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It appears that Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling may just be working together on another project, this time in a more action-focused film. Earlier this year, Robbie was confirmed to be starring in and producing the new Ocean’s Eleven prequel. Now, new details have surfaced surrounding the cast which have reported Gosling currently in conversation to star in the film alongside Robbie. While there is still minimal detail about the script, the film is expected to be set in Europe in the 1960s. The original trilogy of films saw Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts star. In 2018, the hesit comedy film received an all-female cast update for Ocean’s Eight starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson and Helena Bonham-Carter. Jay Roach is slated t...

With the introduction of Black Adam to the big screen scheduled for October, lead actor Dwayne Johnson is keen on expanding the DC universe in the coming years. In his recent cover story for Total Film, the actor shared that their main objective is “to really expand the universe, and introduce new characters, and spin-off, and be really strategic about the plan.” Johnson continued, “We have a few ideas of what characters people are really going to respond to in Black Adam, and so we’re already thinking ahead to: ‘Let’s start thinking about that movie, and what that movie looks like for them.’” Producer Hiram Garcia added that creating a “shared universe” was always in the back of their minds, even if the characters don’t have direct contact with each other. “While [Black Adam and Shazam] m...

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the showrunners of Netflix‘s Cobra Kai series, are developing a spinoff of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off over at Paramount Pictures. According to reports, the project will be entitled Sam and Victor’s Day Off and will follow the valets from the 1986 film, who were not given official names in the original, as they took the Ferrari on a joyride. The two characters were played by Richard Edson and the late Larry “Flash” Jenkins. The main cast and any special guest appearances are yet to be confirmed. In addition to the involvement of the Cobra Kai creators, Bill Posley will be writing the film while Paul Young will produce and Stephen Cedars, Benji Kleiman and Scott Yacyshyn will serve as associate producers. Stay tuned for an official trailer a...

Netflix has teamed up with the International Olympic Committee to tell the story of one of the most important basketball moments in the history of the sport. This marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the organization and a streaming platform. Marketed as a must-see documentary that chronicles how the Team USA‘s Men’s basketball team came out victorious at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a harrowing defeat in 2004. The project is produced by Olympic basketball legends Dwyane Wade and LeBron James and is slated to center around the team’s preparation leading up to the summer games. Titled The Redeem Team, the documentary revisits the moment in time to remind fans of the redemption and what that gold medal truly meant. In an official statement, Wade said, “In 2008, I played with he...

Streaming has made history as it overtook cable as the most-watched platform for the first time ever. According to reports, July 2022 marked streaming’s fifth consecutive high in its share of TV usage, making up 34.8%. THR notes that the jump from June’s 33.7% was pushed by the release of the Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2, which earned 18 billion minutes of viewing time in July, along with shows like The Umbrella Academy and The Boys. Netflix led all the streaming services by making up 8% of TV use, followed by YouTube with 7.3%, Hulu with 3.6%, Amazon Prime Video with 3%, Disney+ with 1.8% and HBO Max with 1%. Meanwhile, cable made up 34.4% of TV usage in July followed by broadcast with 21.6%. These numbers, however, are the platforms’ lowest points since Nielsen kicked off its ranking ...

Top Gun: Maverick has officially overtaken Avengers: Infinity War as the sixth-highest grossing movie in the history of the domestic box office. According to reports, the Tom Cruise-led sequel has earned a total of $679 million USD in North America so far, surpassing the Marvel Studios film’s $678 million USD record. Maverick’s next target on the list is Black Panther‘s $700 million USD to become No. 5; Variety adds that the feat is not impossible for the sequel film as it has no major competition until the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in November, however Disney may possibly re-release the 2018 movie in anticipation for part two. Maverick has grossed over $700 million USD in total as of writing, excluding the sales from big overseas markets China and Russia. It opened in May ...

Netflix has just released a two-part bonus episode of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, featuring one animated short story and one live-action installment. The animated section, titled “A Dream of a Thousand Cats,” follows an independent arc from the Sandman comic book of the same moniker. The voice cast includes Sandra Oh, James McAvoy, David Tennant, Rosie Day, David Gyasi, Joe Lycett, Michael Sheen, Nonso Anozie, Diane Morgan, Tom Wu and Neil Gaiman himself. The latter half of the surprise-dropped episode, “Calliope,” stars Melissanthi Mahut and offers a live-action take on the namesake character, who was abducted by a 20th-century writer in the original comics. Aside from Mahut, the cast features Arthur Darvill, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, Dinita Gohil, Kevin Harvey, Amita Suman ...

Following an announcement earlier this month indicating that the Garou Arc has officially concluded in the manga after seven years of development, a key visual featuring the powerful Saitama and “Hero Hunter” Garou has emerged, announcing the highly-anticipated return of the One-Punch Man anime series for season 3. While it was revealed that the visuals for the poster were drawn by Osamu Kubota, a character designer for the first two seasons, the studio and cast for Season 3 have yet to be announced. Season 1, which was well-received across the board, was handled by Madhouse while Season 2 was developed by J.C. Staff with limited success. More information should emerge in the coming months as fans hope for a late 2023 or Summer 2024 release window. For those that have yet to watch the seri...

Netflix has now shared the first look at its upcoming sequel to Enola Holmes. The new stills were published over at Entertainment Weekly and offer fans of the original film a glimpse at what the follow-up would look like, with three images showcasing the returning Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Louis Partridge as well as Sharon Duncan-Brewster’s new character. Helena Bonham Carter has also been confirmed to reprise her role as Eudoria Holmes with Adeel Akhtar and Susan Wokomo also coming back for the sequel. Netflix has kept other details largely under wraps for now, but Brown has teased that Enola Holmes will find herself in London this time round, exploring the busy city whilst becoming a detective herself. “We set the film in the hustle and bustle of London, which is somethin...

Michelle Yeoh has revealed the reason why she wasn’t part of Quentin Tarantino‘s Kill Bill, despite the fact that her role in Police Story 3 was the one that “motivated Uma Thurman during the filming” of the famed movie. In her recent Town & Country cover story, she explained that she actually asked the filmmaker why she wasn’t cast in Kill Bill. “He’s very smart,” Yeoh shared, “He said, ‘Who would believe that Uma Thurman could kick your ass?’” The actress added that Tarantino was a driving force in her decision to go back to acting, calling him “persistent” and adding, “He is who he is today because he’s full of passion and love, so he wore me down.” She opted to retire in the mid-90s due to a fractured vertebrae from a stunt, explaining that she thought she was paralyzed, in a ...