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Megan Fox and 50 Cent Join Cast of Upcoming Expendables Movie
The Expendables franchise is once again expanding. Today, Lionsgate revealed that the upcoming fourth installment of the action series will welcome series newcomers 50 Cent, Megan Fox, and Tony Jaa. Via Deadline, Scott Waugh will direct The Expendables 4, though its official title and release date are still TBA. The Expendables 3 arrived in 2014. For this next chapter, Expendables fans will be pleased to know that franchise face Sylvester Stallone will be returning, as will regulars Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture, reprising their roles as Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Gunner Jensen, and Toll Road respectively. Production is officially slated to begin this October. Currently, Stallone can be heard as the voice of King Shark in another action blockbus...
R.I.P. Ed Asner, Most Decorated Male Performer in TV History Dies at 91
Ed Asner, the most decorated male performer in television history, has died at the age of 91. According to a statement from his family, Asner passed away Sunday morning. “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully,” his family said in a statement. “Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head — Goodnight dad. We love you.” Asner was the recipient of seven Emmy Awards, the most of any male performer in television history. He won five Emmys for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its titular spin-off series, Lou Grant. He also won an Emmy for his role as Captain Thomas Davies in Roots, and for his role as Axel Jordache in the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man. Beyond his work on-screen, Asner was an accomplished vo...
Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill to Star in New Comedy Film for Netflix
Netflix is developing a new comedy film that will target two generations at once. The untitled feature will star Eddie Murphy opposite Jonah Hill and is set to have Kenya Barris serve as the director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hill and Barris co-wrote the script and are both producing the movie alongside Kevin Misher of Misher Films. Plot details are still under wraps for now, but it’s described as “an incisive examination of modern love and family dynamics and how clashing cultures, societal expectations, and generational differences shape and affect relationships.” Murphy and Hill will “find themselves on opposite sides of some of those divides.” This will be Barris’ first time directing a feature film. However, his debut directorial effort won’t be completely new territory; h...
Kristen Stewart Is a Spot-On Princess Diana in First Trailer for Spencer: Watch
This November 5th, the story of Diana, Princess of Wales is finally coming to the big screen. Today, Neon Films has shared the first trailer for Spencer, the forthcoming biopic about the People’s Princess and her difficult decision to leave her marriage to Prince Charles. Kristen Stewart stars as Diana, and their resemblance is pretty mind-boggling. Spencer chronicles Christmas holiday with the royal family in the early ‘90s, at the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England. This eventful weekend is said to have been when Diana finally decided to end her marriage, a choice that shook England and beyond. Stewart does a spot-on portrayal of Princess Di, with Jack Farthing starring opposite her as Prince Charles. The cast also includes Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins, and Richa...
The King’s Man Slices, Shoots, and Beheads in NSFW Red Band Trailer: Watch
A storm is brewing and bodies fall like drops of rain in the new red band trailer for The King’s Man. The film blasts into theaters December 22nd. The NSFW teaser sets the stage in the early 20th century, with Ralph Fiennes’ Orlando Oxford recruiting none other than Rasputin — yes, that Rasputin — to help him gain an audience with the Russian Tsar. “I only make decisions when my stomach is full or my balls are empty,” deadpans Rhys Ifans as the famous Russian mystic, leading the Duke of Oxford to quip, “Well, thank God dinner is being served.” From there, the trailer goes gangbusters, with Fiennes’ character explaining the Kingsman’s formation as “the first independent intelligence agency” as various assassinations, warfront battles, explosions, and a uniquely timed beheading flash across ...
Trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home Demolishes Views Record Set by Avengers: Endgame
Maybe your spidey-sense is tingling, or maybe that low rumble is just the YouTube views counter ticking away at an unprecedented pace. As Deadline reports, the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home has amassed a staggering 355.5 million global views in its first 24 hours, shattering the previous record of 289 million views set by Avengers: Endgame. The buzz extends beyond the total views. The No Way Home teaser trailer led to 4.5 million mentions on social media globally, making it the largest 24-hour social media conversation of all-time. It isn’t hard to understand why; this follow-up to Far From Home has some pretty serious implications for the broader Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trailer finds Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asking Doctor Strange ...
In Candyman, Art, Violence and Real-Life Horrors Coalesce: Review
The Pitch: Set in modern day Chicago, Candyman, the “remake” of the iconic 1992 film of the same name, turns out not to be a remake at all. Directed by Nia DaCosta, it’s more of an addition to the series’ original story (which itself is based on a short story from Clive Barker entitled “The Forbidden”), than it is a retelling of Bernard Rose’s cult classic. 1992’s Candyman is widely regarded as a staple in the horror genre. It’s told from the scope of Helen Lyle, a graduate student who travels to Chicago’s storied Cabrini-Green projects in order to co-write a thesis focusing urban legends and folklore. When she goes further into her research, she eventually learns of the city’s most intriguing urban legend, Candyman. As her obsession with the story increases, it forces Lyle on a path of se...
Christian Bale to Star as Infamous Pastor in “The Church of Living Dangerously” Film Adaptation
Back in 2019, Vanity Fair published a wild investigative article titled “The Church of Living Dangerously” tracking the rise and fall of John Lee Bishop, the popular Oregon pastor-turned-drug smuggler for the Mexican cartel. Today, New Regency has revealed it’s acquired film rights to David Kushner’s viral story, with Christian Bale attached to star as the infamous preacher. The film adaption of “The Church of the Living Dangerously” does not yet have a director on board. However, Deadline reports that Oscar-winning writer Charles Randolph (The Big Short, Bombshell) will pen the script. Bale, New Regency, Ellen Goldsmith Vein, and Eric Robinson of The Gotham Group will all serve as producers. “The Church of Living Dangerously” is a whirlwind story that recounts Bishop’s rough childhood, hi...
The Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer, Explained
Rumors, theories, and leaks abounded, but nothing was ever going to spoiler the excitement of the first Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer. Fans are still hyped off the official reveal that the third (and potentially final) Marvel Cinematic Universe solo Spidey film will introduce the Spider-Verse and what seems to be the first big-screen appearance of the Sinister Six. But what else about the new movie has this first teaser revealed? Let’s take a scene-by-scene look to uncover some more mysteries and spur some more speculation. Spoiler alert: Obviously, we’ll be discussing some potential plot spoilers here, including comic references the moviegoing audience may not be tuned into. Skip this whole thing if you’d rather keep all the secrets secret. Advertisement Share this: You Deserve to Make ...
Francis Ford Coppola Shares Trailer for New 4K Extended Cut of The Outsiders: Watch
It’s a day that ends in ‘Y’, which means Francis Ford Coppola is back to fiddling with his filmography. His latest recutting of a classic film that might have been better left alone is The Outsiders, which is getting a 4K facelift and some additional scenes. The new product is called The Outsiders: The Complete Novel, and it will be coming to theaters October 15th and home video November 8th. Based on the 1967 book of the same name by S. E. Hinton, The Outsides came out in 1983 and helped launched a new generation of film stars. Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph, Macchio, and Patrick Swayze all made some of their earliest appearances in the flick. In a statement, Coppola said, “The Outsiders: The Complete Novel c...
Say “Candyman” Five Times into Your Microphone to Summon the Movie’s Final Trailer
Universal and MGM have released a new trailer for Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot, but you need to indulge in a horror tradition in order to see it. At a brand new website, users can watch the final teaser for the movie only after they say Candyman’s name five times into their computer’s microphone. The website goes by the straightforward title IDareYou.CandymanMovie.com, mimicking the text on promotional billboards that have been popping up the past few weeks. Once the website loads, it utilizes your phone or computer’s microphone to allow you to summon Candyman as if you were a character in the movie. Of course, as the cinematic legend goes, you must utter his name exactly five times to see the film’s final trailer — no more, no less. Fans eager to see previously unreleased footage from&nb...
Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Introduces Live-Action Spider-Verse, Sinister Six: Watch
Marvel has finally revealed the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, and you can almost hear the sound of fans’ heads simultaneously exploding across the world. After months and months of rumors and teases, our first look at the new film introduces what we’ve all been waiting for: a live-action Spider-Verse and the Sinister Six. Yes, it’s all really happening. The No Way Home trailer picks up where Far From Home left off, with the world learning that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is Spider-Man thanks to Mysterio’s dying actions. Desperate to return to “normal,” Parker turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to help reset everyone’s memory. But when Parker tries to tweak Strange’s spell mid-cast, he appears to break the timeline. With Parker literally trying to “live two...
