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Abbey White

Rise Of Skywalker Is Owning The Box Office In This One Area

Disney's domination at the domestic and international box office over the last several years has done more than shift the kinds of films Hollywood studios are producing. According to a recent box office analysis, some Mouse House properties are upending expectations about audience behavior.

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Nina Starner

What Bonnie Wright Has Been Doing Since Harry Potter Ended

In the Harry Potter films, the task of playing the vital character of Ginny Weasley fell to young British actress Bonnie Wright, who joined the series at the age of ten. Here's what she's been up to since she left Hogwarts and the wizarding world behind.

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Lea van der Merwe

Rise Of Skywalker Novelization Confirms Palpatine Was A Clone

None of the big reveals in The Rise of Skywalker actually answered how the evil Emperor had managed to return to the land of the living in the first place. Fortunately, there's finally an explanation that's been released for public consumption that can lay the myriad questions to rest.

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Meg Bucholtz

Why We're Worried About Indiana Jones 5

The fifth entry in the Indyverse has been troubled from the start. With the news of Steven Spielberg's exit from the director's chair, we're concerned as to whether or not this will ever get off the ground — much less what the quality of the final product might be.

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Mike Floorwalker

Sony's 'Wonderful' Plan To Take Spider-Man Out Of The MCU

When his acting days are done, Tom Holland may want to consider becoming a diplomat. While making the promotional rounds for the upcoming movie Onward, the Spider-Man actor discussed Sony Pictures' plans for the wall-crawler had the studio been unable to reach an agreement with Marvel Studios.

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Mike Floorwalker

Justice League Costume Designer Shares Alternate Aquaman Look

The DCEU's Arthur Curry almost looked a heck of a lot more like the version from the comics. Justice League costume designer Michael Wilkinson's original design for Aquaman (Jason Momoa) in the 2017 team-up film has leaked online, and it has fans of DC comics freaking out.

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Patrick Phillips

Upcoming Adam Sandler Movies You Need To Know About

After earning raves for his dramatic turn in Uncut Gems, one might think Adam Sandler apt to dive back into indie underworld and break bad in another harrowing, critically-acclaimed drama. That's not really Sandler's M.O., though.

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Nina Starner

How Phoebe Waller-Bridge Changed The No Time To Die Script

It was announced in 2019 that Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the award-winning star, writer, and creator of Amazon's acclaimed series Fleabag, would join the James Bond universe for Daniel Craig's final 007 outing, No Time to Die. Here's how she adjusted the script for an entirely new Bond experience.

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Patrick Phillips

How Long Is Onward?

While we don't yet have all the details about what sort of magic Tom Holland and Chris Pratt's enchanted brothers will ultimately encounter in the course of Pixar's mystical quest, we do have a much clearer idea about how long that quest will last.

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Abbey White

The Matrix 4 Shoot Caused Property Damage

The Matrix 4 has only been filming for a few weeks, but it's already proving to be an explosive new chapter in the science fiction action saga. This past weekend's takes, which involved a number of controlled explosions, were enough to knock — or melt — your socks off.

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Patrick Phillips

The Real Reason Steven Spielberg Isn't Directing Indiana Jones 5

Hold on to your fedoras, because storm clouds are brewing over the long-delayed production of Indiana Jones 5. The current calamity comes with reports that Steven Spielberg has left the director's chair. Having helmed every previous entry, what's caused the legendary filmmaker to step back now?

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Meg Bucholtz

The Outrage Over Mulan Just Keeps Intensifying

In our contemporary era, genuine political protest can occur anywhere -- even in the comments section of a YouTube video. Disney's live-action Mulan remake continues to suffer during political upheaval in Hong Kong. Most recently, a new TV spot for the Mulan remake is being rating-bombed on YouTube.

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Nina Starner

Fans Have A Problem With Disney's First LGBTQ Animated Character

Disney is still struggling with LGBTQ+ representation. Ahead of the release of Onward, Pixar's newest original film, LGBTQ fans are up in arms over the House of Mouse's "first LGBTQ animated character," since the portrayal is turning out to be problematic for multiple reasons.

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Nina Starner

Martin Scorsese Sent Bong Joon-Ho An Emotional Post-Oscars Letter

One of the world's most famous directors has officially joined the #Bonghive. After Bong Joon-ho's momentous, universally acclaimed film Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the South Korean director has been the talk of Hollywood. He's even snagged the attention of Martin Scorsese.

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Lea van der Merwe

Black Widow Character Posters May Reveal A Major Secret

In May 2020, fans will finally get a solo vehicle for the original female Avenger, as Black Widow will hit the big screen. It appears that the film might involve the nefarious organization known as HYDRA, as revealed by Black Widow's recently released character posters.

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Mike Floorwalker

How Harrison Ford Really Feels About His Big Rise Of Skywalker Scene

When Han Solo returned to counsel his son Ben, the erstwhile Kylo Ren, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it surprised the heck out of just about everyone. We were no more shocked by Han's return, though, than was Ford himself, as the actor revealed in a recent conversation with USA Today.

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Patrick Phillips

Keanu Reeves And Carrie-Anne Moss Spotted Filming The Matrix 4

The cast and crew of The Matrix 4 have been spotted shooting scenes all over the streets and rooftops of San Francisco, and the most recent video from the set finds stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss decked out in black while riding a motorcycle.

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Mike Floorwalker

Why Linda Hamilton Didn't Want To Watch Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor will take on any Terminator you throw at her, but there's one thing she can't handle. Terminator: Dark Fate star Linda Hamilton revealed that she was extremely reluctant to watch the flick for a simple reason: she hates seeing herself onscreen.

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AJ Caulfield

Movie Stuntwoman Killed In Shootout

Cheryl Sanders, a stuntwoman who performed in films like Lethal Weapon and Back to the Future Part II, was killed on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in a shootout that's being described by those involved as "an ambush."

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Patrick Phillips

Why Suicide Squad Was A 'Nightmare' For Shang-Chi Actor Simu Liu

Suicide Squad made this actor's life harder than it needed to be. Simu Liu, who is set to make his superhero debut in 2021 with Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, recently took to Twitter to throw some shade at Suicide Squad, calling the production a "nightmare."

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Mike Floorwalker

Here's Who's Rumored To Play Ghost Rider In Doctor Strange 2

The Mighty Marvel rumor mill is cranking up again. Rumor-slinging website We Got This Covered is reporting that Danny Ketch — canonically the third character to take on the mantle of Ghost Rider in Marvel Comics — will have a cameo appearance in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.

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Patrick Phillips

The Other Superhero Robert Downey Jr. Would Like To Play

Over the course of 11 years and 10 feature films, Robert Downey Jr. gave heroic life to the MCU's O.G. superhero Iron Man. In 2019's Avengers: Endgame, Iron Man made the ultimate sacrifice. Whether or not RDJ ever portrays Iron Man again, there's at least one other Marvel hero he'd love to play.

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Meg Bucholtz

Kelly Marie Tran Breaks Silence On Screen Time In Rise Of Skywalker

At the 2020 Oscars on February 9, MTV News asked a question that's still on many people's minds: how does Kelly Marie Tran feel about what happened to her role as Rose Tico in the final Skywalker saga entry? Here's what she had to say.

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Abbey White

Birds Of Prey Gets A New Title In Theaters After Release

Harley Quinn got tired of being someone else's sidekick, and apparently, so has Warner Bros. The parent studio behind the DC Extended Universe is evidently looking to course-correct with its latest release, Birds of Prey, after an underwhelming debut. Birds of Prey now has a new title in theaters.

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Abbey White

Sung Kang Breaks Silence On His Fast And Furious Return

The ninth chapter in Universal's Fast and Furious franchise promises fans a lot of things, and chief among them is the shocking return of Han Seoul-Oh. Now, Han's actor, Sung Kang, is opening up about coming back to the Fast film series.

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AJ Caulfield

The Real Reason Taika Waititi Played The Role Of Hitler In Jojo Rabbit

On the list of roles that actors would likely avoid ever agreeing to play, Adolf Hitler is up there like a fever. Except for Taika Waititi, the filmmaker and risk-taker extraordinaire who wanted to play Hitler in Jojo Rabbit, the Academy Award-winning comedy-drama he also wrote and directed.

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Patrick Phillips

The Reason Mia Toretto's Role In Fast And Furious 9 Is Such A Big Deal

For the upcoming Fast and Furious film F9, there are two characters whose returns have fans hyped: Sung Kang's Han Lue and Jordana Brewster's Mia Toretto. Han's return has clearly huge implications, and though comparatively more low-key, Mia's return in F9 is just as significant.

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