Director Edgar Wright hasn’t made a comic book movie since Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010. But that may change in the near future, because Wright is reportedly circling the upcoming remake of Barbarella, which is based on the French sci-fi comic by Jean-Claude Forest. Via Variety, Wright is …
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The origins of Jar Jar Binks now apparently serve as the most popular Star Wars movie on Disney+. A new report claims that The Phantom Menace is the most-watched film in the franchise worldwide for the streaming service. A Variety retrospective on The Phantom Menace–which is celebrating its 25th anniversary …
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Through the first three seasons of The Mandalorian, series creator Jon Favreau cast a number of stars from the ’80s to make recurring and guest appearances on the show including Carl Weathers, Nick Nolte, Clancy Brown, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael Biehn. Now, in Favreau’s upcoming movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, …
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the ride that replaces Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World, will open on June 28, it has been announced. The ride closed for good in January 2023 as part of an effort to redesign the iconic water ride after it was criticized for stereotypes about black people …
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes opened in theaters this past weekend and it had a strong start. The movie made $56.5 million in North America for the Friday-Sunday period. It made $72.5 million from international markets. Combined, the film opened globally with $129 million. For the domestic numbers …
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The next Lord of the Rings movie, the animated film War of the Rohirrim, releases in theaters this December. There is no trailer yet, but new images have now been released. The images show off some of the people, creatures, and environments that fans can expect, though whether or not …
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Chris Hemsworth has played the heroic Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2011, but even he has been vocal about the shortcomings of his latest MCU outing, Thor: Love and Thunder. Hemsworth’s next role is in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Warlord Dementus, the film’s primary villain and …
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Nintendo is working on multiple movies currently based on its franchises, including another Mario animated film and a live-action Zelda movie. Chris Pratt, who voiced Mario in 2023’s box-office smash The Super Mario Bros. Movie, has now teased that he is “very excited” about the prospects for more Nintendo films. …
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Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best wants to go in a different direction within a galaxy far, far away. In fact, he wants to take his new Star Wars character, Kelleran Beq, and become “Jedi John Wick” in a movie. Speaking with ComicBook.com, Best threw out his pitch for this …
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Later this month, Chris Hemsworth will be back on the big screen as Dementus, the primary villain of Furiosa: A Mad Max Story. Director George Miller cast Hemsworth in the role opposite Anya Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa, and he greatly enjoyed working with the actor who is best known for playing Marvel’s …
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