Warner Bros to Produce Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Just Mercy’ #movienews

Warner Bros. has picked up Michael B. Jordan’s newest starring vehicle called Just Mercy. Jordan’s star is rapidly rising as he continues to emerge as one of Hollywood’s finest young actors, and he will almost certainly see his profile raised even more when he makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Erik Killmonger in next February’s Black Panther. He is also starring in a TV adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 in 2018, in addition to reprising his role as Adonis Johnson in Creed 2 next November.

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What Went Wrong With Justice League Comedic Pitch Meeting #movienews

As news continues to pour in over how Justice League is falling short of expectations, both critically and financially, this is one of those times where people often ask “what were they thinking?” The DCEU seemed to be on the road to recovery after Wonder Woman shattered all expectations. Sure, Justice League isn’t faring as bad with critics as Suicide Squad or Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, but considering this is the DCEU’s equivalent of the Avengers, it should really be doing far better than it is.

The reality is most people will never know what discussions happen in the meeting rooms behind big movies like Justice League, leaving plenty of room for comedic imagination. Enter the Screen Rant Pitch Meeting series. It may ...

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Marvel’s INFINITY WAR Has Arrested Development Easter Egg #movienews

WARNING: This article contains minor SPOILERS for The Avengers: Infinity War

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The Avengers: Infinity War is still months away, but its best Arrested Development Easter Egg has already been revealed. And we do mean “best,” since the homage to the comedy series may be one of the most ridiculous to ever finds its way into a Marvel movie. Mainly because it’s downright impossible to miss for fans of the series, amounting to a full-blown cameo from one of the most infamous members of the Bluths’ extended family.

With directors Anthony and Joe Russo first taking over Captain America: The Winter Soldier, fans were delighted to see cast members of Community – ...

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Justice League V X-Men Trailer: Days of Future Flashpoint #movienews

A fan-made trailer mashes up Justice League with the X-Men movies. Justice League is now in theaters, properly introducing The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg properly to the DCEU after their brief cameos in Batman v Superman (with a second appearance by The Flash in Suicide Squad). While the movie has received mixed reviews and a lower than expected box office, the movie does take steps towards helping reshape the DCEU and setting up future movies.

Meanwhile, X-Men has continued to thrive in movie theaters for almost two decades now. With seven movies about the X-Men after Dark Phoenix; another three about Wolverine; spin-offs like Deadpool, the upcoming New Mutants, and Gambit; and TV shows with The Gifted and Legion. The franchise seems to be in pretty good shape. Even with no connection to the MCU, Marvel’s other series about being heroes and finding a place in the world seems to be holding ...

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David Goyer in Talks to Direct ‘Masters of the Universe’ #movienews

Sony is in talks with Batman Begins and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice writer David S. Goyer to direct their reboot of Masters of the Universe. Sony has been working continuously to get the Mattel based property back on the big screen. After previously named McG as the director, Masters of the Universe has been stuck in development ever since. Even with a director, the project never appeared to have much urgency behind it. The movie was at one point in the casting process with Kellan Lutz in the running for the lead role of He-Man.

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Logan Director James Mangold to Adapt Kids Book Crenshaw #movienews

Logan director James Mangold has added to his slate of future projects an adaptation of the children’s book Crenshaw. Mangold is also attached to Sony’s remake of the French film Disorder, and has talked about his plans for a movie centered on X-23, the young clone girl befriended by Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in Logan.

Written by Newbery-award winner Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw tells the story of a young boy named Jackson and his imaginary friend – a giant cat named Crenshaw – who comes back into Jackson’s life to help him deal with his family’s hard times. Sony is setting up a live-action adaptation of the book, ...

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Geoffrey Rush Denies ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ Allegations #movienews

Amid the barrage of sexual harassment allegations over the past few months, Geoffrey Rush is the latest actor to be accused of inappropriate behavior. However, Rush denies the allegations. According to a statement made by Rush’s lawyer, the accusation came from an actor with whom Rush shared the stage during a Sydney Theater Company production of King Lear. The accuser’s identity currently remains undisclosed.

According to The Guardian, Rush personally spoke out about the accusation, saying:

“The moment I became aware of rumours of a complaint, I immediately phoned and spoke to senior management at the Sydney Theatre Company asking for clarification about the details of the statement. They refused to illuminate me ...

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Justice League: Is WB Really Planning To Recast Iris West? #movienews

Rumors abound that Warner Bros. Pictures was looking into digitally replacing Kiersey Clemons as Iris West in Justice League (and the unofficially titled DCEU) for the movie’s home entertainment release. We don’t yet know if those plans have completely fallen through. Although Clemons’ brief appearance in Zack Snyder’s superhero team-up movie was left on the cutting room floor, the question is, was the studio really looking to replace the actress? If so, why?

Clemons was initially brought onboard to play Barry Allen’s (Ezra Miller) love interest when Rick Famuyiwa was tapped to direct The Flash solo movie. The two previously worked together on Famuyiwa’s ...

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Disney Passes $5 Billion at Global Box Office For Third Year Straight #movienews

Disney has once again hit the $5 billion mark at the global box office, having reached the milestone thanks to the success of Thor: Ragnarok and Coco. Disney has always been a powerhouse thanks to their hit animated films and their family-friendly live-action movies, but recent years have seen them reach new levels off critical acclaim. Along with the near-universal love of Pixar films, the company’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and Marvel Entertainment helped catapult them to new financial peaks. Movie theaters have taken a hit in 2017, but Disney is still going strong.

Thanks to the release of highly-anticipated blockbusters like Avengers: Age of Ultron ...

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Get Out, Coco & Lady Bird Recognized by 2017 NYFCC Awards #movienews

Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, is the New York Film Critics Circle’s (NYFCC) choice for Best Picture of 2017. It may not even be December yet, but the early awards season is has begun in earnest. The National Board of Review, as usual, was first, giving its Best Picture award to Steven Spielberg’s The Post, as well as both its actor and actress awards to that same film, to Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, while naming Lady Bird’s Greta Gerwig Best Director. The NBR also released a Top Ten list, which included several Oscar contenders, while surprisingly omitting Three Billboards ...

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Avengers: Infinity War Trailer Breaks Single-Day Views Record #movienews

Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers: Infinity War has already set a new record. The highly-anticipated superhero team-up movie culminates a decade’s worth of storytelling into a mighty conclusion that seeks to alter the landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios’ lucrative shared universe has been setting up an ultimate showdown between the Earth’s mightiest heroes and the Mad Titan Thanos and his loyal Black Order for several years – and the first Infinity War teaser gave fans their first taste of the upcoming blockbuster.

The first batch of Infinity War footage screened at D23 Expo and San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, but the ...

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Captain Marvel: Skrull Character Descriptions Emerge #movienews

Character descriptions for Captain Marvel have arrived, possibly teasing some of the Skrulls that Carol Danvers could be going up against in the film. With Captain Marvel set to shoot early next year, more and more information about the film has been pouring in as production gears up. Since this summer, we’ve known the film would take place in the ’90s and use the Kree-Skrull War from the comics as its backdrop. Furthermore, but Samuel L. Jackson is supposedly returning as a young Nick Fury to help bring the film’s new hero up to speed. The past few weeks, meanwhile, have seen a number of big announcements regarding the cast of the film.

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Captain America’s Beard Tops Avengers: Infinity War Trailer Buzz #movienews

The latest data shows the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War was the biggest of the year – and Cap’s new beard was the most talked-about part. For months now, fans have been eagerly anticipated one of the biggest developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Captain America growing a beard. After the disappointment of Justice League being forced to remove Henry Cavill’s mustache and the God of Thunder’s golden locks being shorn for Thor: Ragnarok, comic book fans are eager for something new.

This summer, the first inkling of an all-new, all-different Cap came when the poster for Avengers: Infinity War proved that life on the run came with a stunning new crop of facial hair for ...

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Mark Hamill Compares The Last Jedi Runtime To The Godfather #movienews

Mark Hamill has offered his thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s epic runtime, comparing the eighth episode of the Skywalker saga to the classic crime film, The Godfather. Director Rian Johnson has confirmed his movie clocks in at 150 minutes, making it the longest installment of the Star Wars franchise to date. The galaxy far, far away has always steered closer to two hours, but Lucasfilm felt it was necessary to break tradition this time. With all The Last Jedi has on its plate, making it more protracted than its predecessor reads as the right move. Since Johnson is now developing an all-new Star Wars ...

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Captain Phasma’s Role Was Expanded In Force Awakens #movienews

Gwendoline Christie’s character in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Captain Phasma, was originally planned to have less screen time in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The first installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy introduced audiences to new characters from both the light and dark side of the force, such as Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and Captain Phasma. All of these players will be returning in Star Wars: The Last Jedi next month.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ending Was Changed At Last Minute #movienews

The ending to Star Wars: The Force Awakens was changed at the last minute (relatively speaking), in order to avoid introducing a continuity error between director J.J. Abrams’ film and its followup, writer/director Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi.

Back in 2015, The Force Awakens ended with Daisy Ridley’s Rey heading to the rocky outcrop of Ahch-To with Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber in hand. After a whole movie of searching for the MIA Luke, Rey finally found the aging Jedi lurking on his own hermit island. However, just as Mark Hamill was about to open Luke’s mouth for the first time in 32 years, that iconic score started playing ...

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Jumanji to Lead New Christmas Week Releases At Box Office #movienews

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, starring international action superstar Dwayne Johnson, is expected to lead new Christmas week releases at the box office according to the latest tracking data. Early reactions to the film have been largely positive, boosting hopes that the reboot will soar at the box office despite heavy competition from a bevy of big Christmas releases, and one very large holdover film that’s expected to still be raking in the dough when the holiday hits.

Released in 1995, the original Jumanji was an early CGI-heavy action movie about a pair of kids playing a magical board game that unleashed jungle creatures and Robin Williams ...

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The Last Jedi: Hux & Kylo Ren Are ‘Vying’ For Snoke’s Attention #movienews

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will see both General Hux and Kylo Ren desperate for power and Snoke’s approval as they compete for his throne. The Force Awakens didn’t just introduce a new batch of heroes to Star Wars canon, but added a younger crop of villains as well. General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma all represented the sinister new face of evil in the galaxy as the First Order. Although Kylo’s allegiances were tested in The Force Awakens and will continue to remain in flux in The Last Jedi, it’s clear that Hux is committed to the cause.

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Patty Jenkins Says Wonder Woman 2 is Another ‘Great Love Story’ #movienews

Patty Jenkins says Wonder Woman 2 will be another “great love story.” It is still a long way until Diana embarks on her second solo outing but given the massive success that her origin film got last summer, anticipation for Gal Gadot’s next go as the Princess of Themyscira has considerably increased over the last several months. Official information about what her next adventure might be still scant as of the moment, but rumors have been floating around that just like her first flick, it will likewise be a period piece. Only this time, set during the Cold War.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Includes Emotional Rey & Leia Scene #movienews

Daisy Ridley has revealed one of the scenes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi depicts an emotional moment between Rey and General Leia Organa. As many fans know by now, this film sadly marks Carrie Fisher’s final performance as her iconic character, following the actress’ death at the end of last year. As a result, there’s more interest in Leia’s role (which was not changed due to the tragedy) than usual, and fans are curious to see where her storyline goes. The one question at the front of most people’s minds is whether or not Leia reunites with her twin ...

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Adam Driver Confirms Force Awakens Title Refers To Kylo Ren #movienews

Adam Driver has confirmed that the title Star Wars: The Force Awakens refers to his character Kylo Ren, as well as Daisy Ridley’s Rey. The relationship between those two Force-sensitive characters, who squared off for the first time in the climax of The Force Awakens, is expected to be further explored in the soon-to-be-released Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

The child of Han Solo and Leia Organa, Kylo Ren started off on the path to becoming a Jedi under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker before being tempted over to the Dark Side by Supreme Leader Snoke. Inspired by his worship of his ...

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Hellboy Reboot Gets a 2019 Release Date [Updated] #movienews

[Update: Lionsgate has now officially confirmed the previously-reported Hellboy release date.]

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Lionsgate has officially announced that the Hellboy movie reboot will hitting U.S. theaters on January 11th, 2019. Formerly titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, the project is being co-written by Hellboy comic book creator Mike Mignola and will star David Harbour (aka. Chief Hopper from Stranger Things) as Big Red himself, opposite Resident Evil‘s own Milla Jovovich as the dangerous Blood Queen. Ian McShane (American Gods) also costars in the movie as Professor Trevor Bruttenholm (aka. Professor Broom), Hellboy’s father figure and mentor at the supernatural monster-hunting Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense.

While the project was originally going to serve as a partial continuation of ...

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Watch The Disaster Artist Perfectly Recreate The Room Scenes #movienews

A new side-by-side video for The Disaster Artist reveals the sheer level of detail that went into recreating key scenes from The Room for the James Franco film. The Room is considered one of the most entertainingly terrible movies ever made. It’s badly acted, directed, edited and shot, but there’s such a sincerity and weird charm to it that the movie somehow works. It also helps that director, producer, writer and star Tommy Wiseau is an endlessly fascinating (and strange) guy.

The cult surrounding the movie has only grown since its release in 2003 thanks to regular screenings and clips online. This, in turn, prompted The Room co-star Greg Sestero to write The Disaster Artist, a book exploring his friendship with Wiseau and the chaotic production of the movie. It soon became a bestseller, and the bizarre story behind the film attracted James Franco as star and ...

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Guillermo del Toro’s Shape of Water Was Almost in Black and White #movienews

Guillermo del Toro pitched the idea of filming The Shape of Water in black and white to the project’s financier Fox Searchlight, as a means of keeping the movie’s production budget down. It’s no secret that the movie itself was partly inspired by the black and white Universal monster features that del Toro grew up watching (and loving), with Creature From the Black Lagoon being the most obvious influence. Ultimately, however, the filmmaker didn’t go that route, much to Shape of Water production designer Paul Austerberry’s self-admitted relief.

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Rey Is Favorite Female Movie Character According to eBay #movienews

Rey from the new Star Wars trilogy is the top-ranked female movie character by eBay in the United Kingdom. Movie fans first met Rey, of course, in 2015’s worldwide blockbuster The Force Awakens – when then-relative newcomer Daisy Ridley brought life to a scavenger from the desert planet of Jakku who would come to discover that she has the power of the Force.

Since then, the character has become a cultural icon, appearing in the form of action figures, in video games, on T-shirts and in the animated Forces of Destiny shorts, and will next appear, naturally, in the eighth episode of the Skywalker family ...

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Kate Winslet’s Avatar Role Is ‘Pivotal’ #movienews

Kate Winslet has revealed that while her role in the forthcoming Avatar sequels isn’t huge, it’s crucial to the story. James Cameron has spent the last few years slaving away on the screenplays for the Avatar sequels – which have now ballooned to four movies. Now that production has finally begun on Avatar 2 & 3 – which are being shot back to back – some story and character details have started to slip out.

It was recently announced that Kate Winslet has been cast in the movie – which marks the first time she and Cameron have worked together since Titanic – and the director himself revealed she would be playing Ronal, one of the “sea people” ...

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Justice League Costume Designer Details Batsuit Differences from BvS #movienews

Costume designer Michael Wilkinson has revealed how Ben Affleck’s Batsuit was updated for Justice League, following on from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. In many ways, this year’s DC team-up movie represented a correction of course for Warner Bros’ DC Extended Universe franchise, with Affleck himself describing the film as a “big change tonally“.

In terms of designs, there was a vast amount of new material in Justice League. Batman had some new toys to play with, for example, in the shape of the Knightcrawler and the Flying Fox vehicles. And Wonder Woman’s Amazonian sisters got something of a costume revamp, ...

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Ezra Miller Explains Science of the DCEU Flash’s Super Speed #movienews

Justice League star Ezra Miller has the scientific explanation of why his character The Flash is so super fast. After a long wait for DC fans, Justice League is finally here, teaming up Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash on the big screen for the first time.

Not surprisingly, the film opened at No. 1 in its opening frame two weekends ago, although the result of the domestic box office ended up being the weakest start for a DC Extended Universe film with a tally of $94 million. As of this writing, the film has has earned $176.9 million stateside, and ...

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Captain Marvel May Film In Louisiana #movienews

Captain Marvel looks like it could be filming in Louisiana, as Marvel Studios gears up for production on its first female-fronted movie. The film will star Brie Larson as Captain Marvel (also known as Carol Danvers, a fighter-pilot-turned-superhero). Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Meg LeFauve, and Nicole Perlman have written the script, with Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck lined up as the directors.

As Captain Marvel’s February 2018 production start date nears, the film’s cast is starting to come together. Ben Mendelsohn – reteaming with the directors after Mississippi Grind – is believed to be playing a villainous role, although he has been dodging questions about his character and the exact specifics of his involvement. Meanwhile, Jude ...

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That’s Not Tony Piloting The Hulkbuster Armor In The Infinity War Trailer #movienews

Iron Man’s Hulkbuster armor returns in Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers: Infinity War, but that doesn’t mean Tony Stark is wearing the mega-suit. The Hulkbuster armor is an exo-frame armor set worn by Iron Man in order to go toe-to-toe with and potentially defeat fellow Avenger the Hulk should the green giant ever pose a threat to either the team or innocent bystanders. The armor set first appeared in Iron Man Vol.1 #304 back in 1994, but it has since become an inspiration for other Avenger-buster armor sets, such as the Thorbuster.

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Thanos’ Black Order Looms In Infinity War Fan-Made Poster #movienews

Inspired by the recently released trailer for Avengers: Infinity War where most of the Black Order was nowhere to be found, brand new fan art puts Thanos’ henchmen front and center. The villainous foursome of Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight, Cull Obsidian and Corvus Glaive are expected to help the Mad Titan collect all six mystical gems, meaning we will see them battle the Avengers and their new allies, who are all coming together to make sure the stones never fall into the wrong hands.

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Kingsman Director Matthew Vaughn Circling Sci-Fi Project Courage #movienews

Matthew Vaughn, best-known for directing the wildly over-the-top Kingsman films, is reportedly set to produce and possibly direct the mysterious science-fiction project Courage for 20th Century Fox. Vaughn’s most recent film, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, divided both critics and fans and was only a moderate hit with $394 million at the global box office. Nevertheless, Kingsman 3 is likely coming after the events of The Golden Circle.

Vaughn has a good thing going with his spy-thriller action series Kingsman, but the director has also been casting his eye about in search of other projects. Most ambitiously (or perhaps foolishly), Vaughn has said he would like to take another crack at Fantastic ...

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Ezra Miller: Zack Snyder is the Father of the DCEU #movienews

While the debate over the final version of Justice League rages on, one of the film’s stars thinks the DCEU will always belong to Zack Snyder. Man of Steel marked a turning point for Warner Bros.’ attempt to bring their DC Comics characters to life. Though not planned as the birth of a universe, its release the year after The Avengers‘ massive success led WB to hand the reins of the burgeoning DCEU over to Snyder. Three years later and the director’s pseudo-sequel Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice would arrive and cement the tone and reputation of DC’s cinematic universe.

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Kevin Smith: Infinity War Trailer ‘Lives Up to the Word Marvel’ #movienews

It’s safe to say that Kevin Smith enjoyed the recently released Avengers: Infinity War trailer saying that the hotly anticipated footage lives up to the word “marvel.” The long-awaited teaser trailer for Avengers: Infinity War finally arrived Wednesday morning after months of waiting and, for a lot of fans, the clip was worth all the hype.

Said to be the culmination of everything that has transpired in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far, Infinity War is the boldest and biggest undertaking for Marvel Studios yet. It aims to bring together every hero that has inhabited the shared film franchise for a decade in a massive ...

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Super Fly Remake in the Works From Watchmen Writer #movienews

The 1972 blaxploitation classic Super Fly is set to get a remake at Sony Pictures, with Watchmen writer Alex Tse penning the script. While not quite as well-known or regarded as films like Shaft or Foxy Brown, Super Fly is still definitely a notable entry in the 70s blaxploitation film canon. Oddly enough though, perhaps even better known than the film is Super Fly’s soundtrack, written and produced by by music legend Curtis Mayfield. In fact, the soundtrack album actually ended up outgrossing the film it backed.

Super Fly starred Ron O’Neal as antihero protagonist Youngblood Priest, a cocaine dealer who desires nothing more than to get the hell out of the drug ...

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Warner Bros. Sets Shaft Reboot For Summer 2019 Release #movienews

Warner Bros. have announced a number of new release dates for some of their most interesting upcoming projects, including Shaft. The comedy Tag is being brought forward by two weeks in 2018, and the literary adaptation The Goldfinch is being given a fall date for 2019. The biggest news though is the confirmed date for the reboot of the classic Blaxploitation movie Shaft, which is encouragingly being given a prime summer 2019 release, and that could be read as a firm vote of confidence for the property.

The original Shaft was shown in theaters in 1971 and starred Richard Roundtree as the titular private detective John Shaft. ...

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Marvel’s Agent Carter Now Entirely Available Through Hulu #movienews

Marvel fans are looking forward to the future of the MCU and they can catch up on its past by streaming Marvel’s Agent Carter, which is now available entirely on Hulu. Every piece of Marvel’s content has been building up to the official debut of Thanos in the MCU, and there’s far more to the story of Thanos’s antagonist Captain America than what fans have seen in the movies.

Agent Carter focuses on Hayley Atwell’s Margaret “Peggy” Carter, Steve Rogers’ love interest from the comics who first appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger. After Captain America was frozen, jumping into the 21rst century and joining the Avengers, Peggy Carter worked with Howard Stark on a number of ...

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Ben Mendelsohn Plays Coy About Captain Marvel Villain Role #movienews

Ben Mendelsohn played coy when pressed about his new role in Captain Marvel in an interview with Screen Rant. Between performances like the fiery Orson Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the unscrupulous Danny Rayburn in Netflix’s Bloodline, the veteran Australian actor has emerged in recent years as one of the industry’s more magnetic villainous actors. He has portrayed characters ranging from a little shady to downright despicable, and that’s likely to continue with his addition to the cast of Captain Marvel.

Disney and Marvel Studios have reportedly been in talks with Mendelsohn since at least late October ...

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WB Reportedly Considered Removing Zack Snyder From Justice League After BvS #movienews

Warner Bros. Pictures reportedly considered removing Zack Snyder from Justice League after Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice‘s critical failure (and box office disappointment). The studio’s DC Comics-based universe (unofficially known as the DC Extended Universe) finally launched with Snyder’s Batman V Superman in 2016 – a follow-up to the filmmaker’s 2013 film, Man of Steel – and the franchise continued to expand with David Ayer’s Suicide Squad and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman. But everything has been leading up to this month’s release of Justice League.

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15 Stars You Didn’t Know Married Royalty #movienews

Get ready to clutch your pearls, everybody! A prince of England is about to marry a commoner! The news of Prince Harry’s marriage proposal over a roasted chicken (true story) to American actress Meghan Markle broke this week and the world went wild. Surprise, surprise: she said yes!  Markle, who played Agent Jessup on Fringe and Rachel Zane on Suits, is slated to take her place alongside William, Charles, and Queen Elizabeth as a member of the Royal Family in May 2018.

Harry’s choice of a woman who isn’t part of the rarefied breed of kings, dukes, and earls has raised some eyebrows. After all, these high and mighty types are big on tradition! To go ...

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Why Warner Bros. Reportedly Didn’t Delay Justice League Release Date #movienews

One of the primary reasons Warner Bros. did not delay the theatrical release of Justice League amidst the film’s numerous production problems was so studio executives could preserve their bonuses that were set to be paid out this year. It goes without saying that the DC Extended Universe team-up film had quite the troubled road to the big screen, with Joss Whedon stepping in earlier this year to over see extensive reshoots and post-production after Zack Snyder departed the project due to a family tragedy. The end result was a messy Frankenstein’s monster of a movie that tried to blend the upbeat, quippy style of Whedon ...

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Live-Action Pokémon Movie Casts Big Little Lies Actress As Female Lead #movienews

The live-action Pokémon movie, Detective Pikachu, has found its female lead in Big Little Lies‘ Kathryn Newton. It’s been an incredibly busy year for the young actress, who has been around for a while. Longtime fans will recognize her from her recurring role on Supernatural, where she plays troubled teen and blossoming hunter, Claire Novak, and she’s had steady work on television and small parts in movies since the early 2000s. The past year has seen her career truly take off, however, with her role as Abigail Carlson in Big Little Lies, Supernatural spinoff Wayward Sisters being announced, and another recurring role ...

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Ben Mendelsohn Says Steven Spielberg is a Wonderful Teacher #movienews

Actor Ben Mendelsohn has called legendary director Steven Spielberg, whom he worked with on the upcoming sci-fi action movie Ready Player One, a great teacher and a “really good, good bloke.” Mendelsohn can next be seen playing King Edward VIII to Gary Oldman’s Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s historical drama Darkest Hour.

After toiling away for years as a character actor in his native Australia and elsewhere, Mendelsohn experienced his big American breakthrough playing Pope Cody in the Oscar-nominated drama Animal Kingdom. Mendelsohn would later land an Emmy-winning role on the Netflix series Bloodline, which would springboard him to his highest-profile job to date, playing ...

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Avengers: Infinity War HD Trailer Images Reveal New Costumes & Settings #movienews

The first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War has finally arrived, revealing Thanos’ attack on Earth, Spider-Man in his new suit, Iron Man teaming up with Doctor Strange, Team Cap leading an army of Wakandans with Black Panther, Thor meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy, and more.

As the culmination of the 18 films preceding it, Infinity War is poised to be one of the biggest event films of all time, not only tying together the sprawling story of the various Infinity Stones, but also bringing together the largest number of Marvel heroes ever seen on screen at one time and possibly even serving as the ...

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Clark Gregg Thinks Avengers Have ‘Moved On’ From Coulson #movienews

Clark Gregg thinks The Avengers have had plenty of time to move on from Agent Coulson’s tragic “death.” Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) was introduced in the original Iron Man and would reappear in most of the Phase One Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. He quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his dry wit and warmth – something that Joss Whedon wanted to use to his advantage. Whedon is no stranger to killing off likeable characters for dramatic effect, so when he signed on for The Avengers fans correctly guessed somebody had to die to up the stakes.

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Coco Expected To Top Weekend Box Office Again #movienews

Disney/Pixar’s latest triumph, Coco, is expected to top the box office charts for the second consecutive weekend. The animated film took home the Thanksgiving crown with $72.9 million earned in its first five days, besting maligned DC Extended Universe entry Justice League. A new family movie is just what the doctor ordered for the marketplace, as multiplexes have been stuck in something of a commercial slump since IT steamrolled the competition in September. Yes, Thor: Ragnarok was another hit for Marvel Studios, but this October posted the worst numbers in a decade and the aforementioned Justice League underperformed with the lowest opening weekend in the DCEU to ...

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LEGO Making TRON: Legacy Light Cycle #movienews

A fan-inspired idea to make a LEGO light cycle and minifigure of Sam Flynn from TRON: Legacy is becoming more than a virtual reality. Movie licenses are nothing new to legendary brick toymaker LEGO, which over the years has made playsets and minifigures based on such films as Star Wars, Harry Potter, several releases from both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe, as well as its own LEGO Movies.

One fan favorite, however, has escaped LEGO until now and it’s about to become an upcoming release based on a famous vehicle from TRON: Legacy. Released in 2010, the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic TRON found Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) accessing the virtual world ...

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Almost Made Luke Blind #movienews

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson played with the concept of making series icon Luke Skywalker blind for the new movie. Star Wars: The Force Awakens had a tough job when it relaunched the franchise on the big screen; it had to bring back audiences who were disappointed with the Star Wars prequel trilogy, reintroduce famous characters like Han Solo and Princess Leia, and at the same time introduce new heroes that fans would also come to love.

While the film wasn’t flawless, The Force Awakens worked remarkably well in these above goals and ended on the most literal cliffhanger imaginable, as Rey tracked down Luke Skywalker. The Last ...

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Despite Star Wars, 2017 Box Office Will Finish Below Last Year #movienews

Even with the massive opening projected for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the 2017 domestic box office is expected to fall short of 2016’s tally. It’s been an up-and-down year for movies, which hit a low point over the summer with several films either underperforming or totally hitting the wall at the box office.

True, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wonder Woman and Spider-Man: Homecoming were all smashes (with Wonder Woman taking the summer crown domestically), but big budget movies like King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Mummy, Transformers: The Last Knight and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets were not, ...

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Here’s The Smaller Teams The Avengers Will Form in Infinity War #movienews

This article contains potential SPOILERS for Avengers: Infinity War.

The first teaser trailer for Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers: Infinity War is finally out, and the promo provides audiences with a look at the small teams Marvel’s superheroes will form in the upcoming team-up film. The highly-anticipated superhero movie culminates a decade of storytelling with characters and stories intersecting from all corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for an ultimate showdown between Earth’s mightiest heroes and the Mad Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin), who’s aided by his loyal Black Order.

A handful of clips from the film’s ...

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