ENTERTAINMENT

The initial reactions for Timothée Chalamet's highly anticipated Wonka are officially here. The prequel to the famous Charlie and the Charlie Factory has received its first round of critics. The film seems to have garnered and overwhelmingly positive review from most, winning over critics from all over. Directed by Paul King, the cast sees Chalamet star as the famous chocolatier. The film is set years before Wonka opened his world-renowned chocolate factory and follows the young man as he opens his first shop. The film also sees Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant cast alongside Chalamet. Critics like Courtney Howard were taken by surprise, calling Wonka "a winning confection" and describing it as a film "with perfect amou...

Sony Pictures has released the official trailer for The Book of Clarence. Starring LaKeith Stanfield as Clarence, the trailer gives a glimpse of how he pretends to perform miracles in the attempt of becoming like Jesus of Nazareth and escape poverty. While he is conning those around him to believe in his "miracles," he does not have the intention of hurting anyone. With his newfound fame to elevate his level in society, he wants to make an important mark in the world, just as he sees Jesus doing. However, Clarence quickly learns that he has made enemies within the Roman Empire which sees his miracle making turn into a disaster. The biblical comedy film is directed by Jeymes Samuel and stars David Oyelowo, Omar Sy, Benedict Cumberbatch, RJ Cyler, James McAvoy, Alfre Woodard and more alongsi...

Due to the subpar response to Marvel's Phase 4, it was reported that the studio is considering reassembling the original six Avengers actors for a new film. Amongst those six is of course Chris Evans who played the titular role of Captain America, aka Steve Rogers. With the recent rumor mill in full force, Evans appeared on The View, addressing the potential of his return. According to TheWrap, Evans suggested that the rumors are not impossible. While it seemed that Evans bid farewell to the role in 2019 when Steve Rogers' story appeared to have ended with Avengers: Endgame, Evans is not closing the door on a return. He claims that he has not been contacted by the studio, though he has heard of the reports, "You know, I always see those reports too, and it's news to me. I think every coupl...

With November coming to an end, Max has unveiled its slate of new programming for December 2023.The holiday season will see the arrival of the theatrical production of Spirited Away: Live on Stage, as well as premieres of Oprah and The Color Purple Journey, Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning, Time Bomb Y2K and the season finales of Max originals Julia, Bookie and Rap Sh!t. December will also mark the final month for subscribers to stream the Annabelle franchise, several Final Destination titles and more.Check out the full list below.Coming To MaxDecember 19 (2009)Anna and the King (1999)Behind Enemy Lines (2001)The Biggest Little Farm (2019)Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)The Box (2009)Clear and Present Danger (1994)The Color Purple...

Director Taika Waititi has finally given fans a preview of what is to come for his Star Wars film. Sharing his vision for the upcoming movie, Waititi said that he is not looking to rush the project and wants to get it right for legacy fans. He said on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Yeah, I've been developing that for a few years. But, I think, with any film, but that one in particular, it's something I'd really like to get that one right. So I don't wanna rush it. It's just going to bobble along on the side. It's exciting." He also shared with fans, "I want to capture that joy and the entertainment of those early ones. The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Yeah, so I'm trying to figure that out... It'll happen!" In terms of how he will be injecting his signature flair in the film, ...

Mark Cuban is leaving Shark Tank after 11 years.The entrepreneur announced his departure in a recent appearance on All the Smoke, "I love it because it sends the message the American dream is alive and well." He also touched on how the show has trained multiple generations of entrepreneurs from any part of America, in turn inspiring kids to put in the effort in launching their businesses. "That's what happens, right? Now we've got people coming on saying I watched you when I was 10 years old. I'm like, f*ck. But we're helping them right? I've invested in, I don't know how many hundreds of companies," Cuban said. "On a cash basis, I'm down a little bit, but on mark to market meeting, the companies are still in operation. I'm way up."ABC has yet to officially announce Cuban's departure.The D...

Following the confirmation of the WandaVision spinoff series Agatha: Darkhold Diaries back in 2021, Marvel has now released the first teaser preview of what is to come. The series follows the story of Kathryn Hahn's character Agatha Harkness. Centering around Agatha, brings Hahn back, a villain from the comics who first debuted in The Fantastic Four. However, Agatha ended up becoming Wanda's opposite in the series. Agatha becomes the first villain to get its own project at Marvel other than Loki. Since WandaVision ended, the series starring Hahn has been in development, going through a number of titles and release date changes. In 2021, it was called Agatha: House of Harkness.WandaVision's head writer Jac Schaeffer returns as the screenwriter and executive producer on the series. The promo...

A major update has been announced regarding the live-action Naruto adaptation from Lionsgate.According to Variety, Tasha Huo — who was named one of the 10 screenwriters to watch — has signed on to write the feature film adaptation. Plot details and additional information were not revealed, but the report did explain that Huo recently wrote the script for and will serve as a showrunner on Netflix's animated Tomb Raider series. “Adapting iconic characters or IP makes the writing of it easier, because the passion for writing it is already there,” she said. “I’m so inspired by these characters already that it’s exciting to just take a part of their journey and try to tell that fun story in a way that would appeal to me as a fan.”Rumors of a live-action Naruto adaptation can be traced as far ba...

Tom Hardy recently took to Instagram to reveal that Venom 3 has restarted its production. Last week, Hardy gave fans a look on set with a black and white photo and a caption to thank the teams behind the latest installment in the trilogy about the alien symbiote that exists within the same universe as Spider-Man.He wrote on Instagram, "Thankfully we are back to shooting; and I want to take a moment just to thank all the teams thus far on the ride from V1 to here all our fantastic cast and crew- good friends and family – we've come a long way." He shouted out the director Kelly Marcel, who penned the first two films and is also a writing the third film, " I want to mention very briefly how proud of my Director, writing partner and dear friend Kelly Marcel I am. watching you taking the helm ...

Netflix officially acquired the upcoming comedy The Fifth Wheel, which is produced by and will star Kim Kardashian.The streamer was reportedly embroiled in a bidding war against theatrical distributors and other streamers, however two of the five companies pulled out of the competition at the last minute prior to Kardashian and co-writers Paula Pell and Janine Brito signing the agreement with Netflix. The Fifth Wheel will feature a female ensemble cast, however the plot details and main cast are yet to be announced.Kardashian may primarily be known as a reality star and businesswoman, but she took a serious foray into acting this year. She took on a lead role in Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story: Delicate, portraying the role of entertainment agent Siobhan Corbyn.Click h...

Bradley Cooper recently hopped on a new episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour with David Remnick to discuss his recent directorial efforts including projects like A Star Is Born and Maestro to taking on more dramatic roles.Remnick asked Cooper, "Are you done with fun? In other words, if another kinda fun comic role came along, it was three months of your life, it's not 'Hangover 5' but something of a similar spirit." Cooper responded enthusiastically, "Well, I would do 'Hangover 5.' It would be 'Hangover 4' first, but yeah." Remnick continued to ask, "You would do that in a flash? Not just to pay the bills." Cooper reassured, "I would probably do 'Hangover 4' in an instant. Just because I love Todd [Phillips], I love Zach [Galifianakis], I love Ed [Helms] so much, I probably would." Unfortu...

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is eyeing at least $70 million USD for its global opening.According to reports, the Joaquin Phoenix-led title has earned around $21 million USD as of November 23 and could debut with somewhere between $70 million USD and $73 million USD from its five-day global opening, including $40 million USD from the international market. As of Thursday, it grossed $8.9 million USD from its first two days and is currently available in more than 40 markets.The epic historical drama follows the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte from military leader to Emperor through the lens of his “addictive and volatile relationship” with his wife, Empress Joséphine. Joining Phoenix in the cast are Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Armand-Augustin-Louis de Ca...