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fromEsquire
1 day ago

The Best Action Movies of 2026 (So Far)

In the new film, he plays a hit man named Mike who is attempting to leave the business when he's framed for murder. He's sleeping with loan shark Nick's wife Alice, so Nick tricks him into pulling off one last job.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 days ago

Will Nintendo Solve Its Princess Problem in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?'

Princess Peach and Rosalina represent a shift in Nintendo's portrayal of female characters from damsels to empowered leaders.
#avatar
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fromInverse
4 days ago

'Avatar 4'? Producer Teases The Sequels Are "Full Speed Ahead"

The Avatar team won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects, showcasing their innovative approach to creating the world of Pandora.
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fromInverse
4 days ago

'Avatar 4'? Producer Teases The Sequels Are "Full Speed Ahead"

The Avatar team won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects, showcasing their innovative approach to creating the world of Pandora.
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Brief oral history: How 'A Minecraft Movie' rode the chicken jockey to the top of the box office

Kayleen Walters, head of Mojang Studios and VP of franchise development for gaming at Microsoft: We wanted to push the story beyond what players experience in-game and do something special for the film, making sure Minecraft not only stayed true to its roots but also created an experience that welcomed new fans into the franchise.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Why do this spring's blockbusters feel so smug?

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice combines multiple genres but relies on repetitive comedic elements that feel familiar and uninspired.
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fromDefector
2 days ago

It's Time To Grow Up | Defector

HBO's Harry Potter series aims to attract new fans while navigating controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling's anti-trans activism.
#super-mario
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fromInverse
4 days ago

'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Post-Credits Explained: What Spinoffs Are Next?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie expands the franchise's lore and hints at future adventures beyond the Mushroom Kingdom.
Independent films
fromInverse
4 days ago

'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Post-Credits Explained: What Spinoffs Are Next?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie expands the franchise's lore and hints at future adventures beyond the Mushroom Kingdom.
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fromIndieWire
4 days ago

Horror Movies Seemed Unusually Good in Q1 - What Went Wrong at the Box Office?

Q1 2026 saw unexpected quality in horror films, contrasting with historical trends of poor releases during this period.
#star-wars
fromInverse
4 days ago
Independent films

2026's Most Divisive Star Wars Character Could Address A Horrible Trope

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fromInverse
1 month ago

Temuera Morrison Breaks His Silence About the Future Of Boba Fett

Temuera Morrison's Boba Fett character remains shelved from the Star Wars universe, with no involvement in upcoming Mandalorian projects despite fan and actor interest.
fromInverse
4 days ago
Independent films

2026's Most Divisive Star Wars Character Could Address A Horrible Trope

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fromInverse
1 month ago

Temuera Morrison Breaks His Silence About the Future Of Boba Fett

Temuera Morrison's Boba Fett character remains shelved from the Star Wars universe, with no involvement in upcoming Mandalorian projects despite fan and actor interest.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man achieved over 25 million views on Netflix in three days, showcasing the shift from cinema to streaming.
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fromInverse
2 weeks ago

9 Years Later, Star Wars Is Burying Its Most Embarrassing Failure

Disney is removing all Galactic Starcruiser references from Galaxy's Edge as the failed hotel experience is being scrubbed from the parks, while the land undergoes rebranding to feature characters from multiple Star Wars eras instead of just the sequel trilogy.
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fromVariety
2 weeks ago

Directable AI Set to Disrupt Film and TV Biz: 'It's Going to Help Small Film Industries in Asia Compete'

Generative AI tools with advanced directability are transforming film and TV production workflows, enabling filmmakers to achieve results three to four times faster than traditional methods.
fromInverse
4 days ago

James Gunn's First Movie Proves He Hasn't Changed in 20 Years

Gunn's first screenplay, Tromeo & Juliet, was co-written with Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman, promising 'all the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had.'
Independent films
fromRaymondcamden
1 week ago

Checking if a Movie has a Post or Mid Credit Scene

The app is incredibly simple. I made use of the wonderful SimpleCSS for my design and then made use of the TMDB API. The TMDB APIs are pretty easy to use, but finding out how to get this information did take a bit of digging.
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fromComicBook.com
2 weeks ago

We Aren't Getting Spider-Man vs. Kingpin, but the Next Best Thing Is Happening 3 Times This Year

Tombstone will appear as a major villain in three Spider-Man projects in 2026, including Spider-Man: Brand New Day, serving as an alternative to Kingpin due to rights issues.
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fromEsquire
5 days ago

The 9 Best Movies of 2026 (So Far)

Major studio films have underperformed, while smaller films have offered fresh ideas and engaging stories.
Independent films
fromInverse
6 days ago

5 Years Ago, A Silly Sci-Fi Movie Sneakily Saved Hollywood

Godzilla vs. Kong marked a pivotal moment for movie theaters' recovery post-COVID-19, testing audience willingness to return to cinemas.
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fromInverse
3 weeks ago

10 Years Ago, One Conflicted Sci-Fi Reboot Dropped A Wild Finale

The 2009-2011 V reboot served as a transitional bridge between eras of science fiction television, featuring Morena Baccarin's standout performance as the alien leader Anna.
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fromInverse
1 month ago

'Galactic Racer' Is The Most George Lucas-Coded Star Wars Event In Years

Star Wars: Galactic Racer represents the franchise's first successful attempt to capture the high-octane, toyetic nature of podracing as envisioned in the prequel films.
#marvel-cinematic-universe
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Don't mention the m-word: are mutant X-Men about to show up en masse in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

The MCU is integrating mutants, with Spider-Man showing signs of mutation and a shift in narrative direction.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Don't mention the m-word: are mutant X-Men about to show up en masse in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

The MCU is integrating mutants, with Spider-Man showing signs of mutation and a shift in narrative direction.
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fromInverse
3 weeks ago

Star Wars Is About To Bring Back A Forgotten And Confounding 'Andor' Character

Anto Kreegyr, a minor Andor character sacrificed by Luthen Rael, receives expanded focus in the upcoming Star Wars novel Edge of the Abyss, potentially revealing his background and rebellion approach.
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fromInverse
2 weeks ago

5 Years Ago, Zack Snyder Turned Back Time To Deliver An Epic Superhero Movie

Directorial visions are often replaced by studio demands for mass appeal, leading to lost artistic endeavors.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Let's Wrap Up the MFL with a Few Small Charts

One Battle After Another dominated the awards race and even threw in some box-office points as well. Seven of the top-ten movies were Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, for what it's worth.
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fromInverse
2 weeks ago

53 Years Later, Star Wars Is Restoring Goofy George Lucas Canon

The term 'laser sword' predates 'lightsaber' in Star Wars canon, originating in early drafts of A New Hope, and is used by characters unfamiliar with Jedi weapons.
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fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Hollywood Is Dead: We Must Fight to Save the True Magic

Technological advancement in filmmaking has eliminated scarcity and bottlenecks that once created awe, diminishing the magic of cinema through abundance rather than enhancing it.
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fromInverse
3 weeks ago

25 Years Later, Pixar Is Reviving Its Boldest Fantasy Franchise

Monsters, Inc. 3 is in early development at Pixar, marking the franchise's first direct sequel 25 years after the original film.
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fromEsquire
3 weeks ago

Do Original Movies Have Any Hope Left? I Went on a Journey to Find Out.

Theaters must create unique event experiences to compete with home entertainment, driving elaborate marketing stunts and premium screen innovations.
fromVulture
4 weeks ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Alan Cumming broke' Pedro Pascal while filming Avengers: Doomsday

Alan Cumming has revealed he inadvertently injured Pedro Pascal during production of the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Doomsday. The Traitors host, 60, is set to reprise his role as X-Men superhero Nightcrawler in the film. Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cumming said: What was funny was my first scene with Pedro, he hurt his neck and had to go home. So I broke Pedro.
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fromKotaku
2 months ago

Marvel Is Desperate To Make Avengers: Doomsday The Biggest Event Of 2026 - Kotaku

MrBeast is equity-rich but cash-poor, Marvel launched an 11-month Avengers: Doomsday countdown, and players are deeply engaged with Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A Spider-Man Universe without Spider-Man is completely pointless. Why won't Sony sling him in?

Sony plans to reboot its struggling Spider-Man Universe franchise despite critical failure and declining box office returns across recent films.
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fromInverse
1 month ago

15 Years Later, A Star Wars Fan Favorite Reveals His One Rule For A Big Comeback

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord explores Maul's transformation into a criminal kingpin between The Clone Wars and Solo, featuring Savage Opress in a significant role that prompts Maul's introspection.
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fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Oscar-winning actor confirms role in Heat sequel alongside Leonardo DiCaprio

Christian Bale joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Michael Mann's Heat 2 sequel, based on Mann's 2022 novel, with production starting in August across multiple international locations.
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fromInverse
1 month ago

46 Years Later, Star Wars Might Finally Be Going Back To An Iconic Planet

A Super Bowl trailer shows Mando and Grogu riding Tauntauns, strongly implying a return to Hoth and potential leftover Rebel Alliance ties.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise

Now in his 80s, Ian McKellen appears to have taken a strategically sedentary route for his appearance as Gandalf the Grey in the next year's Lord of the Rings weird-quel The Hunt for Gollum. You've probably heard about this thing: it's the new movie that's based on bits and pieces of JRR Tolkien's esteemed high-fantasy epic that were only mentioned in passing during the three original three-hour movies, and didn't get much more of a mention in the extended cuts that came out later.
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fromInverse
1 month ago

Star Wars' Most Controversial Canceled Movie Keeps Getting Weirder

Disney rejected The Hunt for Ben Solo, halting plans to resurrect the character after 2.5 years of development with Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh.
fromInverse
1 month ago

Dan Trachtenberg Has "Multiple Things" Planned For The Predator Franchise

It all began with an image of Chewbacca carrying C-3PO on his back. That one image from The Empire Strikes Back would inspire one of the best Predator movies ever, a fresh reimagining of the sci-fi horror franchise that turned the slasher monster into the protagonist. But while Star Wars will always be a north star for director Dan Trachtenberg, he didn't make Predator: Badlands with the ultimate goal of making a Star Wars movie - not that he would say no to one.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Do plans for a new Mummy film signal the end for the multiverse blockbuster franchise?

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reprise roles in a new Mummy film, signaling a return to standalone storytelling after Universal's failed Dark Universe.
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

The 45 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

In recent years, there's one word you hear again and again from movie distributors and pundits: event. Making a great movie is nice. But creating a culture-shaking event is what's required in the current boom-bust film landscape. It's something everyone has known for a long time, but in 2026 it seems like studios are really beginning to grasp what it actually means. From Tom Cruise in an auteur-driven comedy to the sequels to Devil Wears Prada and The Social Network
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#lucasfilm-leadership
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fromInverse
2 months ago

Marvel's Most Inconsistent Directors May Finally Be Making A Comeback

The Bluff, produced by the Russo brothers and directed by Frank E. Flowers, promises visceral action and an intriguing historical premise despite recent inconsistent projects.
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fromEsquire
2 months ago

The 16 Most Anticipated Action Movies of 2026

2026 centers on massive action epics, sequels, reboots, and a few mid-budget originals, with video-game and nostalgic-cartoon IPs heavily mined for box office.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

The Adventures of Cliff Booth Gets Super Bowl Trailer

Starring Brad Pitt as the titular Cliff Booth along with Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and more, the trailer depicts Booth after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. "So you helped rick subdue those hippie intruders, huh?," he's asked before replying "Something like that." The teaser then shows various scenes and scenarios from the film, but with minimal dialogue; though each time a character cusses or flips someone off, it's bleeped and censored.
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#james-cameron
#box-office
fromFortune
2 months ago
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'Lord of the Rings' cracks top 10 in wintry box office weekend topped by Chris Pratt on trial before an AI judge | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
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'Lord of the Rings' cracks top 10 in wintry box office weekend topped by Chris Pratt on trial before an AI judge | Fortune

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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Narnia! Dune! Charli xcx! The 2026 films Guardian writers are most excited about

Greta Gerwig will restart the Narnia series with The Magician's Nephew, while Denis Villeneuve has fast-tracked Dune: Messiah for imminent release.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Marvel won't let you forget Avengers: Doomsday is coming

A little over a year ago, Marvel spent the better part of an entire day slowly revealing the massive cast for Avengers: Doomsday. More recently, the studio started dropping teaser trailers featuring some of the movie's more notable superhero team-ups and returning characters. There was already plenty of hype around the project, which seems poised to rework a significant chunk of the MCU.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
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fromInverse
2 months ago

One 'Avengers: Doomsday' Rumor Debunks A Big Black Panther Theory

Shuri assumes the Black Panther mantle after T'Challa's death, but recasting rumors and fan uncertainty threaten her long-term position in the MCU.
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fromIndieWire
2 months ago

5 Bold(ish) Hollywood Predictions for 2026, from Billion Dollar Box Office Hits to Warner Bros. Optimism

Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. reshapes studio ownership while 2026 may see more $1 billion blockbusters despite a roughly unchanged annual box office.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

Recline of the machines: Terminator felled by dodgy battery

An arcade Terminator Salvation cabinet failed to boot due to a dead motherboard battery showing a Phoenix BIOS error, revealing PC-like arcade hardware.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Affirm or Deny: Avatar Has No Cultural Impact

Marty Supreme is a shameless, charismatic table-tennis hustler played by Timothée Chalamet who may symbolize contemporary cultural attitudes.
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