Mother of Murdered Child Is Angry Over Oscar Nom for Short About Son's Killers

James Bulger’s mother, Denise Fergus, is “disgusted” that the Academy chose to nominateDetainmentfor a Short FilmOscar. The 30-minute true-crime movie is based on police interrogations of Bulger’s killers, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were ten years-old at the time when they murdered the two-year old. The Academy chose to nominate the movie for Best Live-Action Short Film, and Fergus is not happy about the situation. Bulger was kidnapped in 1993 from a grocery store by Thompson and Venables, who threw paint in the toddler’s eyes, threw stones at him, and then beat him to death with a pipe....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Ana Hughes

Netflix Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Gets Fan Approval, Star Explains Timing

Twenty-five years afterSpongeBob SquarePants’ debut on Nickelodeon, its unique cast of characters continues to find themselves in new adventures, such as the upcoming Netflix movie centered around the character of Sandy Cheeks,Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.The film, which is set to release on Netflix on August 2, features Carolyn Lawrence, Tom Kenny, and the rest of the traditional SpongeBob voice cast asits characters go on a uniquejourney that will blend the real world with the animated universe that has become an anchor for Nickelodeon for the last several decades....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Anna Johnston

New Star Wars Trilogy Coming from Game of Thrones Creators

David BenioffandD.B. Weissare going from Winterfell to a galaxy far, far away. It was announced today that Benioff and Weiss, creators of the smash-hit, Emmy Award-winning television series Game of Thrones, will write and produce a series of New Star Wars movies. These new films will be separate from both the episodic Skywalker saga and the recently-announced trilogy being developed by Rian Johnson, writer-director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Julie Potts

Pixar's Finding Dory Motion Poster Asks 'Have You Seen Her?'

Last week, Disney Pixar revealed thefirst trailerfor their highly-anticipated sequelFinding Dory, arriving in theaters August 01, 2025. Today,Ellen DeGeneres' EllenTube has released a new motion poster, featuring the actress' title character in the midst of the ocean. This motion poster also comes just a few days after the theatrical poster was released, which featured the tagline “She just kept swimming.” Finding Doryreunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Ashley Phillips

Scarlett Johansson Considers Her MCU Future, Will She Ever Return After Black Widow?

After what seems like an eternity, Scarlett Johansson’s MCU swansongBlack Widowis just around the corner. As well as providing her character with one last appearance, following the events ofEndgame, which ruled her out of the future of the Cinematic Universe, it also gives us one of our best insights into Natasha Romanoff’s past and will apparently have ripples for the future of the Marvel franchise. While Johansson is saying goodbye to a role that she first played over a decade ago, she revealed that moving on is never an easy thing to do....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · David Middleton

Star Wars' Hayden Christensen Believed His Anakin Skywalker Role Would Go to Leonardo DiCaprio

Hayden Christensendid not believe he would be cast as Anakin Skywalker after learning that several other actors had already auditioned for theStar Warsrole. Today, the actor is synonymous with the dual role of Anakin and Darth Vader, but almost 22 years ago, Christensen was certain the part would go toTitanicstar,Leonardo DiCaprio. Christensen first played the Jedi on a journey to the dark side of the Force inStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, but he did not take it as a given that the role was one he could win....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · William Torres

Stranger Things Season 5 First Look Revealed in Behind-the-Scenes Netflix Geeked Week Teaser

Stranger Thingsis back for a fifth and final time atNetflix Geeked Week. The show, which first began on the streaming service way back in 2016, has become by far one of the most popular offerings from Netflix, with the end of the show marking the end of an era for the streaming giant. Now,we have our first look behind-the-scenes of the upcoming final outing courtesy of a new teaser, which you can check out below....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Brittany Williams

The Boys Showrunner Says Homelander Could Defeat Superman

One of the more interesting debates of today with fans ofThe Boysis whether Homelander could match up with Superman. The comparisons are natural, as Homelander serves as a parody of the Man of Steel, carrying over many of the very same superpowers. Of course, the biggest difference is that Superman uses his powers for good while Homelander is a complete sociopath who constantly seems like he’s on the verge of decimating the entire planet....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Sharon Jones

The Expendables 4 Set Video Teases Jason Statham's Big Bar Brawl

What happens when Lee Christmas walks into a bar? We’ll find out inThe Expendables 4, as revealed in a new video posted from the London set by Sylvester Stallone. On Instagram, Stallone shared a video guiding viewers through a bar that serves as one of the locations for the movie. The cast and crew are in the process of choreographing a big barroom brawl, teasing some of the action that’s to come in the sequel....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Maria Beard

The Gray Man 2: Netflix Now Working on How to Approach the Action Sequel

Netflixis now working on how to approach a sequel to their action thriller franchise starter,The Gray Man. According to Scott Stuber, Head of Netflix Film, who recently sat down withCollider, the streaming platform is eager for more Ryan Gosling-led adventures, but have not yet cracked how to bring the series back forThe Gray Man 2. See what Stuber had to say below: “When we talk about it, the advantage we have is we have incredible actors; they’re watchable, they’re unique....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Corey Lyons

The Lone Gunmen Return in Latest X-Files Photo

The X-Filesevent series is airing it’s penultimate episode this Monday, titledBabylon, and with it comes the return of some highly anticipated characters. That’s right, after a long absence, The Lone Gunmen are back! And we have your first look courtesy ofEW. The Lone Gunmen team is made up of Byers, Langly, and Frohike. They are a trio ofconspiracynuts who became extremely popular during the original run of the show, which ended on Fox way back in 2002....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Michael Morrow

The Predator Red Band Trailer Brings the Hunter Back for More

A new trailer forThe Predatorhas arrived. Shane Black, writer of such movies asLethal WeaponandLast Action Heroand director of movies likeIron Man 3andThe Nice Guys, has been hard at work trying tobring the classic franchise back to the big screen. This serves as both a sequel and a reboot, honoring what has come before but also carving its own path. Now, Fox has released a new red band trailer giving us a better look at what to expect from this new entry in the franchise....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Heidi Bond

The Sandman: Bonus Two-Parter Episode Lands on Netflix

Great news for fans ofThe Sandman, as a bonus two-parter episode has now landed onNetflix. Meaning that audiences can already delve back into author Neil Gaiman’s dreamworld of Morpheus and The Endless. A trailer for the episode, which adaptsA Dream of a Thousand CatsfromThe Sandman #18andCalliopefromThe Sandman #17, has now been released viathe official Twitter account for The Sandman. See what’s in store by checking out the trailer below. A Dream of a Thousand Catsfollows a kitten who, after being left alone when its owners fall asleep, is taken to a gathering of cats led by a purebred Blue-Point Siamese....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Sheila Martinez