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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is already a massive, sprawling universe with characters spread out across galaxies and parallel dimensions for audiences to follow across the movie and television screens. While questions linger around the future of some characters after a disappointing 2023, the studio still plans to introduce new characters and has confirmed they are […]

Elon Musk has found himself in plenty of headlines over the last few years for a variety of reasons, with the latest centered on the drama between former CNN anchor Don Lemon and the Tesla founder. While the two personalities have gone back and forth, Stephen Colbert decided to take some humorous shots at the […]

Deadlines are normal for any line of work and the film industry is no different, with multiple deadlines across multiple departments to bring films together in time to meet release dates. Some deadlines can be stricter than others, though, and it could be the case for Mission: Impossible 8 as Tom Cruise has seemingly taken […]

With the introduction of the 15th Doctor officially out of the way, Doctor Who is officially set to return to TV in 2024 after two years of specials and its first full season since 2021. The new season is also set to be a big one on the broadcast front with Disney owning the international […]

2023 was not a kind year for comic book movies critically or financially, and Marvel Studios was no exception with multiple MCU entries that fell short on either or both fronts. It appears this may have gone to Marvel and Disney’s hearts as a new report suggests the studios have shelved multiple sequels as the […]

While The Fall Guy still isn’t going to hit theaters until May, the action comedy is already receiving rave reviews coming out of its first screenings at SXSW 2024. It can now add a Guinness World Record to its accolades as the film has broken a stunt world record the James Bond franchise has held […]

It may have taken 30 years, but The Crow will find its way back to theaters in 2024 with Bill Skarsgard taking up the reins from the late-Brandon Lee as the reboot’s Eric Draven. Fans have been curious to learn what the reboot will look like, specifically how different it could be from the original, […]

While audiences still haven’t gotten a look at why the new cinematic DC Universe is going to look like, DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran haven’t been shy about teasing how vast the universe will be based solely on the cast for 2025’s Superman. The man of steel’s latest big screen outing is […]

Saturday Night Live got its 2024 off to a hot start with plenty of big names on the show including Sydney Sweeney, Josh Brolin, Justin Timberlake, and Jennifer Lopez among other as hosts or musical guests. It looks to continue this streak in April 2024 with a pair of returning fan-favorite names to host for […]

While actor Drake Bell has faced his share of legal issues and accusations of abuse in recent years, he is revealing how fell victim to predatory behavior in his own youth. The allegations in question center on a disgraced dialogue coach Bell worked with during his early days on Nickelodeon, which the network has broken […]

The aftermath of Madame Web’s release has not been a pretty scene for Sony Pictures between the film’s poor box office returns, negative reviews, and jokes about the film online and even from some of the cast. However, Sony may have allegedly had enough of it from the film’s front-and-center star, Dakota Johnson, who hasn’t […]

The race for Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards is packed with ten films all vying to take home the award show’s top honors. However, one of the films will be heading into the Oscars tainted as The Holdovers has been hit with accusations of plagiarism ahead of the award show on Sunday night. […]

Despite no films or shows releasing yet, the new cinematic DC Universe appears to already be taking shape under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran. Plenty of questions still remain, though, like who will be this universe’s Batman, but one MCU veteran has thrown her hat into the ring to square off against […]

With Daisy Ridley poised to return to the Star Wars universe, rumors have circulated online about what the new film about Rey Skywalker and her new Jedi Order could end up entailing. Ridley will soon be getting some answers, herself, as the actor confirmed she will be getting her hands on a finished script fairly […]

After what had been a relatively quiet start to the year, Dune Part 2 exploded at the box office with a rough haul of $182.5 million at the worldwide box office. It is looking as this trend may continue with the release of Kung Fu Panda 4, which seemed to hit the ground running at […]

Plenty of horror franchises have found their way from the big screen to the TV screen, from Scream to Friday the 13th, and Halloween is set to be the latest to make that jump. While it is not clear what the overall creative direction for Michael Myers’ television debut will look like, one boss over […]

While Stranger Things may be coming to an end, Millie Bobby Brown still has a home on Netflix with multiple films starring the actor released by the service such as the Enola Holmes films. Her latest release on the streaming giant is the fantasy action film Damsel, though it is not proving to be as […]

The phenomenon that was Oppenheimer dominated theaters in 2023 with over $960 million at the worldwide box office, only third on the year to Barbie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, along with a commanding 13 Academy Award nominations. It appears audiences still haven’t gotten enough of Christopher Nolan’s latest film as viewers seemingly flocked […]

The release of Dune Part 2 was accompanied by a proverbial tidal wave of acclaim from critics and audiences, alike, who adored their return to Arrakis on the big screen courtesy of director Denis Villeneuve. Among those showering praise on the film is the mind behind Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, who could only gush about […]

A defining part of Batman’s character for nearly thirty years is that the caped crusader does not kill, a characteristic that has served as one of his key characteristics since the earliest Batman comics. Despite this, Zack Snyder believes it is something that is detrimental to the caped crusader and even making the hero “irrelevant” […]

While 2024 had gotten off to a relatively quiet start at the box office, Dune Part 2 changed that in very short order after already becoming the biggest opening of the year in barely two days. The film has since managed to blow past projections for the whole weekend to dominate the box office on […]

The team behind HBO’s The Last of Us have made no effort to hide their plans of having season two pull from The Last of Us Part 2, especially with the new season’s casting. It continued as the series has added four additional names to the cast that will play key roles in bringing the […]

Dating rumors are nothing new in Hollywood, with one of them most prominent online involving Anyone But You costars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. The pair were able to have a laugh at the rumors expense on Saturday Night Live, where Powell decided to pop in for a few moments during Sweeney’s hosting debut. The […]

The disappointing returns for most superhero movies in 2023 saw plenty of fans on social media and industry insiders bring up the possibility of superhero fatigue finally setting in with audiences. Someone else who has weighed in on the subject is The Batman’s Paul Dano, who feels the fatigue from 2023 could actually be beneficial […]

Deadpool’s debut in the MCU has already teased to be a chaotic one as he finds himself on a multiverse-hoping journey with Wolverine accompanying him in Deadpool and Wolverine. What was not as clear was the threat Deadpool is seemingly tasked with defeating by the TVA, though it appears fans may now have an answer. […]

While the 2024 box office has started off relatively quiet, it is poised to change with the release of Dune Part 2 that followed a tidal wave of acclaim from critics and early fan screenings. The opening weekend domestic box office is already reflecting this as the sci-fi sequel is off to an extremely hot […]

With the new cinematic DC Universe set to kick off on the movie screen with 2025’s Superman, James Gunn has put together a cast of characters to reflect the vast universe he and Peter Safran are building. It has gotten just a little bigger as the film has found its Perry White, a character close […]

After years of struggling to get off the ground, the remake of 1994’s The Crow is finally coming to fruition with Bill Skarsgard set as the new Eric Draven. Audiences got a look at what this new take on the titular anti-hero is going to look like, thought it appears one of the original film’s […]

Disney is set to dive back into the digital world with Tron: Ares, the third entry in the sci-fi franchise that began back with the original 1982 film starring Jeff Bridges. Jared Leto is set to lead the charge in Ares this time around, and while Disney has not given a proper look at him […]

The universe of Alien is set to expand further with Alien: Romulus, though Ridley Scott will be handing off the directing reins to Fede Alvarez for this newest entry. Few details have been shared about what Alvarez has in store for the new film, but according to one of its stars, it is looking like […]

The red carpet for the 2024 SAG Awards proved to be the place to get updates on plenty of upcoming film and TV projects as actors filed in for the award show. One of those updates came from Ted Lasso veteran Juno Temple, who had good news about where Venom 3’s production schedule stood. Temple, […]

The future of the Scream franchise has been up in the air since the firing of Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 over her comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict, followed shortly after by the departure of Jenna Ortega and director Christopher Landon. While Barrera’s firing was already seen as a major blow to the film, one […]

Scarlett Johansson has had a long and fruitful career on screen going back to the mid-90s, appearing in everything from beloved indie darlings to the biggest Marvel Studios blockbusters. However, she is ready to take her talents behind the camera for her feature directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, and has found the principle cast to […]

With awards season in full swing, The Last of Us has proven to be a major contender on the television front with plenty of wins and nominations to its name already for HBO. It could end up being the same for season two as Pedro Pascal had nothing but glowing words for how production on […]

There are no shortage of Game of Thrones spin-offs in the works over at HBO, such as a series on Aegeon’s conquest of Westeros and a Jon Snow sequel series, alongside House of the Dragon season two. While it remains to be seen how many of these series see the light of day, fans now […]

While the cast of the MCU’s Fantastic Four has been revealed, fans online still have plenty of questions about what the team’s debut in the cinematic universe will look like and how they landed the roles as Marvel’s first family. Ebon Moss-Bachrach was able to offer some insight into at least one of these as […]

2023 proved to be a tough year for DC and Warner Bros. Discovery due to a combination of low financial returns, lackluster reviews for multiple properties, and behind the scene issues including Ezra Miller’s various legal problems. WBD CEO David Zaslav believes that is going to change, though, in 2025 when Superman: Legacy hits theaters […]

Despite being the longtime face of the Fast and Furious franchise, Vin Diesel’s future with the series has been in doubt with after his former assistant Asta Johnson filed a lawsuit for sexual battery in December 2023. Any questions about the actor’s future appeared to have been answered as he has broken his silence to […]

From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman or Robocop and the Terminator, there has been no shortage of unexpected crossovers for comic book readers to dig into over the years. The same goes for Invincible, who has crossed paths with many comic book characters, though it appears it won’t be the same when it comes […]