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Scarlett Johansson Recalls Losing Black Widow Role to Emily Blunt

In the alternate worlds of Fringe or Devs, you’d not have passed a bus stop or billboard last year that didn’t advertise a little upcoming movie called Avengers: Endgame, the culmination of over a decade’s worth of cinematic Marvel storytelling that brought together the original MCU Avengers for one final battle against Thanos. Of course, we would lose two of our major players during the events that unfolded, including Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, and Emily Blunt’s Black Widow, who sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone on Vormir. Yes, originally Blunt was director Jon Favreau’s first choice for the…
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How Can a One Punch Man Movie Work?

One Punch Man is one of the most popular anime of recent years, with everything from the series’ silly name to its protagonist’s basic design catching people’s attention. Initially created as a webcomic by ONE, One Punch Man is a humorous action series that centers around an incredibly strong hero by the name of Saitama, but he’s more commonly known as One Punch Man since he can defeat any opponent in a single blow. Saitama is a bored and depressed hero who longs to find someone who actually amounts to a challenge in battle. It’s a clever subversion of the…
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Hellraiser TV Series Being Developed by HBO

Somewhere in the bowels of HBO right now, there is probably an executive smirking, “We have such sights to show you.” After all, the prospect of a big budget television adaptation of the Hellraiser franchise on the premium cable network would be a hell of a sight, indeed. Deadline was the first to report HBO has made a deal to develop a Hellraiser TV series that comes with some big names attached, including David Gordon Green at the top of the list. Green became a horror genre darling after successfully rebooting Halloween for its 40th anniversary in 2018 with a…
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Daisy Ridley Eyed to Star in Crime Thriller The Ice Beneath Her

Daisy Ridley is moving on from her star-making role as Rey in the recent Star Wars films, having permanently put away her lightsaber with this past December’s Sequel Trilogy closer, The Rise of Skywalker. Consequently, Ridley’s would-be first role after that wild franchise ride could show her in different form, as a psychological profiler in a dark crime drama. Talks have commenced with studio STX for Ridley to star in The Ice Beneath Her, an adaptation of Swedish author Camilla Grebe’s 2016 crime novel of the same name, reports Deadline. Should the deal be finalized, then Ridley would be working…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Disney+ Release Date Confirmed

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is finally hitting Disney+ on May 4. With the long-awaited arrival of the Skywalker Saga-ending chapter, all nine main Star Wars films are now on the streaming service. At last, you’ll be able to binge of all nine movies while you shelter in place. The release date is also significant because it lands on May the 4th, which is largely regarded as the official Star Wars Day when fans all over the world celebrate the franchise’s more than 40-year history. This year, on top of the release of The Rise of Skywalker, fans will…
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The Goonies Cast Reunion Announced

The Goonies, a movie that introduced us to Sloth, Chunk, the Truffle Shuffle and the first documented instance of Joey Pants’ surprising toupee reveals, will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year. A project surely blessed by the dream team of Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus in the mid-80s, The Goonies has lost none of its charm in the decades since its release. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, industry vets are still finding a way to reach audiences under social distancing and lockdown measures, and The Goonies will definitely have an outlet to begin it’s 35th birthday early, thanks…
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Netflix’s Extraction: Ending Explained

This article contains major spoilers for the ending of Extraction. In the new Netflix movie Extraction, a lethal black market mercenary named Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) goes on a deadly mission to Dhaka, Bangladesh to rescue the teenage son of an imprisoned crime lord from the clutches of an even more ruthless rival. Rake is haunted by memories of his own young son, who died of leukemia while Rake was away on a mission in Afghanistan. With nothing left to lose, Rake gradually sees the mission as a path back to humanity and redemption. As the movie reaches its climax,…
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Spider-Man 3, Doctor Strange 2, Thor 4 Release Dates Shift

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced a new round of release date changes on Friday afternoon (April 24), with sequels starring Thor, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man — both the live-action and animated versions — all moving to new arrival berths (via Deadline). First out of the gate was Sony, which pushed the untitled follow-up to Spider-Man: Far from Home from July 16, 2021 to November 5, 2021. Remember that latter date for a minute. Sony also removed the sequel to the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from its April 2022 release slot to October 7, 2022. In related non-Marvel news,…
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Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 Delayed Due to Cornavirus Concerns

In an outcome that seemed inevitable given the state of the world, concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic will cause the long-planned release dates of Mission: Impossible‘s next two big screen outings to self-destruct… temporarily, anyway. Paramount has delayed the premieres of the untitled sequels, removing each one from their respective summer movie season slots. Mission: Impossible 7, which was originally slated to arrive at theaters on July 23, 2021, has now been shifted to November 19, 2021. Likewise, Mission: Impossible 8, originally set for August 5, 2022 is now scheduled to debut on November 4, 2022. The untitled Mission: Impossible…
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Sequel in the Works at Paramount

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark capitalized last year on the classic 1980s literary horror franchise responsible for generational childhood trauma with a feature film that—having earned $105.8 million worldwide—may not have set the box office scene on fire, but certainly provided a big enough bang for its studio’s budgetary buck. Consequently, sequel plans are now moving forward. The creative band is getting back together for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel movie, with director André Øvredal and writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman set to return. Additionally, Guillermo del Toro—who worked on the first film’s…
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Netflix’s Extraction Director Breaks Down That One-Take Action Sequence

The new Netflix movie Extraction stars Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame) as Tyler Rake, a highly efficient mercenary who is dispatched to Dhaka, Bangladesh to rescue the teenage son of a drug lord from an even more ruthless one. With a big bad kingpin controlling the streets, Rake and Ovi (Rudhraksh Jaiswal) must fight for every inch of the way to get out of the city and make it to freedom. Produced by Anthony and Joe Russo (from Joe’s screenplay) and directed by Sam Hargrave, stunt coordinator and second unit director on the Russos’ Marvel movies, Extraction is already getting a…
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Christopher Jackson Teases In the Heights Cameo, New Movie with Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical fans around the world took the news hard this week that In the Heights is being delayed a full 12 months. And stage and screen star Christopher Jackson might be one of them. While he recently told us he understands there are more important things going on in the world at this time, he’s still incredibly excited for fans and newcomers alike to experience the lights up on Washington Heights… especially after being so impressed by the new cast when he visited the In the Heights set to film a scene. “I may have been on-set, I may have…
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What The Raid 3 Would Have Been About

Director Gareth Evans has been doing the rounds promoting his new Sky Atlantic series Gangs of London (it’s bloody good stuff) and recently stopped by the Empire podcast to chat about a jumble of different subjects, including his standout action films, The Raid and The Raid 2. The conversation soon turned to why there hasn’t been a third film featuring Jakarta’s ‘rookie’ special tactics officer Rama (Iko Uwais) kicking people in the face. As huge fans of both of Evans’ Raid movies and watching people get kicked in the face, it’s certainly a question we’ve asked ourselves. Well, from Evans’…
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Universal and LEGO Launch Five-Year Partnership

Universal Pictures finalized a five-year exclusive development, production and theatrical distribution deal with the LEGO Group, according to Deadline. Universal’s animation division, Illumination Entertainment, has been a successful venture, putting out The Secret Life of Pets and Despicable Me film series.The Lego movie franchise has earned $1 billion in box office revenue. LEGO’s 2014 film The Lego Movie grossed $468 million worldwide, leading to spinoffs with diminishing returns like The Lego Batman Movie from 2017, The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.  The new deal is the product of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna…
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How 2001: A Space Odyssey May Have Predicted a Surprising Aspect of Space Travel

Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is regarded today as one of the most influential and important pieces of science fiction ever made. Decades later, the story of how man was born and reached the stars still feels like more than just a space-faring fairy tale. Today, the movie is recognized for its predictive power. In fact, according to a new scientific study, 2001 may have predicted yet another aspect of space travel researchers are only beginning to understand. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) released a study in April 2020 that shows how the…
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Extraction: Bringing the Netflix Chris Hemsworth Movie to Life

In Extraction, a mercenary for hire named Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is on a seemingly impossible mission: rescue the teenage son of one imprisoned drug lord from another, an immensely powerful criminal chieftain who has almost unprecedented control over the teeming city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, its law enforcement and even its street urchins. Rake is a killing machine, capable of dispatching swarms of assassins almost singlehandedly, but he’s also tormented by demons of his own and an unspeakable tragedy from his past. As he and his team face new dangers and betrayals around every corner, his mission becomes not just…
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Back to the Future Writer Steps in After ‘Plot Hole’ Debate Reopens

Back to the Future screenwriter Bob Gale has waded into a fresh round of debate over a ‘plot hole’ in the film’s story, almost 35 years after it was first released. The argument amongst fans over why Marty McFly’s parents don’t recognize him when he returns to 1985 began anew this week when Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn singled the film out in a discussion about ‘perfect movies’ on Twitter, saying “a perfect film can be different from a favorite film, or a great film. A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no…
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Extraction Review: Chris Hemsworth Can’t Save This

The first line of dialogue Chris Hemsworth has in Extraction is literally “hold my beer.” He says it because, tired of brooding behind sunglasses, he’s about to jump off a breathtaking cliffside into a rock quarry’s reservoir—so he can brood some more beneath the surface. He also says it because it’s exactly that kind of movie. For better and definitely worse. Clearly hoping to present itself as something akin to the Sicario movies and other cynical realpolitik action-thrillers, Netflix and director Sam Hargrave’s Extraction actually functions more like the type of Sylvester Stallone or Chuck Norris action movies that used…
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Star Wars Blaster Canon Podcast: The Rise of Skywalker, The Clone Wars, Kenobi

Mid-lockdown, Den of Geek’s Star Wars experts talk The Clone Wars and The Rise of Skywalker news. Episode IX is out in home release, and Paul breaks down the merits of the different versions, including the digital, physical, and 4k editions. He has high praise for the physical version, laying out an argument for sticking with physical discs to preserve the dynamic look of the film and avoid the grainy look of the digital version. Plus there’s just something about having it sitting on your shelf as part of a larger collection… We have relatively few new tie-in books or book…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights Movie Delayed Until 2021

One of the most anticipated movies of 2020 just became one of the most anticipated movies of 2021. Following a now familiar pattern, Warner Bros. has found a new release date for its intended summertime blockbuster, In the Heights: It’ll be in summer 2021. Originally slated for later this year on June 26, Warner Bros. delayed the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony winning musical to what was previously a date unknown. Now we know the new date is June 18, 2021, almost an entire year after its initially planned rollout. The film, which is directed by Crazy Rich Asians’…
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