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Christian Bale Wasn’t A Big Fan Of All The Green Screen Work In Thor: Love And Thunder Walt Disney Studios By Matt Rainis/Oct. 6, 2022 4:34 pm EST “Thor: Ragnarok” provided a much-needed shot in the arm for the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it came out in 2017. It was a refreshing take on the character of Thor, who had never really found his footing in his previous film appearances. Director Taika Waititi’s humorous and colorful entry into the superhero franchise was fun, clever, and actually felt like something new — a rarity for superhero films....

Henry Cavill ‘Never Expected’ The Sherlock Role When He Was Offered Enola Holmes Netflix By Marcos Melendez/Oct. 22, 2022 10:30 pm EST With a sequel well on its way, Netflix’s “Enola Holmes” film series has firmly carved out its place among the plethora of Holmes-focused adaptations. This is not only thanks to an inspired performance by Millie Bobby Brown in the titular role, but to Henry Cavill, who plays her on-screen brother, Sherlock Holmes....

John Leguizamo’s Opinion Of Super Mario Bros. Has ‘Definitely’ Changed [Exclusive] Buena Vista Pictures By Witney Seibold/Nov. 30, 2022 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1993, Rocky Morton’s and Annabel Jankel’s “Super Mario Bros.” was released in theaters to terrible reviews and widespread derision. Many audiences at the time could be heard rejecting the film out of hand, as it invented its own, bizarre premise wholly separate from the games on which it was based....

Kevin Smith Took A Different Approach With The Story Of Clerks II MGM By Sandy Schaefer/Sept. 28, 2022 4:35 pm EST It’s interesting how the first and third “Clerks” films act as time capsules for Kevin Smith’s life. 1994’s “Clerks,” the first movie Smith ever wrote and directed, is a comedy inspired by his time working at a convenience store. 2022’s “Clerks III” similarly nods to the heart attack that nearly killed Smith in 2018....

Landing His Next Friday Role Was ‘A Miraculous Leap’ For Mike Epps New Line Cinema By J. Gabriel Ware/Oct. 22, 2022 2:34 pm EST Mike Epps’ big Hollywood break came when he starred alongside Ice Cube in the 2000 stoner comedy “Next Friday,” the sequel to 1995’s “Friday.” From there, the actor gained roles in many hit films and released a number of comedy specials. “It was a miraculous leap,” Epps told Hollywood....

Matt Smith Reveals The Secret To Daemon Targaryen’s Eternal Youth HBO By Walter Roberts/Oct. 23, 2022 12:27 pm EST Whether you love or hate the time jumps in “House of the Dragon” (and we have opinions), no one can deny the creators’ handling of aging has sometimes been confusing to follow. When Emma Darcy and Olivia Cooke took over as Rhaenyra and Alicent, it was a little strange that Fabien Frankel stayed in the role of Ser Criston Cole, and didn’t even get a makeup job to add gray hairs and wrinkles....

Paramount moves forward with The Naked Gun reboot Paramount Pictures For a change, there is something to see here and no need to disperse just yet. “The Naked Gun” and its follow-ups have stood tall as some of the best comedies in the last few decades, despite the franchise’s beginnings as the poorly-rated ABC “Police Squad” series before being rebooted on the big screen with Nielsen in the same lead role....

Nintendo Is Doubling Down On Animated Films With Creation Of Nintendo Pictures Co. Nintendo By Rafael Motamayor/July 14, 2022 3:48 pm EST Nintendo has a bit of a rocky history with the world of TV and film. After exploding in popularity in the ’90s with their consoles, the company opened the floodgates to tie-in Saturday morning cartoon adaptations of “Super Mario,” “Donkey Kong,” “Kirby,” “The Legend of Zelda,” and more. But then the infamous “Super Mario Bros....

Johnny Knoxville’s loss was Robert Downey Jr.’s gain Warner Bros. “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” was a rarity in the first half of the 2000s, and not in a good way. It was a banter-heavy pulp yarn about an inept thief who stumbles into a murder investigation after accidentally nailing an audition for a Hollywood movie. Clever as hell, yes, but industry hacks who only knew Elmore Leonard and Donald E. Westlake as writers Quentin Tarantino admired couldn’t grasp that Black had delivered a brilliantly preposterous neo-noir riff....

Peter Dinklage Thinks If You Were Mad About The Game Of Thrones Finale, You Weren’t Paying Attention HBO By Jeremy Mathai/July 29, 2022 4:26 pm EST While “Game of Thrones” maybe wasn’t the most intellectually rigorous show ever developed — it was mainly about sex, dragons, zombies, and smashing people’s faces in as gruesome a manner as possible, after all — I think enough time has passed since its unceremonious end that we can give it a little credit for the things it did right....

Quentin Tarantino Loves Seth Rogen’s Critically-Panned Observe And Report Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/Dec. 7, 2022 2:32 pm EST Quentin Tarantino isn’t just one of our greatest living filmmakers, he’s also one of the world’s preeminent cinephiles. Whereas many directors try to keep their opinions to themselves, especially regarding recently released movies, Tarantino loves to sound off. He publicly shares his yearly top 10 lists, and uses every interview as an opportunity to talk about whatever movies happen to be on his mind at that particular moment....

She-Hulk: Director Kat Coiro Immediately Knew She Wanted To Get Meta In The MCU [Exclusive Interview] Marvel Studios By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 17, 2022 1:00 pm EST “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” has ended (for now), and the last Disney+ series in Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 line-up certainly didn’t disappoint. Setting aside the usual big-picture developments expected of the Marvel Cinematic Universe shows, “She-Hulk” tells a smaller-scale story focusing on the growth of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany)....

Snow White Footage Description: It’s Gal Gadot Versus Rachel Zegler [D23] Disney By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 9, 2022 8:13 pm EST Disney is currently hard at work remaking pretty much every single successful animated feature into a live-action version, and they’ve finally returned to the film where it all began: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” The upcoming film from “The Amazing Spider-Man” director Mark Webb will expand on the 1937 animated classic and will star Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) as the title character....

A longtime queer-coded character Netflix Will’s character has been queer-coded ever since season 1, although those allusions are mostly iffy, for the lack of a better word. When Joyce (Winona Ryder) tells Hopper (David Harbour) that Will is different, he jokingly asks whether he is gay. We also see the school bullies hurling homophobic slurs at Will and his own father projecting a skewed, toxic sense of masculinity onto the poor kid....

The 14 Best The Good Place Episodes, Ranked NBC By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 4, 2022 3:37 pm EST In the past decade, network television has failed to compete creatively with the shows available on premium channels and streaming services. The best showrunners and artists in the industry tend to sign deals with the studios that they know will give them the freedom to pursue their ideas to their fullest potential. How can networks like NBC compete with blockbuster shows like HBO’s “Game of Thrones” or Netflix’s “Stranger Things?...

The Best And Worst TV Couples Of 2022 HBO By Shania Russell/Dec. 14, 2022 1:30 pm EST Another year of TV magic has come and gone, meaning the time has come to reflect on the all-important highs and lows of 2022. And what subject could be more important than the one guaranteed to both break and mend our hearts: romance. Did you find yourself swooning over sultry flirtations? Reaching for the kleenex when a seemingly perfect couple fell apart?...

The B99 extended universe NBC There is a Damon Wayans Jr.-sized hole in this plot! The crossover episodes establish that “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “New Girl” exist in the same universe, which really complicates reality since Damon Wayans Jr. has appeared in both shows in completely different roles. Not only does the actor play a major role in “New Girl,” as occasional loft resident and main character Coach, but he also found his way over to the Nine-Nine as Detective Stevie Schillens, Jake’s former partner, who is revealed to be a dirty cop....

Hugh Jackman’s best dramatic role Sony Pictures Classics Peter wants to help his son. He wants to be a good father. But he doesn’t know how to grapple with Nicholas’ illness. He doesn’t even seem to realize it is an illness — he merely thinks of it as a bad patch; possible girl problems that Nicholas will eventually get over. Peter’s not clueless — he’s just never dealt with anything like this before....

The Superbad Crew Was Resistant To Letting Jonah Hill Play A Young Seth Rogen Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing By Shae Sennett/Sept. 6, 2022 11:10 am EST It’s hard to imagine “Superbad” without Jonah Hill, but the actor had to fight hard to earn the part of Seth. In fact, director Greg Mottola almost turned him away entirely. “Superbad” stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as two teenagers as they’re wrapping up their senior year of high school....

Tim Burton Toyed With The Idea Of A Dwayne Johnson Willy Wonka Film Warner Bros. Pictures By Matt Rainis/Oct. 30, 2022 10:30 pm EST Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the most powerful men on the planet. From his obvious traits, like his insane physique and charisma, to his more mysterious abilities, like how he somehow knew about Osama Bin Laden’s death before almost anybody else, it’s no wonder people were not unseriously throwing his name around as a presidential candidate....