I should mention, however, that the corrupt “supes” and (mostly) powerless CIA squadron covertly taking them down in the hit Amazon Prime original, technically, are already DC characters – or once were, at least. Garth Ennis’ comic book series that inspired The Boys was originally a property of the DC-owned brand Wildstorm for its first
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Star Wars name-drops Star Trek’s Captain Kirk and Spock in a new canon novel. The two franchises have been compared to each other for decades, as fans debate the pros and cons of each in an attempt to figure out which one is “better.” Regardless of one’s tastes, both of endured in pop culture for a
Neon will bring some passionate romance in Ammonite this weekend. The period pic starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September where it immediately garnered buzz as an Oscar favorite. Written and directed by Francis Lee, Ammonite is set in the 1840s and follows once-acclaimed paleontologist Mary Anning (Winslet),
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm follows the 2006 cinematic introduction to Sacha Baron Cohen’s hilarious character, which has clearly remained interesting to movie fans with a look at its location of 2020’s biggest streaming wins. Just following the Borat sequel is another exclusive Amazon Prime film, My Spy, a family adventure film starring Dave Bautista. We’re not
Larsa held nothing back (and started trending) when explaining her fallout with the Keeping Up With The Kardashians crew, and now she’s seemingly responded to her tell-all interview with a cryptic post on social media. According to the post, she wants to “let it go.” Larsa appeared on a podcast earlier this week, where she was asked
A decision from Warner Bros. on Wonder Woman 1984’s Christmas Day theatrical fate is imminent, I hear, either tomorrow or by Monday at the latest. The internet is in a tizzy over a Bloomberg article tonight that the sequel to the $821M-plus grossing 2017 DC hit, which broke several records for women at the box office,
Hmm… we are prepared to disagree, but the humbleness is appreciated. The actor characterized a “legend” as someone who accomplished something especially extraordinary that no one else could do. Let’s say, such as Martin Luther King Jr, Mahatma Gandhi or Albert Einstein. There are many ways to categorize a legend, and in each field has
Here’s how Betty White sitcom Ladies Man acted as something of a Golden Girls reunion for one episode. The Golden Girls debuted on NBC back in 1985 and centered around the friendships between four older ladies living in Miami. There’s Dorothy (Bea Arthur), her mother Sophia (Estelle Getty), Blanche (Rue McClanahan) and Rose (Betty White,
Universal Pictures’ Jennifer Lopez music fueled romantic comedy Marry Me is moving from Presidents Day-Valentine’s Day weekend on the theatrical release calendar next year, Feb. 12 and going to May 14, 2021. Marry Me will take the place of DreamWorks Animation’s Untitled Spirit Riding Free movie which has now been title Spirit Untamed. That animated pic will now open on
Warning: spoilers for The Village are in play. If you’ve somehow escaped spoilers for this M. Night Shyamalan film, and want to remain that way, don’t follow us into the woods. A little over 16 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan was on a hot streak, as his career had delivered three solid hits into the
The new 1.1 update for Genshin Impact features several new playable characters. One of the most hotly anticipated characters in Genshin Impact is Tartaglia, also known as Childe, who’s a Hydro user with both ranged and melee attacks. He’s already one of the most powerful characters in the game now, but with the best character build,
EXCLUSIVE: Universal has set changes to its leadership teams for Germany/Austria and the Netherlands as Paul Steinschulte, Managing Director for Germany and Austria, has decided to retire at the end of the year. A 31-year veteran of the studio, he joined in 1989 as part of a joint venture between Universal and Paramount. Universal’s President
Strangers doesn’t presently have a release date, as Netflix doesn’t typically reveal those until just a few weeks before a project is set to launch, but stay tuned for more updates on the production (it wouldn’t be too surprising to see the production aim for some notable talent to play the story’s antagonists).
Being a new parent is a lot like being the lead in a horror movie. You run around feeling lost and anxious, you need to perform tasks you’re totally unprepared for, and you never know when someone will start screaming at 3 am. In Scarenthood, the new horror comic from IDW Publishing, a single dad and
EXCLUSIVE: For all the headlines today that everything is coming up roses with exhibition after Pfizer’s good news about a COVID-19 vaccine, Regal Cinemas, will shutter the 18 locations the chain left open in New York and California, effective Thursday. Those sites will stay closed now with the rest of the U.S. chain until further
Again, there have been no confirmations about Millie Bobby Brown’s involvement in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot, but having a big-name start playing one of the teenagers who morphs into ninja-like warriors could probably bring more people to the theater (if things calm down between now and then). And maybe if this actually happens,
In the new indie horror survival game Visage, players will need to pick up and use all kinds of random items to stay alive and piece together the history of the house, from two-handed weapons like crowbars and sledgehammers to lighters and sanity pills. Players take on the role of Dwayne as he investigates a
Refresh for latest…: With cinemas in the bulk of the European majors now dealing with a second wave of closures amid the COVID-19 crisis, international box office is again led by Asia this weekend — and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Japan’s runaway smash Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is
Nitro In fact, while we are at it, there are plenty of other currently uncast, white-haired Marvel villains we could throw out whom Timothy Olyphant is a winning choice for. For instance, there is Robert Hunter – a Scranton, Pennsylvania, native (and there is our connection to The Office) who was genetically altered by a
X-Men fan art imagines Armie Hammer as the MCU‘s Cyclops. Created by Marvel legends Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, Scott Summers aka Cyclops first appeared in the debut issue of X-Men in 1963. Described as a “tortured hero” by Lee, Cyclops is a mutant who can shoot energy beams from his eyes but lacks the
It’s not common for a studio specialty label to lead the weekend box office two weeks in a row. But that’s the anomaly of pandemic times, and here we have Focus Features taking No. 1 again after last weekend’s Amblin horror film, Come Play, with the Kevin Costner–Diane Lane crime thriller Let Him Go with $1.47M yesterday (including
In the opening of the book, McConaughey lists the “few scars” he’s earned over the years. It’s there where he states that at the age of 15 he was blackmailed into having sex for the first time and molested by a man while knocked out unconscious in the back of a van when he was
Hobbs & Shaw introduced A-list actor Ryan Reynolds into the Fast & Furious franchise, but his role should grow beyond a short cameo. The 2019 action-comedy, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham reprising their respective Fast & Furious roles, served as the franchise’s first official spinoff. While the movie featured a few noteworthy cameos,
CinemaCon has set its dates for next year and is being extra cautious due to the pandemic. Originally scheduled for April 26-29, the exhibition-film distribution confab at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now happen between Aug. 23-26, 2021. This year’s CinemaCon was cancelled as COVID-19 took its grip on the nation, with a slew
That’s right, Channing Tatum is currently in production on a movie simply called Dog, which he will star in and co-direct with his Magic Mike collaborator Reid Carolin. The movie, which is expected to come out in 2021, is about an Army Ranger who goes on a road trip with his dog along the Pacific
The past few chapters of My Hero Academia have spent a significant amount of time exploring the different sides of multiple fan-favorite characters. From the wholesome development of Bakugo to the rising endurance of Deku, fans of the Class 1-A students can find pride in the latest progression of their storylines. Chapter 289 turns the spotlight onto a different character, breaking
Disney has officially pulled their 20th Century Studios’ features Free Guy and Death on the Nile off the December calendar, leaving a grim immediate future in place for exhibition which was praying to make buck on a holiday moviegoing season. This leaves Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 left standing on Dec. 25, however, everyone with a brain is betting that
As for his brothers, Liam Hemsworth has said he and Chris are looking to make a “big action-comedy thing” movie together this year. And can you really make a Hemsworth brothers movie without Luke? It would be awesome to see all their talents combine on screen one of these days. Chris Hemsworth will soon get
One of the great things about mainstream superhero comics is that, while the wider universe is huge, each hero comes complete with their own supporting cast. Marvel heroes are interlinked, but they tend to come with their own villains, their own struggles, their own love interests, and their own friends. Such is certainly the case
European cinema trade body UNIC has today renewed its call to national governments for further public funding support of the exhibition industry during the COVID-19 crisis. UNIC says the current situation is “undeniably the most challenging period faced by European cinemas in their long history,” and adds that the coronavirus pandemic “has dealt the sector