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“Masters of the Universe” Embraces Its Silliness
Amazon MGM Studios After years of attempts, a modern live-action He-Man film is finally happening with “Masters of the Universe” set to open in cinemas in June. This week, Empire Magazine has done a series of articles on the film to celebrate the title as its cover story for an upcoming issue, and in the […]
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“Irrelevant,” “Lite,” “Rescue,” “Remain” Set Dates
Warner Bros. Pictures Paramount has set new release dates for several films. One is a currently untitled inspirational sports biopic starring “Superman” star David Corenswet as NFL player John Tuggle. That film has been set for a Christmas Day 2026 release opposite Robert Eggers’ “Werewulf” and one week after the ‘Dunesday’ event hits cinemas. Tuggle […]
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Quick News: Odyssey, Dan, Digital, Schitt, Rivals
Hulu The Odyssey“Fallout” and “Westworld” executive producer Jonathan Nolan says while he didn’t work on brother Chris Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” he has seen a cut of it and tells CinemaBlend: “It’s tremendous. It’s an incredible achievement. … I was fascinated by The Iliad and The Odyssey when I was younger, and I had some fun […]
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Nat King Cole Biopic Gets Title, Plans Sales
Paramount Pictures The Oscar nominee Colman Domingo-led musical biopic of legendary singer Nat King Cole has landed a title – “Unforgettable”. Deadline reports that Lionsgate has boarded the project for international sales and will launch the project before next week’s European Film Market. Domingo not only stars as the singer but has also co-written the […]
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“Send Help” Almost Went Direct To Streaming
20th Century Studios The Sam Raimi-directed dark comedy/survival thriller “Send Help” is looking to conquer the box-office once again. The title is on track to hold the top spot for a second weekend and grossed $34 million in its first week – not bad for a $40 million budget film. Turns out though that the […]
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Execs Talk Why “Heated Rivalry” Hit So Big
HBO Max Produced for Canada’s Crave streaming service, the gay hockey romance drama “Heated Rivalry” became an unexpected critical and commerical sensation – turning into a massive hit for not just Crave but HBO Max in the US and other countries. It spurred enough book sales to seemingly impact News Corp’s literary division (up 6%), […]
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“Starfleet Academy” Deals With DS9 Finale
Screenshot: Paramount+ Though the focus of this week’s fifth episode of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” was on Kerrice Brooks’ holographic character SAM, it also served another purpose. Titled “Series Acclimation Mil,” the episode served as a bookend to “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” as SAM sets out to investigate the disappearance of Captain Benjamin Sisko […]
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Adam Sandler Replaces Bale In “Time Out”
Netflix Adam Sandler is reportedly set to replace Christian Bale as the lead in “Deliver Me From Nowhere” and “Hostiles” filmmaker Scott Cooper’s next feature “Time Out” at Netflix. Sandler, coming off “Happy Gilmore 2” and a supporting role in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” will take on the lead role in this reimagining of Laurent […]
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“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ‘Level Up’ Spot
Universal Pictures, Illumination Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination have premiered a new 30-second TV spot for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”. The new spot, quite possibly the one that will air during this weekend’s Super Bowl, shows off more Yoshi, Baby Bowser and the various worlds […]
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“Sonic the Hedgehog 4” New Amy Details
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures’ fourth “Sonic the Hedgehog” film is still on track for release in March next year. The movie is expected to introduce a certain pink hedgehog – the hammer-swinging Amy Rose – following her brief appearance alongside a bunch of Metal Sonics in the post-credits stinger of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”. Though […]