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Channing Tatum Gambit Movie Was RomCom
Following it learned the failure of the Fantastic Four reboot caused the Gambit movie not to be made, now more details are learned about the Channing Tatum script. Among other things, director Ruper Wyatt lets it be known it was going to be a RomCom flick and in part set in the 1970s. “Yeah [a…
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Sophie Turner Reveals Drama On X-Men: Dark Phoenix Set With Male Co-Star
Sophie Turner reveals a little bit of drama went down on the set of the X-Men Dark Phoenix movie while filming a scene one day involving a male co-star, but she says she received sound advice from Jessica Chastain which helped her get through it. “I’ve gone through some lows in my life and I…
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Wonder Woman 1984 Is A Standalone Movie
The first film was set in WWI and the next Wonder Woman film is set in 1984, so don’t expect a “sequel” says producer Charles Roven, which makes sense as there is an obvious big time jump. “[Patty Jenkins] was just determined that this movie should be the next iteration of Wonder Woman but not…
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Captain Marvel Wednesday Box Office Is In
The Captain Marvel box office numbers continue to come in, with Wednesday’s now available, which sees the flick drop 41.4% from Tuesday, and 21.8% from Monday. Wednesday sees Captain Marvel with an $8,586,183 U.S. box office, with the reason for the large decline due to Tuesday’s bump because of discounted ticket pricing. The day-to-day numbers…
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Godzilla Is god-like In ‘King of the Monsters’ Image
An image from Godzilla: King of the Monsters lands online offering how awesome and god-like the titan is in the movie. The pic, which was a part of a display at December’s Brazil Comic Con, shows Godzilla absolutely dwarfing a submarine with his dorsal spines glowing blue. Director Mike Dougherty recently offered they are putting the…
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Shazam! Tracking For $40M Box Office Opening
Following the billion dollar Aquaman movie, up next for DC is Shazam! with tracking suggesting an estimated opening weekend box office of around $40 million – $45 million. I actually think the estimate is on the low side, but bear in mind the flick has a lower budget than any of the big tentpole DCEU films,…
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Mark Ruffalo Gets Snapped While Talking Avengers: Endgame Spoilers
Check out Mark Ruffalo on Jimmy Fallon where the Hulk actor is hooked up to a liar detector test and grilled about The Avengers: Endgame spoilers. Ruffalo is forced to answer questions such as if Banner and Black Widow finally hook up, if the Hulk is a skrull, if there is a way to bring…
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Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Release Date Announced
Warner Bros. announces the release date for the Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated movie. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon and DC, the film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting May 14, 2019, and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack on June 4, 2019. Check out…
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Sony Has Big Spider-Man TV Plans
While the Fantastic Four and X-Men are returning to Marvel next week, Sony will still hold on to the rights to Spider-Man, arguably one of the most famous characters of all time, with big plans in place for everyone’s favorite Wall Crawler that not only includes movies but TV and more. Amid Disney purchasing Fox,…
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Bryan Singer Dropped From Red Sonja; Brigitte Nielsen Wants Female Director
Following the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer was supposed to direct a big budget Red Sonja movie, but now it is learned that is not happening. In a report about the controversy surrounding Charlotte Kirk, buried in the article by THR is mention that Bryan Singer has been dropped from Red Sonja by Avi Lerner,…
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Dumbo Reactions Are In: Under Cooked, Pro-Animal Rights Movie
While Captain Marvel has the month of March all to itself, Disney’s Dumbo does premiere March 29, followed a week later by DC’s Shazam! and the Pet Sematary remake, and now the early reactions are in, which come off a bit mixed. The Dumbo reactions from early screenings have hit Twitter with various users offering the…
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Namor Rumored For Black Panther 2 or Doctor Strange Sequel
With DC’s Aquaman movie being a huge success, it is rumored that Marvel may be bringing its own submariner to the big screen in either Black Panther 2 or the Doctor Strange sequel. Evidence Namor might be coming to the MCU actually may have been teased as Doctor Strange 2 director Scott Derrickson recently tweeted and deleted…
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Episode 9 Title and Trailer Possible At Star Wars Celebration
We finally may know when Disney and LucasFilm are set to drop the Star Wars: Episode 9 title and trailer, as it is announced director J.J. Abrams will be present at the upcoming Star Wars Celebration. Disney announces a Star Wars: Episode 9 panel for Star Wars Celebration on Friday, April 12, which will feature…
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Captain Marvel Gets Tuesdays Box Office Bump
As expected, yesterday saw Captain Marvel get a Tuesday box office bump due to theaters offering discounted ticket sales. Monday saw ticket sales drop over 71%, but Tuesday they picked up a bit with around $14.6 million in sales, a bump of around 27%. Update: Actual number is $14,641,119, bump of 33.26% Captain Marvel now has…
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Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Gets A Director
Marvel Studios’ first Asian superhero movie Shang-Chi now has a director with Destin Daniel Cretton, who is directing Just Mercy, a film he wrote that happens to star Captain Marvel‘s Brie Larson and Black Panther‘s Michael B. Jordan. Destin Cretton is also known for The Glass Castle, which also stars Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and…
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Deathstroke Joins Titans
Deathstroke is coming to the DC Universe Titans series who will be played by actor Esai Morales, known for NCIS: Los Angeles, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Criminal Minds, Caprica and lots more. Deathstroke in Titans is described as: “Slade Wilson is known for being DC’s deadliest assassin. While serving his country, Slade became an elite…
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Shazam! Fandango Early Access Screenings Tickets On Sale
Watch Shazam! two weeks early as Warner Bros. is releasing the movie early for one day on Saturday, March 23. Head to the Fandango app to purchase tickets. WB did a similar release for Aquaman, and look how good that turned out. Here is the official press release announcing tickets are on sale: FANDANGO LAUNCHES…
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Amber Heard In Doubt For Aquaman 2 Over Johnny Depp Lawsuit
The future of Amber Heard as Mera in Aquaman 2 and continued DC movies may be in doubt as the actress is getting sued by former husband Johnny Depp for $50 million over defamation and false allegations of domestic abuse. “Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse, she is a perpetrator,” the lawsuit…
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The Flash Gets New Season 6 Showrunner
It is learned The Flash will get a new showrunner for Season 6, which has already been greenlit, as Todd Helbing is stepping down at the end of the current Season 5, with Eric Wallace taking over, who has been with the show since Season 4. Helbing is said to be focusing on development under…
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Doctor Doom Details Revealed: On Hold
As expected, the Fox Studios Doctor Doom movie is on hold pending the Disney-Fox deal and what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige would want to do with the Fantastic Four villain. Director and writer Noah Hawley offered an update on the status of the Doctor Doom movie at the SXSW noting that the script is…