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Emma Tammi made a brilliant contractual move when it came to Five Nights at Freddy’s. Betting on yourself Puck News is reporting that Tammi negotiated a deal that would pay $500,000 upfront, but secure her a percentage of the film’s profits. Bear in mind, the budget for the film is just $25 million — it’s […]

Director Francis Lawrence has given an update of the long-awaited sequel to the 2005 film Constantine with Keanu Reeves, Gamespot reported. Lawrence told the website, “So Constantine 2 got obviously held up by the writers strike.” “And we had to jump through a bunch of hurdles to get control of the character again, because other people […]

SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told Deadline that talks between the actors’ union and the studios have been productive. He added that he remains “cautiously optimistic about making progress.” However, he warned that while this may be a positive update, both parties aren’t “dotting Is and crossing Ts” yet. The use of artificial intelligence or […]

The Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, Deadline reported. Lionsgate, the film’s production company, does not belong to the AMPTP so the agreement will allow the cast to promote the movie. The actors will be able to promote the movie if the strike is still […]

Michael B. Jordan is set to produce a series based on the first book of Rebecca Yarros’ The Empyrean, Fourth Wing, for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline exclusively reported. Sources have told Deadline that Amazon’s acquisition of the bestselling novel occurred before the WGA strike. Jordan’s production company Outlier Society will executive produce Fourth Wing, under […]

Legendary actor Robert De Niro has been sued for gender discrimination and retaliation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trial against De Niro and his loan-out company, Canal Productions, began on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The actor took the stand as the first witness. The lawsuit […]

Starting next year, Edgar Wright’s Running Man is looking to begin filming. Filmmaker Simon Kinberg is also involved in the movie that’s based on Stephen King’s book, according to /Film. Kinberg was interviewed recently about the project. Simon Kinberg on working with Edgar Wright on Running Man Discussing working with director Edgar Wright in The […]

Global action star Jackie Chan will next star in an action comedy with a rare baby panda, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The legendary actor will next star in the movie Panda Plan, directed by Zhang Luan and produced by Mandarin Motion Pictures and Wishart Media Co. The movie is about a rare baby panda, […]

Britney Spears has more to dish out since dropping her new memoir, The Woman in Me. The pop star stated on Saturday that Vol. 2 is coming in 2024. “Humor is the cure to everything !!! Play on !!! Volume 2 will be released next year…get ready !!!” Spears wrote on Instagram, according to Deadline. […]

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire’s run time is at two hours and 13 minutes, ScreenRant reported. This is the shortest of all of Snyder’s movies since 2011’s Sucker Punch. Sucker Punch ran for one hour and 50 minutes. Why does this matter? While most movies could stand to be […]

The stars of Friends released a joint statement regarding the death of their castmate, Matthew Perry. On Monday, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow released a statement, according to The New York Post. Joint statement from Matthew Perry’s Friends castmates The statement read: “We are all so utterly devastated by […]

David Robert Mitchell and Maika Monroe are reuniting for a sequel to 2014’s It Follows, called They Follow. Director Mitchell and the actress Monroe are reuniting for the sequel, which comes after the successful 2014 horror film, Variety reports. They Follow director and cast Mitchell will return as writer and director, and Monroe will reprise […]

It’s November! That means it’s already been six months since HBO Max changed its name to Max. It quite effortlessly rolls off the tongue now, unlike Elon Musk’s X which we may need to qualify as (formerly known as Twitter) for the rest of our days. But let’s not sour this discussion with talk of […]

Christopher Nolan thinks a biopic is “not a useful genre” and “fails you completely,” he discloses in a recent interview. Additionally, he doesn’t consider his smash success Oppenheimer, a biopic, according to Variety. The director joined his producer and wife, Emma Thomas, and author Kai Bird, whose book American Prometheus was a basis for Oppenheimer, […]

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have had a 50-year friendship that’s still going strong. They have known each other since they were both 16, according to People. During a conversation with Stephen Colbert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday, Scorsese opened up to the late-night host about his friendship. Martin Scorses […]

The Scream franchise is known for unveiling the mysterious Ghostface at the end of each film. From fanboys to Sidney Prescott’s relatives, no one can ever be ruled out. Each film throws red herrings all over to keep the audience guessing. Here’s a rundown of each killer from the movies. All of the Ghostface killers, […]

Apparently, Barbie co-writer Noah Baumbach first thought the film was a “terrible idea.’ However, Greta Gerwig signed him up anyway. Considering Baumbach didn’t go on the Barbie press tour, he was allowed to discuss the film, according to Variety. The writer had his first in-depth interview about the film following a special screening at the […]

Fans of the Sicario franchise will like a new update provided by the producers. The Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro all seem set to return. The OG trio Speaking to Collider, producer duos Molly Smith and Trent Luckinbill discussed their new Netflix film, Reptile. They also revealed plans to bring Blunt, Brolin, […]

Howard University kicked off the eventful weekend with its annual Yardfest concert that featured . Set up for the event begins early on in the week where vendors set up tents, food trucks, signs, and the large center stage where headliners perform.  Students and alumni field onto the yard starting early on Friday morning trying […]

It’s November! The month of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. So a lot of eating followed by a lot of spending. Why not gear up for all the food and money binging with some TV show and movie binging on Peacock this month?! With new offerings like a Peacock […]

Movie theaters inserting an intermission into Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon rubbed Apple and Paramount the wrong way. Included in the list of those displeased is Thelma Schoonmaker, the film’s editor. “A violation” Speaking to The Standard UK, Schoonmaker criticized the theaters adding an intermission to her film. “I understand that somebody’s running […]

With the success of ‘Taylor’s Version’ and its billions of streams that feature re-recordings of her hits, record companies are trying to crack down on this happening again. The reason to prevent this is that re-recording drives down the value of those original recordings, according to Billboard. Record labels are trying to prevent Taylor’s Version-type […]

Taylor Swift’s latest (Taylor’s Version) album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), is The Irishman of her re-releases. The glowingly positive reviews of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) are a bit mind-boggling. Is this what music journalism has become? I will gladly applaud Swift for her marketing genius and willpower to stand her ground. But 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is a […]

In a resurfaced interview, Guillermo del Toro spoke about his scrapped Star Wars movie. The movie would’ve revolved around the Jabba the Hutt character and has been compared, tonally, to Al Pacino and Brian De Palma’s Scarface. “Say hello to my little friend!” Speaking to Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast in 2015, […]

It’s November! The penultimate month of the year (which of course is just a pretentious way to say second-to-last)! So why not just say second-to-last, you ask? Because fun, useless trivia facts like the definition of penultimate should come in handy while watching the new Hulu Original film Quiz Lady, starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, […]

Blumhouse and Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s killed it at the box office. It even beat out Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. Shaking Off Taylor Swift Deadline was first to report Five Nights at Freddy’s initial box office haul. The film debuted with $80 million domestically and beat out Swift’s “Eras” tour concert film. This […]

Some changes are coming to Big Bird, Oscar’s, and Elmo’s favorite place, Sesame Street. The popular long-running children’s television series’ 56th season will have a creative overhaul when it debuts in 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “With any change, you have evolutions, and then you have things that are slightly bigger steps while still […]

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World will be on Netflix ahead of the anime feature Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. The popular live-action 2010 film that was directed by Edgar Wright and based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels was removed from Netflix in April 2023. It’s making its way back for fans and new fans who […]

YouTube star Markiplier got famous by playing the Five Nights at Freddy’s games. However, he didn’t appear in the new film due to scheduling conflicts. His role was recently revealed. YouTuber-turned-security guard MatPat (The Film Theorists on YouTube) shared Markiplier’s original in the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie. He was originally set to play the […]

One of the MCU’s Spider-Man films and the final episodes of Loki Season 2 are coming to Disney+ next month. Coming to Disney+ in November 2023 November 1 Firebuds (Season 2, 5 episodes) The Incredible Dr. Pol (Season 23, 10 episodes) Kiff (Season 1, 3 episodes) The Villains of Valley View (Season 2, 3 episodes) […]

Brie Larson’s Lessons in Chemistry will wrap up, and a Godzilla spin-off series will rise on Apple TV+ this November. What’s coming to Apple TV+ in November 2023 November 1 The Morning Show (Season 3, Episode 9) November 3 Fingernails Lessons in Chemistry (Episode 5) November 8 The Buccaneers (Season 1 premiere) The Morning Show […]

Killers of the Flower Moon is long. Some theaters decided to remedy this by inserting an intermission into the three-and-a-half-hour-long film. Apple and Paramount did not take kindly to this. Intermission, no more According to Variety, two European theater chains and one independent theater in Amsterdam inserted an intermission into Killers of the Flower Moon. […]

For a Paul McCartney tour, the “Got Back” tour has had some surprises. He first surprised fans by playing a Beatles deep cut (“She’s a Woman”) and now plays a hit off his solo album, McCartney II. “Coming Up” During his latest “Got Back” tour gig, McCartney swapped out “Come On to Me” with “Coming […]

The Scream franchise is one of the most successful horror series of all time. Across six films, the franchise has grossed nearly $1 billion at the box office. Not every Scream film was a hit, though. The fourth installment was a misfire while the latest entry nearly tops the whole chart. Without further ado, here […]

It’s been 21 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released. And also, Christmas is a little more than a month away. How are the two related? You didn’t ask? I’ll answer anyway. There’s that scene, on Christmas morning, when little orphan Harry exclaims incredulously, “I’ve got presents!” The one present he receives […]

Star Wars lightsabers are, in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, “an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.” They were the primary weapons of the Jedi and Sith, and other Force-sensitive individuals. The lightsaber reflects the wielder’s character. That’s because in most cases, the wielder creates their lightsabers – from choosing the kyber crystal that […]

Aside from the original tracks, Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) gifts fans with five brand new vault tracks that didn’t quite make the cut of the 2014 release. Swifties couldn’t help but connect the dots and decode the easter eggs, speculating if these songs had anything to do with her past relationship with Harry Styles. […]

Travis Barker recently addressed the rumors that he’s the cause of the Kardashian sisters’ – Kourtney and Kim — feud, the LA Times reported. In an interview, the Blink-182 drummer called the rumors “ridiculous.” “You give people a little information and they think they’ve solved the mystery of ‘this is why they’re fighting.’ It’s just […]

Magic Johnson just joined the billionaires’ club, according to Forbes. Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined three other athletes on the list, James LeBron, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Johnson retired from the NBA in 1991 after being diagnosed with HIV. In his November 1991 press conference, he also announced that he would become the spokesperson for […]