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Marvel Studios has been on a hugely successful run when it comes to their Disney+ series output. From WandaVision through to the current Moon Knight, the studio has pushed boundaries, expanded on the Marvel Cinematic Universe in new ways, and produced some of the most-watched Disney+ content, and indeed most watched across all streaming platforms. However, new figures have shown that there is one Marvel show that has proved to be more popular than any other, and just like you would expect of the god of mischief, that show is Loki....

Season two of Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots was released on May 14, 2021, and fans are eagerly waiting for Volume III (the third season). Speculation for a third season began when the trailer for the second season, released on April 19, 2021, announced that Vol. 3 would be released in 2022. First released in 2019 on Netflix, Love, Death & Robots is an animated series for adults that follows the themes shared from the title with each episode being a unique, stand-alone short story....

Emmy-winning Julia Garner of renowned Ozark fame has received an official offer from Madonna herself to play Madonna in a movie written and produced by Madonna that will be directed by Madonna. No pressure, Julia Garner! After her Ozark and Inventing Anna success, Julia Garner is hot off the press as an incredibly talented actress with grace, rawness, and so much power on the screen. She resembles Madonna as much as any woman can....

Martin Scorsese continues to fight for cinema. The legendary director has been hard at work since 1990, when he funded The Film Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving and showing restored movies for new generations. Now, the Film Foundation is stepping into virtual screening and starting off on May 9th with I Know Where I’m Going!. A clip of the film can be viewed below, courtesy of The Criterion Collection’s official YouTube channel, as well as a synopsis....

After Robert Altman’s very successful 1970 film MASH, an adaptation of Richard Hooker’s novel of the same name, intrigue began to build in the possibility of turning the franchise into a television series. At the time it was considered a big risk to turn a successful movie into a television show, as they usually received both poor ratings and critical reception. However, the episodic nature of both the movie and novel demonstrated great potential in being stretched out into longer stories, creating a strong possibility of great success....

It’s pretty safe to say that Michael Jackson played a gigantic role in ushering in the era of MTV with his high-end, high concept music videos. From very early on in his solo career, The King of Pop was always interested in creating stylish videos for his songs, but in 1983 the rules completely changed, and the music video was truly born with Jackson’s video for “Thriller”, directed by John Landis....

Let’s just hope those who received this text were quick to pick up that it wasn’t quite so serious. Per CNN, the Missouri State Highway Patrol sent out an emergency alert to mobile devices on Tuesday to warn the locals of an imminent threat. Reminiscent of the cars used by the Joker’s henchmen in Tim Burton’s Batman, the text told the residents of Gotham City to watch out for a purple/green 1978 Dodge 3700 GT with the license plate “UKIDME....

Netflix’s Boo, Bitch follows Erika Vu, a teenage girl who is more than satisfied with not attending high school parties. But, when her best friend Gia convinces her to attend one, neither realizes it will be the night that changes both of their lives forever. But, Boo, Bitch is not without its use of well-known and overused teen movie and television tropes and clichés. Even with its paranormal elements, it still manages to get caught in teen tropes such as emphasizing the overall vitality of Prom, including a one-note bully for the sake of making the main character’s life miserable, and colossal house parties....

Netflix has released the official trailer for the high-octane action film, Fistful of Vengeance. Starring The Raid breakout star Iko Uwais in the lead, Fistful of Vengeance is a follow-up movie to the action series Wu Assassins. The film will premiere on Netflix on February 17 and promises the same incredible display of martial arts and supernatural action that made Wu Assassins one of Netflix’s best shows of 2019. You can check out the trailer below....

Netflix has set its next science fiction adventure picture. The Mothership, a new movie from director Matt Charman, will be released next year. Charman is set to write and direct, marking his directorial debut. Though the filmmaker may be new to the director’s chair, he has extensive experience writing and producing, and with big names at that. Charman co-wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s 2015 hit Bridge of Spies with the Coen brothers....

A few interesting bits have surfaced about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen from its director and one of its stars. The New Jersey publication The Times ran an article on the movie that is currently filming in Princeton, NJ on the campus of Princeton University. Director Michael Bay offered some insight on the collegiate setting. “(It) is all about Sam growing up and going to college … a teenager growing into a man,” Bay said....

Walt Disney Pictures has provided MovieWeb with 3 new pictures from the upcoming Pirates sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Coming to theaters July 7th, 2006, the original cast returns along with some newcomers, consisting of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally and Jonathan Pryce. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in Walt Disney Pictures’, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, an all new epic tale chronicling the further mis-adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow....

I was curious how you first heard about this project or came across the script? How did that whole process start? Noureen DeWulf: Well, I was shooting a mini-series in Arizona called Maneater. I was living out there and my representation sent me the script and all the information and said that this looked like something that could be you. I came back and met the director and I had to push it back a bunch of times because my schedule wouldn’t allow me, so I drove from Arizona to L....

When DC announced that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn would be handling the second attempt at The Suicide Squad, fans rejoice with the hope that he would be able to revive the DC cinematic universe. The film was listed as a sequel, but returning star, Joel Kinnaman said, “With James Gunn, it’s a whole new universe.” The Suicide Squad premiered to massive success, with audiences loving Gunn’s fresh take on the franchise....

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Monsters hide in plain sight and mark the coming of sudden death. From the largest to the smallest, monsters always find a way to muck up the natural order of the world. In The Beast (1975), or the French La Bête, the sexual urges humans and animals possess are explored through the mythological tale of the Beast of Gévaudan. The Iron Giant (1999) shares how mankind can become the architects of their own destruction or future....

After making his debut in Daredevil Season 2 earlier this year, Marvel and Netflix confirmed that their Punisher spin-off series is happening, with Jon Bernthal set to return as Frank Castle. The streaming service has yet to announce any further cast members thus far, but today we have the first set photos with Jon Bernthal in action, proving that production has in fact started and that Frank has a beard. There had been rumors that Netflix was eyeing a 2017 premiere for the series, which may be true, now that filming is a go....

Puss in Boots is known as the anthropomorphic Spanish-speaking cat, a fugitive on the run from the law who is specifically known for his signature boots. While mostly appreciated these days as a character in Shrek before his 2011 spin-off movie and a new film, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, coming out soon, the story was originally an Italian fairy tale that spread widely through Europe. Now, with nearly 500 years of the swashbuckling feline in the cultural lexicon, let’s take a look at the original story and appreciate the fairy tale that people are often unaware of....

Pulp Fiction is one of those movies that seems to have the perfect cast in just the right roles. However, a recent viral post has suggested that the actors who made up the iconic ensemble could have been different, and one role, in particular, had director Quentin Tarantino at odds with the head of the studio. The list of potential actors who could have been in line to take on some of the roles in the action movie included Johnny Depp, who was second on Tarantino’s “wish list” for the Tim Roth role of Pumpkin....

In a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Rachel Zegler explained how she first turned down a role in an upcoming prequel for The Hunger Games film series. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Is an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s spin-off and prequel of The Hunger Games trilogy. The book was released in May 2020 by Scholastic, and the film adaptation of the same name is to be released in November 2023....

News recently came that Raised by Wolves had been canceled at HBO. The series (not to be confused with the Irish sitcom of the same name) came from Ridley Scott and ran for two seasons, abruptly ending on a cliffhanger. For anyone who has not seen the show, it focused on a collective of survivors having found refuge after the Earth had been destroyed, and their ongoing journeys to live on this new planet....