DuckTales Series Recap: All of Disney's Adventures in Duckburg So Far

With Season 3 of Disney’sDuckTalesset to arrive with two new episodes on Saturday April 4th (9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT) on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, we wanted to make sure you were up to speed on the story so far. We’ve had two seasons of 47 episodes (and a number of animated shorts) and quite a few adventures with racecars, lasers, aeroplanes and the sort. But the biggest draw to the newly rebooted classic cartoon is the many,manycharacters from the wider Duckverse thatDuckTalesincorporates and how they relate to one another....

June 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1439 words · David James

Focus Features Celebrates 15 Years with New Poster

2017 marks the 15th anniversary of indie studio Focus Features. To celebrate, the studio is putting together “Focus 15”, a collection of throwback screenings that will highlight some of Focus’ most successful films includingMoonrise Kingdom,Brokeback Mountain,Milk,Pride & Prejudice,Shaun of the Dead,Burn After Reading, and more. These screening series will be held in Los Angeles, New York, and London.Click hereto find out where and when the films will be showing and how to get tickets....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Kathy Bright

Ghost in the Shell: Scarlett Johansson on Playing The Major

With directorRupert Sanders’Ghost in the Shellopening this weekend, a few days ago I sat down withScarlett Johanssonto talk about making the film. In our exclusive video interview, Johansson talked about why she wanted to play The Major, which sequence was the most fun to shoot and which was the biggest challenge, what it was like to film the iconic water fight sequence, working withMichael Pitt(he plays Kuze), and more. If you’re not familiar withGhost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson stars as The Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid who leads the elite task force Section 9....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Brandon Gallegos PhD

Gotham Season 2 Premiere Synopsis and Season 1 Recap

WithGotham’sseason two premiere date locked down for Monday, September 21st at 8pm on Fox, and aseason-long plot arc established, now we can get into the gritty details of the fall premiere’s first episode. Fans of the first season watched the Penguin’s rise to power against friends and foes alike; the season two premiere finds him rewarded for all his scheming. Jim Gordon, meanwhile, seems to be on more uneven footing as he reaches out to strange bedfellows when he finds himself in need....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Diane Hernandez

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 New Trailer Reveals the Sequel

Marvel has released a new trailer forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Written and directed byJames Gunn, the follow-up reunites the titular Guardians of the Galaxy—Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and Baby Groot (Vin Diesel)—to battle a new threat and search for Peter Quill’s father. This is a fantastic trailer that feels like the natural evolution of the first movie. The action is bigger, the settings are more colorful, but the humor is perfectly intact....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Anna Middleton

Guillermo Del Toro, Patty Jenkins Join Ava DuVernay’s Film Tweet-A-Thon

13thdirectorAva DuVernay’s upcoming Array Film Fellowship tweet-a-thon has assembled an impressive list of over 50 participants, including Oscar-winning directorGuillermo Del Toro,Wonder Woman 1984directorPatty Jenkins, andCrazy Rich AsiansfilmmakerJohn M. Chu. As reported by Deadline, DuVernay’s annual social media event will take place this Thursday, April 30th, beginning at 9 am PST. The event provides a way for fans and aspiring filmmakers to interact with a diverse group of directors from every level of experience....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Lori Harvey

HBO Paid James Gandolfini $3 Million to Turn Down The Office Lead Role

The SopranosstarJames Gandolfiniwas reportedly paid $3 million by HBO to turn down a role as the new boss inThe Office, afterSteve Carelldeparted the hit NBC sitcom. The piece of trivia was sharedon theTalking Sopranospodcast, hosted byMichael ImperioliandSteve Schirripa, who played Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri on the HBO show, which ran for six seasons and revolved around the life of Tony Soprano, a New Jersey gangster. The hosts told the story to their guest,Ricky Gervais, who co-created the original UK version ofThe OfficewithStephen Merchant, and starred in it as David Brent, the prototype for Carell’s Michael Scott....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Felicia Tran

Hear Me Out! After ‘Mission: Impossible’ the Franchise Should Return to Television!

Anew trailerforTom Cruise’sMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningrecently hit the internet, heralding the release of the eighth movie in the franchise by Paramount Pictures on May 23. Many fans of the series have already been pondering whether that will indeed be the last we see of Cruise’s IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agent Ethan Hunt, whose high-flyin adventures we’ve been following in theaters since back in 1996. In fact,Mission: Impossiblehas now lived so long in movie form that not so many fans of the franchise might even remember that it began as a popular television series that ran from 1966 through 1973....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1025 words · Peggy Harmon

How Scream 5 Uses Characters to Reference the Past

Editor’s Note: The following containers spoilers.Like the return ofHalloween(2018) to its 1978 roots, orChild’s Play(2019) reawakening theChuckyfranchise,Screammoves forward while keeping an eye on the rearview mirror. For fans following discussions about whether sequels in general suck or not, or who posit how successful a reboot can really be, this fifthScreamfilm tackles the love of nostalgia currently flooding the mainstream. In doing so, the new film acts as a relaunch, providing a plate not entirely scrubbed clean....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1077 words · Kevin Johnston

Hugh Jackman's Weapon X Struggles During the Age of Apocalypse With a New ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Hot Toys Figure

It’s been almost one year sinceDeadpool & Wolverinesliced into theaters everywhere, and the film left its mark asone of the biggest accomplishments in MCU history. Not only did it gross well over $1 billion, but it also finally broughtRyan Reynolds’Deadpool andHugh Jackman’s Wolverine into the MCU. One of the biggest surprises of the film comes in the first act, when Deadpool heads out into the multiverse to search for a version of Wolverine that can replace his, who died inLogan(2017)....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Derrick Wise

Infinite Trailer Sets Up Battle Between Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Infinite, the new action extravaganza starringMark Wahlberg, is coming to Paramount+ next week. Ahead of its release, Paramount+ has released the final trailer for the wild new action film. WithInfinite, Wahlberg plays Evan McCauley a man who is known as an “Infinite,” who can recall his past lives, abilities, and knowledge in the present. This final trailer shows plenty of insane action sequences, including a death-defying fight withDylan O’Brien, Wahlberg climbing onto a moving plane, and a delightfully crazyJason Mantzoukas....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Elizabeth Jackson

Lebron James to Star in Space Jam Sequel From Producer Ryan Coogler

Well, everybody should probably get up because today, August 16, 2025, it’s time to slam now.THRreports we do, in fact, got a real jam goin' down: Welcome to theSpace Jam…sequel, starringLebron Jamesand produced byRyan Coogler, withRandom Acts of FlynesscreatorTerence Nancein the director’s chair. Anyone excited for Coogler’s next project after the record-breakingBlack Panther, here’s your chance. Do your dance. Because it’sSpace Jam. Alright… James told THR that he signed on, in part, because of Coogler’s vision onBlack Panther,noting there was no such thing as a black superhero....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Ronald Randolph

Little Joe Director Jessica Hausner on Taking Inspiration from Frankenstein

At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,Emily Beechamwon for best actress for her workLittle Joe, a film that referencesFrankensteinandInvasion of the Body Snatchers. Beecham is the first to admit that her scientist character stems from the rarified vision of Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner (Lourdes,Lovely Rita). Before it screened in CannesLittle Joewas one of the buzz titles of the competition. The film proved divisive with critics though for many found it the most thought-provoking competition entry....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1215 words · Monica Watson