Super Mario Animated Movie Gets 2022 Release Date, Is The Legend of Zelda Next?

TheSuper Mario Bros.animated movie has been confirmed for 2022. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto is a producer on the highly anticipated project. In addition to the new Mario news, Nintendo has also revealed plans to extend their “visual content” over the next few years, which is giving fans hope for a project involvingThe Legend of Zelda. According to a new business report from Nintendo, theSuper Marioanimated movie’s production is moving along “smoothly,” and they’re looking to expand....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Amber Brown

The 8 Most Hardcore Action Movie Dads

In this article, we’re talking about the fiercest, strongest, most protective, action hero dads. Those kinds of dads not only show us support in the typical small ways (showing us how to ride a bike or cook), but they will also fight bad guys to save us (literally). Here are the eight most hardcore action movie dads, ranked: 8Russell Crowe as Maximus - Gladiator InGladiator, what haunts Maximus (Russell Crowe) isn’t that he has become a slave, but the fact that even after horse riding for days, he couldn’t save his wife and son....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 990 words · Jennifer Richards

The CW's Stargirl Finds Its Eclipso and the Shade

The CW has just secured at least two new main villains for DC’sStargirlto face in Season 2. According to new reports, Nick Tarabay (The Expanse) has signed on for a series regular role as Eclipso and will be featured prominently in the next season. Jonathan Cake (The Affair) has also been attached to play The Shade, another villain from DC Comics, in a recurring role. Meanwhile, Ysa Penarejo (Project Mc2) is also set for a recurring role as an undisclosed DC character, but there’s no word yet on who she’ll play....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Andrew Wade

The Dark Knight Rises Cut a 'Sickening' Death Scene to Avoid Getting an NC-17 Rating

Auteur blockbuster filmmaker Christopher Nolan is often cited as only a handful of Hollywood directors who can get a blank check to make pretty much any kind of a movie he wants. But it seems there are some industry forces that even Nolan is sometimes forced to bow down in front of, namely, the censors. Matthew Modine, who played the role of Peter Foley in Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Rises, recently revealed during an appearance on CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast how his gory death scene in the film had to be removed to prevent an NC-17-rating....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Crystal Taylor

The Sandlot Returns to Theaters This Summer

The Sandlotis returning to theaters for its25th anniversarythis summer. Even though the movie wasn’t what one would call a critical darling at the time of its release, it has endured in the hearts of fans and truly has gone on to become one of the quintessential baseball movies. It holds a special place in the hearts of many who grew up in the 90s and now, for the first time since its original release, the beloved flick is returning to theaters in wide release....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Daniel Reeves

Tyra Banks Says She's Leaving Dancing with the Stars

Alfonso Ribeiro may have to host the next season ofDancing with the Starssolo. Back in 2020,Tyra Banksjoined the dancing competition series as its host following the departures of co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. Last year, Banks was joined by Ribeiro as co-host following the show’s move to Disney+. Now, with her other endeavors taking up much more of her time, Banks says the time has come for her to say goodbye to the show, suggesting she likely won’t return for the show’s 32nd season....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Angela Garcia

Why Cameron Diaz Returned to Acting After a Decade in Netflix's Back in Action

Cameron Diazhas revealed exactly why she has come out of retirement to star in her new Netflix movie,Back in Action. There was once a period when you couldn’t turn around without seeing Diaz in a film. Since making a splash in 1994’sThe Mask, the actress remained consistently busy and soon became one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood, working with some of the best in the business. Then, after appearing in the 2014 movie adaptation of the Broadway musicalAnnie, Diaz decided to take a step back from Hollywood, effectively retiring from the business....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 732 words · Miss Leslie Mullins DDS

Zoe Kravitz on Seeing Robert Pattinson in The Batman Suit: He's the Man for This Job

The Batmanis a hotly anticipated movie among comic book fans. The Matt Reeves-helmed action-adventure film will see Robert Pattinson in the title role of the Dark Knight. Zoe Kravitz is also part of the narrative as Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. In a recent interview for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Kravitz hinted that Batman fans will be very happy with what Pattinson brings to the role. “It’s amazing. I mean, he’s Batman....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Jacob Campbell

'Andor' Season 2's Rotten Tomatoes Score Reveals if the Finale Is Worth the Hype

We’re just one day away from the three-episode premiere ofAndorSeason 2 onDisney+, and the reviews are coming in fast for the finale of what’s undoubtedly been one of the bestStar WarsTV shows of all time. Does the conclusion live up to the expectations set by Season 1? According to Rotten Tomatoes, the answer is a resounding yes! Thus far, Season 2 has managed to surpass the score of its predecessor by two points, and is Certified Fresh with a 98% at the time of this writing....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Jennifer Johnson

10 Cloverfield Lane Is Not Cloverfield 2, But Part of an Anthology?

Yesterday, fans were treated to a surprise trailer for10 Cloverfield Lane, which many have speculated is a sequel to the 2008 hitCloverfield. There is still very little we know about the story, but since both10 Cloverfield LaneandCloverfieldwere produced byJ.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, many assume there is some sort of connection between the two. Earlier today, aReddituser cleared the air about this mysterious project, revealing that it may not be a direct sequel, but it is set in the sameCloverfielduniverse....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Elizabeth Perkins

10 Hercule Poirot Books That Should be Made Into Movies Next

No genre is as popular at the moment thanthe murder mystery. With shows likeOnly Murders in the BuildingandThe Afterpartyas well as the trio of films based on Agatha Christie’s iconic detective Hercule Poirot, the “who done it” is a proven narrative concept that continues to succeed on the big and small screen. While Poirot novels haveno shortage of film adaptations.Murder on the Orient Express,Death on the Nile, andA Haunting in Veniceare three Christie novels that have been adapted into modern-day theatrical successesby brilliant directorKenneth Branagh and with a treasure trove of Poirot stories available....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Crystal Cohen

A Very Good Girl: How This Filipino Film Appeals to K-Drama Fans

As the Korean Wave continues to wash over America and the rest of the world, its undeniable influence is flooding into other Asian cinemas. Pop culture has become South Korea’s biggest export, with K-Pop,K-Dramas, and Korean Cinema taking over airwaves, streaming services, and Western entertainment award shows. Other Asian countries have followed suit, either modeling their film industry after the South Koreans or falling into it altogether. Like other past cultural movements, Korean Cinema’s industrial complex is paired with a distinct visual style....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Jacob Conrad

Alien's Most Unforgettable Scenes From the Original Movie

The current landscape of sci-fi cinema is complex. There are only a handful of films that go all the way with the genre rules, and it seems TV shows are our most trustworthy resource when it comes to pure science fiction. The offer would surely be brightened up by a few films that return to classic form. That awesome period between the mid-’70s and late ’90s where studios were pumping out tightly structured, original, andself-containedscience fiction with a focus on the human condition and regular people....

July 7, 2025 · 10 min · 1969 words · Julie Long