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CEO of WarnerMedia Jason Kilar recently revealed that the studio will produce ten films in 2022 that will stream exclusively onHBO Max. This move will be slightly different than their 2021 strategy that has been relatively successful. Kilar said, “motion pictures matter and will continue to matter,” in response to the new strategy. All things considered, the move makes a lot of sense for the studio as streaming has become almost just as important for movies as theater releases....

Aliens are a hot topic of any discussion. Some believe wholeheartedly that the universe is too big for there not to be intelligent life elsewhere, while others claim that it is simply impossible. Like any hot topic, aliens have made it into the media and are apopular topic in the science fictiongenre. They explore possibilities of extraterrestrials both on and off-world. FromtheAlienfranchiseto films likeAnnihilation, there is a wide range of possibilities available at the fingertips of filmmakers when it comes to aliens....

Quick Links Rosario Dawsonmay have hailed from one of the world’s cultural epicenters, New York City, but tracing the roots of her move into acting shows an unlikely rise from her chance discovery as a teenager to becoming a leading actress in Hollywood. Dawson had, as a young child in the 1980s,appeared onSesame Street,which was shot at Kauffman Astoria Studios in the quiet neighborhood of Astoria, in the borough of Queens – but she wasn’t a product of showbiz parents nor a beneficiary of any nepotistic luck....

Harrison Ford will be coming back as one of his most iconic characters at least one last time, but a little later than we previously thought. Today it was announced by Disney and Lucasfilm thatIndiana Jones 5will be hitting theaters on June 25, 2025, which puts it right in the heart of the summer movie season. When the project was initially announced, it was pegged for a July 02, 2025, release date, but things have been delayed a bit....

Creepy clown sightings were all the rage last year. And because of that, it’s sometimes hard to remember that a very small percentage of Americans make their living by performing as clowns at various children’s parties and other functions. As if all the viral clown news wasn’t enough to put the profession in a bad light, the first trailer for Stephen King’sITadaptation arrived last month. It was a gigantic hit with fans, as it broke the 24 hour trailer view record....

J.J. Abramsmay be busy directingStar Wars 9, but that doesn’t mean he’s too busy to add a ton of new projects to his producing slate. His company Bad Robot has officially lined up six new movie projects, which are being developed using a discretionary fund that Abrams has set up through his deal at Paramount. These projects are quite varied, including several new horror and sci-fi movies, as well as a movie from Grammy-nominated rapper Logic....

Yesterday, 20th Century Fox debuted a cryptic image on the officialAlien: CovenantTwitter account, which also featured a mysterious number that most fans assumed served as some sort of countdown towards the firstAlien: Covenant trailer. Today we have yet another one of these mysterious photos, along with a not-so-cryptic photo that gives us a closer look atKatherine Waterston’s character Daniels. We also have word thatJames Francohas confirmed that he is in fact a part of the cast, while new reports claim that the trailer may be arriving as early as tomorrow night....

What’s it like to be actually invisible? That’s the question explored inMemoirs of an Invisible Man, an acclaimed book written by H.F. Saint (who subsequently disappeared in a less literal way, apparently retiring after the book’s success). With 450 pages, the book details the actual dilemmas and obstacles one average man encounters after accidentally being turned invisible. He can’t see himself, so hand-eye coordination becomes difficult; he sees food getting chewed and digested, disgusting him so much that he begins only ‘eating’ broth....

A mostly forgottenJohn Cenamovie has charged up the globalNetflixchart – one in which he voices an animated bull. One of the last movies produced by Blue Sky Studios, which was best known as the production company behind theIce Agefranchise,Ferdinandwas a flop domestically on its release in 2017, and now it is getting a new life on the streaming platform. Ferdinandis based on the 1936 children’s bookThe Story of Ferdinand, which was previously adapted by Disney as a short animated movie in 1938, and tells the story of a peaceful bull who is unwittingly thrown into the world of matadors and bullfighting....

The dominoes continue to fall with major releases over the next few years. Lionsgate has just announced sweeping changes to its release calendar, including bothJohn Wick: Chapter 4andSpiral: From the Book of Sawbeing delayed by a full year. Director Chad Stahelski had recently hinted that the latest installment in the action franchise starring Keanu Reeves would be pushed back, but now it’s official. The ninth entry in the Saw series, meanwhile, had already been delayed but now has a new date....

After losing its first two weekends toStar Wars: The Last Jedi, Sony’sJumanji: Welcome to the Junglehas turned into an unconventional blockbuster, winning at the box office for its third weekend in a row. The action-adventure starring DwayneThe RockJohnson posted another minimal drop this weekend, dipping just 28.7% last weekend to remain atop the box office with just over $20 million, beating out three newcomers, Warner Bros.‘12 Strong, STX’sDen of Thievesand Roadside Attractions’Forever My Girl, none of which could match up toJumanjithis weekend....

Back in April, directorKevin Smith’s episode ofThe Flashaired, which was highly praised by both fans and critics alike. Last month, the filmmaker revealed on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast that this episode suddenly started leading to a lot more opportunities on the small screen, with MGM reaching out to him to gauge his interest in making a TV series based on the 1984cult classicfilmThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension....

TheKnives OutBlu-ray cover packaging creatively spoils who the real killer is. Rian Johnson’s hit whodunnit was a surprise box office smash. The movie ended up earning just over $300 million globally from an initial budget of $40 million. The studio was very pleased to see Johnson’s movie do so well, especially after some concerns overThe Last Jediand its divisiveness. Whatever the case may be, the movie gained critical reviews right out of the gate and has been a steady earner at the box office....