TheBladereboot has not had an easy run. With the film not having been on the silver screen since the popular Wesley Snipes trilogy ended in 2004, fans were thrilled at the prospect of the character re-appearing in the MCU when it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con back in 2019. However, the reboot has faced multiple obstacles, and with the film being delayed time and time again, the excitement of fans slowly dwindled....
While Studio Ghibli is celebrating the release of a new film bytheir lead genius, Hayao Miyazaki, withThe Boy and the Heron, and Disney is celebrating their 100th anniversary in a variety of ways (including the filmWish), another powerhouse of animation is quietly celebrating their legacy. That would beMasaaki Yuasa, the brilliant director, writer, and animator behind some of the greatest anime films of all time, and a handful of brilliant TV series (Kaiba, The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong the Animation, Devilman: Crybaby, Japan Sinks: 2020)....
The biggest thing that makes being part of theMCUfandom so much fun is the constant engagement with the latest movie, Disney+ series, or special. There’s an entire community online where you’re able to make new friends, theorize, and discuss the state of the franchise in a way that can often make the anticipation palpable. Of course, this can either create a healthy conversation between fans or a heated argument; either way, it’s what makes it so special....
TheMCUseems to always have very calculated moves when it comes to the Avengers.Avengers: Endgameclosed the storylines to our favorite original heroes in the final movie of Phase 3. Any Marvel fan would look at the MCU and think these stories were meticulously planned out for each phase. However, the franchise has become a great example of how often the best stories come from freewheeling. Random moments like the Tesseract, Loki’s scepter as the mind stone, and the Infinity Gauntlet housed in Odin’s vault are great examples....
One week from tomorrow, The CW will expand their superhero lineup even further with the addition of a brand new show,DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. This show features characters from bothArrowandThe Flash, plus new heroes and villains, so you should expect plenty of crossover elements from all three shows. Case in point, The CW just released a new trailer that sheds some new light on Ray Palmer, a.k.a.Atom(Brandon Routh). This footage also shows Atom conversing withArrow(Stephen Amell) himself, and Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) fromThe Flash, who ponders why billionaires become superheroes....
Aviation safety concerns have become increasingly prominent in recent times, particularly reminding people in Latin America of what is arguably the darkest day in its history of air travel. On April 23,Netflixreleased a new shocking three-part true-crime documentary series,A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054, which revisits the story of Brazil’s worst aviation accident. The devastating docuseries includes reports of what led to this deadly plane crash, features heartbreaking interviews with family members of the plane crash victims, and explores old and ongoing issues with flight safety....
Ruh-roh, there’s anotherScooby-Dooreboot on the way. This time, the titular canine and Mystery Inc. are headed toNetflix. This new reimagining will also be the first live-action series in the franchise. That simple fact, and the tease that this new show may be a “mature” version, could give some fans flashbacks toVelma.But this latest offering has a chance to tell a successful, mature story without making the same mistakes asVelma. Most ofVelma’s hate came from its misunderstanding of the franchise and forced social commentary....
A newStar Trekmovie is in the works at Paramount Pictures. Deadline reports that Kalinda Vazquez has signed on with the studio to write anoriginal Star Trek moviewith J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions producing. Vazquez has previously written forStar Trek: Discovery, though it’s not yet clear if her new movie will be connected to any of the current shows on Paramount+ or if it will be a standalone story. Along withStar Trek: Discovery,Kalinda Vazquezis also working on an HBO series adaptation of the Roger Zelazny sci-fi novelRoadmarks....
One of the summer TV season’s biggest shows will have a new host this year, withNick Cannonrevealing in a lengthy social media statement that he is leavingAmerica’s Got Talentafter hosting the hit series for eight of its 11 seasons. The actor/comedian/musician was reportedly threatened with termination after the debut of his new Showtime stand-up comedy special,Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don’t Shoot, featured a joke at NBC’s expense, which the network claimed was in breach of his contract....
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo made some interesting comments last summer during a Q&A session, where they revealed that the highly-anticipatedAvengers: Infinity Warfeatures a whopping67 Marvel characters. The news was picked up more than the filmmakers anticipated, which lead them to back away from those comments, and to this day, Marvel still hasn’t released an official cast list quite yet. While promoting her new R-rated comedyRough Night, which hit theaters last weekend, Scarlett Johansson made an interesting revelation about the amount of characters in the movie as a whole....
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director ofClouds of Sils MariaandSummer Hours, returns withPersonal Shopper, an ethereal and mysterious ghost story starringKristen Stewartas a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him. Today, we get the second trailer for Personal Shopper. And as you’re able to see, it is one of the far more unique movies coming out later this year....
Horror fans still have morePumpkinheadto look forward to in their future, as a remake of the horror classic is still on the way. Back in 2016, it was reported that veteran horror producer Peter Block had obtained the rights to the franchise and intended to revive it for modern audiences. Developments have been few and far between in the years since. Now, however, Block assured that news is coming. Peter Block is currently promoting the release of his new movieThe Shed....
Sylvester Stallone turned 72-years old on July 6th, and in honor of the occasion, MGM released a newCreed 2poster featuring the actor’s iconic Rocky Balboa character. Stylistically, the poster is in the same vein as the previously released character poster that featured Michael B. Jordan’s Creed. Stallone is staring down the camera in the black and white image, looking just as intimidating today as he did back in 1976.Sylvester Stallonehas been prepping the sequel since last summer when he first revealed that he was writing the script....
