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Summer H. Howell circling lead role in Mike Flanagan’s Carrie

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Summer H. Howell is the leading lady in Mike Flanagan’s TV adaptation of Carrie. At least, that’s who is at the top of the list now.Variety reports that the young actress is nearing a deal to star in the series, but the outlet notes that “negotiations are currently ongoing.” This updated Carrie has reportedly been […]

Director Nia DaCosta opens up on The Marvels and its disastrous fallout

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Nia DaCosta is a solid filmmaker with a strong vision for her work, but even she couldn’t handle the Marvel Studios machine. Now, a few years after the release of The Marvels, the filmmaker has addressed what happened.While speaking at Dublin’s second annual screenwriting festival, Storyhouse Ireland, The Playlist shared DaCosta’s feelings on the fallout of […]

Jenna Ortega opens up about Scream 7 exit: “It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling”

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Jenna Ortega only appeared in two of the soon-to-be seven Scream movies, but she’s made quite an impact with longtime fans of the franchise. That’s why the effects of her shocking exit from Scream 7 are still being felt today.It’s been an odd story of why she left, with scheduling often being cited, but fans […]

Happy Death Day 3 is finally moving forward

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After its release, Happy Death Day became a modern slasher classic for many fans, and the sequel only made fans crave more. Now, we finally have an update on a potential third installment as, after years of teases, actress Jessica Rothe and director Christopher Landon have finally confirmed that production on Happy Death Day 3 […]

Guy Ritchie eyeing Road House reboot sequel

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Road House could return with Guy Ritchie throwing his hat into the boxing ring for the sequel to last year’s remake.Puck News reported over the weekend that Ritchie will take over the directing duties of this rebooted franchise, replacing Doug Liman. Will Beall is reportedly penning the script for this sequel.​The 2024 remake of Road […]

Hang in there with Tom Cruise and the new Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer

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After nearly 30 years of this action-packed franchise, we are nearing an epic conclusion.Here’s the trailer for Chris McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, which premiered after the CinemaCon presentation last week as part of Paramount Pictures’ showcase.Following the story from 2023’s Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) now possesses the key necessary to defeat the Entity. […]

Has Snow White failure halted all Disney live-action remakes like Tangled?

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Snow White isn’t the box office powerhouse that Disney expected, and it could cause ripples through other productions like their once-planned Tangled adaptation.Per THR, Disney’s live-action reimagining of its 2010 animated film is now on pause. The film has been in active development for some time now, with Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) set to […]

A Minecraft Movie delivers the biggest opening weekend since Deadpool & Wolverine

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Make sure you have your chicken jockey ready because A Minecraft Movie is the first major hit of 2025.The video game adaptation from Jared Hess took the box office by storm this weekend, landing itself the best opening of the year and the best opening weekend box office haul since last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine. […]

Tom Hardy says a Venom and Spider-Man crossover “got as close as I could possibly imagine”

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Despite being part of separate universes at Sony and Marvel Studios, many fans had hoped we might get to see Tom Hardy’s Venom and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man face off on screen. However, after a brief tease in Spider-Man: No Way Home the idea was sadly dropped, while Tom Hardy’s time as the symbiote seemed to […]