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‘Respect’ And ‘Rumble’ Evacuate January 2021 Release Dates, ‘Tomb Raider’ Sequel Removed From Calendar By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2020 8:00 am EST Last week, Sony Pictures delayed Ghostbusters: Afterlife from its March 2021 release date for a hopefully more certain release date later that summer. It turns out they aren’t the only ones worried about the early months of next year being a viable release window in theaters. MGM has pushed back their Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, and Paramount Pictures is delaying their animated monster wrestling movie Rumble, both previously slated for release in mid-January 2021....

‘Sexy Beast’ TV Series Not So Sexy Anymore As Paramount Network Nixes The Idea By Chris Evangelista/July 14, 2020 9:30 am EST Bad news: the Sexy Beast TV series isn’t so sexy anymore. The series, which was meant to be a prequel to the 2000 film of the same name, was given a 10-episode straight-to-series order by the Paramount Network last year, but now it looks like Paramount is giving up on the idea due to budget cuts....

‘Star Wars Resistance’ Review: Pilots Rise And Fall In “Live Fire” By Caroline Cao/Oct. 20, 2019 6:31 pm EST After fleeing the First Order’s ambush in “Quick Salvage Run,” the Colossus needs to up its game in defense. Captain Doza (Jason Hightower) brings in the Rebel veteran Jared Yeager (Scott Lawrence) to refine the combat skills of the Aces, the Colossus star racers who doubled as the protectors from pirates....

‘Stray Dogs’ Movie, Described As ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Meets ‘Lady And The Tramp’, In The Works From Paramount Animation By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 14, 2020 8:30 am EST Paramount Animation and producer Gary Dauberman are ready to let the dogs out, and I’m so very sorry I opened this story with that sentence, I had no choice. Anyway, Dauberman is producing Stray Dogs, a movie based on an upcoming Image Comics title from Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner....

By Ben Pearson/March 19, 2020 2:30 pm EST Tales From the Loop is based on the moody sci-fi art of Simon Stålenhag, and the enigmatic-looking first season will be directed by a murder’s row of terrific talent. Check out a new look at the series below. Tales From the Loop Featurette But speaking of this project’s directors, let’s break them down real quick. Mark Romanek is tackling the pilot; he’s an incredible filmmaker responsible for tons of iconic music videos as well as movies like One Hour Photo and Never Let Me Go....

‘The Guilty’ Remake Cast Grows, Adding Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, And More By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2020 1:00 pm EST Antoine Fuqua is directing a remake of the Danish thriller The Guilty for Netflix with Jake Gyllenhaal set to star. So far, so good. But now a surprisingly large cast has been added around Gyllenhaal, including Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, and more. And that’s where things grow slightly confusing....

‘The Mandalorian’ Director Deborah Chow Talks The “Complex” Setting Of Her Obi-Wan Kenobi Series By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2019 7:30 am EST Last week, the third episode of The Mandalorian arrived on Disney+, and many are calling it the best episode of the season so far. That’s largely thanks to the directorial efforts of Deborah Chow, the first woman to ever direct a live-action piece of media in the Star Wars universe....

‘White Bird: A Wonder Story’ Will Be A “Creative Companion” To ‘Wonder’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 29, 2020 4:00 pm EST Wonder, the Stephen Chbosky-directed 2017 movie based on the novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio, is getting a sequel. Well, okay, it’s not really a sequel. Instead, Lionsgate has dubbed the new film – called White Bird: A Wonder Story – a “creative companion” to the film. It’s once again based on something written by R....

A ‘Top Gun’ And ‘Transformers’ Crossover Now Exists In Toy Form By Chris Evangelista/July 14, 2020 4:30 pm EST Top Gun: Maverick is due to fly into theaters this December, but if your need for speed remains unsatisfied, can I interest you in…a toy? Hasbro and Paramount have created a Top Gun Transformers crossover character called Maverick. If you’re hoping this will be a jet fighter that transforms into a giant Tom Cruise, I’m sorry to disappoint you – it just looks like another Transformer....

Dave Bautista’s ‘My Spy’ Gets Delayed Again, Release Now Pushed To April By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 9, 2020 5:00 pm EST You’ll have to keep your eye out for My Spy, because the Dave Bautista-starring family comedy has been delayed once again. A week before it was set to hit theaters, STXfilms has pushed back My Spy’s release to April 17. It’s the latest delay for the family comedy, which was initially set for an August 2019 release....

Get Your First Look At The Real-Life Good Dogs Of The Live-Action ‘Lady And The Tramp’ Remake By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2019 3:30 pm EST You can scrub the memory of the photorealistic lions out of your mind with the upcoming Lady and the Tramp live-action remake, which stars some very good real-life doggos. The canine cast of the Disney+ film is made up exclusively of rescue dogs, voiced by Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Janelle Monáe, and more....

HBO Max Streaming Service Sets Official Launch Date For May 27 By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2020 7:30 am EST WarnerMedia announced that HBO Max will officially launch on May 27, 2020 with a slate of six Max Originals and “10,000 hours of premium content,” including the entire HBO service as well as acclaimed movie titles. New Max Originals’ which include scripted and unscripted series, animation, and feature films, will be rolled out every month following the launch....

Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Spin-Off In Development At Disney+ To Center On Billy Magnussen’s Character By Ben Pearson/Dec. 6, 2019 3:23 pm EST A new report says a live-action Aladdin spin-off is in the works, but it’s not based on Mena Massoud’s Aladdin, Naomi Scott’s Jasmine, or even Will Smith’s Genie. Nope, it’ll center on Prince Anders, the goofy-ass character played by Billy Magnussen who was in the film for all of two minutes....

Marvel Is Letting Comic Readers Vote For The Final Member Of The Next X-Men Team By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 26, 2021 11:30 am EST Here in the old U.S. of A., we just came off of one of the most stressful elections in recent memory. It’s enough to make you not want to think about any sort of election ever again. But the folks running the X-Men comics don’t agree, so they’re letting readers vote for the final member of the next X-Men team, representing the nation of Krakoa....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch After You See ‘Charlie’s Angels’ By Scott Beggs/Nov. 15, 2019 10:00 am EST The latest Charlie’s Angels reboot is the latest movie with the potential to move us from groaning about originality to cheering for ass-kicking action progress. The trailers all look fun, and it’s still possible for fluff to justify its existence by making us eat all the popcorn in the tub, so maybe it’ll pull some magic out of its gigantic closet of explode-y weapons....

Netflix Viewership Up During Coronavirus; Current Production Halt Won’t Affect Things For A While By Chris Evangelista/March 24, 2020 10:30 am EST Today in news that will surprise no one: Netflix viewership has only increased during the coronavirus outbreak. Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has revealed that yes, people are watching more Netflix now that they’re stuck inside. But what about the future? Every current Netflix production has had to shut down, which might indicate we’re headed towards a content crunch....

Superhero Bits: ‘Morbius’ Rumors Connect To ‘Venom 2’ And ‘Spider-Man 3’, ‘Ms. Marvel’ Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 12, 2020 6:00 pm EST What obscure reference to Harley Quinn’s origin is in Birds of Prey? What other characters could be introduced in the Ms. Marvel series on Disney+? What was the original name for Birds of Prey? How will Morbius supposedly connect to both Venom 2 and Spider-Man 3? Will Black Adam and Shazam 2 shoot simultaneously this summer?...

The Best Movies Leaving Hulu In October 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2020 5:30 pm EST Every month, a string of new movies and TV shows come to Hulu, and every month, the streaming platform has to let go of a few beloved films to make room for them. So a few more notable titles are leaving Hulu in October, but that means you’ll have plenty of time to check them out before they’re gone for good (or move on to another streaming service)....

The Quarantine Stream: Ten Years Later, ‘The Social Network’ Has Become A Supervillain Origin Story By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 25, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: The Social NetworkWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: “What if we made a movie about Facebook?“Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: The Social Network is turning 10-years-old in October, and a decade later, it remains one of the best movies of the 21st century....

Tom Hanks And Rita Wilson Have Contracted Coronavirus During Production Of Elvis Presley Biopic In Australia By Ethan Anderton/March 12, 2020 7:30 am EST Every day is bringing sweeping changes to the entertainment industry at large as the coronavirus strain known as COVID-19 is spreading around the United States. But last night, it got more personal for beloved Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress and producer Rita Wilson. The couple were confirmed to be the first major Hollywood stars to contract the virus, and they are now in quarantine down in Australia where Baz Luhrman’s Elvis Presley biopic was in production....