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‘The Matrix 4’ Recruits Oscar-Winning ‘Braveheart’ Cinematographer John Toll By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2019 9:30 am EST The surprise news of a fourth installment of The Matrix franchise was only just revealed earlier this week, seemingly timed to the 20th anniversary of the original movie’s release. But it sounds like this project has been in the works for awhile, because some key crew members are already being recruited for the production....

‘The Mighty Ducks’ TV Show Cast Adds Lauren Graham As Lead By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2020 10:59 am EST The Mighty Ducks are headed to Disney+, and they’ve found their lead. The Mighty Ducks TV series cast just added Lauren Graham as its star, playing the mother of a kid who’s been cut from the Mighty Ducks team. Young actor Brady Noon has also been cast in the role of Graham’s son....

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’: Tessa Thompson Confirms Valkyrie Will Be “King Of New Asgard” When The Film Begins By Ben Pearson/Dec. 18, 2020 2:30 pm EST At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) stand on a scenic Norwegian hill surveying New Asgard, the colony inhabited by former Asgardians who survived the destruction of their home realm. Thor passes the crown to Valkyrie and says he’s going to go hang with the Guardians of the Galaxy for a while, and the formerly lone warrior reluctantly accepts that leadership role....

70% Of Small And Mid-Sized Movie Theaters Could Be Bankrupt In Two Months By Ben Pearson/Nov. 10, 2020 2:30 pm EST 2020 has been a rough year for a myriad number of reasons. But as a site that keeps our eyes on the realm of film and television, it’s been especially heartbreaking to see the theatrical moviegoing experience come to a screeching halt while our current government refuses to help out with further stimulus packages....

Celebrate ‘The Goonies’ 35th Anniversary With Four-Day Fan Event And Screening Tour In Oregon By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 2020 4:30 pm EST The Goonies is one of the most beloved films to come out of the 1980s. This year, the movie directed by Richard Donner and producer Steven Spielberg is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and Oregon Film and Travel Oregon are teaming up to pay tribute from where the adventure unfolded....

Cool Stuff: Buy ‘The Dark Knight’ Teaser Poster As A Sleek Lenticular Print By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2020 6:00 am EST The Dark Knight teaser poster featuring Heath Ledger as The Joker writing the bloody question “Why so serious?” is one of the best of all time. The original double-sided 27x40 poster is hard to find in good condition for a decent price, but if you don’t have one yet, you might want to spend your money on a new lenticular version of the poster from Bottleneck Gallery instead....

HBO Max’s ‘A World Of Calm’ Is Basically ‘ASMR: The TV Show,’ Starring Keanu Reeves, Nicole Kidman, And More Big Names By Ben Pearson/July 16, 2020 4:30 pm EST Let’s be real: the world sucks right now, and just making it to the end of another day can often feel like a struggle. HBO Max knows everyone is stressed the hell out, so the new streaming service is dipping its toe into the health and wellness arena with a new series where they get famous people like Keanu Reeves, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Kidman, and more to narrate over mesmerizing imagery....

Long-Delayed Amy Adams Movie ‘The Woman In The Window’ Heading To Netflix This Year By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2021 4:30 pm EST The Woman in the Window, Joe Wright’s thriller based on the best-selling book of the same name, was originally due out in 2019. It got pushed around multiple times before ending up in 2020, and then it got pushed again. After that, rumors surfaced that there was a very good chance the film was headed to Netflix....

Netflix Limiting Streaming Quality For European Users To Save Bandwidth For Emergency Services By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2020 10:30 am EST With so many people hunkering down due to the coronavirus, internet usage is up – and I mean wayyyy up. Across the pond, The European Union’s Internal Market and Services Commissioner, Thierry Breton, has asked Netflix and YouTube to limit streaming quality in an attempt to avoid online gridlock. And Netflix is playing ball....

Revisiting ‘The Rocketeer,’ Disney’s Early Superhero Masterpiece By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 7, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)In 1991, Walt Disney Pictures released two of the very best films to ever fall under their banner. That fall, they would release Beauty and the Beast to widespread acclaim from audiences, critics, and the film industry as a whole....

Scott Derrickson Will No Longer Direct ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 9, 2020 4:49 pm EST Breaking news: Scott Derrickson, the filmmaker behind 2016’s Doctor Strange, will no longer direct the film’s sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Derrickson, who introduced the world to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Stephen Strange with his inventive and occasionally trippy Doctor Strange movie, has vacated the director’s chair of the upcoming sequel....

Superhero Bits: ‘Fortnite’ Announces Marvel Crossover ‘The Nexus War’, ‘The Flash’ Villain Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 27, 2020 6:00 pm EST How much is Batman: Ego going for on eBay now that it’s been mentioned as an influence on The Batman? What is the massive Marvel crossover event coming to Fortnite? Did you hear the original iteration of The Boys will appear in the second season? Will Reverse Flash be the main villain in The Flash movie?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: ‘The Flash’ Rumors, New York Comic-Con Guide’, ‘The Boys’ NSFW Material & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 7, 2020 6:00 pm EST Comic Book Resources breaks down some of the differences between the Lucifer TV show and the comic books. Speaking of Lucifer, co-showrunner Joe Henderson the sixth and final season has already started production. Gotham Knights revealed a closer look at the costume Batgirl will be wearing in the upcoming video game....

Theme Park Bits: Carthay Circle Refurb, Anaheim Ducks Day, And More By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 26, 2019 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Carthay Circle Restaurant is going under a brief refurbishment. The Anaheim Ducks Day is coming back. Take a look at the first roller coaster at sea. And more! You’ll likely find a lot of theme-park experts telling you that the best time to visit the Disney theme parks is in the off-season....

LEGO Droids Play the Star Wars Theme The mechanisms created to have all of these droids play 42 instruments is truly impressive. Using 46 R2-D2, droids, 25 GONK droids, 24 Mouse droids, 30 iPads and 3,148 hours of creation, LEGO and Sam Battle pulled off quite the fun stint here. All the droids are managed at a station that looks like the work of a mad scientist (which Sam Battle seems to be, honestly)....

Will Disney’s Theatrical Release Of ‘Hamilton’ Be Censored? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 11, 2020 1:15 pm EST Disney is not throwing away its shot to bring the Tony-winning pop culture phenomenon Hamilton to a wider audience. But that shot may not ring quite as clearly as fans remember. A new report suggests that when Disney releases its Hamilton “movie” theatrically in 2021, some of the production’s curse words may be censored due to the House of Mouse’s strict adherence to the PG-13 rating....

‘A Fistful Of Dollars’ TV Series In Development By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 29, 2020 5:30 pm EST The other day word broke regarding a Rashomon TV series based on the Akira Kurosawa movie of the same name. Now…here comes news of A Fistful of Dollars TV series, which is, of course, also based on a Kurosawa movie – Yojimbo. Directed by Sergio Leone and released in 1964, A Fistful of Dollars was Clint Eastwood’s first starring role and turned him into a leading man....

‘Coming 2 America’ Adds Tracy Morgan To The Comedy Ensemble Cast By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2019 3:00 pm EST The cast of the comedy sequel Coming 2 America is already packed to the gills. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are again starring in the movie that takes them out of the fictional African nation of Zamunda and back to Queens, New York. Not only are several cast members from the original movie joining them, but there’s are plenty of new names joining the roster, and one more has just been added....

‘Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds’ Review: Werner Herzog Explores How Meteors Have Changed The World [TIFF] By Jason Gorber/Sept. 28, 2020 7:00 am EST There are few things more soothing and sardonic than hearing Werner Herzog opine about an impending apocalypse. Along with collaborator and co-director Clive Oppenheimer, the filmmakers provide a science-rich documentary freed from the didacticism of the genre, reveling instead in the true wonder and weirdness of our existence....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST Marvel is carefully eyeing its targets for the Hawkeye series creative team. While little is known about the upcoming Disney+ TV series starring Jeremy Renner as the Earth’s mightiest archer, a new revelation from writer and producer Amy Berg suggests that Marvel is narrowing down its shortlist for the Hawkeye series writer. Which means that a showrunner and cast announcement could soon be on its way....