Quick Links TheOscarnominations have officially been announced, and it was a whirlwind, to say the least. While some of the nominations are justified and positively received,other Academy Awards nominations have taken many by surprise or even caused disappointment. There always have been and always will be Oscar snubs, but this year, some of the lists are genuinely questionable. Particularly, the Academy Awards category of Best Actor in a Leading Role is missing a major name, and it truly is infuriating....

Steven S. DeKnight is game for making aMoon Knightseries for Netflix. DeKnight was the showrunner duringDaredevilseason 1, but carried a reduced role on the show moving forward. Still, he has a connection to Marvel and, assuming they ever want to make a series based on the supernatural crime fighter, he’s game to do it. The subject of a potentialMoon Knightseries has come up many times in the past. It’s a Marvel character that may not be a huge name to the general public, but one that represents ripe story opportunity....

Over the past few weeks,Deadpoolfans have been inundated with goodies through the Merc With the Mouth’s 12 Days of Deadpool campaign, which leads up to thesecond trailer’s release on Christmas Day. The trailer will be featured duringESPN’s NBA coverage, and today the cable sports network released a new promo, which features bothRyan ReynoldsasDeadpoolandT.J. Milleras Weasel, who offer up a holiday rhyme for the fans. We still don’t know exactly what time on Christmas Day this trailer will be released, but the network is airing four different NBA games throughout the day, so stay tuned....

DidChris Evansjust confirm theBlack Widowmovie? Marvel fans have been begging for Scarlett Johannson to get her ownBlack Widowmovie for a very long time and, officially speaking, it still hasn’t happened. Kevin Feige and everyone at Marvel Studios is keeping their lips sealed, but the movie is reportedly being actively developed right now and could potentially be ready to go as one of the early Phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Now, it looks like Johansson’s MCU co-star Chris Evans has confirmed theBlack Widowmovie in a new interview....

Disneyis now officially heating up the summer of 2025 with bothFreakier Fridayand the live-action reimagining ofLilo & Stitch.The direct sequel to 2003’sFreaky Friday,which stars recent Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Lindsay Lohan, hits cinemas onAugust 8, 2025.Meanwhile, director Dean Fleischer Camp’s take on the beloved Lilo Pelekai (Maia Kealoha) and her alien friend, Experiment 626, a.k.a. the adorable Stitch (Chris Sanders), will begin its theatrical run first onMay 23, 2025(perDeadline)....

Dolly Parton is coming home for the holidays once again, as CBS Television Network has announced the legendary singer and actress will star in a new Christmas television special next month. Aptly calledA Holly Dolly Christmas, the hourlong special will air on Sunday, Dec. 6 on CBS and its streaming service CBS All Access. Per the press release, the special will see Parton “performing from an intimate, candlelit set” and provide “much-needed joy and holiday cheer at the end of this challenging year....

Read more about every television series coming to Disney+ in October 2024 As with any streaming service this month, there’s likely to be plenty of spooky content to sustain viewers until Halloween.Peacockis no different, although they have more than frightening shows slated for release in the coming weeks, which should be a relief to viewers who like to avoid horror offerings. While there will be plenty of scary series to watch, there will also be a plethora of other genres to enjoy....

20th Century Fox’sFantastic Fourdidn’t perform so well at thebox officethis past weekend, opening with just $26.2 million, taking second place behind Paramount’sMission: Impossible Rogue Nation. Many analysts had predicted the superhero reboot would debut in the $30 million to $40 million range, but the movie suffered from largely negative reviews, en route to a disappointing opening weekend. The studio had already putThe Fantastic Four 2into development, with a July 01, 2025 release date in place, but many had wondered if this project would be scrapped after the underwhelming box office results....

The 1989 family filmLook Who’s Talkingdemonstrated the appeal of a goodcomedygimmick if done correctly. The television show it spawned,Baby Talk, exposed all the limitations, selected by critics as the most objectionable TV show for 1991. If you grew up in the'90s, you are probably more than a little familiar with the tried and true TV viewing block called TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday). The venerable, family-friendly schedule consisted of a lot of various half-hour comedies....

(The following article is from contributing writer JL Watkins) International superstarShakirais lending her Grammy-winning voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star inDisney’sZootopia,D23 Expofans learned via a taped message fromShakiratoday.Ginnifer Goodwin(ABC’sOnce Upon a Time,Something Borrowed,Walk the Line), the voice of the film’s rookie rabbit officer Judy Hopps, saluted fans alongside directorsByron Howard(Tangled) andRich Moore(Wreck-It Ralph), and producer Clark Spencer (Wreck-It Ralph). Hilarious new scenes from the film were unveiled, plus a tease of the all-new original song, “Try Everything,” written by singer-songwriterSiaand songwriting duoStargate, and performed byShakira....

Jordan Peele’sNopemay have beenall about spectacle, but the real scene-stealer isBrandon Perea’s Angel Torres. An exhausted, worn-down electronics tech who brings much-needed comic relief to the sci-fi horror, Angel is key to helping OJ (Daniel Kaluuya), and Em (Keke Palmer) tackle the alien phenomenon they’ve named Jean Jacket—but the actor says Angel was initially a very different character. Speaking with Variety, Perea shared that Peele had written Angel as a happy, friendly Fry’s employee but decided to take the character in a different direction for his audition when the cheery role didn’t match Perea’s personal experience with salesmen....

James Wan’s Atomic Monster is producing a big screen adaptation of Nick Cutter’s YA horror novelThe Troop. Cutter is a horror pen name by Craig Davidson, who also writes under the name Patrick Lestewka for the genre.The Troophas been celebrated by horror fans ever since it was released in 2014 and a movie was inevitable. E.L. Katz has been set to direct the project with Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald adapting Cutter’s book for the big screen....

Filmmaker Zack Snyder is hard at work completing the long-awaited “Snyder cut” of 2017’sJustice League. The feature will be released as a four-hour special on HBO Max next year. Snyder fans know the filmmaker’s original intention had been to makeJustice Leagueas a trilogy, and many are wondering ifZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguewill also be a three-movie series. In an interview with Ping Pong Flix, Snyder gave his own perspective on possible sequels....