Dreamworks May Align With Universal After Disney Deal Expires

Dreamworks May Align With Universal After Disney Deal Expires Since 2009Dreamworkshas enjoyed a deal withDisneythat sees Dreamworks films released and promoted through Disney’s machinery, but that could change soon. That Disney deal expires in 2016, andSteven Spielbergis reportedly in talks with Universal to house Dreamworks at that studio. It’s a business deal that won’t come as a surprise to many, and which might not seem to mean much to people outside of the fact that theGhost in the Shellfilm being assembled by Dreamworks could ultimately be released by Universal in the US, instead of Disney....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Jonathan Knight

Early Buzz: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2' Is Funny, Surprising & Emotional

Early Buzz: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Is Funny, Surprising & Emotional The first press screenings ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2were held on Monday night in Los Angeles and New York. While full reviews are embargoed until April 24, the first spoiler-free reactions have been posted online. Read on to find out what the critics think about James Gunn’s Marvel sequel. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Reviews: Early Twitter Reactions Peter Sciretta: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 891 words · Bryan Porter

Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Proves "The Possibilities Of 3D To Be Something More Than A Novelty"

Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ Proves “The Possibilities Of 3D To Be Something More Than A Novelty” Paramount Pictures has begun test screeningMartin Scorsese’sHugo, with screenings in New York City and Chicago. Like many of you, I’ve been anxiously awaiting this film. Not just because its a new Scorsese film, but I’m really interested to see what a master filmmaker can do with the 3D camera. Advance buzz coming out of the first test screenings is quite positive....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Charles Powell

Edgar Wright Curated A List Of 'Dark Delights' To Watch This Month On Peacock

Edgar Wright Curated A List Of ‘Dark Delights’ To Watch This Month On Peacock It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, there’s a crispness in the air, and horror movies are just everywhere. One of the fringe benefits of the Halloween season is that for one month a year the whole world gets to be as obsessed with horror movies as I am, which is probably why this has always been my favorite holiday....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Darrell Juarez

George Clooney Leaves White Jazz

George Clooney Leaves White Jazz So first Joe Carnahan looses Chris Pine who jumped ship to JJ Abrams’Star Trek, and now George Clooney is leaving theWhite Jazzship due to “scheduling issues.” Carnahan was scheduled to go into production early next year, and Clooney is currently shooting the Coen Bros’Burn After Reading, and trying to finish his football movie,Leatherheads. But who knows exactly that scheduling is preventing him to star in Smokin' Joe’s film....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Lisa Morales

Hans Zimmer Comments On Possibly Scoring 'Batman Vs. Superman'

Hans Zimmer Comments On Possibly Scoring ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ In the past decade, one man has been responsible for setting the mood for both Batman and Superman:Hans Zimmer. The Oscar-winning composer wrote (or co-wrote) the music for Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy —Batman Begins, The Dark Knight(with James Newton Howard) and The Dark Knight Rises— as well as forZack Snyder’s Superman film,Man of Steel. That puts the composer in a unique position, because the next DC film will be 2015’sBatman vs....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Russell Smith

Hawkeye Funko Pops And Marvel Legends Figures Revealed

Hawkeye Funko Pops And Marvel Legends Figures Revealed We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s toy time, everyone! Funko and Hasbro Marvel Legends are releasing some “Hawkeye” goodies for you! Now, we’re not getting them until next year, but if you want to buy these for holiday gifts, you could always blame the crazy shipping issues we’re all having right now. Not that I’m condoning … forget that....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Krystal Taylor

How 'Watchmen' Upends And Dissects Typical Superhero Mythology And Imagery

How ‘Watchmen’ Upends And Dissects Typical Superhero Mythology And Imagery HBO’sWatchmenmay be the biggest TV surprise since Brian Fuller broughtHannibalto our homes. The show has taken what was once thought of as an “unfilmable” property and not only has it continued the story with an intriguing new mystery that carries on the themes of the original, but it has even improved upon the original graphic novel.From the very first episode, clear parallels were drawn between a young boy named Will, and the original superhero, Superman....

August 3, 2025 · 9 min · 1746 words · Kimberly Martinez

How The 'Roseanne' Reboot Might Change Television

How The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Might Change Television Roseanneis shaking up Hollywood. TheRoseannereboot premiered to massive ratings Tuesday night, drawing more viewers than any network sitcom has in four years. Not only that, the premiere snagged more viewers than its 1997 finale 21 years ago. So what does that mean for the TV landscape? First of all, you can count on therevival phenomenonto keep going strong. But the more intriguing effect ofRoseanne’s gargantuan success is that we could see a new era in middle America sitcoms....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Amy Kelly

It Looks Like Rachel Zegler Is Going To The Oscars ... As A Presenter

It Looks Like Rachel Zegler Is Going To The Oscars … As A Presenter Less than 48 hours after it became public knowledge that “West Side Story” ingénue Rachel Zeglerwas not invitedto the Academy Awards, the 20-year-old star of the Best Picture nominee will now be attending the ceremonyas a presenter. What started off as a casual reply to a comment on Instagram about how she wasn’t going to be attending turned into a trending topic on Twitter and the source of outrage....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Lynn Matthews

James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Is A "Total Reboot," According To Producer Peter Safran

James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Is A “Total Reboot,” According To Producer Peter Safran Last week, the best news of the year came with word that Disney and Marvel Studios hadreversed their decision to removeJames Gunnas the director ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The filmmaker will return to the franchise that he originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but before that, James Gunn will have to make good on his deal to enter the DC Extended Universe withThe Suicide Squad....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · David Mclean

John Williams Scoring Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn

John Williams Scoring Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn Not that this is any great surprise, but word comes fromUpcoming Film Scoresthat frequentSteven SpielbergcollaboratorJohn Williamswill be doing the score forThe Adventures of Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn. Confirmation comes from Williams' agent. I’m not sure if this implies that he’ll be doing the score for the other two films in the trilogy, although I suppose for consistency that makes the most sense. Honestly, it would be awesome if Spielberg andPeter Jacksonwere able to get different composers for each film—I’d love to hear Hans Zimmer’s and Michael Giacchino’s take on this material....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Rhonda Torres

Jordan Peele Teases An 'Otherworldly Confrontation' For Daniel Kaluuya In Nope

Jordan Peele Teases An ‘Otherworldly Confrontation’ For Daniel Kaluuya In Nope When Jordan Peelereleased the posterfor his upcoming third foray into horror feature territory, “Nope,” we all immediately speculated that the “Get Out” and “Us” director was bringing us some sort of alien invasion. If the evocative image of the floating cloud (???) with a kite tail of the triangle flag banners usually seen outside every used car lot in America wasn’t enough to get our excitement brewing, the casting announcement of Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun was sure to do the trick....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Roy Armstrong