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Adorable Badass Ms. Marvel Gets Her Own Adorably Badass Marvel Legends Figure Disney+ By Jenna Busch/June 9, 2022 8:34 am EST The Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” is finally here, and Iman Vellani is knocking it out of the park as the titular superhero Kamala Khan. She’s a major Captain Marvel fangirl, and at 16 years old, discovers superpowers of her very own. Fans have been waiting for this series for a very long time (especially since it was originally supposed to release in 2021)....

Alexander Skarsgård On The Woes Of Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-Looking Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/April 4, 2022 9:26 pm EST Alexander Skarsgård is a pretty person. This is just science. This has also sometimes affected his ability to be cast in things. Typecasting is real, and while sometimes it can help you, it does make sense that being really, really ridiculously good-looking (as Skarsgård is) could confine you to a certain type of role....

Bam Margera Has Dropped His Jackass Forever Lawsuit Paramount Pictures By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 15, 2022 9:53 am EST Bam Margera, one of the creators of the “Jackass” franchise, had previously filed a lawsuit against Paramount, alongside franchise founders Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze. The circumstances surrounding the situation were messy, as Paramount claimed that Margera was banned from the set of “Jackass Forever” for testing positive for Adderall during filming, while Margera alleged that his was dismissal was “illegal....

Bill Murray Doesn’t Think Bill Murray Has Much To Do With His Success Searchlight Pictures By Witney Seibold/March 31, 2022 9:37 am EST Bill Murray began his career in comedy with Chicago’s improv comedy troupe The Second City. He also became involved with National Lampoon after being recruited by John Belushi. In 1977, he joined the cast of the then-still-kinda-new “Saturday Night Live,” bringing him into the public eye. In 1979, he was cast in Harold Ramis’ summer camp comedy “Meatballs,” and would go on to star in several high-profile comedies like “Stripes,” “Caddyshack,” and Best Picture nominee “Tootsie....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Begins Filming Again As Letitia Wright Returns Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Jan. 14, 2022 11:55 am EST “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” hit a road bump when Letitia Wright (who plays T’Challa’s tech-whiz younger sister Shuri in the MCU) suffered an injury while filming a stunt in August 2021. Still, everything seemed to be business as usual after that, with Wright said to be on her way to recovering....

Disney+ Moana Series Finds A Director Disney By Ben F. Silverio/Jan. 24, 2022 2:46 pm EST Back in the day, Walt Disney Television produced a number of shows based on their biggest animated hits. It all started with “The Little Mermaid,” which was a prequel to the 1989 classic that saw many of the original voice actors reprise their roles, including as Jodi Benson and Samuel E. Wright. It even had musical numbers that were almost as memorable as the ones on the big screen....

For Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey Was Far From Science Fiction Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Steven Ward/March 29, 2022 12:42 pm EST It’s been just over 50 years since “2001: A Space Odyssey” transported audiences into the visionary mind of futurist Arthur C. Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick. To this day, the film remains a touchstone of science fiction cinema, influencing an ever-widening range of films that include everything from Marvel’s “Eternals” to “The Silence of the Lambs....

Out of the Sand, into the Sand People Lucasfilm Our concept art begins with the first flashback to the aftermath of “Return of the Jedi.” After burning the Sarlacc to a crisp, Boba Fett digs his way out of the creature’s digestive system and rises out of the Tatooine desert amidst the remains of Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge. Though he’s smoking a little bit, Boba Fett doesn’t look quite as damaged as he does in the actual scene....

Laura Linney Didn’t Originally Like Wendy Byrde In The Ozark Pilot Netflix By Shania Russell/June 30, 2022 11:17 am EST Throughout its four seasons, “Ozark” was populated by every kind of criminal you could possibly imagine. But despite all the mob bosses, cartel leaders, and assassins, one of the show’s most hated sources of grey morality came from suburban housewife turned criminal mastermind, Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney). The way she’s first introduced, it would be hard to see this coming for Wendy, who initially plays second-fiddle to her money-laundering husband....

Live-Action Dungeons & Dragons Series Rolls The Dice, Gets Red Notice Director To Write, Direct, And Executive Produce Wizards of the Coast By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 31, 2022 5:55 pm EST Grab your dice bags and gather your figurines, tabletop role-playing fans: the live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” series just took another Ice Giant-sized step forward. According to Variety, “Red Notice” and “Skyscraper” filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber has been attached to write and produce the series pilot, as well as executive produce and oversee the flagship show....

The Elephant In the Room Activision Blizzard Aside from the flashiness of the announcement, there are some major issues that need to be addressed. Activision Blizzard has come under intense, highly-public scrutiny for its workplace culture in recent months (as summed up well here by Polygon). They are facing multiple lawsuits over gender discrimination and over 1,000 employees signed a letter calling for CEO Bobby Kotick to resign. Kotick has been accused of sexual harassment and assault....

Molly Ringwald Is ‘So Happy’ About The Sixteen Candles-Inspired Series From Selena Gomez The CW By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 22, 2022 10:51 am EST Molly Ringwald established herself as a teen icon via numerous John Hughes collaborations, with roles in “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink,” and of course, “Sixteen Candles.” After Selena Gomez picked up “Sixteen Candles” as an inspiration for an upcoming coming-of-age series, “15 Candles.” Ringwald expressed that she is “so happy” about the inspired adaptation (via Deadline):...

Moon Knight’s Steven Grant Is The Marvel Hero We Need Right Now Disney+ By Fatemeh Mirjalili/March 30, 2022 2:00 pm EST With “Moon Knight,” Marvel Studios has finally introduced us to Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac), the MCU’s most fascinating protagonist in a long time. He’s not some braveheart trying to enlist himself in the army. Or a Norse god awaiting coronation. Steven is unlike any Marvel hero we’ve seen before. He’s an employee at London’s National Art Gallery — and despite having a magnitude of knowledge, works at the gift shop....

Move Over, Tree Named For Leonardo DiCaprio, There’s A New Celebrity-Named Living Organism Around Warner Bros. Pictures By Lex Briscuso/Jan. 20, 2022 11:23 am EST Leonardo DiCaprio already has his ecological accolades. He’s a beloved climate advocate, he’s produced many a nature documentary in an effort to spread the word, and he’s even had a tree named for him in all of his activist glory. But he isn’t the only actor who has a living organism named after him, okay?...

Ms. Marvel Is The Marvel Version Of A 2000s Disney Channel Sitcom — And That’s Great Disney+ By Rafael Motamayor/June 22, 2022 6:00 pm EST There’s no denying that the MCU follows a formula. Each phase adds new elements, but the films still mostly follow the same character and story beats, and this applies to both movies and TV shows. The best thing to say about the Marvel Disney+ shows is that they have managed to play with the formula and change enough to appear fresh and new, mostly by filtering the familiar through different genres — from sci-fi to sitcom, to thriller, and even a holiday movie-style story....

Netflix’s Series Super Giant Robot Brothers! Will Use Unreal Engine To Create Animation Netflix By Jenna Busch/Jan. 26, 2022 2:26 pm EST You tell me there’s going to be a series called “Super Giant Robot Brothers!” on Netflix, and I’m 100% going to watch that series. You tell me it’s going to use the Unreal Video Game Engine to animate it, and I’m not only in, but also drooling a little....

Nicolas Cage Opens Up About The Time He Pleaded To Be Cast In Godfather III SpectreVision By Kaylee Dugan/Jan. 7, 2022 10:45 am EST Some family get-togethers end with everyone getting way too drunk and honest. Some end with a wholesome board game or a movie marathon. But if you’re Nicolas Cage, they end with you begging your uncle for a role in the “Godfather” franchise, only to be cruelly set aside....

On This Day: A Moviegoer On March 24, 1972 Allied Artists Pictures By Mike Shutt/March 24, 2022 3:00 pm EST We unabashedly look at the history of pop culture through rose-tinted glasses. Longing for the past is a pastime at this point. Every new year we enter makes us wish more for what it was like in the good old days, and that yearning creates a false perception of what the past was actually like....

Reservation Dogs Star Devery Jacobs Has Joined Marvel’s Echo Series FX By BJ Colangelo/April 28, 2022 11:21 pm EST Remember last week when Alaqua Cox shared on Instagram that Devery Jacobs had sent flowers to celebrate the first day of shooting Marvel’s new series, “Echo,” and we all convinced ourselves that Jacobs was cast in the show and just not telling us? Well, my fellow co-conspirators, today we receive vindication as it has been confirmed that Devery Jacobs is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!...

‘And my ancestor’s Indian, but India was not for us’ Ahmed’s Oscar win is nothing short of historic, as he is the first Muslim to win an Oscar in this category (via Variety). Ahmed was also nominated for Best Actor for his performance in “Sound of Metal,” though the award was ultimately won by Anthony Hopkins for “The Father.” Unfortunately, the Short Film (Live Action) category was one of several awards not given much time to shine during the Oscars ceremony....