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Revisiting ‘The Happiest Millionaire,’ One Of The Weirdest Disney Movies Ever Made By Josh Spiegel/June 14, 2021 7:33 am EST (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)Mary Poppins was a mammoth success the likes of which Walt Disney Pictures had rarely seen in its live-action fare in the mid-1960s. And audiences seemed primed for big, splashy musicals. So in the wake of its success, Walt Disney himself worked with the same songwriting team on a new movie that would hopefully do for the extremely rich and the gearheads of the world what Mary Poppins did for the English....

Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns Says Writing Last Night In Soho And 1917 Was A Similar Process [Exclusive] Focus Features By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 30, 2021 9:02 am EST Krysty Wilson-Cairns started out writing short films before making the jump to television as a staff writer on the final season of the Showtime series “Penny Dreadful,” which was gone too soon. Now, Wilson-Cairns is co-writing feature films with the likes of Edgar Wright and Sam Mendes....

Seth MacFarlane Regrets ‘Family Guy’ Airing On Fox, Calls Out Tucker Carlson By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 3, 2021 8:01 pm EST MacFarlane vs. Fox: The Beef Continues For the benefit of those who can’t see the embed below, here’s the transcription of what MacFarlane had to say: “Tucker Carlson’s latest opinion piece once again makes me wish Family Guy was on any other network. Look, Fox, we both know this marriage isn’t working anymore....

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Gameplay Trailer: Play As The Bad Guys, Kill The Good Guys Rocksteady By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 11, 2021 12:17 pm EST If you’ve ever had the burning desire to punch The Flash in his smug, sleek little face, now is your chance. The new DC Comics video game from Rocksteady (the “Batman: Arkham” series) “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” is an action-adventure game revolving around the titular team’s attempts to defeat Brainiac after he invades Earth and brainwashes the Justice League....

Superhero Bits: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Deleted Scene, Patrick Stump’s ‘Spidey And His Amazing Friends’ Theme & More By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2021 6:00 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: Danny DeVito Wrote A Penguin Comic, Zack Snyder Had Plans For Riddler & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/Oct. 29, 2021 5:15 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....

Thank The Maker! George Lucas Is Getting A New Star Wars Action Figure, But He’s Not Wearing Plaid Lucasfilm / Hasbro By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2021 5:29 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. George Lucas is undoubtedly best known as the creator of “Star Wars.” Now the maker of the iconic sci-f saga is becoming one of his own creations with Hasbro releasing an official George Lucas action figure in honor of the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm....

The Needle Scene In Pulp Fiction Was Actually Filmed Backwards — Here’s Why Miramax Films By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 29, 2021 9:19 am EST Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential figures in cinematic history. His trademark style and filmmaking techniques have boosted him to a level of auteurship, with an artistic expression combining wit, profanity, sex, pop culture references, gratuitous feet shots, and ultra violence....

There Are People Whose Entire Job Is To Keep The Blade Runner Timeline Straight Adult Swim By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 22, 2021 8:33 am EST Some people have all of the luck. During a virtual press panel for the Television Critic’s Association press tour, the folks at Alcon revealed that they employ two individuals whose primary job is keeping the “Blade Runner” continuity straight. Alcon is the “keeper” of the IP, a job Alcon co-founder and co-CEO Andrew Kosgrove clearly takes very seriously....

‘Chucky’ TV Series Begins Filming, Will Premiere In The Fall By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2021 1:30 pm EST At long last, the Chucky TV series has begun filming. The Child’s Play spin-off series was supposed to start shooting last year but COVID-19 got in the way. Now, Chucky co-creator Don Mancini has revealed that the SYFY series is finally in production – and that we’ll likely get to see it this fall....

‘Coming Home In The Dark’ Trailer: Intense Sundance Thriller Comes Out This Fall By Ben Pearson/Aug. 5, 2021 10:51 am EST Coming Home in the Dark, a low-budget New Zealand horror thriller that debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is one of the most suspenseful films I’ve seen in years. It’s the feature directorial debut of James Ashcroft, and it’s one of those debuts that is so assured that it practically forces you to take note of the director’s name so you can pay attention to whatever they do next....

‘Hercules’ Live-Action Remake Could Spawn A Whole New Franchise, Joe Russo Teases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 11, 2021 3:00 pm EST The Russo brothers love their cinematic universes. Not only did Joe and Anthony Russo play a pivotal part in crafting the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems the duo want to make a cinematic universe out of the upcoming Hercules live-action remake. The Russo brothers are producing the remake of the 1997 animated musical, and gave an update on the live-action version, which they hope will spawn a “decade’s” worth of stories....

‘Launchpad’ Review: Disney’s Short Film Series Is A Wonderful Spotlight For New Filmmakers By Josh Spiegel/May 28, 2021 8:00 am EST Over the last 18 months, Disney+ has reshaped the conversation surrounding new streaming content. Shows like The Mandalorian and WandaVision have transformed the way a streaming channel can connect to audiences. But the key difference is that making new Star Wars shows and Marvel content is bound to get high engagement among people who are predisposed to like these franchises from the start....

‘Mank’ Featurette Goes Behind The Scenes Of David Fincher’s Ode To Classic Hollywood By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 7, 2021 10:00 am EST Netflix takes you behind the black-and-white curtain of David Fincher’s ode to Classic Hollywood with a newly released Mank featurette, dropped online just as awards season is beginning to ramp up. While Mank was effectively shut out of the Golden Globes Sunday night, winning none of its six nominations, Netflix hasn’t lost heart for the Oscar chances of the black-and-white drama....

‘Worth’ Trailer: Michael Keaton Tries To Put A Price On 9/11 Victims’ Lives By Ben Pearson/Aug. 9, 2021 2:47 pm EST How much is a human life worth? That’s the impossible question Michael Keaton’s character has to grapple with in Worth, a new drama coming to Netflix next month which tells the true story of the lawyer who had to calculate a dollar amount for every victim who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001....

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Is Coming To 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, And DVD This Fall By Ethan Anderton/June 24, 2021 10:07 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If getting an HBO Max subscription was just too daunting of a prospect for the opportunity to see Zack Snyder’s Justice League, we have good news. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing the director’s cut of the DC Comics superhero movie on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD this fall....

25 Years Ago, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Kickstarted The Second Phase Of Tom Cruise’s Astonishing Career By Josh Spiegel/May 10, 2021 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Man on a Mission, a monthly series where we revisit the films of the Mission: Impossible franchise as we sprint toward the release of the seventh film.)There are two phases to the career of Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. In the first phase of his career, Tom Cruise worked with exciting and distinctive auteurist directors, often being pushed to deliver daring and adventurous work....

Animaniacs Season 2 Trailer: The Warner Siblings Are As Zany As Ever Hulu By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 22, 2021 10:31 am EST Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner are back with a new season boasting even more zany antics, messy hijinks, pop culture parodies, historical sarcasm, and musical numbers than ever before. After teasing a “Thundercats” inspired parody at New York Comic Con a few weeks back, Hulu has finally released the trailer for the second season of their “Animaniacs” revival with the Warner siblings’ shenanigans in all of their wacky glory....

Chloe Zhao Pitched That Eternals Credits Character Reveal With The Actor Already In Mind Walt Disney Pictures / Marvel Studios By Shania Russell/Nov. 8, 2021 3:54 pm EST Chloe Zhao was tapped to helm Marvel’s “Eternals” weeks before she began production on “Nomadland,” the film that would win her an Academy Award. The director behind the tender 2017 Western “The Rider” won acclaim when that film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and the buzz followed through on her next projects....

Dark Harvest: Release Date, Cast, And More Macmillan By Jamie Gerber/Nov. 21, 2021 5:22 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.) Look out for Sawtooth Jack, because “Dark Harvest” will soon be coming to a theater near you. It was first reported way back in 2007 that the horror novel would be adapted by New Regency, but after being placed in turnaround, the project has since moved to MGM....