Ghost in the Shell Image Reveals Scarlett Johansson as Major

As we reported recently, despite the fact that Disney droppedGhost in the Shellfrom itsrelease schedule, fear not — Paramount and Universal arestill distributingthe DreamWorks film, and today, we’ve learned that it has finally started production in Wellington, New Zealand. The film starsScarlett Johanssonas Major, a special ops leader who also happens to be a unique human-cyborg hybrid, and is being directed byRupert Sanders(Snow White and the Huntsman). Paramount also released the first image for the film, which you can see below (click for the full size)....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · David Neal

Gone with the Wind: A Black Woman Reckons with the Book's Problems

During quarantine, I kicked off my sheltering in place by watching the critically acclaimed Netflix original docuseriesTiger King. I finished the series in three days. Now where in the World will I find a cast of characters to quench my thirst for the same level of white ratcheted ignorance that Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin brought to the screen? I found them in the pages of Margaret Mitchell’sGone With the Wind....

July 19, 2025 · 8 min · 1633 words · Linda Lewis

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Filming Date Set for Next Year

Disney’s ill-advised decision to fireJames Gunnresulted inGuardians of the Galaxy 3, which was on track for a 2020 release, getting pushed back indefinitely. Thankfully, Disney and Gunn mended fences, and he’ll return to finish his cosmic trilogy. However, during the time he was fired, he was picked up to directThe Suicide Squadfor Warner Bros., which has led to questions of whenGuardians of the Galaxy 3will actually happen. Now a new report onTHRreporting on the various salaries the Avengers raked in forEndgameincludes the tidbit about when future Marvel movies are going ahead of cameras....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · James Mayer

Guardians of the Galaxy 3: Mantis and Nebula Getting Bigger Roles, Says James Gunn

Writer and directorJames Gunnteased that Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) will have a more prominent role in Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Commenting on Gillan’s and Klementieff’s teary reaction to the film’s script, Gunn jokingly said that the reason could not be because they had “too few lines”, as “their roles are both pretty huge.” Replying to the tweet that comments on how Gillan and Klementieff had a “flood of tears” after readingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Samantha Miller

Hailee Steinfeld on Edge of Seventeen, Balancing Movies & Music

Opening this weekend is writer-directorKelly Fremon Craig’s coming-of-age feature debutThe Edge of Seventeen. Produced by Academy Award winnerJames L. Brooks– the director ofBroadcast News,Terms of EndearmentandAs Good as It Gets– the film is a candid and honest look at what it’s like to be in High School today when it’s filled with social media, text messages and constant drama. The film is about two best friends Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) whose relationship becomes strained when Krista starts dating Nadine’s all-star older brother (Blake Jenner)....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · John Jacobs

James Gunn's ‘Superman’ Passes Ryan Reynolds’ 'Deadpool' Sequel at the Domestic Box Office

Having completed a month of release, directorJames Gunn’sSupermanhas firmly established itself amongthe 100 highest-grossing movies in domestic box office history.Supermandebuted to positive reviews as the inaugural film of the newly-launchedDC Universe, a successor to the divisiveDC Extended Universefounded byZack Snyderover a decade ago. WhileSupermanhas outperformed Snyder’sMan of Steeldomestically, it trails the film on the global front. That said, the movie overtook another superhero blockbuster on its fifth Friday of release, as it aims to conclude its run with more than $350 million in the bank....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Christopher Coleman

Jessica Alba Says Motherhood Is Focus of ‘Honest Renovations’ Season 2

Jessica AlbaandLizzy Mathisare back for another season ofHonest Renovations. The real-life friends are helping well-deserved parents take control of their family homes. The working moms understand that parenting is tough in itself, and it becomes even more challenging when their home isn’t working for their family’s needs. Throughout the season, Alba and Mathis are surprising parents with renovations to take their homes from cluttered and chaotic to functional and fabulous, as they like to say!...

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1177 words · James Vasquez

Jessica Jones Season 2: New Image Reveals Kilgrave's Return

This past summer, we got a glimpse ofKilgrave’s returntoJessica Jones. The villain, played byDavid Tennant, was the central villain of the show’s first season, as Jessica (Krysten Ritter) dealt with the PTSD from being mind-controlled and sexually assaulted by him. While there was no real mention of the Purple Man (as he’s called in the comics) inThe Defenders, it looks likeJessica Jones' second season has not forgotten the trauma he caused....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Erica Jackson

Joaquin Phoenix Teams with Lynne Ramsay for Violent Thriller

Well this is certainly an intriguing pairing.Joaquin Phoenixhas become a notoriously picky actor as of late, and filmmakerLynne Ramsayencountered troubles of the worst sort when she walked off the WesternJane Got a Gunon the first day of filming, but the undeniably talented duo are now aiming to team up for a highly promising project. PerScreenDaily(viaThe Playlist), Phoenix is attached to star in an adaptation of theJonathan AmesnovellaYou Were Never Really Here, which Ramsay will write and direct....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Kelly Hall

John Stamos & Katelynn Tarver to Star in Open Book at Amazon Freevee

Katelynn TarverandJohn Stamosare set to star in the adaptation of pop starJessica Simpson’s bestselling memoirOpen Bookfor Amazon Freevee,Deadlinereports. The pilot is described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story that follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s (Tarver) rise from “ingenue to mogul” and will introduce us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. The feature will further touch on themes of love, friendship, family and sisterhood, relationships, and soul connections, as well as Hollywood and the music business....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Deborah Johnson

Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley and More Join Murder on the Orient Express

It is no longer the heady days of the late 2000s, early 10s. In those days,Johnny Deppwas a box office superstar and his movies routinely grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. The last time Depp was in a film that grossed over $100 million, it was a bit part inInto the Woods. The last time he led a film that grossed over $100 million, it was 2011’sPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Robert Santos

Joker R-Rating Confirmed by Director; New Image Released

When the unique DC adaptationJokerhits theaters later this year, it will indeed be with an R rating from the MPAA. This one-off take on the iconic DC Comics villain was spearheaded byThe HangoverandWar DogsfilmmakerTodd Phillips, who pitched making a gritty, 70s-setJokermovie in the vein ofTaxi Driverwith a major movie star in the lead role. He landedJoaquin Phoenixto play the Clown Prince of Crime, and indeedthe film’s first trailerlooks more like aMartin Scorsesemovie than a comic book adaptation, with Phillips leaning hard into “serious drama” territory with the most famous superhero villain of all time....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Brian Cook

Katey Sagal Kicks Ass in ABC's Rebel Trailer

The first official trailer ofRebelis here to show us just why the ABC series is a must-see. Inspired by the life of lawyer and activistErin Brockovich,Rebelfollows Annie “Rebel” Bello, a woman without a law degree who still does whatever she can to fight for the right legal causes and for those who can’t defend themselves against big corporations. If the premise is not enough to grab your attention, how about this: the main lead of the series is none other thanKatey Sagal....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Jonathon Guerrero