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Sarah Szabo

Disney Likely To Take Over Avatar, X-Men Franchises

In the aftermath of the Walt Disney Company's $71.3 billion purchase of 20th Century Fox, the reality of the merger on a human and artistic level is beginning to sink in — and it's sort of wild stuff to consider, with the Avatar and X-Men franchises likely to soon be controlled by Disney.

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AJ Caulfield

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt Dazzles As The Magical Nanny In New Photo

No need for a spoonful of sugar — Emily Blunt is already sweet enough as the new Mary Poppins. Entertainment Weekly released a new snap from Mary Poppins Returns, featuring Blunt as the magical, musical, massive bag-toting nanny first featured in P. L. Travers' 1934 novel.

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AJ Caulfield

Gal Gadot Announces Role In Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Step aside, Kim Kardashian: it's Gal Gadot's turn to break the internet. The Wonder Woman actress revealed on Friday that she has a role in Disney-Pixar's Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, the animated sequel set for release on November 21.

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AJ Caulfield

New Venom Photo Shows Closer Look At The Slimy Symbiote

On the list of comic book characters you'd never want to cuddle up to, Venom sits in the number-one spot. Entertainment Weekly has a new photo from Venom, the Ruben Fleischer directed film starring Tom Hardy, and it gives fans the clearest look yet at the slimy symbiote.

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Andrew Ihla

The Ending Of The Meg Explained

It's man versus shark versus the summer box office competition as The Meg swims into theaters. How does it all go down in the final act?

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AJ Caulfield

James Bond Boss Reportedly Eyeing Idris Elba To Play 007

Elba, Idris Elba could be the next 007. According to new reports, longtime James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli told filmmaker Antoine Fuqua that "it is time" for a non-white actor to play James Bond — and rumor has it that Idris Elba is the top pick for the part.

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Sarah Szabo

Sony Developing Jackpot And Silk Movies For Its Spider-Man Universe

Rest in peace, Silver & Black — and long live everyone else. Sony is continuing to dip into its deep catalog of hundreds of Marvel Comics characters with new movie ideas, with the latest characters to have films in development including the webslinger Silk and the super-strong Jackpot.

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Tom Meisfjord

Sony Pushing For A PG-13 Rating For Venom

According to Variety, Sony execs are pushing for their newest Marvel film, Venom, to have a hard PG-13 rating, a maneuver that's sure to leave hardcore fans of the symbiote-powered antihero puzzled.

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AJ Caulfield

Fonzo: Get Your First Official Look At Tom Hardy As Al Capone

Tom, is that really you? Venom actor Tom Hardy is nearly unrecognizable as infamous gangster Alphonse "Al" Capone in the first official photo from writer-director Josh Trank's impending biographical crime film Fonzo.

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Sarah Szabo

Silver & Black Has Been Cancelled

Black Cat and Silver Sable are going their separate ways. According to a report by Variety, Sony has officially removed Silver & Black from its upcoming slate of movies based on its library of Marvel Comics characters, with plans in place to give each character a solo film, starting with Black Cat.

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AJ Caulfield

Guardians Vol. 3: Disney Will Reportedly Use James Gunn's Script

Following Disney's decision to fire James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel fans wondered what the pic would be like without the filmmaker's creative touch. Now, they may not have to — not entirely. Disney reportedly plans to use Gunn's script for Guardians Vol. 3.

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AJ Caulfield

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie: Ben Schwartz To Voice Sonic

Say hello to your new Sonic the Hedgehog.

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AJ Caulfield

This Deleted Nightmare On Elm Street Scene Changes Everything

A deleted scene from Nightmare on Elm Street has resurfaced online, and it changes everything we thought we knew about the film

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AJ Caulfield

Bloodshot: Guy Pearce In Talks To Replace Michael Sheen

Guy Pearce is shooting his shot at a role in Bloodshot. Pearce is reportedly in talks to replace Michael Sheen in Sony and Cross Creek Pictures' Bloodshot, which stars Vin Diesel as Ray Garrison, better known as the titular Bloodshot.

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AJ Caulfield

Cowboy Ninja Viking Pulled From Universal's Release Schedule, Production Delayed Indefinitely

Universal Pictures has kicked the cowboy to the curb, nixed the ninja, and is no longer vouching for the viking. The studio announced on Tuesday that it had pulled the Chris Pratt-starring Cowboy Ninja Viking from its release schedule and delayed production indefinitely.

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AJ Caulfield

Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders Confirmed For Spider-Man: Far From Home

Two more Marvel stars just got stuck in the Spider-Man: Far From Home web. Alongside Tom Holland's web-slinging Spidey, Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders will step back into her character Maria Hill, former S.H.I.E.L.D. deputy director.

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Sarah Szabo

City Of Lies: Johnny Depp's Biggie Smalls Movie Delayed Indefinitely

Perhaps Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker will not be solving Biggie Smalls' murder after all. City of Lies, the upcoming true-crime drama about the investigation into the murder of The Notorious B.I.G., has been delayed from its theatrical release indefinitely, only a month from its expected debut.

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AJ Caulfield

Creed 2: First-Look Photos Show Michael B. Jordan Back In His Boxing Gloves

The second coming of Adonis Creed is upon us. MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures have dropped the first photos from Creed 2 (also stylized as Creed II), the upcoming boxing drama sequel directed by Steven Caple Jr., written by Sylvester Stallone, and starring Michael B. Jordan.

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AJ Caulfield

Dave Bautista Says He'll Quit Guardians Vol. 3 If Disney Doesn't Use James Gunn's Script

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 without James Gunn's script? Dave Bautista doesn't want to have any part of that. Bautista, who plays Drax, has revealed his intention to quit Guardians Vol. 3 if Walt Disney Studios opts to not use the script Gunn had been working on before he was fired from the film.

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AJ Caulfield

Minecraft Movie Loses Its Director And Writer

Rob McElhenney is used to things being Always Sunny, but he's just thrown his latest project into a bubble of inclement weather. McElhenney has dropped out as the director and co-writer of Warner Bros.' Minecraft film, a planned adaptation of the sandbox video game created by Markus Persson.

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AJ Caulfield

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Get Your First Look At Margot Robbie As Sharon Tate

Prepare to do a triple take. Margot Robbie looks eerily similar to the real-life woman she portrays in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the forthcoming film from director Quentin Tarantino. Robbie took to Instagram on Monday to share the first snap of herself in character as Sharon Tate.

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AJ Caulfield

Here's How Groot Could Lift Thor's Hammer In Avengers: Infinity War

Groot is many things: wise beyond his words, adorable in his baby form, and, as seemingly evidenced in Avengers: Infinity War, as worthy as Thor to wield an Asgardian weapon. The co-directors of Infinity War have finally revealed how Groot was able to lift Thor's new weapon Stormbreaker in the film.

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AJ Caulfield

Guardians Of The Galaxy Actor Calls Working For Disney 'Nauseating' Following James Gunn Firing

Drax is one part disheartened, one part disgusted. Dave Bautista (a.k.a. Drax the Destroyer) recently stated that working for Walt Disney Studios (where Marvel Studios is housed) is "pretty nauseating" after the company fired James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Infinity War Fan Uncovers Thanos Continuity Error

Fans and critics adored Avengers: Infinity War, the superhero ensemble featuring a massive cast, plenty of action, and lots of heartbreak. But that's not to say the film is perfect. In fact, one laser-eyed viewer may beg to differ, as they have discovered a pretty big continuity error in the movie.

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AJ Caulfield

Spider-Man: Far From Home May Not Feature The Iron Spider Suit

Leave it to Marvel's resident info-spiller to potentially spoil a major element of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Spider-Man star Tom Holland uploaded a video to Instagram that caught the eye of many a Marvel movie-lover for a big reason: it suggests the new movie won't feature the Iron Spider suit.

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AJ Caulfield

Lamorne Morris Cast In Sony's Bloodshot

This New Girl alum has scored a new gig. Lamorne Morris, whom you may recognize as Winston from New Girl, is set to star in Bloodshot, the upcoming Sony Pictures film starring Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez, Sam Heughan, and Michael Sheen.

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Sarah Szabo

Why Thanos Didn't Need An Infinity Stone To Defeat The Hulk

Avengers: Infinity War serves up nonstop shockers, from unexpected deaths to a finale in which the villain seems to win. But one of the movie's most surprising moments comes within minutes of its start, when Thanos takes on the Hulk. Apparently, the Mad Titan is even stronger than we thought.

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