ENTERTAINMENT

Guillermo del Toro revealed a series of first-look images for his upcoming stop-motion Pinocchio at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, alongside an exclusive teaser, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The outlet reported that the preview teased Geppetto’s (David Bradley) first interaction with Pinocchio (Gregory Mann), who wakes up the old woodcarver after making noise in the attic. “Who goes there?” Gepetto asks as he ascends into the attic, where he finds Pinocchio. “You asked for me to live. I’m your son,” the wooden character replies. According to Netflix’s official description, del Toro “reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver.” Set during Benito Muss...

Paramount and Nickelodeon are teaming up for three brand new animated films in Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino’s Avatar universe. According to reports, Lauren Montgomery of The Last Airbender is set to direct the first film while Konietzko and DiMartino will produce alongside The Last Airbender executive producer Eric Coleman. The films are being developed under the Avatar Studios banner, with Paramount Animations’ and Nickelodeon Animation’s EVP of Movies and Global Franchises, Latifa Ouaou, overseeing development along with the Vice President of Animation at Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation, Jason McConnell. “As original creators Mike and Bryan expand the Avatar universe with us, we’re keeping it all in the family with Lauren bringing the same kind of ex...

A sealed VHS copy of 1980’s time-travel classic Back To The Future has sold at auction for $75,000 USD. The video tape – that belonged to Biff Tannen actor Tom Wilson – was the star lot at an auction of 260 sealed VHS tapes at Heritage Auctions in Texas. The shrink wrapped tape from 1986 was graded and described as being in near mint condition and the sum paid for it is thought to be the highest ever for a VHS tape. Wilson consigned sealed copies of all three films in the trilogy with Back to the Future II selling for $16,250 USD and Back to the Future III achieving $13,750 USD. Both were accompanied with signed provenance from late MCA executive VP and Universal Pictures chairman Tom Pollock.  His 1990 Trilogy Box Set also sold for $10,000 USD. While Back to the Future stole the...

Starting this week, Disney+ users in the U.K. will be able to watch five Spider-Man films from all three franchises on the streaming platform. Fans of the franchise will be able to have a binge-fest and relive the iconic Spider-Man portrayals from Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland in Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Homecoming on Disney+ starting on Friday. This is the beginning of a list of Sony’s film catalogue that will soon be joining the Disney+ platform. Just earlier this week, Spider-Man: No Way Home was announced to have a re-release in cinemas with a new extended version. According to Marvel, the success of the film has warranted a release of No Way Home: The More Fun Stuff Version, an extended film that will hit theaters ...

Showtime has dropped off the official trailer for its upcoming docuseries, Supreme Team, directed by Nas and Peter J. Scalettar. The three-episode docuseries, which chronicles the evolution of the namesake crime syndicate, includes interviews with the gang’s two feared leaders: Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and his nephew Gerald “Prince” Miller. Additionally, the series will include statements on the ’80s Queens hustlers from LL Cool J, Ashanti, producer Irv Gotti, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, journalist Joy Reid and more. “IT’S A QUEENS THING,” Nas wrote on Instagram alongside the trailer. According to an official description, the docuseries will see Supreme and Prince recount “youthful decisions they made in the 1970s that would so greatly impact each of them later in life. What foll...

With Lightyear making a premiere on the 17th, many fans that grew up with the franchise and animated characters are wondering why Tim Allen was not called upon for his work as Buzz. Landing the role as the voice of the Space Ranger back in 1995 with the original Toy Story, and spanning into numerous works with the IP up until the more recent Toy Story 4 in 2019 — that’s almost 25 years — many were left scratching their heads when it was announced that Chris Evans would be voicing the younger Buzz in Lightyear. The slight unrest comes from Allen’s deep association with the character, tied with the fact that, unlike a traditional film (outside of reboots and Easter eggs) where actors can no longer uphold the character’s image due to physical factors like aging, no one really had the need to ...

Warner Bros. has unveiled a first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film. The image sees the Canadian actor sporting Ken’s distinct blonde hair, spray tan and six-pack abs, wearing a denim vest with cut-off sleeves, denim bottoms and underwear that features a personalized band that reads his name. Gosling can be seen leaning against a pink pillar that matches a big structure in the back, assuming to be Barbie’s beach house. In late April, the studio also shared a first look at Margot Robbie as the titular character, where she can be seen in her convertible with a summer outfit and a big smile on her face. Despite sharing the images, plot details still remain under wraps as of writing. Joining Gosling and Robbie in the supporting cast, however, are America Ferrera, Simu L...

Ever since Avengers: Endgame, which saw the departure of several Marvel fan favorites, a popular conversation among Marvel fans centered around whether or not we’ll be seeing Chris Evans returning to play the role of Captain America ever again. Towards the end of Avengers: Endgame, it was revealed that an older version of Captain American returned all six of the Infinity Stones. However, it was done off-screen, and details were never shown on what actually unfolded. In a recent interview with ComicBook at a press event for Lightyear, Evans was asked whether or not we’ll be seeing him return to play the role, specifically, see him return the infinity stones. The actor promptly replied with the possibility of returning, claiming that he would only return if it was “perfect,” but hesitat...

According to reports, Amber Heard has been cut from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and her character, Mera, would be recast. The source notes, “Warner Bros. decided to recast Amber Heard‘s role after screen testing the movie. They are going to be doing reshoots with Jason Momoa and Nicole Kidman.” The latest rumor comes after reports that a meeting between higher-ups was recently held to make the decision of removing Heard from the Aquaman sequel. Many believe that Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment are looking to distance themselves from Amber Heard, following the verdict of her highly public defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp. A spokesperson for the actress has come out to deny the rumor of Heard being cut from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Aquaman and the Lost K...

Announced alongside Horizon and God of War TV shows coming to streaming platforms, the Hollywood adaptation of Gran Turismo now has a plot. Building on the popularity of the racing simulation video game series from Polyphony Digital, the upcoming movie will focus on the competitive element of Gran Turismo. Reports note that the film is “Based on a true story, the film is the ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.” The brief plot note is believed to be inspired by Lucas Ordóñez, who was the inaugural winner of the GT Academy, an international virtual-to-reality competition by Nissan, Sony PlayStation and Polyphony Digital. Ordóñez went on to reach the podium wit...

Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick has quickly taken the top spot as this year’s highest grossing film, after earning another $6.74 million USD on its third Monday. According to Forbes, the film has surpassed the $400 million USD domestic box office mark 18 days after the premiere, achieving a $402 million USD domestic cume. The success of Top Gun: Maverick has knocked Disney and Marvel‘s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness off the top spot as this year’s highest grossing film in North America. The Doctor Strange sequel only made $399 million USD domestically. Top Gun: Maverick is also now the second-biggest domestic earner after Spider-Man: No Way Home which grossed $804 million USD domestically. As of writing, Top Gun: Maverick has hit $764 million USD worldwide, which places it above...

Following the release of another teaser trailer, Marvel Studios now releases the character posters for its heavily anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder film. The upcoming MCU film sees the return of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), as his retirement and search for inner peace is interrupted by a villain known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who vows to eliminate all gods from the world. To fight against the new foe, Hemsworth enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), old friend Korg (Taika Waititi), and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). Also on the roster are Zeus played by Russell Crowe and two goats named Toothgrinder and ToothGnasher. Taika Waititi returns to direct the film with Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum, and Chris Hemsworth attached as the executive producers. T...