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Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Hires Chinaka Hodge As Head Writer For The Disney+ Series By Ben Pearson/April 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST Marvel’s Ironheart has found a head writer. Chinaka Hodge, who has writing credits on Apple’s revival of Amazing Stories and the TV adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, will oversee the Disney+ comic book series, which tells the story of Riri Williams, a teenaged tech genius who reverse engineered an old Iron Man suit and essentially replaced Tony Stark after he stepped away from that role in the comics....

Michael Jordan Will Appear In ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ But In An Unexpected Way By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2021 10:30 am EST Space Jam: A New Legacy is passing the torch of hybrid animated basketball games with the Looney Tunes to NBA pro LeBron James. However, according to the sequel’s villain, Don Cheadle, the original Space Jam superstar Michael Jordan will be making an appearance in some capacity. But apparently the Chicago Bulls champion will be appearing in an unexpected way....

Movies Like Pineapple Express That You Should Watch ASAP Sony Pictures By Liam Gaughan/Nov. 2, 2021 2:58 pm EST “Pineapple Express” is one of the funniest films of the 21st century and an essential watch for fans of the Apatow generation, which grew up loving the work of Seth Rogen and James Franco. Rogen and Franco had worked together first in “Freaks and Geeks,” and their comedic partnership continued throughout the following decades, often yielding unexpected results: The pair nearly started an international crisis with “The Interview,” for instance, and produced a genuinely heartfelt award season contender with “The Disaster Artist....

Page 2: MST3K, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Doctor Who, The Wire, Tangled, American Horror Story By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2013 3:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Russell Crowe Confirms Dr. Jekyll Role In ‘The Mummy’, Which Will “Scare The Sh*t Out Of You” By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2016 2:00 pm EST Only a few days ago news broke that Russell Crowe was being lined up for a role in The Mummy. The Australian actor was in early talks to play a Dr. Jekyll-type character in the first movie that will kick off an entire Universal monster movie universe....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman ‘89’ Comic Preview, ‘Black Widow’ Actor Claims To Be MCU’s First Mutant & More By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2021 3:00 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

Superhero Bits: ‘Powerpuff’ First Look Photo, Ray Fisher Still Wants To Appear In ‘The Flash’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 13, 2021 6:00 pm EST Who the hell is Party Thor and what is he doing in Marvel’s What If…? animated series? Could Black Panther be the surprising character coming up in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier? Want an official first look at the live-action Powerpuff Girls series coming to The CW?...

The ‘Harry Potter’ Video Game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Will Allow Players To Create Transgender Characters By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 2, 2021 12:00 pm EST In what appears to be a direct refute of Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling’s poisonous transphobia, the upcoming Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy will allow players to customize their characters to be transgender. It’s a feature that the development team has reportedly been pushing hard to implement in lieu of Rowling’s distressing remarks, and which is planned to be a key part of the game when it launches in 2022....

The Guilty: Release Date, Cast And More Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 24, 2021 3:06 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Jake Gyllenhaal stars in “The Guilty,” a remake of the 2018 Danish film of the same name. This new “The Guilty,” which is headed to Netflix, comes from director Antoine Fuqua and writer Nic Pizzolatto, and, if it’s anything like the original movie, this is going to be a mostly one-man-show for Gyllenhaal....

The Karate Kid 3-Film Collection In 4K UHD Is Available For Pre-Order Now Sony Pictures By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 2021 5:29 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since the “Karate Kid” sequel series “Cobra Kai” is one of Netflix’s most popular shows, there’s no better time to revisit the original franchise. But if you’re going to give “The Karate Kid” a proper rewatch, then you might as well do it with the highest quality version available....

The Massive Mistake That Nearly Destroyed Toy Story 2 Disney / Pixar By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 16, 2021 10:50 am EST People look to Pixar’s films for entertainment, but also for inspiration. If you need something to inspire you to back up your computer work sooner rather than later, look no further than the near-disaster that happened during the production of “Toy Story 2.” According to Rotten Tomatoes, the “Toy Story” series is the best-reviewed film franchise of all time....

The Fashion of Disney’s Cruella First, Emma Stone looks positively fabulous in Disney’s villain origin story “Cruella,” and this new featurette, which teases the return of the film on Disney+ this Friday, digs into the gorgeous looks she wows everyone with over and over again. But she’s not the only one who is decked out in stylish and inventive threads in this story set in the heart of the rebellious fashions of 1960s London....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘The Mummy’, The Evolution Of Outer Space In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2021 5:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)...

When Exactly Does The Awakening Happen In ‘The Force Awakens’? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2016 11:00 am EST It was not until my fourth screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens that I asked myself the following question: when exactly does the Force awaken in the movie? The answer may seem obvious to anyone who has seen the movie, but it’s not really as obvious as you may believe. Join me in an examination of this question....

Will There Ever Be A Christmas Chronicles 3? Here’s What We Know Via: Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 5, 2021 2:39 pm EST “The Christmas Chronicles” was a massive hit for Netflix when it debuted on the streaming service in 2018. It was watched by 20 million people in its opening week itself and led to a sequel where Kurt Russell reprised his role as the uber-cool, gruff Santa Claus and accompanied kids on another adventure to save Christmas....

‘Avatar 5’ Script Left Stephen Lang “Weeping” (And Not Because It Won’t Be Released For Nearly Another Decade) By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 9, 2021 8:40 am EST Full disclosure: I have no idea what to make of these Avatar sequels anymore. It’ll always be notable how the first movie, despite turning into a runaway train that landed the film its place in box office history in vintage James Cameron fashion, nevertheless faded away from pop culture memory....

‘Captain Marvel 2’ Cast Adds ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Actress Zawe Ashton As New Villain By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2021 10:00 am EST Captain Marvel 2 has found a new adversary for Carol Danvers in the form of Zawe Ashton. The Velvet Buzzsaw actress is joining the Nia DaCosta-directed film as the villain, although we don’t know which villain she’ll be playing just yet. Brie Larson is back as the titular hero, while Ms....

‘Mank’ Takes The Top Prize At The 2021 American Society Of Cinematographers Awards By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 19, 2021 5:00 pm EST Awards season is nearly over. The ASC Awards marks the last guild or society to hand out their prizes before the 93rd Academy Awards holds is ceremony next week, and the American Society of Cinematographers threw in a bit of a last-minute curveball. David Fincher’s Mank took the top prize at the 2021 ASC Awards, besting awards season favorite Nomadland, which has been handily taking the top honor at nearly every awards season ceremony over the past few months....

‘Respect’ Clip: Jennifer Hudson Belts Out Aretha Franklin’s Iconic Song By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2021 11:23 am EST Next month brings a new musical biopic to theaters in the form of Respect, the story of iconic soul singer Aretha Franklin. Taking the leading role is Jennifer Hudson, who has the Herculean task of singing some of Aretha Franklin’s most famous songs, as well as some lesser known tracks from throughout her career....

‘Star Trek’ Producer Thinks The Franchise Could Boldly Go Into Musical Territory By Joshua Meyer/June 29, 2021 6:17 am EST There’s an old Klingon proverb that says, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” Now, it would appear that Star Trek is a dish best served…karaoke-style? The franchise has been the subject of musical parodies in the past – and Lieutenant Commander Data did play the wedding singer in Star Trek: Nemesis — but is it possible we’ll see an actual musical episode on one of its Paramount+ shows in the future?...