Yesterday, Emma Watson delivered an inspiring speech about gender equality at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. She also launched “HeForShe,” a campaign for men and boys worldwide to advocate an end to gender inequality. Here are ten excerpts from her speech, which you can also watch below. “Today we are launching a campaign … Continue reading
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Friday Five: ‘Avengers’ Plot Updated, ‘Popeye’ First Look & ‘Magic Mike’ Sequel Gets Busy
It’s the end of another week and time to take a look at some of the biggest news from the entertainment industry this week. I’ve covered some other major news in previous posts and you can find them linked below. Ok, let’s jump into this week’s Friday Five! David Ayers Circling ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie for … Continue reading
Vote: Favorite Japanese Actress of 2014
With the year coming to a close, it’s time to look back on the roller coaster that was 2014. Ok, so it’s a tad bit early, but for voting purposes, I wanted to post this up so you all would have a chance to submit your picks. In a few months, I’ll go through the … Continue reading
Matt Damon Returns to Play Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is back! Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has had a surprise change of plans with their Bourne franchise and is currently negotiating with Damon and director Paul Greengrass to re-team for another film. Greengrass directed Damon in The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. Universal has also tagged July 16, 2016 as the … Continue reading
Tom Hiddleston Goes to ‘Skull Island’
Earlier this summer at San Diego Comic-Con, Legendary Pictures revealed that a King Kong origins movie was part of their upcoming film plans. Titled Skull Island, the film would be written by Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and recently announced that The Kings of Summer director Jordan Vogt-Roberts had signed on to helm the project. Today, we … Continue reading
Friday Five: New Batmobile, More ‘Rambo,’ and Morgan Freeman Stays Busy
It’s been a busy week in the movie world, so let’s get right into this week’s Friday Five. Morgan Freeman Signs on to Two More Blockbusters Morgan Freeman joined a couple of blockbuster films this week. On Wednesday, it was revealed the actor would play a marijuana advocating civil rights lawyer in Ted 2. Then … Continue reading
Friday Five: Joan Rivers, Jennifer Lawrence Sets a Record & More ‘Frozen’
Welcome to the first installment of the Friday Five. Originally, I thought of perhaps posting this as a podcast (and may still venture down that route) but for now, we’ll proceed in old fashioned blog format. So what is the Friday Five? In short, it’s the five biggest stories for the entertainment world each week. … Continue reading
2014 Emmys: ‘Fargo,’ ‘American Horror Story’ Pace FX, ‘Breaking Bad’ for AMC to Most Wins
The annual Emmy Awards were handed out tonight at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Seth Meyers served as host this year. Modern Family started off hot, picking up two of the first six Emmys. The show would later go on to win Best Comedy Series for the fifth year in a row. CBS continued … Continue reading
‘Batman/Superman’ Adds ‘The Wolverine’ Star to Cast
Looks like Mariko is joining the DC Comics Universe. The Wolverine star Tao Okamoto has signed on to play a “newly created character” in Zack Snyder’s Batman/Superman movie. There is no word if the character would carry over into The Justice League movie, which Snyder will also be directing. Batman/Superman is set to hit theaters … Continue reading
Wondercon: What’s At Stake in ‘Planet of the Apes’ Sequel?
Those damn dirty apes are coming back to theaters this summer following the surprise success of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. This time around, Matt Reeves directs Gary Oldman and Keri Russell with Andy Serkis returning to portray ape leader Caesar. The four participated in a press conference at Wondercon to talk about … Continue reading
16 Moments You May Have Missed from New ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Trailer
“So many battles waged over the years and yet, none of them like this. Are we destined to destroy each other or can we change who we are and unite? Is the future truly set? Mutants, we now find ourselves on the edge of extinction.” This is the opening line spoken by Patrick Stewart’s old … Continue reading
Paul Walker Lives on in ‘Fast & Furious 7’
There was really never any doubt that Paul Walker would live on in some fashion in Fast & Furious 7. The only question was how and now we know. Filming on Fast & Furious 7 has resumed and Confidential has learned through a “source close to the production” that four actors with similar body physiques … Continue reading