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The cast of Black Adam has found their Cyclone with non-binary [they/them] actor Quintessa Swindell. Black Adam is one of those forever in development DC projects that, at least for a time, seemed to only stay on the docket because Dwyane Johnson was a massive star, and this was something of a passion project for him. Johnson has been […]

It's hard to believe it's been 19 years since the original Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring came to theatres in 2001. Five more films later, with the LOTR and Hobbit trilogies completed and now remastered to 4K Ultra HD, the films' director Peter Jackson opened up about the process in a […]

Comedienne Lisa Gilroy decided to share an exercise her acting teacher tasked her with: to pick a dramatic monologue to perform from a film. The film she decided on was Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). The scene in question was the father-son group therapy session participated by Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) and his […]

Wesley Snipes is speaking out about set behavior allegations during Blade: Trinity, and it looks like the actor is adamant that Patton Oswalt's claims are false. The Blade franchise has given us incredible films, comics, and content, but with every popular property comes conflict. Actor and comedian Oswalt previously claimed that Snipes (who played the […]

Black Adam was recently pulled from the schedule over at Warner Bros. during the latest release date reshuffling thanks to COVID-10. A few people were worried about the film since it has been in development hell for many years, even though Warner Bros. is actively casting the movie. We still don't have a new release […]

In a moment that felt all too much like attending a Hall H panel, the DC FanDome panel for Shazam 2 was pretty much the entire cast wondering what they were supposed to do when they couldn't actually say anything about the movie that they are making. Fortunately for the people at DC and Warner […]

In the history of video games adapted to films, there have been far more stinkers than gems. One of the arguable gems is Paul W.S. Anderson's Mortal Kombat. Adapted from the 1993 Midway game of the same name, the 1995 film follows the familiar plot of the arcade classic where earth realm fighters compete in […]

Actor Josh Gad is living a fanboy's dream for his talk web series Reunited Apart. With Hollywood still under quarantine, Gad has been able to establish cast reunions through Zoom video conferencing. Among the franchises covered include The Goonies, Splash, and Back to the Future. Over the past weekend, the cast and crew of The […]

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most beloved trilogies in cinema. Actress Cate Blanchett, who played the wise and powerful elf Galadriel, enjoyed her time on the set so much, she pitched her own cameo to director Peter Jackson and co-producer/co-writer Fran Walsh. Appearing on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, the two-time […]

Olivia Wilde is getting ready to begin shooting her next film. Following the success of her debut Booksmart, she will next helm the picture Don't Worry Darling, a thriller she will also star in and produce. Booksmart writer Katie Silberman will handle the screenplay, form a story by Carey and Shane Van Dyke. They will […]

Salem's Lot is returning to the big screen. Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman will write and direct a new adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. James Wan is also a producer. The book was originally adapted in 1979 by Tobe Hooper, and again in 2004. Dauberman was also […]

Warner Bros. woke up this morning to some really sad, but ultimately predictable news this morning. Their $50 million some odd sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, literally died in theaters this past weekend, with possible losses of more than $20 million expected to come home to roost. That news would be a shock for […]

More classic Mortal Kombat characters are coming to the fray for the 2021 live action reboot with New Line Cinema tapping Chin Han (Marco Polo, Skyscrapper) to play the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung and Hiroyuki Sanada (Avengers: Endgame, Westworld) to play the fiery hellspawn, Scorpion, according to Variety. Tsung was the boss character in the […]

One of Mortal Kombat's most intense rivalries in Kano and Sonya Blade are about to be filled with Josh Lawson (Superstore) set to play the renegade one-eyed cutthroat of the Black Dragon Clan and Jessica McNamee (The Meg) is in final talks to play Sonya Blade, the Special Forces operative assigned to take him down. […]

Three more actors signed on to join New Line Cinemas' Mortal Kombat live action film reboot with Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl), Tadanobu Asano (Thor: Ragnarok), and Australian Sisi Stringer joining the fray as Jackson "Jax" Briggs, Raiden, and Mileena, respectively. Brooks, Asano and Stringer will join Ludi Lin, who was in talks to play Liu Kang, […]

Ludi Lin (Black Mirror, Aquaman, Power Rangers) is in talks with New Line Cinema to play Liu Kang in the upcoming live-action reboot of Mortal Kombat, based on the popular fighting video game franchise. If signed, the Chinese-Canadian actor would take over the role played by Robin Shou in the original 1995 film as well […]

Hello Kitty, the venerable pop-culture icon that has thrilled kids around the world for decades, is coming to a theater near you from New Line Cinema. Lindsey Beer has been signed to write the Hello Kitty movie, according to Deadline. Hello Kitty started out in Japan in 1974 as a character on a coin purse […]