Wes Ball to Direct The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August for Amblin

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has tappedThe Maze RunnerfilmmakerWes Ballto direct a feature adaptation ofClaire North’s sci-fi novelThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Collider has confirmed. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry Augustfollows a man who is repeatedly born into the same life and can remember all of his past experiences. He sets out to save the world from a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain godlike knowledge and power....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Kathryn Webb

Wonder Woman Tops DCEU Box Office, Passes Batman v Superman

When it comes to the domestic box office,Wonder Womanlords over all. Skating on rapturous reviews, highly positive word of mouth, and a true breakthrough to the zeitgeist,Wonder Womanhas now officially become the highest grossing movie domestically in the DC Extended Universe so far. For those keeping track the DCEU officially begins withMan of Steel, and with a domestic total of $330.533 million going into the holiday weekend (perForbes),Wonder Womanhas now surpassedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s $330....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Michael Ballard

xXx 3 Casts Former NFL Player Tony Gonzalez

Vin Diesel, the lovable master of self-promotion described the upcomingxXx3as an “extreme sports take on the spy genre.” Now the film, which is currently in production, is getting an added taste of spots.Tony Gonzalez, former NFL tight end(Editor’s Note: Falcons fever true believers!)and current sports analyst on CBS’The NFL Today, has joinedThe Return of Xander Cagein an unspecified role. Varietywas the first to report the casting as Gonzalez joinsSamuel L. Jackson,Nina Dobrev(The Vampire Diaries),Ruby Rose(Orange Is the New Black),Donnie Yen(Ip Man), andDeepika Padukone(Chennai Express)....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Heidi Martin

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Overtakes Christopher Nolan’s 94% Rotten Tomatoes Superhero Classic at International Box Office

Warner Bros. has been in a transitional phase for several years now, as it tries to create new franchises that it can potentially rely on for the foreseeable future. There was a time, not too long ago, when the studio was coasting on the success of theHarry Potterseries, andChristopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. Released in 2008, the middle film of the trilogy,The Dark Knight,remains perhaps the most acclaimed superhero movie of all time....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Ronald Schwartz

‘Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Pushes ‘Hunger Games’ to New Milestone

Lionsgate’sHunger Gamesprequel,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, narrowly missed hitting the $100 million mark at the global box office inits first weekend. But better late than never, because after just four days of release,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeshas passed the coveted milestone as it attempts to claw its way back from a franchise-low debut and regain its footing. With a hair under $50 million domestically and another $56 million from overseas markets, the film has grossed $106 million worldwide as it enters the extended Thanksgiving weekend, where it will have to compete against newcomersNapoleonandWish....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Jeffrey Jimenez

‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21 Finale Sparks Backlash With Fans

Spoiler for the finale of The Bachelorette Season 21 The BacheloretteSeason 21delivered its unexpected ending and fans are outraged.Jenn Tranmade history as thefirst Asian Americanstar of the dating show. However, the season was plagued by the assumption thatMaria Georgaswould’ve been the star. Not only did the men admit this throughout the season, but the man she picked followed her shortly after their break-up. Fans are angry because they believe producers didn’t handle Jenn with care....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Joyce Foster

'Arcane' Never Let This Character Reach Their Full Potential and That's a Damn Shame

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Arcane Season 2. The stories in theLeague of Legendsuniverse might continue, butArcane’s story is finally over. It would be overly charitable of me to say it had a happy ending, but it did give us an ending that was mostly satisfying in how it dealt with each character’s fate. The one potential snag is thata lot of those fates, while plausible and logical for each character, didn’t reach their full emotional impact....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · Carrie Sanchez

'Happy Gilmore 2''s Long-Overdue Sequel

Anyone who doubted that we would ever get a sequel toHappy Gilmorecan trouble themselves for a warm glass of shut the hell up, becauseHappy Gilmore 2is officially on the way. The originalHappy Gilmoreis one ofAdam Sandler’s earliest and biggest success stories, kickstarting a long and fruitful career for theSaturday Night Livealum. It was such a big hit that Sandler even partially named his production company,Happy Madison, after it, and its predecessor,Billy Madison....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 944 words · Hannah Miller

'Only Murders in the Building' Season 4 Rounds Out Ensemble Cast

Hulu’s mystery-comedy dramaOnly Murders in The Buildinghas just addedDesmin Borges(You’re The Worst), Siena Werber(Room For Error),andLilian Rebeloas the newest recurring cast members. The actors will join series regularsSteve Martin,Martin Short,andSelena Gomezinthe show’s upcoming fourth season. In addition to Borges, Werber, and Rebelo,Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon,Eva Longoria,andEugene Levyare also set to be part of the recurring ensemble cast. Academy-award winnerMeryl Streep, on the other hand,will be reprising her role as Loretta Durkin,who was a major murder suspect inOnly Murders In The BuildingSeason 3 but turned out to be innocent....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Debra Vasquez

'Us' Review: Jordan Peele's Skillfully Avoids the Sophomore Slump

In many waysJordan Peelehad a tougher road to walk with his second feature film than he did the first time around. There’s a scrappy energy toGet Outthat can only come when you’re the underdog. Many of us were intrigued when it was announced that funnyman Jordan Peele was going to try his hand at a horror movie, but expectation wasn’t a crazy high bar for him. ThenGet Outcame out, was amazing, made a crapton of money, started winning awards and impacted pop culture in a huge way....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 782 words · Donna Johnson

10 Best Zombie Movies That Weren't Directed by George A. Romero, Ranked

Zombies didn’t begin withGeorge Romero, but let’s be honest—he gave them teeth. He drew on a ton of cool ideas that had been floating around the horror space, and he crystallized them into something very potent.Night of the Living Deadbirthed the modern archetype, and everything that followed owes him something: the shuffle, the bite, the collapse of society. But what’s most exciting about the genre is how far it’s wandered from its origin....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1760 words · David Mcconnell MD

10 Richest TV Families, Ranked

TV families can be many things: Comforting, unbreakable, toxic. But there’s an added layer of fun when they’rerich. Watching characters throw cash around like it’s Monopoly money can provide satisfying wish fulfillment, especially when the excessive wealth adds to the families' dysfunction. As TV has grown and evolved as a medium, series have continued to raise the bar when it comes to just how overflowing one family’s bank account can be....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1639 words · Jordan Chan

12 Best Movies of 1994, Ranked

There’s no doubt that the 1990s were a great time for cinema. There was a range of great movies spread out across multiple genres, and it was also a time when blockbusters seemed to thrive alongside indie films that were surprisingly popular.Regardless of a person’s taste in movies, it was a 10-year period in cinema history where it truly felt like there was something for everyone. Few individual years within the 1990s can compete with 1994, however, when it comes to great titles released....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1501 words · Karen Williams