Deadpool 2 Will Begin Shooting Later Than Expected

There has been a slight delay in the production start date forDeadpool 2. But it’s probably for the best. The sequel doesn’t have a firm release date in place, and it appears that everyone involved wants the best movie possible, so they’re not rushing anything. Ryan Reynolds and his writing staff are still hammering the final nails into the script, and if all goes according to plan, the show will hit the road this June....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Stephanie Burns

Did Ben Affleck Almost Direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

It is no secret that it is a very good time to be aStar Warsfan. Not only are we getting a lot of newStar Warsmovies, which started off last year withStar Wars: The Force Awakens, but Disney is putting a lot of money, resources and talent into these new movies. As it turns out, with a couple of degrees of speculation,Ben Affleckmay have been a talent that they were trying to recruit to direct aStar Warsmovie....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Sheila Carpenter

Disney / Fox Deal Clears Final Hurdle, Expected to Finalize Next Month

The Disney/Fox deal is finally, nearly complete as the landmark purchase has just cleared one of the last major hurdles. This all started in December 2016 whenDisneybested the competition to buy the majority of the media assets held by 21st Century Fox. The final price of the deal wound up being a staggering $71.3 billion and it’s set to reshape the media landscape as we know it. Whether or not movie and TV lovers realize it, this is going to have widespread implications and now, thanks to approval from Brazilian regulators, we’re mere weeks away from this being locked down....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Ashley Adams

Disney's Black Widow Delay May Force Some Movie Theaters to Close Down Again

The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) reveals what theBlack Widowdelay means for business. It was announced earlier this week that Disney is making some pretty big changes to their upcoming release slate. The standalone Natasha Romanoff movie was supposed to already be out in theaters months ago, but it was pushed back to November. The highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe project will now come out in May of 2021, and it’s just another blow to movie theaters across the world in 2020....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · Stephanie Blake

Donnie Darko 4K Re-Release Trailer Is Here and It Looks Amazing

Next month, the British Film Institute celebrates the 15th anniversary of the iconic cult classicDonnie Darkowith a theatrical re-release showcasing the film’s new 4K restoration. Today we have a new trailer for the re-release, which is only happening in the U.K., with screenings on December 19, 20, 22 and 23. The film will also include an introduction from writer-directorRichard Kelly. BFIdebuted this new trailer yesterday, which allows fans to revisit thiscult classic, even if you can’t make it to the U....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Krista Bautista

Edgar Wright's Ant-Man Movie Would Have Been A Very Different MCU Movie

Scott Lang’s debut in theMarvel Cinematic Universewas going to be directed by acclaimed filmmakerEdgar Wright. However, the firstAnt-Manfilm ended up being helmed by Peyton Reed, who also directed the two sequels, but many of the original ideas proposed by Wright remained, while others were discarded. It was in 2014, a year before the movie was released when the original director left the project alleging creative differences with the studio. The details behind his departure were not revealed, but many fans speculated that it was mostly regarding how his story would fit in to theMCU’s larger picture....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Richard Crawford

Elizabeth Olsen Addresses Solo Scarlet Witch Rumors

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessmade a triumphant homecoming to Disney+ last week,having a bigger debut thanEternalsfollowing its hugely successful theatrical run. Despite losing out on being the biggest selling movie of the year toTop Gun: Maverick,there has been plenty of love shown for Stephen Strange’s latest outing, and for his co-starElizabeth Olsen’s return as Wanda Maximoff. However, with the movie seeming to bring about the end of Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, the actress has commented on the numerous rumors of her still being in line to get her own solo movie in the future....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Michael Mclaughlin

Every Major Movie James Gunn Has Been Involved In, Ranked

James Gunnhas staked quite a claim on the Hollywood Hills, and it’s easy to see why. Like many other directors, Gunn started out as a writer, occasionally even taking on a project just for the sake of work. What’s impressive is the fact that even those gigs resulted in something special…not always a classic, but special. He started off inverylow-budget films, notably working for Troma early in his career. But then he was given the screenwriting reigns to an older IP, which ended up proving two things....

July 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1395 words · Brent Villanueva

Everyone Needs a Chewbacca Bean Bag Chair

Star Warsmerchandise has always been pretty weird once you leave the realm of action figures and other pretty normal forms of movie promotion, but the Chewbacca bean bag chair is here to make it into the pantheon of weirdThe Last Jedimerch. There are also versions of Yoda and the Death Star available as well, which are also really weird, but the Chewie bean bag chair is pretty notable because it just looks like a giant ball of fuzz with teeth and nothing else to really stand out as being Chewbacca-like....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Ronald Lozano

Forrest Gump Gets Reimagined as Indian Remake Laal Singh Chaddha

The official trailer forLaal Singh Chaddhareveals a sneak peek at the Indian retelling ofForrest Gump. Featuring a familiar story about a simple man with a life that’s anything but, the remake’s trailer will feel reminiscent for those who’ve seenForrest Gump, though the change in location allows for the film to simultaneously feel quite different. you may see for yourself by checking out the trailer below. Shot in over 100 locations throughout India,Laal Singh Chaddhais directed by Advait Chandan and stars Aamir Khan, star of the Academy Award-nominated film Lagaan, alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Jennifer Thomas

Galaxy Quest TV Series Is Happening with Simon Pegg

AGalaxy Questseries is reportedly in the works at Amazon with Simon Pegg attached. For years, there have been rumors of a newGalaxy Quest sequelhappening, but the planned project lost most of its steam when Alan Rickman passed away in 2016. Some of the original stars have still teased a follow-up in the years since, and it now appears that a TV series adaptation is in the works. Speaking with The Times, screenwriter Georgia Pritchett (The Shrink Next Door,Veep) revealed that she’s currently working on a"television version of Galaxy Quest....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Emily Mclaughlin

Game of Thrones Star Teases Big Season 7 Cliffhanger

If you still haven’t gotten caught up withGame of Thronesyet, through the epic Season 6 finale, there will be SPOILERS discussed below, so read on at your own risk. The Season 6 finale that aired this past June helped set the stage for the show’s epic finale, which will unfold over two truncated seasons. It has already been confirmed thatGame of Thrones Season 7will debut sometime this summer, with a shortened seven-episode season, with the eighth and final season believed to contain six episodes, but that hasn’t been set in stone yet....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 811 words · Michele Garcia

Ghost in the Shell Set Photo Shows Scarlett Johansson in Costume

Back in April, fans got their first look atScarlett Johanssonon the set ofGhost in the Shell, as production began in New Zealand. The image raised quite a bit of controversy, with fans calling out the production for castingScarlett Johanssonas Kusanagi, a character portrayed in the original manga as a Japanese woman. While the controversy has died down somewhat in the months that followed, production still continues, and today we have a new look at the actress in costume, along with directorRupert Sanders....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Christy Lopez