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‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Features The First Openly Gay Movie Superhero Character Lionsgate may be adapting a property from the ’90s with their newPower Rangersreboot, but the studio is also giving the movie a modern overhaul. Sure, it’s dark and gritty, but that’s not the only way the film is designed to connect with 2017 audiences: it’s also the first to feature an openly gay superhero. Learn more about how Lionsgate is introducing the first gay Power Rangers character below....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Gives Natalie Portman The Rap Sequel You’ve Been Waiting For It’s been 12 years sinceNatalie Portmanfirst hostedSaturday Night Live, but she finally returned to Studio 8H this past weekend to have fun with an almost entirely new cast. The last time Portman hosted, Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island were making waves with SNL Digital Shorts, and Natalie Portmanwas part of one of the bestin the form of a rap music video....

‘The Rocketeer’ Takes Flight Across Your Table With A New Board Game Funko is expanding its game line with the addition of a new board game based on the underrated 1991 Disney gemThe Rocketeer. Joining the ranks of other games based on nostalgic films likeGroundhog DayandBack to the Future, this addition looks like it will be both a blast from the past and a lot of fun to play. An Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Board Game The Rocketeer: Fate of the Futureis a competitive two-person board game that transports players back to the golden age of Hollywood....

‘The Shining Girls’ Cast With Elisabeth Moss Adds Jamie Bell As A Time-Traveling Serial Killer The Shining Girls, an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, has found its time-traveling serial killer in the form ofJamie Bell. The series tells the story of a killer in Depression-era Chicago who finds a way to travel through time – a feat he uses to target women in different eras....

‘The Simpsons’ Short ‘Playdate With Destiny’ Arrives On Disney+ Tomorrow Maggie Simpson has a playdate with Disney+ — and with destiny. The youngest member of America’s favorite animated family gets the spotlight in a newThe Simpsonsshort film which first played in theaters in front of Pixar’sOnward. Now the animated short film, titledPlaydate with Destiny, is making its streaming debut on Disney+ tomorrow. The Simpsonsanimated shortPlaydate with Destinyis making its streaming debut on Disney+ Friday, April 10....

‘WandaVision’ Finale May Answer Your Burning Questions About Evan Peters' Character, Unless It Doesn’t Even with the bombshell reveals of the last two episodes ofWandaVision, a few mysteries still remain. One of the biggest being: who isEvan Petersreally playing? Introduced as a “recast” Pietro in episode 5, we now know that Peters' character is not everything he appeared to be. But will we learn more in the upcomingWandaVisionfinale? Maybe, teasesWandaVisiondirectorMatt Shakman....

/Film Showdown: Magneto Vs Agent Smith Welcome back to the /Film showdown, where we pit two major genre characters against one another in a battle of brains, brawn, and badassery just because we can. Genre fans have been arguing about their own dream battles for years — many a sleepover has turned into a brutal debate about battles like Batman versus Superman, Wolverine versus the Hulk,Obi-Wan Kenobi versus Spock, and more....

/Film UK - Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein, Mesrine, Zach Galligan And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice as every Friday I’ll be bringing you a round up of news, links and coverage specific to the motion picture comings and goings here in the UK. Sometimes we’ll be talking about films that have already played in the US, other times it will be films that won’t make it to the US for a good while yet, and from time to time you’ll read about films that will never make it to the US at all because....

Ben Stiller And Tom Cruise Star In The Hardy Men Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise have signed on to playThe Hardy Men, a action comedy based on the classic mystery book seriesThe Hardy Boys. The movie re-teams Stiller with Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy. We’ve been very vocal in the past regarding Levy’s sub-par work. So it worries us that he has become Hollywood’s new Cinderella director (Levy was alsogivenThe Flash after David Goyer dropped out)....

Brendan Fraser Joins Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon,’ Continuing The Fraser-Aissance Good news, fellow Fraser fanatics—Brendan Fraserhas joined the casts ofMartin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower MoonandMax Barbakow’sBrothers. It’s time to officially call it a Fraser-aissance. Killers and Brothers According to Deadline, Fraser will join the casts of bothKillers of the Flower MoonandBrothers, the latter of which is already in production in Atlanta.Killers of the Flower Mooncomes from Apple TV+ and Paramount Pictures and is a crime drama based on the bestselling book byDavid Grann....

Christoph Waltz And Chris Pine Could Be The Horrible Bosses In ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ [Updated] You can’t make a movie calledHorrible Bosses 2without a few horrible bosses, so directorSean Andersand studio New Line are looking at a couple of notable names to play the villains. Christoph WaltzandChris Pineare reportedly being courted to play a nasty father-son boss pair who’ll presumably make life hell for our poor heroes (returning starsJason Sudeikis,Jason Bateman, andCharlie Day)....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ghostbusters’ Record Store Day Limited Edition Release TheGhostbustersare joining Record Store Day. A limited edition vinyl pressing of the theme song is being release at the annual event. It’s the latest piece of awesome in the ongoing 30th anniversary of the classic comedy. Soon, there will bean official traveling art show,official Lego setandmaybe even a new movie. Few will be as collectible, however, as this 10-inch, glow in the dark pressing of theRay Parker Jr....

Cool Stuff: ACME Archives' Exclusive D23 Expo Art Featuring ‘Ducktales,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘20,000 Leagues’ TheD23 Expobegins Friday in Anaheim, CA and /Film will be on the scene. We’re expecting to learn tons , The Good Dinosaur, Tomorrowlandand maybe evenStar Wars Episode VII. We’ll have updates here on the site as soon as possible, so keep checking back. The only thing that may slow those updates down is the awesome Disney merchandise that’s on sale at the event....