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2 on Why a superhero actor can never truly move onEarlier this week Hugh Jackman and Sir Patrick Stewart were awarded with Guinness World Record certificates for holding the longest careers as live-action Marvel superheroes, as Wolverine and Professor X respectively. From X-Men (2000) to Logan (2017), the two actors held their roles for 16 years and 228 days, with Logan providing a powerful farewell to both of those characters as…
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The movie, centered on Prince T’Challa and his ascension to the throne of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, became the first big-budget tentpole and first comic book movie to feature a primarily black cast, and with a black filmmaker (Ryan Coogler) behind the camera. The movie took the world by storm, not just at…
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This dance studio is where Larson comes to feel empowered — occasionally via the outstretching of jazz hands — and that means you can spare her any “you-go-girl” lines or confetti cannons full of condescension. Yes, she is playing the title role in the more than $150 million Captain Marvel, the 21st movie in the…
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He said he’d be back. Though in fairness, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s killer cyborg has never really been gone for long. It’s the return of James Cameron that’s really the surprise. This year the Terminator returns with a new movie, and a story developed by James Cameron. The sixth Terminator film, which was announced in 2017, finally…
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Sony’s film unit recorded a $107 million (11.6 billion yen) profit for the October-to-December quarter, up from $93 million in the same quarter the previous year. Sony Pictures’ bottom line was lifted by Venom, which took $855 million globally and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which took $225 million, as well as higher television licensing revenue…
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Rosario Dawson is suiting up for the zombie apocalypse. Dawson is joining Zombieland 2, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Oscar Isaac is going from the Star Wars galaxy to the world of Dune. Isaac is in early negotiations to join filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic novel. Isaac will play Duke Leto Atreides, father to the film’s protagonist Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), whom the Duke shares with the Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
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Detective Pikachu is starting a new case even before his first one has wrapped. Legendary has begun work on a sequel to its Pokemon-based movie, hiring Oren Uziel to pen the script. The move is a sign of confidence as it comes close to three months before the company releases the Ryan Reynolds-starrer on May…
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Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, is still 18 months away from release, but the filmmaker already has an idea about where she wants to take the character next. It makes sense to think of Wonder Woman’s cinematic future as a sure thing, considering the $821.8 million haul Wonder Woman made in 2017.
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Marvel Entertainment has released pre-order information for its April comic book releases, allowing comic store owners to place orders across the next couple of months. In addition to the many new releases due that month, there are also a number of $1 reprint titles under the banner True Believers: Avengers, tying in with the Apr.…