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Sony Release Dates Scramble: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Moves To November, ‘Uncharted’ Shifts To 2022

January 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Many moons ago, when we were so much younger and so much more innocent, back in March 2020, when the pandemic first started, Sony Pictures looked like smart trailblazers. They saw the writing on the wall immed...

Edgar Wright’s ‘Last Night In Soho’ Moves To October 2021

Rodrigo Perez

January 21, 2021 8:26 pm

News

Maybe we should call Sony's "Morbius" a trailblazer. Look, it's pretty common knowledge/conventional wisdom that theaters aren't going to be clear of the COVID-19 pandemic til at least July. So, last week, "Mo...

‘No Time To Die’ Officially Moves To October After Yet Another Delay

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 7:55 pm

Box Office, News

In March 2020, when it was announced that the 25th James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” would be delayed from April until November, due to the pandemic, no one really thought it would have to be moved again. The...

Joel Kinnaman Says David Ayer’s Cut Of ‘Suicide Squad’ Would Be “Much More Interesting,” Especially With More Joker

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 5:43 pm

Interviews, News

Joel Kinnaman is one of the few returning actors from David Ayer’s 2017 film, “Suicide Squad,” that is in the cast for James Gunn’s upcoming “The Suicide Squad.” (The ‘the’ makes all the difference, you see.) ...

‘Games Of Thrones’: HBO Developing ‘Tales of Dunk & Egg’ Spin-Off & Many More To Come

Rodrigo Perez

January 21, 2021 5:33 pm

News, Television

By now, you should know the appetite to get more "Game Of Thrones" into the world is a big one. HBO already has the 'Thrones' spin-off "House Of The Dragons," based on creator George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & ...

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Independent Spirit Awards Making A One-Time Move To Thursday Before Oscars

Gregory Ellwood

January 21, 2021 3:56 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

It's becoming increasingly clear that the awards ceremonies delayed way back in 2020 are still going to be seriously hampered due to the pandemic. The Grammy Awards and SAG Awards have already pushed their 202...

Report: Christopher Nolan Unlikely To Work With WB Again After HBO Max Announcement

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 2:44 pm

Box Office, News

When the news was released that WarnerMedia decided to shift the entire 2021 Warner Bros. film slate to a day-and-date deal with HBO Max and theaters, the reaction from filmmakers came quickly. And perhaps sur...

‘Bios’: Tom Hanks’ Post-Apocalyptic Film Moves Back Release 4 Months To Late Summer

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 2:23 pm

Box Office, News

Even though there has been next to nothing revealed about “Bios” yet, that doesn’t mean the film isn’t ready to go. In fact, the film was originally supposed to be released in October 2020 by Universal. That i...

‘Fake Famous’ Trailer: New HBO Doc Tackles Influencer Culture & What It Takes To Create A Social Media Star

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 2:08 pm

News, Trailers

Who doesn’t want to be famous? Well, okay, maybe not everyone wants to be really famous, but when you speak to young people today, most of them would kill to be “influencers” and have millions of followers on ...

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‘Rogue One’s Alan Tudyk Says K-2SO Won’t Be In Season 1 Of ‘Andor’ But Could Return In Future Seasons

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 1:55 pm

News, Television

While the entire cast of “Star Wars: Rogue One” did an admirable job in their spinoff film from 2016, the truth is that most of them didn’t expect to come back for new stories. Why? Well, they all died. Even t...

‘Peaky Blinders’ Film Could Lead To More TV Spinoffs

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 1:41 pm

News, Television

With the recent announcement that Steven Knight’s “Peaky Blinders” was coming to an end with one more season and a film, everyone has been wondering what plans the creator-writer has up his sleeve to concludin...

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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Coming In December As Searchlight Unveils Dates For Several 2021 Films

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 12:29 pm

Box Office, News

With the first half of 2021, reportedly, about to get devastated by studio delays due to the pandemic, it appears that the second half of the year is really when films are going to begin to hit theaters in ful...

Colin Trevorrow Calls ‘Dominion’ The “Culmination” Of The Entire ‘Jurassic Park’ Franchise

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 11:52 am

News

Next year, “Jurassic World: Dominion” is set to be released worldwide and act as the end of the second trilogy of ‘Jurassic Park’ films. And it also marks the return of Colin Trevorrow to the director’s chair ...

‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’: Lord & Miller’s Long-Delayed Animated Film Is Skipping Theaters & Hitting Netflix

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 11:38 am

Box Office, News

Another week, another major film being pushed from theaters to streaming. 2021 is still feeling like 2020 Part II, isn't’ it? This time, we have Netflix continuing to bolster its lineup with a major animated p...

Cannes Film Festival Now Looking At Delaying Until July (Or Possibly August)

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2021 11:13 am

Festivals, News

Last year, as the second wave of COVID-19 swept through Europe, bringing many countries back into lockdown, the folks at the Cannes Film Festival revealed plans for alternative dates for the event if the typic...