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Bruce Willis denies selling digital likeness rights after deepfake commercial

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Having been credited as the first Hollywood star to let his image be used to craft a “digital twin”, the recently-retired Bruce Willis has refuted claims that he’s sold of his digital likeness to a deefake company for future film and TV projects. It was reported that the actor had initially allowed US firm Deepcake, […]

Ana de Armas says shocking Blonde scenes are “harder for people to watch than for me to make”

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Sitting at around 43% on Rotten Tomatoes and dealing with tons of backlash, Blonde is gaining attention for its explicit sex scenes and shocking moments. The film, based on author Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional take of Marilyn Monroe, sees Ana de Armas star as the iconic actress.Many online are pushing back against the film, calling […]

Now You See Me 3 to be directed by Ruben Fleischer

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A new Now You See Me film is on the way, and its landed a new director.Per Deadline, Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted) is set to direct Now You See Me 3. Louis Leterrier helmed the first film, while Jon M. Chu took over for the sequel. The film comes from Lionsgate and sees Fleischer helm a […]

Did Lucasfilm block Marvel from announcing Harrison Ford’s MCU casting in Thunderbolts?

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If a new report is to be believed, it seems we would have seen Harrison Ford announced as entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe during Disney’s D23 Expo, only for one of Marvel’s fellow family members under the Disney umbrella to put a stop to it for now.During this last week, rumors began to swirl that […]

Video Review – Bros is the Will & Grace of movies

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EJ Moreno reviews the LGBTQ rom-com Bros…Bros is about to be a big mainstream moment for LGBTQ movies, for better or worse. Even though I am totally the demographic for the film, it just feels too sanitized for me. It ends up feeling like a rerun of Will & Grace rather than this progressive and […]

Thora Birch almost appeared in Hocus Pocus 2, reveals original ideas for return

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For many fans, the new Hocus Pocus film doesn’t hit like the original. Some blame the lack of camp, while others feel it’s missing real connections to the original movie. Well, we’ve learned that Hocus Pocus 2 did have plans to include a legacy character; sadly, it never happened.In a new interview with The Wrap, […]

Video Review – The Problems With Hocus Pocus 2

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Hocus Pocus 2…Hocus Pocus 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 90s cult classic, is finally here. Sadly, critic EJ Moreno finds the film lacking a unique charm that made the original movie special.Throughout the runtime of Hocus Pocus 2, we see the filmmakers and actors trying to recapture […]

Elizabeth Banks on her failed Charlie’s Angels reboot: “I didn’t make it just for girls”

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We all remember Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels movie, right? Released months before the COVID-10 pandemic shook the landscape of the world and pop culture, Banks tried to reboot Charlie’s Angels, which was met with little fanfare.Some of the backlashes towards the film was the marketing, which focused heavily on the “girl power” aspects of the […]

Kevin Feige and Elizabeth Olsen tease that there’s plenty more stories for Scarlet Witch in the MCU

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As we saw at end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the fate of Wanda Maximoff and the Scarlet Witch is left in the air. Could they have killed off one of the most popular MCU characters?Well, Marvel Studios’ boss and the actress behind the character have some new details to share with […]