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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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