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EJ Moreno

Wicked becomes the highest grossing musical domestically in just one week

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The musical dominating the fall is Wicked, taking down a significant box office record held for decades. Universal’s Wicked: Part One became the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office based on a Broadway musical in just one week. With the holiday weekend in the States, the Jon M. Chu-directed, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana […]

James Gunn opens up on not retelling origin stories in his new DC Universe

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James Gunn knows that most comic book fans and the general public know the classic origin stories of some of our most iconic heroes, but does that mean we need to skip out on seeing them again? A fan on Threads asked why Gunn is “overlooking origin stories” in the upcoming titles and how missing […]

Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd teams with Jamie Bell for Half Man

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Richard Gadd is still flying high off his hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer, and now he’s locked down the perfect follow-up to the award-winning series as Gadd is set for Half Man, formerly known as Lions, where he will write and executive produce the project. Jamie Bell will co-star. The show’s description reads, “When Niall’s […]

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer drops new trailer ahead of release

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Luca Guadagnino entered 2024 in a massive way with Challengers, and he’s set to close the year with one of his most explosive films yet. Queer is already making a splash at film festivals and with critics, but we’ll soon find out what everyone else thinks of this audacious new project. Ahead of its release, […]

Jessica Biel joins John Cena in Matchbox movie

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Jessica Biel will topline the upcoming new live-action Matchbox film, as Deadline reports that the actress is in talks to star alongside John Cena in this new project based on the iconic Mattel toy cars. Sam Hargrave (Extraction) will direct the film, which is based on a screenplay by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper. Per Deadline, […]

Wicked is holding space with record-breaking box office

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You’ve seen the interviews, and loved the memes. And it seems people are seeing and loving Wicked with this impressive opening. The Jon M. Chu-directed spectacle launched this weekend after decades of development and a highly impressive marketing campaign, and it earned significant money. It’s reported that Wicked opened to $114M domestic and $164.2M worldwide. It’s […]

Idria Elba to play Man-At-Arms in Masters of the Universe

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Idris Elba knows blockbusters and knows franchise filmmaking, but is he a master of that universe? It’s reported that the actor is set to appear in the Travis Knight-directed film Masters of the Universe for Amazon MGM. Elba will play Duncan, aka Man-At-Arms. The film will star Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, […]

Robert Pattinson reunites with Christopher Nolan for new film

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Robert Pattinson made a big splash in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, and he’ll reteam with the iconic filmmaker for his mysterious project. Little is known about the project, as Nolan has kept the plot and character details under wraps. It was once rumored the film would be a period vampire thriller or a helicopter action thriller, […]