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This year’sSuper Bowlpitted the defending champs Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots to determine the NFL champion, a game which two members of theMarvel Cinematic Universemade even more interesting, for two groups of children on opposite coasts.Captain America: The Winter Soldierstar and Boston nativeChris Evansmade a bet withGuardians of the Galaxystar and Seattle nativeChris Prattover the outcome ofSuper Bowl XLIX, with the “loser” agreeing to visit a children’s hospital in the winner’s home city, dressed as their Marvel character....

Back in April,DC Comicsannounced that legendary comic book artistFrank Milleris returning to close out his iconic seriesThe Dark Knight Returnssaga withThe Dark Knight III: The Master Race. This comic will continue the story ofMiller’s 1986 classicThe Dark Knight Returns, one of Time Magazine’s 10 greatest graphic novels of all time, and its 2001-2002 follow-up seriesBatman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Today,DC Comicsrevealed thatThe Dark Knight III: The Master Racewill be released on November 25, while debuting the first in a series of variant comic book covers....

It is 25 years sinceStephen SommersrevivedThe Mummyin Brendan Fraser’s 1999 action blockbuster. While discussing the film’s anniversary withThe Hollywood Reporter, the director touched on his thoughts on another reboot of the franchise – 2017’s Tom Cruise box office disaster. Although it was not his movie, Sommers revealed some candid thoughts on the fact that he was never contacted by anyone involved in the movie as a “common courtesy.” While 1999’sThe Mummywas successful enough to warrant two direct sequels, an animated series, and a prequel Scorpion King spin-off movie, Universal’s attempts to kick-start its own universe of classic monsters with2017’sThe Mummysucceeded only in bringing the Dark Universe plan crashing down after just the one movie....

Halloween is coming up in a few short months and to celebrate, Disney’s California Adventure theme park is set to give the newGuardians of the Galaxy- Mission: Breakout! attraction a Halloween makeover. Disneyland will also do the usual makeover for the Haunted Mansion to turn it into theNightmare Before Christmastheme, which will run until just after Christmas. Disneyland has been doing theNightmare Before Christmastheme since 2001 and fans love all of the changes and change of pace for the iconic attraction, but the Guardians attraction just opened in May, so many will ride the attraction for the first time while the Halloween theme is in full swing....

Disney+, the highly anticipated streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, launched today in the U.S., Canada, and The Netherlands. With nearly 500 films and 7,500 episodes of television from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more, Disney+ is the exclusive home for some of the world’s most beloved stories as well as a robust slate of original content ready to be discovered. “The launch of Disney+ is a historic moment for our company that marks a new era of innovation and creativity,” said Robert A....

If anyone had any doubts about theFast and the Furious seriesstill being viable, think again. Universal’s car racing saga turned insane action movie franchise is stronger than ever with the release of its eighth installment, as evidenced by theincredible dollar intakeit’s managed to pump into its coffers.The Fate of the Furious, after just 16 days in release, has already crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. According toBox Office Mojo, with the current weekend’s total factored in,The Fate of the Furioushas now grossed a grand total of $1....

The latestAvengers: Endgametrailer properly bringsCaptain Marvelinto the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe fold. Brie Larson’s titular hero made her solo debut in theaters last weekend and it looks like she’s set to rule the box office for a second straight weekend. Come time for Marvel’s latest epic crossover next month, plenty of moviegoers will be familiar with Carol Danvers and they’re going to be eager to see her team up with her fellow heroes....

George R.R. Martin is making headway onThe Winds of Winter, the long-awaited next chapter in his fantasy seriesA Song of Fire and Ice, which served as the inspiration forGame of Thrones. Martin previously revealed that he intended to use the quarantine to work on the book and it appears he’s keeping to his word. Martin is hopeful that he will finally finish it in 2021, but don’t get your hopes up just yet....

Get Outhas officially earned fourOscar nominations. If we were to rewind the clock to just a year ago, it would seem very unlikely that a horror movie that was going to be released in February, coming from the guy best known for his sketch comedy showKey and Peele, would wind up getting nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Yet, here we are, as Jordan Peele’s “social thriller” has defied the odds and done just that....

Hulu has released the trailer forHappiest Season. The new holiday rom-com stars Kristen Stewart (Charlie’s Angels,Twilight) and Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate,The Martian) as a couple. But it’s not all snowflakes and mistletoe. Per Hulu, “Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner, until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay, is even harder.” The trailer for thisHulu originalopens with Kristen Stewart’s Abby expressing her excitement to Mackenzie Davis' Harper about getting to meet her family during Christmas....

Home Alonemight be a family-friendly Christmas movie on its surface, but at its core, it’s incredibly violent. As anyone who’s seen it already knows, a young boy named Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) creates various booby traps in different areas of his house after being left home alone. In the interest of keeping both himself and his family’s possessions safe, Kevin’s traps practically maim the so-called “Wet Bandits” Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) as they attempt to break into the home....

The fourth installment of theHotel Transylvaniafranchise has caused a bit of a stir in the last few days. After skipping theaters and being bought by Amazon Prime Video in a $100 million deal to go direct to the streaming platform, it was assumed that the movie would still hold its release date of October 1st, bring a sure hit over the Halloween season. However, as the date came and went, many fans were quick to vent frustration with Amazon over the movie not arriving as expected....

There has already been plenty of controversy over Lionsgate’s decision to split the finalThe Hunger Gamesnovel bySuzanne Collinsinto a two-part movie finale, withThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2set to hit theater this November, following last year’sThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. While most fans assume this would be the end of the franchise,Deadlinereports that Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer is seeking ways to extend their lucrative movie series. Here’s what the studio CEO told investors earlier this morning....