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‘Tarot’ Star Jacob Batalon on Horoscopes, ‘Spider-Man 4’ Rumors and Wanting to Show His Range
The actor, now starring in a horror feature for Sony, recalls the day of filming on 'No Way Home' that had him tearing up: "It was actually really sad, but also beautiful at the same time."
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Apple Releases May the 4th ‘Star Wars’ Ad Starring 172 Real-Life Fans
The clever Lucasfilm ad features a costumed 'Star Wars' fan relying on a piece of iPhone tech to meet up with his friends.
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Rosamund Pike Joins ‘Now You See Me 3’
The 'Saltburn' actor is the latest newcomer to the magic-themed franchise.
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Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best on ‘Star Wars: Phantom Menace’ Backlash: “Everyone Came at Me”
Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best opened up about how the backlash he received for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace kept him from wanting to work for years following the 1999 release. In a conversation with People in honor of the 25th anniversary of the first installment in the Star Wars prequels, […]
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‘The Maze Runner’ Reboot in the Works with ‘Transcendence’ Scribe Jack Paglen in Talks to Write (Exclusive)
The Maze Runner is back at the starting line. 20th Century Studios is rebooting the sci-fi action adventure franchise, which ran as a trilogy from 2014 to 2018. The Disney arm is in negotiations to tap Jack Paglen, perhaps best known for writing the Johnny Depp-starring sci-fi movie Transcendence, to pen the script for a […]
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‘Tarot’ Star Jacob Batalon on Horoscopes, ‘Spider-Man 4’ Rumors and Wanting to Show His Range
Before he returns to the role of Spider-Man’s best friend, “Guy in the Chair” and emergency sorcerer, Jacob Batalon is deepening his relationship with Sony Pictures. Today, Batalon is back on the big screen in the studio’s supernatural horror film, Tarot. Written and directed by Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen, Tarot chronicles seven college friends […]
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Apple Releases May the 4th ‘Star Wars’ Ad Starring 172 Real-Life Fans
Apple and Disney have joined forces, so to speak, for a Star Wars-themed ad. The clever commercial (below) is timed for “Star Wars Day,” May the 4th, and touts iPhone 15’s “Precision Finding for Find My Friends” feature. The setup: A Star Wars fan cosplaying as a Mandalorian (played by real-life fan Owen Jardiniano) journeys […]
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Rosamund Pike Joins ‘Now You See Me 3’
Even after playing a sorceress on Wheel of Time, Rosamund Pike still has a few more tricks up her sleeve. The actor is the latest to join the cast of Lionsgate’s Now You See Me 3, the upcoming installment of the magic heist franchise. She’s among a number of newcomers to the series, following Justice […]
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A24 Scoops Up Adam Wingard Action Movie ‘Onslaught’
It looks like another Godzilla x Kong movie will have to wait. Adam Wingard, who directed the last two of the hit Legendary MonsterVerse movies, has lined up a new feature project that will go before any new creature feature. A24, the one-time scrappy indie that is rapidly scaling up, came out on top of […]
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‘Fantastic Four’ Enlists Paul Walter Hauser
Paul Walter Hauser will be making his Marvel debut with a role in The Fantastic Four, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. No character details were available, but he joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach […]
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‘Fast X’ Director Louis Leterrier to Helm ‘11817’ Sci-Fi Horror Pic
Louis Leterrier the director of Fast X and several Transporter action movies has been tapped to direct and produce the sci-fi horror film 11817, based on a script by Matthew Robinson. The genre pic produced by Leterrier’s Carrousel Studios, Rocket Science, Thank You Studios, Chernin Entertainment and 3 Arts Entertainment is now casting. Rocket Science will fully finance, […]
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Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac to Star in Vampire Thriller ‘Flesh of the Gods’ for ‘Mandy’ Filmmaker
Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a vampire thriller to be directed by Panos Cosmatos, the filmmaker best known for his hallucinatory 2018 horror movie Mandy. Adam McKay is producing this new feature along with Betsy Koch via the duo’s Hyperobject Industries production company. Isaac is also […]
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‘Naked Gun’: Paul Walter Hauser Joins Liam Neeson in Reboot
Paul Walter Hauser is ready to fight crime alongside Liam Neeson in the reboot of the Naked Gun franchise. Hauser is set to play Captain Ed in director Akiva Schaffer’s untitled new Naked Gun film that Paramount Pictures plans to release July 18, 2025. George Kennedy previously played the role in the original film trilogy […]
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’: IDW’s Comic Book Relaunch Unveils First Look
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began their lives in comic book form 40 years ago before going on to become a media and merchandizing brand and are currently enjoying a massive revival in the sequential art format. In fact, the top selling graphic novel in North America for two years in a row has been TMNT: […]
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Barry Jenkins Responds to Criticism That ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Is Part of “Soulless Machine”
Barry Jenkins isn’t necessarily feeling the love from every social media commenter over his involvement in Mufasa: The Lion King after the Disney prequel released its first trailer this week. After screening footage at CinemaCon earlier this month, the film’s trailer was released online Monday and features narration from Rafiki (John Kani) explaining that the […]
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Warner Bros. in Talks to Land Olivia Wilde, LuckyChap Comic Book Movie ‘Avengelyne’
Avengelyne may be flying to Warner Bros., with the studio in early talks to acquire the comic book package that hit earlier this month. Don’t Worry Darling filmmaker Olivia Wilde is attached to direct the feature, with Barbie team Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara of LuckyChap producing. The banner has a first-look deal […]
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Chris Hemsworth: “I Became a Parody of Myself” in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Chris Hemsworth is still wincing at the reception of Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder. The actor looked back on the goofily disappointing 2022 Marvel movie in a new profile in Vanity Fair. “I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,” Hemsworth said. “I didn’t stick the […]
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’: First Trailer Released by Disney
Disney on Monday released the first trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the music-filled film serves as both an origin story and follow-up to Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic movie The Lion King. That film was based on the 1994 Disney animated classic of the same name. Along with the trailer release, it […]
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Composer Daniel Pemberton Announces U.S. Concert Tour, Talks His Groundbreaking Score
Following last week’s announcement of the now fast-selling U.K. tour, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse composer Daniel Pemberton is revealing that the film’s live-in-concert experience is now web-swinging across the Atlantic and into the States. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert’s 50-plus-date U.S. tour will kick off Sept. 1 in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring a live-to-picture […]
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