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Why Has Marvel Struggled to Cast the MCU’s Fantastic Four?

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EJ Moreno looks at Marvel Studios’ efforts to cast the MCU’s Fantastic Four… For months, we’ve seen rumors surrounding the casting of the Fantastic Four. Ignoring the film’s struggles with its writers and even more possible director shakeups, finding the members of Marvel’s First Family seems quite daunting. Adam Driver and Margot Robbie were set […]

Ocean’s 11 reboot with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie to “honor the franchise”

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Fresh off their summer blockbuster Barbie, Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie will soon reunite in a reboot of the Ocean’s 11 franchise. The film will take the series back to its roots by setting it in the 1960s and will “honor the franchise” according to producer Josey McNamara. In an interview with GamesRadar+ at the BFI London […]

Margot Robbie & Brad Pitt producing The Thin Man remake

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Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment have joined forces to acquire the rights to the classic Thin Man film series.  According to Deadline the two joined forces to win a hotly contested auction for the popular series of films, which kicked off in 1934 with W.S. Van Dyke’s comedy-mystery film The Thin […]

Barbie sets 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release

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Set your calendars because Barbie is coming home! Warner Bros. has announced the release date for Barbie on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD and it is coming later this month on October 17th. Released in July, Barbie has become on of the year’s biggest hits with $626 million domestically, beating out 2012’s Avengers, and has earned a worldwide haul of $1.4 […]

Is Barbie campaigning for Best Original Screenplay a smart (or right) choice?

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Barbie already secured her box office crown, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023, but is the blonde bombshell heading towards some Oscar gold as well? The Barbie movie, helmed by Greta Gerwig and starring the dynamic duo of Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling, is officially throwing its hat in the race for the Academy Awards. […]

Barbie becomes the 2023 box office queen as the highest-grossing movie of the year

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Barbie is looking to strut out of 2023 as the box office queen. At the time of writing, Barbie has hit $1.36 billion at the global box office, allowing the fantastical comedy to overtake Universal and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which netted $1.35 billion globally. The Greta Gerwig-directed film already became the highest-grossing […]

Barbie is now Warner Bros’ highest-grossing film ever

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The WB logo might stand for “Warner Barbie” by the end of the Greta Gerwig movie’s run.  Just this past week, Barbie made $1.340 billion at the worldwide box office, which will allow the blockbuster to surpass Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2‘s $1.342 billion total to become Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing film. The […]

Margot Robbie almost booked mystery role in American Horror Story

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The Barbie we all know and love almost had a more horror-filled start to her career as casting director Eric Dawson has revealed that Margot Robbie almost starred in a season of American Horror Story right before she emerged as one of Hollywood’s biggest talents. Speaking with Backstage, Dawson revealed that Robbie auditioned for an […]

Barbie overthrows The Dark Knight to become Warner Bros’ highest grossing domestic release of all time

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Barbie now has a crown to add to her collection as she sits atop the domestic box office thrown at Warner Bros. During this past week, the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster became the highest-grossing Warner Bros. movie in the studio’s 100-year history at the domestic box office. With a whopping $537.4M, Barbie has the unseating previous […]