Joss Whedon Sets The Record Straight On His Twitter Exit: "The Real Issue Is Me"

Joss Whedon Sets The Record Straight On His Twitter Exit: “The Real Issue Is Me” Shortly afterAvengers: Age of Ultronhit theaters, directorJoss Whedonquit Twitter. He didn’t give an official explanation at the time, which only opened the door to speculation. One especially popular theory was that Whedon was driven off by angry feminists, who’d taken issue with his portrayal of Black Widow. But Whedon has finally spoken up to set the record straight, declaring that explanation to be “horseshit....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Christopher Francis

King Richard And How Megastar Will Smith Became A Serious Actor

King Richard And How Megastar Will Smith Became A Serious Actor Will Smith is a megastar. He’s an undisputed legend, one of the most instantly recognizable faces in Hollywood of the past 30 years. He is the only actor to have starred in eight consecutive films which grossed over $100 million in the United States box office. In 2013,Forbesnamed Smith the world’s most bankable star thanks to movies like “Men in Black,” “Independence Day,” and the “Bad Boys” trilogy....

August 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1426 words · Valerie Kramer

Latest 'Thor: Ragnarok' Teaser Reveals An Odd Change To Previously Shown Scene

Latest ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Teaser Reveals An Odd Change To Previously Shown Scene The devil’s in the details, and it looks like some of the details are changing in the upcomingThor: Ragnarok. Eagle-eyed viewers of the latestThor: Ragnarokteaser spotted a curious change in a key scene of the upcoming Marvel movie. The much-buzzed-about scene in whichCate Blanchett’s Hela shatters Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) hammer Mjolnir has lasting consequences for the rest of the film, but apparently where it takes place is another matter....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Austin Harrell

Marvel Casting: Mads Mikkelsen To Be 'Thor 2' Baddie; Ashley Hamilton In Talks For 'Iron Man 3'

Marvel Casting: Mads Mikkelsen To Be ‘Thor 2’ Baddie; Ashley Hamilton In Talks For ‘Iron Man 3’ A couple of notable casting choices for upcoming Marvel movies hit this afternoon, and let’s start withMads Mikkelsen, who is in talks to play the bad guy inThor 2. We don’t know much about the plot for theAlan Taylor-directed film at this point, and we don’t know what role Mikkelsen will play.Tom Hiddlestonwill still be around as Loki, but we don’t know how he fits into the story, either....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Pamela Torres

Movie Trailer: 'Justin Bieber Never Say Never'

Movie Trailer: ‘Justin Bieber Never Say Never’ Who wants to be INSPIRED on this beautiful October day? Well, you can’t do much better than the trailer forJustin Bieber Never Say Never. This 3D Paramount documentary tells the “inspiring true story” of 16-year-old teen singing sensationJustin Bieberwho went from YouTube nobody to one of the most famous people on the planet in mere months. From the trailer, it looks like it’s going to be a bunch of young girls screaming, videos of baby Bieber drumming and then some songs intercut withKarate KidSegway rides....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Christine Arellano

New 'Black Widow' Merchandise Includes LEGO, Funko POPs, Marvel Legends, NERF Roleplay & More

New ‘Black Widow’ Merchandise Includes LEGO, Funko POPs, Marvel Legends, NERF Roleplay & More Black Widowdoesn’t arrive in theaters until May, but the merchandise tied to the movie will be coming a little sooner. Leading up to the release of the Marvel Studios movie that takes place betweenCaptain America: Civil WarandAvengers: Infinity War, we’ll see new items from LEGO, Funko, NERF, Hasbro’s Marvel Legends and more. In fact, a few of the items give us some kind of hint at certain details about the movie....

August 22, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Alyssa Hamilton

New 'Fantastic Beasts' Clips Show Off Eddie Redmayne's Quirkiness, A New Creature & More

New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Clips Show Off Eddie Redmayne’s Quirkiness, A New Creature & More Some early buzz on theHarry Potterspin-offFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themarrived over the weekend, and werounded up what we couldto let fans know what the first reactions were saying. But there are probably still some fans who aren’t aren’t quite excited about the movie yet. Well, Warner Bros. has unleashed a few new clips from the film....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Aaron Liu

Read An Exclusive 'Art Of Ready Player One' Excerpt, And Win A Copy Signed By Steven Spielberg

Read An Exclusive ‘Art Of Ready Player One’ Excerpt, And Win A Copy Signed By Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg’sReady Player Oneis now playing everywhere and raking in boffo box office in the process. The bookThe Art of Ready Player Onetakes you inside the complicated, special-effects laden production of Spielberg’s latest blockbuster. Below, read an exclusive excerpt fromThe Art of Ready Player One, and then enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book signed by Steven Spielberg,Ernest Clineand more....

August 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1073 words · Christian Waters

Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' Sequel Will Take Place Over Two Decades After The Original

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ Sequel Will Take Place Over Two Decades After The Original TheGladiatorsequel is still heading back to the Coliseum, though it may be one a little worse for wear than the glorious one we saw inRidley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2000 film. Scott is apparently still plugging away at thatsequel, with new details emerging about the film’s potential plot and setting. In an interview with producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald atHeyUGuys,the producers assured fans of the swords-and-sandals epic that the sequel is still in the works....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Michele Reilly

Steven Spielberg Still Has Hope That Movie Theaters Will Survive The Pandemic

Steven Spielberg Still Has Hope That Movie Theaters Will Survive The Pandemic Movie theaters are going through a rough time right now. While many are open, they can’t operate at full capacity, and on top of all that, streaming movies from home is becoming the new normal. Warner Bros. made huge waves when they decided to release their entire 2021 theatrical slate directly to HBO Max, and other studios are continuing to sell-off some of their non-franchise titles directly to streaming services like Netflix....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Sarah Long

The 'Troll Hunter' Remake Is Dead

The ‘Troll Hunter’ Remake Is Dead Over five years ago, directorChris Columbus' production company, 1492 Pictures, secured the remake rights toAndré Øvredal’sTroll Hunter, an entertaining and imaginative found footage monster movie. It had been a while since we heard anything about the remake, and Øverdal has now confirmed it’s no longer moving forward. Below, learn more about the squashedTroll Hunterremake. The last we heard about theTroll Hunterremake was thatNeil Marshallwas going to direct it....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Angel Robinson

The 14 Best The Real Ghostbusters Episodes

The 14 Best The Real Ghostbusters Episodes The animated series “The Real Ghostbusters” ran from 1986 to 1991, the “Real” prefix added to distinguish it fromFilmation’s animated seriesof the same name, which was based on a live-action TV show that aired back in the mid-’70s. A spin-off from the incredibly popular 1984 movie “Ghostbusters,” it continued the saga of Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, and Peter Venkman (with the cast’s appearances all slightly tweaked to avoid any pesky arguments over likeness rights, of course) and became a beloved series in its own right....

August 22, 2025 · 14 min · 2900 words · Sheri Turner

The Godfather Scene You Might Not Know Was Improvised

The Godfather Scene You Might Not Know Was Improvised “The Godfather” is a movie that is so richly layered, thoughtfully structured and expertly performed that it has a feeling of verisimilitude in every frame. Though painstakingly scripted by Mario Puzo and director Francis Ford Coppola, the film rarely feels staged or stilted. The most authentically chaotic sequence in the film is undoubtedly the opening scenes depicting the wedding of Connie Corleone (Talia Shire) to Carlo Rizzi (Gianni Russo), during which the whole Corleone clan celebrate on their New York City grounds while Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) entertains requests from his family members and business associates....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 614 words · Matthew Moore