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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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AJ Caulfield

All The Oscars That Joker Won

Director Todd Phillips' Joker snagging even one of the several Oscars it's in the running for would mark a big collective win for the realm of comic book adaptations. Here are all the Oscars Joker won at the 92nd annual Academy Awards.

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Meg Bucholtz

All The Oscars That 1917 Won

From the moment pre-release marketing began for 1917, it was evident Sam Mendes' World War I film was destined to appear on the Oscars stage, and clearly intended to dominate the 2019-2020 awards season. Here's what 1917 took home from the 2020 Oscars.

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AJ Caulfield

All The Oscars That Parasite Won

Director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller film Parasite picked up countless nominations for the 2019-2020 awards season, and it received no shortage of attention at the 2020 Oscars. Here are all the awards it took home during the event.

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Meg Bucholtz

All The Oscars That Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Won

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood isn't exactly the fairy-tale the title suggests, but everyone involved in the film is hoping for some Oscars magic. From the film's long nomination list, here are all the awards Once Upon a Time in Hollywood took home during the 2020 Oscars.

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Mike Floorwalker

Kathleen Kennedy Confirms Something Big For Indiana Jones 5

Time to saddle up, Indy. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy recently gave a brief update on the status of Indiana Jones 5 during a chat with the BBC at the 2020 BAFTA Awards. While she didn't dive into too many details, she was clear about one thing: the series isn't getting rebooted just yet.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Real Reason Why Masters Of The Universe Won't Get Released In Theaters

He-Man has left the building... the movie theater, that is. By the power of Grayskull, the live-action vehicle for the classic hero and his friends will forgo a theatrical run in favor of a straight-to-Netflix release. The move by studio Sony Pictures was not unanticipated.

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Mike Floorwalker

Vin Diesel Makes A Head-Turning Claim About Fast And Furious 10

The Fast Saga might be coming to a close — but the next flick in the main series still might not be the last. In keeping with the franchise's "more is more" aesthetic, star Vin Diesel has suggested that Fast 10 might be split into two parts. The strategy has worked well for other franchises.

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Patrick Phillips

How Long Is Birds Of Prey?

It's nearly time for the world to feast its eyes upon the promised insanity of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn team-up flick Birds of Prey. There may still be some mystery to the Birds of Prey madness, but we now know how long it will last.

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Nina Starner

What The Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Are Saying About Birds Of Prey

Birds of Prey is soaring to new heights. Just before its release this Friday, director Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is earning rave reviews from critics, whose responses have been officially recorded on Rotten Tomatoes.

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AJ Caulfield

How Chris Farley Influenced Tim Meadows' Saturday Night Live Career

Saturday Night Live legend Tim Meadows has another celebrated comedian to thank for helping him build a strong foundation for his on-screen sketch comedy career. During an appearance on Kevin Nealon's Hiking with Kevin series, Meadows revealed how the late Chris Farley inspired him to be confident.

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Lea van der Merwe

Lucasfilm Confirms Even More Cameos In Rise Of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker made waves when it flew into theaters in December 2019 -- not just for being the closing chapter of the Skywalker saga, but also for including a number of unexpected cameos that were peppered throughout the action. Lucasfilm has confirmed two more cameos.

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Mike Floorwalker

Did George Lucas Have A Cameo In The Rise Of Skywalker?

Like some kind of force that binds the galaxy together, George Lucas might still have a presence in the Star Wars universe. ABC News reported that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker contains a cameo from the creator of the franchise in the form of an audio clip. The clip in question: a scream.

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Abbey White

The Real Reason Fast And Furious 9 Director Brought Han Back

The first trailer for the ninth Fast and Furious movie, F9, raised fan-favorite character Han Lue (a.k.a. Han Seoul-Oh) presumably from the grave. The news has many fans excited — and it should, because Han's return is due in large part to them.

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Meg Bucholtz

Eternals Might Debut One Of Marvel's Biggest Characters

Another day, another character introduction rumor that's taking the MCU speculation train off the rails. A Twitter user is now claiming to have spoken to an actor in The Eternals who reportedly described their character in a way that loosely fits the general backstory of Namor the Sub-Mariner.

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Mike Floorwalker

Joker Returning To Cinemas With A Major Upgrade

Time to put on that happy face once again.

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Lea van der Merwe

Here's How Much A Life-Sized Baby Yoda Toy Will Cost You

Disney capitalized on the cuteness and made sure to get plenty of Baby Yoda merchandise onto the shelves in time for 2019 Christmas sales, but there's still more Baby Yoda merch incoming. The most recent announcement is that a life-size collectible figure of the little critter is available to buy.

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Meg Bucholtz

Did Sebastian Stan Get Shady About Bucky's Avengers: Endgame Ending?

It's been almost a year since Avengers: Endgame released, but some still have something to say about how it ended, including star Sebastian Stan. The Bucky Barnes actor recently responded to the continued fan criticism of his character's endgame with a critique of his own.

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Meg Bucholtz

Jim Carrey Gives His Take On The Sonic The Hedgehog Redesign

Everyone has had a take on the sizable disaster that was the initial Sonic the Hedgehog trailer, which featured a horrifying-looking Sonic. We can now count Jim Carrey, who Dr. Robotnik in the flick, as among the people who've offered their thoughts on Sonic's original design.

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Mike Floorwalker

Paul Bettany's Latest WandaVision Tease Has Us Hyped

The Vision has a couple of choice words about his upcoming Disney+ series. Paul Bettany, who portrayed the android in the films of the MCU, recently spoke about the upcoming series WandaVision during a conversation with filmmaker and huge comic book geek Kevin Smith at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Nina Starner

Loki Reportedly Introducing First Transgender MCU Character

A new Marvel show may feature a huge first for the studio and its diverse cast of characters. According to The lluminerdi, Marvel is looking to introduce a transgender character through the Disney+ series Loki, marking the first appearance of any trans character within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Mike Floorwalker

We Now Know What Happened To Luke's Lightsaber

One Star Wars mystery has been solved, only for another to take its place. The second issue of Marvel Comics' Star Wars series has answered a nagging question in the minds of fans: how the heck did Luke Skywalker's lightsaber not disappear forever after tumbling into the abyss on Cloud City?

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Abbey White

Is This How Han Returns In Fast And Furious 9?

When the first trailer for the ninth Fast and Furious film dropped, fans of the nearly two-decade-long action franchise were gifted a shocking surprise: Han Lue is back. But how exactly has he returned from his presumed death?

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Mike Floorwalker

The Paul Walker Easter Egg In Fast And Furious 9 Trailer

Paul Walker's Fast and Furious family haven't forgotten him. The late actor, who was last featured in 2015's Furious 7, received a sweet tribute in the full-length trailer for the upcoming ninth installment in the series — but you had to have pretty sharp ears to catch it.

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Nina Starner

Margot Robbie Reportedly Eyed To Play This Huge Role

Margot Robbie might be winging her way to Neverland. According to The Illuminerdi, the role of Tinkerbell in an upcoming live-action adaptation of the familiar Peter Pan story — entitled Peter Pan and Wendy — has reportedly been offered to the Academy Award-nominated actress.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Real Reason Dwayne Johnson Isn't In Fast And Furious 9

Dwayne Johnson, who has portrayed Luke Hobbs in the Fast and Furious franchise ever since 2011's Fast Five, isn't in F9. Here's why.

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Nina Starner

The Joke That Was Too Dumb To Include On The Good Place

Apparently, there are some lines The Good Place just wouldn't cross. Throughout the run of NBC's philosophical sitcom The Good Place, the show's most consistently lovable yet dumbest afterlife resident was Jason Mendoza. However, there was one Jason joke too dumb to include on the series.

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