Fast & Furious Producer Settles Hobbs & Shaw Lawsuit with Universal

The Fast Family can move on happily as producer Neal H. Mortiz has settled his lawsuit with Universal Pictures. Moritz is one of the key producers behind theFast & Furiousfranchise but filed a lawsuit against the studio in October 2018 over the spin-offHobbs & Shaw, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. The two sides have now settled and can focus once again on expanding the scope of the franchise....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Evan Colon

Freddy Cadillac from Nightmare on Elm Street Gets Die-Cast Toy Replica

It might not be the most coveted piece ofA Nightmare on Elm Streetmerchandise, but it comes close. The good folks at Jada Toys is turning Freddy’s iconic car into a die-cast collectible. And it also includes a die-cast figurine of Freddy to top it all off, along with the perfect packaging in case you’d rather keep it in the box and on the shelf. Jada Toys is presentingFreddy Kruegerand his 1958 Cadillac Series 62 die-cast collectible as part of their Hollywood Rides series....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Miguel Brown

Game Night Trailer #2 Pushes Jason Bateman to the Edge of Insanity

Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for their upcoming action-comedyGame Night, featuring a ton of new footage that wasn’t released in the first trailer from November, or thetwo TV spotsthat arrived last month. This trailer arriving just days before the Super Bowl doesn’t come as much of a surprise, since, while most of the other studios are dropping big bucks to promote their movies during the big game, Warner Bros....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Larry Eaton

Half of The Suicide Squad Cast Unite in First Production Photo Shared by James Gunn

Some ofThe Suicide Squadcast united with James Gunn over the weekend. The director posted a picture of himself with a partial list of the actors involved in the project. When asked by a fan over the weekend when production was going to start, Gunn replied by saying that he had already started, though it’s unclear which part of the process the project is in now. Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie is currently taking care of reshoots for theBirds of Preymovie, so she was not with the cast in the new image shared by Gunn....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · David Wood

Hawkeye Director Wasn't Told About Daredevil Connection With Spider-Man: No Way Home

There are a lot of crossovers and collaborations happening within the MCU, with writers of shows likeLokialso having a hand inDoctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, as well asSpider-Man: No Way Homeenlisting advice from Sam Raimi, who also directs Doctor Strange’s next adventure. However, it seems that not everything is shared when it comes to some secrets asHawkeyeexecutive producer and director Rhys Thomas revealed in an interview withVarietythat he was not made aware of theDaredevilconnection betweenHawkeyeandSpider-Man: No Way Home....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Deborah Camacho

Honey Boo Boo Star Mama June Arrested on Drug Charges Following Domestic Dispute

“Mama June” Shannon of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo fame has been arrested on drug charges in Alabama, following a domestic dispute with boyfriend Geno Doak. A spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office of Macon County, Alabama confirmed Shannon was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia charges. Doak was also arrested for suspicion of domestic abuse charges, felony possession of a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Jasmine Young

House of the Dragon Fans React to Alicent Hightower's Special Tea

The following article contains MAJOR spoilers for House of the Dragon. Last Sunday’s episode ofHouse of the Dragonfeatured a lot of action involving fighting dragons, something we don’t see often in theGame of Thronesprequel. However, before thelethal dance of dragonsthat blew everyone’s minds in the third act,there was another surprising scene involving Alicent Hightower. That scene featured a common practice in the series and one that Alicent has been shown to use in the past — just not on herself....

August 17, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Kimberly Washington

How Tom Hanks' SNL Halloween Character Became So Iconic

WhenTom HankshostedSaturday Night Livein October 2016, he had a cheap Halloween suit, four-and-a-half minutes, and his charming personality, which was all he needed to create a new iconic character. That episode’s “Haunted Elevator” sketch introduced the world to a mysterious character named David S. Pumpkins, whose bizarre appearances lead to hilarious questioning from the ride’s guests. The comedy sketch became one of the best of that decade and even the show (which started its 50th season this year) in general....

August 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1016 words · Jennifer Green

How Well Does This Iconic Romance Hold Up 20 Years Later?

Quick Links Few romantic pictures in the modern age of Hollywood have impacted moviegoers all across the world quite like the beloved 2004 juggernautThe Notebook, which famously starred Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a star-crossed couple in the 1940s whose love story transcended time and defied the odds. Based on the popular Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, the captivating classic told the tale of how lumber mill worker Noah Calhoun and heiress Allie Hamilton met and fell head-over-heels in love with one another in the summer of 1940 in South Carolina....

August 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1562 words · Stacey Carter

Hunger Games & Divergent Theme Park Opening in Atlanta

Way back in November 2013, Lionsgate CEOJon Feltenheimerannounced during an earnings conference call that two territories have approached the studio about creating a theme park based onThe Hunger Gamesfranchise. Given the nature of these stories, which center on a group of children selected at random to take part in a battle to the death, many had wondered how this violent world created by authorSuzanne Collinswould translate intotheme parks geared towards children....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Brian Vance

I Watched Top Gun with Val Kilmer at a Military Base

I’ll just get this out of the way up top, but know that I’m going somewhere with this; I’ve never likedTop Gun. Naturally, those lovers of the 80s classic are welcome to sharpen those pitchforks now, but hear me out. I watched the movie once in my youth and a whole lot of mainstream 80s pop culture just missed the mark with me in my earlier years. I had never taken the time to revisit the 1986 fighter pilot flick that cemented Tom Cruise as a superstar and helped to put Val Kilmer on the map....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 723 words · Garrett Nichols

In-person Production in Southern California Halted Until Mid-January Per SAG-AFTRA, PGA

In light of the capacity crisis facing Southern California hospitals due to the COVID pandemic and an anticipated post-holiday surge of COVID cases, SAG-AFTRA and organizations representing commercial advertisers and advertising agencies and independent film and television producers have reached agreement on recommending a temporary hold on in-person production in Southern California. The major studios and streamers are already onproduction hiatus in Southern California until mid-January. The Joint Policy Committee, LLC (JPC) – the multiemployer bargaining group that represents commercial advertisers and advertising agencies – has agreed to recommend that Southern California-area in-person commercial production be paused until more hospital beds become available....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Bryan Bowman

Is Elseworlds Connecting the Arrowverse to Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy?

Could it be that theArrowverseis actually connected to Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knighttrilogy? That may sound a bit crazy upon first hearing it, but theElseworldscrossover event, which is set to reach its conclusion tonight, may very well have planted the seeds for just such a truth. Whether or not this is something that is ever directly stated is another thing entirely, but there is one compelling piece of circumstantial evidence to give this theory at least a little weight....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Jonathan King