You’re a firestarter, twisted firestarter Universal The Shop has a new leader — Hollister (Gloria Reuben), who definitely wants to get her hands on Charlie. Reuben’s character feels like a casualty of some heavy editing, because she’s set up to be the film’s big bad but she barely has anything to do. Who is she? What are her motivations? What is her character? Who knows! She just shows up from time to time....
Jack Nicholson Wanted Mars Attacks! To Be A One-Man Show Warner Bros. By Witney Seibold/March 9, 2022 7:08 pm EST In a 1996 interview with ArtsBeatLa, Tim Burton said that, after directing “Ed Wood” in 1994, he wanted to make a B-movie of his own. “Ed Wood,” a biopic about the legendary Z-grade filmmaker, covered the title character’s life from just before his breakout feature “Glen or Glenda?” in 1953 through the premiere of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” in 1959 (although the film skips over a few events, like Wood’s TV pilots and the making of his 1954 film “Jail Bait”)....
Jurassic World Dominion Topped The Box Office But Top Gun: Maverick Is The Real Story Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/June 13, 2022 2:02 pm EST This past weekend was one that many in the industry had been looking forward to for quite some time. “Jurassic World Dominion,” which was originally slated to arrive in theaters a year ago, finally debuted after being delayed due to the pandemic. Along with it came a windfall of ticket sales at the box office, with the sixth entry in the dino-filled franchise easily topping the competition....
Killing Eve Season 4 Trailer: The Dangerously Dysfunctional Love Story Comes To An End BBC America By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 1, 2022 1:20 pm EST TV’s most sadistic pair is back for one last dance, and it looks like it’s going to be intense. “I killed two people last night after I tried really hard not to,” Villanelle (Jodie Comer) tells a therapist at the beginning of the new “Killing Eve” season 4 trailer....
“A naked swordfight on a volcano…” Focus Features/Total Film Far be it from us to tell anyone how excited they ought to be about an upcoming movie … so we’ll just let the images and the director himself do all the talking. (Okay, you got me, I will absolutely be doing some of the talking myself, too). Total Film has the details on another three new stills from “The Northman,” the first of which features Alexander Skarsgård looking like exactly the kind of guy who you wouldn’t want to set off on a vengeance-driven rampage in response to the murder of his royal father....
Stephen King’s New Novella Rattlesnakes Is A Sequel To Cujo Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 27, 2022 10:55 pm EST They say to let sleeping dogs lie, but then again, Stephen King has never been one for following cliches. The prolific horror author stopped by Bloody Disgusting’s The Losers’ Club podcast this week, where he apparently let slip some exciting details about one of his upcoming stories. Namely, that he just wrote a sequel to “Cujo....
The Mighty Ducks’ Climactic Kiss Was A Lot Less Romantic Behind The Scenes Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures By BJ Colangelo/April 14, 2022 11:04 am EST For ’90s kids everywhere, “The Mighty Ducks” wasn’t just a fun movie to watch with your buddies after watching episodes of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” that your dad recorded off the TV, it was a way of life. Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) became the de facto father figure for a generation, and we all tried in vain to master the “knucklepuck” made famous by Russ Tyler (Kenan Thompson) in “D2: The Mighty Ducks,” which made games of street hockey all the rage....
Season 2 will double down on the Heisenberg-like hitman Apple TV+ The first season of “The Mosquito Coast,” which is developed by Neil Cross and Tom Bissell, ended rather abruptly and with the weirdest image: Hart’s Heisenberg-esque hitman, Lee, spitting in frustration. It was random because he was a supporting character who had only appeared in three of seven episodes. Allie and his family had just eluded him and were last seen boating to a green locale....
What Ms. Marvel’s Representation Means For The MCU – And Hopefully Beyond Marvel Studios By Lyvie Scott/June 3, 2022 4:12 pm EST Diversity and representation in film has been a hot topic for some time now, especially within some of the industry’s most talked-about franchises. It’s not always been easy for fans of color to feel seen in the media they watch — but little by little, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is becoming more and more inclusive....
Why Sylvester Stallone Initially Thought First Blood Would Ruin His Career Orion Pictures By Travis Yates/Feb. 23, 2022 1:13 pm EST Sylvester Stallone arrived in Hollywood with a bang, literally. He wrote and starred in the 1976 film “Rocky,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. On the heels of “Rocky” and two wildly successful sequels, Stallone pivoted beyond the boxing ring to the social problem film. The decision was fortuitous for an already enormous action star....
All The Trouble That Real Sharks Caused The Jaws Shoot Universal Pictures By Devin Meenan/June 20, 2022 4:00 pm EST Few films are as influential as Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.” It was Spielberg’s breakout hit, it turned the summer into blockbuster movie season, and, alongside its novel source material, the film shaped public perception of sharks; author and screenplay co-writer Peter Benchley has his regrets there. This fantastic success was a happy ending for a production so plagued by problems it inspired a stage play retelling....
Aoashi And Dance Dance Danseur Show A Different Side Of Sports Anime Crunchyroll By Rafael Motamayor/June 28, 2022 2:00 pm EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) We are mixing things up this month! The spring 2022 season gave us plenty of great anime shows, including some phenomenal rom-coms, but what was most surprising was how it offered two vastly different, yet equally refreshing takes on the sports anime genre: “Aoashi” and “Dance Dance Danseur....
Arachnophobia Remake Coming From Freaky Director Christopher Landon Buena Vista Pictures Distribution By BJ Colangelo/June 2, 2022 2:43 pm EST I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — Christopher Landon is the type of horror director who should be allowed to make whatever he wants, whenever, for the rest of eternity. It seems as if I’m going to get my wish, as the prolific horror creative behind the “Happy Death Day” movies, the body swap slasher “Freaky,” and most of the “Paranormal Activity” films, has been announced as the writer-director for the Amblin Partner remake of “Arachnophobia....
Breaking Down Hawkeye’s Comic Book Accurate Costume Disney By Jamie Gerber/Dec. 22, 2021 5:13 pm EST Fans have been waiting since “Hawkeye” first hit Disney+ to catch a glimpse of the hero’s new costume and the show finally delivered! While plenty of other Marvel heroes have been seen wearing uniforms heavily influenced by the comics since the launch of the MCU, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye has primarily worn tactical gear that bears little resemblance to any of his comic counterpart’s costumes — with the exception of when he suited up as Ronin....
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Heading For $62 Million Second Weekend Marvel Studios By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 14, 2022 3:38 pm EST A week after Marvel Studios cracked the multiverse wide open, the studio’s latest offering is still besting the competition. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is projected to easily top the box office this weekend: The horror-tinged superhero movie is expected to rake in another $60 million by Monday, according to The Wrap....
Fred Savage Fired From The Wonder Years After Investigation Into Inappropriate Conduct By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 7, 2022 7:07 pm EST Fred Savage has been fired from “The Wonder Years” reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former star of the 1988 coming-of-age series was working as an executive producer and director on the ABC show’s reboot, which began in 2021. According to THR, three separate allegations were made against Savage, and an investigation has already been launched and concluded....
Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection Box Set Only Comes With A Digital Copy Of The 2016 Movie Sony By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 27, 2021 1:46 pm EST Sony’s upcoming “Ghostbusters” Ultimate Collection box set will include more than its fair share of special features, deleted scenes, and more from the cinematic world of “Ghostbusters,” including this year’s legacyquel “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” However, the box set has rightly been making headlines for what it doesn’t include: a hard copy of director Paul Feig’s reboot of the horror-comedy film series, “Ghostbusters: Answer the Call....
West Side Story Streaming Release Date 20th Century Studios Despite garnering rave reviews, “West Side Story” bombed at the box office due to a plethora of reasons, key being the surge of the Omicron variant and being overshadowed by the (deservedly) explosive success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” The domestic and international numbers game is a tricky one to master, especially for a film like “West Side Story,” which is an adaptation of a classic tale of doomed love....
How Hawkeye Has Been Dropping Clues About The Villain All Along Marvel By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 15, 2021 2:30 pm EST The penultimate episode of the Disney+ series “Hawkeye” dropped, bringing massive reveals to set up next week’s big finale. The episode’s final moments divulge the identity of one of the series’ secret villains, a titanic force that has been manipulating things behind the scenes without anyone realizing. Tiny clues and Easter eggs are a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, however, so there have been plenty of hints along the way to make the reveal a satisfying mild surprise for the eagle-eyed fan....
Michael Bolton’s unlikely comedy revival Funny or Die It may have taken some time, but perhaps “Office Space” inserting Bolton as a punchline inevitably sent him on a path to comedy. In 2011, Andy Samberg’s Lonely Island group featured Bolton in an SNL music video, “Jack Sparrow.” The video was an overnight success, catapulting Bolton back into pop culture relevance, and not necessarily for his music. Bolton came full circle with the film and proved there were no hard feelings in 2015 when he appeared in a Funny or Die short “Office Space with Michael Bolton....
