https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4bP4a418s Now with Disney+ in the mix, the scope of Phases 1 through 3 for the MCU almost looks quaint. After a rare 9-month break following Spider-Man: Far From Home, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will kick off into its post-Avengers era next May when Phase 4 launches with the release of Black Widow. Two more MCU [...]
Some representation just became part of this world. Disney has announced their choice for who will play Ariel in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid: it's Halle Bailey, singer from the R&B duo group Chloe X Halle. The casting of an African-American in the iconic role (of a caucasian redhead) is a pleasant surprise, [...]
It seemed odd that Pixar's one movie for 2020, titled Onward, would be released in the spring rather than the summer or holidays. Now we know why: It's not their only movie for 2020. In a surprise tweet, Pixar Animation Studios revealed a heretofore secret feature-length movie called Soul, one that will be released exactly [...]
UPDATE: Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the next Star Wars will be the one steered by Game of Thrones producers D. B. Weiss and David Benioff. Interestingly, in his statement, Iger said "...the next movie that we release will be theirs and we’re not saying anything more about that.” Notice the term "movie", as in [...]
For one box office record, The Force is still stronger. After slaying every record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the first ten days of its release, Avengers: Endgame finally came up short for bragging rights to the best 2nd weekend gross ever. Its $145.8 million domestic haul falls just short of the [...]
To paraphrase Doctor Strange, we’re in the second weekend now. After Avengers: Endgame obliterated opening weekend box office records both domestically and globally (read the long list here), it continued its Thanos-like carnage of marks heretofore set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens back in 2015. Having raked in $357 million domestically in its first three [...]
For Avengers: Endgame, dusting box office records was a snap. Audiences assembled around the world as Avengers: Endgame -- the final chapter in the first decade-plus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- set a new opening weekend record gross of $1.2 billion dollars. That's double the record set a year ago by Avengers: Infinity War. [...]
You can read my reaction to the panel here. Sabers up, Padawans. The Jedi Council is about to speak. Well, the real world equivalent of it. Today, Friday April 12, from the Star Wars Celebration convention in Chicago, the official Star Wars: Episode IX panel will stream live. It starts at 11 AM Central time, [...]
I'm truly grateful that The Book of Henry exits. Because it was made -- embarassment though it may be -- we're currently in the middle of J. J. Abrams' post-production of Star Wars: Episode IX rather than Colin Trevorrow's. Taking a break from the final gargantuan push to close the Skywalker saga forever, Abrams had a lengthy [...]
The Swamp is coming for the Oscars. In a shocking -- and completely outrageous -- shot across the bow from none other than the United States Federal Government, the Department Of Justice served a letter to the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts & Sciences warning them to tread lightly when it comes to rule [...]