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‘Ghosted’ Trailer: Chris Evans & Ana De Armas Meet Cute In A New Secret Agent Spy/Rom-Com Coming in April

March 6, 2023 2:37 pm

Meeting that special someone can be a real adventure. That’s the premise of “Ghosted,” a new high-concept romantic action adventure film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. Directed by Dexter Fletcher (“Roc...

Ryan Reynolds Says He Co-Wrote A ‘Deadpool’ Christmas Movie, But It Was “Lost” To The Fox/Disney Merger

The Playlist

November 19, 2022 9:20 pm

News

Ryan Reynolds has teased a lot of “Deadpool” in the past, once suggesting that “Deadpool 3” in the 20th Century Fox era was going to be a road trip movie between Deadpool and Wolverine. Of course, that is happ...

‘Deadpool 3’ Writers Say Film Will Be “Fish-Out-Of Water” Story & Might Reference ‘Morbius’ Memes

Ned Booth

June 23, 2022 12:02 pm

News

"Deadpool 3" will be the third film in the series, but the first time the merc with a mouth enters the MCU. And while Marvel fans are eager to see Ryan Reynolds constantly quip, break the fourth wall, and rege...

‘Spiderhead’: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick Talk Dark, Twisty Dystopian Sci-Fi & Writing ‘Deadpool 3’ [The Discourse Podcast]

Rodrigo Perez

June 16, 2022 12:25 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

In this episode of The Discourse Podcast, we talk to screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Known for being the writers behind the “Zombieland” and “Deadpool” franchises, Reese and Wernick’s latest movie ...

‘Deadpool 3’ Writers Say The Film Is Staying R-Rated & Marvel Won’t Make A “Disney-fied ‘Deadpool'”

Rodrigo Perez

June 6, 2022 11:30 am

Interviews, News

Netflix’s Geeked Week is about to kick off this week and tomorrow, the streaming giant will be showing off some more of “Spiderhead,” a brand new futuristic mindbender from “Top Gun Maverick” director Joseph K...

‘The Gray Man’: Chris Evans-Led Prequel Penned By ‘Deadpool’ Writers & Sequel In Development

Christopher Marc

May 13, 2022 3:48 pm

News

While some of Netflix's original blockbusters are hit-and-miss, the streaming service is banking on The Russo Brothers delivering them a huge franchise-starter. After giving Marvel Studios their biggest box of...

‘Ghosted’: Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson Reteam For A New Film For Director Dexter Fletcher & The Writers Of ‘Deadpool’

Charles Barfield

August 30, 2021 9:57 am

News

Captain America and Black Widow are finally going to romance each other! Well, not really. But sorta. You see, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson have signed on to star in a new “romantic action-adventure” fil...

‘Twisted Metal’: Sony & ‘Deadpool’ Writers Bringing TV Series Based On Video Game Franchise To Life

Charles Barfield

February 22, 2021 1:06 pm

News, Television

On paper, “Twisted Metal” is a video game that doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense. The story follows a group of people brought together to battle to the death in suped-up cars for the chance to be given ...

‘Zombieland’ Writers Share Script Pages Featuring Other Stars In Place Of Bill Murray

Charles Barfield

March 24, 2020 11:31 am

News

It is part of the public record (as much as a film review can be such a thing) that I was not a fan of “Zombieland: Double Tap.” As much as I enjoyed the original film back in 2009, the sequel just didn’t do i...

‘6 Underground’: Netflix Enables Michael Bay To Reach New Bombastic Heights [Review]

Marshall Shaffer

December 11, 2019 9:49 am

Features, News, Reviews

Lightning-fast edits. Sudden slow-motion. An overheated color palette. Whip-speed fragmented dialogue. Crashing metal – though, thankfully, none of it robotic this time. An immature remark made by a male charac...

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