Lionsgate has released the first clip from Eli Roth's adaptation of Gearbox Software and 2K's Borderlands first-person-shooter video game, and it should give fans a pretty good idea of what to expect from the movie's tone.
In this sneak peek, we see the team do their best to keep Claptrap the robot from making too much noise while he "expels lead," but to no avail. After being ambushed by a group of bad guys, Lilith, Roland and Krieg start blasting while the others search for an escape route.
Check out the action-packed clip at the link below along with yesterday's character posters, and let us know what you think in the comments section.
Light ‘Em Up! #BorderlandsMovie - experience it in theaters and IMAX August 9 pic.twitter.com/lI9W5H1YsB
— Borderlands (@Borderlands) June 8, 2024...
In this sneak peek, we see the team do their best to keep Claptrap the robot from making too much noise while he "expels lead," but to no avail. After being ambushed by a group of bad guys, Lilith, Roland and Krieg start blasting while the others search for an escape route.
Check out the action-packed clip at the link below along with yesterday's character posters, and let us know what you think in the comments section.
Light ‘Em Up! #BorderlandsMovie - experience it in theaters and IMAX August 9 pic.twitter.com/lI9W5H1YsB
— Borderlands (@Borderlands) June 8, 2024...
- 6/8/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Jack Black has announced the soundtrack album for his beloved film School of Rock is now available on streaming for the first time with the bonus cut “In the End of Time.”
Released in September 2003 to accompany the hit film, the original School of Rock (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) album featured performances from the cast on songs like the title track and a cover of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)” alongside classics from artists like The Who, The Doors, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, and Ramones.
Peaking at No. 95, the soundtrack wasn’t a big hit on the Billboard 200. However, the LP did reach No. 6 on the Top Soundtracks chart. Stream it via Apple Music below.
School of Rock starred Black as Finn, a struggling musician who poses as a substitute teacher in order to...
Released in September 2003 to accompany the hit film, the original School of Rock (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) album featured performances from the cast on songs like the title track and a cover of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)” alongside classics from artists like The Who, The Doors, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, and Ramones.
Peaking at No. 95, the soundtrack wasn’t a big hit on the Billboard 200. However, the LP did reach No. 6 on the Top Soundtracks chart. Stream it via Apple Music below.
School of Rock starred Black as Finn, a struggling musician who poses as a substitute teacher in order to...
- 6/7/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Lionsgate released the first trailer for Eli Roth's adaptation of Gearbox Software and 2K's Borderlands first-person-shooter video game back in February, and we now have a look at the movie's villains via a new batch of character posters (via GameFragger.com).
The banners spotlight Benjamin Byron Davis as Marcus, Gina Gershon as Moxxi, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Olivier Richters as Krom, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Bobby Lee as Larry, and The Crimson Lance, who will likley serve as Stormtrooper-like canon fodder.
It seems each poster contains some sort of Easter egg. We couldn't spot anything, but maybe fans of the games will have more luck.
Check out the banners below along with the recent trailer.
The banners spotlight Benjamin Byron Davis as Marcus, Gina Gershon as Moxxi, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Olivier Richters as Krom, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Bobby Lee as Larry, and The Crimson Lance, who will likley serve as Stormtrooper-like canon fodder.
It seems each poster contains some sort of Easter egg. We couldn't spot anything, but maybe fans of the games will have more luck.
Check out the banners below along with the recent trailer.
- 6/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
“Borderlands” is a new science fiction comedy feature, directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software, starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, opening August 9, 2024 in theaters:
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
- 6/7/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
With the unofficial beginning of summer — Memorial Day — come and gone, the season has entered full swing. Several of the summer weekends will be crowded at the box office with sometimes three releases competing on similar dates. With action films like Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, A Quiet Place: Day One and Twisters taking us through July, some animated adventures like Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 will provide fun for whole families.
Deadpool 3 will cap off July with a new Marvel installment from Shawn Levy, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, making way for more sinister films ahead of fall like M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap and Alien: Romulus. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice deserves an honorable mention although it won’t hit theaters until September to lead into spooky season and October.
Related: Summer Box Office Pines For $3 Billion: ‘Garfield’ Could Scratch ‘Furiosa’, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Might See Best Opening Just Outside...
Deadpool 3 will cap off July with a new Marvel installment from Shawn Levy, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, making way for more sinister films ahead of fall like M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap and Alien: Romulus. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice deserves an honorable mention although it won’t hit theaters until September to lead into spooky season and October.
Related: Summer Box Office Pines For $3 Billion: ‘Garfield’ Could Scratch ‘Furiosa’, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Might See Best Opening Just Outside...
- 6/7/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Grant Gustin and an acrobatic cast are swinging into the Tony Awards to perform a number from the nominated Broadway musical Water for Elephants.
The ceremony will also feature performances from: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with nominees Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne; Hell’s Kitchen, featuring the music of producer Alicia Keys, with nominees Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon; Illinoise, featuring the music of Sufjan Stevens, directed and choreographed by Justin Peck; Merrily We Roll Along, a Stephen Sondheim classic with nominees Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe; Suffs, a new...
The ceremony will also feature performances from: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with nominees Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne; Hell’s Kitchen, featuring the music of producer Alicia Keys, with nominees Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon; Illinoise, featuring the music of Sufjan Stevens, directed and choreographed by Justin Peck; Merrily We Roll Along, a Stephen Sondheim classic with nominees Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe; Suffs, a new...
- 6/6/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Do you know what Pandora needs? More Borderlands character posters! Lionsgate debuted a gallery of new posters for Eli Roth‘s Borderlands movie on Thursday, featuring players from the supporting cast. The latest posters feature some of Pandora’s oddball denizens standing sentry in front of psychedelic clouds of colorful smoke, bringing more mayhem to an already out-of-whack action adventure.
The latest Borderlands character posters feature Gina Gershon as Moxxie, Bobby Lee as Larry, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Oliver Richters as Krom, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Benjamin Byron as Marcus, and team members of The Crimson Lance.
The film stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramirez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett, Olivier Richters, Gina Gershon, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Bobby Lee, Ryann Redmond, Penn Jillette, and Janina Gavankar, who plays “a new, key character” called Commander Knoxx, someone who has...
The latest Borderlands character posters feature Gina Gershon as Moxxie, Bobby Lee as Larry, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Oliver Richters as Krom, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Benjamin Byron as Marcus, and team members of The Crimson Lance.
The film stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramirez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett, Olivier Richters, Gina Gershon, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Bobby Lee, Ryann Redmond, Penn Jillette, and Janina Gavankar, who plays “a new, key character” called Commander Knoxx, someone who has...
- 6/6/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
“Kung Fu Panda 4”, the new full-length animated feature film in the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise, streams June 21, 2024 on Peacock:
“… After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills…
“…‘Po’ the ‘Dragon Warrior’ (Jack Black), is called upon to become the ‘Spiritual Leader’ of the ‘Valley of Peace’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“… After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills…
“…‘Po’ the ‘Dragon Warrior’ (Jack Black), is called upon to become the ‘Spiritual Leader’ of the ‘Valley of Peace’…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 6/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
More panda-monium is coming to Peacock.
This year’s family friendly adventure movie “Kung Fu Panda 4” is arriving on Peacock on June 21.
Along with the latest movie, Peacock will exclusively stream the original “Kung Fu Panda” beginning on June 6, plus “Kung Fu Panda 3” on June 26.
DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 4” opened in theaters back in March with an impressive $58 million. It has gone on to gross $540 million worldwide to date, pushing the animated karate franchise to more than $2 billion in total.
Jack Black returned as Po, the fluffy Dragon Warrior and kung fu master, in the fourth movie. The cast also included Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan and more.
In his review, Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote, “When the original ‘Kung Fu Panda’ was released in 2008, it was built around a great joke: that Po, incarnated by...
This year’s family friendly adventure movie “Kung Fu Panda 4” is arriving on Peacock on June 21.
Along with the latest movie, Peacock will exclusively stream the original “Kung Fu Panda” beginning on June 6, plus “Kung Fu Panda 3” on June 26.
DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 4” opened in theaters back in March with an impressive $58 million. It has gone on to gross $540 million worldwide to date, pushing the animated karate franchise to more than $2 billion in total.
Jack Black returned as Po, the fluffy Dragon Warrior and kung fu master, in the fourth movie. The cast also included Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan and more.
In his review, Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote, “When the original ‘Kung Fu Panda’ was released in 2008, it was built around a great joke: that Po, incarnated by...
- 6/6/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock announced on Thursday morning that Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest installment in the hugely popular franchise from DreamWorks Animation, will begin streaming exclusively on the platform on June 21.
The original Kung Fu Panda will launch there exclusively earlier in the month, on June 6, with Kung Fu Panda 3 arriving on Peacock June 26.
Released in theaters in March and going on to gross over $540M at the worldwide box office, Kung Fu Panda 4 continues the story of panda Po (Jack Black), the world’s most unlikely kung fu master. After learning he must find a new hero to take over as Dragon Warrior so that he may fulfill his destiny as the next spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, Po decides to take one last adventurous mission. He teams up with a quick-witted thief named Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox, to discover the truth about recent sightings...
The original Kung Fu Panda will launch there exclusively earlier in the month, on June 6, with Kung Fu Panda 3 arriving on Peacock June 26.
Released in theaters in March and going on to gross over $540M at the worldwide box office, Kung Fu Panda 4 continues the story of panda Po (Jack Black), the world’s most unlikely kung fu master. After learning he must find a new hero to take over as Dragon Warrior so that he may fulfill his destiny as the next spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, Po decides to take one last adventurous mission. He teams up with a quick-witted thief named Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox, to discover the truth about recent sightings...
- 6/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Black in Bernie
Photo: Castle Rock Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock
At the end of an experimental decade, director Richard Linklater returned to a story that had been rattling around his brain since the ‘90s. Written by Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly, the 1998 article “Midnight In The Garden Of East Texas” follows a mortician,...
Photo: Castle Rock Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock
At the end of an experimental decade, director Richard Linklater returned to a story that had been rattling around his brain since the ‘90s. Written by Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly, the 1998 article “Midnight In The Garden Of East Texas” follows a mortician,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Adam Wingard brought new life into the Monsterverse with his two films Godzilla Vs Kong and Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. His films followed up on what was laid down in 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Wingard brought back the fun and scale of a Kaiju film with the large-scale battle between Godzilla and Kong in his first film and expanded the world further with The New Empire.
Mothra in Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Warner Bros Pictures
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire saw the introduction of new monsters like The Skar King and Shimo. Additionally, audiences were surprised by the return of Mothra in the film. The audiences assumed it was the same Mothra from King of the Monsters, Wingard refuted that by adding an interesting lore to the fan-favorite creature.
Adam Wingard Puts An Interesting Spin On The New Empire‘s Version of Mothra Mother...
Mothra in Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Warner Bros Pictures
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire saw the introduction of new monsters like The Skar King and Shimo. Additionally, audiences were surprised by the return of Mothra in the film. The audiences assumed it was the same Mothra from King of the Monsters, Wingard refuted that by adding an interesting lore to the fan-favorite creature.
Adam Wingard Puts An Interesting Spin On The New Empire‘s Version of Mothra Mother...
- 6/5/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Paul Giamatti will star in a TV version of Eli Roth’s grisly Hostel franchise. Both Roth and the films’ original producers will be involved in the new series.
A gold star to anyone who saw this coming.
Paul Giamatti, of Billions and Big Fat Liar fame, as well as his collaborations with Alexander Payne including Sideways and this year’s wonderful drama The Holdovers (pictured), is starring in a television version of Eli Roth’s Hostel, which is not a sentence I expected to type today.
It seems this collaboration has been on the cards for some time. Giamatti told Entertainment Weekly in a 2013 interview that “Eli was shooting Hostel in Prague and I was shooting The Illusionist and I met him. We talked about me actually killing somebody in that movie but it never panned out”.
Hostel is a film often, and perhaps quite rightly in the case of its sequel,...
A gold star to anyone who saw this coming.
Paul Giamatti, of Billions and Big Fat Liar fame, as well as his collaborations with Alexander Payne including Sideways and this year’s wonderful drama The Holdovers (pictured), is starring in a television version of Eli Roth’s Hostel, which is not a sentence I expected to type today.
It seems this collaboration has been on the cards for some time. Giamatti told Entertainment Weekly in a 2013 interview that “Eli was shooting Hostel in Prague and I was shooting The Illusionist and I met him. We talked about me actually killing somebody in that movie but it never panned out”.
Hostel is a film often, and perhaps quite rightly in the case of its sequel,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Hostel is in the works for the small screen. Paul Giamatti is attached to star in a television series based on Eli Roth’s horror franchise, from Roth, Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, all of whom worked on the films, and Fifth Season, Deadline has confirmed.
The show is currently in development and does not yet have a network or streamer attached, but it’s described as an “elevated thriller with Roth’s trademark kills” and a modern reinvention of the horror franchise.
No details yet, but Giamatti is set to play a key role. Roth will direct and write with Briggs, and Roth, Briggs and Fleiss will executive produce.
The original film franchise, first released in 2006, followed three backpackers headed to a Slovak city that promised to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaited them. The first two films were written and directed by Eli Roth and produced by Roth,...
The show is currently in development and does not yet have a network or streamer attached, but it’s described as an “elevated thriller with Roth’s trademark kills” and a modern reinvention of the horror franchise.
No details yet, but Giamatti is set to play a key role. Roth will direct and write with Briggs, and Roth, Briggs and Fleiss will executive produce.
The original film franchise, first released in 2006, followed three backpackers headed to a Slovak city that promised to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaited them. The first two films were written and directed by Eli Roth and produced by Roth,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Giamatti has signed on to star in a television adaptation of Eli Roth’s horror franchise “Hostel.”
The project is in development at Fifth Season, the studio behind “Severance,” and does not yet have a distributor attached. Roth is set to direct and write with original franchise producer Chris Briggs. The two of them will also executive produce alongside “Hostel” alum Mike Fleiss.
“Hostel,” which premiered in theaters in 2005 and spawned two sequels, followed American tourists who are convinced by a stranger to travel from Barcelona to Slovakia, where they are then taken captive by an underground organization that kidnaps people for rich clients to torture and kill.
The series is envisioned as a “modern adaptation” and “reinvention” of the low-budget horror franchise, the first installment of which collected $82 million atop a $4.8 million budget. The less lucrative sequel, 2007’s “Hostel: Part II,” still raked in more than $35 million against a $10.2 million budget.
The project is in development at Fifth Season, the studio behind “Severance,” and does not yet have a distributor attached. Roth is set to direct and write with original franchise producer Chris Briggs. The two of them will also executive produce alongside “Hostel” alum Mike Fleiss.
“Hostel,” which premiered in theaters in 2005 and spawned two sequels, followed American tourists who are convinced by a stranger to travel from Barcelona to Slovakia, where they are then taken captive by an underground organization that kidnaps people for rich clients to torture and kill.
The series is envisioned as a “modern adaptation” and “reinvention” of the low-budget horror franchise, the first installment of which collected $82 million atop a $4.8 million budget. The less lucrative sequel, 2007’s “Hostel: Part II,” still raked in more than $35 million against a $10.2 million budget.
- 6/4/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Many fans have been demanding for a sequel to Jack Black’s School of Rock, the comedy musical film that catapulted the actor to fame. There is a chance that the movie will get a follow-up according to director Richard Linklater if they find a good story.
Jack Black in School of Rock / Paramount Pictures
Even Black is more than enthusiastic to return as Dewey Finn on the big screen. Apart from the Jumanji star, the cast also includes Kevin Clark, Miranda Cosgrove, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, and Joan Cusack, to name a few.
School Of Rock Director Shares One Condition Before He Makes A Sequel
In an interview with Joe, actor Jack Black revealed he wants another School of Rock movie and even suggested the title he wants it to have.
I wish there’d be a School of Rock 2: Electric Boogaloo. I’m ready.
The actor recalled...
Jack Black in School of Rock / Paramount Pictures
Even Black is more than enthusiastic to return as Dewey Finn on the big screen. Apart from the Jumanji star, the cast also includes Kevin Clark, Miranda Cosgrove, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, and Joan Cusack, to name a few.
School Of Rock Director Shares One Condition Before He Makes A Sequel
In an interview with Joe, actor Jack Black revealed he wants another School of Rock movie and even suggested the title he wants it to have.
I wish there’d be a School of Rock 2: Electric Boogaloo. I’m ready.
The actor recalled...
- 6/4/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Netflix Is All Set To Bring A Minecraft Series! ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Minecraft fans, assemble! Netflix is developing an animated series based on the best-selling video game. The streaming giant announced the news on Thursday, unveiling a short teaser about its partnership with the video game.
Minecraft, with its pixelated three-dimensional characters and world, has become hugely popular among gamers of all ages. Meanwhile, a live-action film adaptation of the game is already in the works at Legendary Pictures.
Netflix Announces Minecraft Animated Series
The announcement was made on May 30, marking the 15th-anniversary celebration of the video game’s launch. The teaser that accompanied the announcement shows the iconic green Creeper from the game arriving on the screen and blowing up.
Trending ‘Stranger Things’ Star Maya Hawke Snagged First Film Role For “Nepotistic Reasons,” Admits Being Favored As A Famous Offspring Exclusive: Kalyug Fame Ssmilly Suri On Her Comeback Film House Of Lies,...
Minecraft fans, assemble! Netflix is developing an animated series based on the best-selling video game. The streaming giant announced the news on Thursday, unveiling a short teaser about its partnership with the video game.
Minecraft, with its pixelated three-dimensional characters and world, has become hugely popular among gamers of all ages. Meanwhile, a live-action film adaptation of the game is already in the works at Legendary Pictures.
Netflix Announces Minecraft Animated Series
The announcement was made on May 30, marking the 15th-anniversary celebration of the video game’s launch. The teaser that accompanied the announcement shows the iconic green Creeper from the game arriving on the screen and blowing up.
Trending ‘Stranger Things’ Star Maya Hawke Snagged First Film Role For “Nepotistic Reasons,” Admits Being Favored As A Famous Offspring Exclusive: Kalyug Fame Ssmilly Suri On Her Comeback Film House Of Lies,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Jashandeep Singh
- KoiMoi
2024 is a bit slow in terms of good animated films coming out. Besides Kung Fu Panda 4, there are no big releases that are also as good. But we have compiled a list of the best-animated films we could find that came out this year. So, rest up gather your family for most of these films, and enjoy these best-animated films of 2024.
Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Orion and the Dark is an animated fantasy adventure film directed by Sean Charmatz from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Based on a children’s book of the same name by Emma Yarlett, the Netflix film follows the story of an 11-year-old boy Orion who is scared of the dark, but when the embodiment of darkness himself comes to visit to convince him not to fear both of them go on a life-changing adventure. Orion and the Dark’s voice cast includes Jacob Tremblay,...
Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Orion and the Dark is an animated fantasy adventure film directed by Sean Charmatz from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Based on a children’s book of the same name by Emma Yarlett, the Netflix film follows the story of an 11-year-old boy Orion who is scared of the dark, but when the embodiment of darkness himself comes to visit to convince him not to fear both of them go on a life-changing adventure. Orion and the Dark’s voice cast includes Jacob Tremblay,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Netflix is developing a new animated series based on the hugely popular Minecraft sandbox game. Few details are known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters that shows the Minecraft world in a new light.”
The announcement comes on the 15th anniversary of the video game.
In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, pixelated, procedurally generated, three-dimensional world with virtually infinite terrain. Players can discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, and build structures, earthworks, and machines. Depending on game mode, players can fight hostile mobs, as well as cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world.
Netflix will co-produce the CG-animated series with Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game.
Canadian animation studio WildBrain will handle animation.
A Minecraft feature film also is in the works. Directed by Jared Hess...
The announcement comes on the 15th anniversary of the video game.
In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, pixelated, procedurally generated, three-dimensional world with virtually infinite terrain. Players can discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, and build structures, earthworks, and machines. Depending on game mode, players can fight hostile mobs, as well as cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world.
Netflix will co-produce the CG-animated series with Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game.
Canadian animation studio WildBrain will handle animation.
A Minecraft feature film also is in the works. Directed by Jared Hess...
- 5/30/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s recently been reported that the freeform game of Minecraft will be adapted into a feature film. The movie is set to be an animated adaptation with an impressive voice cast that features Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, Jermaine Clement, and Emma Myers signed on. The movie is directed by Napoleon Dynamite’s Jared Hess. Hess wasn’t the first director to have been tied to a Minecraft movie, as previous iterations found Shawn Levy, Rob McElhenney and Peter Sollett attached. At one point, Steve Carell was linked to a voice role.
Now, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Netflix is now in development for an animated TV series based on the popular world-building game. The new adaptation will come from the studio that’s responsible for Netflix’s Sonic Prime, Ninjago: Dragons Rising and Carmen Sandiego — WildBrain Studios. The details of the creative team behind the proposed show,...
Now, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Netflix is now in development for an animated TV series based on the popular world-building game. The new adaptation will come from the studio that’s responsible for Netflix’s Sonic Prime, Ninjago: Dragons Rising and Carmen Sandiego — WildBrain Studios. The details of the creative team behind the proposed show,...
- 5/30/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is developing an animated series based on the wildly popular sandbox video game “Minecraft.” The streamer will produce the project alongside Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game.
Plot details are not yet known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters, showing the world of ‘Minecraft’ in a new light.”
The series, which will be CG-animated, is in development with WildBrain, the Canadian studio behind animated Netflix projects including “Sonic Prime,” “Ninjago: Dragons Rising” and “Carmen Sandiego.” In 2022, Netflix debuted a revival of WildBrain’s “Johnny Test,” which originally ran on the WB and later on Cartoon Network for six seasons from 2005 to 2014. The studio has also produced “The Snoopy Show” and “Snoopy in Space” on Apple TV+ and “Fireman Sam” on the UK’s Channel 5.
Mojang released “Minecraft” in 2011. In its signature pixellated style, the game allows players to...
Plot details are not yet known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters, showing the world of ‘Minecraft’ in a new light.”
The series, which will be CG-animated, is in development with WildBrain, the Canadian studio behind animated Netflix projects including “Sonic Prime,” “Ninjago: Dragons Rising” and “Carmen Sandiego.” In 2022, Netflix debuted a revival of WildBrain’s “Johnny Test,” which originally ran on the WB and later on Cartoon Network for six seasons from 2005 to 2014. The studio has also produced “The Snoopy Show” and “Snoopy in Space” on Apple TV+ and “Fireman Sam” on the UK’s Channel 5.
Mojang released “Minecraft” in 2011. In its signature pixellated style, the game allows players to...
- 5/30/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Released this spring, Kung Fu Panda 4 has rekindled fans’ love for the franchise by embarking the titular character, Po (voiced by Jack Black), on a new journey. The clumsy Panda learned another valuable lesson in a new thrilling adventure with a fox bandit aka his Dragon warrior successor, Zhen (Awkwafina). With the new movie makes success yet again, it would be interesting to see what the franchise has kept in store for audiences in the future.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024). Credit: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Before its release, the franchise made headlines for the upcoming installments that would continue Po’s journey. The fourth installment director Mike Mitchell reflected on the same, giving an optimistic update on the Kung Fu Panda 5 that might not be all good.
Mike Mitchell Got Candid About Kung Fu Panda 5 Plans
With the massive success of the Kung Fu Panda 4, film director Mike...
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024). Credit: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Before its release, the franchise made headlines for the upcoming installments that would continue Po’s journey. The fourth installment director Mike Mitchell reflected on the same, giving an optimistic update on the Kung Fu Panda 5 that might not be all good.
Mike Mitchell Got Candid About Kung Fu Panda 5 Plans
With the massive success of the Kung Fu Panda 4, film director Mike...
- 5/29/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
MonsterVerse is currently one of the most significant franchises in pop culture. It kickstarted with 2014’s Godzilla and went on to produce 4 films and 2 TV series. However, there is one film in the franchise that was initially conceived as a different venture, Kong: Skull Island.
The 2017 film was initially planned as a sequel to 2005’s King Kong. After the critical and commercial success of Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake, he thought of making a sequel. Co-incidentally, the director of the last two MonsterVerse films, Adam Wingard, was slated to direct it.
A still from King Kong | Universal Pictures
In an interview, director Adam Wingard revealed that he never had to make any official pitch for his MonsterVerse films. He shared the exciting story about the connection shared between Kong: Skull Island and the iconic Peter Jackson film starring Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and Naomi Watts.
Kong: Skull Island was...
The 2017 film was initially planned as a sequel to 2005’s King Kong. After the critical and commercial success of Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake, he thought of making a sequel. Co-incidentally, the director of the last two MonsterVerse films, Adam Wingard, was slated to direct it.
A still from King Kong | Universal Pictures
In an interview, director Adam Wingard revealed that he never had to make any official pitch for his MonsterVerse films. He shared the exciting story about the connection shared between Kong: Skull Island and the iconic Peter Jackson film starring Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and Naomi Watts.
Kong: Skull Island was...
- 5/29/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Unfortunately for Kevin Hart, his height is a hot topic of conversation among, well, pretty much everyone. His height has been searched on Google millions of times.
So, are there disadvantages to his height? How has it affected his career, and how does he feel about it? We’ll dive into all that and more in this article.
Kevin Hart’s Height and How It Has Affected Him
Kevin Hart states he is 5’2 ½ (158.8 cm), and he gets a lot of grief for it. He is much shorter than many of his male counterparts in the film industry. And as far as celebrities go, it’s no secret that fans usually rave about tall, muscular actors.
Kevin admits that when he was younger, he was bullied because of how short he was, and because of this, he supports anti-bullying messages and movements.
Kevin Hart and his much taller wife, Eniko Parrish,...
So, are there disadvantages to his height? How has it affected his career, and how does he feel about it? We’ll dive into all that and more in this article.
Kevin Hart’s Height and How It Has Affected Him
Kevin Hart states he is 5’2 ½ (158.8 cm), and he gets a lot of grief for it. He is much shorter than many of his male counterparts in the film industry. And as far as celebrities go, it’s no secret that fans usually rave about tall, muscular actors.
Kevin admits that when he was younger, he was bullied because of how short he was, and because of this, he supports anti-bullying messages and movements.
Kevin Hart and his much taller wife, Eniko Parrish,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 3 details are still under a wrap, but the whole mystery unveils itself step by step, and fans are surely having fun while waiting for the movie to hit Netflix.
It’s been no secret for a while that Daniel Craig will be back to his role of iconic quirky detective Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson will be writing and directing, just like he did with two previous flicks of the Knives Out franchise.
Now that the future movie finally got its first teaser that actually says a lot about what we may expect to see, it still keeps a secret about the film’s cast. Luckily, internet users have their own suggestions.
The recently released teaser finally unveiled that the franchise’s third installment will officially be titled Wake Up Dead Man, hinting that things in there may get much more serious (and sinister) as...
It’s been no secret for a while that Daniel Craig will be back to his role of iconic quirky detective Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson will be writing and directing, just like he did with two previous flicks of the Knives Out franchise.
Now that the future movie finally got its first teaser that actually says a lot about what we may expect to see, it still keeps a secret about the film’s cast. Luckily, internet users have their own suggestions.
The recently released teaser finally unveiled that the franchise’s third installment will officially be titled Wake Up Dead Man, hinting that things in there may get much more serious (and sinister) as...
- 5/27/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Dylan Minnette Opens Up On Quitting Acting To Pursue Music(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Actor Dylan Minnette, who was catapulted to worldwide fame starring in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons, opened up about why he quit acting at the height of his career to focus on his music career.
Dylan Minnette began his career as an 8-year-old child actor playing young Charlie Sheen in” Two and a Half Men” (2003) and has starred in several acclaimed TV shows, including “Lost,” “Awake,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In 2015, he landed his first significant film role alongside Jack Black In “Goose Bumps.”
The 13 Reasons Why star recently spoke candidly about his decision to pause his acting career during a recent interview on the Zach Sang Show.
Trending Kate Beckinsale Blasts Critics Over Body-Shaming Comments After Health Scare: “I Spent Six Weeks In Hospital…” Was Johnny Wactor Married? All About His Family As General Hospital...
Actor Dylan Minnette, who was catapulted to worldwide fame starring in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons, opened up about why he quit acting at the height of his career to focus on his music career.
Dylan Minnette began his career as an 8-year-old child actor playing young Charlie Sheen in” Two and a Half Men” (2003) and has starred in several acclaimed TV shows, including “Lost,” “Awake,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In 2015, he landed his first significant film role alongside Jack Black In “Goose Bumps.”
The 13 Reasons Why star recently spoke candidly about his decision to pause his acting career during a recent interview on the Zach Sang Show.
Trending Kate Beckinsale Blasts Critics Over Body-Shaming Comments After Health Scare: “I Spent Six Weeks In Hospital…” Was Johnny Wactor Married? All About His Family As General Hospital...
- 5/27/2024
- by Anushree Madappa
- KoiMoi
When the universe offers a sign — and the sign comes straight from the lips of Nicolas Cage — you can’t ignore it.
That, in essence, is how 31-year-old guitarist Ben Katzman found himself on Survivor. The paperwork sat on his desk, but Katzman was racked with doubt. He’d already lost everything once: his band, his record label, his DIY community. Going on reality television seemed like a potential career suicide. Which is where Cage comes in.
“Do the things you are fearful of,” the actor said, answering Katzman’s...
That, in essence, is how 31-year-old guitarist Ben Katzman found himself on Survivor. The paperwork sat on his desk, but Katzman was racked with doubt. He’d already lost everything once: his band, his record label, his DIY community. Going on reality television seemed like a potential career suicide. Which is where Cage comes in.
“Do the things you are fearful of,” the actor said, answering Katzman’s...
- 5/23/2024
- by Sarah Grant
- Rollingstone.com
It is time for the highly anticipated Season 11 finale of “The Masked Singer” where “One Mask Takes It All!” Season 11 culminates in the final two contestants — Gumball and Goldfish — delivering exceptional performances of songs like, “Latch,” “Heart of Glass,” “Renegade,” and “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” before the winner is revealed!
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams! Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun as Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora play detective.
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 12, to find out what happened Wednesday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think deserved to win it all.
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams! Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun as Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora play detective.
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 12, to find out what happened Wednesday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox’s reality TV show and who you think deserved to win it all.
- 5/23/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Kung Fu Panda 4 is now available to purchase on Digital HD and is set to arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on May 28 - and to commemorate the occasion, we were able to catch up with director Mike Mitchell (Sky High; Shrek Forever After; Trolls) and head of character animation Sean Sexton (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish; How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World; The Croods) to talk about Po's latest awesome adventure.
We get into the making of the film and some of the intense conversations that were had behind-the-scenes when they decided it was time for Po to pass on the Dragon Warrior mantle, why they opted to not bring back the Furious Five, and the introduction of the deadly Chameleon, amongst other things.
Plus, we learn more about how they wanted to evolve Po's fighting style in this film with new animation...
We get into the making of the film and some of the intense conversations that were had behind-the-scenes when they decided it was time for Po to pass on the Dragon Warrior mantle, why they opted to not bring back the Furious Five, and the introduction of the deadly Chameleon, amongst other things.
Plus, we learn more about how they wanted to evolve Po's fighting style in this film with new animation...
- 5/22/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Released on March 8 this year, Kung Fu Panda 4 has swept the box office with its kung-fu prowess. Starring Jack Black as the clumsy panda turned Dragon Warrior Po, the movie has garnered positive acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. It owes much of its success to the captivating performances of Chameleon ( Viola Davis) and Zhen (Awkwafina) among other characters.
A still from Kung Fu Panda 4 featuring Po and Zhen
However, many fans noticed that the Furious Five were prominently missing in action in the movie, despite having equally contributed to the franchise’s massive success. Film director Mike Mitchell addressed this in a new interview, reflecting on the factor that led him to let the Furious Five take a back seat in the fourth installment.
Kung Fu Panda 4 Director Got Candid About Furious Five’s Absence in the Movie
The Furious Five are highly skilled and...
A still from Kung Fu Panda 4 featuring Po and Zhen
However, many fans noticed that the Furious Five were prominently missing in action in the movie, despite having equally contributed to the franchise’s massive success. Film director Mike Mitchell addressed this in a new interview, reflecting on the factor that led him to let the Furious Five take a back seat in the fourth installment.
Kung Fu Panda 4 Director Got Candid About Furious Five’s Absence in the Movie
The Furious Five are highly skilled and...
- 5/21/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
A private Disney club is going public. Like, big-screen public.
Club 33, the exclusive dining club inside Disneyland, is getting the movie treatment.
Darren Lemke, who has worked on such family films as Goosebumps starring Jack Black and Shazam!, has been tapped to pen the script set in a fantastical world about the club.
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the prolific banner behind Stranger Things and the recent Holocaust drama All The Light We Cannot See.
The project is said to exude the tone and vibes of Clue and Night at the Museum, Levy’s own fantasy-adventure trilogy set in a museum and featuring exhibits and historical figures to come to life.
For Club 33, the story centers on a young aspiring detective who receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and...
Club 33, the exclusive dining club inside Disneyland, is getting the movie treatment.
Darren Lemke, who has worked on such family films as Goosebumps starring Jack Black and Shazam!, has been tapped to pen the script set in a fantastical world about the club.
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the prolific banner behind Stranger Things and the recent Holocaust drama All The Light We Cannot See.
The project is said to exude the tone and vibes of Clue and Night at the Museum, Levy’s own fantasy-adventure trilogy set in a museum and featuring exhibits and historical figures to come to life.
For Club 33, the story centers on a young aspiring detective who receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and...
- 5/21/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eli Roth’s Borderlands will finally hit theaters this August, almost nine years after its announcement. The film, based on the critically acclaimed video game franchise of the same name, underwent several script changes and production delays. The Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart starrer’s trailer was a mixed bag.
Moreover, fans of the game franchise are skeptical of the big screen medium as it may not have the time to establish different storylines starting from the 2009 game.
Cate Blanchett in a still from the upcoming film Borderlands
A popular suggestion among the video game fanbase was to make Borderlands into an animated series. This animated version would be a much better way to bring the world-building, numerous characters, and their complex interconnected storylines onto the screen.
Why Would Borderlands Fare Better As An Animated Series?
Borderlands would work better as an animated series than a theatrical film (credits: Borderlands...
Moreover, fans of the game franchise are skeptical of the big screen medium as it may not have the time to establish different storylines starting from the 2009 game.
Cate Blanchett in a still from the upcoming film Borderlands
A popular suggestion among the video game fanbase was to make Borderlands into an animated series. This animated version would be a much better way to bring the world-building, numerous characters, and their complex interconnected storylines onto the screen.
Why Would Borderlands Fare Better As An Animated Series?
Borderlands would work better as an animated series than a theatrical film (credits: Borderlands...
- 5/16/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
After making hand over white-gloved fist with $1.36B worldwide, Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. movie is returning for a sequel in 2026, and dream casting for the film’s villain is already running rampant online. Jack Black stars in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser. However, the finale of the money-printing 2023 animated film finds the King of the Koopas in a Kandor situation. It’s almost a guarantee Bowser will pop up in the sequel, but what if another villain takes center stage? What about the gaseous anti-hero Wario? Danny DeVito says he’s ready to walk a mile with his Troll Foot in Wario’s green boots for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel, and fans are losing their minds at the idea.
Speaking with The Movie Dweeb, DeVito said he’d “take them [Nintendo] to the cleaners,” but he “should play Wario.” While the dream of...
Speaking with The Movie Dweeb, DeVito said he’d “take them [Nintendo] to the cleaners,” but he “should play Wario.” While the dream of...
- 5/16/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Neil Patrick Harris initially gained recognition for starring in Doogie Howser, M.D., a role that defined much of his early career. It wasn’t until the 2004 buddy comedy film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle that he managed to break free from the character. The film features the actor portraying a fictionalized version of himself.
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson | Credit: CBS
It received a positive reception, earning over $19 million at the box office, and served as a turning point for Harris, allowing him to shed his Doogie Howser image and paving the way towards the biggest role of his career as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother.
Harold & Kumar Helped Neil Patrick Harris to Land the Role of Barney Stinson
In an interview with GQ, the Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris reflected on how he landed the role of Barney Stinson in the...
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson | Credit: CBS
It received a positive reception, earning over $19 million at the box office, and served as a turning point for Harris, allowing him to shed his Doogie Howser image and paving the way towards the biggest role of his career as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother.
Harold & Kumar Helped Neil Patrick Harris to Land the Role of Barney Stinson
In an interview with GQ, the Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris reflected on how he landed the role of Barney Stinson in the...
- 5/15/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
There are a lot of stages a development house goes through when making a video game, and not following each one of them perfectly can ultimately result in the title becoming a failure. This is something that Gearbox Software, the makers of the Borderlands series has always kept in mind, and is also the reason why they have a dedicated “Truth Team” assigned to make sure one particular step is being followed to the tooth
Gearbox Entertainment
One of the most significant phases during a game production is the one where gamers get a hands-on experience with it, allowing the studio to receive honest feedback and get to know where improvements need to be made. However, it is equally important to ensure the feedback is interpreted correctly, something Matthew Armstrong took extra care of while making the video game series.
Feedback Taken Right – How Matthew Armstrong Managed To Set The...
Gearbox Entertainment
One of the most significant phases during a game production is the one where gamers get a hands-on experience with it, allowing the studio to receive honest feedback and get to know where improvements need to be made. However, it is equally important to ensure the feedback is interpreted correctly, something Matthew Armstrong took extra care of while making the video game series.
Feedback Taken Right – How Matthew Armstrong Managed To Set The...
- 5/13/2024
- by Aaditya Chugh
- FandomWire
Below Deck Down Under fan favorite Captain Jason Chambers makes sure fans know he’s ready for the next season of the hit-yachting show.
Captain Jason continues to update Below Deck Down Under as the wait for Sea just gets longer.
As Monsters and Critics previously reported, the hunky captain recently asked for fans help getting the show on Bravo airwaves.
We know that Below Deck Med Season 9 will premiere after Below Deck Season 11 wraps.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht and Below Deck Down Under Season 3, though, have no premiere date in sight.
Both shows have been filmed, so clearly, one will air on Bravo after Below Deck Med Season 9, and Captain Jason wants it to be his show.
Captain Jason Chambers has a message for fans amid Below Deck Down Under Season 3 wait
Taking to Instagram, Captain Jason got his dance on with his daughter to Baby One More Time...
Captain Jason continues to update Below Deck Down Under as the wait for Sea just gets longer.
As Monsters and Critics previously reported, the hunky captain recently asked for fans help getting the show on Bravo airwaves.
We know that Below Deck Med Season 9 will premiere after Below Deck Season 11 wraps.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht and Below Deck Down Under Season 3, though, have no premiere date in sight.
Both shows have been filmed, so clearly, one will air on Bravo after Below Deck Med Season 9, and Captain Jason wants it to be his show.
Captain Jason Chambers has a message for fans amid Below Deck Down Under Season 3 wait
Taking to Instagram, Captain Jason got his dance on with his daughter to Baby One More Time...
- 5/8/2024
- by Rachelle Lewis
- Monsters and Critics
The Box Office last year was a phenomenal event. Led by Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s nuclear bomb thriller with Marvel witnessing its first-ever bomb, many miracles and misses made it an eventful year. While there were several incredible movies and features, it was ultimately the Barbemheimer that won the hearts of many.
2023’s Most Profitable Movies
Finishing first at the worldwide box office with $1.4 billion, Barbie won hearts even though the runner-up Oppenheimer bagged the most awards. Yet, when it came to the most profitable movie of last year, Chris Pratt’s animated flick, The Super Mario Bros Movie, left all movies behind.
Chris Pratt’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is The Most Profitable Film of 2023
A still from The Super Mario Bros Movie
2023 was a shocker for the box office, not only did a video game movie become the most profitable film of last...
2023’s Most Profitable Movies
Finishing first at the worldwide box office with $1.4 billion, Barbie won hearts even though the runner-up Oppenheimer bagged the most awards. Yet, when it came to the most profitable movie of last year, Chris Pratt’s animated flick, The Super Mario Bros Movie, left all movies behind.
Chris Pratt’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is The Most Profitable Film of 2023
A still from The Super Mario Bros Movie
2023 was a shocker for the box office, not only did a video game movie become the most profitable film of last...
- 5/8/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
One of the downsides of streaming’s cord-cutting era has been how hard it is to stumble on a great movie midway through. You know the joy of which we speak. After a long day at work or school, a moment to unwind turns into discovering one of your favorite flicks, that one you’ve probably seen a hundred times, is playing right now on cable. And wouldn’t you know it, you’ve come across it right at your favorite bit.
Before you know it, you spend the next 90 minutes catching up on a film you already have half committed to memory. It’s a perhaps uniquely dated phenomenon, but a great one for those of us who have entire personal libraries of movies that we may never have seen from beginning to end. I spent years, for example, convinced Con Air started with Nic Cage enunciating, “I said...
Before you know it, you spend the next 90 minutes catching up on a film you already have half committed to memory. It’s a perhaps uniquely dated phenomenon, but a great one for those of us who have entire personal libraries of movies that we may never have seen from beginning to end. I spent years, for example, convinced Con Air started with Nic Cage enunciating, “I said...
- 5/7/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Off!, the hardcore supergroup led by singer Keith Morris and guitarist Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), have announced a run of final shows to coincide with the release of their new feature film, Free LSD.
The three final shows will take place July 18th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago (with Shellac); July 20th at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City (with Fucked Up); and July 26th at The Belasco in Los Angeles (with Surfbort).
Each of those cities will also feature an advance screening of the movie along with a Q&a: July 17th at Music Box Theatre in Chicago; July 19th at Village East by Angelika in NYC; and August 2nd at Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for both the shows and film screenings can be purchased here.
The movie was written and directed by Coats, with a synopsis that is described as follows in a press release:...
The three final shows will take place July 18th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago (with Shellac); July 20th at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City (with Fucked Up); and July 26th at The Belasco in Los Angeles (with Surfbort).
Each of those cities will also feature an advance screening of the movie along with a Q&a: July 17th at Music Box Theatre in Chicago; July 19th at Village East by Angelika in NYC; and August 2nd at Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for both the shows and film screenings can be purchased here.
The movie was written and directed by Coats, with a synopsis that is described as follows in a press release:...
- 5/7/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
“Borderlands” is a new science fiction comedy feature, directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software, starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, opening August 9, 2024 in theaters:
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
- 5/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Universal and Illumination’s smash The Super Mario Bros Movie finishes No. 1 to make it a wrap on Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2023. While the industry is still coming out of Covid and the aftermath of the strikes, there’s no question about the major motion picture studios’ embrace of the theatrical downstream model; steamers such as Amazon and Apple realize the power of it too.
Last year’s wild ride saw the buckling of superhero movies, though Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse underscored fanboys’ hunger for something different in the genre. The year also showed that longtime box office emperor Disney can lose its clothes sometimes — in 2023 it was its overextension and hasty execution of IP Wish, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Haunted Mansion and The Marvels. Barbie and Oppenheimer, meanwhile, showed that perhaps the biggest box office weekends are best programmed with two tentpoles in the heart of summer.
Last year’s wild ride saw the buckling of superhero movies, though Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse underscored fanboys’ hunger for something different in the genre. The year also showed that longtime box office emperor Disney can lose its clothes sometimes — in 2023 it was its overextension and hasty execution of IP Wish, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Haunted Mansion and The Marvels. Barbie and Oppenheimer, meanwhile, showed that perhaps the biggest box office weekends are best programmed with two tentpoles in the heart of summer.
- 5/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Kung Fu Panda 4 Box Office (Worldwide) Achieves A Fantastic Feat Globally(Photo Credit – IMDb)
Animated films take us back to childhood, and the Kung Fu Panda series is one of our favorite franchises. Kung Fu Panda 4’s box office collection is proving that animated movies have an outstanding appeal among moviegoers. Po and Gang have passed a significant milestone in terms of global collections. Scroll below for more.
The fourth installment in the franchise was released in the theatres after one week of Dune: Part Two, but despite that, it has been doing a fair business of attracting cinemagoers. Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya‘s movie has crossed the $700 million milestone at the box office. Jack Black has returned as Po’s voice, and as always, it is fun and entertaining.
Trade analyst Luiz Fernando’s report revealed Kung Fu Panda 4 has become the 4th highest-grossing Hollywood animation...
Animated films take us back to childhood, and the Kung Fu Panda series is one of our favorite franchises. Kung Fu Panda 4’s box office collection is proving that animated movies have an outstanding appeal among moviegoers. Po and Gang have passed a significant milestone in terms of global collections. Scroll below for more.
The fourth installment in the franchise was released in the theatres after one week of Dune: Part Two, but despite that, it has been doing a fair business of attracting cinemagoers. Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya‘s movie has crossed the $700 million milestone at the box office. Jack Black has returned as Po’s voice, and as always, it is fun and entertaining.
Trade analyst Luiz Fernando’s report revealed Kung Fu Panda 4 has become the 4th highest-grossing Hollywood animation...
- 5/6/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
In American animation, talking animal movies are a dime-a-dozen, but the "Kung Fu Panda" series is a gem. A big part of the appeal comes from the charming lead performance of Jack Black as Dragon Warrior Po (read /Film's interview with Black on the "Kung Fu Panda" circuit here). Another reason is the Wuxia-inspired action, where the bouncy CGI complements the characters' acrobatics and allows filmmakers to execute "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" style wire-fu with no need for actual wires.
Then there's the other secret ingredient: the villains. In each of the four films made so far (with the "Kung Fu Panda 4" box office making it likely another chapter won't be far behind), Po faces a new adversary, one with a new power he must overcome while also advancing on his own spiritual journey. Pretty typical hero's journey stuff, but like in martial arts, it's all about the proper execution.
Then there's the other secret ingredient: the villains. In each of the four films made so far (with the "Kung Fu Panda 4" box office making it likely another chapter won't be far behind), Po faces a new adversary, one with a new power he must overcome while also advancing on his own spiritual journey. Pretty typical hero's journey stuff, but like in martial arts, it's all about the proper execution.
- 5/5/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Many video game fans will know that Borderlands is one of the most beloved action games of all time. Currently, there are four main games in the series, as well as some spin-offs and crossovers, but regardless of that, the series is undoubtedly one of the more popular ones. In light of the recent successes of video game adaptations, a Borderlands movie was demanded by fans, and we now know that the movie is coming out later this year, which is why we have decided to provide you with a report on the upcoming movie.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming Borderlands movie in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the movie’s release date, runtime, plot, trailer, and cast ahead of the upcoming premiere. This will be...
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming Borderlands movie in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the movie’s release date, runtime, plot, trailer, and cast ahead of the upcoming premiere. This will be...
- 5/4/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
“Borderlands” is a new science fiction comedy feature, directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software, starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, opening August 9, 2024 in theaters:
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
“…’Lilith’, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet ‘Pandora’ to find the missing daughter of ‘Atlas’.
“Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - ‘Roland’, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; ‘Tiny Tina’, a feral pre-teen demolitionist…
…’Krieg’, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; ‘Tannis’, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and ‘Claptrap’, a persistently wiseass robot.
“These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.
“The fate of the universe could be in their hands but they'll be fighting for something more: each other…...
- 5/4/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s Kung Fu Panda 4 crossed the $500M mark globally this past weekend, reaching the milestone on a staggered release pattern that has worked well for the partners in the past (think Puss in Boots: The Last Wish). Through Wednesday, it’s at $324M international box office and $509M worldwide.
Directed by Mike Mitchell (and co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine), the fourquel arrived eight years after the third installment of the franchise that began in 2008 and is the first of the series released by Universal after the studio acquired Dwa in 2016. All told thus far, the series has grossed $2.328B, the No .2 highest-grossing Dwa franchise behind Shrek.
KFP4, which has done gangbusters in Mexico ($35.6M through Wednesday) and logged the biggest April animation opening of all time in Korea, is poised to become the third-highest-grossing film of the bunch. Although if comping to current exchange rates...
Directed by Mike Mitchell (and co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine), the fourquel arrived eight years after the third installment of the franchise that began in 2008 and is the first of the series released by Universal after the studio acquired Dwa in 2016. All told thus far, the series has grossed $2.328B, the No .2 highest-grossing Dwa franchise behind Shrek.
KFP4, which has done gangbusters in Mexico ($35.6M through Wednesday) and logged the biggest April animation opening of all time in Korea, is poised to become the third-highest-grossing film of the bunch. Although if comping to current exchange rates...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2004, a little movie called Napoleon Dynamite came out and quickly became The cult movie of the decade. It made the director, Jared Hess, a hot ticket, and for his follow-up, he opted to team with Jack Black for a luchador wrestling comedy called Nacho Libre. In it, Black plays Ignacio, a cook at an orphanage run by monks in Mexico, who idolizes luchador wrestlers, even though the sport is forbidden within the monastery. When the church runs out of the funds needed to feed the many orphans they take care of, Ignacio decides to pursue his dream of being a wrestler to raise money for the kids.
Too bad he sucks as a wrestler.
In this pretty hilarious little comedy, Black delivers perhaps his greatest physical performance as Ignacio transforms into the legendary wrestler Nacho Libre. While it’s become a somewhat forgotten film, it’s worth noting that...
Too bad he sucks as a wrestler.
In this pretty hilarious little comedy, Black delivers perhaps his greatest physical performance as Ignacio transforms into the legendary wrestler Nacho Libre. While it’s become a somewhat forgotten film, it’s worth noting that...
- 5/2/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Why Has Gen Z Produced So Few Major TV Stars? Gen Z TV stars appear to be on the wane as streaming subscriptions grow. Are Zoomers destined to avoid the small screen, or is something else afoot?
Time makes fools of us all. While Gen Z is still relatively young, it's easy to assume the entertainment industry is rife with young, up-and-coming Gen Z superstars.
The reality is far different. There isn't any hard data, polling, bar graphs, or percentages that throw back the curtains on the mind of the average Gen Z.
However, we don't exactly have to guess either. Like many things that seem simple on the outside, the answer to the dearth of Gen Z representation in movies and television is multifaceted.
Of course, it is. Nothing concerning the predispositions of an entire generation is ever simple. If that were the case, we would already know the answer,...
Time makes fools of us all. While Gen Z is still relatively young, it's easy to assume the entertainment industry is rife with young, up-and-coming Gen Z superstars.
The reality is far different. There isn't any hard data, polling, bar graphs, or percentages that throw back the curtains on the mind of the average Gen Z.
However, we don't exactly have to guess either. Like many things that seem simple on the outside, the answer to the dearth of Gen Z representation in movies and television is multifaceted.
Of course, it is. Nothing concerning the predispositions of an entire generation is ever simple. If that were the case, we would already know the answer,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
The judges are sweet on Gumball in this exclusive sneak peek from Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer (Fox, 8/7c), and two of them seem pretty confident that they know who’s under his mask.
“There was a past clue with the guitars and the drums, and he was in School of Rock,” Rita Ora says in TVLine’s first look above. “Guys, is this Jack Black?!”
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“There was a past clue with the guitars and the drums, and he was in School of Rock,” Rita Ora says in TVLine’s first look above. “Guys, is this Jack Black?!”
More from TVLineThe Masked Singer's Beets Revealed? We're Just Aiken to Share Our TheoryThe X-Files' Gillian Anderson Pays Homage to Her Days in the FBI Basement With Tortured Poets MemeSimpsons Producer Stands...
- 4/30/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The year 2023 was an embarrassment of riches when it came to animation. Movies like “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” became massive commercial successes and crossed the billion-dollar mark at the box office, while movies like “Nimona” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” hit big with audiences and critics. There were films that boasted wildly different aesthetics and showed the power of the animation medium, like “Blue Giant” and “The First Slam Dunk.” We also saw the return of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, who gave us his most personal film to date with “The Boy and the Heron.”
That’s a lot for 2024 to live up to — luckily, it seems the year will bring with it a healthy mix of big studio franchises and more grown-up animated fare. There are still big and highly anticipated animated movies slated to be released in 2024. Here is a rundown of 2024 animated releases with updates to come.
That’s a lot for 2024 to live up to — luckily, it seems the year will bring with it a healthy mix of big studio franchises and more grown-up animated fare. There are still big and highly anticipated animated movies slated to be released in 2024. Here is a rundown of 2024 animated releases with updates to come.
- 4/25/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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