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Nickelodeon's iconic Rugrats show is set to hit the big screen, with Paramount currently in the early development stages of a live-action and CGI hybrid feature film adaptation of the beloved '90s animated children's TV series. Tugging at the nostalgia surrounding the beloved characters, fans will once again see Tommy Pickles and his gang of troublemakers including pals Chuckie Finster and Phil and Lil DeVille return to our hearts as animated characters in the film set in the real world. At this time, it is uncertain who from the original TV sho will return. Surrounding the main foursome were bully Angelica Pickles (and her doll Cynthia), Tommy's baby brother Dil Pickles, Spike the dog and their parents Didi and Stu Pickles. Others set to appear in the film are Chas Finster, Drew and Charl...

Andrew Garfield revealed that he is open to reprising his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, but only if it's "additive to the culture."The actor, who returned as his variant of the Marvel hero in Spider-Man: No Way Home, told Esquire in a new interview that he holds the character close to his heart. “For sure, I would 100% come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into,” Garfield said. “I love that character, and it brings joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m joyful in return.”Garfield also opened up about his appearance in No Way Home, the third film in the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man franchise which succeeded his serie...

After premiering at the Venice Film Festival back in August – with leading lady Nicole Kidman winning the Best Actress award for her performance – A24's Babygirl has been one of the season's most anticipated films. Ahead of its December 25 release date, the first official trailer for the film has surfaced, which finds Kidman navigating the nuances of a workplace affair.As the longline indicates, Babygirl follows the story of "A high-powered CEO [who] puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern." View this post on InstagramA post shared by A24 (@a24)"Being a CEO means being a collaborator – and nurturer," Kidman's character Romy opens the trailer. "Everyone is waiting for me to buckle under the pressure."Kidman's new interns are introd...

The late Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is back in theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary.The 1974 film returns to the silver screen as a restored 4K edition on the same day the original was released. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is showing at 900 theaters with Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus, Harkins and all Alamo Drafthouse locations, as well the Music Box Theatre’s 700-seat auditorium, and will play through Halloween until the first weekend of November.Hooper's classic horror title starred Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danziger, William Vail and Teri McMinn as a group of young friends who are terrorized by a family of cannibals (Edwin Neal, John Dugan and Gunnar Hansen) while on a trip to a homestead. Although a majority of the plot is fictional (despite the in...

Netflix has released another teaser for the second season of viral series Squid Game. Almost three years after the South Korean show generated global buzz with the release of the first season in 2021, it will makes its long-awaited return to the streaming service on December 26, 2024.The new teaser opens with a playful montage of the salesman played by Gong Yoo getting ready for the day, packing his brief case with the familiar game pieces and prize money that lured main character Gi-Hun into the scheme in season one. Gi-Hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, appeared in another recent teaser that showed the contestant once again, back at the mysterious complex where the game took place.The production’s captivating depiction of the impossible challenges that the contestants partake in for a chance a...

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis opened with a measly $4 million USD at the box office, debuting at No. 6 behind the Indian Telugu-language action film Devara: Part 1.The Adam Driver-led film was unable to meet its initial opening weekend expectations of $5 million USD to $7 million USD, and instead fell short against its $120 million USD budget as it earned from 1,854 theaters in North America. Variety points out that the film, which was financed by Coppola himself, received mixed reviews and has been plagued with poor marketing tactics and AI-generated quotes from film critics. “The movie is an ambitious, personal vision. Sometimes a film like this beats the odds and makes a lot of money,” analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said. “This one is not working. The re...

DC Studios is cooking up a new film, and this time, it places villains at the forefront. Variety has confirmed that DC has tapped screenwriter Matthew Orton, known for writing the script for Captain America: Brave New World, to work on the upcoming feature film that centers around Batman villains Bane and Deathstroke. While the script is currently in the works, no director nor actors are attached to the project just yet. DC Studios chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran have been vocal in the past that project do not receive a greenlight unless the screenplay is complete. There has been an obvious trend within the superhero world in entertainment where villains have become the focus. Examples of this include HBO's The Penguin as well as Disney+'s Agatha All Along and coming up next at Warner B...

Dame Maggie Smith, the actress who portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise, died on Friday at the age of 89.Smith’s sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens announced their mother’s death through a publicist, saying she died peacefully in a London hospital.“It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,” they said in a statement. “She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and uns...

Ana de Armas officially enters the John Wick universe with her spin-off Ballerina. Lionsgate has officially dropped the first trailer for the upcoming action thriller which takes place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4.The spin-off spotlights de Armas' character Eve Macarro, a female assassin -- a Rusk Roman ballerina -- who seeks retribution against a group of hitmen that murdered her family. Her character only made a brief appearance in the third John Wick movie, who was originally played by Unity Phelan. In the trailer, Eve is seen taking on her own quest for vengeance, as she slices through someone's neck, dousing a flamethrower with a hose and even meeting up with Baba Yaga himself at the end. Baba Yaga's appearance confirms Keanu Reeves in the film. ...

The trailer is finally out for the highly-anticipated second season of The Last of Us ahead of its premiere sometime in 2025. Originally a survival game set in the post-apocalyptic US, HBO adapted the game into a show, with the first season premiering in early 2023.Set twenty years after a pandemic ravaged the country, turning those infected into zombies, the first season followed Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with transporting Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country in hopes of using her to make a vaccine to the infectious virus.The new season takes place five years after the first with the trailer previewing a seemingly serene community where the two have found refuge. Soundtracked to Pearl Jam’s “Future Days,” the infected storm the community, however, they’re once again forced...