There have always been shows that examine the fictionalized lives of people who work in specialized fields, like law or medicine, and politics is no exception. With all the crazy stories in the news about powerful figures and high stakes negotiations, it’s an industry ripe for storylines both dramatic (like Netflix’s House of Cards) and
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WarnerMedia will be closing its Hong Kong theatrical office, with films from Warner Bros to be released by Universal Pictures in the market beginning January 1, Deadline has confirmed. Layoffs are expected in Hong Kong, though an exact number is not yet clear. A typically solid market, Hong Kong’s cinemas shuttered for the third time
While Gal Gadot’s star power has been steadily growing, she’s also been the subject of some criticism by the public. In addition to her cringe-y video singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” with other celebs, Gadot has been facing some backlash over her Cleopatra role, with critics claiming it was an example of whitewashing. The 34 year-old
Thanks to new concept art, Psychonauts 2 fans have a better idea of what Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studio‘s upcoming platformer will look like. Specifically, the art gave glimpses at the game’s long line of characters and some of the psychedelic locations players can explore. In an interview alongside the concept art, Double
Warner Bros. Pictures announced theatrical release dates for three big event movies tonight — and their intention is that they’re going straight to the big screen, not HBO Max and theaters. Those three are the George Miller Max Max prequel Furiosa on June 23, 2023, Dave Green’s animated hybrid Coyote vs. Acme on July 21,
The filmmaker’s tweet insinuates that 20th Century Fox and company greatly altered his original vision for The Day the Earth Stood Still. And while it would go on to be a box office success, that experience has changed the way he approaches film projects. So when asked to compromise for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse
Nintendo has given its fans an opportunity to look back at the year 2020 with Nintendo Switch Year in Review. As 2021 soon approaches, this gives users an opportunity to reflect on the many games they played and how much time they spent with their favorites. Nintendo has had many ups and downs this year.
Typically, we’ve avoided weekend box office previews during the pandemic as there’s been nothing to pump up from a potential ticket sales outlook, however, Warner Bros.’ release of $200M tentpole sequel Wonder Woman 1984 merits a line, particularly with its unorthodox theatrical day and date HBO Max streaming plan on Christmas Day. Don’t expect much is
Despite the fiery, plague-ridden, nightmare-scape of 2020, actor, voice over, model, and helicopter pilot Steve Hamm, remains a constant and calm beacon of light. Posting majestic sunsets, inspirational dawns and calming landscapes alongside encouraging quotes on Twitter each day makes a quiet statement that leaves one feeling comforted. Steve shared his thoughts as the year
From what’s shown in the trailer to The Little Things, Denzel Washington’s Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is a law enforcement professional who used to be part of the police department itself. Though he may have left one badge for another, his sense of duty still pervades; and it comes back stronger than ever when a
Hilarious glitches and Cyberpunk 2077 now go hand-in-hand, with the latest example involving raining cars, bug-filled traffic accidents, and a comedy of errors. Since CD Projekt RED released the RPG nearly two weeks, the internet has been inundated with images and videos that showcase the title at its best and its absolute worst. While some
AMC Entertainment Monday unveiled plans to change its board structure in an agreement with majority shareholder Wanda America Entertainment, a division of Dalian Wanda Group of China. Wanda holds nearly 60% of the voting power of financially strapped AMC through ownership of all the company’s super-voting Class B shares. The nation’s largest theater chain said
Dune – October 1, 2021 (Completed) One of the most highly anticipated movies, not just for Rebecca Ferguson, both for cinema in general, is Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming bid-budget and star-studded film adaptation of Frank Herber’s cult classic novel, Dune. In the movie, Ferguson will portray Lady Jessica, Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) Bene Gesserit mother, and
Warning: Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2 finale. Giancarlo Esposito wants to return as Moff Gideon for a spin-off of The Mandalorian. Esposito first appeared on The Mandalorian in season 1, “Chapter 7: The Reckoning,” where it was revealed that he wanted to capture The Child. The first season set him up as the main villain of the series, with season
Refresh for more analysis and top 10 chart: With even more theaters closing down during this past weekend, including the Boston market and parts of Portland, OR, there wasn’t much money to make at the box office even with a shiny, new major studio movie, Sony/Screen Gems’ Monster Hunter which is respecting the window. Per
Rogue Squadron While we knew that Disney was taking a break from Star Wars on the big screen, with a focus on Disney+ for the next couple of years and the Games of Thrones duo of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss stepping away from their planned movie, we didn’t know who would be responsible for
A movie adaptation of Ready Player Two is in early development according to author Ernest Cline. His original nostalgia-fueled novel was released in 2011 and it caught the attention of Steven Spielberg not too long after. Spielberg set his sites on directing a big-screen adaptation of Ready Player One, and it finally hit theaters in 2018. The
Leading the charge this week in streaming and specialty titles is Netflix with two films that have been garnering awards season buzz with their star wattage and prestige storytelling. First up, is the highly anticipated Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play of the same name. Set in 1920s
After the Russo Brothers gave us arguably the most exciting chapters in comic book movie history with the last two Avengers films, they have a seriously impressive lineup ahead of them. Joe and Anthony Russo have been flip flopping between writing, directing and producing a number of big-name projects, including Extraction early this year and
343 Industries has announced the end of online services for the entire Halo franchise on the Xbox 360, affecting seven releases across that generation. This announcement comes the same week that the developer talked up the end of the journey of Halo: The Master Chief Collection from console to PC, putting the entire Halo franchise in one place across platforms for
Warner Bros/DC’s Wonder Woman 1984, as expected, landed at No. 2 in its China debut on Friday, coming in behind local actioner The Rescue. The Patty Jenkins-helmed sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman grossed an estimated RMB 44.2M ($7M, including sneaks). This portends a weekend in the mid $20M range for the Middle Kingdom, lower than
Charlie Kaufman’s latest film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is the first direct-to-streaming feature from the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter. The genre-bending film, based on Iain Reid’s novel of the same name, follows a woman and her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend, played by Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, as they visit his parents farm in the midst
Despite it being one of Call of Duty: Warzone‘s biggest changes for season one, many players are not happy about the integration of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War content intoWarzone. This isn’t the first time that issues like this have come up in the last couple of days, and with how much it’s changing up the game,
EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films has another Liam Neeson action movie, The Marksman, and they’ll be going wide with the pic on Jan. 22, 2021. Directed by Robert Lorenz, Neeson plays Jim in The Marksman, a hardened rancher in an Arizona border town who helps a young boy escape across America while being chased by the leaders of
Although $77 million is great given the circumstances, the last time a Croods movie hit theaters, it made $586 million worldwide. Years and years of work and detail goes into the making of these movies, and chances are The Croods really hasn’t made anyone any money yet. So enter Ryan Reynolds, descending from the Hollywood
According to a recently published list looking at worldwide revenue, there are five mobile games that have managed to bring in over $1 billion this year. Two Tencent games, PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings, have taken home the proverbial gold and silver medals while Niantic’s Pokémon GO captured the bronze. The AR Pokémon-catching title, which
Warner Bros/DC’s Wonder Woman 1984 begins offshore rollout today in such markets as Indonesia, Portugal and the UK — though on a very limited basis in the latter where London cinemas have been re-shuterred as the capital moves into a Tier 3 Covid lockdown. In total, there will be 32 markets open through Friday with
A Brief Explanation Of How King Kong Was Taken Off Of Skull Island Kong: Skull Island is set in 1973. The Godzilla movies, presumably, take place in modern day times. So, what has King Kong been doing all this time? Also, will Kong be taken off of Skull Island to fight Godzilla, or will Godzilla
The avalanche of glitches continues with the latest release with Cyberpunk 2077, with one frequent bug now giving players an unexpected NPC companion. This is one of the many glitches that has kept popping up with the latest release of Cyberpunk 2077, a game that was announced nearly a decade ago and was finally released last week after numerous
Searchlight’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, is opening on Feb. 19, 2021 limited. The movie was previously set to open on Dec. 4. Also Disney took the 20th Century Studios drag queen teenage musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie off its Feb. 26, 2021 release date and has designated the feature to being unset for