Star of the recent sequelTerminator: Dark Fate, and action hero icon Linda Hamilton, has recently stated that she wanted the gun-toting, world-saving, master of badassery Sarah Connor to be out of shape and fat for herDark Fatecomeback. “The shock value, I think, sort of plants everybody in, immediately. I actually kept arguing that maybe she should just be fat. That would have shock value too.” The idea of an overweight Sarah Connor is certainly an interesting one, and would definitely have provided some shock value, though it is unclear how she would have gotten so out of shape considering the events of the movie....

TheMary Poppins Returnsearly reactions have unsurprisingly been positive. Creating a sequel 54 years after the original movie is a pretty bold move, especially when the original is one of the most beloved movies of all time. Emily Blunt steps in for Julie Andrews this time around and so far, Disney fans are heaping praise on her performance. Andrews was offered a role in the sequel, but chose to turn it down in an effort to give Blunt the attention that she deserves....

Earlier this week, it was reported that Mark Wahlberg made $1.5 million for 10 days-worth of reshoots forAll the Money in the WorldwhileMichelle Williams, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role, was only paid $800. Outrage spread across the entertainment industry, which led to Wahlberg donating his entire salary from the reshoots to the #TimesUp movement and now Michelle Williams has responded to the actor’s decision after being silent for nearly a week on the matter....

While some novices may not realize what is about to hit Netflix this summer, fans do, and they have been waiting for the AmericanDeath Noteadaptation for quite some time. Originally envisioned as a big screen reboot of the popular Japanese franchise, the movie eventually wound up at Netflix. And now, it is set to be one of their biggest original summer movie releases ever. Today, we have a first look at this thriller....

All hail the King! That’s the exclamation made in the latest sneak peek atKong: Skull Island. New footage has been unveiled on the official KongTwiter. It doesn’t give us a new look at thebig ape. But it does promise that an all-new trailer will arrive in just four days. InKong: Skull Island, explorers (Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson) encounter a monstrous ape after traveling to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean....

WhileMarvel’sPhase Threedoesn’t begin in earnest until early May, whenCaptain America: Civil Warhits theaters, the studio is already in various stages of production on forthcomingPhase Threeadventures.Doctor Strange, set for release on November 4, is still in production, with shooting set to start in Atlanta very soon onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, arriving on July 19, 2025. The next project out of the gate forMarvelisThor: Ragnarok, arriving on August 03, 2025, with pre-production currently under way in Australia before shooting starts this summer....

It isn’t clear how many seasons ofStranger Thingsare planned at this point, but after the first run of episodes proved to be such a big hit, plenty of well known talent have fawned over theNetflix thriller. And there are quite a few who have clamored to come aboard in some way, shape or form. Now, M. Night Shyamalan is throwing his hat in the ring, saying he wants to direct an episode forStranger Things Season 2....

Last year, before production started on Universal Pictures’Jason Bourne,Matt Damonteased that the story is set in a “post-Snowden world,” referencing the polarizingEdward Snowden, a CIA analysts who some think is a hero and others think is a traitor. A few months afterJason Bournehits theaters this summer, fans will get to see howEdward Snowdenchanged the world in the new biopicSnowden, set to arrive in theaters September 16. To get fans ready for the release, Open Road Films has debuted a new trailer and poster....

Sony Pictures’Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseemerges as a captivating narrative, paying a deep homage to beloved characters while exploring fresh and intriguing storylines. Centered largely on Gwen Stacy, the sequel divulges emotional aspects of her life, spellbinding and shattering fans with novel revelations concerning her kin, particularly her mother. A discerning Reddit user,u/Sachit77, has brought to light subtle yet significant Easter eggs fromSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Versethat spotlight a melancholic truth about Gwen Stacy’s mother....

Stan Leerecentlyregained control of his social media accountsafter they were taken over by someone else. The comic book legend has returned in a new video for fans, promising to stay in touch more in an emotional and fun return to form. It has not been officially confirmed, but it is believed that Keya Morgan was in charge of Lee’s social media accounts over the last several months. A judge in Los Angeles recently granted Lee a permanent restraining order against Morgan, so hopefully this marks a true return to social media for Lee....

The new movie in the Batman verse has flown to a whopping $57 million at the Friday box office for a projected opening weekend north of $120 million. Directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as Batman,The Batmanwill most likely score as the second-best domestic opening of the pandemic era behindSpider-Man: No Way Home, which debuted to an impressive $260.1 million in mid-December with earning more than $1.85 billion to date at the worldwide box office....

Jean-Luc Godard, a pioneer of the 1960sFrench New Wavefilm movement, has remained a working filmmaker for almost seven decades. He has directed, written, produced, and edited dozens of films and changed cinema forever. Every film Godard made between his beautifulfirst full-length feature,Breathless(1960), and his most recent work, the 2018 avant-garde essayThe Image Book, is worth seeing. Godard entered the movie industry as a critic for the influential French film magazineCahiers du Cinémain the 1950s, like Francois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, and Jacques Rivette, who also have become members of the French New Wave movement....

Aside from the neatly packaged three-chapter story structure, the new release ofThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesfeels like a haphazard mishmash of three different storylines. The focal point of the first story is Coriolanus Snow, played elegantly by Tom Blyth, as he plots to dig his family out of poverty through a cash prize from mentoring in the Hunger Games. Set sixty-four years before Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitchchanged the course of Panem,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesoffers a very different version of the Games....