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We now have our first official piece of casting news for Netflix’sMatilda the Musical, and, it is a strange one.No Time to Diestar and Voldemort himself, Ralph Fiennes, will play the tyrannical headteacher Miss Trunchbull in this take on the hugely popular stage musical version ofMatilda. ThisMatildaadaptation for Netflix will be based on the musical stage play version of Roald Dahl’s classic story in which a young bookworm prodigy battles with her parents and nemesis headmistress Miss Trunchbull....

The Lion Kingremains among Disney’s greatest achievements in feature-length animated movies. The 1994 classic is a favorite among many fans to this day and much of that has to do with the fantastic voice cast and very memorable songs. One of the best moments in the movie is when Scar, voiced by Jeremy Irons, sings the songBe Prepared. Now, a never-before-seen video showing the actor recording the song behind-the-scenes has arrived online....

TheDeath Squadis coming! Perhaps in an ode to one of the original 12Star Warsaction figures based onStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hopethat arrived in 1978,Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis introducing an elite team of black stormtroopers called the Death Squad. Though, they do not look like the helmeted unnamed man in the grey jumpsuit whose action figure was later rebranded Star Destroyer Commander. It is not known if the name is just a coincidence, or if directorGareth Edwardshas decided to pay direct homage to this toy....

Fans of Guillermo Del Toro’s giant robot monster moviePacific Rimfinally have a sequel to look forward to next year, which is the good news. The bad news is, yet another cast member from the original movie has confirmed that he will not be coming back. Over the weekend, Ron Perlman confirmed that his character Hannibal Chau will not be inPacific Rim 2. The actor, who very regularly works with Guillermo Del Toro, recently made an appearance at Motor City Comic Con....

Russian Dolltook Netflix by storm with its first season. An incredible re-imagining of the ever-popular‘Groundhog Day’ dilemma, the series followed two very different people trapped in thesame time loop. Protagonist Nadia, played by Natasha Lyonne, is forced to relive her 36th birthday party while deuteragonist Alan (Charlie Barnett) is stuck repeating one of the most devastating days of his life. The cycle continues until the two find each other and realize that the key to escaping the loop is to work together — in doing so, they manage to drastically change each other’s lives for the better....

Only the good die young, and this afternoon one of the youngest hearts in Hollywood passed away at the ripe age of 99. Two weeks short of her 100th birthday America’s Sweetheart,Betty White, has passed. New Year’s Eve celebrities flocked to Twitter to pay their respects: Gary Scott Thompsontweeted, “As if 2021 could couldn’t get any worse. #RIPBetty Betty White, one of the most endearing and enduring faces on television, dies at 99....

Saginaw Grant, star ofThe Lone RangerandBreaking Bad, has died at the age of 85. The news was announced by the actor’s publicist and a statement on his Facebook page read, “It’s with heavy hearts we announce a warrior has been called home. Saginaw Morgan Grant, the hereditary chief and medicine man of the Sac & Fox tribe, traveled the world speaking of his traditions, his experiences, his sobriety and his faith as both a Native American and a Christian....

Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkbegins filming this week in Toronto and it has been revealed thatMichael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn have joined the cast along with the previously announced Zoe Colletti in the film. Guillermo del Toro is producing the project while Andre Ovredal will serve as the director. The movie is based on the popular children’s horror short story collections written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell....

Marvel fans seem to be very happy, generally speaking, with the fact that Spider-Man is back at home with his other pals in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sony struck a deal last year which allowed that to happen, but they do still has the rights to the property. That means they can make other movies in theSpider-Man universe, and that is exactly what they intend to do. We have heard whispers and rumors of Sony still toying withSpider-Manspinoff movies for quite some time now....

Greg Grunberg’s Temmin “Snap” Wexley barely got three seconds of screen time in Rian Johnson’sThe Last Jediafter appearing for an expanded cameo in 2015’sThe Force Awakens. Not a whole lot ofStar Warsfans noticed that he went missing after the opening moments of Episode 8, stowed aboard Billie Lourd’s ship as it escapes D’Qar. Many thought he’d died in an earlier fight between the Resistance and the First Order. But he’s poised to make a return to a galaxy far, far away inStar Wars 9according to a recent interview with Grunberg....

Stephen King’sIThas been a beloved horror novel from the very beginning. However, it was the 1990 adaptation that made Pennywise the clown a horror icon. Now, a new documentary will take a deep-dive look at the 1990 adaptation, which was done as a two-part miniseries that more or less serves as two short movies or one long movie. The second trailer forPennywise: The Story of ITpromises an awful lot for hardcore horror and Stephen King fans....

Warner Bros. debuted a new photo from their highly-anticipatedJustice League, which hits theaters on November 17. The photo featuresBen Affleck’sBatman,Ezra Miller’s The Flash,Ray Fisher’s Cyborg andGal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, althoughJason Momoa’s Aquaman andHenry Cavill’s Superman are nowhere to be found. Superman’s absence isn’t terribly surprising, though, since he hasn’t been featured in any of the trailers or photos thus far. But directorZack Snyderrecently reassured fans that he will be seen inJustice League....

This is one of the most fan-favorite decades in all of cinema, with blockbuster franchises and critical darlings released in nearly every year of the1980s. Thus, some films therefrom have gone under the radar throughout the years, be it in gross at the box office or review scores from pundits. Some of the biggest directors the industry has ever seen show up on this list, and their films for the most part feature star-studded casts to boot....