HORROR IS NOT JUST BACK — HORROR IS SO ZACH. 4192
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“I didn’t vote for Donald Trump, I’m an independent.” 0170
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Recession Indicator: George Lucas has movie stars working staff gigs at his new museum. 2172
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026As *probably* one of their most successful alumni: I really wish ASU film would prioritize teaching storytelling over pushing students into the latest content bubble. 3141
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Listen to the pod HERE: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...podcasts.apple.comFrom the Ashes 'Coyote vs. ACME' Rises Like a Phoenix: How Warner Bros. Almost Killed a Great MoviePodcast Episode · Hollywood Hangover · September 2 · 1h 1m 040
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Box-Office pundits are arguing COYOTE VS. ACME’s $21m domestic isn’t a great start for Ketchup Entertainment, but they’re thinking too small. On the latest HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER, @clpfilm.bsky.social and I explain why this is a HUGE win for a distributor no one had ever heard of until now. 65610
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-ge...hollywoodreporter.comTop Genre Filmmakers of 2026: From Curry Barker to Guillermo del ToroThe 30 young (and old) auteurs who are keeping movie theaters alive — and even setting off a few bidding wars. 020
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 03/09/2026An incredible list of some of Horror’s best and brightest — and, no, I’m not just saying that because they flagged a screenplay I co-wrote as “poised” to be the “next OBSESSION”. 2150
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 03/09/2026So excited for Halloween Horror Nights tonight, so I can corner everyone who screams at roving Freaky Nikki and explain they’re actually a bad person, because Nikki’s not the villain, Bear is. 1101
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sorry to contradict, but, like James Gunn, I — Joe Russo — believe a script should be finished before moving into production. 5283
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 02/09/2026365 days in a year and we’re getting TWO movies called RUNNER over the next 48 hours. 371
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 01/09/2026August was a sneaky good month at the movies if you actually saw something other than SPIDER-MAN. 0152
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Twenty-nine years ago, at 2:14am ET on August 29th, 1997. That's when Skynet would have become self-aware. Thank you for stopping Judgment Day, Sarah Connor… For now. 0252
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Fuck them for trying to take COYOTE VS. ACME from us… Best Live Action / Animation hybrid since ROGER RABBIT. 0502
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Can’t believe all the HOME ALONE 2 actors who died this year. Wow. RIP. 2334
Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry was a true legend. Thanks for all the memories… and nightmares. 05516