(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:Phase 5 of […]
Continue readingIt’s time to get weird! Even though we’ve been overwhelmed with music biopics lately, thanks to the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, Straight Outta Compton, and Elvis, a Roku Channel original film is finally telling the story of the greatest parody artist of all-time. Weird Al Yankovic has been a staple of popular culture since […]
Continue readingIt’s still hard to imagine how musical biopics can exist in a post “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” world, but the last few years have been bursting with big-budget biopics centered on some of the most iconic performers in music history. Jennifer Hudson belted her face off as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Taron Egerton […]
Continue readingAfter his performance in 2019’s “Rocketman,” Taron Egerton‘s Hollywood star is the highest it’s ever been. And Egerton’s 2022 is off to a great start with AppleTV+. He co-stars in Dennis Lehane‘s true-crime series “Black Bird,” just released earlier this month. He’s also in “Tetris,” about the creation of the uber-popular video game, but its […]
Continue readingTaron Egerton’s upcoming role in “Black Bird,” a new Apple TV+ series written by Dennis Lehane, marks his first major onscreen acting part since his star-making turn in 2019’s “Rocketman.” The role as a drug dealer serving prison time is a departure from Egerton’s previous roles, but the thespian is already looking ahead to his […]
Continue readingWhile the adult drama has largely migrated to television, there is one sub-genre that has received a new lease of life on late thanks to a trifecta of success: the rock biopic, which, in very recent years, has earned Best Picture Oscar nominations and wins, acclaim, and more importantly, actual box-office returns. While there has […]
Continue readingYou can safely say, based on his output in “Rocketman” and the Oscar-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Dexter Fletcher is a filmmaker that understands how to craft a biopic. So, when the folks at Paramount+ were looking for a director for “The Offer,” based on the story of how “The Godfather” was made, Fletcher got the […]
Continue readingElton John is speaking out against the Vatican after they issued a statement saying that the Catholic Church will not bless same-sex marriages.On Monday, the Vatican’s orthodoxy office issued a response to a question asking if members of the Catholic clergy can bless gay marriages. Their statement, which was approved by Pope Francis, stated that […]
Continue readingThe music branch of the Academy often leans into pop stars in this category, partly because the members want to see stars like last year’s winner, Elton John for “Rocketman,” sing their original songs on the Oscar stage. But that may not be possible in this pandemic year. Voters also go for hit songs from […]
Continue readingBritish moviegoers will be able to feel like royalty thanks to a drive-in film series hosted at Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham Estate.Starting on Sept. 25, the 20,000-acre private home of Queen Elizabeth and several previous monarchs will screen award-winning movies, like “1917,” “A Star Is Born,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and more.Sam Mendes’ Oscar-winning war film will […]
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