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May- 2024 -5 May
REPORT: Next ‘Star Wars’ Project Gets Shock Update
It's been years since we've seen a (new) Star Wars project hit the big screen, but that's all about to change soon. The last Star Wars film to grace movie theaters was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), which didn't exactly go down well with fans or critics. While it managed to take home $1.077 billion at the box office, it hit a measly 51% on Rotten Tomatoes where it was lambas
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5 May
Rachel Zegler Goes Viral, Proves She’s “Beyond Talented” Despite Trolls and Controversy
Rachel Zegler is in a really weird place in her career right now. The rising star made her acting debut in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story in 2021 and is now the star of the latest Hunger Games release, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023). She's also starring in an upcoming Disney live-action remake of Snow White, a role which she has received nothing but backlash and vitriol for. She's one
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5 May
‘Jurassic World’ Sequel Trailer Confirms a Major Character Has Been Recast
A brand-new trailer for the upcoming Jurassic World sequel has arrived, but unfortunately, it looks like a beloved legacy character has been recast (and probably killed). The Jurassic franchise is teeming with iconic characters. The Jurassic Park trilogy (Jurassic Park [1993], The Lost World: Jurassic Park [1997], and Jurassic Park III [2001]) features the “core trio”, Alan Grant (Sam
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5 May
Natalie Portman Returns to ‘Star Wars’ as Queen Amidala
Natalie Portman is finally returning to the Star Wars franchise for the 25th anniversary of Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). ‘The Phantom Menace' Breaks the Drought To say that the release of The Phantom Menace was a big deal for Star Wars fans is likely the understatement of the millennium. After nearly two decades of no Jedi-related feature films, expectations for the first movie in
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5 May
“I’m Going back To Work Now”: ‘Lion King’ Director Dismisses Disney Fans
The trailer for the upcoming prequel film Mufasa: The Lion King has hit the Internet, and Disney fans are not thrilled about it. However, director Barry Jenkins is making it clear: he doesn't really care. Mufasa: The Lion King is the live-action (or, rather, photorealistic) prequel to The Lion King (2019), which itself was a remake of the 1994 Disney Renaissance classic of the same name. While the
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4 May
‘Harry Potter’ Feud Deepens, Actor Gives “Sad” Update on JK Rowling Relationship
Daniel Radcliffe has provided an update on the ongoing feud between Harry Potter author JK Rowling and, well, everyone who opposes her. Since 2018, JK Rowling has increasingly put herself at the forefront of the conversation around gender identity. The author's opinions – which some have dubbed transphobic – have sparked controversy among both former fans and stars of the franchise that made her f
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4 May
‘Bluey’ Drops Banned Episode, Without Disney
Disney+ has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make Bluey more accessible to viewers around the world. However, one notorious episode has skirted past the American censors without the aid of the mouse. To say that Bluey has become a cultural phenomenon would be a grand and glorious understatement, and Disney's partnership with Ludo has been essential in bringing the Heeler clan to a broader
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4 May
Actress Walks Away From ‘Captain Marvel’ Leaving MCU Future Shattered, Addresses Exit
There is no movie more polarizing in Kevin Feige's Marvel Cinematic Universe than 2019's Captain Marvel. Five years after Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's film took to movie theaters ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019), one Hollywood star has addressed her exit from Captain Marvel and, thus, the MCU. What happened to Captain Marvel? Last year, Marvel Studios released the follow-up to 2019's Captain Marve
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4 May
Disney Officially Bans ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Music, Removed From the Public
Beauty and the Beast (1991) fans might have to work a little harder to hear its iconic songs after a voice actor revealed that Walt Disney Animation Studios banned the music publicly. A tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast is considered part of the Disney Renaissance alongside The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), and more. After a few rocky decades, Disney animator
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4 May
Disney Was So Desperate To Hire This Actor, They Delayed Its Release, Agreed to Lose Money
One Disney movie’s release was delayed by months just so that the company could hire the actor they wanted as the lead. One of the reasons that the Walt Disney Company has as wide a portfolio of films as it does is because of the number of companies it’s acquired over the years (particularly during Disney CEO Bob Iger’s tenure). One of Disney's most profitable acquisitions is Marvel Studios, whi
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