Warner Bros. has hit a pretty significant snag withCrazy Rich Asians 2. Writer Adele Lim is no longer involved with the sequel, as a messy pay dispute has resulted in her departure. And that’s not the only issue getting in the way of this planned trilogy getting underway, as potential scheduling issues with the in-demand cast could present further complications when it comes to lining this all up, once the script gets sorted out....
When Amazon’s long-awaited fantasy series,The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, made its grand debut, one of the big questions was how the show would handle its opening sequence. Would it be a general gaze over the maps of Middle Earth? Would it show of all the actors? What we got ended up being something more abstract than we could have imagined. Shifting sands, dancing in varying patterns, it seemed like an odd choice… until game designer Alexander King figured out the mystery on Twitter!...
British actorDaniel Kaluuyais set to be immortalized with a statue this month in his hometown of London, celebrating his remarkable contributions to film and the arts. The milestone will coincide with both Halloween and the UK’s Black History Month. Kaluuya’s statue depicts his iconicSunken Placescene from Jordan Peele’s acclaimed horror filmGet Out, according to a report byEntertainment Weekly. The 35-year-old Oscar-winner will be honored with a sculpture of his character Chris Washington in Central London’s Leicester Square....
Footage leaksat this year’sComic-Conwere at an all-time high. Aside from the 7-minute sneak peek of directorQuentin Tarantino’sThe Hateful Eightthat played to a packedHall H, every other big movie saw it’s exclusive trailer bootlegged and uploaded on the Internet just minutes after each panel concluded. This included leaks forDeadpool,Suicide SquadandX-Men: Apocalypse. Some believe that 20th Century Fox is responsible for leaking theDeadpoolandX-Men: ApocalypseComic-Conteasersthemselves. But did they? San DiegoComic-Conis meant to be a premiere event for movie and comic book fans who are promised footage they won’t be able to see anywhere else....
Marvel fans around the globe are waiting with bated breath as anticipation builds for the reboot of the beloved animated seriesX-Men ‘97, which is set to grace the screens via Disney+. With the recent release of vibrant new artwork spotlighting 12 main characters andtantalizing glimpses at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, this revival is sure to excite both new and longtime fans of the series. The rebootedX-Men ‘97brings back a significant number of the characters we grew to love, illustrated beautifully within the series’ new art assets....
A new, strangely plausible theory about Rey’s parents inStar Wars 9has surfaced online. Currently, director J.J. Abrams and the brass at Lucasfilm are keeping a tight lid on the movie. All fans can do is hopelessly speculate in regards to what will come in the next chapter of the Skywalker saga, which doesn’t hit theaters for more than a year. Just because Kylo Ren explained whoRey’s parentswere inThe Last Jedidoesn’t mean we’re done agonizing over that whole situation, as this new theory adds an extremely dark layer to the overall mystery....
Dodgeball 2is officially in production.Dodgeball, now a gold standard in dumb Americancomedies, is more than deserving of a sequel for sure — back in the early 2000s when it was actually popular. But does it really need a follow-up now? To put that into context, since then we have had two terms with the first Black president, superheroes have dominated box offices consistently, David Bowie died, and US troops finally withdrew forces from Afghanistan....
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming locations forRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Director Gareth Edwards is on hand for this exploration that shines a spotlight on various locations brought to life in the latestStar Wars spin-off. It is all captured on camera as the cast and crew go to work, making this box office blockbuster a truly global affair. Says Edwards about the intense shoot. “We were super keen to shootRogue Oneon location because wherever you looked, in any direction, it felt very real....
Are the web seriesFlight 462andFear the Walking Deadabout to have a head on collision? That idea is teased in the first trailer forFear the Walking Dead, which is set to debut all-new episodes this April. Last summer, whenFear the Walking Deaddebuted on AMC, the first six episodes contained mini-sodes forFlight 462during the commercial breaks. The short episodes introduced a new recurring character that will appear onFear the Walking Dead, but we were never told who it would be....
The anticipated sequel to the blockbuster horror hit,Five Nights at Freddy’s, has officially been confirmed by Universal and Blumhouse, with a release window set for Fall 2025. This announcement comes nearly four months after the first film’s debut.Five Nights at Freddy’sproved to be a financial success, garnering over $297 million against a modest $20 million production budget. This also makes the film Blumhouse’s highest-grossing movie of all time. Five Nights at Freddy’s The first movie’s success, coupled with the simultaneous release on Peacock, fueled speculation about a sequel....
Maybe the next TV show to get revived will be the comedy seriesMalcolm in the Middle. Originally airing for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006, the sitcom featuredFrankie Munizas the middle child in the home of a dysfunctional middle-class family.Bryan Cranstonand Jane Kaczmarek co-starred as Malcolm’s parents while the boy’s brothers were played by Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield, and Erik Per Sullivan. In a new interview (viaFox News Digital), Muniz touched on the time he spent filming the series as a former child star....
Want to suit up in George Clooney’s Batsuit? Well, it’s going to cost you. The 2023 Fall Pop Culture Elite Auction is officially underway, and Clooney’s on-screen “Hero” costume from the 1997 filmBatman & Robinis for sale. At the time of this writing, the starting bid is $50,000 for this unique piece of cinema history. The auction lot reads as follows (perGoldin): “1997 Batman & Robin George Clooney Screen-Worn ‘Hero’ Batsuit - 76 x 37 x 18 – MEARS […] Offered is the very Batman suit used by George Clooney in the film Batman & Robin....
Star WarscreatorGeorge Lucas, composerDanny Elfman,All My Childrenstar Susan Lucci,DisneyAnimatorAndreas Dejaand other beloved contributors to the Disney legacy will be named and honored as official Disney Legends during D23 Expo 2015 at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 14, in Hall D23 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The ceremony will be hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, and will include special musical performances. There will be eight individuals in total introduced as Disney Legends next month....
