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(EW) – Disney is headed to court in an attempt to retain full control over some of Marvel’s most iconic characters. The studio filed a slew of lawsuits on Friday against the heirs of several writers and artists who are seeking to reclaim the copyrights to such characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Black […]
(Yahoo) – Almost 30 years after the original film traumatized a generation in 1992, its reboot, directed by Little Woods’ Nia DaCosta, grossed $22,370,00 in its initial domestic weekend, making DaCosta the first Black woman to helm a No. 1, according to IndieWire. IndieWire primarily interpreted the film’s opening success in the context of a slowly rebounding […]
(EW) – Independence Day became a worldwide hit following its debut on July 4 weekend in 1996, and Will Smith’s turn as fighter pilot Steven Hiller cemented his status as a global action star. In an interview about the movie’s 25th anniversary, Emmerich told The Hollywood Reporter that the studio said, “‘No, we don’t like Will Smith. He’s unproven. He […]
London (CNN) – Keira Knightley has said that every woman she knows has been subjected to sexual harassment, from being flashed to groped, including herself.Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar magazine, the 36-year-old British actor branded the situation “f****** depressing.” “It was when women started listing all the precautions they take when they walk home to make sure they’re […]
(EW) – Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is confirming anonymous reports that director Joss Whedon threatened her career while reshooting DC’s Justice League. “He kind of threatened my career and said if I did something, he would make my career miserable and I just took care of it instead,” Gadot said in a new interview with Israeli news outlet N12. EW has reached out […]
(Deadline) – Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Magnificent Seven) will direct and produce a film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof based on the 2008 Broadway production featuring an all-Black cast. The Broadway producers Stephen C. Byrd & Alia Jones-Harvey are also aboard the project. The 2008 staging made history with a sold-out […]
(Deadline) – Roku, which acquired most of the programming from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s defunct startup Quibi last January, has rebranded the shows as Roku Originals. The streaming provider used the acquisition to declare its entry into the original programming business, and subsequently announced other projects and acquisitions. Today’s announcement of the originals label mentioned that more information about the Quibi lineup, including […]
(The Verge) – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has gotten its first trailer, showing off the high-flying martial arts action and a new hero for the interconnected universe of Marvel films and shows: Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), who’s known in the comics as Marvel’s preeminent master of martial arts. The trailer serves as a […]
(AP News) – Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” continued its tour of dominance through awards season Saturday night, when Zhao took top honors at the 73rd annual Directors Guild Association Awards. She is the second woman to earn the honor and the first woman of color to do so. Kathryn Bigelow was the first for “The Hurt […]
(Yahoo) – The “Wonder Woman” actress said in December 2020 that her experience with Whedon was “not the best one,” and now THR reports that, per “a knowledgable source,” Gadot “had multiple concerns with the revised version” of “Justice League.” The THR report claims that sources shared that “the biggest clash … came when Whedon pushed Gadot to record […]
