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Why Margot Robbie is better than Pirates of the Caribbean

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Margot Robbie’s decision to set sail with a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and why it could lead her down a disappointing path… In the wake of a pandemic shut down throughout the world, the film industry took a major hit. Big theatrical releases pushed back, and film productions delayed. Even […]

First look at Scarlett Johansson, Emily Beecham and Sienna Miller in Kristin Scott Thomas’ My Mother’s Wedding

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With principal photography having wrapped, we now have a first-look image from My Mother’s Wedding, the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas, who also stars as the mother of Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham’s three romantically dysfunctional sisters as they try to navigate her third wedding. The official synopsis for My Mother’s Wedding […]

Channing Tatum replaces Chris Evans in Project Artemis alongside Scarlett Johansson

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If you thought that Project Artemis would prove second time lucky for a reunion between Captain America and Avengers co-stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson after scheduling issues prevented them from doing so on Ghosted, then we have some bad news for you… Following last month’s departure of director Jason Bateman, a delay to production […]

Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans finally set to reunite on Jason Bateman’s Project Artemis

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Apple Studios has already attempted to reunite Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans once, with scheduling conflicts forcing the former Black Widow to be replaced by Ana de Armas on Ghosted. Well, if at first you don’t succeed, spend $100M+ on another film called Project Artemis, and have the Avengers assemble again. Reported by Deadline, and […]

Movie Review – Sing 2 (2021)

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Sing 2, 2021. Written and Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bobby Cannavale, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Nick Offerman, Letitia Wright, Eric André, Chelsea Peretti, Bono, Garth Jennings, Adam Buxton, Edgar Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, and Wes Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Buster […]

Ana de Armas replaces Scarlett Johansson in Ghosted alongside Chris Evans

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After joining her Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Chris Evans in Ghosted a couple months ago, Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson has exited the project due to a scheduling conflict, but it has not taken long to find a replacement as Deadline reports that the film has now cast Ana de Armas (No Time to Die) in Johansson’s […]

Scarlett Johansson reuniting with Marvel for “top secret” new project

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In the run up to the release of Black Widow, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige praised star Scarlett Johansson and suggested that, despite the character’s demise in Avengers: Endgame, he was “excited to continue working” with the actress in some capacity in the future. Although Johansson’s subsequent lawsuit with Disney over Black Widow’s hybrid release […]

Illumination Entertainment’s Sing 2 gets a new trailer and poster

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Ahead of its theatrical release this December, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment has revealed a new poster and trailer for the animated musical sequel Sing 2; check them out here… Buster (Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey) has turned the New Moon Theater into a local hit, but Buster has his eyes on a bigger prize: Debuting […]

Scarlett Johansson and Disney settle Black Widow lawsuit

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Scarlett Johansson took on the Mouse, and now both sides have reached an agreement as it has been revealed that Johansson and Disney have settled the lawsuit that claimed Disney purposefully sabotaged her Marvel Studios film Black Widow in hopes to propel Disney+. Initially, Johansson sought $50 million from the studio. The terms of this […]

The Russos are at an “impasse” with Marvel over negotiations to return due to Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit

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It seems the Russo Brothers were almost returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but those plans have hit a recent snag. Recently, The Wall Street Journal ran an in-depth piece on Scarlett Johansson’s legal battle with Disney over the release of Black Widow. The WSJ noted in the report that this lawsuit from Johansson to […]