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Kraven the Hunter bombs with just $26 million worldwide for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe record low

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So, this is how Sony’s Spider-Man Universe ends… with half-empty theaters, savage reviews, and a new franchise record low opening for a series that already includes major box office disasters Morbius and Madame Web. Days after it was announced that the Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led film would serve as the sixth and final entry in Sony’s shared […]

John Hughes classics get Pop! Vinyl makeovers from Funko

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Funko is paying tribute to the legendary John Hughes with a new wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures from four of his 80’s classics, and featuring Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Allison, Andrew, John, Brian, and Claire from The Breakfast Club, Andie and Duckie from Pretty in Pink, Jake and Samantha […]

A Better Tomorrow: Why Superman & Lois is among the best representations of the Man of Steel

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Ricky Church looks back on Superman & Lois… For a character who has existed in popular culture for over 80 years, there is certainly no shortage of Superman material to explore. Whether it is the comics, the old serials, Christopher Reeve films or the many TV series ranging from Superman: The Animated Series to Smallville there are plenty of […]

Jim Carrey on what it would take for How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2

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Jim Carrey has never been a mean one about returning for How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2, but he’s been coy about a sequel. While chatting with ComicBook about Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the Christmas release of that film led the conversation to get a bit green. Carrey was asked what it would take for […]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake in the works from Eon and Amazon

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Amazon MGM Studios is looking to dust off another of its recently-acquired movie IPs, with Deadline reporting that a remake of the 1968 musical fantasy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is in the works from Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of Eon Productions. Based on the 1964 children’s book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car […]

Gothic horror The Monster Beneath Us unveils trailer and poster

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Ahead of its U.S. release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the British gothic horror The Monster Beneath Us. Written and directed by Sophie Osbourne and starring Becca Hirani, Marshall Hawkes and Nicola Wright, the film centres on a woman and her young son as they move into the country manor […]

LEGO Star Wars Winter 2025 sets unveiled

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The LEGO Group has officially unveiled its LEGO Star Wars Winter 2025 offerings, which include new sets from The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith; check them […]

Ten Controversial Movies and the Drama Around Them

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EJ Moreno looks at ten controversial movies and the drama around them… What makes a movie controversial? Is it the buzz around the film, or what actually happens during its runtime? For this list, I’ll look at some of the most infamous movies ever and figure out what was the root of the conversations. Don’t […]

Scream 7 cast expands with Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner

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Neve Campbell will guide some fresh faces through the terror of Ghostface as it has been reported that Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner have joined Paramount and Spyglass Media Group’s Scream 7. Mckenna is no stranger to horror. She has previously starred in The Bad Seed, The Haunting of Hill House, and Annabelle Comes Home. The young […]