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Get ready Marvel fans, Shang-Chi is heading toMarvel Contest of Champions! The famed comic character (who is being played bySimu Liuin live-action later this year) is joining the game in the latest update! Getting to fight some famed villains like Taskmaster and Doctor Doom, the game lets you take on your favorite heroes in a tournament and getting to fight as Shang-Chi is the perfect way to get ready for the upcoming movie release!...

Nine years before the world dealt with its own unprecedented pandemic,Matt Damonstarred in a critically adored yet divisive flick that’s coming to streaming soon. Paramount+ has officially announced thatContagion, which Damon stars in alongsideKate WinsletandLaurence Fishburne, will begin streaming on the platform at the start of next month on December 1. The film tells the story of healthcare professionals, government officials, and everyday people who find themselves amid a pandemic while the CDC works to find a cure....

One of the greatest attributes thatJason Stathampossesses when it comes to his roles in the action-movie genre is that he doesn’t overthink things. That might sound like a slight, but it’s not intended to be; Statham approaches his characters with a tough, no-nonsense focus and brings a believable physicality to each of them. It’s this dogged dedication to his craft that makes a departure from his usual roles-like the exaggerated action hero character inSpy-hilariously effective....

Midsommarprobably won’t encourage folks to book tickets for a Swedish vacation anytime soon. WhatAri Aster’s new folk-horror film might do, however, is spark some curiosity as to the film’s mythology and just how far it deviates from reality. The story centers on a group of Americans who travel to the Swedish hinterland at the invitation of their university friend in order to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime spring festival. What happens once they’re there is something that’s lost to legend and fiercely protected by the locals, but luckily we get to (safely) share in the festivities as the viewing audience....

Regarding women who have the opportunity to be a part ofThe Real Housewives franchise,they have never been requiredto be from a specific country. The reality series has shown diversity as it has evolved throughout the years, creating some of the most iconic women to have stepped foot into that world. One of the most iconic housewives to have come ontoBravohas beenLisa Vanderpump.During her time onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,she kept the ladies on their toes, and with her British humor, she constantly had the women wondering if she hated them....

With Disney’sMulanavailable for purchase on Disney+ tomorrow, I recently landed an extended interview with producerJason Reed. During the wide-ranging conversation, he talked about what it was like producingMulanafter being a production executive at Disney, how early on they decided not to include songs, what they learned from test screenings, deleted scenes, his thoughts onMulanpremiering on Disney+, the way directorNiki Carorefocused the script to make sure it was through the eyes of Mulan, and a lot more....

“The narco who thinks he’s a businessman is a narco who is about to get fucked.” That piece of advice comes from Maria Elvira (Fernanda Urrejola) via her father, a small-time drug trafficker. Maria is now married to a big-time drug lord, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna), who is looking to expand his hard-won Mexican marijuana empire into a transportation operation to move Colombian cocaine into the United States. The cocaine-focused part of the story will certainly be familiar toNarcosviewers, as the first three seasons ofCarlo BernardandDoug Miro’s Netflix series followed the rise of the Cali Cartel and Pablo Escobar, as well as the law enforcement officers who pursued them....

Fans ofThe OA, I’m sorry to do this to you but it looks like any chance of closure on this suddenly-canceled series is a no-go. This week, it was confirmed Netflix and series creatorsBrit MarlingandZal Batmanglijhave opted to not move forward with a wrap-up movie forThe OA. According toVariety, the option for a wrap-up movie was on the table up until earlier this week in the wake of widespread fan protests and coordinated efforts to getThe OAback on the air....

If you’re a fan of making pacts with wind gods or watching a manic pixie dream girl learn how to capture wild animals, boy are you going to love this new trailer forPokémon the Movie: The Power of Us! All kidding aside, I love the idea of transitioning the story ofPokémonfrom its anchor point on Ash Ketchum/Satoshi and Pikachu to a wider range of characters whom a more diverse range of viewers might be able to relate to, male and female, young and old....

AlthoughStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hopewas a film that shattered box office records upon its theatrical debut, theStar Warsfranchise has been quiet on the big screen front for the last few years. Ironically, the series that had once been known for promoting the theatrical experience has turned its sights to television for the near future, with shows likeThe MandalorianandAhsokahandling the universe’s most pressing developments. Television is nothing new forStar Wars,asDave Filoni’s showsStar Wars:The Clone WarsandStar WarsRebelshelped develop enthusiasm for the franchise in the aftermath of the disappointing reactions to the prequel trilogy....

There’s never a bad time to raise awareness for mental health. Especially right now. We’re approaching the 1-year mark since this terrible pandemic rocked the world, and many, many people have been locked up inside their homes this entire time. It’s a genuinely traumatizing thing, and no one should feel bad about feeling like they need to reach out for help. The first step towards getting better is talking about it – openly and honestly – and oneRyan Reynoldstook to Twitter to get the conversation going with a heck of a conversation-starter....

How do you do a sequel toOrphanwhen you already know the twist and (spoiler alert on a 10+ year old film) the antagonist is dead? The unoriginal, quick-to-churn-out version would be just to repeat the same story with a different family, and a different orphan, and perhaps a different outcome, and hope the audience doesn’t notice – or doesn’t care.Orphan: First Killdoes much better than that, and substantially so. First Kill, first off, is a bit of a misnomer, as this does not show off “Esther’s” first kill, but it is a prequel....

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to make strides to diversify its membership, and 2017’s invites to film professionals to join the Academy surpasses last year’s record with a whopping 774 potential new members. Ever since the #OscarsSoWhite fiasco, outgoing Academy presidentCheryl Boone Isaacshas taken serious strides to invite a more dynamic range of professionals to join the Academy and vote in the Oscars. Just a couple years of this resulted, in my estimation, in some serious surprises at this past Oscars where every prognosticator’s ballot died a firey death....