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Chris Hemsworth Taking Break Following Alzheimer’s Warning
Marvel star Chris Hemsworth will be taking some time off following a surprise warning that he is genetically predisposed to getting Alzheimer’s disease. The Thor actor is currently starring in the new Disney Plus series, Limitless, which explores how to live a better longer life. The fifth episode titled “Memory” saw doctors test the blood…
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James Gunn Shoots Down ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday’ Silver Surfer Rumors; Reactions Out Of This World
James Gunn shoots down Silver Surfer rumors surrounding The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special coming to the Disney Plus streaming service, and the first batch of early reactions are of course out of this world. A fan tweeted and trolled that people should stick around to watch The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special…
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Hasbro Selling Off Non-Core Branded Film and TV Business
Hasbro has announced it is selling off its non-core branded film and TV business which makes up eOne that it purchased for $4 billion back in 2019. The company also states it is doubling down on its core brands, which includes brands like Peppa Pig, Transformers, and Dungeons & Dragons, and will continue to invest…
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‘Transformers: Earthspark’ Features Non-Binary Bot
Hasbro, Paramount Plus, and Nickelodeon have debuted a non-binary robot in the Transformers: Earthspark kids animated show. The character is an Autobot named Nightshade who uses pronouns. Footage has hit social media where Optimus Prime is talking to Nightshade along with a little girl. Optimus is shown having trouble speaking with Nightshade where the little girl…
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‘Fantastic Four’ Rumored To Be Set In ’60s
Another rumor surrounds Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie offering the flick will be set in the 1960s. The info comes from Daniel RPK via Twitter. “Marvel Studios’ upcoming Fantastic Four will be set in the past 60s,” states the rumor. “They will be a team out of time. Neither Kang nor Doom is the villain. Kang…
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John Leguizamo Says ‘It Sucks’ Super Mario Isn’t Voiced By Actor Of Color
John Leguizamo, who played the live-action version of Luigi in the 1993 movie, isn’t happy at all that Chris Pratt is voicing Mario in the new Super Mario Bros. movie. The actor spoke with Indie Wire and said they are going backward with the casting of Pratt. “I’m O.G. A lot of people love the…
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Sony and Amazon Team For Spider-Man, Silk, More Marvel TV Shows
Sony and Amazon are teaming up for the small screen where various Spider-Man spin-off TV shows will be happening including Silk: Spider Society which has been in development for some time. The details include the Sony Amazon Spider-Man projects will be first released on the Amazon-owned MGM+, which as of January 15, 2023, will be…
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Fewer White People, Males Went To See ‘Wakanda Forever’ Than ‘Black Panther’
Disney continues alienating its white and male audience as it is learned fewer white people and males of all colors went to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever than the first film in 2018. Deadline reports on the demographics for Wakanda Forever where the audience for the opening weekend was made up of 44% Black, 21%…
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Amy Adams Excited For More Henry Cavill Superman
Henry Cavill is back as Superman, and Amy Adams is excited about it. Adams played Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s DCEU movies, and Variety caught up with her to get her thoughts about the return of Cavill and the possibility she could be back in the role. “Isn’t that exciting,” she said revealing her husband…
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Marvel In ‘Turmoil’ With Major Script and Production Problems
Back at the San Diego Comic-Con, insiders filled me in that “Marvel is in turmoil” — the same insiders hanging out with Batman producer Michael Uslan that first filled me in about the DC Comics Stan Lee project. We didn’t get into specifics, but it was right after the release of the Ms. Marvel series…
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James Gunn Excited About Jonah Hex
New DCU co-head James Gunn is excited about Jonah Hex as Wednesday marks the character’s 50th Anniversary. Gunn tweeted a pic of the character with, “Happy 50th Anniversary to my favorite old west, eventually-taxidermied outlaw, Jonah Hex!” A fan questioned, “What are you saying, James?” Gunn replied, “I’m saying it’s his 50th Anniversary and it’s…
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Monday Box Office Suffers Steep Drop
The Black Pather: Wakanda Forever Monday box office sees a steep drop from the weekend which is among the highest drops of the MCU films for a Monday. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever saw a drop of 72.8% from Sunday to Monday and brought in $11.1 million. You can’t even compare the sequel to the first…
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Paramount On The Move: Signs Walter Hamada, Stock Up With Warren Buffett
Paramount Pictures continues its rise as the company has signed the former head of DC films, Walter Hamada, and its stock price sees a jump thanks to the investment of Warren Buffet. Not to mention Paramount also has the #1 movie of the year with Top Gun: Maverick which has made nearly a billion-and-a-half dollars…
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Multiple Batman Versions Being Eliminated From DCU Confirms David Zaslav
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav touches upon the DCU in a recent conversation where he confirms going forward there will not be multiple versions of Batman. “I think over the next few years, you’re going to see a lot of growth and opportunity around DC, there’s not going to be four Batmans… And so part…
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Harrison Ford Rumored As Marvel’s Red Hulk and President Of The United States
It’s claimed a big bomb is about to drop on the MCU and that it is Harrison Ford who will play Marvel’s Red Hulk and become the President of the United States. Recently saw it announced that Ford will be playing General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, replacing the late William Hurt, in Captain America: New World…
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James Gunn Teases Mister Terrific
James Gunn teases Mister Terrific for the DCU on Twitter. Gunn is the new co-head of the DC films universe along with Peter Safran which also includes DC TV and more and the pair will be making all the decisions surrounding the DC characters. If the tweet is anything to go by, it seems there…
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Margot Robbie Female-Led Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead At Disney
The Margot Robbie female-led Pirates of the Caribbean reboot movie is dead at Disney. While speaking with Vanity Fair, Robbie, who is starring in the Barbie movie with Ryan Gosling, revealed Disney doesn’t want to do the movie anymore. “We had an idea and we were developing it for a while, ages ago, to have…
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Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Cosmic Rewind Review
An Opinion-Editorial-Oriented Review of Guardians of the Galaxy – Cosmic Rewind Writer: Kevin ShinickArtist: Gerardo SandovalColorist: SilvaCover Artists: Paco Medina and Aburtov Solicit: The Worldmind is collecting data for the new Xandar pavilion on Terra and who knows Earth better than Peter Quill? (Probably…a lot of people…but definitely not the other Guardians!) What Star-Lord doesn’t…
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Dwayne Johnson and Black Adam Stay Strong At #2 Box Office Spot
For its fourth weekend of release, Dwayne Johnson and Black Adam take the #2 spot at the box office, of course coming behind Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Black Adam brought in $8.6 million for its weekend four, which if we compare to Shazam! is better as Shazam! only brought in $5.5 million for its…
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Box Office Brings Home $181 Million Opener
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever box office brings home a $181 million opening weekend which is right in line with the estimates. Thursday saw the flick bring in $28 million; Friday brought in $56 million; Saturday brought in $56.5 million, and Sunday brought in $40.5 million. The numbers are more in line with Doctor Strange…