Stranger Things could have turned out surprisingly different compared to the finished project had the Duffer Brothers went with their original plans. The sci-fi horror series was created by Matt and Ross Duffer and wound up finding the perfect home on Netflix. Not only did the creators have a different vision of the series in
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All the action over Super Bowl weekend will be in the Hard Rock Stadium down in Miami, not at the box office. Two wide entries will enter the marketplace, IM Global/Paramount/Eon’s Blake Lively R-rated femme assassin movie Rhythm Section and United Artists Releasing’s PG-13 fantasy horror Gretel & Hansel, but neither are expected to make any kind
These are good points. Although the two characters technically share the same zip code, they kind of live in alternate realities. Whereas Todd Phillips’ 11-time nominated Joker is grounded in a gritty reality of city life, “Harleyvision” is much more whimsical and highlighter pink. Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker was made to be purposely separate from the
It’s honestly hard to tell if Bachelor Nation will be happy or sad that Bachelor in Paradise couple Joe Amabile and Kendall Long have called it quits after nearly two years together. On one hand, they made a very cute couple, but on the other hand, Grocery Store Joe is now back on the market.
Nicolas Cage is certainly building on his resume of genre-driven films with the new sci-fi horror pic Color Out of Space, which opens in limited release January 24. The film marks the first feature from celebrated cult filmmaker Richard Stanley since Hardware. Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, the film follows Nathan Gardner (Cage)
Additionally, James Franco is asking that a clause be added to this document that would impart legal damages on Johnny Depp and his team if it does end up being released to the public. Franco will be asked about the night he shared the same elevator with Amber Heard, specifically regarding if he noticed bruises
Dancer on Dancing with the Stars and former host on America’s Got Talent, Julianne Hough posted a message about evolving love amid rumors that she had split with her husband Brooks Laich. The couple has been keeping their activities low as they try to figure out if they want to stay married. Laich and Hough met back in
As the coronavirus continues its rapid spread, China continues to struggle with consequences of the disease on myriad levels. The updated count of confirmed cases has crossed 6,000 on the mainland, with 132 people dead. Separately to the tragic human toll of the virus, the economic impact could exceed $40B on a global level. Today,
Warwick Davis, who turns 50 on February 3, was only 13 when Return of the Jedi came out in 1983. Star Wars: Episode VI introduced his Ewok character, Wicket W. Warrick. Not only did Wicket return, briefly, in Episode IX, he was shown to have a son named Pommet — played by Davis’ own real-life
Star Wars will release official details about the mysterious Project Luminous in February. While Lucasfilm closed the book on the Skywalker saga this past December with The Rise of Skywalker, the galaxy far, far away still has plenty of stories left to tell. Disney is putting the movies on hiatus until 2020, but Star Wars will have
The Roadside Attractions Vietnam War drama The Last Full Measure had a solid debut this weekend earning an estimated $1,055,335 on 614 screens. Crossing the million-dollar mark on its first weekend out, the 2020 release is a decent start for Roadside after stellar box office numbers in 2019 with awards season contenders Judy and The Peanut Butter Falcon.
John Turturro The villains in The Batman we’ve mentioned so far fall under the ‘freak’ category, but John Turturro’s character, Carmine Falcone, is a more traditional sort of criminal. Introduced in Batman: Year One, Falcone is one of Gotham City’s most powerful mob bosses when Batman first hits the scene, and he featured prominently in
The final boss of the Ringed City DLC in Dark Souls 3, Slave Knight Gael is the most infamous in the Souls series. Slave Knight Gael is an amalgamation of what makes Dark Souls so difficult. High damaging attacks, sporadically rapid movement and large sums of health make Gael a nightmare for most players. The Slave Knight makes for a
Broadway continued to drop a some box office winter weight last week, though no one seems to have notified David Byrne: The former Talking Head’s American Utopia was not only a sell-out but surpassed the $200 mark for average ticket price. The priciest seat on Broadway after the blockbusting champ Hamilton, Byrne’s concert-style theater piece,
Chris Messina and Ewan McGregor were paired for interviews during an event late last week in the middle of Hollywood – retitled “Harleywood” for the night in promotion of Birds Of Prey, and speaking with the duo I asked about the relationship between their characters in the film. Roman Sionis is the primary antagonist in
It was a rollercoaster night for WWE fans watching the 2020 Royal Rumble. As is traditional, the road to Wrestlemania began last night with the first of 2020’s ‘big 4’ pay-per-views and there was plenty of excitement ahead of the fan-favorite event, which has become renowned and beloved for its shock returns, chaotic fun and periodic buzzer noises. The strong
Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Bad Boys For Life kept the joyride going in its sophomore session at the international box office. The weekend was worth $42M in 58 markets for an offshore cume of $95M and bringing global to $215M. The overseas drop was 39% in the holdover hubs. Following last week’s debut, the well-received
While my time with Floria Sigismondi didn’t allow a deep-dive discussion about the alternative sequences, one fan of the ultimate choice is Mackenzie Davis. Being aware of the different possibilities that could have been cut into The Turning (given that she was at the center of all of them), the actress noted that the final
Casting calls for HBO’s upcoming House of the Dragon, the prequel series to Game of Thrones, have reportedly gone out. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Westeros companion book Fire & Blood, the new series takes place 300 years before the start of the original show and takes viewers back to the heyday of House Targaryen. Given that House
A couple weeks after Deadline reported that Ruben Fleischer was atop the list to direct Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in Sony Pictures’ Uncharted, and the race was on to keep the pic on track to shoot before the next installment of Holland’s Spider-Man, the studio changed the release date of the Columbia Pictures actioner.
1. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) At No. 1 of Matthew McConaughey’s best movies is his Oscar-winning role in Dallas Buyers Club. Not every distinguished actor gets a gold trophy for his best performance, but in his case, they hit the nail on the head. McConaughey is absolutely heartbreaking as Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who
Leprechaun 4 took the diminutive slasher to space, and while there, the franchise hilariously reinvented the classic Chestburster from Alien. When it comes to mixtures of sci-fi and horror, few films command the same respect from fans as Alien. While the ensuing Alien franchise has been up and down in the decades since, director Ridley
Despite older guys indulging greatly in Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s reteam Bad Boy for Life last weekend, STX and Miramax are hoping that there’s a little bit of spillover from that into Guy Ritchie’s R-rated all-star ensemble The Gentleman. STX took U.S. rights from Miramax for $7M, and the hope is that the pic
Margot Robbie responded to Brad Pitt’s speech while speaking with ET at the Harleywood and Highland event in Los Angeles to promote her upcoming movie, Birds of Prey. The actress is plastering back on her pale makeup and bringing her bat for a return to Harley Quinn without Jared Leto’s Joker. She’ll find a girl
Dataminers have discovered new details in Apex Legends that could potentially reference the Titanfall series. Apex Legends and Titanfall are both made by Respawn Entertainment and it has been confirmed that both series take place in the same universe. This also isn’t the first time that players have uncovered connections between the two series either.
Today’s news that all local film releases scheduled for the highly lucrative Chinese New Year period have been kiboshed has wide-ranging implications. Beyond being a prudent move by authorities and producers to stave off apotential spread of the coronavirus, this is expected to mean a $1B+ blow to global box office for 2020. Says a
Considering the spot Red Granite is currently in with the Malaysian and U.S. goverments, it’s slim that Jordan Belfort will be getting the $300 million he’s asked for in his lawsuit. However, he could be freed from the rights agreement he made with the production company. Belfort could negotiate the rights to his Wolf of
Alan Ball’s HBO series, True Blood, involved some of the wildest storylines on television and dealt with vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, fairies, and many other supernatural beings. However, with all that lore and myth, the many, ever-changing effects of vampire blood made absolutely no sense. True Blood ran on HBO for 80 episodes from 2008-2014. The series starred
Amid the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, Chinese producers and distributors have pulled the release of all films set for the Lunar New Year period that begins this weekend. There were seven potential blockbusters due to hit theaters this weekend, which typically kicks off a highly lucrative session at local turnstiles, but the government has
Carol Danvers has been a major player in the Marvel Comics universe for decades, and she was announced to get her own MCU movie back in 2014 as part of the initial Phase 3 slate, with Brie Larson’s casting unveiled two years later. Originally the plan was for it to be released in July 2018,