Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in and produce an adaptation of Oblivion Song, the series of graphic novels written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Lorenzo De Felici. Oblivion Song follows Nathan Cole (Gyllenhaal), a man who makes daily trips to try and rescue those still living in the …
Read More »Netflix announces more than 40 new movies releasing in 2021
Netflix has announced its movie release slate for the rest of the year, and it’s a big one – more than 40 original movies are set to be added to the streamer before the end of 2021. From the hotly anticipated to the slightly bizarre (a musical about Princess Diana, …
Read More »The salaries of some of the worlds biggest movie stars have been revealed
The eye-watering salaries of some of Hollywood’s biggest names have been revealed in a new report – including one that reaches a whopping nine figures. Variety (opens in new tab) has a breakdown on the pay involved in some of the biggest upcoming box office tentpoles and on streaming. Topping …
Read More »Simu Liu on Shang-Chi: “It means that kids growing up today will have what I didn’t”
The release of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will mark the first major Asian-American Marvel superhero on the big screen, with the titular martial-arts expert – known as Marvel Universe’s greatest hand-to-hand fighter – played by Simu Liu. And it is a destiny that Liu brought …
Read More »Pet Sematary prequel cast adds Samantha Mathis and Henry Thomas
Sometimes dead is better, at least, that’s how the saying in Stephen King’s Pet Sematary goes – a novel in which a grieving father chooses to revive his dead son, turning him into a pint-sized murderous simulacra with a penchant for slicing and dicing. Pet Sematary refuses to stay buried, …
Read More »How School of Rocks ending was changed by one of the movies 13-year-old cast members
School of Rock actor Rivkah Reyes has revealed that the movie’s ending was the idea of a fellow cast member, Kevin Clark, who was only 13 at the time. “The ending wasn’t landing,” Reyes said in a video on TikTok (opens in new tab). (H/T Insider (opens in new tab)) …
Read More »Marvels What If writer talks multiverse and season 2
Marvel’s What If…? has arrived, offering our first look at the MCU in animated form. The question on everyone’s mind, though, is whether the new show will tie into its live-action siblings or remain separate. “We had conversations early on about how the multiverse was going to work, because of …
Read More »Simu Liu seemingly responds to Shang-Chis release being called an “experiment” by Disney CEO
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has seemingly responded to comments made by Disney CEO Bob Chapek on the movie’s release strategy. The Marvel film will be a theatrical exclusive for 45 days before heading to Disney Plus – which Chapek described as “an interesting …
Read More »Free Guy 2: Ryan Reynolds confirms Disney already wants sequel
Free Guy star Ryan Reynolds confirmed a sequel is on the way. The movie’s weekend total clocks out at $28.4 million – impressive in itself, beating out the previous weekend’s $26.2 million brought in by The Suicide Squad – but it was the movie’s $10.5 million Friday takings that swung …
Read More »Doctor Strange 2 will feature a “totally different” Scarlet Witch, says Elizabeth Olsen
Elizabeth Olsen has spoken about returning as Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange 2 next year – and it sounds like we’ll see a different side to Wanda following the Disney Plus series WandaVision. “I wrapped WandaVision on a Wednesday and flew to London on a Friday to continue playing this part …
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