What weird, grotesque thing that Thanos does was cut from Avengers: Infinity War? Why didn’t Oliver Queen get included in the first logo for Crisis on Infinite Earths? Which X-Men are the latest to join the Funko POPs line-up of Marvel characters? Are you ready for a comic sequel to The Boys? What was Stephen Amell‘s big problem with a key scene he had in Crisis on Infinite Earths? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Read More »
Gretel and Hansel will attempt to twist the classic fairy tale into something extra-spooky at the end of the month, and there’s a new clip to better acclimate you to the film’s creepy atmosphere. Oz Perkins helms this take on the story, with It star Sophia Lillis and newcomer Sammy Leakey playing the siblings who end up encountering a witch in the woods. In the clip below, Gretel and Hansel stumble upon the witch’s house – and anyone familiar with this tale can guess that things don’t go so well.
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Posted on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 by Jacob Hall
Last week, there were rumblings across the internet suggesting that Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series was in trouble. Rumors claimed that the show, which was being developed for the Disney+ streaming service, was cancelled. Or that star Ewan McGregor (reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy) had left. However, the truth is now out there and while it certainly sounds like the show has suffered a major setback, it also sounds like Lucasfilm is determined to course correct.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been shut down, albeit temporarily, so the scripts can be completely rewritten.
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Following Quentin Tarantino‘s swan song to Old Hollywood, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood director is declaring war on the blockbusters that rule New Hollywood. Tarantino is throwing his support behind Martin Scorsese’s ongoing criticism of Marvel films and their domination of the pop culture landscape, suggesting in a new interview that there is a “war for movies” taking place between “original” filmmaking and the “commercial product” owned by conglomerates.
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When you’re a cannabis baron who wants to get out of the game, you will inevitably have gangster upstarts sniffing around your territory. That’s the dynamic of this clip from Guy Ritchie’s upcoming gangster movie The Gentlemen, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a self-made millionaire drug lord who is ready to retire. But the sharks start to smell blood, including Henry Golding‘s underboss Dry Eye, who takes a meeting with the American gangster. A meeting, as we see in this clip, that does not go well.
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Parasite has been getting all sorts of buzz this awards season, and it will undoubtedly be getting more attention from audiences now that it’s nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Even though Parasite is available to own on digital and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD next week, soon there will be a whole new way to experience the compelling, suspenseful thriller.
NEON has announced that Parasite will be getting a limited re-release in theaters in black and white, something that director Bong Joon-ho has long wanted to do as a filmmaker. And this wasn’t some last minute decision made in order to make a little bit more cash. A black and white cut of the movie has been completed since before Parasite premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and now it’s coming to theaters in the United States. Read More »
Taika Waititi is the definition of a multi-hyphenate: a director, a writer, a comedian, and an actor, directing and starring in his latest film, Jojo Rabbit. He’s also a “genius, mentor, role model,” and “great guy,” according to a tongue-in-cheek featurette from the forthcoming Jojo Rabbit Blu-ray release. The Jojo Rabbit outtakes clip features the cast of the Oscar-nominated film, including Best Supporting Actress nominee Scarlett Johansson, praising Waititi’s “genius” and so on. Watch the Jojo Rabbit Blu-ray featurette below.
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Toss a coin to your anime fan friends, because The Witcher is becoming an anime movie. Netflix is capitalizing on the wild success of the Henry Cavill-starring high fantasy series based on the book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski and the popular video game franchise it spawned, ordering a The Witcher anime film from Korean animation house Studio Mir. Netflix has had great success with Studio Mir, having worked with them for the hit animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender, but the widely regarded animation studio is probably best known for its stunning work on Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra.
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Home-buying can be torture, but Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots are going to learn just how tortuous it can be. Eisenberg and Poots star in Vivarium as a couple looking to buy a home when their real estate agent takes them to a strange suburban neighborhood full of identical houses. But when they reject the “forever home” he shows them, they find themselves trapped in the labyrinth-like housing development with no chance of escape. Watch the Vivarium trailer below.
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In this edition of Theme Park Bits:
- Universal Orlando has announced its Mardi Gras lineup.
- Take a look at Gusteau’s in Epcot.
- And more!
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