Spoiler Warning: Hocus Pocus 2 Hocus Pocus has long been revered as a classic Halloween movie for kids and nostalgic millennials. Released in 1993, it has become a staple film for the spooky season and has endearingly stood the test of time. The movie has even earned itself a sequel almost three decades later. On September 30, 2022, Hocus Pocus 2 was released on Disney Plus, just in time for the Halloween season....
One of the most powerful people in the MCU is just a regular person: Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, or Val, as her friends say to save time. Valentina has shown up a lot in Phase 4, never as a central character, but just in little cameos, slowly working behind the scenes to accomplish something that almost everyone knows can’t be good. She’s already recruited U.S. Agent and Yelena Belova. And in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we find out she’s been promoted from sneaky thug for Wilson Fisk to Director of the CIA....
While films like Psycho and Black Christmas may have been early slasher hits, the genre began to really take shape in the late ’70s and into the ’80s; when films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th jumpstarted the slasher genre, horror became inescapable from the public eye. Between merchandise and the largest influx of new films the genre had seen to date, horror icons were the new pop culture craze....
Three of the world’s leading media, technology and entertainment companies - Discovery Communications, Sony Corporation and IMAX Corporation - today announced a joint venture established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the U.S. The partnership brings together three leaders with an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3D content, technology expertise, television distribution and operational strength to deliver a high-quality three-dimensional viewing experience to home television audiences. The joint venture intends to launch the network beginning in the U....
Asking which of two comic book characters would win in a fight is an age-old question, asked in playgrounds, comic book shops, and even bars for years. In the world of superheroes, the Hulk is typically one of the top tier strongest and most powerful characters in both the Marvel universe and in all of the comics. Anyone who has read a comic remembers the Hulk shouting “Hulk is the strongest one there is!...
When it comes to comic book franchise appearances, J.K. Simmons has endeared himself to both audiences of Marvel and DC projects over the last two decades. Whether it is his appearance in the DCU as Commissioner Gordon or as J. Jonah Jameson in both Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man universe and the MCU version, the actor has a dedicated fan base who cannot wait for his next appearance. Simmons seems more than happy to participate, including an appearance in any potential Sam Raimi movie, such as the long-canceled Spider-Man 4....
Jaime Ray Newman has landed the title role in the CW’s drama pilot I am Paige Armstrong. The show centers on a naive but bright twentysomething congressional aide (Newman) who becomes so infuriated by her boss’ political maneuvering that she decides to run against him; also cast in the pilot is Neal Bledsoe as the Congressman’s chief speech writer, who is courting Newman’s character, says The Hollywood Reporter. Newman has also landed a recurring role in the ABC/ABC TV Studio drama pilot Marlowe....
The upcoming Jason Statham action outing, The Beekeeper, has added a host of talent to its supporting cast. Revealed by Deadline, The Beekeeper has attached Oscar winner, Watchmen, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star Jeremy Irons to proceedings alongside The Umbrella Academy star Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bright and Black Summer actor Bobby Naderi, and The Hunger Games and Future Man star Josh Hutcherson. The report also reveals that The Beekeeper, which will find Jason Statham on wonderfully familiar ground as a man on a quest for revenge, has now begun filming in the United Kingdom....
Jimmy Kimmel has signed on to host the new ABC game show, Set for Life for Endemol USA. The late night host will start shooting the show next week which revolves around players who compete to win a monthly cash stipend that lasts as long as they live; the money can add up to millions of dollars, and the show will feature a last-minute twist that alters how much cash the players can take home, adds Variety....
There has been a lot of discussion about method acting in recent months, and now Jon Bernthal has shared his opinion on the subject. In a nutshell, going “method” describes actors who take their roles so seriously that they insist upon remaining in character 24/7, even when cameras are not rolling. Many method actors will be so dedicated that they’ll refuse to respond to anyone who doesn’t address them by their character’s name....
October Road: The Complete First Season takes viewers into the world of Nick Garret (Bryan Greenberg). Having written a popular novel about his friends back home, Nick suddenly finds himself ostracized from this group when he returns. Recently, we had the chance to sit down with October Road writer/producer Josh Applebaum to discuss this show, it’s themes, characters and where it’s heading for Season 2. As a writer and producer on October Road were you naturally attracted to the idea of a writer having to face his characters in real life?...
The Multiverse Network, Inc., a company building the world’s leading network of Massively Multiplayer Online Games and 3D virtual worlds, today announced it optioned the rights from Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to develop an MMOG based on Firefly, the science fiction television series created by Joss Whedon that has enjoyed a hugely popular and loyal following since its premier in 2002. “Fox’s Firefly series is set in an incredibly rich and exciting universe....
Judge Judy is coming to an end after 25 seasons, but Judge Judy Sheindlin’s work as a daytime television judge will continue in another upcoming series. During a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sheindlin revealed to Ellen that the 2020-21 season of Judge Judy would serve as the swan song for the long-running series. Sheindlin went on to make it clear she would be back soon enough with a new show called Judy Justice, though she doesn’t say which network or outlet will host the new series....
Martin Scorsese’s comments about Marvel superhero movies have been well documented. Now Kevin Smith has waded in to give his take on Scorsese’s often scathing remarks when it comes to superhero movies. In 2019, Scorsese was asked his opinion about movies such as those from the Marvel and DC stables, and the director of serious movies such as Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street, said he felt they offered no value to the world of cinema....
The old and the new come together in the latest images from the upcoming sequel, Jurassic World Dominion. The latest look at the highly anticipated movie comes courtesy of Empire Magazine, with the images showing the likes of Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm standing alongside Chris Pratt as Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing....
Lena Headey, who stars in 300, spoke to SCI FI Wire about her upcoming FOX sci-fi series, The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Headey said that the show will begin with a confrontation between her character (Sarah Connor); her son, John Connor (Heroes’ Thomas Dekker); and two new Terminators: a female model, played by Serenity’s Summer Glau, and a male one, which she called Cromartie, played by Owain Yeoman. One is good and one is bad; she didn’t say which is which....
Our first look at the new Batgirl is here courtesy of the actress herself. Leslie Grace has shared an image of herself as the new Batgirl from the upcoming DC movie that will tell the superhero’s origin story. Grace shared the image on Instagram alongside a caption that was pulled straight from Batgirl: Year One. “I use their expectations against them. That will be their weakness. Not mine. Let them all underestimate me,” Grace wrote....
Some good news for fans of Green Lantern – according to the film’s producer Donald de Line, the movie is right on track to begin shooting in Spring of 2009. FirstShowing.net spoke to the producer, who confirmed that the project is coming together. De Line says that he just got a new draft of the script and that they’re gearing up to begin shooting in early spring. Although he said that a shooting date is not yet confirmed but “it’s coming together and I’m excited about it....
Casting news on Iron Man 2 has been coming out fast and furious, and thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow, we know that the reason why everything is being firmed up is that work on the film begins by March 26, 2009. The actress revealed, via her weekly GOOP newsletter, dated March 12, that she would begin shooting in two weeks. In the newsletter, Paltrow asked several notable Hollywood figures what their five favorite DVD rentals were....
New Line Cinema has informed us that the cast of their upcoming musical-remake Hairspray, will be features on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, May 16. It starts with a live performance medley, which will also be a national debut of three hit songs from the film: Nikki Blonsky performing “Good Morning Baltimore”, Elijah Kelly performing “Run and Tell That”, and Zac Efron performing “Ladie’s Choice”. Plus, join John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron & Elijah Kelly as they talk with Oprah Winfrey about their new musical Hairspray, in theatres July 20th....
