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The 2023 Golden Globes nominations are here. The upcoming 80th annual Golden Globe Awards will air on NBC in January. The television network, which has hosted the awards show since 1966, scrapped its 2022 edition due to an entertainment industry boycott that unraveled following a February 2021 Los Angeles Times article that revealed The Hollywood Foreign Press Association included no Black members and had participated in unethical practices. Since then, the HFPA has made internal reforms, including prohibiting members from receiving gifts and creating a hotline for reporting suspicious behaviors. It has diversified its membership with 103 new internationally-based voters and 21 additional members. Now, the association hosts a voting pool that is 52% female and 51.5% racially diverse. ...

A trailer and release date is out for director Brandon Cronenberg’s science-fiction Infinity Pool. Known for movies that converge science and horror, Cronenberg is the mastermind between 2012’s Antiviral and 2020’s Possessor. Infinity Pool follows a rich couple, James and Em Foster, who go on vacation at an all-inclusive resort. There, they meet another couple and are invited to join them for a day excursion. A tragic accident occurs, and James is accused of crimes that are punishable by death. His only way out: to create a lifelike clone of his body during his sentenced execution. Alexander Skarsgård stars as James and Cleopatra Coleman plays Em. Mia Goth is also in the main cast, playing a woman named Gabi, while French actor Jalil Lespert portrays Gabi’s husband, Alban. Thomas Kretschma...

Since the premiere of Wednesday, the series has quickly become one of the most-talked about on Netflix, even topping Stranger Things for the most hours viewed in a week on the streamer. Jenna Ortega has won the hearts of audiences around the world as her titular role of Wednesday Addams. To give fans a glimpse of how Ortega and the rest of the cast and crew faired behind-the-scenes, Netflix has officially released the blooper reel for the first season of the series. On Twitter, Netflix writes, “Jenna Ortega breaking character is by far my favorite thing this week.” The clip sees Ortega unable to keep a straight face, quite the opposite of her character. Wednesday Addams has become a hugely popular character, with many taking to social media to comment on the viral dance. Ortega dances to T...

While James Gunn continues to try to assure fans of the future of DC Studios amidst word of canceling of previously set projects, reports are now noting that a Batman Beyond film is now on hold. The reports revealed that a film for the futuristic Batman hero was being developed quietly but now could never be released. A script for the film was being worked on by Batgirl and The Flash writer Christina Hodson and several executive producers were already attached. The live-action take on Batman Beyond was reportedly set to bring back Michael Keaton as an elderly Bruce Wayne and showcase a romance with Catwoman, potentially with a reprisal from Michelle Pfeiffer. Introduced back in 1999, Batman Beyond was an animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC...

As the release date for Avatar: The Way of Water nears, director James Cameron is already looking forward to the third and fourth sequel of the Avatar franchise. In the weeks leading up to the release of the second Avatar film, it was previously reported that the movie is on track to opening upwards of $150 million USD and has since received an overwhelming number of positive reviews from early critics. Speaking to Collider, Cameron is already has plans for the fourth installment. He revealed that his script for Avatar 4 has become the first Avatar sequel that did not receive a single note from studio executives. The director said, “I can’t tell you the details, but all I can say is that when I turned in the script for 2, the studio gave me three pages of notes. And when I turned in the sc...

Demon Slayer fans can rejoice because the anime series’ third season has officially received a release date. Swordsmith Village Arc is set to premiere in April 2023. When it debuts on TV, it will be a one-hour special instead of the usual 22-minute episode. The release timeframe was confirmed in the latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba promotional reel that was revealed by Aniplex. Based on the images that were shown in the teaser back in February 2022, the new arc appears to be centered around the Demon Slayer Corps’ Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito, and Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji. Snippets from the Entertainment District Arc finale also hinted at the presence of Doma — the rainbow-eyed Upper 6 demon. It will likely feature 10-12 episodes with the primary Hashira being Mist Hashira Muich...

Taylor Swift will make her feature directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures. The decorated multi-hyphenate has written an original script, which will receive production from the Oscar-winning studio. Key details, including plot, casting and a release timeline, are not currently available. “Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller. It is a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey,” said Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield in a statement. Swift, an 11-time Grammy winner, recently made history as the only solo artist to win two best direction awards at the MTV VMAs, for All Too Well: The Short Film and “The Man.” The Midnights vocalist’s 14-minute All Too Well: The Short Fil...

DC Comics fans are in for a massive shakeup after James Gunn and Peter Safran have taken over as the new leadership at Warner Bros. for DC content. Earlier, reports of DC and Warner Bros. canceling Patty Jenkins‘ Wonder Woman 3 were confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The publication has also indicated that Gunn and Safran are in the final stages of preparing to reveal their multiyear plans for DC to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. The plan, which is currently still in flux, is slated to serve as a blueprint for how DC should be moving forward, while also introducing a new vision for the franchise. Sources have revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, broke the news to the filmmaker, telling Jenkins that her project would no longe...

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