https://screenrant.com The best movie and TV editorials, features, and lists from the entertainment experts at Screen Rant. Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:09:33 GMT en-US hourly 60 Dathomir is one of the most fascinating planets in the Star Wars franchise, thanks to its rich history and connection to the dark side. Originally featured in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Dathomir has appeared in several TV shows and video games, opening new avenues for future stories. The planet has been crucial to several important Star Wars characters, cementing its place in the canon timeline.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:09:33 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-dathomir-explained/ Given that Back to the Future is one of the most beloved trilogies of all time, it is not surprising that Back to the Future 4 news continues to pop up every once in a while. The original movie introduced the world to Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and the time-traveling DeLorean that took him back to 1955 where he and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) had to save Marty's future. The massive success led to two sequels before the story of Marty McFly and Doc Brown seemingly came to a satisfying end. Of course, nothing in Hollywood is over forever and there have been rumors of Back to the Future 4 news ever since.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/back-to-the-future-4-news-story-confirmation/ From his introduction in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to his role in Star Wars canon, Darth Revan had developed into one of the franchise's most engaging characters. While he was initially a character that players could customize in any way, Revan's story has expanded significantly in subsequent Star Wars releases, including video games, books, and comics. With such a detailed timeline and an incredible design to match, it's no wonder Darth Revan has become one of Star Wars' most popular characters.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 22:30:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-darth-revan-kotor-canon/ With 2023's Scream 6 continuing on the beloved slasher franchise, fans are already eager for all the Scream 7 news. The original Scream was released in 1996 and revitalized the slasher genre while introducing a meta element to horror movies that changed the genre forever. Director Wes Craven returned to continue the story of Sidney Prescott and her friends being stalked by various Ghostface killers. Following Craven's death, the franchise took a new direction with a new cast of young characters who were poised to carry the series forward and the Scream 7 news indicates there are still plans of more to come.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 22:01:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/scream-7-story-cast-ghostface-return/ Wonka appears to be a promising reimagination of Roald Dahl's stories, but its casting choices have already stirred some complex controversies. Directed by Paul King, Wonka will not tread the same path as the other previous adaptations of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Instead, it will walk audiences through the adventures of younger Willy Wonka and how the eccentric chocolatier first met the Oompa-Loompas. Apart from having a scintillating storyline, Wonka has also made some incredible casting choices by featuring Timothee Chalamet as young Willy Wonka and Rowan Atkinson as Priest.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/wonka-hugh-grant-casting-controversy-explained/ DC's The Flash: Escape The Midnight Circus features Barry Allen repeating the same mistake he made in The Flash just one month after the movie's release. Andy Muschietti's The Flash marks the first time the titular speedster stars in a live-action movie. Yet, it adapts what might be the Flash's most ambitious story. With Ezra Miller's Barry Allen traveling back in time to save his mother and altering the entire DC universe in the process, the DCEU's version of DC's iconic Flashpoint storyline delivers a lesson about accepting the past and moving on from painful memories.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/dc-the-flash-escape-midnight-circus-barry-allen-learned-nothing-disaster/ While the American-made Godzilla movies are still in progress, Kaiju pioneers Toho are ensuring the King of the Monsters still has a theatrical stomping in 2023 — and ever since the Godzilla Minus One news broke there's been huge anticipation. Toho International is the original Godzilla movie-making studio, creating the first Gojira movie in 1954. Godzilla Minus One is the 33rd movie in the franchise from Toho and their first live-action movie since Shin Godzilla in 2016. However, there were three animated Godzilla movies from the company that went straight to Netflix.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/godzilla-minus-one-story-trailer-cast-release-date/ While many viewers and critics could not help but admire The Shawshank Redemption and its big twist, Stephen King had the weirdest complaint about it. Starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption unfolds as a rite of passage for a man who gets falsely convicted of murdering his wife. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the movie's timeless take on themes of hope and redemption was heavily lauded by critics and audiences following its release.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:50:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-shawshank-redemption-hole-criticism/ Loki may soon explain a multiversal plothole involving both the MCU and Sony's Spider-Verse. As has been seen in the current Multiverse Saga, some characters can freely travel the multiverse in the MCU without any consequences or repercussions, while others have experienced more violent symptoms as has been seen in the animated Spider-Verse movies. However, a new theory suggests that Loki season 2 will offer new insights regarding the effects and dangers of multiversal travel.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:31:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/loki-theory-spider-man-multiverse-plothole/ Mirage's comedic timing and hilarious one-liners make him one of the most admirable characters in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, immediately evoking curiosity about who has voiced him. Based on Hasbro's toy line, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the seventh installment in the franchise's live-action movie series and the second Transformers live-action movie that has not been directed by Michael Bay. Primarily set on 1994 Earth, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts begins by introducing Noah Diaz, a former military engineer who struggles to keep up with the growing medical expenses of his younger brother.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:31:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/who-voices-mirage-transformers-rise-beasts/ This article contains spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 2. Of the many new characters introduced in Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer season 2, Alex Grant is one that adds a certain layer of intrigue and complexity to the Bondurant murder case. The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama based on novels by Michael Connelly, and currently has two seasons streaming on Netflix. The series follows Mickey Haller, a not-so-traditional Los Angeles lawyer who begins taking on major legal cases in the area, despite working out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:20:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/who-is-alex-grant-in-the-lincoln-lawyer-season-2/ The Creator movie news promises a thrilling sci-fi journey that pushes the boundaries of AI-based futurism, and the details known so far about the cast and story have only added to the anticipation. After helming the Godzilla reboot and the acclaimed Star Wars movie Rogue One, Gareth Edwards is revisiting the sci-fi genre with an original story of his own. Also penning the screenplay with his Rogue One collaborator Chris Weitz, Edwards gears up for his return to cinema after nearly seven years. The wait is bound to generate excitement and with actors like Gemma Chan (Eternals) and Ken Watanabe (Godzilla) attached to it, The Creator also boasts a high-profile cast.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:00:23 GMT https://screenrant.com/the-creator-cast-story-release-date-trailer-updates/ Scarlet Witch was by far Marvel’s Phase 4 most powerful character, yet Wanda could not beat Thanos in either Avengers: Infinity War or Avengers: Endgame. Years before Marvel Studios could use the X-Men, Captain America: The Winter Soldier introduced Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, who in this version could not be described as mutants. As a result, a lot about Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver was changed for the MCU, including how Wanda's powers work.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/scarlet-witch-avengers-endgame-thanos-weaker/ Rose DeWitt Bukater and her mother, Ruth, part ways in Titanic as the ship is sinking, but the movie never addresses what happens to Ruth later on. Rose and Ruth's relationship throughout the film is complicated. Rose's father is no longer in the picture, and as Ruth reminds her daughter while she's lacing her corset, all their money is gone. In an attempt to maintain their status in their upper-class circle, Ruth is set on Rose marrying Cal. Kate Winslet and Frances Fisher do an impeccable job bringing the tension between the characters to life, which leaves viewers rooting for Rose to break free.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/what-happened-rose-mother-after-titanic/ Squid Game season 2 recently got a disappointing cast update, but the new episodes of Netflix's dark K-drama can still fix season 1's biggest character mistake. Chronicling a deadly competition for a huge cash prize, Squid Game saw massive success upon its 2021 debut. The series follows Seong Gi-hun as he partakes in the titular Squid Games, competing against 455 other players also trying to get out of poverty. The show digs into the personalities and backstories of handful of contestants, making it all the more emotional as they perish one by one.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:20:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/squid-game-season-2-sae-byeok-death-mistake-fix/ With Henry Cavill officially out as Superman, a Wolverine-like role on The Boys could offer a hilarious meta commentary on his experience with superhero films. Following Justice League in 2017, the state of Cavill's return as Superman and the original Snyderverse plans were a mess for years. The beloved actor received overwhelming online support to return as the character, until it was finally announced in 2022 that he would appear in a cameo in Black Adam. This allowed him to reprise the role for a brief moment before the hierarchy of power at Warner Bros. changed.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:11:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/henry-cavill-superman-the-boys-wolverine/ Hijack season 2 is a possibility now that the breakout Apple TV Plus thriller has ended, and Idris Elba has said he is more than interested in returning to the role in a second season. The first season of the Apple TV Plus saw Elba play Sam Nelson, a corporate business investigator who ended up on a plane going from Dubai to London that was hijacked by organized crime members acting as terrorists. Sam then has to find a way to negotiate a peaceful landing before things spiral out of control while assassins in the ground are taking out several people involved. Combining Idris Elba with a high-octane action premise is a clear fit, so much so that there was already intrigue in Hijack season 2 before season 1 had concluded.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/hijack-season-2-renewal-cast-release-date-everything-we-know/ The 1883 ending tied up the 10-episode prequel series to Taylor Sheridan's neo-Western sensation Yellowstone and deftly set up more series in the franchise. 1883 tells the tale of how the Dutton family came to own the land in Montana that would eventually go on to become the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. The series centers on James Dillard Dutton (Tim McGraw), his wife Margaret (Faith Hill), their eldest daughter and show narrator Elsa (Isabel May), and Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) the leader of the wagon train that the Duttons travel with to the American West, and is set over 135 years before Yellowstone in the franchise timeline.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/1883-season-1-ending-explained-elsa-death-yellowstone-future/ WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, season 2, episode 8, "Under the Cloak of War."

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-trek-biobed-sickby-medical-tech-explained/ Elemental's box office numbers have gained a tremendous amount of ground since the film's lackluster debut, indicating that the problems upon its release were created by Disney's poor marketing decisions. With a budget of $200 million, the Pixar movie appeared to be supremely ill-fated when its opening weekend sales made a mere $29.6 million (via Box Office Mojo). Elemental's hole was dug even deeper as the bulk of media sites prematurely labeled the film a box office bomb and predicted it would struggle to shine among other summer movies like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Barbie.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/pixar-elemental-box-office-disney-marketing-campaign-problem/ This article contains major spoilers for The Witcher season 3The Witcher season 3 features several epic duels, including Yennefer's unfortunate clash with Vilgefortz's powerful assistant, Lydia van Bredevoort (who managed to expose a lot of Yennefer's weaknesses). Lydia is a mysterious character in The Witcher, though the identity of her benefactor, Vilgefortz of Roggeveen, is finally revealed in The Witcher season 3's big twist. The mystery of Lydia van Bredevoort is deepened by the illusion that hides her injured face and the fact that she communicates solely through telepathy.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:30:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/yennefer-lydia-mages-magic-powers-comparison-the-witcher/ James Gunn's DCU plans clash with what the Snyderverse tried to set up, and there is one line that shows why they can't both work together. After a ten-year stint with Zack Snyder's roadmap and repeated attempts to resonate with audiences, writer-director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran took the DCU reigns in hopes of making the DCU a little more like the MCU. While the two cinematic universes have been "competing" for years, the MCU has often been praised by both critics and audiences.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:30:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/snyderverse-james-gunn-dcu-plans-not-fit-reason/ Fede Álvarez’s as-yet-untitled upcoming Alien movie is setting out to bring the franchise back to its horror roots by copying the most terrifying trick from the original film. The new Alien movie is part of Disney’s ongoing effort to cash in on all the lucrative franchises it acquired in its merger with 21st Century Fox. Starring Cailee Spaeny and Isabela Merced, the Alien sequel is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2024. It was originally slated for a straight-to-streaming release on Hulu, but it’s since shifted to a theatrical release so audiences can experience the intergalactic terror on the big screen.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:20:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/alien-new-movie-director-perfect-original-scary-restore/ Quentin Tarantino's unmade Star Trek 4 movie has become one of the franchise's great "What If?" questions, but it didn't happen for a number of reasons. The Tarantino project was just one of many prospective versions of Star Trek 4, the next entry in J.J. Abrams' Kelvin Timeline franchise. Various versions of Star Trek 4 have risen and fallen since 2016, including a return by Chris Hemsworth as Lt. George Samuel Kirk in a time travel movie. The most intriguing of these possible Star Trek 4 ideas was the script written by Quentin Tarantino and Mark L. Smith, writer of the Oscar winning Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Revenant.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-quentin-tarantino-movie-explained/ Tom Hanks is one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, and his children, Colin Hanks, Elizabeth Hanks, Chet Hanks, and Truman Hanks, have all found their way into show business in one way or another. Of the Hanks children, Colin is the one with the most prominent career, as he has appeared in The House Bunny, the Jumanji series, and Impeachment: American Crime Story. And while Elizabeth and Chet have several years of professional acting under their belts, Truman Hanks' acting credits are the most recent.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/truman-hanks-movies-tom-hanks-son/ The Expendables 4 news so far has promised a return to form for the bombastic franchise, but with some notable changes to freshen up the formula of Sylvester Stallone's celebration of the over-the-top 80s action movies that made him and his co-stars household names. The Expendables series began in 2010 with director, writer, and star Sylvester Stallone assembling a team of some of the biggest names in the action genre for a throwback romp about a team of elite mercenaries carrying out dangerous missions around the world. The team returned for two sequels in 2012 and 2014, but the franchise seemed to come to an end after that. However, after a lot of talk and promises, The Expendables 4 — officially titled EXPEN4BLES — is on the way.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/expendables-4-movie-release-date-story-cast-updates/ Although the Hollywood masterpiece, Casablanca, had the potential for a sequel, it seemed that studios were hesitant to go through with the plans after noticing that the Rick Blaine twist. Overall, the film received massive praise, securing eight Oscar nominations and winning three for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. Its screenplay was skillfully written by Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch, who loosely based it on Murray Burneet and Joan Alison unproduced play "Everybody Comes to Rick's".

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:40:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/casablanca-2-rick-blaine-spy-twist-bad/ The decision to introduce so many new faces to the MCU Phase 5 could become a major problem for the heroes down the road. Over the last several MCU releases, Marvel has introduced a huge number of characters, particularly many young characters. From Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to young Prince Toussiant T'Challa (Divine Love Konadu-Sun), Marvel is expanding its roster and giving fans even more heroes to love.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:40:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/mcu-phase-5-kid-introduction-future-hero-problem/ Christopher Nolan has long been criticized for his sound design, which makes it difficult to understand the characters' dialogue, and that problem has continued with Oppenheimer. The director's newest movie follows J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American physicist who led The Manhattan Project and created the atomic bomb. While Nolan is one of the most remarkable and beloved filmmakers of this generation, he often draws criticism for the way the sound is mixed in his movies. The dialogue in Nolan's films is mixed low and made hard to hear over the movies' scores and loud action sequences, which has weirdly always been an intentional choice of the director's.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:30:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/christopher-nolan-movies-dialogue-problem-explained/ Warning: Major spoilers for Twisted Metal season 1 below!

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:20:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/twisted-metal-raven-mystery-package-ice-cream-gag/ Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 2! The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 has been a huge hit for Netflix so far, generating plenty of excitement for news on The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 and beyond. Based on Michael Connelly’s novel series of the same name, Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer follows defense lawyer Michael “Mickey” Haller, who is infamous for working out of his car rather than an office. An adaptation of Mickey Haller’s fourth literary appearance, The Fifth Witness, The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 sees Mickey take on the defense of chef Lisa Trammel, who has been accused of murdering businessman Mitchell Bondurant.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:01:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/lincoln-lawyer-season-3-cast-story-updates/ After Everything is the fifth installment of the After film series, and it is set to be released on September 13, 2023. The franchise originally launched with the film After, which stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Hardin Scott and Josephine Langford as Tessa Young, and the story follows the young couple's tumultuous love story. Because After Everything is advertised as the final chapter of the After series, it is expected that the movie will bring closure to the popular franchise.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:01:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/after-everything-based-book-movie-series/ This article contains spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 2.Mickey Haller may be one of the more complicated characters on Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer, however, his ex-wife Lorna actually sums him up pretty easily with a single 12-word quote from the show's second season. The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama with two seasons based on novels by Michael Connelly. The series follows Los Angeles defense attorney and former addict Mickey Haller as he works out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car and takes on some of the biggest legal cases in the city, including murder.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:41:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/lincoln-lawyer-lorna-mickey-biggest-problems-parents/ WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for My Adventures With Superman episode 5.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:41:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/my-adventures-with-superman-deathstroke-dc-iron-man/ Across his over 30-year career, Jim Carrey has done very few film sequels and has even made it a rule to avoid them, with The Truman Show being a perfect example of why his rule exists. Carrey is best known for his comedic work, having started out in television on In Living Color, a sketch comedy series that also helped launch the careers of Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Greer, and more. Carrey solidified his status as a comedy movie star in 1994 with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which led to him starring in the more dramatic classic and arguably his best work, 1998’s The Truman Show.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:20:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/jim-carrey-truman-show-career-no-sequels-rule-justify/ Darth Sidious was the ultimate Sith, yet one canon Star Wars Sith Lord had a Force lightning power that Palpatine never achieved. Star Wars’ Force lighting power was introduced in Return of the Jedi, when the mysterious Emperor shot lightning bolts from his fingertips against Luke Skywalker. The idea was for the Emperor, who did not carry a lightsaber in the film, to have a different fighting style compared to Darth Vader. Since then, several Star Wars characters have used Force Lightning, not just in the movies but in animated shows, comics, novels, and video games.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-sith-force-lightning-palpatine-dreams-of/ Pixar has ignored its most beloved cameo tradition in recent movies, but Toy Story 5 is the perfect opportunity to bring it back. Even though Toy Story 4 was heavily marketed as the final chapter of the series, and it saw the central duo of Woody and Buzz parting ways, the saga will continue in Toy Story 5. With the unexpected commercial underperformance of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Disney’s supply of sure-fire hit movies is dwindling. Toy Story 5 is one of the studio’s few guaranteed blockbusters, so Pixar is working to bring Woody and Buzz back together.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/toy-story-5-pixar-john-ratzenberger-cameo-tradition-fix/ The Last Voyage Of The Demeter cast leads the exciting new movie that brings Dracula back as the terrifying horror antagonist he always has been, with a return to his roots as a Nosferatu-like menace combined with a claustrophobic high-seas setting. The movie is inspired by a brief section within Bram Stoker's original Dracula novel that details a ship — the titular Demeter — making its voyage to London. However, unbeknownst to the crew, Dracula is being transported in a crate across the seas and wakes during the voyage to feast on the crew. It is an exciting setup for a horror movie that looks like a mix between a vampire movie and Alien, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter cast is a great ensemble to help tell the tale.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/last-voyage-of-the-demeter-cast-character-guide/ Sigourney Weaver's role in Avatar: The Way of Water raised eyebrows given that she was playing a 14-year-old girl, but the actor's new role goes in entirely the opposite direction. In 2009's Avatar, Weaver played Dr. Grace Augustine, an exobiologist and the head of the Avatar Program who joins Jake Sully on his mission to help the Na'vi fight back against the humans. After advocating for peaceful relations with the Na'vi, Grace is shot and dies after a failed attempt to have the Tree of Souls transfer Grace into her avatar. Nevertheless, Weaver returns in 2022's Avatar: The Way of Water, but she plays a different character.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:50:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/sigourney-weaver-lost-flowers-alice-hart-avatar-2-casting-age-reverse/ Loki season 2 has a difficult trial ahead of it regarding the multiverse fatigue that appears to have crept up in the MCU. Loki left a lasting impression with many viewers due to its far-flung multiversal plot, and its more personal story of the 2012 version of Loki learning what his life would have been like had he been in the main MCU timeline, instead of being pruned from his own by the TVA. As one of the highest-rated and most popular Disney+ Marvel shows, prospective viewers are naturally excited to see a follow-up season, especially after the Loki season 2 trailer teased an adventure through time as well as the multiverse.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:31:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/loki-season-2-story-tease-multiverse-risk/ This post may contain spoilers for Mutant MayhemMutant Mayhem continued a troubling trend as it underutilizing the catchphrase "Cowabunga" (which has been an issue in several TMNT movies). Since its release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem gained high praise from audiences and critics alike, holding a nearly-perfect score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. This beat out the score for every other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie except for the Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover film. Many people have called the movie their favorite of the franchise, surpassing even the 1990s TMNT movie.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:10:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/tmnt-mutant-mayhem-cowabunga-catchphrase-problem/ Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 9 - "Subspace Rhapsody."

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-trek-musicals-history-before-strange-new-worlds/ It's hard to believe that at one point Paramount didn't want to cast Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role in The Godfather. In what has become a career-defining performance amidst a legacy of terrific roles, Brando played Vito Corleone, the patriarch and don of the Corleone crime family. His story, (also outlined in flashbacks with Robert DeNiro as a young Vito Corleone), not only shapes the narrative of Francis Ford Coppola's drama but its subsequent sequels, with the don's decisions casting a long shadow over the saga of the next generation and beyond.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:50:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/the-godfather-movie-marlon-brando-don-corleone-almost-not-cast/ Warning: This post contains spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:40:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/hollywood-best-chris-pine-winner-tmnt-mutant-mayhem/ Gus Fring suggests he has children during Breaking Bad, and it seems the mastermind behind Los Pollos Hermanos is telling the truth. Gus, also known as the "Chicken Man," is one of the main villains of Breaking Bad. Played to perfection by Giancarlo Esposito, the character seems polite and cordial on the surface. However, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman quickly learn he's not a man to cross. He repeatedly proves he's a man to be feared, and he even threatens to kill Walter's family, including his infant daughter.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:21:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/did-gus-have-children-breaking-bad-lying/ 2023's summer smash hit Barbie has destroyed a specific record that was held by one film for over 30 years. Released in July 2023, Barbie was part of one of the biggest box office phenomenons of the year due in part to having the same release date as Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. The humorously titled "Barbenheimer" weekend broke numerous box office records, with Barbie being the stronger of the two regarding worldwide box office hauls.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/barbie-box-office-highest-grossing-comedy-movie-all-time/ Although Return of the Jedi concludes the original Star Wars trilogy with a Rebel victory, the destruction of the second Death Star presents potentially catastrophic problems for the Forest Moon of Endor. This issue is addressed in-universe in the original Legends continuity, but the canon-exclusive Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker seemingly makes matters worse for the new continuity in its depiction of the Death Star II’s wreckage, reopening the discussion regarding Return of the Jedi’s ending. Like Legends, the current Star Wars canon also addresses the aftermath of the battle station’s destruction, attempting to mitigate the potentially dark implications of the Rebellion’s victory.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-return-jedi-endor-holocaust-theory/ Pokémon's Galar region contains four of the strangest creatures in the entire franchise, whose very existence is highly questionable, and the anime version of their Pokédex entries is the ultimate proof.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-strange-pokedex-entries-explanation-dracovish/ The success of Oppenheimer is great news for Matt Damon, as it's broken his streak of box office bombs. The 52-year-old actor is one of the most beloved in Hollywood, but non franchise movies have generally struggled at the box office in recent years. Oppenheimer and Barbie, however, seemed to have proven that with enough buzz circulating the internet, a well-made, original story can still make money. In a massive ensemble cast, Matt Damon stands out in some of Oppenheimer's most comedic and heartwarming scenes, portraying Lt. General Leslie Groves.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:50:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/oppenheimer-movie-matt-damon-success-box-office-bombs/ Dune cast two lead characters with performers whose real-life age difference would be weird within their fictional dynamic, but ultimately, the actors were able to pull it off. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation has no shortage of exceptionally talented performers who vary in many regards — age included. The diversity on set helped pull together the far-reaching, interstellar society of the science fiction epic originally penned by author Frank Herbert.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:40:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/dune-timothee-chalamet-rebecca-ferguson-age-gap-paul-mother-impressive/ The first Jurassic Park movie kicked off a trilogy that would become a franchise, and the film’s biggest danger was actually a real-life problem as well. Jurassic Park was expected to become a big movie before it was even truly Jurassic Park, with director Steven Spielberg acquiring the rights to Michael Crichton’s novel before its 1990 publication date. When the film premiered in 1993, it was the highest-grossing film of its time off a $63 million budget and extensive marketing campaign. The certified hit is still remarkable for its groundbreaking CGI to create the terrifying, realistic-looking dinosaurs, but one hazard in the film was made naturally.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:30:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/jurassic-park-hurricane-real-danger/ House of the Dragon season 2 will return to an important Game of Thrones location, and in doing so could create a Daenerys Targaryen plot hole. House of the Dragon begins around 200 years before Game of Thrones, meaning that, unlike many prequels, it doesn’t have to worry too much about impacting canon. Unless, of course, it does something major such as, say, reveal Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros due to a dream about the White Walkers.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:18:53 GMT https://screenrant.com/house-dragon-season-2-wall-game-thrones-daenerys-plot-hole/ Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie remains a fascinating chapter of the DCEU, albeit an unmade one. Ben Affleck debuted as Batman in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and though the film itself saw a very split reception, Affleck's portrayal of the Dark Knight was nonetheless well received. Unfortunately, that divisive reception to Batman v Superman led to Warner Bros. making significant changes to the then-upcoming Justice League, which then played a role in Affleck walking away from his planned Batman movie.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-details-explained/ The Better Call Saul ending helped the series earn its place alongside Breaking Bad as a television heavyweight and tied up the strange, dark, and often funny story of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), better known as Saul Goodman. In the Breaking Bad spinoff, the plot shifts focus to the eponymous lawyer who helped Walter White (Bryan Cranston) grow a drug empire. Better Call Saul centers on the on-the-run former lawyer’s backstory as he morphed into Saul, and it's crosscut with post-Breaking Bad sequences showing what Jimmy is up to since disappearing to Nevada and assuming the identity of Gene Takavic.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/better-call-saul-season-6-ending-explained/ Orange Is the New Black was a smash hit for Netflix, and its background happened to be based on a true story. Created by Jenji Kohan (who was also behind the popular Showtime series Weeds), Orange Is the New Black hit streaming in 2013. The world met Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a woman who's sentenced to do to time at the now-famous (but fictional) Litchfield Penitentiary after being caught helping her ex-girlfriend, Alex (Laura Prepon), transport money from a drug-smuggling operation. She's sentenced to 15 months in jail, only to be put in the same prison as the same ex who led to her very imprisonment.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/orange-new-black-true-story-history-real-life-inspiration/ Having been introduced at the beginning of Star Wars' Skywalker saga, it seems as though the Sith Rule of Two has been misunderstood. In the 24 years since The Phantom Menace, the Rule of Two has essentially been viewed a concrete doctrine established by the early Sith Lord Darth Bane. However, that doesn't seem to have been the original intention as envisioned by George Lucas.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-george-lucas-sith-rule-of-two-misunderstood/ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny may not have not gotten great reviews, but it brought Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' vision full circle. Following Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by 13 years, the 2023 movie sees Indy (Harrison Ford) attempting to retrieve the titular Dial of Destiny, aka the Antikythera, which was built by Archimedes in 212 BC. Indy's goddaughter, Helen, believes the dial is a time travel device. Surprisingly, Helen turns out to be right, as the dial sends her and Indy to a portal that takes them back 2,000 years to the Siege of Syracuse.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:50:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-movie-spielberg-lucas-vision/ Deadpool 3 received a massive spike in popularity and hype when set photos and videos revealed a comic-accurate costume for Wolverine, and a subtle detail on his suit may hint towards a wild MCU cameo. Despite Deadpool and Deadpool 2 being created by Fox, Disney's acquisition of the company - including its film rights for several Marvel characters - means that the third installment will be an official entry in the MCU. Of course, Deadpool being who he is, the character's introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is poised to be filled with fourth wall breaking and absurdist meta-humor.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:40:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/wolverine-mcu-suit-makes-deadpool-3-theory-more-likely/ The MCU has timeline problems, but Marvel's Phase 5 introduced the worst timeline botch since Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man cockily kicked off Kevin Feige's sprawling franchise. Some of those problems are somewhat inevitable: after 40 releases, the level of continuity homework is beyond the capability of any creative team, so it makes sense that some things slip. That is exacerbated when you bring in things like Avengers: Endgame's 5 year time jump, MCU post-credits scenes seemingly appearing out of linear order, and Marvel's more recent attempts to avoid outright stating within releases when their events are actually happening.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:31:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/mcu-timeline-secret-invasion-endgame-mistake/ WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody".The ending of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody" has teased another future tragedy for Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) before his accident in Star Trek: The Original Series. It was already established in Star Trek: Discovery season 2 that Pike has foreknowledge about the sacrifice he will later make. Strange New Worlds' crossover episode also hinted to Pike that he's a bit of a legend in the 24th Century, when Ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) admitted to dressing up as him for a Halloween party. However, these two things are practically all that Pike knows about his future.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:31:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/strange-new-worlds-musical-set-up-new-pike-star-trek-tragedy/ The West Wing provides a vivid portrait of the inner workings of the White House, but the question of its accuracy is a complex one. The West Wing, from famed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, tells the story of the fictional President Bartlet and his liberal administration as they navigate myriad political and interpersonal problems within the walls of the White House. The series was a phenomenon upon release, garnering praise for its witty dialogue, strong characters and thoughtful analysis of American politics. By the end of its seven season run, The West Wing had picked up 26 Emmy Awards and firmly established itself as a piece of television history.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:31:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/west-wing-white-house-how-accurate-real-life/ FX's award-winning series The Americans was steeped in the historical era of the Cold War, begging the question of if it was based on a true story. Premiering in 2013, The Americans followed Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys), a seemingly normal couple living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. However, their normal American facade hid the reality that they were secretly KGB agents working for Russia in deep cover, spying on their adopted home and sending information back to the motherland.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:20:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/is-the-americans-based-on-true-story/ Top Gun: Maverick finally came out in 2022, being the long-awaited follow-up to the 1986 classic, and this massive time gap can be explained by Tom Cruise initially being hesitant to return for a Top Gun sequel. Despite the original Top Gun being one of Cruise's most iconic films, it took decades for a sequel to come out. Although the eventual Top Gun 2 was a hit, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, many viewers have wondered why it took so long for the film to get made. So, here's why Tom Cruise hesitated to make Top Gun: Maverick for so long, according to the actor.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:10:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-irresponsible-tom-cruise-navy-promotion/ Star Wars has been setting up its true Mandalorian Jedi ever since 2014. There was a lot of speculation that the child Grogu would have become the first Mandalorian Jedi since Tarre Vizsla's induction into the Jedi Order (over a thousand years before the Skywalker saga). However, another Star Wars character during the New Republic Era stands to become the galaxy's actual new Mandalorian Jedi, especially given Grogu's decision to leave his Jedi training as seen in The Book of Boba Fett.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:01:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-sabine-wren-mandalorian-jedi-setup/ The main Friends cast may not have become the icons that they are today had they not starred in one of the defining sitcoms of the '90s. The show tells the everyday stories of six good friends in their twenties who live in New York City and talk about their problems in their apartments and favorite coffee shop, Central Perk, and its legacy continued with a 2021 HBO Max reunion Friends special. While many other TV comedies have attempted to emulate the premise of the series, the chemistry between the Friends cast, the love story between Chandler and Monica, and the debate about Ross and Rachel's breakup set it apart.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:01:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/friends-cast-where-are-they-now/ WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody".Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has finally confirmed that Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) was a father throughout Star Trek: The Original Series. In Star Trek's first-ever musical episode, Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) beams aboard the USS Enterprise to shadow Number One (Rebecca Romijn) ahead of his promotion to Commander. Kirk's return to the Enterprise allows Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) to come clean about her tragic romance with his alternate reality counterpart, something she hopes may lead to a relationship with Prime Universe Kirk. Sadly for La'an, Kirk is already committed to Dr. Carol Marcus, who is pregnant with his child.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:01:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-trek-tos-kirk-father-carol-marcus-confirmed/ A preview of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spinoff revealed acid zombies, but it's unclear whether they're a new variant to be explored in The Walking Dead universe. Variants have been hinted at throughout The Walking Dead and its related spinoffs, with a stronger, faster walker denting doors with its fists in The Walking Dead: World Beyond and walkers picking up rocks in The Walking Dead's final season. By this point, It's obvious that variants are emerging to offer some new excitement in the franchise.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-daryl-dixon-acid-zombies-variants-explained/ Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent years, so some people may forget that they were actually in one movie together, The Rum Diary, and it was a box office disaster. Depp and Heard have been better known for their acrimonious split and subsequent lawsuit than for their body of work in recent years. The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial tabloid headlines have understandably caused audiences to forget that both are talented actors, but their talent wasn't enough to save The Rum Diary.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:40:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-amber-heard-movie-fail-box-office/ Stanley Kubrick left his mark all over the film industry, including one record with Eyes Wide Shut that no one in Hollywood is trying to beat. The legendary filmmaker is known for creating some of the most iconic movies of all time, including The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange. His exceptional work defined several genres, from science fiction to horror, to historical epics. However, it is his final film, the mystery thriller Eyes Wide Shut, that set one of the most ridiculous records in film history.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/stanley-kubrick-eyes-wide-shut-production-record/ Despite the poor critical reception of the movies, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV show is officially going ahead on Disney+, and there is plenty of Percy Jackson TV show news to digest before it's made available to stream. Based on Rick Riordan's novel series of the same name, the Percy Jackson TV show will follow the titular character after he discovers that his father is the Greek god Poseidon. The novel series consists of five books, which serve as the first collection in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which continues the story of the modern exploits of various Greek gods and demi-gods.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/percy-jackson-show-news-updates-cast-story/ The second part of The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 is now on Netflix and includes a brief discussion about Rita Hayworth's name that has a much longer, troubled story behind it. The television series was adapted from the Michael Connelly books, which led to a 2011 movie of the same name. Over a decade later, it was brought back with Mexican actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo leading the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer as Mickey Haller, who had been played in the film version by Matthew McConaughey. In the original books, Haller is described as half-Mexican, and casting Garcia-Rulfo helped bring The Lincoln Lawyer back to its roots.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:30:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/lincoln-lawyer-season-2-rita-hayworth-latina-name-change-true-story/ Gal Gadot's confirmation of a Wonder Woman 3 movie taking place within James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe can bring major continuity problems to the new franchise. The new DC Universe aims to establish a new beginning for DC after the DCEU's shaky ten-year run. To achieve it, the DCU is leaving behind characters such as Henry Cavill's Superman, Ben Affleck's Batman, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Black Adam. However, some returning actors put the idea of a full reboot into question.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:10:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-3-dc-reboot-more-complicated/ Clint Eastwood passed on a Western movie role that went on to feature one of John Wayne's best performances. While Westerns were once one of the most dominant genres in Hollywood, they waned greatly in popularity during the 1960s. Eastwood was one of the last movie stars to make his name off the genre, thanks to the success of Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy or Hang 'Em High. Clint Eastwood's Western movies were a good deal darker and more cynical than those produced during the "Golden Age" of studio movies - which might be one reason John Wayne wasn't a fan.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:10:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/shootist-movie-john-wayne-clint-eastwood-western-passed/ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is often regarded as the best Disney Star Wars movie and can also be described as the Oppenheimer of the franchise. Christopher Nolan's latest epic has enjoyed great success at the box office and has been praised as the director's most ambitious film. Oppenheimer is a remarkable technical achievement, with Nolan going so far as to create an atomic explosion to achieve the best results possible. Behind the spectacle and expert filmmaking, Oppenheimer is a gripping tale of a man who changed the world forever and ushered in the nuclear age that will continue to shape humanity for generations.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-rogue-one-oppenheimer/ Dwayne Johnson is one of the most bankable movie stars working today, and the actor has appeared in 30 or more action movies in his two-decade acting career (some of which are classics, while others have totally disappeared into obscurity). Johnson first became famous for his wrestling pseudonym, The Rock, and was known across the world for The Rock's eyebrow, ridiculous one-liners (such as "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?") and absolutely oozing charisma. It was clear very early on that Johnson was never going to be confined to just the wrestling ring, and in the 2000s, the wrestler applied his on-stage charm to action movies.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/every-dwayne-johnson-action-movie-ranked/ The animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem features a star-studded voice cast, though some of its most iconic characters are portrayed by relative newcomers. Seth Rogen's vision for the Ninja Turtles' origin story emphasized the importance of depicting the four main characters as adolescents, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is the first in the franchise to cast actual teens in the roles of the titular foursome. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem strikes a more light-hearted tone, underlining the goofy sensibilities of the "Heroes in a Half Shell" at the center of the movie.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/tmnt-mutant-mayhem-cast-character-guide/ Bruce Lee has taken on many personas on the big screen, but his most iconic hero and the realism in his backstory begs an intriguing question: is he based on a real martial artist? Drawing inspiration from China and Japan's historical tensions, Fist of Fury ensues in the 20th century when a martial arts master, Chen Zhen, returns to his former school following his master Huo Yuanjia's death. Suspicious of foul play, Chen Zhen investigates Yuanjia's death and discovers that he was murdered by the members of a rival Japanese martial arts dojo. As a result, he sets out on a quest to seek justice and vengeance by punishing his master's killers.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:50:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/bruce-lee-chen-zhen-huo-yuanjia-true-story/ This article contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2, episode 6.This article contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2, episode 6. With romantic tensions at a breaking point, The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2, episode 6 shows off some key moments for the characters that will most definitely set the stage for the romantic drama's season finale. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a series on its second season, and is based on a trilogy of young adult romance novels by Jenny Han. This season, the protagonist Belly works together with the Fisher brothers to save their summer house, despite the complicated feelings she has for both of them.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:30:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-episode-6-recap-ending-explained/ Darth Maul originally dueled Darth Vader in the Star Wars Rebels season 2 finale, but it was appropriately cut from the final iteration. When Ahsoka Tano, Kanan Jarrus, and Ezra Bridger traveled to the Sith world Malachor, Maul was naturally thrown into the mix. An agent of chaos, the former Sith Lord's true intentions remained ambiguous as he forged an uneasy alliance with the two Jedi and part-timer. After dispatching the Inquisitors with ease, Maul showed his true colors by blinding Kanan, and Vader subsequently arrived to face Ahsoka.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-rebels-cut-darth-vader-maul-duel/ The upcoming Ahsoka show on Disney+ will introduce a brand-new Inquisitor to Star Wars canon, which may create an original trilogy plot hole. First introduced in Star Wars Rebels, the Imperial Inquisitors were former Jedi who turned to the dark side and hunted their own kind, answering directly to Darth Vader. Several Star Wars TV shows, books, comics, and video games have continued adding new Inquisitors and expanding on their history, with Ahsoka featuring a former Inquisitor, Marrok, who now works for Morgan Elsbeth.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/ahsoka-show-inquisitors-missing-star-wars-original-trilogy-plot-hole/ Breaking Bad often drives home the message that small actions can have big consequences, and Walter White's entire journey would never have happened without two minor characters from Better Call Saul. Starting as a chemistry teacher who learns he has Stage III lung cancer, Walter spends the original series transforming into the drug kingpin Heisenberg. He becomes an increasingly complicated character from Breaking Bad season 1 to season 5, embracing all kinds of questionable behavior along the way.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/better-call-saul-skateboarders-caused-walter-white-breaking-bad/ The family-friendly franchise Spy Kids is getting a reboot thanks to Netflix, and the latest Spy Kids: Armageddon news promises a wild ride complete with a new cast and two new titular spy kids. Out of all the projects on famed filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's resume, the early 2000s franchise Spy Kids is the farthest departure from his usual fare. The first film came out in 2001 and saw young sister and brother Carmen (Alexa PenaVega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez forced to rescue their veteran spy parents Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid (Carla Gugino) from the evil children's television show host Fegan Floop (Alan Cumming).

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/spy-kids-armageddon-reboot-netflix-release-date-cast-story-trailer/ Stranger Things season 4 shocked viewers when it killed Eddie Munson, and while fans want justice, it would lessen his sacrifice. Eddie was brought into the Upside Down madness when Vecna took Chrissy in front of him. He spent most of the season hiding and running from the townspeople that believed he killed Chrissy. In the end, Eddie chooses not to run but to stand and fight to give his friends more time to take down Vecna. After watching the heroics of Nancy, Robin, and Steve, he no longer wanted to run.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:41:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-5-eddie-injustice-not-fix-reason/ Director Greta Gerwig has been accused of selling out after her work on Barbie, but she already shut her critics down back in 2019. Thanks to the blockbuster success of Barbie, Gerwig will surely have a blank check from studios to make whatever movies she wants in the future. She’s a rare director who’s popular with both critics and casual audiences, but even the most lauded filmmakers have their share of detractors. When Gerwig left the indie movie scene to make a big-budget studio film, a vocal minority criticized the Barbie director for selling out.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:30:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/greta-gerwig-barbie-sellout-response-2019/ Dark Rey was one of the most tantalizing ideas in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and concept art shows what could have been. Trailers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker emphasized the idea of Dark Rey - the thrilling concept Rey would turn to the dark side. In the end, though, she only appeared in a brief Force vision; her pointed teeth and switchblade lightsaber made her chilling and impressive, but she was horribly underutilized.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-dark-rey-concept-art-power/ Freeform had an unexpected hit on their hands when Cruel Summer debuted on the network in 2021, and now that season 2 has come to a close, viewers are hopeful that some Cruel Summer season 3 news hitting the stands. Executive produced by Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple, Cruel Summer season 1 told a contained teen mystery involving a young girl who is kidnapped by her teacher and another who seemingly reaps the benefits of her absence. While it was billed as a limited series, Cruel Summer went the way of The White Lotus and Nine Perfect Strangers and was a success among audiences, prompting a renewal.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/cruel-summer-season-3-renewal-cast-release-date-everything-we-know/ After 20 years, Star Wars still hasn’t explained the Lost Twenty - the Jedi Masters who left the Order, with some of them becoming Sith Lords. To be a Jedi is to commit yourself to the cause of light and life. Although Jedi strive for inner balance, the vast majority find themselves discovering wholeness through community. But for a select minority, this simply isn’t enough.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:30:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-lost-20-jedi-explained/ WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Oppenheimer.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:30:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/oppenheimer-jean-tatlock-black-glove-death-conspiracy/ Legend of the White Dragon, Jason David Frank’s final movie, subtly honors two of Tommy Oliver’s most iconic Power Rangers forms. While Legend of the White Dragon is not a Power Rangers movie, the film is inspired by Jason David Frank’s Power Rangers legacy. From the costumes to the powers, Legend of the White Dragon is set to be a combination of classic Super Sentai tropes with a gritty take on martial arts films.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:10:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/power-rangers-tommy-jason-david-frank-legend-white-dragon-honor/ American Horror Story is preparing for the release of its 12th season, and the theme of this new season can finally solve one of the series’ biggest mysteries. Although its most recent seasons haven’t been as successful as previous ones, American Horror Story continues to be quite popular, and it will continue telling shocking stories in a twelfth season. American Horror Story season 12 is scheduled to premiere sometime in mid-to-late 2023, and it’s marking a big first in the franchise by being based on a book, while previous seasons have only taken inspiration from other media without fully adapting someone else’s work.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/american-horror-story-season-12-mystery-solve-antichrist-story/ Jamie Lee Curtis' parents were Hollywood royalty themselves, but did Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis ever win Oscars like their famous daughter? Curtis' 2023 Best Supporting Actress Oscar win was the culmination of her lengthy career, and she rose to the heights of Hollywood much like her parents who were also celebrated movie stars in their day. Everything Everywhere All at Once allowed Curtis to shine like never before, and the long-time star finally got the award recognition that she so rightly deserved.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/jamie-lee-curtis-parents-janet-leigh-tony-curtis-win-oscar/ Warning: Contains spoilers for The First Slam Dunk.Slam Dunk’s new movie, The First Slam Dunk, has finally been released in the West, and it proves that the series is still the king of sports anime. Slam Dunk is a classic sports series about Hanamchi Sakuragi, a delinquent who takes up basketball to impress his crush, but as time goes on, he starts to love the game genuinely and becomes an invaluable member of Shohoku’s underdog team. Slam Dunk, along with Dragon Ball, was one of the biggest manga of the 90s, and 30 years later, it’s still one of the most popular and successful anime franchises of all time.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/first-slam-dunk-review-king-sports-anime/ Death Stranding movie news is coming in about the highly anticipated adaptation of the Hideo Kojima video game. The original game, released in 2019, saw a courier named Sam Bridges (Norman Reedus) set off on a mission across a war-torn America, looking for surviving communities with the goal of opening up communication with the rest of the country to help rebuild civilization. This all happened after an event called Death Stranding opened the door between the living and the dead. What made the game so groundbreaking was that the voice actors did motion capture and stars like Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen were part of the cast.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/death-stranding-movie-development-progress-hideo-kojima-involvement-everything-we-know/ This article contains SPOILERS for The Witcher Season 3, Volume 2

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:50:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/the-witcher-season-3-stregobor-fire-magic-book-change/ Victoria Kord, the villain of the upcoming DC superhero movie Blue Beetle, has both a history and motivations that connect her to the movie's hero. In Blue Beetle, the happy-go-lucky Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) comes into possession of a super-powered Scarab that bonds with him, forming a blue flying suit of armor and granting Jaime metahuman powers. With his newfound abilities, Jaime becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:40:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/blue-beetle-movie-villain-victoria-kord-dc-comics/ The popularity of Mischa Barton's character Marissa Cooper on The O.C. raises the question of what happened to her after the show. Barton skyrocketed to fame as one of the lead protagonists in the 2003 teen drama, in which she appeared in 76 episodes over the course of three seasons. Her surprising departure from The O.C. at the end of season three marked a major turning point in her career, although at the time it appeared that she would seamlessly become an A-list celebrity based on her overwhelming appeal from the show.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/what-happened-to-mischa-barton-after-the-oc/ Buffy the Vampire Slayer developed a lot over its multi-year run, but a more subtle change occurred with the show’s theme song in season 3. Music often helps define a show’s tone and mood, and that's especially true of a series' introductory theme. The opening song helps indicate what audiences should expect from a show while also introducing its main cast. Some of the most famous TV theme songs have become hallmarks of their series. Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer is no different, as its iconic theme captures the excitement and flair of the action-drama. It manages this all the way up to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's ending.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:10:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/why-buffy-vampire-slayer-theme-song-change-season-3/ Revived on Paramount Plus after 15 seasons on CBS, Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 news indicates the show will continue the beloved procedural for at least one more year. Following the investigations of the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit, Criminal Minds: Evolution puts criminal profiling at the forefront of its story and explores the psychology of stopping crime. Often praised for its gritty, ripped-from-the-headlines stories, Criminal Minds is unique among the slew of procedural shows because of its clever writing and focus on characters.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/criminal-minds-evolution-season-2-confirmed-everything-we-know/ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was the biggest and most ambitious Star Trek show of the time, and featured a huge cast of characters that extended far beyond the titular space station's crew. Star Trek: DS9 was the first of three shows to spin off from the hugely successful Star Trek: The Next Generation. Set on a space station instead of a starship was the first of many ways in which Star Trek: Deep Space Nine broke with tradition. Set amidst the fallout from Cardassia's withdrawal from Bajor after decades of oppressive rule, DS9 was a show that was never afraid to interrogate Gene Roddenberry's utopian vision at the turn of the 20th century.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-trek-deep-space-nine-cast-character-guide/ Though Julius Tennon is best known as Viola Davis' husband, he is also a highly accomplished actor and producer in his own right. Davis and long-time husband Tennon are one of Hollywood's big power couples behind the scenes, as the duo founded JuVee Productions in 2011. The film and TV production house specializes in lifting underrepresented voices, and has had major successes with films like The Woman King, which starred Davis in the Golden Globe-nominated lead role. Tennon served as producer on the film, a title he has worn often with films shows made under the JuVee banner.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/julius-tennon-movies-tv-shows-viola-davis-husband/