Ice Cube made the move to the big screen with the hit movie Boyz n the Hood in 1991, and in 1995 we got Friday. Friday brought in $27.4 million at the box office and considering it had a budget of $3.4 million, this was a big box office success. The movie spawned three films, with a fourth in the works, but one key element was missing from the follow-up movies: co-star Chris Tucker....
Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archeologist in the first trailer for the highly anticipated sequel, Indiana Jones 5. Or, as it shall henceforth be known, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Released courtesy of Lucasfilm, the first footage finds Indiana once again embarking on a wonderful new adventure as he must once again do battle with his old enemy, the Nazis. Check out the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny below....
Fans of Joss Whedon, goofy superheroes and oddly engaging musical numbers can now rejoice - Act One of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is now available at the online-only musical’s website. From the creator of of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, the show tells the tale of a down on his luck supervillain, played by Neil Patrick Harris, his nemesis, the heroic Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) and the girl at the Laundromat he’s too shy to talk to (Felicia Day)....
Apple today announced that iTunes customers can purchase and rent box office favorites including Quantum of Solace and Twilight in stunning HD on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Starting today, movie fans can purchase box office blockbusters for download in HD for $19.99 from iTunes, and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals in HD for $4.99 within 30 days after release. Customers can enjoy these films in HD on their Mac or PC and on their widescreen TV with Apple TV, as well as in standard definition on their iPhone or iPod with video....
According to Variety, Jackie Chan has started shooting his latest kung-fu comedy, tentatively titled BB or Baby, in Hong Kong with local helmer Benny Chan. Production kicked off before the recent announcement of the Rush Hour 3 project. Hot mainland thesp Gao Yuanyuan will feature in the Hong Kong-China co-production, a joint venture of mainland production powerhouse Huayi Bros. and chopsocky supremo Chan’s own JCE Movies. Official news agency Xinhua, quoting Huayi sources, said the film began shooting Thursday....
We may not yet have seen a single episode of James Gunn’s Peacemaker, but the director has already revealed that he would be happy to return and make another season of the show if allowed. While renewals of any series will depend solely on how well the current one performs, in an interview with Screen Rant, Gunn had fun when asked whether he would want to make any more seasons of the show....
Horror icon Jamie Lee Curtis has now reacted to receiving her first ever Academy Award nomination for her performance in the action/drama/sci-fi (and everything else in between) outing, Everything Everywhere All at Once. The nominations were officially revealed yesterday, with Curtis landing a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A nomination that has left Curtis “stunned and humbled.” Coming courtesy of Aframe, Curtis heaps praise on the movie and everyone involved in making it, before turning her attention to her dearly departed parents, wondering how they would feel to see their “outsider” daughter receiving the coveted title of ‘Oscar nominee....
Ahead of the release of Wednesday next month on Netflix, series star Jenna Ortega is opening up about her experience working on the series. Created by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Tim Burton, the series serves as a reimagining of The Addams Family with Ortega starring as a new incarnation of Wednesday Addams. Burton makes his television directorial debut by helming four of the show’s eight episodes while Gandja Monteiro and James Marshall directed the others....
The Road director John Hillcoat has lined up two projects: frontier western actioner The Revenant starring Christian Bale, and the long-gestating remake of Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic 1970 neo-noir Le Cercle Rouge (Red Circle), according to Playlist. The Revenant is based on the novel by Michael Punke, and was adapted by Mark L. Smith as a starring vehicle for Samuel L. Jackson, who has been replaced by Christian Bale. The Revenant tells the story of an 1820s frontiersman, Hugh Glass, on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling....
Actor John Travolta is in negotiations to portray mob leader John Gotti in an upcoming biopic from director Nick Cassavetes. We first reported on this project back in December, when Nick Cassavetes entered into talks to direct, a deal that is now being finalized. Actor Leo Rossi is writing the screenplay. The news of John Travolta circling the part was confirmed by executive producer Marc Fiore. Here’s what he had to say about the actor:...
Jon Snow apologizes to the world for Game of Thrones season 8 in a new DeepFake video. To say the final season of the hit HBO show was divisive would be a massive understatement. As soon as the credits rolled on the final episode, angry fans started a petition to have the entire season 8 rewritten and remade by “competent” writers and as of this writing, the petition has over 1....
Since Get Out was released in 2017, fans have been learning that Jordan Peele isn’t just the goofy co-star from Key and Peele. Peele has a lot of interesting ideas on what truly makes life terrifying and has brought some new material to the art of telling scary stories. He has released a few renowned horror projects since Get Out, including the 2019 film Us, co-writing and producing the 2021 Candyman, and now the 2022 film Nope, all of which contain important social commentaries....
On the heels of the recent ratings success of the second Luke and Laura wedding, award-winning actor Kin Shriner returns as Scotty Baldwin on the top-rated daytime drama, General Hospital, in the role he originated three decades ago, it was announced by Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group. His return will coincide with an explosive storyline for the upcoming February sweep where a new storytelling technique will be used, a first in daytime....
I recently had the chance to speak with screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger about their DreamWorks Animation sequel Kung Fu Panda 2, which hits 2D and 3D theaters nationwide on May 26. Since the first Kung Fu Panda was a worldwide success (over $630 million), most believe Kung Fu Panda 2 will be successful as well… which would likely lead into Kung Fu Panda 3. While Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger haven’t been asked by DreamWorks Animation to write Kung Fu Panda 3 yet, they did have one suggestion of a new voice actor for the third adventure: Chuck Norris....
After years of speculation, it appears that the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth is, at last, going to get a sequel. Doctor Strange’s Scott Derrickson is slated to direct. Although casting, filming schedule, and plot details have yet to be announced, original cast member Jennifer Connelly confirmed last year that she had been in talks with the makers to reprise her role as Sarah. Labyrinth had a strangely eclectic gestation. The Muppets creator Jim Henson collaborated with designer Brian Froud – whose work was most recently seen on Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – on the film’s central concept....
You can bring all the excitement of Sin City home on DVD this July. Las Vegas: Season 5 will be released on DVD on July 22. This four-disc set will feature all 19 episodes of this final season and the set will be priced at $59.98 SRP. The series stars Josh Duhamel, Tom Selleck and Vanessa Marcil. Television icon Tom Selleck hits the town in TV’s sexiest show! Las Vegas is even hotter on DVD in Season Five....
Academy Award winner Jared Leto struggles to control his urges in the latest footage from Sony’s upcoming Marvel outing, Morbius. Released via social media, the short clip has Leto’s doctor-turned-vampire partaking in all manner of blood-sucking and bullet-dodging as he struggles to come to terms with his newfound powers and struggles to battle the monster within. Morbius will introduce one of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters as House of Gucci and Dallas Buyers Club star Jared Leto is transformed into the enigmatic antihero, Michael Morbius....
Actress Lesley Manville discusses Another Year, the unique filmmaking process of director Mike Leigh, and much more. Lesley Manville is no stranger to director Mike Leigh, having worked together six times on the silver screen. The actress starred in his films High Hopes, Secrets and Lies, Topsy-Turvy, All Or Nothing, Vera Drake, and his latest drama Another Year, which arrives on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on June 7. I recently had the chance to speak with this talented actress, who was nominated for a BAFTA award and several other critic’s awards for her portrayal of Mary in Another Year....
The TV gigs just keep coming for LeVar Burton. Famous for hosting Reading Rainbow and starring on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Burton will soon reprise his role from the latter for the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard. Burton will also lend his voice to a character in the Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift, coming to The CW in May. It has also been announced that he’d be hosting a new game show in the works based on the board game Trivial Pursuit....
The actor muses on playing Lex Luthor, working with Bryan Singer again and acting with an almost total unkown as the Man of Steel Lex Luthor is such an indelible character in the lore of Superman, that it makes sense that in a present day version of the film the actor playing him should be one who is an indelible part of the movie landscape. Kevin Spacey really burst on to the scene playing Roger “Verbal” Kint in Bryan Singer’s masterfully crafted, The Usual Suspects....
