Over the years,Idra Elbahas become both a powerhouse hero and a spine-chilling villain. His dominating persona paired with a meaningful emotional range makes him a beloved A-list star. Even his voice by itself is enough to draw crowds into animated movies likeZootopia, The Jungle Book,andSonic the Hedgehog 2.Like much ofthe cast onThe Wire, Elba’s career was kickstarted by the great HBO show, and has only gotten bigger and bigger ever since....
Brace yourselves: we may very well be seeing the first trailer forAvengers 4tomorrow. Fans have been dying to see what is next for the remaining heroes following the conclusion ofInfinity War, which saw Thanos successfully “balance” the universe. Or, to put it another way, kill half of literally everything in the universe. Marvel has kept a tight lid on things for the follow-up, but with the release date creeping ever closer, they’ve got to start letting the cat out of the bag and several pieces of evidence point to that happening very, very soon....
Colin Farrell will reportedly wear prosthetics inThe Batman. The actor is playing Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, in the highly anticipated Matt Reeves movie. We have yet to see Farrell on set in full Penguin makeup, but Rob McClure, who is preparing to star inMrs. Doubtfireon Broadway, says the prosthetics have been made for the actor. Batman fans have been waiting a long time to get any information about the storyline and how the characters will look....
20th Century Fox has picked up the rights to author Don Winslow’s latest novelThe Cartelfor amovie adaptationwhich hasRidley Scottattached to direct, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.Deadlinealso reports that the studio is eyeingLeonardo DiCaprioto star. The studio also picked up the rights to Don Winslow’s 2006 novelThe Power of the Dog, which chronicles the start of a war between a DEA agent and a drug dealer that continues inThe Cartel. The Cartelhas been receiving rave reviews since it was published in June, detailing the massive war waged between DEA agent Art Keller and Mexican drug cartel kingpin Adan Barrera....
Slasher movie killers follow a general set of rules, first and foremost of which is they must be big and imposing, and/or armed with highly effective weaponry. TheLeprechaunseries of horror movies flew in the face of this rule, featuring Warwick Davis as the titular creature, a small, green-clad fairy demon who hunts down and murders anyone foolish enough to steal his pot of gold. The franchise sawWarwick Davisplay the evil Leprechaun in six movies....
Ghostbusters: Afterlifedelivered the Ghostbusters movie that many fans had been hoping for since 1989, but several years earlierdirector Paul Feigassembled a different team to answer the call in a reboot of the beloved franchise. However, the film wasnot exactly welcomed with open armsby either franchise fans or general cinemagoers, and one of its starts has opened up about the extent of the backlash that the movie received. Leslie Jonesstarred in the 2016Ghostbusters rebootwith Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon, and recalls in her new biography,Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir(viaRolling Stone), the horrendous onslaught of racially motivated, threatening messages and comments she was subjected to following the release of the movie....
Rotten Tomatoes has concluded that movies longer than 140 minutes have a better chance ofearning a Fresh Rating. The popular review site crunched the numbers of 1,431 movies released since 2019 to come to their conclusion. In addition to the amount of movies, the site only looked at features that opened up to 500 theaters or more. As the study shows, some of the shorter movies really don’t even compare to the ones with the mammoth runtimes, like Andres Muschietti’sIT Chapter Two, which is now in theaters....
Among the most admired French filmmakers of the last 30 years,Luc Bessonis no stranger to Hollywood successes and failures. The writer/director behind such popular movies asLeon: The Professional,Lucy,andThe Fifth Elementhas also taken big cinematic swings that have not fared so well with critics and the moviegoing masses. Case in point, Besson’s poorly-rated assassin thrillerAnnacame and went with very little fanfare and critical acclaim in 2019. Fortunately, the movie is experiencing newfound popularity on Netflix after joining the platform in 2024....
Miley Cyrus does a lot more singing than acting these days, but the “Party in the USA” singer says she’s still open to rebootingHannah Montana. Though she has since moved on to become one of modern music’s most famous pop stars, Cyrus is still very well remembered for her family-friendly role on the Disney Channel series. Speaking about the show on theCarolina with Greg T in the Morningradio show, Cyrus confessed that she still has a desire to step back into the role of Hannah Montana again some day....
Universal Pictures is the latest studio to do some shuffling around with its release calendar amidst the madness, with several major releases being pushed back significantly.Minions: The Rise of Gru, which had already been shifted off of its current date this summer, has been pushed back a full year. Meanwhile,Sing 2has also been delayed by six months and the studio’s adaptation of the Broadway musicalWickedhas been pushed back indefinitely. Aftermovie theaters all around the U....
Movie theaters are currently on track to reopenbefore the end of the month in the U.S. following a months-long closure. But not so fast. Industry analyst Doug Creutz of financial services company Cowen now believes that theaters will remain closed domestically until mid-2021. Should this prove true, it would serve as a detrimental blow to the movie business on all sides. Doug Creutz recently wrote an update on his expectations forDisneyin 2020....
Disney’s live-action remake ofMulanwill not feature Mushu or songs. Director Niki Caro made the reveal in a new interview promoting the upcoming movie. It had been previously reported that the movie was going to be missing these elements, but this is the first time that it has been officially confirmed. Disney can’t really win with their remakes when it comes to pleasing fans. Either they are criticized for being too similar to the originals, or criticized for deviating too much....
If you plan on catching up with your favorite programs onNetflixthis weekend, such as the new season ofOrange Is the New Black,Marvel’s Daredevil, the Emmy-nominatedUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtor any other movie or TV show available on the streaming service, you may notice a new upgrade. Netflix announced on theirofficial blogyesterday that they have added the first “major” upgrade to their TV applications, which will make it a bit easier for fans to enjoy the movies and shows they want to watch....
