Batfleck lives. In a bit of a surprise announcement (although not entirely shocking), filmmaker Andy Muschietti told Vanity Fair that Ben Affleck would be reprising his role as Batman in the new DC Extended Universe stand-alone movie The Flash, which Muschietti (director of the IT films) will helm. Affleck will be joining Michael Keaton who, as previously announced, will be [...]
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BILL & TED 3 Featurette Features Daughters; Release Date Moved Up (VIDEO/NEWS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yevysSJlRdQ These apples don't fall far from the tree. In the latest 90-second behind-the-scenes featurette for Bill & Ted Face The Music, we get a focused look at the duo's daughters. Thea and Billie are, respectively, the progeny of Wyld Stallyn rockers Bill & Ted, with names that show how their dads honored each other [...]
MULAN Disney+ Update: It’s More Than A One-Time Rental (FILM NEWS)
Talk about burying the lead. According to a source who spoke with CNN media reporter Frank Pallota, Disney failed to mention an extremely significant detail yesterday when they announced that their Disney+ streaming service would be offering the new live-action remake of Mulan exclusively on their streaming platform as a $30 Premium Video on Demand [...]
MULAN Goes Straight To Disney+, But At A Steep Price (FILM NEWS)
The fallout for the theatrical landscape in the wake of COVID-19 just keeps getting worse. In a move that no one saw coming, Disney made a surprise announcement that they would forgo a theatrical release for their live action adaptation of Mulan altogether. Instead, it will debut exclusively on their Disney+ streaming platform on September [...]
The Backlash To The AMC/Universal Deal Has Begun (NEWS/ANALYSIS)
It was a landmark deal between a major Hollywood studio and North America's biggest theater chain. It was supposed to revolutionize the industry. Not so fast. When AMC Theatres and Universal struck a deal allowing the studio to put its movies on Premium Video on Demand (PVOD) just 17 days after a film's theatrical debut, [...]
AMC And Universal Strike Historic Deal To Shrink Theatrical Window (FILM NEWS)
The theatrical window for exclusive first-run movies just got dramatically shorter. Kind of. And despite my philosophical reservations about it, this is actually a great deal. In a major move that marks the first step in dramatically redefining the movie theater business model and its entire industry, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios announced an agreement [...]
TENET Slated For Late August Int’l, Early September U.S. (FILM NEWS)
When they said imminent, they meant it. Last Monday, Warner Bros. announced that they were indefinitely delaying the release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet. Along with that, however, they stated that a new release strategy was imminent, suggesting it would involve an initial international rollout that would platform globally as nations and territories became available. Today, [...]
Zack Snyder Debuts Black Superman In JUSTICE LEAGUE Clip (VIDEO)
https://youtu.be/g_Kg6Cxwn18?t=2286 It's a blur. It's a tease. It's Black Superman. Director Zack Snyder debuted the first tease of Superman in Black Suit from his upcoming "Snyder Cut" of Justice League. The DCEU filmmaker's highly-anticipated original vision of the movie -- which underwent substantial rewrites and reshoots with writer/director Joss Whedon before it was released theatrically, [...]
A QUIET PLACE 2, TOP GUN: MAVERICK Bumped To 2021 (FILM NEWS)
Monday was Tenet. Yesterday Mulan. Today its two of 2020's biggest sequels. Actually it was late last night. Just before bedtime Thursday, Paramount released a statement confirming that they are indeed moving their two biggest 2020 titles to 2021. A Quiet Place Part II, which had been slated for September 4, 2020 will now open [...]
Disney Pulls MULAN, Delays AVATAR And STAR WARS Films (FILM NEWS)
On Monday, when Warner Bros. indefinitely delayed the theatrical release of Tenet, I said that their one decision would set off a far-reaching, industry-wide ripple effect that would begin this week. That started today with Disney. In an expected move, Walt Disney Studios yanked their live-action remake of Mulan from its August 21 release. The surprise [...]