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CinemaCon 2025 got a magical dose of Oz this week as Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and director Jon M. Chu debuted the first footage from the Wicked sequel, “Wicked: For Good”, which is the second part of Universal’s two-part adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical. A Sneak Peek That Left the Crowd Spellbound Inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in…
What started as a fun new tool quickly became one of the most talked-about tech stories of the year. On March 25, OpenAI released a feature that lets people turn their regular photos into beautiful images that look like scenes from Studio Ghibli movies, like Spirited Away or My Neighbor Totoro. The results were good. Within hours, social media…
What initially seemed like an April Fool’s joke could soon be a big-screen spectacle. Brad Pitt is reportedly in negotiations to return as Cliff Booth in a new film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by David Fincher, which is in place at Netflix. Cliff Booth’s Story Might Not Be Over The film, first reported by The Playlist, is described as an extension…
At CinemaCon 2025, Spider-Man swung back into the spotlight with fresh updates on two highly anticipated projects. One from Marvel Studios’ live-action universe starring Tom Holland, and the other from Sony’s animated Spider-Verse trilogy. While both films were previously announced, fans finally got new information for these anticipated movies. Tom Holland Returns in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Shang-Chi and the…
At the tail end of Sony’s CinemaCon presentation, acclaimed director Sam Mendes took the stage to unveil the ambitious and long-rumored project: a four-film cinematic event about The Beatles was officially announced. Each film will focus on one member of the legendary band. All Four Beatles Films to Release in April 2028 Mendes confirmed that all four movies will…
At a surprise press conference in Seoul on Monday, South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun publicly denied explosive allegations that he groomed and dated late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage. The 37-year-old star addressed growing controversy and social media speculation surrounding his past relationship with the actress, who tragically died by suicide earlier this year. Tearful Denial and Timeline of…
Filmmaker Michael Mann is proud of The Insider, even if he admits it’s never received the same level of appreciation as his more celebrated films like Heat or Ali. In a recent interview with Vulture, Mann opened up about why the 1999 biographical drama remains one of the most ambitious and overlooked projects of his career. A Film That Didn’t Hit…
More than 20 years after her historic Oscar win, Halle Berry is questioning whether it actually made a difference. In Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Berry, who is the first and still only Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, opens up about the emotional weight of that milestone and…
Marvel might be going through a rough time, but actor Paul Walter Hauser believes the studio is about to bounce back in a big way. He says the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps is the movie to do it. Hauser, who makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the upcoming film, told The Direct that the 2025 blockbuster will mark a…
Legendary actor Michael Caine is opening up about what it was really like working with Heath Ledger during the making of Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight and he says it was nothing short of chilling. In his new memoir, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, Caine reveals that Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker left a lasting impression on everyone,…
