Ghostbusters Targets Melissa McCarthy as the Lead

Anyone closely following the evolution ofGhostbusters 3knows that it will now be a reboot following a team of female spirit hunters who live in a world where the original Ghostbusters never existed. They will also know thatMelissa McCarthyhas long been expected to take on one of the roles in this complete reinvention of the franchise from directorPaul Feig. Today,THRconfirms that the comedian is in early talks for the lead. The deal isn’t done just yet, as there are quite a few scheduling issues that need to be worked out beforeMelissa McCarthycan reteam with herBridesmaids,The HeatandSpydirector for their fourth film together....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Jonathan Williams

Gwyneth Paltrow's Shakespeare in Love Oscar Win Makes No Sense to Glenn Close

Glenn Close says Gwyneth Paltrow’s Academy Award win for 1998’sShakespeare in Love"doesn’t make sense." The Miramax movie ended up taking the Best Picture award home that evening too, which has been debated for over 20 years now. The comedy was the first in the genre sinceAnnie Hall(1977) to win Best Picture and many believe that it should have gone toSaving Private Ryan. In a new interview,Glenn Closetalked about being recognized for her acting work over the years....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Mrs. Donna Thomas

Hawkeye Star Tony Dalton Says It's Been Fun Playing the Swordsman

Tony Dalton is stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe this month with the release ofHawkeyeon Disney+. In the new series, which stars Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, Dalton plays Jack Duquesne, an early mentor of Cliff Barton. The character is also known as the Swordsman in Marvel Comics, a moniker Dalton’s Duquesne carries in the new show. Ahead of the premiere ofHawkeye,Tony Daltonspoke about playing the Swordsman character. The Better Call Saul star admits that he loves the mysterious aspects of Swordsman, who was originally introduced as aHawkeyeenemy in the comic books....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Melissa Fuentes

Here's Everything Marvel Just Announced at Comic-Con 2019

Today in Hall H at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Marvel Studios' President Kevin Feige officially announced the lineup of feature films for the next two years and shared exciting new information on the brand-new Marvel Studios' series created exclusively for Disney+, Disney’s upcoming streaming service launching in the U.S. on November 12. Following is a recap of Kevin Feige’s presentation, which was moderated by Jessica Chobot, the host of Nerdist News....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 957 words · Jay Perez

How The Sandlot Became a Modern Classic 30 Years Later

There’s a very high chance you remember the first time you saw your favorite movie. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the best movie you ever saw, but the one you keep coming back to because you love the way it makes you feel and the memory you have of when you first saw it. For many, that film has to beThe Sandlot. Released in 1993, and dominating the HBO rerun capacity for a great part of the ’90s,The Sandlotbecame the perfect comfortable film that you always ended up seeing if you caught it on TV....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · Brian Burns

Iman Vellani Wants Ms. Marvel Season 2 to Further Explore Supporting Characters

In the six-episode event,Ms. Marvelbrilliantly introduced us to Kamala Khan. It marked her highly acclaimed entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Theshow is the best-rated MCU show everand even surpassedBlack Pantherin terms of critical reception. Kamala Khan’s story will now move further viaThe Marvels, a direct sequel to the series, as well as a tie-in film toCaptain Marvel,WandaVision, and possiblySecret Invasion. But could the show lead to a second season in the future?...

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Maria Rose

Inside Out Short Clip Takes Riley on Her First Date

When fans pick up Pixar’s latestbox officehitInside Outon Blu-ray and DVD November 3, they will also get a special treat, a new short film entitledInside Out: Riley’s First Date. During this morning’s episode ofGood Morning America, Pixar gave fans their first look with a clip and two photos from this short, which brings back voice actors Kaitlyn Dias as Riley,Diane Laneas Riley’s mom andKyle MacLachlanas Riley’s dad. The emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) are also featured in this clip....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Andrew Carlson

Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon Team Up for New Apple Series

Friendsstar Jennifer Aniston is returning to television after 14 years with Reese Witherspoon for Apple’s first scripted series. Apple is swinging for the fences while getting its original programming off of the ground. First, it was announced that they were partnering up with Steven Spielberg for an anthology series and now they have just announced that their reuniting Witherspoon and Aniston, which is huge news for the world of television. The project will be the first scripted show for the tech giant and Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon will co-own, executive produce, as well as star in the project....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Carol Gallegos

Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter Addresses the Possibility of Returning to the MCU

With Marvel Studios exploring The Multiverse in their movies and TV shows, fans have been anticipating the return of some of their favorite characters from Marvel TV shows, particularly those from the Netflix properties. Recently, Marvel confirmed that Charlie Cox’s Daredevil would be returning in his own show,Daredevil: Born Again, which has sparked speculation about the return of other characters fromThe Defenders. Among these characters is Jessica Jones, played byKrysten Ritterin the Netflix series....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Jack Campbell

Joker Director Points Out the '70s Classics That Informed His Clown Prince

WithJokerbeing lauded by viewers after the film’s screening at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips has discussed further the 70’s influences and inspirations that have led to this quite different take on the Clown Prince of Crime, as well as a quite different comic book movie altogether. While speaking at theVenice Film Festivalpress conference, Phillips opened up once again about the character study ideals that he wanted to replicate withJoker....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Edward Sawyer

Jurassic World Animated Series Camp Cretaceous Is Coming to Netflix

Netflix has announced they will be developing an all-new animated series based onJurassic World, and it will be produced by Dreamworks Animation. Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Colin Trevorrow, Scott Kreamer, and Lane Lueras will be executive producing. Kreamer and Lueras, who also worked onKung Fu PandaandPinky Malinky, will also be serving as showrunners. CalledJurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the cartoon will be set during the events ofJurassic Worldin 2015. It will follow six teenagers who’ve been stranded on Isla Nublar once the dinosaurs break free and assume control of the island, and survival will require working together....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Jacob Armstrong

Luke and Leia Reunite in Star Wars: The Last Jedi Video & Photos

Tomorrow is the 40th Anniversary ofStar Wars. And what better way to celebrate than to see TwinsLuke and Leia reuniteon the set ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi.Vanity Fairhas unleashed their massiveStar Wars 8preview, and with it comes a first look at Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill together one last time in a beautiful new portrait by Annie Leibovitz. Carrie Fisher sadly passed awaylast December shortly after finishing all of her scenes fromThe Last Jedi....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Jennifer Higgins

Marvel's Spider-Man Will Be Its Own Thing Says Kevin Feige

This past week, we learned the big news thatTom Hollandis the newPeter ParkerinMarvel and Sony’sSpider-Manreboot, which will hit theaters in IMAX and 3D onJuly 28, 2017. We also learned thatJon Watts, director of this August’s thrillerCop Car, is directing. While that is all great, many fans are still wondering if this will be a complete resurrection of the character, or if this trilogy will have any ties to the past movies, either the trilogy directed bySam Raimior the two movies that came fromMarc Webb....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Pamela Fowler