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It has been over 30 years since viewers last sawJanet Hubertas a series regular in a TV series when she played OG Aunt Viv onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Following her exit from the popular sitcom, the 66-year-old Chicago native claimed for years that she had been blackballed from working in the industry after being considered “difficult to work with.” She also viewed her “terrible contract” as an attempt to put her in her place and eventually filed a lawsuit, feeling that Will Smith influenced NBC in reducing her salary and airtime....

ActorJohnny Depphas lost his big libel case against the British tabloidThe Sunover their 2018 article wherein they called him a “wife-beater”. He had filed the case, seeking compensation for the newspaper’s claims that they had “overwhelming evidence” that he had assaulted his wife, actress Amber Heard, repeatedly during the course of their marriage. The ruling wasissued onlineon Monday, more than three monthsafter the high court hearing finished, and effectively dismissed the claims by thePirates of the Caribbeanstar....

Infinity WarstarTom Hollandhas been known to spoil movies for everybody, which now has extended to his fellow actors and a movie that he’s not even in. In a new interview,Chris Pratt, who starred alongside Holland inInfinity War, says that the Spider-Man actor spoiledJurassic World 2before he even read the script. Tom Holland just has a natural gift for freely sharing secrets with just about anybody who will listen or even to a sold out movie theater who are about to watch the movie he just blabbed about....

Warner Brothers Animation second foray into R-rated territory doesn’t quite make-up for the debacle of The Killing Joke, but it’s a step in the right direction.Justice League Darktakes our venerated superheroes into supernatural territory. I was slightly aware of the Justice League Dark comics. The film is worthy of the R-rating. It’s markedly violent and truly dwells in themystical realm, but is burdened by an overly intricate plot with multiple characters....

Marvel’sLoki, diving into its second season, navigates through a plethora of time-twisting narratives and enigmatic new characters, unraveling deeper mysteries of the Time Variance Authority (TVA). Whilst this Disney+ series broadens its fantastical horizons, there are intriguing, albeit meticulous, restrictions in place regarding which characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) can grace the screen. Notably, writer Eric Martin shared insights during an interview withThe New York Timesabout his team’s experience in crafting Loki’s latest escapades....

Move over Jason Voorhees. There’s a new monstrous, fullyderanged mama’s boyin town, and he will make buyers think twice before purchasing a handful of “beef” jerky to snack on. Former professional bodybuilder andIncredible HulkactorLou Ferrignois set to play the titular role ofThe Hermit. The film will mark Ferrigno’s first role playing any type of creature since his days asThe Incredible Hulkon the CBS TV series of the same name. Shooting forThe Hermitis set to start in August in Syracuse, New York, and will be directed by Italian director Salvatore Sclafani and produced by New York and Los Angeles-based Gerry Pass via his Chrome Entertainment shingle in tandem with Scalfani’s First Child Prods....

Marvel released a brief new video earlier today, which revealed that the studio and the Netflix streaming service have renewed their hit showLuke Cagefor asecond season. While the move was widely expected, the studio made it official today. The video did not reveal how many episodes the new season will be, or when the season may debut. If an earlier report is to be believed, though, we may not see the new season for a few years....

A petition asking that Disney rehireJames GunnforGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is catching on. The petition was started by someone going by the name of Chandler Edwards on Change.org in the wake of Disney’s decision to fire the filmmaker following a series of tweets from as far back as ten years ago that made light of offensive topics such as rape and 9/11. These are jokes that Gunn apologized for back in 2012, but the recent backlash was too much for Disney to ignore....

From Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment,Ratchet & Clankis a CG-animated movie based on the iconic PlayStation video game. Two unlikely heroes struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. Ratchet is the last of his kind, a foolhardy “lombax” who has grown up alone on a backwater planet with no family of his own. Clank is a pint-sized robot with more brains than brawn....

Ms. Marveldebuted on Disney+ as the highest-rated TV show to come from Marvel Studios to date. Despite that, it looks like the series has failed to connect with viewers in quite the same way as it did with critics when it comes to watch time as so far the series is reported to be the least-watched Marvel series to arrive onDisney+by some way. With Kamala Kahn set to return in next year’sThe Marvels,there is a question over why the youngster’s debut has not taken off....

Netflix showcased a handful of awards season hopefuls this year at various film festivals. They had a very big showing at the Toronto International Film Festival recently, which amounted to high praise for movies such asRomaand22 July. However, director David Mackenzie’s Scottish epicOutlaw Kingwasn’t so lucky as the movie was met with a very poor response from critics at the festival. As a result, Mackenzie has decided to revisit the movie in the editing room, cutting a significant amount of footage in the hopes of improving upon his passion project....

The first full-length trailer for Ari Aster’s newest movie,Eddington, has been released online, showcasing a powerhouse cast set against the backdrop of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. The film has maintained a low profile since Aster first announced it, with even the original teaser trailer revealing little beyond the setting and the ensemble cast. Now, A24 is marketingEddingtonasa modern-day Westernin a small-town setting, keeping the mysterious events happening in the town an ominous secret with the well-edited and surprisingly action-packed first trailer....

Pixar will be breaking tradition in a big way with the release of its latest movieOnward. A newThe Simpsonsshort will debut in front of the lastest from Disney/Pixar titledPlaydate with Destiny. Historically speaking, Pixar movies have featured shorts from the acclaimed animation studio ahead of its theatrical releases. But a lot has changed at Disney in the past year or so, and the citizens of Springfield are shaking things up....