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A new film led by Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd from A24 has been given the green light to film during the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Variety announced a list of productions that SAG-AFTRA approved to shoot during the strike. All 39 projects are independent films and were confirmed to not be tied to AMPTP […]

“I’m gonna be honest with you bro, I just almost fell on my a** in this hotel room,” said Black Panther director Ryan Coogler with a laugh. This comment was in reference to when I asked Coogler if his basketball shot improved upon watching Stephen Curry footage during the production of the new documentary, Stephen […]

Secret Invasion episode 5 just aired, and it has set up the culmination of this series next week with Nick Fury about to face Gravik. Along with what has been built for the series finale are several cool details true fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe must know. We take a look below at the […]

Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut, Fruitvale Station, was an amazing film and one of the strongest debuts in recent memory. His next directorial feature would be Creed before heading to the MCU for Black Panther. The jump from indie to tentpole filmmaking can be tough — just look at Barbie — but Coogler nailed it. During […]

Sometimes a tragedy can end up being a blessing in disguise. Stephen Curry: Underrated is the new Steph Curry documentary about the legendary Golden State Warriors point guard, and ClutchPoints was supposed to speak to director Peter Nicks. A situation came up, and Ryan Coogler, who served as a producer on the documentary, stepped in […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the second half of the highly anticipated “Barbenheimer” phenomenon. After seeing both, I’m not exactly sure how one would be able to sit through both in a double feature. Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a technical masterclass, but the film fumes out in its second act (and particularly in its last hour) despite […]

Last week’s episode of Secret Invasion saw Talos dying while Nick Fury whisked President Ritson away to safety from Gravik’s attack. While that conclusion left fans wondering what this means for the Marvel series, it also opened up a lot of trouble for Fury. We take a look at this Secret Invasion episode 5 ending […]

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, a film as visually breathtaking as it is good ol’ popcorn fun, is a film that perfectly encapsulates the auteur filmmaker’s journey from indie to tentpole filmmaking. Led by Margot Robbie and a standout performance from Ryan Gosling, it’s not perfect, but that’s the point. Barbie review  Every day in Barbie Land […]

While contemplating taking a hiatus from acting, Matt Damon had one exception that would cause him to reconsider that: Christopher Nolan calling him. Well, Damon is one of the stars of his upcoming film, Oppenheimer. In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly for their Around the Table series, Damon said, “This is going to sound made […]

While The Marvels is stacked with talent from Brie Larson to Teyonah Parris, Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani revealed that she was intimidated to meet Samuel L. Jackson on the set of the new MCU film. In a new feature from Entertainment Weekly, it was revealed that Vellani was so starstruck by Jackson arriving on […]

With two episodes left, Secret Invasion still has enough room to make its final installment work to stick the landing. While Loki and WandaVision delivered satisfying conclusions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s still a chance it can flounder like She-Hulk: Attorney at Law or Ms. Marvel did. In any case, MCU fans must take […]

If you ever run into Margot Robbie, you now know what Barbie memes to show her. The actress revealed her favorite memes of Greta Gerwig’s latest film. Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Robbie revealed that she’s a fan of memes where the casts of “manly” movies like Goodfellas are requesting tickets to Barbie. “I love […]

In a surprising turn of events, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan played a significant role in altering actor Matt Damon’s plans for a hiatus from acting. Damon revealed in an interview that Nolan unexpectedly called him, causing him to break a promise he made to his wife during a couples therapy session, according to Entertainment Weekly. […]

Ryan Gosling’s performance in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has received rave reviews out of early screenings — even more so than Margot Robbie’s — and the actor recently opened up about why this is his most fulfilling role to date. Speaking to IGV Presents, Gosling said that the whole experience of working on Barbie will be […]

Taylor Sheridan’s latest series, Special Ops: Lioness, premieres this Sunday. After Yellowstone and all of the drama surrounding Sheridan and the series star Kevin Costner, a new series that looks vastly different is set to premiere from him. Here’s how to watch the upcoming Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, and Morgan Freeman-led Paramount+ series. Release date […]

Mission: Impossible — Fallout remains the standard of the franchise, but Dead Reckoning Part One comes quite close to reaching those heights. A big part of that is one of the film’s supporting characters, Paris, played by Guardians of the Galaxy star Pom Klementieff. Just as Henry Cavill did in Fallout, Klementieff steals the show […]

The talk of the town lately has been Pom Klementieff joining James Gunn’s DCU. After all, the two collaborated a number of times from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 onward in all of the team’s MCU appearances. After releasing the third Guardians of the Galaxy film this May, Gunn shifted over to DC full-time […]

Among the many fantastic action set pieces in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is an alley fight between Paris (Pom Klementieff) and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). It’s a visceral sequence that takes place in close quarters and features Paris getting her head smashed into bricks. “Yes, it was foam actually,” Klementieff said with […]

The latest Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One, is great, and despite having the likes of Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Vanessa Kirby in its A-list ensemble, the film belongs to Pom Klementieff. In the film, Klementieff plays an assassin named Paris. She’s after Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and Grace (Atwell) from the start and […]

While last week’s installment of this Max series delved into the past, the recent chapter moves forward with the Gemstones in serious trouble once again. Along with the Montgomeries, Eli and his kids have to contend with various scandals and personalities that seek to undermine them. We take a look at The Righteous Gemstones season […]

Spoilers ahead!! The upcoming seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, titled Dead Reckoning, is making waves in Hollywood as it follows the trend of splitting a blockbuster film into two parts. However, both Tom Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie had a determination to give Part One a satisfying conclusion, rather than leaving audiences on […]

Tom Holland, known for his portrayal of Spider-Man, has once again captured headlines, but this time for a steamy scene from his upcoming show, The Crowded Room. The scene, which has been circulating on social media, features Holland’s character engaging in a passionate dance floor encounter with another man, followed by an intimate encounter in […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and singer Shakira’s romance rumors continue to heat up, and so fans of the two couldn’t help but react to all the buzz. While many are simply happy for them (and impressed by Butler’s off-court game), others have several funny responses to the dating links. Some even trolled Butler and […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and Colombian singer Shakira have been linked with each other since the 2023 NBA Playoffs. And by the looks of it, there’s some truth to the romance rumors between them. Apparently, Butler and Shakira have been seeing each other and going on multiple dates for some time now. In fact, […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has already been impacted twice by the SAG-AFTRA strike as its NYC premiere just received an unfortunate update. Universal Pictures, Oppenheimer’s distributor, announced on July 14 that Nolan’s latest epic will not have a red carpet at its NYC premiere. “In support of the ongoing SAG strike, the filmmakers of Oppenheimer will […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer features an array of A-list stars from Cillian Murphy to Robert Downey Jr., but the director’s daughter, Flora Nolan, also has a role in the film (and a key one at that). Speaking to The Telegraph, Christopher Nolan revealed that his daughter Flora filmed a cameo bit in Oppenheimer while visiting the […]

Hayley Atwell made her return to the MCU in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Captain Carter. However, despite it being a cool moment, the Mission: Impossible star found it to be “frustrating.” During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, Atwell opened up about filming the cameo and […]

No one is immune to being affected by the SAG-AFTRA strike — including the MCU (Deadpool 3 recently halted production). Kevin Feige recently broke his silence on the strike in an email to production workers. In an email from Feige and his co-president of the MCU Louis D’Esposito, the duo said, “We recognize how much […]

Three upcoming sequels, Deadpool 3, Venom 3, and Mission: Impossible 8, have all hit massive production roadblocks as the effects of the SAG-AFTRA strike begin trickling in. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the three production stoppages, as well as a number of others including Gladiator 2, Lili & Stitch, and the untitled Formula […]

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One has only been out in theaters for a number of days, but that doesn’t mean that the filmmakers aren’t looking ahead to the next chapter. It was recently revealed that the next Tom Cruise-led sequel has cast Parks and Recreation star, Nick Offerman. GQ broke the news that […]

The cast of Barbie recently revealed that they have a cast group chat (sans Michael Cera), but the cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer also had one and may have beat out Greta Gerwig’s film with its title. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, some of the Oppenheimer cast revealed that they had a WhatsApp group chat […]

Well, that didn’t take long. Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, How Do You Live? (titled The Boy and the Heron in America), has found a distribution home in America on the same day the film came out in Japan. The latest Studio Ghibli joint found a home faster than Kiki delivers packages. GKIDS announced its acquisition […]

One of the MCU’s better series, Ms. Marvel, featured a breakout performance from Iman Vellani as the titular hero. It appears that her involvement in the franchise will go beyond just the MCU with a new announcement. Entertainment Weekly broke the news that Vellani will co-write a new comic titled Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s mysterious final film, How Do You Live?, has been released in Japan, and the first wave of reviews is in for Studio Ghibli filmmaker’s latest. How Do You Live? is about a boy who finds an abandoned house after the loss of his mother and is transported to a fantastical world upon entering […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer revolves around the titular physicist who played a part in the Manhattan Project and the creation of atomic bombs. But worry not — Nolan didn’t actually blow up a real atomic bomb despite some people’s fears. While the Trinity test is shown in Oppenheimer, Nolan assured moviegoers that he didn’t blow up […]

Steven Soderbergh, known for his work in the Ocean’s Eleven and Magic Mike franchises, has made a surprise announcement regarding a new series starring Michael Cera. The director announced a new series that he secretly shot titled Command Z starring Cera. It’s a sci-fi comedy series about a group of scientists who travel back in […]

Guy Ritchie’s expansion of his 2020 film The Gentlemen continues to grow its cast around The White Lotus standout Theo James. Deadline reports that Harry Goodwins and Ruby Sears have been cast in the upcoming James-led Netflix series. Their roles have not been disclosed — though we do know that their character names are Jack […]

While Deadpool 3 has hit a production roadblock amid the SAG-AFTRA strike, that hasn’t stopped the film’s star Ryan Reynolds from poking fun at his Wolverine co-star, Hugh Jackman. It’s being reported that Deadpool 3 is pausing production due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. This would make sense given that Reynolds and Jackman are both members […]

Tom Cruise may have stopped aging for the better part of the last decade, but that didn’t stop the filmmakers behind Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One from almost de-aging him for the film’s opening sequence. The director of the latest Mission: Impossible film, Christopher McQuarrie, recently revealed in an interview with Total Film […]