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Harry Houdini Movie In The Works From Transformers Producers Public Domain By BJ Colangelo/March 2, 2022 9:45 pm EST The world-famous escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini is set to get yet another cinematic treatment, this time from “Transformers” producers Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount. No plot details have been revealed and the project is still untitled, but there have been rumblings around the industry that the film will be a period piece and share a similar tone to “Sherlock Holmes,” treating Houdini as somewhat of a human superhero....

The origins of Mighty Thor Marvel Studios So, how exactly did Jane Foster end up in Thor’s shoes, you might be wondering? In 2014, a new run of “Thor” comics followed the character after she became able to handle Mjöllnir at a time when Thor himself could not. In this series, she took up his role as a hero and even joined the Avengers in his stead. According to the run’s writer, Jason Aaron, this Thor would be “unlike any Thor we’ve seen before....

Josh Brolin Thinks The Coen Brothers Pranked Him While Shooting No Country For Old Men Miramax Films By BJ Colangelo/April 8, 2022 8:19 am EST Once upon a time, Josh Brolin broke onto the mainstream as Brand Walsh, the heartthrob older brother of Sean Astin’s Mikey in “The Goonies.” He appeared in a variety of films and even nabbed a leading role on the series “The Young Riders,” but new life was breathed into Brolin’s career after he was cast as Llewelyn Moss in the Joel and Ethan Coen film “No Country for Old Men....

Poe Dameron beats Boba Fett Lucasfilm Boba Fett has a long screen history, dating back over 40 years, but “The Book of Boba Fett” was slightly below both “Moon Knight” and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” in its first five days, pulling in viewership in 1.7 million U.S. households. Instead of watching an old bounty hunter like Fett struggle with gladiator Wookies and such on the sand planet of Tatooine, it seems a few more people would rather watch Isaac — who played Poe Dameron in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy — playing multiple personalities in a single body as Moon Knight, the earthly champion of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu....

Pizza Poppa Always Gets Paid In A Deleted Scene From Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Marvel Studios By Shania Russell/June 22, 2022 1:18 pm EST It’s been 47 wondrous days since the patron saint of pepperoni was first introduced into the MCU, and at long last, Pizza Poppa has returned to us in a deleted scene from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” In case you’ve forgotten, Bruce Campbell’s Pizza Poppa is introduced in the midst of some life-threatening, multiverse-hopping misadventures....

Robert Eggers Directed A Silent, Black-And-White Hansel And Gretel Short — Watch It Now Palehorse Productions By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 5, 2022 12:47 pm EST Robert Eggers is ready to plunge us into a good-old Nordic revenge drama with the upcoming “The Northman,” but while you wait, here’s a 2006, black-and-white horror-ish short film shot by Eggers for your consideration. One of the first shorts by Eggers on his IMDb resume, “Hansel & Gretel” is a 26-minute adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, shot in eerie, German expressionist, retro horror style....

Robert Eggers Saw The Batman For His Friend Robert Pattinson, But Actually Kind Of Liked It Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/April 11, 2022 12:04 pm EST Please stop asking filmmakers what they think about superheroes. For the love of anything you want, find new questions to ask them — maybe something about the movie they just made. We don’t need to know what Clint Eastwood thinks of “Captain Marvel,” or what Ryusuke Hamaguchi thought of “Spider-Man: No Way Home....

Samuel L. Jackson Teases A Young Nick Fury In Secret Invasion Image Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/Feb. 3, 2022 7:53 pm EST Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series “Secret Invasion” may be getting some flashback scenes. Back in “Captain Marvel,” we learned all about the Skrulls, not that comic book fans didn’t already know about them — these shape-shifting aliens are the bad guys in the comics, and that makes sense. Impersonating someone else by wearing their appearance is ripe for abuse....

Shows To Watch If You Miss Yellowjackets Showtime By Addison Peacock/March 23, 2022 10:47 am EST Showtime blew viewers away with the release of “Yellowjackets,” a mind-bending, heart-pounding thriller about a high school girls’ soccer team stranded in the wilderness for 19 months after a plane crash. The show’s story unfolds over two different timelines: in the past, as the girls battle the elements (and each other) in a fight for survival; and 25 years later, as the survivors attempt to maintain ordinary lives despite the secrets that still haunt them....

The 15 Best Netflix Original Series Of 2021 Ranked Siren Pictures By Molly Turner/Dec. 17, 2021 3:57 pm EST Over the past few years, Netflix has become many viewers’ primary destination for television content. Just as the service has dominated other streaming platforms, this year saw Netflix rule the Emmys for the first time since its inception, a show of force that proves that the streamer has quality, not just quantity, when it comes to its original series....

The Chance Meeting That Landed Matthew McConaughey His Dazed And Confused Role Universal By Anthony Crislip/March 23, 2022 5:27 pm EST While Richard Linklater’s 1994 film “Dazed and Confused” may stand out, even now, as one of the great cinematic representations of ’70s adolescence, it’s possibly more notable for its massive cast. Nearly every actor in the movie was on the eve of their own personal stardom, with most to blow up in the year or two following the movie....

The Controversial Star Trek Episode Gates McFadden Wishes She Could Do Differently Paramount By Collier Jennings/Jan. 25, 2022 10:40 am EST There’s two unshakeable truths that most “Star Trek fans” hold concerning “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The first is that it’s top-tier Trek, only eclipsed by its sister show “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” The second is that the show has a ratio of truly great episodes to … not-so-great episodes....

The Top 15 Best Ewan McGregor Movies Ranked Rena Schild/Shutterstock By Liam Gaughan/Feb. 3, 2022 10:01 am EST Ewan McGregor is one of the most fascinating actors working today. Between dramas, comedies, romances, musicals, biopics, horror films, action films, and major studio franchises, McGregor has pretty much done it all. Ironically, one of McGregor’s most iconic performances is from some of his less well-received films. Although the initial reaction to the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy was mostly disappointment, critics and fans were united in their love of McGregor’s performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi....

The Uncredited John Wayne TV Role You’ve Probably Never Seen MGM By Anthony Crislip/April 11, 2022 3:48 pm EST When John Wayne showed up on television, he was usually playing himself in a showbiz cameo, like his “I Love Lucy” guest appearance. As one of the century’s biggest movie stars, he didn’t exactly need exposure. But Ward Bond, Wayne’s co-star in many of legendary director John Ford’s movies, struggled over whether or not he should make a move to television....

We Need To Talk About Cosby Review: No Punches Are Pulled In This Raw Reconciliation Of The Disgraced Icon [Sundance 2022] Showtime By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2022 5:00 pm EST In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Hollywood and movie/TV fans have been forced to come to terms with the fact that some of their most beloved performers were actually sexual predators whose horrific behavior went swept under the rug for far too long....

Bob Wall, Frequent Bruce Lee Collaborator And Martial Arts Expert, Has Died Valerie Macon / Getty Images By Collier Jennings/Feb. 1, 2022 9:23 pm EST One of the world’s greatest martial artists is no longer with us. Bob Wall, best known as the trainer for martial arts legend Bruce Lee, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82. In addition to training Lee, Wall opposed the martial arts legend in classic kung fu films including “Enter The Dragon” and “Game of Death,” mostly serving as a major foe for Lee’s protagonist....

Every Illumination Movie Ranked From Worst To Best Universal Pictures By Douglas Laman/July 3, 2022 1:31 pm EST Given the enormous $7.1 billion-plus worldwide haul collected by its various features, it can be easy to forget that Illumination Entertainment didn’t exist until 2010. Arriving later than even the likes of Blue Sky Studios or Sony Pictures Animation, Illumination has managed to quickly become a titan in the world of feature-length animated films aimed at families....

Every Peacemaker Episode Will Have A Post-Credits Scene Warner Bros. By Witney Seibold/Dec. 31, 2021 3:46 pm EST James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” which came out in early August of 2021 and is currently available to stream in the United States on HBO Max, was far better received by fans and critics than David Ayer’s 2016 film “Suicide Squad,” a film which takes place in the same continuity and features some of the same actors but was notoriously undone by endless re-edits and studio tinkering....

Floor Is Lava Season 2 Trailer: They Have A Volcano Now Netflix By BJ Colangelo/May 9, 2022 5:32 pm EST Finally, some good, quality, prestige television. The hit Netflix competitive TV series based on every elementary school teacher’s least favorite game, “Floor is Lava” is back for a second season, baby! Created by Megan McGrath and Irad Eyal and hosted by Rutledge Wood (“Top Gear,” “The American Barbecue Showdown”), “Floor is Lava” sees contestants forced to make their way through an obstacle course, hopping between platforms and walls, all while trying to avoid falling into a pool of goo that looks a lot like someone’s spit after eating a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos....

How The Possession Changed Jeffrey Dean Morgan Forever Lionsgate By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/Feb. 28, 2022 4:12 pm EST There’s plenty for viewers to be scared of when it comes to the 2012 horror film “The Possession.” There’s the fact that it was based on the allegedly true story of the “dybbuk box,” a mysterious, cursed object that some claim is responsible for the physical and psychological torment of nearly everyone who owned or happened to be around it....