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EJ Moreno

Industry analysts give HBO Max launch a C+, call it an “opportunity lost”

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With only a few days under its belt, it seems like HBO Max has not made everyone happy just yet. The head analysts from the independent media and communications research company MoffettNathanson have released their rating for its first day, and it’s not too kind at all. In their report, Michael Nathanson and Craig Moffett […]

James Cameron and Jon Landau arrive in New Zealand to restart Avatar 2 production

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James Cameron and his Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau have returned to New Zealand ahead of an expected restart of production on the follow-up to the 2009 blockbuster. The pair were among the npassengers onboard a chartered Air New Zealand plane, which departed on Friday night on for a 13-hour flight from LAX to Wellington. […]

The Dark Universe That Never Was: A Short History of Universal’s Failed Monster Franchise

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EJ Moreno on the short history of Universal’s Dark Universe… Join our host EJ Moreno as he ventures back to 2017 to figure out what happened to the Dark Universe. Universal Pictures had a short-lived plan to create a cinematic universe, a la the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it didn’t last more than a year. […]

Extreme Cinema: The Most Shocking Movies Of All Time

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Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most shocking movies of all time… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most shocking movies of all-time. Ranging from French shock art to John Waters’ masterpieces, this list is not for the faint of heart and could easily offend you. Watch at your own risk and […]

Tenet stars Robert Pattinson and John David Washington open up about the film

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In an interview with Total Film, the lead actors in the upcoming blockbuster Tenet were very candid about their feelings about the hotly-anticipated movie. From the film’s impossibility to genre-bending ways, John David Washington and Robert Pattinson still seem in awe of Tenet long after they’ve wrapped production. When describing the movie, Pattinson compared the […]

Ryan Gosling attached to The Wolf Man remake at Universal Pictures

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Following the success of the 2020 surprise hit The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures is looking to revisit its classic catalog of Monsters once again. Variety reports that the studio will move forward with a new version of The Wolf Man, with Ryan Gosling attached to star at the title character. Sources close to Variety tell […]

Paul Feig to direct The School for Good and Evil for Netflix

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Director Paul Feig (Ghostbusters, Last Christmas) looks to tackle the fantasy novel The School for Good and Evil in a film adaptation, reports Deadline. Feig will direct the movie, while David Magee (Life of Pi, Mary Poppins Returns) and Laura Solon (Office Christmas Party) are adapting the script. The book franchise follows best friends Sophie and […]

HBO Max acquires streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon

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The hit comedy series Young Sheldon is coming to HBO Max. Early on Friday, the streaming service announced that Young Sheldon would join its source series, The Big Bang Theory, on the platform. “We now feel like our Big Bang offering is complete,” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT, TBS, and […]

Leigh Whannell and Tim Walsh to bring Upgrade to TV with Blumhouse

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The modern cult classic Upgrade from director Leigh Whannell will find new life on the small screen as Whannell will team with showrunner Tim Walsh to adapt his film for television, with Blumhouse serving as producers. The series, which Whannell co-created and will executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter), picks […]