Awards Season Shuffles to 2027: From Denzel Washington’s ‘Here Comes the Flood’ to Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades,’ Plus A24’s Mystery Drop

'Here Comes The Flood,' 'The Riders,' 'The Entertainment System Is Down,' Joel Coen's 'Jack of Spades' & More Push To 2027 For Festival/Awards Consideration

Despite Variety recently reporting that “Here Comes The Flood” was on the unofficial shortlist for the Venice Film Festival, they’re now updating that claim from June and stating the Netflix pic is moving out of 2026 entirely and possibly debuting sometime in 2027, so Venice is being ruled out as it likely won’t be completed in time. The highly anticipated unconventional heist film is helmed by Fernando Meirelles (“Two Popes,” “City of God”) wit…

Awards Season Shuffles to 2027: From Denzel Washington’s ‘Here Comes the Flood’ to Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades,’ Plus A24’s Mystery Drop

Don’t believe every Oscar list you read. With the fall festivals gearing up for launch and studios locking in their year-end release plans, a handful of high-profile titles that many had penciled into the 2026 awards conversation are not likely to drop this year. Some are moving to 2027, others are still searching for a […]

Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Screens for Studios, 150-Minute Cut Showed “Immense Promise”

Joel Coen’s “Jack of Spades” wrapped production in Glasgow around November 2025. Focus Features, who I last heard were circling the project, have not confirmed their involvement, and the film failed to show up at Cannes.A few months ago, I reported that the film had been punted to 2027, and that’s despite one of the film’s stars, Lesley Manville, telling Deadline that the film would be released later this year.Now, here’s Variety catching up, re…