The Marvel Cinematic Universe set an ignominious record at the box office as its latest film The Marvels debuted with $47 million, the lowest-opening weekend in the history of the MCU. The sequel to Captain Marvel — which had a $153 million opening weekend back in 2019 — already had …
Read More »Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' Movie Is Already Raising Red Flags
Well, they finally did it. After a supposed decade in the works and 35 years of fans imagining what a movie would look like, Nintendo has officially willed a feature film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda into existence. Yet what should have been cause for celebration was met with …
Read More »SAG-AFTRA Reveals How Studios Will Handle AI Replicas of Living and Dead Actors
After the longest actor’s strike in Hollywood’s history came to a close this week, SAG-AFTRA released details of its billion-dollar deal with Hollywood studios — revealing protections against the use of artificial intelligence on actors’ performances that will impact the industry for decades. The SAG-AFTRA national board voted Friday to …
Read More »Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Reunite, Tease 'Freaky Friday 2'
As SAG-AFTRA’s fight with Hollywood studios came to a close on Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan celebrated with a proper reunion. Curtis shared a photo on Instagram with her Freaky Friday costar, captioning, “Too late. YOU GREW UP and SO BEAUTIFULLY!” Along with the smiling selfie, she added, …
Read More »The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. When Will TV Be Back to Normal?
Hooray, showbiz is back! Now what? Wednesday night, SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, bringing to an end to six months of Hollywood strikes, involving the writers guild and then the actors. The writers have been back at work for a month, and SAG leadership has told its …
Read More »Keke Palmer Granted Temporary Restraining Order, Custody of Son After Accusing Ex Darius Jackson of Abuse
A judge has granted Keke Palmer temporary sole custody of her 8-month-old son with ex-partner Darius Jackson after she accused Jackson of harrowing physical and emotional abuse in a restraining order application filed Thursday in Los Angeles. The order, issued Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, states Jackson must stay …
Read More »'My Guests Will Be Everyone': Late-Night Hosts Celebrate the End of SAG Strike
The SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end and Hollywood is sighing a collective sigh of relief, especially late-night TV. Finally, actors can appear on the late-night shows to promote their movies and TV shows. “Tune in tomorrow when my guests will be everyone,” host Jimmy Fallon declared on The …
Read More »'The Curse' Premiere: Nathan Fielder, Small Dicks, and Emma Stone
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of The Curse, which is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime. Perhaps the only way to begin discussing Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie‘s deliberately weird and even more deliberately uncomfortable new miniseries is to paraphrase Reservoir Dogs. So let me tell you …
Read More »'The Marvels' Is Marvel Hanging Its Female Superheroes Out to Dry
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the Marvel Cinematic Universe — or, and we’re just coining this term right this very second, the “MCU” — has had a shaky time trying to find a post-Infinity Saga groove. But one of the major highlights of the past few years has been …
Read More »'For All Mankind' Returns to Soaring Heights in Season Four
No current drama on television tries to cover as much ground, literally or figuratively, as For All Mankind. The fourth season of the Apple TV+ drama — set in an alternate version of history where the Soviets beat America to the moon, triggering a never-ending space race — splits its …
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