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Wicked becomes the highest grossing musical domestically in just one week

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The musical dominating the fall is Wicked, taking down a significant box office record held for decades. Universal’s Wicked: Part One became the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office based on a Broadway musical in just one week. With the holiday weekend in the States, the Jon M. Chu-directed, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana […]

James Gunn opens up on not retelling origin stories in his new DC Universe

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James Gunn knows that most comic book fans and the general public know the classic origin stories of some of our most iconic heroes, but does that mean we need to skip out on seeing them again? A fan on Threads asked why Gunn is “overlooking origin stories” in the upcoming titles and how missing […]

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer drops new trailer ahead of release

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Luca Guadagnino entered 2024 in a massive way with Challengers, and he’s set to close the year with one of his most explosive films yet. Queer is already making a splash at film festivals and with critics, but we’ll soon find out what everyone else thinks of this audacious new project. Ahead of its release, […]

Wicked is holding space with record-breaking box office

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You’ve seen the interviews, and loved the memes. And it seems people are seeing and loving Wicked with this impressive opening. The Jon M. Chu-directed spectacle launched this weekend after decades of development and a highly impressive marketing campaign, and it earned significant money. It’s reported that Wicked opened to $114M domestic and $164.2M worldwide. It’s […]

Idria Elba to play Man-At-Arms in Masters of the Universe

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Idris Elba knows blockbusters and knows franchise filmmaking, but is he a master of that universe? It’s reported that the actor is set to appear in the Travis Knight-directed film Masters of the Universe for Amazon MGM. Elba will play Duncan, aka Man-At-Arms. The film will star Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, […]

Robert Pattinson reunites with Christopher Nolan for new film

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Robert Pattinson made a big splash in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, and he’ll reteam with the iconic filmmaker for his mysterious project. Little is known about the project, as Nolan has kept the plot and character details under wraps. It was once rumored the film would be a period vampire thriller or a helicopter action thriller, […]

Alan Tudyk to return as Clayface in James Gunn’s new DC Universe

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If there’s one thing we can count on Alan Tudyk for, it’s finding a way to bring his voice-acting talents to life wherever he can, even if that means going from one DC television show to another. Tudyk has confirmed that he’ll voice Clayface in James Gunn’s new animated show Creature Commandos from Max. He’ll […]

Exclusive Interview – Bruce Campbell talks Hysteria! and not having 80s nostalgia

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Iconic actor Bruce Campbell sits down with EJ Moreno… No one is quite like Bruce Campbell, the star of Evil Dead, Burn Notice, and the new Peacock series Hysteria!. In our sit-down to promote the horror-comedy series, we discuss who inspired Campbell and his candid feelings on television and acting. What came as the biggest surprise was learning about […]