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Nina Starner

The Real Reason Marisa Tomei Regrets Playing Spider-Man's Aunt May

Marisa Tomei has some misgivings about one of her most high-profile roles. The actress recently revealed in an interview with Collider that she has regrets about playing Aunt May, the mother figure to Peter Parker in Marvel's most recent round of Spider-Man films, and other characters like her.

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Nina Starner

Why The Decision The Academy Just Made Is So Important

The Academy is making some huge changes in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. As parts of the world begin their attempts to safely reopen after SARS-CoV2 put entire cities and societies on pause, the Academy is adjusting next year's Oscar ceremony to fit our new normal as best as possible.

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Zach Lisabeth

Awesome News Just Dropped For The New James Bond Movie

As Hollywood begins to contemplate a return to traditional theatrical releases, a few new release dates are finally starting to trickle out. Patient James Bond fans will be happy to hear that the perpetually delayed No Time to Die — the sequel 2015's Spectre — is once again on the calendar.

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Meg Bucholtz

The Stephen King Friday The 13th Movie You'll Never Get To See

Sometimes, your greatest wishes can't be fulfilled, even when you're a multi-millionaire bestselling author. Stephen King recently confessed on his Twitter account that he held a fervent desire to add his perspective to the Friday the 13th universe, and to do it in a table-turning way.

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Abbey White

Tenet Just Suffered The Fate It's Been Trying Hard To Avoid

Not even Christopher Nolan's time tricks could save Tenet from a release delay. Warners Bros. has announced that its highly anticipated spy thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson will now release on July 31, two weeks after its long-slated July 17 date, Variety reports.

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Abbey White

Another Round Of Bad News Just Dropped For Wonder Woman 1984

Fans excited to catch Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman sequel will have to wait a little longer. Warner Bros. announced through the official Wonder Woman 1984 Twitter that the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2017's superhero blockbuster would be coming even later than its anticipated late summer debut

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Abbey White

The Real Reason Tenet Is So Important

Christopher Nolan is known for manipulating time in his films, but he's also managed to do it in real life with the release of his newest film, Tenet. According to one of the film's stars, Tenet is poised to be the first major blockbuster of 2020.

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Zach Lisabeth

What Does Beyoncé's New Disney Deal Mean For The MCU?

In a development buzzy enough to give the entire Marvel fandom tinnitus, news broke Wednesday that Disney has officially inked a deal with the Queen B herself to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Nina Starner

AMC Theatres Expected To Open In Time For Two Huge Summer Movies

If AMC gets its way, you'll be able to catch two of the summer's biggest releases in theaters after all. According to a report from Deadline, AMC Theatres expects to be "fully, globally open" by July -- which, as of this writing, is just one short month away.

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Zach Lisabeth

The Ending Of The Night Clerk Explained

With so many people finally tuning into dark crime drama The Night Clerk on Netflix, the film's opaque ending has fallen under increased scrutiny.

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Mike Floorwalker

Things Just Keep Getting Worse For J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter fans are wishing that J.K. Rowling, author of the novels upon which the film series is based, would use the Silencio charm... on herself. Rowling fired off a transphobic tweet over the weekend which provoked a response — and an apology to the trans community — from Daniel Radcliffe.

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Patrick Phillips

Great News Just Dropped For Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2

The web-slinger is about to swing back into action. No, not that web-slinger — the other web-slinger. The one named Miles Morales. Exciting news has dropped for the Miles-starring movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2.

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Mike Floorwalker

Small Details You Missed In The Bill & Ted Face The Music Trailer

In a most excellent turn of events, Orion Pictures has finally dropped the first teaser trailer for what's sure to be the single greatest cinematic endeavor in the history of humankind: Bill & Ted Face the Music. Here are the small details you missed in the trailer.

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Nina Starner

The Real Reason Keanu Reeves Came Back For The Matrix 4

Keanu Reeves just couldn't stay away from The Matrix. In an exclusive interview with Empire about the highly anticipated fourth Matrix film, Reeves talked about the legacy of the original Matrix movie and revealed why he decided to come back for another round.

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Robert Balkovich

Why Shelby From The Last Days Of American Crime Looks So Familiar

In the Netflix original movie The Last Days of American Crime, Shelby Dupree is our femme fatale, a mysterious hacker who ropes failed career criminal Graham Bricke (Édgar Ramírez) into one last heist before the US government puts an end to all forms of criminality.

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Nina Starner

There's New Hope That Tenet Will Still Debut In Theaters In July

Christopher Nolan's latest film may be the first movie of the 2020 summer season to hold on to its intended theatrical release date. Here's what industry analysts have to say about the timeline for getting audiences back to the big screen in time for another signature Nolan mind-bender.

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Zach Lisabeth

The Real Reason Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins Didn't Direct Justice League

How come Zack Snyder was tapped to direct Justice League and not 'Wonder Woman' helmer Patty Jenkins?

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Abbey White

Suicide Squad Was Supposed To Be Completely Different Than What You Saw

A director's cut of Suicide Squad would be much different than what we saw on screen.

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Patrick Phillips

The Real Reason Hugh Jackman Never Wore The Wolverine Suit

The Wolverine apparently doesn't feel the need to advertise. James Mangold, director of The Wolverine and Logan, has revealed the reason why Hugh Jackman never wore the traditional yellow and blue Wolverine suit.

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Robert Balkovich

The Hilarious Reason The John Wick Movie Title Was Changed

While a different title wouldn't have affected the quality of the John Wick franchise.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Movie Tradition Christopher Nolan Broke With Tenet

When you're making a movie as non-traditional as Tenet, you can be forgiven for throwing tradition out the window. Writer-director Christopher Nolan revealed that before production began on his latest, upcoming opus, he elected not to do something that he and virtually every other filmmaker does.

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Zach Lisabeth

David Ayer Responds To James Gunn's Suggestion Of A Suicide Squad Director's Cut

Warner Bros. has finally given in to demands over the Zack Snyder Cut of 2017's Justice League. Fans quickly sought to build on their victory by organizing a call for a new cut of David Ayer's Suicide Squad. James Gunn, who's directing a reboot, has chimed in. Here's how Ayer responded.

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Nina Starner

Harry Potter Fans Just Got A Totally Unexpected Surprise

Hogwarts has found a home at HBO Max. When HBO's new streaming service launched on May 27, 2020, Harry Potter fans who signed up for the streaming service got a huge surprise: All eight Harry Potter films are prominently displayed with the tagline "Relive the magic from start to finish."

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AJ Caulfield

The Real Reason The Tenet Trailer Debuted In Fortnite

It's not time travel — it's time inversion. That's the heart of esteemed director Christopher Nolan's upcoming feature film Tenet, the first full-length trailer for which was released on Thursday, May 21 in a most peculiar fashion. Here's why the Tenet trailer debuted in Fortnite.

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Patrick Phillips

Justice League's Original Post-Credits Scene May Have Featured An Epic Battle

Per a recent tweet from Joe Manganiello, it seems one of the bigger changes Joss Whedon made to Justice League involved the film's post-credit scene. The actors cryptic comments have fans intrigued as to just what the upcoming "Snyder Cut" might hold.

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Zach Lisabeth

Suicide Squad Fans Now Demanding To See 'The Ayer Cut'

Warner Bros. opened up a can of worms when they acquiesced to fan demands for the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Just one day after the announcement of the long-discoursed reworking, some DCEU enthusiasts are already showing that they will not be content with their pound of flesh.

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Zach Lisabeth

Rare Photos From Empire Strikes Back Revealed For Film's 40th Anniversary

The Empire Strikes Back just turned 40, and the sophomore Star Wars outing still looks damn good for middle age. To celebrate the release of what is widely considered the finest film in the entire franchise, Mark Hamill released a hidden cache of previously unseen production stills from the set.

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