Every year tends to come with both good and bad times. But some years, it really feels like there may be rather more of one than the other. For instance, following the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery, those affected by CEO David Zaslav’s ruthless cost-cutting measures that left numerous projects canceled or vaulted to never […]
Continue readingHBO Max has been removing plenty of titles in recent months as it nears its next stage of evolution, merging with Discovery+, and January 2023 will be no different. Fan favorite DC animated series such as Justice League and its successor Justice League Unlimited, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold will be leaving the […]
Continue readingThe death of “Batgirl” on Tuesday sent immediate shockwaves through Hollywood. The film — with a 75 million budget that grew to 90 million due to Covid-related overages — had finished shooting months ago and was in test screenings as directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah worked through the post-production process. Star Leslie Grace […]
Continue readingWarner Bros confirms film starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, Michael Keaton, Jk Simmons and Brendan Fraser won’t ever be releasedThe previously announced Batgirl film starring In the Heights actor Leslie Grace, Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser will not be released at all, Warner Bros Discovery has unexpectedly announced, despite shooting already being completed and […]
Continue readingWhile “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is sure to be a hit with fans of the animated Fox series, there’s also a lot for newcomers to enjoy, including four toe-tapping musical numbers that ramp up the energy while revealing the internal lives of the Belchers — parents Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) and […]
Continue readingThere really is something about Sam. The new lead character of the “Scream” universe, played by “In The Heights” star Melissa Barrera, is a charismatic badass with the smarts and the skills to outwit even the most intricate and diabolical of Ghostface’s games. This means — you guessed it — she’s the perfect successor to […]
Continue readingIn an exclusive newsbreak, Deadline has announced that the upcoming “Batgirl” movie has added Ivory Aquino to the cast, and those who speculated the character calling for “Alanna” was actually for the comic book character Alysia Yeoh have been proven correct. Aquino joins the cast which includes Leslie Grace (“In the Heights“), J.K. Simmons (“Spider-Man: […]
Continue readingGuardian writers discuss their favourite bits from some of the year’s finest films, from In the Heights to The Power of the Dog to Licorice PizzaWhen I say I missed the cinema, specifically I meant I miss seeing musicals on the big screen. While Jon M Chu’s In the Heights was made before the pandemic, […]
Continue readingWest Side Story, Dear Evan Hansen and In the Heights have all been box office flops this year, which has led to a questioning of the genre’s place in HollywoodIn a very strange year for movies, the failure of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is perhaps the most head-scratching development of all. The remake of […]
Continue readingI liked Steven Spielberg’s emotionally energized, visually bustling “West Side Story” just fine, though I’m not as over the moon about it as some of my critical colleagues. There’s an ecstatic tone wafting through the reviews. I raise the issue because you would have expected that collective hosanna to be one of many things that […]
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