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Stranger Things Season 5 (Probably) Won’t Introduce Any More Major Characters Netflix By Shania Russell/Aug. 13, 2022 1:42 pm EST “Stranger Things” has come a long way from its humble Eggo waffle-munching beginnings. When the series first launched in 2016, it was just a simple story about a missing child, a telekinetic orphan, and a monster-filled alternate dimension. … Okay, so maybe simplicity was never actually on the table, but there’s no denying how much the series has changed over the years: the kids have gone from fighting nightmarish demogorgons to a war against the full-fledged eldritch horror, Vecna....

The Banshees of Inisherin Searchlight Pictures “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell and is directed by Martin McDonagh, is not a follow-up to the trio’s previous team-up, “In Bruges,” in any meaningful way except one: Both Gleeson and Colin Farrell might well be stuck together in a beautiful, bucolic hell, just like Farrell’s character feared in the older movie’s closing moments. This time, however, the real hell is not the Flemish city, nor the lonely, fictional island of Inisherin, but each other....

The Daily Stream: Queer Eye Will Melt Even The Stoniest Of Hearts Ilana Panich-Linsman/Netflix By Jenna Busch/Dec. 9, 2022 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series: “Queer Eye” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: If you cast your mind back to 2003, approximately 10,000 years ago by 2022 reckoning, a show called “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” premiered on Bravo....

The Most Disturbing Moments From Disney’s The Owl House Disney By Margaret David/Sept. 13, 2022 4:20 pm EST Streaming services like HBO Max are under fire for mistreating animation studios and creators, but Disney’s been a quiet canary in that coal mine. “The Owl House” is a spectacular series about a world of wild magic, and it’s never afraid to deal with tough topics like betrayal and emotional abuse. Its story treats its diverse and LGTBQ+ cast with refreshing acceptance....

The Story Of Damage Control (So Far) In The MCU Marvel Studios By Ben F. Silverio/Aug. 25, 2022 10:00 am EST Since the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, the audience has been introduced to a number of groups. Of course, there are heroic teams like the Avengers, the Defenders, and the Guardians of the Galaxy or villainous organizations like A.I.M., the Ten Rings, and HYDRA, but there are also a number of government agencies that largely operate in the background of the MCU....

When and where to watch The Young King Universal Pictures As of publication time, “The Young King” hasn’t yet begun production, so it’ll be a while until we get to see the film. It’s expected to start filming in early 2023, and will be shot on location in Las Vegas. The movie also still needs to find distributors, which is typical for a project in development. Mister Smith Entertainment, which has worked on films like “The Girl on the Train” and “The Post,” will reportedly be presenting the project to buyers for international rights at the American Film Market event in November....

Tom Hardy Took A Leap Of Faith On Christopher Nolan’s ‘Complex’ Inception Script Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 29, 2022 5:34 pm EST Tom Hardy is an incredibly intense actor. Even if he’s making something as goofily mainstream as “Venom,” he throws everything he’s got into the role. This can be a bit off-putting at times. His thick Brooklyn accent as Eddie Brock is a wildly heightened variation on the character he played in Michaêl R....

Wendell & Wild Director Henry Selick Wants To Revive A Scrapped Adaptation Of Great Neil Gaiman Story Netflix By Demetra Nikolakakis/Oct. 21, 2022 2:58 pm EST Hollywood has seen a lot of promising projects go unfinished. From George Lucas’ original “Star Wars” sequel plans to a crossover between the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, it seems like a lot of ideas just fly too close to the sun (or are otherwise deemed unprofitable by studio executives)....

Pay to not play Paramount Pictures Hoskins wasn’t a box office draw in the U.S., but his portrayal of London mobster Harold Shand in John Mackenzie’s “The Long Good Friday” transformed him into director catnip. After scoring an Academy Award nomination for “Mona Lisa,” everyone wanted a piece of him, including De Palma. Unfortunately, Hoskins wasn’t going to move the needle marketing-wise for “The Untouchables,” so when the director sent the actor the screenplay, he was incredibly candid about the tentativeness of the offer....

Why Jordan Peele Wanted Nope To Include That Awesome Akira Homage Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/July 23, 2022 4:08 pm EST Warning: Minor spoilers for “Nope” ahead. Read at your own risk. Jordan Peele has never shied away from paying homage to some of his favorite horror movies, proudly wearing his influences on the sleeves of his work without ever feeling like he’s just straight-up ripping off a classic scene for a cheap nostalgia pop....

Hanks didn’t think audiences would understand the scenes Paramount Pictures Despite bookending the various episodes we see of Gump’s life, the importance of the bench scenes was lost on Hanks. The actor revealed on the ReelBlend Podcast that he actually asked director Robert Zemeckis if anyone in the audience would even understand or care about his character’s ramblings to complete strangers (via CNN). “I said to Bob [Zemeckis], ‘Is anyone going to care about this nut sitting on a [bench]?...

16 Movies Like Arrival That You Definitely Need To See Paramount Pictures By Margaret David/Aug. 16, 2022 4:14 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Communication is the key to successful first contact scenarios. The empathic relationship that language can create between two dissimilar peoples is a source of optimism in both in fiction and in real life. Consider, if you will, Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 film, “Arrival....

The Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Studios Let’s start with the Guardians of the Galaxy. As you know, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) went off to join the Guardians for a bit after “Avengers: Endgame,” flying around the galaxy, fighting space crime. However, Thor doesn’t stay with the Guardians for very long in his latest solo outing. We saw shots of them in almost every trailer, from Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper) mentioning that this isn’t exactly a vacation as he shoots his gun, to the complicated handshake between Thor and Star-Lord (Chris Pratt)....

Avatar: The Way Of Water Kicks Off Its Box Office Run With $17 Million In Thursday Previews 20th Century Studios By Ryan Scott/Dec. 16, 2022 12:34 pm EST It has, astonishingly, been 13 years since “Avatar” was released and shattered box office records across the board. All these years later, it remains the highest-grossing movie of all time (even if it briefly surrendered the crown). At long last, James Cameron is back with his long-awaited follow-up, “Avatar: The Way of Water....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Showcases A Different M’Baku, According To Winston Duke Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/July 26, 2022 1:18 pm EST In what feels like a lifetime ago, Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” became a true event upon hitting theaters in 2018. With its beautiful Afro-futurist aesthetic and captivating soundtrack mixing traditional African instruments with hip-hop, the movie was a feast for the eyes and ears, on top of having a compelling story and characters....

Clark Gable’s Hollywood Career Got Off To A Rocky Start MGM By Leigh Giangreco/July 7, 2022 2:25 pm EST Clark Gable was once dubbed “the king of Hollywood.” With his easy, roguish smile and slick, debonair hair, he made women swoon and men envious. One would imagine that a man of such stature and style simply walked onto the silver screen. But while Gable’s onscreen persona looked effortless, he ground through a string of minor roles and an entire makeover to become the legendary actor we know him as today....

Clint Eastwood Borrowed A Small-But-Impactful Element Of Psycho For Play Misty For Me Universal By Jeremy Smith/Dec. 14, 2022 7:07 pm EST Clint Eastwood had himself quite the contradictory 1971. He starred as a wounded soldier victimized by a seminary headmistress and her young charges in the Civil War gothic “The Beguiled,” directed himself as a DJ victimized by an obsessed ex-lover in “Play Misty for Me,” and victimized perps and suspects with quippy aplomb as a Miranda-rights-flouting cop in “Dirty Harry....

Danai Gurira Talks Okoye’s Big Wakanda Forever Moments, Including That Bridge Fight [Exclusive Interview] Marvel Studios By Vanessa Armstrong/Nov. 21, 2022 3:00 pm EST Warning: This interview contains mild spoilers for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” All the characters in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” go through a journey during the movie’s 161-minute run time. Okoye, played wonderfully by Danai Gurira, is no exception, and she finds herself in a very different place at the end of the film....

A surprise dual role Netflix Janelle Monáe doesn’t just play one role in “Glass Onion.” She plays two, and a lot of the time, it is one playing the other. The role we are presented with her playing is that of Cassandra “Andi” Brand, the co-founder of the tech company now solely owned and operated by Edward Norton’s Miles Bron. Andi has been pushed out of the company in a massive lawsuit where Miles fraudulently claimed to have conceived of the idea for the company on his own, and all of their friends, known to themselves as “The Disrupters,” succumbed to the pressure to conspire with Miles to get Andi out....

Director Louis Leterrier Saw The MCU’s Future Before The Incredible Hulk Had Even Finished Filming Universal Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Nov. 5, 2022 5:30 pm EST Once upon a time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a fickle idea. A concept to be tested rigorously in the early days of Marvel Studios, a young production company that was hungry to make do with the limited film rights they had (or shared with Universal Pictures)....