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(Deadline) – Despite more movies in the marketplace, we’re still feeling the aftermath of the strikes. How is that? Many aren’t in the habit of moviegoing yet, and while content is king, neither of this weekend’s releases are expected to create a stampede: one is a prequel/spinoff with a new actress to a beloved Oscar […]
(Yahoo) – ‘s been 36 years, but once again, the juice is loose. After reprising Batman in last year’s The Flash, Michael Keaton returns to another iconic role in Entertainment Weekly‘s exclusive first look at Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel to director Tim Burton‘s cult hit. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara also reprise their roles as Lydia and Delia Deetz, respectively, while Burton’s Wednesday star Jenna Ortega plays Lydia’s […]
(BBC) – Mary Poppins, the classic film starring Julie Andrews, has had its age rating raised by British film censors because it features “discriminatory language”. The 1964 film has been reclassified from a U, which stands for universal, to a PG, for parental guidance. In it, a derogatory term originally used by white Europeans about […]
(IGN) – Madame Web has struggled to ensnare audiences for its opening weekend at the box office, hitting a record low in the Sony Spider-Man Universe. Sony’s latest superhero film grossed $17.6 million in the U.S. during its 3-day opening weekend and $25.8 million during a six-day period, per Variety, leading to the worst opening for any […]
(Deadline) – Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael has cast Nia Long as Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson. The Antoine Fuqua directed movie is now shooting for an April 18, 2025, global theatrical release. “Beyond Nia’s incredible talent, I was deeply moved by her connection to the material and her commitment to honoring Katherine and the love she had for her son,” […]
(IGN) – Christopher Reeve’s children have revealed they have not seen The Flash and were not involved in approving the CGI Superman cameo in the film. Will, Matthew, and Alexandra Reeve stopped by the Variety studio to discuss Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a new documentary exploring the life and work of their late father. All three […]
(Variety) – Thanks to Mario, J. Robert Oppenheimer and M3GAN, Universal Pictures ranked as the highest-grossing studio at the 2023 box office. The company’s slate — a range of 24 films that included “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Oppenheimer” and “M3GAN” — collected $4.907 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Universal’s victory is notable because it marks the […]
(Hollywood Reporter) – Steven Yeun will not be suiting up for Thunderbolts, the antihero-centric feature in the works from Marvel Studios, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Yeun’s involvement in Thunderbolts was first reported back in February, though Marvel never officially announced the casting. Five months earlier, during a D23 presentation, the studio revealed Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and […]
Obama also listed 10 non-Higher Ground productions, including Alexander Payne’s boarding school dramedy The Holdovers, Matt Johnson’s corporate biopic BlackBerry, Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer, and Cord Jefferson’s satire American Fiction. International picks include Justine Triet’s French courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Japanese slow-burn drama Monster. Rounding out the list are Celine Song’s romance Past Lives, Ben Affleck’s Nike dramedy Air, Nida Manzoor’s […]
(IGN) – Scream 7 director Christopher Landon has confirmed he has exited the film, saying, “It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare.” Landon shared the news on X/Twitter, and his decision follows the controversial firing of Melissa Barrera over social posts on the conflict in Gaza and the departure of Jenna Ortega due to a scheduling conflict. […]
