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Rage. Sing, oh Goddess, of the rage of gamers, murderous, fickle, who hope that A Total War Saga: Troy will be a faithful adaptation of Homer’s The Illiad, an entertaining video game of tactics and strategy, and an authentic look at the warfare of Bronze-Age Greece. These three sources will be tricky to balance, but if the Muses bless the efforts of game studio

Despite Senate Democrats blocking the near $2 trillion stimulus package intended to rescue the U.S. economy during the coronavirus crisis, the National Association of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian is “hopeful” that a bipartisan compromise will be reached in the near future. “They’re not at an impasse,” Fithian told Deadline Sunday. “This is just part

As you can see, and as noted in the caption, what makes this version of Dormammu distinctive compared to the version that is in the finished cut of Doctor Strange is the simple fact that he has a more human-like form. One can imagine that he would still be presented as a giant, towering over

Disney’s Frozen 2 draws many parallels to the journey’s of multiple leading characters featured in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings franchise — including Anna’s story. While Elsa (Idina Menzel), the Queen of Arendelle and the fifth spirit, undertakes a voyage of self-discovery in Frozen 2, which is reminiscent of Gandalf the Grey’s journey in The Lord

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that this has been in the works for a while, but the Media Rights Capital/Paramount comedy The Lovebirds is heading over to Netflix. The movie was originally expected to open April 3 theatrically, but like several other titles, was pulled from the release schedule due to the exhibition coronavirus shutdown. A streaming date for the

Rae Carson, who was tasked with writing the novelization for The Rise of Skywalker, recently chatted with StarWars.com, during which she discussed the film’s final scene. Although she acknowledges that it was controversial for many viewers, she was pleased with the decision. Aside from believing that it made sense for Rey as a character, the

The reveals from the novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have confirmed that Disney has no solid plan for Star Wars. This is despite the existence of the Star Wars Story Group, which is supposed to plan things out and keep all Star Wars media consistent with a broader vision. There have been signs of this

This was inevitable given last night’s news that Disney was suspending global box office reporting for the time being: Comscore, the B.O. reporting agency and data cross-ways for exhibitors and distributors, is no longer issuing a North American Top 10, Global chart or commentary in the weekends ahead while theaters are shutdown. Essentially, if one

Whoa! With coronavirus being talked about left and right, Disney fans have realized that it was the same name as the kingdom Rapunzel hails from in Tangled. The word “Corona” can be derived from the Latin word for “crown,” which is the symbol of royalty. It makes sense why Disney would use the word to

Nobody makes Coen Brothers movies as well as the Coens do, as we’ve seen on those rare occasions where another filmmaker tries their hand at directing one of their original scripts. Blown the Man Down, which serves as the feature debut for writing-directing duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, invites comparisons to the Coens’ Blood Simple and Oscar-winning

Just to give you an idea of how bad things are right now at the box office… While yesterday reached the lowest we’ve seen at the domestic B.O. with $260K for all titles, it’s not a historical low yet because we haven’t seen how horrible today is yet. Yesterday was -98% from the third Wednesday

The scene isn’t specifically necessary in either movie. It’s just a fun action sequence that puts a video game like obstacle in the way of the characters. It could have easily been placed in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, perhaps in place of the rhino stampede, but apparently it was decided that it didn’t quite

This article contains spoilers for X-Force #9 and Excalibur #9. It’s official: Marvel’s X-Men timeline isn’t making any sense at all. Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men relaunch has turned the entire Marvel Universe upside-down. The entire mutant race has gathered on the living island of Krakoa, and they’re attempting to forge a new life – one of peace, rather than

We are hearing from U.S. industry sources as well as those on the ground in the PRC that the offices of China Film Group in Shanghai and those of China’s Film Bureau are re-opened for business, a sign that the country’s exhibition is on its way to a gradual recovery after being shuttered since the

Women are beautiful during pregnancy, but it looks like Scarlett Johansson wasn’t feeling her best while filming Avengers: Age of Ultron pregnant. Particularly during scenes where she flirted with Mark Ruffalo and Bruce Banner pined over Natasha Romanoff. But this discomfort didn’t show on camera, which is a testament to the performance of both actors.

Marvel Unlimited, the online and mobile platform for digital comics from the publisher of Spider-Man, The X-Men, and The Avengers, offers a universe of adventure and hours of escape from the crushing boredom that comes with the new reality of social distancing. From the confines of one’s own rec room, bunker, or cruise ship cabin,

No surprise here, but Lionsgate has just undated horror pic Antebellum, the Sarah Paulson thriller Run and the Chris Rock-Samuel L. Jackson SAW chapter Spiral.  The pics will remain undated for the time being as Lionsgate evaluates the next steps, dates, and strategies for bringing the titles back once the nation’s exhibition infrastructure is back on track. Antebellum was set for release

So depending on how long this pandemic lasts, it’s entirely possible that Morbius could end up being pushed back to later in 2020 or even into 2021. Should that happen, then one would imagine that would result in Venom 2, the third Sony Marvel universe movie, also being delayed to make room for Morbius’ later

Behind-the-scenes images showing Palpatine’s new costume from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have been posted online. The latest Star Wars feature released back in December, and remains one of the most talked-about films of 2019. Due to the coronavirus, the film was released three days early on Digital. The physical version is still releasing

The number of movie theaters closing today in U.S. and Canada went from around 200 this morning to well past 3K locations tonight according to sources. Alamo Drafthouse has just shuttered all their corporate-owned sites and all but one-franchise owned location in Winchester, VA. Over the weekend, they had already turned out the lights at

Last week, Elba had undergone a self-quarantine, after realizing he had been exposed to someone who eventually tested positive for COVID-19, and the results of his own test were made public today. Per his recent announcement on Twitter, the actor is not symptomatic as of yet, and his wife Sabrina Dhowre, has not been tested

Filming on Fantastic Beasts 3 won’t start on time due to the Coronavirus. The Harry Potter prequel series started in 2016 with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was followed up by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018. Despite the series being based on a fictional textbook by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. has been

What we’re about to inform you about cannot be read into as an indication of long-term trends, or even short-term. The state of exhibition and the domestic box office is changing by the hour in the current coronavirus climate and by tomorrow or even before next Friday we could be looking at a different theatrical

Well, folks, this was not hard to see coming. In recent weeks there has been a lot of chatter about how the on-going pandemic would wind up affecting box office numbers, with people around the world not only worried about being in crowded spaces, but actively being warned against doing so. The effect of this

In a year when comic book movies, remakes, and sequels ruled the box office, Rian Johnson delivered an original film that is also one of the year’s most entertaining movies. Knives Out is styled after classic whodunit murder mystery about a wealthy family whose elder patriarch dies at a family get-together. RELATED: Knives Out: 10 Best

We just got word that Regal Cinemas is the next biggest chain stateside to enforce a reduced auditorium capacity size of 50% where applicable and “with state mandates on social gatherings” says the exhibitor. AMC just recently announced a similar policy. Of the distribution bosses we’ve spoken to, we hear that they don’t expect any

The Star Wars and the MCU series are currently in periods of transition, as both are venturing into uncharted territory with projects that showcase new settings, characters and storylines. Disney+ is becoming the place for this content, with shows like The Mandalorian and upcoming MCU TV series like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision

ABC’s The Bachelor finale aired and in a turn of events, Peter Weber made the choice to be with Madison Prewett. Now that Peter is no longer a Bachelor, less than 24 hours later, ABC has officially released the men competing to win the heart of the new star of The Bachelorette, Clare Crawley. Clare Crawley, the runner-up from Juan

With our world changing in real-time as America grips with the coronavirus outbreak, movie theaters across America stand as the last line of entertainment to remain open, as theme parks, sports games, and events close down for indefinite amounts of time. Sources tell me that it will come down to local governments in regards to

Joining The Little Mermaid in being delayed are Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, Home Alone, The Last Duel, Nightmare Alley, Peter Pan & Wendy and Shrunk. The latter two movies were in preproduction, while the others were either close to beginning principal photography or in the middle of it. Here’s what Disney