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When Zendaya was announced to have a role in Spider-Man: Homecoming back in 2016, a lot of us were confused, too. Her character was said to be simply called “Michelle,” hiding away clues of her role in the franchise as the new MJ. And from Laura Harrier’s point of view, if they already had cast

After staying away from the public eye due to health issues, Jet Li has shown up in Disney’s Mulan. He has suffered from hyperthyroidism, which has changed his outlook. He has been living in seclusion so that he can face this challenge. RELATED: The 10 Best Martial Arts Fueled Movies For Everyone Li is a lauded

We’ve seen Elisabeth Moss take on corporate male toxicity in Mad Men, a ghost of a man in The Invisible Man, Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale and punk rock in Her Smell. This weekend we’ll see her try her as a horror author who tries not unravel as she goes through her creative process in the Josephine Decker-directed Shirley. The

Carl and Ellie meet each other as children, and become fast friends. But eventually, the relationship becomes something more, they fall in love, and get married. We see their entire married life, backed by a beautiful piece of Michael Giacchino music, that’s actually called “Married Life.” It’s only about ten or twelve minutes long, but

In Harry Potter, the Patronus is a powerful spell. But it isn’t an easy spell to cast, in fact, some of the most advanced wizards out there would struggle with the spell. The spell itself requires the caster to visualize their happiest memory – and hold on very tightly to it. This sounds simple, but

Some good news here, especially on the AMC Theatres front. The Leawood, Kansas-based chain–the No. 1 circuit in U.S and Europe–is reopening three Odeon Cinemas in Norway effective today.  Odeon Cinemas Oslo Storo 14, Sandvika 8 and Lillestrøm 7 are the first three locations within the AMC and Odeon cinemas circuit to reopen, and its

Wearing a face mask is an additional layer of protection when practicing social distancing. But according to The Wrap, when Cinemark plans to open again, they will only require their employees to wear face masks and not their guests. Instead, they’ll reportedly encourage patrons to do so, without making it a requirement.

Pokémon GO welcomes a new batch of Galarian pokémon from Pokemon Sword and Shield today. Added to the dex is Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, Sunfisk, and Daramuka, along with their evolved forms. They join Galarian Weezing, which was added when Pokemon Sword and Shield first debuted. Niantic has been steadily adding new pokemon from each generation to

A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and spaces in Brooklyn: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T./New York, IRT Theater and Irondale Center are among the first to put out the virtual welcome mats.

Courtesy of BossLogic, here we have John David Washington’s Tenet character (who still hasn’t been named yet) pointing his gun at an unseen party, only this time, he’s also channeling the same kind of power that Doctor Strange uses when the Time Stone is around his neck. Well, was, considering that Strange no longer has

Nickelodeon’s popular TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender remains one of the most beloved cartoons to this day. The show was greatly praised for its excellent mix of Japanese and American cultures while also depicting a fantastic story filled with memorable characters. The show also balanced a lot of mature themes mixed into a fun,

EXCLUSIVE: Some international box office markets that are up and running — even if not at full steam — saw increases this weekend while others faced drops given good weather in some spots and an overall lack of new product. However, Disney floated Kristen Stewart-starrer Underwater into Korea for the first time with a No.

Next, she had a fun interview with Brad Pitt at the SAG Awards back in January and now there are rumors swirling she’s dating Brad Pitt too. The Voice co-host did share the semi-viral clip on social media in which Brad Pitt does wink at her, but she also has many other posts with varying

Here’s Helena Bonham Carter’s tragic character arc on Miami Vice explained. Director Michael Mann started his career writing for TV shows like Starsky & Hutch before moving behind the camera. His first theatrical feature Thief was released in 1981 and told the story of James Cann’s expert safecracker and his quest to leave his past

Studios look set to gain the upper hand in skirmishes with exhibition over windowing as trends during the COVID-19 pandemic extend into the future with mid-range films generating the $50-$100 million range the most at risk of dwindling theatrical runs, according to a leading Wall Street analyst. Exhibitors have until now been able to stand

It doesn’t sound like Clint Eastwood’s aversion to birthdays is a recent thing as he’s gotten older, but a general feeling he’s always had. A lot of people just don’t get in to celebrating birthdays, at least their own if not others, and apparently Clint is one of these. Hopefully he doesn’t mind too much

Rick and Morty season 4 may be over, but thanks to an epic episode order from Adult Swim, fans can look forward to seeing season 5 and several more seasons beyond that. Created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, the animated series follows the adventures of caustic genius scientist Rick Sanchez and his anxious grandson

Shares of giant U.K. exhibitor Cineworld soared 23% Thursday as it confirmed plans to open theaters in July when it currently anticipates restrictions on cinemas will be lifted in each of its territories, and said that it antcipates a cash infusion from government COVID-19 relief programs in the U.K. and U.S. along with new loans.

At first, the plan was for John Wick 3 to be the final film in the franchise. According to director Chad Stahelski, though, the film’s team, including Keanu Reeves, decided before the film hit theaters that they weren’t quite done telling John Wick’s wild story. That meant that when it came time to put the

The last decade has been a little low-key for international movies, although that does not mean there are not plenty of critically acclaimed foreign films to see. Over the last 10 years, Spanish cinema has flourished, with some of the world’s top filmmakers coming from Spain and Mexico. However, that isn’t the only place to

The Focus Features musical dramedy The High Note is looking to hit exactly that as it lands on-demand starting today. Directed by Late Night‘s Nisha Ganatra from a script by Flora Greeson, the film was originally set to hit theaters on May 8 but, like many films, the film adapted and shifted to a digital. However, with theaters slowly

Wonder Man He is one of the strongest, most powerful superheroes in the Marvel lexicon (possessing a versatile arsenal of abilities that range from shapeshifting to teleportation), but for some reason, Wonder Man has yet to be given the cinematic treatment. The reason could be that his moniker is synonymous with a certain female DC

With Élite season 3 just airing on Netflix last Friday, many fans are still trying to get over the shock of who killed Polo? However, Polo wasn’t the only character to suffer a terrible demise. In fact, the writers managed to kill the fans’ spirit when they ended, not one, but two of their favorite ships.

Netflix officially closed their deal to acquire the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard and will team with the venue’s nonprofit American Cinematheque. Deadline first broke the news last August of the streamer’s interest in the Sid Grauman built venue. The American Cinematheque organization, established in 1984 will remain a non-profit, with the organization’s curation team

Unfortunately, with the acquisition of Fox by Disney and the ending of that particular cinematic universe, it’s unlikely, though certainly not completely impossible, that such a movie will ever happen. Who knows. James Mangold is working on the new Indiana Jones movie for one subsidiary of Disney, maybe he’ll endear himself enough that he’ll get

A new fan poster for the Snyder Cut of Justice League introduces Darkseid to the DCEU. Darkseid first appeared in the comics in 1970 as a cameo in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olson #134 before making his full appearance the next year in Forever People #1. Darkseid has yet to appear in the DCEU, but the character was teased in Batman

France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said in a televised address,

DC Has Been Very Protective Of Batman, Will That Change? When it comes to live-action, Batman is one of the most protected heroes of the DC world. His image is sacred, so much so that he’s seemingly barred from DC’s television shows, with only vague mentions or portrayals of Bruce Wayne up for grabs. The

A video game origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is coming from Frogwares, and it will be called Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. Frogware has been making games about the dapper detective since 2002 and have pretty much become the sole stewards of the franchise, best known for their Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series. This

Few artists can say they’ve surmounted social-distancing obstacles as magically as Portuguese illusionist Helder Guimarães. The impact of social distancing on the performing arts needn’t be re-stated here: In one way or another, most installments of Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series have dealt with just that topic, as performers – or those aspiring to