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As the summer winds down, National Cinema Day is just around the corner, and theaters across the United States are hoping to give movie lovers a chance to enjoy some of the most highly-anticipated blockbusters of the season for a more affordable price. On September 3rd, cinemas across the nation announced that they will offer discounted $3 USD tickets. Over 3,000 theaters across the U.S. including major chains like AMC are participating. All major film studios have also agreed, meaning that there will be over 30,000 screens involved in the discounted offering. In a statement from Jackie Brenneman, the Cinema Foundation president, she said, “ “After this summer’s record-breaking return to cinemas, we wanted to do something to celebrate moviegoing. We’re doing it by offering a ‘thank you’ to...

Matt Shakman could be directing Marvel‘s upcoming Fantastic Four film following the exit of Jon Watts. According to reports, the WandaVision director is currently “in early talks” with the studio and although Marvel has not formally offered him the job, “things are headed in the right direction.” Deadline adds, however, that the search for Watts’ replacement could last until the fall as Marvel is also speaking with other candidates. Shakman played an instrumental role in Marvel Studios‘ foray into Disney+, serving as director of the Emmy-winning and first Marvel Studios series, WandaVision. The filmmaker was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Watts exited the Fantastic Four project just shortly after his film Spider-Man: No Way Home be...

Ahead of the debut of the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Episode 2 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law featured an Easter Egg teasing the upcoming arrival of Wolverine. Aside from other teasers, a teaser for the iconic mutant shows up during a scene where Bruce Banner’s cousin Jennifer Walters is looking for a job. The computer screen shows references to Ant-Man, Thor, and Iron Man, before showing two interesting links. One reads, “Man Fights With Metal Claws in Bar Brawl” and another touches on events pertaining to the Eternals. Although the Easter Egg does not officially confirm anything, it does show that Marvel Studios does have its attention set on Wolverine as a mainstay of the X-Men. Earlier this year we saw other instances of mutants in the MCU, with Patrick Stewart returning as ...

As we enter the final days of August, Disney+ has unveiled its slate of new programming for September 2022. Next month’s list is led by the three-episode premiere of Star Wars: Andor on September 21, along with the Disney+ debut of Thor: Love and Thunder, the live-action Pinnochio and Hocus Pocus 2. September 8 also marks the annual Disney+ Day celebration, which will provide subscribers with several new films and series. Check out the full list of programming below. Coming to Disney+ in September 2022 September 1 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – Episode 3In Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany)-an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal cases-must navigate the complicated life of a single, 30-something who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-i...

Like Mark Zuckerberg’s collectible little league card, another collectible tied to a tech billionaire is going up for auction. This time around, it is a $1 USD dollar bill signed by Elon Musk. Actioned by Musk’s ex-girlfriend Jennifer Gwynne, the two met in 1994 at the University of Pennsylvania. The bill is signed and PSA rated GEM MT 10 with a clear autograph on the left side. Currently bidding at $2,662 USD, the bill has an estimated sale price of $5,000 USD with 25 more days to go for the auction. On top of the U.S. dollar, Gwynne is also selling a number of photographs, a signed birthday card, and a 14K-gold necklace that was gifted to her by Musk. In other auction news, Christie’s to auction Paul Allen’s $1 billion USD art collection. Read Full Article

According to reports, Netflix has decided against renewing its live-action Resident Evil series for a second series. Effectively canceling the show, the eight-episode series premiered July 14 and is loosely based on Capcom‘s Resident Evil survival horror game franchise. Directed by Bronwen Hughes at Constantin Film, Resident Evil stars Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nunez. Debuting around the same time as Stranger Things‘ latest season, Resident Evil garnered 72.7 million hours viewed to rank #2 in its first week on Netflix. Dropping to #3 with 73.3 million hours viewed in its second week, and completely out of the top 10 in its third week. The show also received a rather negative reception, with a 55% average critic rating and 27% ave...

The release dates of the Aquaman and Shazam! sequels have been delayed once again. According to reports, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will now premiere on December 25, 2023 while Shazam! Fury of the Gods will take over Aquaman 2’s old date of March 17, 2023 instead of its December date. Both films will see franchise leads Jason Momoa and Zachary Levi return as the titular superheroes. The Hollywood Reporter adds that the delays could stem from Warner Bros. Discovery‘s plans to “out the marketing and distribution costs associated with releasing a studio tentpole.” The parent company’s new CEO David Zaslav is supposedly prioritizing cost-cutting measures and is more interested in Warner’s theatrical films over streaming. Elsewhere in entertainment, a script of The Batman 2 is repor...

The highly-anticipated live-action Pinocchio film is slated to hit Disney+ in early September. Gearing up for the beloved classic to come to live in the all-new live-action, Disney has released an extended two-minute trailer to introduce Tom Hanks titular role as the wooden boy’s father and creator, Geppetto. In the trailer, fans get a chance to see Geppetto and Pinocchio come together. Cynthia Erivo plays The Blue Fairy who grants Pinocchio’s wish, bringing him to life. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket and attempts to guide the wooden boy as he faces a life of adventure and temptations. The trailer is backdropped by the original track “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the 1940 animated film. The trailer also revealed Luke Evans as the Coachman as the main non-CGI antagonist. Disney’s...

Aquaman director James Wan has now confirmed previous rumors that the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is being delayed. Announcing the news over on Instagram, Wan revealed that the new release date for the film will now be on Christmas day of 2023, and while there hasn’t been confirmation yet elsewhere, rumors are also suggesting that Shazam! Fury of the Gods will be taking over its previous premiere date of March 17, 2023. While it’s no doubt disappointing for fans of the DCEU to learn of the delays, Wan did offer a new look at some of the sequel’s concept art as consolation, posting illustrations of fantastical forests and mountain ranges as well as big-scale battles and underwater conflicts. “Here is a small glimpse of some artwork into the big, epic wor...

After being confirmed to portray the main villain in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa back in March, fans of the franchise can finally take a first look at Chris Hemsworth‘s character thanks to new set images that have surfaced. As you can see below, the Thor actor takes on a very different look from the roles he’s portrayed so far, with long gray hair running down over his shoulders as well as a large beard on his face. Of course, he’s also dressed in the heavy-metal-styled post-apocalyptic aesthetic that’s signature to the Mad Max series. According to the synopsis of the film, Furiosa will center around the titular character’s origin story when she’s taken away from the Green Place of Many Mothers by a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. As th...

While Umbrella Academy just announced its fourth and final season, the show’s creator Steven Blackman, already has a new project in the works. Blackman will be adapting the action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn into a series for Netflix. Launched in 2017 from Guerilla Games and Sony, Horizon Zero Dawn follows a hunter named Aloy on her journey to discover more about her past in a world that’s been overrun by machine creatures. Blackman confirmed that Aloy will be a main character in the adaptation. He’ll be working with his writing partner Michelle Lovretta to expand the IP into a fully-fledged show. Horizon Zero Dawn is an exceptionally well-crafted game with wonderful characters not often seen in the rank-and-file of the gaming world,” Blackman told Netflix’s Tudum. “Guerrilla Games has created a...