Harry and Lloyd ruled the box office once again while Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Interstellar performed well in their second weeks. Nearly 20 years after audiences were first introduced to bumbling morons Harry and Lloyd, Dumb & Dumber To finished in first with a $38.05 million opening weekend. The sequel was Jim Carrey’s biggest … Continue reading
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Friday Five: More ‘Furious’ Movies, ‘Guardians 2’ Update & Another James Bond Villain?
It’s been a couple weeks since a Friday Five was posted up, but we’re back. The past couple weeks saw Comikaze and a rather slow week in the entertainment industry. Things certainly picked up this week and the list of this week’s big events can be found below. Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, … Continue reading
Mark Wahlberg is ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’
Mark Wahlberg is teaming up with Peter Berg again for a film adaptation of the 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man. The film version will be titled The Six Billion Dollar Man. Nice to see they took inflation into account. Wahlberg will star as former astronaut Steve Austin (not the 3:16 WWE Steve … Continue reading
Christian Bale Exits Steve Jobs Biopic
Despite reports last month that Christian Bale had signed on to play Steve Jobs in director Danny Boyle’s biopic about the Apple Computer co-founder, the actor has now dropped out the role. The Hollywood Reporter states that Bale simple felt he was not the right actor for the role. The biopic is based on author … Continue reading
First Look: ‘Terminator Genisys’ Introduces New Sarah Connor
Following Wednesday’s cover reveal, Entertainment Weekly has debuted some more photos for the upcoming Terminator Genisys, including our first official look at Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film. Terminator Genisys is the first of a new trilogy of Terminator films that stars Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Byung-hun Lee and Michael Gladis. The … Continue reading
8 Things We Learned From Today’s Marvel Event
Marvel Studios held a fan and press presentation at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood this morning and delivered one bombshell announcement after another. The 30 minute presentation featured a number of surprises and when the dust settled, these are the eight big things we learned from the event: 1. Though news that Benedict Cumberbatch was in … Continue reading
Marvel in Talks with Benedict Cumberbatch for ‘Doctor Strange’
Cumber-bitches rejoice! Marvel has cast Benedict Cumberbatch to star as the title character in their upcoming Doctor Strange movie. Though Marvel has not released an official statement, Deadline reports that Cumberbatch, the star of Sherlock and the upcoming The Imitation Game has been cast in the role. In addition to The Imitation Game, Cumberbatch will … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Scares Up First Place Debut, ‘John Wick’ Nails Second
Regardless of how awful word of mouth and critic reviews are, horror movies will always do at least modestly well in the month of October. Coupled with only one other major wide release and Universal’s Ouija managed to take first place with an estimated $20 million. The board game adaptation featured an overwhelmingly young, 25-and-under … Continue reading
Aaron Sorkin Confirms Christian Bale will Play Steve Jobs for Sony
After several months of speculation, writer Aaron Sorkin has confirmed that Oscar-winner Christian Bale will play the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs in Sony’s biopic. “We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range, and that’s Christian Bale,” Sorkin told Bloomberg News. “He has more words to say in this movie than … Continue reading
First Look at ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer and Teaser Poster
I try to avoid posting “leaked” trailers on this site, mainly since it riles studio PR folks up and I need them for other clips, trailers and goodies. So you can imagine my dilemma this afternoon when the trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron leaked a week before it was supposed to air during … Continue reading
First Look: Johnny Depp in Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’
While much of the marketing around Disney’s Into the Woods has centered around Meryl Streep and the supporting cast, it’d be easy to forget that Johnny Depp is a part of this musical (yes, the trailers are misleading you). Entertainment Weekly is giving us a first look at Depp as the Big Bad Wolf as … Continue reading
More ‘John Carter’ Movies On the Way
If you think you’ve seen the last of John Carter following the dud that Disney released a couple years ago, think again. The movie, TV and merchandising rights have reverted back to Edgar Rice Burrough’s estate which announced that it would seek a new studio to continue the sci-fi adventure. “John Carter of Mars was … Continue reading