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Director Chris Columbus Left “Christmas Vacation” Movie

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Chris Columbus Details “Bizarre” Experience With Chevy Chase That Led Him To Quit As Original Director Of ‘Christmas Vacation’

A bizarre encounter with actor Chevy Chase led then-unknown filmmaker Chris Columbus to walk off 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.'

Director Chris Columbus Left “Christmas Vacation” Movie After Meeting Chevy Chase Twice: 'I Couldn't Work with the Guy'

Speaking to Vanity Fair, director Chris Columbus said he had already signed on to direct Christmas Vacation, which was released in 1989, and had begun shooting when he first met Chase.

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Actor Chevy Chase’s Awkward Antics Made Director Quit Iconic Film

The classic 1989 film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation could have been a different film with Chris Columbus in the director’s chair, but the renowned director said some awkward meetings with star Chevy Chase left him turned off.

Christopher Nolan's next film revealed

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Christopher Nolan’s next film will be a star-studded adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’

Nolan is also behind epic films including “Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “Dunkirk” and his most recent film “Oppenheimer,” which scored big at last year’s Oscars when it took home the trophy for best picture. Nolan won that award as a producer, and also took home the Academy Award for best director.

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Christopher Nolan’s next film is based on ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday. Details remain scarce,

Christopher Nolan is taking on the Odyssey — here’s why it will be the action epic to end them all

If we had to entrust a new, full-scale film adaptation of the Odyssey to anyone, Christopher Nolan makes a great deal of sense. It’s been announced by Universal Pictures that the British director’s follow-up to Oppenheimer will be “a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology”,

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Biggest box office bomb of 2024 lost $200 million, was beaten by $2 million indie film, director froze studio out

Just how badly Joker: Folie à Deux performed at the box office can be gauged by its dramatic 81% drop in earnings in the ...

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'Babygirl' Director Says the Film Is a Response to 'Eyes Wide Shut'

Moviegoers may have noticed some similarities between Babygirl – Nicole Kidman's new film about a powerful CEO having an ...

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Home Alone 2 director explained the real reason Donald Trump was in the film

Award-winning director Chris Columbus has revealed the real reason why Donald Trump's cameo was kept in Home Alone 2: Lost in ...

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“Nickel Boys” director defends the film's unique style: It 'elicits a subjective response from every person'

There's so much unlearning that everybody had to do,” RaMell Ross tells Entertainment Weekly about shooting first-person POV.

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New Berlin Film Festival Director Walks a Tightrope Over Israel

Can the event’s American-born leader reinvigorate the festival and maintain its commitment to open debate while satisfying ...

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Love Actually casting director reveals huge actor who wouldn't be cast if the film were made now

Love Actually's casting director Fiona Weir has opened up about the changes she'd made to the 2003 film if it was made today.

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Superman director says ‘battered’ hero in new film represents the US

I believe that most people in this country, despite their ideological beliefs, their politics, are doing their best to get by ...

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Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days Team With Uniqa SEE Future Foundation to Launch Female Filmmakers Support Program

Uniqa SEE Future Foundation has teamed with Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days to launch the Female Filmmakers ...

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'Close Your Eyes' is the best film of 2024 — but these 10 others are also contenders

Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that ...

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