James Bond Musical Oscars Tribute Slammed By Fans

The Oscars paid tribute to theJames Bondfranchise with a musical montage, but many fans found they were left unshaken but definitely stirred as they slammed the production for being “pointless,” “cringey,” and “completely unnecessary.” Many fans had been hoping that the tribute would involve the unveiling of a new James Bond…and were left frustrated when that did not happen. The montage was opened byThe Substancestar Margaret Qualley, who channeled her character from the movie, Sue, and took part in a dance number performed to theJames Bondtheme....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Dr. Matthew Moore

Jason Lives Director Scripts Female-Led Friday the 13th Sequel Called Jason Never Dies

TheFriday the 13thmovie series is currently on hold pending the outcome of an ongoing legal battle over the rights, butJason Livesdirector Tom McLoughlin already has a script written for another sequel. CalledJason Never Dies, the sequel would bring back Jason from the lake once again for a new killing spree set in the modern day. Although it would be considered a follow-up toJason Lives, McLoughlin had remained very private about the details of his new story....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · Lee Hays

Julianna Margulies Says George Clooney "Took the Hard Road"

It’s hard to believe NBC’s iconic medical drama seriesERcelebrated its 30th anniversary last year. At that time, one of its stars,Julianna Margulies, revealed in a panel that she andGeorge Clooney— another standout from the show — stillsign their personal emails to each other with their characters’ERnames: Carol and Doug. MovieWeb recently caught up with Margulies while she was promoting her latest project, and the Emmy-winning actress took time to share more about her longtime friendship with Clooney and what they’ve been up to of late....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Jaclyn Neal

Kraven & Mysterio Are Getting Their Own Spider-Man Spin-Offs

Sony is perhaps much more serious about this whole Spider-Man spin-off universe than we may have thought. We’ve known that they are working on aVenommovie, which will star Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, as well asSilver & Black, which will center on Silver Sable and Black Cat. Now comes word that the studio is also working on a couple of different spin-offs that will featureKraven the HunterandMysterio. The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news as part of a huge interview with Sony’s Tom Rothman, who detailed some of the studio’s plans for their Marvel Universe, which was recently revealed to take place in the same world asSpider-Man: Homecoming....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Suzanne Adams

Leaked Star Wars 9 Art Shows Kylo Ren Vs. Darth Vader Fight from Trevorrow's Script?

Newlyleaked Star Wars 9 concept artfinds Kylo Ren fighting Darth Vader. Last week, some artwork that was supposedly from Colin Trevorrow’s first version of the movie found its way online. However, it was proven to be concept art forThe Rise of Skywalker, which just happened to be very similar to what Trevorrow had in mind. The director confirmed the news on social media. But now, a ton of concept art reportedly from Trevorrow’sStar Wars 9has leaked....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Lisa Kramer

Life of the Party Review #2: An Uncomfortably Awkward Experience

Melissa McCarthyis back on the big screen this weekend, but her latest comedyLife of the Partyunfortunately fails to live up to the bar of her previous movies. While the premise certainly had the potential to be absolutely hilarious, all of the movie’s jokes failed to include one thing: a punchline. While the script certainly had a lot of set-up for great jokes that would usually keepaudiences roaring with laughter, the punchlines seemed to be missing from almost all of them....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 679 words · Jonathan Atkinson

Lilo & Stitch Live-Action Remake Is Heading Straight to Disney+

The outpouring of live-action remakes from Disney will continue as an updated version ofLilo & Stitchis reportedly heading to Disney+ with plans to start shooting this year. Joining many animated Disney movies to come before it, the rebootedLilo & Stitchis described as a live-action/CGI hybrid project, suggesting we’ll likely see an animated Stitch living in Lilo’s real world. Word of the planned remake dates back to 2018 when the project was first announced, though updates on its progress have been rather stagnant ever since....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Carly Pittman

Logan Scores Huge Thursday Night Preview Box Office with $9.5M

The long wait for the finalWolverine movieis finally over, with 20th Century Fox debuting their new superhero movieLoganin theaters for Thursday previews last night. Many box office analysts had predicted that the movie would take in anywhere between $60 million and $70 million in its opening weekend, and while we won’t have the full tally until Sunday, when the weekend estimates roll in, the movie certainly is off to a good start....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Deborah Baker

Loki Mid-Season Trailer Teases the Final Episodes on Disney+

Disney has dominated the screens for the past few years, and this has been shown through its acquisition of all marvel properties. Most recently was Disney+ seriesLoki, which just streamed its fourth episode last night. For those of you who haven’t seenEndgame, look away now (Seriously are you living under a rock?).  Loki follows Tom Hiddleston’s character in the aftermath of what is collectively known amongst Marvel fans as the ‘Time Heist’....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Steven Ramsey

Mel Gibson Won't Return as Rocky in Chicken Run 2

Following the surprise announcement that we will be getting a sequel to the animated hitChicken Run 2decades after the first movie was released, comes the perhaps less surprising news that the movie will be going ahead without Mel Gibson. Mel Gibsonis a well-known presence in Hollywood, with starring roles in the likes ofMad Max,Braveheartand theLethal Weaponfranchise having thrust him onto the A-list some time ago. Gibson voiced the character of Rocky in the originalChicken Runand was one of the top-billed cast members at a time when he was considered to be one of the most popular actors around....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Alicia Marshall

Movies Where Cheating Led To Horrible Outcomes

The entertainment industry has one constant theme it’s been fixated on, era after era — cheating. Affairs, as portrayed in films, often serve as cautionary tales. From little white lies to full-on adultery, cheating comes in many different forms in movies. Other times, it’s not even blatantly revealed, which makes viewers question the line between a harmless friendship and a torrid love affair. However, not all cheating movies are created equal....

August 17, 2025 · 10 min · 1918 words · Toni Barrett

Neil Gaiman Tells Story of How He Sabotaged a Previous Sandman Adaptation

Earlier in August,Neil Gaiman’s infamous comic series,The Sandman, finally made its leap from page to screen courtesy of Netflix. But as you may imagine, this isn’t the first time even an attempt was made. According to an interview withThe Rolling Stone, Gaiman turned down several offers until the right one was made. He even went so far as to leak a potential script to the presses! “It was the worst script that I’ve ever read by anybody....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · John Love

Netflix Blasted For Using AI Changes Made to 80s Series “A Different World”

Netflix’s reliance onAI-driven upscaling tools, which are more and more frequently used to turn older low-resolution shows and movies into crisp, super-enhanced, specimens of perfection. Or that is what it is meant to do. On paper, the method sounds efficient with advanced, programmed algorithms looking for anomalies and missing details to fix them in minutes. It seems, though, the reality is that what it instead leads to is distorted faces, awkwardly smoothed hair, and backgrounds that have morphed into uncanny jumbles of color and incomprehensible lettering....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · James Taylor