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Embark Studios Movies have box-office. TV has ratings. Games, on the other hand, are more like streaming – there are some third-party metrics in place, and occasional first-party figures touted, but consistent & publicly available sales numbers are lacking. One of the few that is available, and used a lot by games journalists, is the […]

Netflix About two months ago, actor Timothée Chalamet gave an offhand remark in which he said he didn’t want movies to become like ballet and opera, where ‘no one cares’ about them any more. There was more nuance to the original quote, but the seeming dismissal of two art forms sparked a huge furore online […]

Netflix Celebrated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda has reportedly directed a documentary titled “The Origin of Ultraman” according to Reiwa Kaiju Chronicles. The feature reportedly explores the legendary character and franchise that began in 1966 and continues to this day – the doco coming in time for the 60th anniversary. Filmmakers Guillermo del Toro, Hideo Kojima, Hideaki […]

Netflix A new rumour indicates that “Chad Powers” and “The Running Man” star Glen Powell is being eyed for the lead role in the remake of the 1954 sci-fi horror classic “Them!”. DanielRPK (via Dread Central) broke the report saying the filmmakers are interested in Powell for the part, but that’s still a long way […]

Apple TV “The Wire” and “Truth Be Told” actor Andre Royo has officially joined the cast of the “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” in an undisclosed role. Royo is best known for his work as Reginald ‘Bubbles’ Cousins in “The Wire” but has a long film and TV career, with his most recent film being […]

Marvel During Disney’s CinemaCon presentation this week, a theatrical re-release of Joe and Anthony Russo’s “Avengers: Endgame” was announced for September 25th. In its original run, ‘Endgame’ grossed around $2.8 billion worldwide – the second-highest-grossing MPA film of all time internationally and the biggest global opening ever with $1.2 billion. At the time of the […]

Apple Jessica Chastain has confirmed that Apple TV will release the political thriller series “The Savant” sometime this year. Back in September, the show was indefinitely postponed just three days before its scheduled premiere on the service. The delay was seen as a reaction to the assassination of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk two weeks prior. […]

Toho Following the all-too-brief teaser trailer earlier this week, filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki has spoken more about his upcoming “Godzilla Minus Zero” movie due out this Thanksgiving. Speaking with Collider in Las Vegas during CinemaCon, the writer/director confirms the new movie will be on par with “Godzilla Minus One” in terms of runtime. One big difference […]

Blumhouse, Warner Bros. Pictures The gore-heavy “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” was one of two major new wide releases this week, the title making its debut in third place at the U.S. domestic box-office with $13 million for the Friday-Sunday. Critics were mixed/negative on the film, and the audience CinemaScore at C+ is, though not “Wolf […]

Screenshot: Sony Pictures A planned three-part road trip-style Netflix documentary that would’ve served as something of a reunion of the band members of One Direction has been scrapped following an on-set incident. A report in The Sun (via The Metro) indicates that both Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were filming on location in Wyoming six […]