A whole lot of Star Wars news dropped today at Disney’s annual shareholder’s meeting. CEO Bob Iger confirmed the release dates for two upcoming movies and made directing and casting announcements. First, Star Wars: Episode VIII. Iger announced that Rian Johnson will write and direct the eighth movie in the Star Wars saga. Johnson wrote … Continue reading
With less than two months to go until the Avengers sequel hits theaters, fans are finally getting a look at The Vision. The android member of the Avengers is played by Paul Bettany in the sequel. That’s not all though. This is by far the most action-packed trailer that we’ve seen so far from the … Continue reading
Leonard Nimoy, best known for his portrayal of the logical Mr. Spock in the television and movie franchise Star Trek died Friday morning at his home in Bel Air. Nimoy was 83. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nimoy had announced last year that … Continue reading
With two hit shows already, the CW comic book universe is about to grow a little bigger. Deadline reports that the network has talked with producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim for a project that will spin off characters from two current hit show, Arrow and The Flash. Specifically, the spin off show, … Continue reading
For a while there, it looked like the James Bond franchise would need to land a new director before it moved on to the next chapter of 007’s story. Fortunately for the franchise, Skyfall director Sam Mendes decided to return to direct the upcoming film Spectre and in the latest video blog from the franchise, … Continue reading
Producers from the Power Rangers fan made short film that went viral earlier today may be in for a fight as director Joseph Kahn says he is being “harassed” by Haim Saban who owns rights to the franchise. Saban is also currently producing his own Power Rangers film with Lionsgate. In case you haven’t seen … Continue reading
How big of a deal is Marvel? They can create buzz with the release of a poster. Yes, a poster! To that end, Marvel Studios released the latest poster for their highly anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron featuring a group of familiar faces. This time however, Iron Man isn’t hogging the spotlight. Captain America … Continue reading
Jessica Chastain is the latest star to join the cast of the Snow White and the Huntsman spinoff for Universal. Deadline reports that Chastain will join co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron, both reprising their roles from the first film. Another actress who has been rumored to join the cast for a while now has been Emily … Continue reading
It’s Oscars time! Here is the annual live blog of Hollywood’s biggest night! Who will win, what surprises await, how will NPH do as host? Let’s find out below beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST! 5:30 p.m. – Neil Patrick Harris opens up with a musical number featuring Anna Kendrick reprising her role from Into the … Continue reading
The contents of this year’s Oscars swag bag for best actor and director nominees have been revealed. Valued at more than $125,000, the bag includes: A three-night stay at a resort in Tuscany valued at $1,500 A luxury train ride through the Canadian Rockies valued at more than $14,500 Natural French Mediterranean sea salts worth … Continue reading
It’s been a while since a Disney property had the kind of legs that Frozen has had. The film (which premiered way back in 2013) has $1.2 million worldwide at the box office and probably double that from merchandising and home video sales. Last year, Disney announced that they would be continuing to feed the … Continue reading
You know the Oscars aren’t too far behind when the Academy hosts it’s annual luncheon for this year’s nominees at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. All of the best actress nominees were in attendance as were a handful of best actor, best director and supporting actor nominees. Gone Girl’s Rosamund Pike shined in a bright … Continue reading
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