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Mattel exec promises Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney movie will be “daring,” compares it to Charlie Kaufman and A24

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Will Barney go the Death to Smoochy route? For those who don’t remember the insanely dark and bizarre 2002 film, there’s a chance that the upcoming movie based on the Barney & Friends hero will have a grittier edge to it. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon gave […]

Akiva Goldsman looks back at Batman Forever’s The Riddler and almost casting Robin Williams

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There are plenty of conversations about Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever these days. From the reappraisal of Schumacher’s career since his passing or Kevin Smith hyping up the long-rumored 107-minute cut of the film, Batman Forever is on fans’ lips these days. This brought Akiva Goldsman back into the conversation as the film producer was recently […]

Stop asking Russell Crowe about Gladiator 2: “It has nothing to do with me”

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Russell Crowe wants you to know that Maximus is still dead in the Gladiator universe, and he knows nothing about the upcoming Russell Crowe-directed sequel. During a recent appearance at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Crowe said he is tired of hearing questions about the project, adding he should be making money for how much he […]

Video Review – Everything That Went Wrong With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny… Harrison Ford dons the fedora and grabs the whip for one final outing as Indiana Jones, and it proves to be a lackluster blockbuster that ends the franchise with a dud. Join critic EJ Moreno for a spoiler-free discussion on Indiana […]

Kathleen Kennedy talks Star Wars movie future, teases connections with Rey Skywalker and James Mangold movies

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As Star Wars moves away from the core story, Kathleen Kennedy says the films will still have a distinct shared universe. That goes for movies that will take place thousands of years apart in terms of the story. Lucasfilm president sat down with GamesRadar+ while promoting Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to speak […]

James Mangold looks back at his axed Boba Fett Star Wars movie: I was “scaring the sh*t out of everyone”

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James Mangold is promoting Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, and in a recent interview, he’s looking at another once-planned project with LucasFilm. In 2018, Mangold was attached to a Star Wars Anthology movie that would have followed the bounty hunter Boba Fett, which he was co-writing with Simon Kinberg before it was ultimately […]

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story casts titular brothers

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the follow-up to The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, has found its titular monsters. Deadline broke the news that Ryan Murphy and Netflix have decided on who will play the infamous Menendez Brothers. The series has cast Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez in the roles; Deadline notes Koch will […]