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The teasers for Stranger Things season 4 have shown the return of Dr. Brenner, the existence of more test subjects from Hawkins Lab, Eleven imprisoned at the lab, and a mysterious murder house which is connected to the Upside Down, but they have also featured hints at the story being all about time travel. Stranger Things took the world

Refresh for latest…: MGM/Eon/Universal’s highly-anticipated No Time To Die has clocked an estimated $6.2M-$6.8M (£4.5M-£5M) in the UK on its opening day today. Daniel Craig’s final turn as legendary secret agent 007 came in about 13% above Spectre (Monday opening) and just 26% below Skyfall (Friday opening). The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed pic is enjoying the

If you have not yet seen James Wan’s Malignant, your spooky season thus far in 2021 is lacking. Following the director’s run of hauntings and blockbusters, he has returned to his grimy, twist-filled roots with the movie, and it makes for a fantastically horrific experience. I explain as much in my four-star review of the

Warning: Contains spoilers for Marvel’s What If…? episode 8. In showing how powerful Ultron is in What If…? episode 8, “What If…Ultron Won?,” the MCU teased Galactus and how deadly he could be. What If…? episode 8 finally confirmed that the series had been building to a crossover between the multiverses already established in the series.

Refresh for more updates…There’s a great vibe out there about moviegoing right now, believe it or not; and October is just the beginning. While we had event films during the summer, we’ve got ’em all jammed packed in the next month, kicking off with Sony’s long-awaited Vernom: Let There Be Carnage on Friday stateside, followed by MGM/United

It was agreed that he’d come to the studio on the following Sunday, so on the designated day I got in a few hours before Barbara and Daniel were due to arrive just to make sure it sounded as good as it could. Listening to it as if I was Daniel, I realised that the

Disney eschews an individualistic narrative for an homage to family in Encanto, arriving in theaters on November 24. The upcoming animated adventure introduces viewers to a magical house hiding in the mountains of Colombia and the multiple generations that live in it. The Madrigal family’s casita imbues each member with special gifts when they turn 5 – except for Mirabel

It has been a long time coming, but this week, one of the most hotly awaited films of the pandemic era is finally hitting cinemas after several Covid-induced date changes. MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time to Die begins rollout at the international box office starting Wednesday (September 29) in Korea and adds such majors as the UK,

Matt Damon: She’s the best writer in the world… Ben Affleck: We wanted this to be good. Damon: We hadn’t written in a really long time. I think mostly because the first time, when we wrote Good Will Hunting we really didn’t know what we were doing. And it took a really long time. And

Knowing how to increase Kena’s maximum health is crucial for dealing with the countless enemies she faces as she guides souls to the afterlife in Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The battles against the darkness become increasingly more challenging down the road, and Kena will need all the help that she can get. Unfortunately, Kena will have

The failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere. But the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at the

Called Jumanji – the Adventure, this attraction will be located at the Gardaland theme park in Ronchi, Italy, which also boasts a LEGOLAND Water Park. While a specific release date hasn’t been set yet, this ride will be made available to the public “at the beginning of 2022 season,” and those who visit it will

The 2021 movie The Green Knight is based on the 14th-century Arthurian poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and includes elements from the original story, such as the giants depicted in the legend. Inspired by films like Willow and Excalibur, writer/director David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story) adapted the mythical tale for the screen. Distributed via

Bleecker Street’s sci-fi romantic comedy I’m Your Man blasted off – relatively speaking in today’s specialty market – with a per screen average of $2,139 in 16 theaters in North America (12 U.S., four in Canada). Directed by Maria Schrader film with Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens, it was the rare specialty film of late

Will Halloween Ends Really Be The Last Of The Franchise? That brings us to one final, but ultimate question. Should Halloween Ends end the franchise here? This depends on a lot of factors that cannot be predicted, but from where I see it Hollywood can’t kill this horror beast. Sure, this trilogy could end with

Lost Judgment is the sequel to 2018’s Judgment and the newest installment in the Yakuza game series. It follows private detective Takayuki Yagami as he investigates a dark and puzzling murder. Throughout the game, Yagami will use his various detective tools to solve mysteries both as part of the main story and for side cases. Completing side cases is a big part

Universal’s feature adaptation of Tony-winning Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen grossed $800K from previews last night from 2,700 theaters which started showtimes at 7PM. The movie directed by Stephen Chbosky, and starring the musical’s original actor Ben Platt in the title role, is expected to make around $10M at 3,364 theaters, and is expected to be beat

Other actors with four Stephen King credits: Anthony Ulc, Peter MacNeill Other actors with three Stephen King credits: Ari Cohen, Bill Croft, Brian Libby, Campbell Lane, Chosen Jacobs, Conor Price, David Hughes, David Morse, Deborah Allen, Eric Woolfe, Frances Sternagen, Frank C. Turner, Janet Porter, Jason Davis, Joan Gregson, Joel Freckelston, Kandyse McClure, Laura Warner,

The first look at The Umbrella Academy season 3 arrives in a new behind-the-scenes video. Netflix’s hit comic book TV series has risen in popularity over the course of its first two seasons. Millions of viewers have tuned in to watch the story of the Hargreeves siblings and their efforts to save the world from impending apocalypses. The Umbrella Academy

Lackawanna Blues, the solo Broadway show written, performed, and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, has canceled its performances for tonight and over the weekend due to an off-stage back injury suffered by the star. Santiago-Hudson is expected to return to the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Tuesday, though the canceled previews have bumped the play’s official

While Sam Raimi currently holds the keys to the Doctor Strange kingdom in the MCU, like the rest of us, he’ll be enjoying Spider-Man: No Way Home simply as a viewer. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s been informed about some details being kept from the general public given that both No Way

The upcoming Dying Light 2: Stay Human will be coming to Nintendo Switch via the cloud, allowing for handheld on-the-go play when the game releases next year. The zombie-parkour sequel was set to release in 2021 before developer Techland announced another delay for Dying Light 2, pushing the game to February 2022. The next Dying Light game is set to

Jason Orley’s I Want You Back starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate will drop on Amazon Prime on Feb. 11, 2022. The pic, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (Love, Simon and This Is Us) follows Emma (Slate) and Peter (Day). They thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses

Now with nearly 20 years having passed since Blade: Trinity’s release, David Goyer is looking forward to seeing Mahershala Ali succeed Wesley Snipes as the cinematic Blade, and he’ll gladly buy a ticket for the MCU reboot. Of course, Blade isn’t Goyer’s only foray into comic book movies, with his other credits in that arena

NeNe Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta recently revealed that she hasn’t been eating until 6pm on a daily basis and is trying her hand at fasting. The former housewife is currently going through the grief process after the loss of her beloved husband, Gregg Leakes, who lost his battle to stage 3 colon

The third installment in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has set a release date of April 15, 2022, the studio said Wednesday. That’s Easter weekend next year for the pic, which now has a title: Fantastic Beats: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Warners is moving up the movie from its previous

Kevin Hart will lead a film called Lift set to be helmed by F. Gary Gray, who also directed movies like Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job and Set It Off. The action movie was picked up by Netflix last year, but now it will be part of Hart’s ongoing business with the streaming service

The Marvel Cinematic Universe revealed a Captain America musical in Hawkeye, potentially answering a lingering Avengers: Endgame question. Hawkeye, one of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ shows, brings Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) back to the MCU. In the series, Barton tries to enjoy the holidays in New York with his family, but the fallout from his past as Ronin in Endgame

Coincidentally this morning at Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communacopia Conference, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was asked a question about the compensation of Hollywood talent in the wake of long-standing distribution models being upended, and the advantages the studio has in terms of being a place that talent wants to work in a direct-to-consumer marketplace. This

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. As it picks up the storytelling mantle of HBO’s classic TV series The Sopranos, The Many Saints of Newark takes a trip back to the days when young Anthony Soprano got his first