Since Disney announced that singer-actress Halle Bailey would play the bright-eyed mermaid Ariel in its live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, it seemed everyone had something to say about the decision. Now, the woman whose fins Bailey will fill, OG actress Jodi Benson, has offered her thoughts.
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The stars may be aligning for Kraven the Hunter's entry into the MCU. Spider-Man: Far From Home screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers said in a recent interview that they'd like to see Spidey take on the classic villain in his third MCU solo outing — and they're not the only ones.
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Round one of casting is underway for James Wan's Mortal Kombat reboot. Accomplished martial artist Joe Taslim, who appeared in the action masterpiece The Raid, has been cast as the deadly ninja warrior known as Sub-Zero. It's the first piece of casting news to be announced for the flick.
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Game of Thrones fans take note — winter might have come and gone, but the long night may be far from over. At least that's the news straight from the dragon's mouth about HBO's upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series. George R.R. Martin just dropped a bevy of bits about the hyper-secretive prequel.
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Does the multiverse exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? When the trailers dropped for Spider-Man: Far From Home, fans were pumped for that question to finally be addressed. But despite the fact that they didn't exactly get what they hoped for, we still know the answer — and it's a firm yes.
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Hide your children, folks, 'cause the Antichrist Superstar is set to haunt a television near you next year. Yes, that Antichrist Superstar — a.k.a. the shock-rocking diva of darkness Marilyn Manson — has confirmed he'll appear in the soon-to-shoot adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.
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If there was something oddly familiar about Mysterio's monologue in Spider-Man: Far From Home, there's a reason why. In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Mysterio actor Jake Gyllenhaal revealed the inspiration behind his character's spirited speech that came just after the film's big twist.
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Let's talk about rebooting a classic comedy for the modern age. Sony imprint Screen Gems is eyeing 1989's Look Who's Talking, which starred John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, and Bruce Willis, for the remake treatment. Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer) has been tapped to write and direct.
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Are you red-y for more Reynolds? Ryan Reynolds has joined the cast of Red Notice, the action thriller from writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber that was initially set up at Universal Pictures but has now moved to Netflix. Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot also star.
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Tom Holland's Spider-Man is about to go where no Spidey star has gone before. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has teased that there will be a sequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home, and that the film will tell a story that has yet to be told on the big screen.
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Stranger Things has always slipped into its episodes awesome Easter eggs for fans to find. The series upped the ante for season 3, however, by including a phone number that extends beyond the confines of laptop and television screens and gives fans a hint at what could be coming on season 4.
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Jesus has risen — Jesus Quintana from The Big Lebowski, that is. Screen Media recently acquired domestic rights to the Big Lebowski spin-off movie The Jesus Rolls, which features John Turturro as the titular bowling enthusiast. The company also stamped The Jesus Rolls with a 2020 release date.
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Netflix has a bad habit to kick. After a recent report revealed that depictions of smoking in its original content have tripled in just the last year, the streamer has declared that they will adopt a new, much more restrictive policy in regard to such depictions going forward.
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Anyone who binge-watched Stranger Things season 3 as soon as it hit Netflix is trawling the internet looking for an explanation behind it all — particularly that after-credits scene. David Harbour, the man behind Chief Jim Hopper, has now offered his own thoughts about the sequence.
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Chris Rock's Saw reboot just got a lot more badass. Ubiquitous and universally loved actor Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of the upcoming film, in which he'll play the father of Rock's character, a police detective on the trail of a fiendish, puzzle-building serial killer.
Read MoreThat didn't age well. Sharp-eyed fans have taken to online forums to point out that on the recent 4K release of Toy Story 2, one of the "bloopers" featured during the closing credits was conspicuously missing — one which doesn't play so great in the #MeToo era.
Read MoreMaleficent is back, and she hasn't gotten any sweeter. Disney has released the first full-length trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the surprise hit Maleficent. The spot sees Angelina Jolie's title character coming up against a new nemesis: Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer).
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The long holiday weekend plus one vacationing wall-crawler added up to big bucks for Sony and Marvel. Spider-Man: Far From Home, the second MCU solo outing for the web-head and the final film of Marvel's phase three, dominated the box office with a $185 million dollar domestic debut over six days.
Read MoreShe brought honor to us all — but has Disney brought honor to her? The House of Mouse has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Mulan, the animated classic that told the tale of Mulan, the daughter of a famous warrior who takes her father's place in the war.
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You want thingamabobs? Halle Bailey's the girl to go to. Nineteen-year-old singer Bailey, one half of the contemporary R&B duo Chloe x Halle, is set to play Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, directed by Mary Poppins Returns filmmaker Rob Marshall.
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The upcoming Lord of the Rings television series has found its keeper. Amazon Studios recently tapped Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom filmmaker J.A. Bayona to helm the first two episodes of the fantasy drama series, which takes place in Middle-earth in the time before The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Talk about life imitating art. A 77-year old British man reportedly passed away while vacationing in Thailand during a screening of the hit horror flick Annabelle Comes Home. No official cause of death has been reported, but the incident left fellow moviegoers in shock.
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Spider-Man doesn't just do whatever a spider can. He can also do something the biggest superhero movie of 2019 couldn't. When Spider-Man: Far From Home launched in theaters on July 2, it shattered the record for the best Tuesday night opening ever — something that Avengers: Endgame couldn't touch.
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Don't count DC Universe out just yet. The streamer has announced that it will field a substantial presentation at San Diego Comic Con 2019, with stars from all of its original series on hand and plenty of sneak peeks and exclusive footage. The panel will take place on Saturday, July 20.
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A gay Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Tom Holland is completely open to the idea. In a recent interview ahead of the launch of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Holland said that he would "of course" be okay with Peter Parker coming out as gay, if that's where his personal story goes.
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We know a few things about the Russo Brothers' San Diego Comic-Con 2019 panel, but one thing everyone has wondered about is whether they'll see their favorite actors reunite and join the Russos for the presentation. So, will the panel feature the cast of Avengers: Endgame? We've got the answer.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home finally swung onto silver screens on July 2 — delighting fans with action, adventure, and plenty of Peter Parker-brand humor. It also left audiences with quite a few questions, chief among which is this: Will there be a Spider-Man: Far From Home sequel?
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