Mean Girls Musical Hitting the Stage in Fall 2017 #movienews

In 2004, Tina Fey was a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live, mostly known as the co-anchor of ‘Weekend Update’ with Jimmy Fallon. It’s also the year she established herself as a skilled writer, with the release of the hit comedy Mean Girls. The movie starred many SNL alumni in the supporting roles, including Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey herself.

Directed by Mark Waters, Mean Girls is the story of naive teenager Cady (Lindsay Lohan) who attends High School for the first time after being home-schooled in Africa. She meets and befriends the most popular girls in school, known as The Plastics (Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried) only to learn how truly mean they are. Cady decides ...

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Rogue One & Sing to Top New Year Box Office Frame #movienews

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is already a huge success at the box office, even by Star Wars standards. The movie is poised to pass $400 domestically over New Year’s weekend, which is about $86 million away from the year-best total for Finding Dory – and it’s only in its third weekend in theaters. Rogue One doesn’t have enough time to reach the highest domestic total of the 2016 calendar year in the U.S., but has a chance to pass Captain America: Civil War ($408 million) for the second-highest.

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Shazam: New Fan Art Imagines The Rock as Black Adam #movienews

Though both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice failed to impress critics and have split fans, the two films earned Warner Brothers an impressive amount of money this year. Thanks to that commercial success, the WB has shown no sign of slowing down with the rollout of their superhero universe. In the near future, that means the release of Wonder Woman, Justice League, and Aquaman. After that, the DCEU will expand its roster further by giving a number of other heroes and villains their own films. Out of all of their upcoming projects, Shazam! is one of the biggest unknowns.

Originally announced as arriving in 2019, many have questioned whether this will actually be the case. For starters, no actor ...

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Ridley Scott Explains Why He Isn’t Interested in Superhero Films #movienews

Ridley Scott is a director who is known for jumping from one genre to the next with amazing dexterity. Not only has Scott tackled just about every genre you can name, from sci-fi to horror to action to Biblical epics, he’s also mastered most of them while creating a handful of films that genuinely define their particular genre.

There is however one genre the legendary Scott has not yet tried to take on: superhero movies. Unless you count Gladiator as a superhero film, Scott has never gotten close to dipping his toe in that particular pool. Why exactly has Scott, a man who has the technical skill to handle pretty much anything you can throw at him, ...

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Tom Hiddleston’s Hunter Becomes Hunted in Kong: Skull Island Video #movienews

Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake of the classic King Kong is as much a love letter to the ‘golden age’ of cinema as it is a monster movie. He maintained the 1930’s setting of the original and created a bold, visual spectacle which often strayed into melodrama. This pastiche approach worked for Jackson, and in rebooting the franchise with Kong: Skull Island, Jordan Vogt-Roberts has taken a similar approach to the 1976 version of King Kong.

Footage from the movie revealed so far promises something different to what audiences have seen before, but marketing for the movie has made similar use of iconic imagery and music from another renowned decade. It draws obvious parallels to the Vietnam War and makes use ...

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Super Mario Bros. is Coming to Blu-ray #movienews

Decades before Assassin’s Creed became the latest in a long line of video game movie flops, there was Super Mario Bros. Based on the massively popular franchise, the 1993 movie starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as the titular heroes as they discover an ancient evil, an underground city, and their true destiny. With a budget of $48 million and a box office haul of only $20.9 million, the movie was a huge failure. Gaining a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it failed to impress both critics and filmgoers.

Though not every adaptation of a video game has been a failure, the movie laid out many of the issues that would be faced by future attempts—like films for Double Dragon and Street Fighter, which both released to ...

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Suicide Squad & Ghostbusters (2016) Are the Same Movie [Video] #movienews

2016 goes down as one of the most divisive years in recent memory. Not only was this felt during the election, but the drama spilled over into the world of cinema as well. Two of the year’s more divisive films were Suicide Squad and the reboot of Ghostbusters. Suicide Squad and its fellow DC Extended Universe movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice both wound up dividing critics, fans, and general audiences alike.

For Ghostbusters part, the controversy started well before it hit theaters. Part of this was due to it being a reboot of a beloved classic, but the other part came from the backlash against the film having all four of its leads be women. It was one of the darker episodes in a year full of sexist and/or racist incidents – which isn’t to say there’s no humor to be gained from either the actual Ghostbusters reboot or Suicide Squad.

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Power Rangers Toy Features Classic Original Series Phrase #movienews

The premiere of the Power Rangers movie reboot is fast approaching, and though we’ve seen the first trailer (and an international version), there’s still a lot we don’t know about Saban’s upcoming take on the property.  We know that Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) will play the villainous Rita Repulsa, and that she’ll be joined by a new approach to the henchman Goldar, but we still aren’t sure what their evil plot will be. At least we’ve had a few looks at the Rangers’ costumes and Zords, and we’re likely to get at least one more trailer before a slew of TV spots.

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Disney and Warner Bros. Artist Tyrus Wong Passes Away at 106 #movienews

Tyrus Wong, an artist at Disney studios and later at Warner Bros, has died at the age of 106. Deadline reports that Wong’s family confirmed the sad news on Facebook. Wong worked for Disney from 1938-41 and during that time made a key contribution to the creation of Bambi, creating art pieces that would ultimately form the basis for the film’s famously unique look. Wong would go on to work for Warner Bros. where he did concept art for film classics Rebel Without a Cause and The Wild Bunch among others. Wong also did uncredited work on Around the World in Eighty Days.

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Rogue One: Designing Vader’s Mustafar Castle #movienews

As Disney’s first Star Wars spinoff, it was only natural that Rogue One: A Star Wars story would introduce new corners of the universe for its original heroes to explore. But the film also significantly expanded the lore of at least one existing legend – Darth Vader. Though the Dark Lord of the Sith has very little screen time in the film, one noteworthy scene brings us to his previously unseen home on the volcanic planet of Mustafar.

We’ve already heard that Darth Vader’s castle may return in future Star Wars films. This makes sense, considering Kylo Ren’s obsession with his grandfather, but it also made it all the more important to get the design right.

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John Wick 2 Viral Site Teases Continental Hotel Magazine #movienews

John Wick: Chapter 2 will be making its way into theaters in just a few short weeks. The sequel to surprise hit John Wick, promises to be bigger and badder than the first film — in the best possible way. The story for the sequel revolves around John (Keanu Reeves) fulfilling a blood oath as he faces off against an assassin’s guild filled with people that are almost as deadly as he is. The newest trailer shows slick new suits and gunplay even more over-the-top than before.

Fans of the first film will remember the Continental Hotel, where John Wick checked in before tearing apart a Russian crime syndicate. Upon arrival, he was greeted by front ...

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Beauty and the Beast: Emma Watson Sings as Belle in Official Clip #movienews

In recent years, Walt Disney Pictures has taken to adapting their animated classics catalogue to live-action, courting high-profile actors and filmmakers to projects like Tim Burton’s Maleficent – which starred Angelina Jolie in a new interpretation on the Sleeping Beauty story – Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, and Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book. The Mouse House has seen plenty of commercial and critical success in both their faithful adaptations as well as those that put a new spin on the classic tale and, as such, the studio has a number of other similar projects in the pipeline.

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Rogue One is Third-Highest Grossing Film of 2016 #movienews

Historically, Star Wars films have never been anything but massive box office success stories, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a unique risk for Disney. Episode VII: The Force Awakens was a natural extension of the property, but this year’s spinoff film had to get by on the universe alone, with no classic returning characters in major roles. How well Rogue One did would be a sign of the vitality of releasing franchise entries on a yearly basis, as well as the potential of similar spinoff projects, like the upcoming Han Solo film.

Fortunately, the risk appears to have paid off. While Rogue One, predictably, isn’t doing the same level of business as The Force Awakens ...

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Doctor Strange Breaks Into Top 100 Highest Grossing Films of All Time #movienews

Thanks to the success of Doctor Strange, it seems safe to assume that no Marvel Studios release will ever be a risky proposition. Since they kicked off their shared cinematic universe in 2008 with Iron Man, critics and box office analysts alike have wondered whether each subsequent film would flop. No matter how unknown the property, however, Marvel has always received a sizable return on their investment. Before Doctor Strange made people wonder if it would give Marvel their first bomb, people thought the same thing about Ant-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. The latter, of course, famously beat expectations grossing over $700 million worldwide and causing studios to take notice of the tone and approach. While Ant-Man ...

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Valerian: Meet Alien Ambassador Dan Makta #movienews

In 1997 Luc Besson brought us the thoroughly bizarre and truly memorable sci-fi action-adventure The Fifth Element, a film notable for (among other things) giving us the unforgettable team of Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich. In 2017 Besson is returning to sci-fi with the comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and hopes are high that the director can once again deliver a stylistic masterpiece that will be talked about for years.

Those that have seen the trailer for Valerian, especially the 3D edition, are likely already at least mildly intrigued by what the movie has to offer in terms of visuals. Now we’re beginning to get our first looks at the various characters set to populate the movie’s colorful, over-the-top sci-fi ...

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Star Wars Fan Film: BB-8 Offers New Hope to Gonk Droid #movienews

Before the recent continuation of the Star Wars saga, Lucasfilm had a shoddy track record when it came to introducing non-human, comic relief characters to their sweeping sci-fi epics. While R2-D2 and C-3PO have long been fan favorites thanks to their odd couple persona and their inclusion in the original trilogy, the prequels couldn’t quite measure up when they introduced Jar Jar Binks. Widely considered one of the worst parts of the prequel trilogy (unless you’re a Darth Jar Jar truther), Binks was so hated during his debut in The Phantom Menace the his role was virtually eradicated in the next two films. The two latest Star Wars movies, however, have broken the curse.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is gaining praise for its balance between a standalone story and connections to the previous films. One of the most talked-about parts of the new ...

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Logan Highlights Character Drama Over Spectacle, Says Director #movienews

While there was recent speculation that Ryan Reynolds’ titular character from the mega hit comic adaptation Deadpool would appear in Hugh Jackman’s upcoming Logan film, Reynolds quickly shot down such rumors. The actor elaborated, claiming the character would not mix very well with the tone that director James Mangold was shooting for with Logan. Early reaction to footage seems to suggest that Reynolds is not wrong in his reasoning, describing a film that’s more akin to westerns than modern comic book blockbuster action films.

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Natalie Portman Open to Marvel Cinematic Universe Return #movienews

Among a plethora of early additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios and Disney’s ability to nab Natalie Portman was one of the most impressive. Sure, they had cast other big name stars, but Portman would be riding high off her Oscar win from Black Swan by the time Thor hit theaters. Her role as Jane Foster however did not receive the reception that all parties involved had hoped for. This is not because of Portman’s performance, but instead due to Jane’s role largely being to keep Thor on Earth.

This will not be the case in Thor: Ragnarok however with Jane not set to make an appearance, but this does not mean that Portman is necessarily done with the role. Even ...

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Logan: Caliban’s in a Cage in New Image #movienews

It’s hard to believe that in just three short months, we’ll see Hugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine in Logan. Of course, Jackman has teased us before about his departure from the X-Men franchise, so we may have to take the idea with a grain of salt – especially amidst rumors that he and Ryan Reynolds may team up for a Wolverine and Deadpool film. We know that, despite chatter to the contrary, the Merc with a Mouth won’t be appearing in Logan. The exclusion of Wade Wilson, however, doesn’t mean we won’t be meeting plenty of new mutants in the upcoming film. After all, Fox has a universe to continue building.

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Animated Spider-Man Movie Casting Call Confirms Miles Morales? #movienews

Spider-Man received his third big screen iteration this year with Tom Holland playing the beloved character in Captain America: Civil War. Before Holland joined the project however, there was a large group of fans that hoped that Marvel and Sony would put Miles Morales behind the mask this time around. While that clearly is not the case, when an Animated Spider-Man Movie was announced, it was reported that the African-American/Puerto Rican teen hero could be the lead. However, there has yet to be any sort of official word pointing toward Miles getting the big screen treatment.

That may be changing however thanks to a new casting call. While the call does not definitely state the Miles will be the lead, the description for him ...

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Mean Girls 2 Treatment Has Been Written by Lindsay Lohan #movienews

Just as each generation has its own teens, each generation also has its own hit teen comedies. The 1980s had John Hughes efforts like Sixteen Candles, the 1990s embraced raunchy fare like American Pie, and for those who came of age in the 2000s, few teen comedies are as revered as 2004’s Mean Girls. Partially based on Rosalind Wiseman’s non-fction book Queen Bees and Wannabes, Mean Girls effectively launched the careers of future big names like Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lizzy Caplan, and seemed to cement star Lindsay Lohan’s status as an A-lister of the future.

While Lohan’s blossoming career didn’t turn out quite like many had hoped, Mean Girls was a huge hit both critically and commercially. Directed ...

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Doctor Who Director Rachel Talalay Wants To Helm A Star Wars Film #movienews

As well as being two behemoths of science-fiction, Doctor Who and Star Wars are two franchises that share a number of similarities. Most notably, both series originated from humble beginnings but nevertheless went on to gather legions of loyal fans and in 2016, both are as important and inspirational to the genre than ever before. With Doctor Who now on its twelve incarnation of the Doctor (technically thirteen but that’s a discussion for another time) and the most recent Star Wars movie, Rogue One, currently cleaning up at the worldwide box office, both franchises appear to be in rude health.

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Aquaman Sets Filming Start Date in Australia #movienews

2017 has been set up to be a fairly big year for Warner Bros. and its young DC Extended Universe. The studio will be releasing both Wonder Woman and Justice League following the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad in 2016, but will also begin filming a number of DCEU movies. The Batman is set to begin production in the spring, while The Flash is slated to film after finding a new director – and it has long been reported that Aquaman will join that list and begin filming sometime next year.

With fans eager to see more of Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry in Justice League ahead of his solo film, it is Aquaman and him being paired with director James Wan (and some talented supporting cast members) that is truly ...

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Captain America: Civil War Unused Concept Art Reveals Wakandan City #movienews

While there are many highlights in Captain America: Civil War, two of the biggest moments came with the introduction of two long awaited heroes. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man was something many thought they would ever see exist within the MCU, but it was Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther that was given the bigger role. Black Panther had been one of the most requested characters to appear in years prior, and now that he has debuted, viewers cannot wait to spend more time with him in his own world in Black Panther.

Despite his prominence in the story, he was very much following along with the story revolving around Cap, Bucky, and Iron Man. However, the post-credit scene for the movie gave ...

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Deadpool & Batman V Superman Are 2016’s Most Pirated Movies #movienews

Illegal downloading of movies and TV shows remains a popular, though again illegal, activity in the modern age of the Internet. Piracy was still a huge problem in 2016 and as you might expect, the most-pirated movies were all major studio titles and franchise installments, similar to how mega popular cable series like HBO’s Game of Thrones and Westworld were among 2016’s most pirated TV programs.

The biggest hit on pirate sites was also the movie that shook up the superhero genre the most, by injecting a dose of snarky humor into the formula. Not too far behind, however, was another comic books-based blockbuster that prompted much in the way of discussion amongst movie fans in 2016.

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Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs Concept Art Arrives #movienews

Wes Anderson’s unique style has made him one of the most acclaimed directors in Hollywood. The director’s most recent works, in particular, like Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) showcase his talent for creating eccentric, charming and, of course, beautifully composed movies. And while he generally sticks to live-action films, he’s also dabbled in animation. Anderson struck gold with his first stop-motion animated movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and he’s back at it once again with the upcoming Isle of Dogs.

Anderson officially announced the project a few weeks ago through a formal video. Even though it was known for a long time that his next film would more than likely be a stop-motion movie, the announcement still generated a lot of buzz ...

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Arrival – How Accurate is the Science? [Video] #movienews

In the midst of a successful, albeit relatively young career, Denis Villeneuve may have directed, arguably, his most critically successful endeavor in the form of this year’s sci-fi picture Arrival. Arrival not only garnered rave reviews from its critics, it is also expected to receive several nominations at the upcoming Academy Awards – including Best Actress for its standout lead Amy Adams, as well as a nod from the highly-coveted Best Picture category, among others.

Perhaps where this feature shines the brightest, however, is in its tightly-written script. Screenwriter Eric Heisserer worked extremely hard, and for several years, to bring Ted Chiang’s short story to the big screen; with the end result being one of 2016’s finest pictures. That said, it would appear that Arrival not only succeeds in delivering an entertaining story to moviegoing audiences but a scientifically accurate one as well.

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Star Wars: Darth Vader’s Rogue One Scene Gets 16-Bit Treatment #movienews

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Star Wars fans got a special treat when their favorite Sith Lord showed up to represent the Dark Side of the Force at the end of certified box office smash Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Not only did Darth Vader bring out his iconic red lightsaber, he also got to flash his terrifying Force powers, tossing the crew of the Rebel flagship around like rag-dolls (only to watch the Death Star plans disappear through the airlock into Princess Leia’s ship).

As if that cinematic nostalgia-trip weren’t enough, there’s now a 16-bit rendering of Vader going berserk on all those poor Rebels that will remind everyone of the classic Star Wars games from Super Nintendo. This is but the latest fan-made rendering of the now-famous Rogue One sequence – one that has also been reimagined ...

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Why Matthew McConaughey Chose Dark Tower Over Guardians of the Galaxy 2 #movienews

Matthew McConaughey in recent years has moved past romantic comedies and into the spotlight as one of the best and most prominent actors working. Between The Lincoln Lawyer, Mud, Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, Kubo and the Two Strings, Gold, or his television turn on True Detective season one, McConaughey built up a quick track record of outstanding performances. It is because of this rise, dubbed the “McConaissance,” that he has continued to get offers to join big franchises, but has instead chosen to help launch a potential one with The Dark Tower.

McConaughey will play Man in Black in The Dark Tower opposite of Idris Elba’s Gunslinger in a live-action adaptation of Stephen King’s novel series of the same name. It is because of ...

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Deadpool & Wolverine Project (Not Logan) Could Be In Works #movienews

One year after scoring a massive R-rated comic book hit with Deadpool, 20th Century Fox is hoping to replicate that success with the R-rated Logan, allegedly Hugh Jackman’s final turn as Wolverine. While the two projects share the same MPAA classification, they could not be more different in terms of tone and approach. One is a Golden Globe nominated comedy that took pleasure in pop culture references and shattering the fourth wall, while the other is a contemplative character drama modeled after gritty Westerns. This is why it was such a surprise earlier this week when it was reported that Ryan Reynolds had shot a scene as the Merc With a Mouth for Logan.

Shortly after that revelation, Logan director James Mangold, ...

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Logan Official Website Launches – Win A Frame From The Second Trailer #movienews

Fox will debut the first live-action comic book movie film of 2017 when Logan hits theaters in March, but it will also be the last time Hugh Jackman is set to play Wolverine. The 17-year journey has made Jackman one of the biggest icons in the superhero genre and Fox has so far done everything they can to promote the film on a daily basis. They released countless black and white stills ahead of the first trailer, and have continued to do that, while also mixing in some fully colored stills now and again.

While unconventional, the stills have been breathtaking from a visual stand point and continue ...

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2017 Winter/Spring Movie Preview – The 20 Films to See #movienews

2017 is packed full with big-name franchise movie releases (reboots, sequels and/or prequels in some cases) and intriguing original films alike, but not only during the traditionally busy summer and fall/winter holiday frames. The first month of that year will not only see a number of buzzed-about critical darlings and/or movie awards season contenders expand into a wide theatrical release, but also the latest installments in certain long-running genre properties – as well as a Vin Diesel franchise revival, no less – hit the scene too.

Much like February and March of 2016 gave rise to some of the biggest commercial successes of the year, those same months in 2017 will see the release of animated film spinoffs, cult action movie ...

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Aquaman Stunt Team Preparing for Underwater Sequences #movienews

Although he has plenty of fans within the comic book community and many a writer and artist have strived to give him compelling stories that involve more than swimming around underwater and talking to fish, Aquaman has, on occasion, had a difficult time being accepted as a character as cool as Batman or as iconic as Superman. While that may have something to do with his penchant for wearing an orange and green costume with scales on it, the character has been given a cinematic makeover thanks to a brief appearance in Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice that will be followed up by a role in the recently wrapped Justice League, and finally, his own solo film ...

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New Rogue One & Star Wars Rebels Connection Potentially Revealed #movienews

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just can’t seem to stay out of the news. Despite being the second Star Wars film in the past year, the movie is garnering buzz to rival its predecessor The Force Awakens. All that positive word of mouth has helped the film inch towards a $700 million global box office haul, with that number continuing to grow as the movie is only in its second week of release. On top of that, the film has yet to open in China, sure to push its worldwide total past $1 billion. All in all, the commercial and critical success has proven that Disney and Lucasfilm’s gamble on the standalone story was a smart decision.

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Ryan Reynolds Explains Why Deadpool Won’t Cameo in Logan #movienews

Ever since Fox’s Deadpool became a massive success, fans have wondered whether or not they’d ever see Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth interact onscreen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine before the latter gave his last performance as the character in next year’s Logan. Which is why yesterday, when a report claiming Reynolds had filmed a cameo end-credits scene for Logan as Deadpool, it generated plenty of buzz and excitement across the internet.

However, that enthusiasm was quickly diminished when both Reynolds and Logan director James Mangold took to Twitter to deny the news, saying there would be no scene featuring Deadpool in the film. To his credit, Mangold even spent several hours on the platform, explaining why the report was false, and why Deadpool, even despite loving the ...

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Rogue One to Top $700 Million by End of Second Week #movienews

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story always had a lot to live up to. Not only was it the latest edition in the long line of Star Wars films, but it’s the first to exist outside of the classic Skywalker Saga. Though the film has many connections to A New Hope and the rest of the existing Star Wars universe, its position as a standalone made for Lucasfilm’s riskiest proposition yet. After the massive success of last year’s The Force Awakens, expectations and worries for the new film were at an all time high.

Over the past two weeks, fans the world over have breathed a collective sigh of relief as the film premiered to rapturous approval from ...

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Wonder Woman Explores WWI With New Image & Details #movienews

The inclusion of Wonder Woman was one of the highlights of Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Her no-nonsense manner and physical role in the film’s third act made her as entertaining a presence as either of the titular superheroes. It’s no surprise, then, that Wonder Woman is the next DC superhero to receive the cinematic solo treatment.

Directed by Patty Jenkins, the film will see the Amazon princess leaving her home island of Themyscira, to put an end to the ongoing horrors of World War I. Creating a superhero movie that’s also a period drama set against the backdrop of a large-scale war gives Wonder Woman a distinction many of her superhero contemporaries lack. And that historical drama is precisely what Jenkins is hoping to ...

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How Much Money Will Assassin’s Creed Movie Lose? #movienews

Assassin’s Creed started off as a promising project. The film sported an experienced creative team behind it — including stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, and director Justin Kurzel (Macbeth). The talent was also helped by Ubisoft Studios’ major investment in the film, giving it an even greater chance for success. Yet somehow, the film is shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest flops.

Based off the bestselling video game series, Assassin’s Creed follows Callum Lynch, who uses a device called the Animus to explore the memories of his 15th century ancestor Aguilar — who was, as the film’s title would suggest, an assassin. The concept is ideal for cinematic adaptation and, at first, general audiences seemed to think likewise. However, the film’s financial result suggests video game adaptations will ...

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Star Wars 8: Oscar Isaac Shares Image Of Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher #movienews

It is with heavy hearts that moviegoers await next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. Millions of fans around the globe continue to mourn the passing of franchise icon Carrie Fisher, who once again will reprise her role as Leia Organa in the highly-anticipated sequel. It has been reported Fisher filmed all of her Star Wars 8 scenes prior to her death, and that Leia’s role will be expanded in the highly anticipated sequel. How she fits into the narrative exactly remains to be seen, since the rumor mill has been fairly quiet in this regard.

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Star Wars: Rogue One Darth Vader Scene Gets LEGO Remake #movienews

WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for Rogue One

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One of the more anticipated aspects of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the big screen return of famed villain Darth Vader. Lucasfilm smartly downplayed the Sith Lord’s involvement in the spinoff in marketing, offering only slight glimpses of the iconic character in trailers and TV spots. It was never expected Vader would play a major role in the narrative (with Director Krennic being the main antagonist, essentially), but Kathleen Kennedy did promise that Vader would loom large over the proceedings. In the finished product, the dark lord appeared in two scenes: a conversation with Krennic on the planet Mustafar and one action sequence that became an instant part of Star Wars lore.

Director Gareth Edwards saved the best Vader for last. Towards the end of Rogue One‘s third act, Vader is hunting ...

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La La Land Director & Ryan Gosling Reunite for Neil Armstrong Biopic #movienews

So far this year, there have been several box office surprises. For the most part, these surprises came in the form of films that were expected to dominate in one way or another, only to end up not quite hitting their mark. On the other hand, 2016 had a decent amount of small films that ended up surprising audiences and critics alike. Titles like Manchester By the Sea, Moonlight and La La Land all managed to make enough noise to attract big amounts of attention.

In the case of La La Land, anyone who was a fan of writer/director Damien Chazelle’s 2014 Oscar winner Whiplash suspected he was worth keeping an eye on. ...

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Beauty and the Beast: Emma Watson’s Singing Voice as Belle Revealed? #movienews

So far, the hype surrounding Disney’s upcoming, live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast has been nothing short of palpable, with both of the film’s trailers breaking records upon their release, and the reactions to the released footage having been largely positive. The film will be the first live-action adaptation that Disney has done that is also a full-blown musical like its animated predecessor. However, the film’s musical sequences and songs are also the elements that have been mostly left out of the movie’s trailers and marketing so far.

At the center of all of that too, is Emma Watson as Belle. An actress widely known for her work not only in the Harry Potter franchise, but ...

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Here’s A Rare Photo of Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter #movienews

Fans of Marvel Comics characters worldwide have all heard of ubiquitous onetime “Chairman Emeritus” Stan Lee and are increasingly aware of Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige, but the actual leader of the modern Marvel company is familiar to far fewer people. Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, an Israeli-American billionaire, is the CEO of Marvel and one of the most intensely-secretive corporate bigwigs in the world – having never granted a single press interview and being photographed almost as rarely.

An immigrant from Israel to the United States, Perlmutter is reputed to have worked his way from entry-level salesman jobs in New York to important positions within Revco, Coleco and Remmington before joining fellow businessmen Avi Arad, Ron Perelman and Carl Icahn in taking over trouble Marvel Comics, ...

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Film Critics Accused of Damaging Chinese Box Office With Bad Reviews #movienews

In recent years, the worldwide box office has arguably usurped the domestic marketplace in terms of importance. Even when a movie struggles to leave an impact in the U.S., it can still end up as a profitable endeavor for the distributor. A recent example of this is the video game adaptation Warcraft, which made a measly $47.2 million Stateside, but grossed $433.5 million globally – in large part due to a record-breaking run in China, where it made a whopping $220.8 million.

China in particular has become a hotbed for the film industry, and currently ranks as the second-largest market after only America. The territory averaged a growth of 30 percent annually for the past ...

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Rogue One: Ben Mendelsohn Discusses Different Versions of the Film #movienews

With only two weeks of theatrical release under its belt, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has already rocked the box office, situating itself within the top ten highest grossing films of 2016. Though this success is hardly surprising given the astronomical power the franchise has in America, it certainly is pleasant news for Disney and Lucasfilm – which will likely use the film’s success to greenlight more spin-offs after 2018’s Han Solo-centered prequel.

Since the first Star Wars film premiered in 1977, creating prequels that honor the original films is an involved process, to say the least. Viewers are already buzzing about Rogue One‘s semi-controversial employment of CGI, and the prequel is loaded with a ...

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Alamo Drafthouse to Hold Lightsaber Vigils For Carrie Fisher #movienews

Carrie Fisher’s death two days ago has left her fans devastated. For those who want to honor the late actress, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is offering quite a unique memorial at several locations.

Several different Alamo Drafthouse locations are screening Fisher’s movies, andnd some are offering Lightsaber Vigils, in honor of her most famous role as Princess/General Leia in the Star Wars franchise. Those who do not have lightsabers may bring glowsticks or flashlights – the goal is simply to “brighten the sky” in tribute to Fisher.

The first event has already past, as last night there were Lightsaber Vigils at the Alamo Drafthouse’s Texas locations (Austin, New Braunfels, Stone Oak, Park North, Westlakes, and Laredo). But ...

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Wonder Woman & Gal Gadot Are Fandango’s Most Anticipated Character/Actor #movienews

2017 is a big year for superhero comic book movie adaptations across the board, be they of the Marvel, DC or some other variety altogether. Marvel Studios is going to be releasing three movies in theaters in the same year for the first time – one of which, to be fair, is a Sony co-production (Spider-Man: Homecoming) – while DC Entertainment will be unveiling both the DC Extended Universe’s Wonder Woman solo movie and the first Justice League film, following the big screen debut of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The live-action Wonder Woman, as directed by Patty Jenkins (Monster) and co-written by DC Entertainment president Geoff Johns, is an event that ...

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Star Wars Movies Pass James Bond Franchise At Box Office #movienews

Ever since A New Hope first premiered in 1977, Star Wars has been a bona fide box office juggernaut and one of the most financially successful film series ever. Featuring spectacle tailor made for the big screen, memorable characters, and great storytelling, the franchise sports a cross-generational appeal that few other brands can rival. In the Golden Age of the superhero movie, Star Wars is perhaps the only thing that can draw crowds larger than the latest DC or Marvel film. There’s a reason why some thought it was a mistake for Sony and Fox to release Passengers and Assassin’s Creed over the holiday frame: they were going to be overshadowed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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Star Wars 8 & Guardians 2 Are Fandango’s Most Anticipated 2017 Movies #movienews

Ticket site Fandango has developed a tradition of polling thousands of its users and visitors annually, as a means of gauging what their most anticipated films are for the year that lies ahead. Unsurprisingly, Fandango’s most anticipated film countdowns for 2015 and 2016 were topped by Star Wars movies – Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, respectively – followed closely by a variety superhero blockbusters (Marvel and DC alike) and other surefire box office bets, including the latest offerings from either Disney Animation or Disney/Pixar (especially sequels, like Finding Dory).

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Star Wars: Rogue One DVD & Blu-Ray Release Rumored For April #movienews

Lucasfilm’s latest blockbuster, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is only two weeks into its theatrical run, grossing an impressive $615.9 million worldwide in that short amount of time. Many fans of the galaxy far, far away have already seen the film multiple times in theaters, and they’re already wondering when they can bring the spinoff home for their viewing pleasure. Given Rogue One‘s prowess at the box office, that won’t happen for a while, but it hasn’t stopped eager viewers from trying to find any information they can about the inevitable Rogue One Blu-ray release.

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