Jack Black Deems Himself the New 'God of Thunder' in Hilarious Ragnarok Spoof Video

Jack Black has deemed himself the “New God of Thunder” in his newThor Ragnarokspoof video. By the time talks started to come up about a possible thirdThorinstallment, Chris Hemsworth was over playing the character. That all changed when Taika Waititi came on board to makeThor: Ragnarok, a movie that made the God of Thunder fun, while adding in some colorful new characters at the same time. Marvel Cinematic Universe fans, including Black, naturally gravitated towards it....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Dennis Hinton

John Woo Returns to Hollywood to Direct No-Dialogue Action Movie with Joel Kinnaman

Legendary filmmakerJohn Woois returning to Hollywood for his first movie in the United States in nearly 20 years. The director of popular action movies likeHard BoiledandFace/Off, Woo has been working on features in Hong Kong in recent years. It has now been revealed that he will be directing a new U.S. action movie calledSilent Nightwith Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad) set to star in the lead role. Woo is taking an interesting angle withSilent Night, as it will reportedly be a"loud action tale"that’s completely free of dialogue, but probably filled with gunshots, breaking glass, and other action movie racket....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Jessica Lewis

Key & Peele's Police Academy Remake Is Grounded in Reality

After being stuck in development for a number of years, New Line Cinema’sPolice Academyremake started moving in the right direction back in 2014, whenKey & PeelestarsKeegan Michael KeyandJordan Peelecame aboard to produce the comedy. The duo are working alongside originalPolice AcademyproducerPaul Maslansky, who has been shepherding this project for the past six years. While we haven’t had any updates on the project sinceKey & Peelesigned on two years ago, thePolice Academy remakeis still happening, and the story is inspired by two surprising sources....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Tyler Smith

Kindergarten Cop Yanked from Portland Drive-In After Over-Policing Complaints

The Northwest Film Center’s Summer Drive-In series has decided to pullKindergarten Copfrom its release schedule. The Northwest Film Center was going to show the classic 1990 comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger because of “its importance in Oregon filmmaking history.” However, after a series of complaints about “over-policing” tactics used in the movie, they decided to pull the plug. The decision comes after President Donald Trump ordered federal tactical teams to infiltrate Portland to protect federal property, where they sparred with protesters....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Dawn Harris

Labor Day Box Office Estimates Hit 18-Year Low

We reported that last week marked theworst box office weekendin 15 years, withThe Hitman’s Bodyguardrepeating atop the box office with a paltry $10 million in its second weekend, and with no new movies arriving in wide release, the Labor Day holiday weekend was expected to be even worse. Surprisingly, the top 10 remained virtually unchanged, with most of the movies showing small increases from last weekend or very small decreases, but it still will likely set a record for futility, marking the worst Labor Day weekend since 1999....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · David Hickman

Mark Hamill on Returning in Star Wars 9: I Don't Care Anymore

With his Last Jedi press obligations completely out of the way following the sequel’s release on Blu-ray and DVD, Mark Hamill is letting the world know how he truly feels. The man we once knew as Luke Skywalker says that he “doesn’t care anymore” about returning to theStar Warsuniverse after the death of Carrie Fisher. Hamill could very well end up returning for J.J. Abrams’Star Wars 9after the death of his character in the previous movie, appearing as a Force Ghost....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Brittany Tran

Matt Reeves Hasn't Left The Batman, Still Writing and Directing

Some recent rumors have suggested that Matt Reeves is leavingThe Batman, but an inside source claims that the director is still on board and working hard on finishing the script. The rumor began to circulate after someone reported that something big is happening at Warner Bros. and DC Films, insinuating that fans would not be happy when the news dropped. This led to widespread speculation thatMatt Reeves is leaving The Batman, since it’s had such a difficult time getting off of the ground over the course of the last year....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Amy Daugherty

Mayhem! Review

Revenge is a dish best served cold, as they say. Xavier Gens’ new action epicMayhem!is actually titledFarangin its own language, which in Thai refers to someone who is of Western ancestry. This can be said about the film’s lead character; Samir, played with a ferocious intensity by the dashing Nassim Lyes. Samir is a French ex-convict who is out for blood after the mob tracks him down and wreaks havoc on his now-peaceful existence....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 913 words · Tammy Mason

MC Ren on Straight Outta Compton: Don't Let the Movie Fool You

Universal’sStraight Outta Comptonpulled off an impressivebox officewin this weekend, with Sunday’s estimates reporting the biopic took in $56.1 million, a figure that was adjusted up to $60.2 million when the final numbers came in today. The film is also a hit with the nation’s critics, earning an impressive 89% “Fresh” score onRottenTomatoes.com. One of the original members of the iconic rap groupN.W.A.,M.C. Ren, had plenty of praise for the film over the weekend, although he wanted to set the record straight that his contribution to the group was greater than it was portrayed in the film....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Hunter Mullen

Method Actor Jared Leto Used Crutches on Morbius Set, Even for Bathroom Breaks

Jared Letois one of the several Hollywood actors whose names have come to be associated with “method acting.” But he often goes overboard while playing a character, and that’s exactly what happened on the set of his latest film,Morbius. In a recent interview withUproxx, director Daniel Espinosa confirmed a story about Leto using crutches even to use the bathroom while filmingMorbius. In the film, Jared Leto plays Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist suffering from a rare blood disease who gains vampiric abilities while attempting to cure himself....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Miss Debbie Vega

New Friday the 13th Game Trailer Takes You on a Virtual Cabin Tour

Back in May, Gun Media released their newFriday the 13thvideo game, and since then, the video game company has been rolling out a number of updates. Today, Gun Media released the first look at the Virtual Cabin 2.0 update with a new video, but it isn’t ultimately clear when this new Virtual Cabin 2.0 will be available on theFriday the 13th video game. Here’s part of the Gun Media team’s statement about this new Virtual Cabin below....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Nicole Ellis

Ninja Turtles 2: Michael Bay Unveils 2 New Vehicles

After a few pre-production scenes were shot withWill Arnett, the L.A. Clippers and the New York Nets last month,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2is finally ready to officially start production. And to celebrate the return of the four sewer-dwelling brothers, producerMichael Bayhas unveiled 2 new vehicles from the film. The first two photos show off the Brothers' new garbage truck, which serves as their main means of transpiration as they travel around town undetected....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Travis Smith

Paul Rudd Spoils Ant-Man and the Wasp Post-Credit Scene

Ant-Man and the Waspis preparing to hit theaters next week andPaul Ruddmay have let the cat out of the bag just a little too soon in a new interview. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been waiting to see how the sequel will fit in after the events ofInfinity War.Ant-Man and the Waspessentially picks up whereCivil Warleaves off, which is way before Thanos gets ahold of the Infinity Stones and snaps his mighty fingers....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Robin Nixon