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The Rise of Skywalkereasily took the number one spot at the box office this weekend. The highly anticipated sequel was able to pull in $175.5 million, which is the sequel trilogy’s lowest opening. The movie premiered earlier this week and was met with an avalanche of negative reviews. However,Star Warsfans seem to be into the movie and helped get it to the number one spot this weekend.The Rise of Skywalker, which cost Disney and Lucasfilm around $300 million to make, marked the third biggest opening of 2019 to date behind Disney’sAvengers: Endgame($357....

Six years after Disney took us to the magical world of Underland fromLewis Carroll’s timeless tales, fans will get to go back this summer with theAlice in WonderlandsequelAlice Through the Looking Glass.Tim Burtondirected the original 2010 classic, which earned more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office and helped spawn Disney’s recent spate of live-action fairy tale revivals such asMaleficent,Cinderellaand the studio’s current blockbuster,The Jungle Book. While we get ready forAlice Through the Looking Glass’s release on May 27, Disney has released a new preview, with an introduction from producerTim Burton....

Tom Cruise has officially confirmed thatTop Gun 2is happening, after years of speculation and rumors. It looks like the 54-year-old actor is eyeing thelong-awaited sequelas his next project and was getting things in line to make sure it is ready to go by the time he is done shootingMission: Impossible 6. Prior to leaving to shoot that movie, Cruise met with directors forTop Gun 2and found one he liked in the form of Joseph Kosinski, who is now the frontrunner for the job....

Lord of the Ringsstar Viggo Mortensen has so far worked with legendary horror directorDavid Cronenbergthree times. The pair produced the one-two punch of superb thrillers in 2005’sA History of Violenceand 2007’sEastern Promises. Now, David Cronenberg plays the memorable role of a doctor in Mortensen’s directorial debutFalling, in theaters this Friday. With those first two Mortensen collaborations taking the filmmaker out of the genre he had become so adept at, Cronenberg has not produced another horror outing since....

Avengers: Endgameset images have been getting shared frequently since the official spoiler ban lifted. However, the Russo Brothers decided to go back toInfinity Warin their latest behind-the-scenes look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Elizabeth Olsen’s twisted sense of humor is the focus of the image, which MCU fans will more than likely think about the next time they watchInfinity Warand one particular heartbreaking scene. One of the toughest scenes for MCU fans to watch inAvengers: Infinity Waris when Thanos comes down to Wakanda to obtain the Mind Stone....

While there are plenty of Easter Eggs hidden away inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, one of the easiest to spot is a direct call back toA New Hope. You may want to turn back if you haven’t seen the movie yet, as this is definitely aSpoiler. When Finn is inside theMillennium Falcon, he takes a seat, accidentally turning on the old Dejarik holochess board. It is a scene that required some pretty cool stop-motion animation....

Star WarsCelebration kicked off today with the iconicMark Hamill’s hour-long panel. For those who couldn’t make the trip to London for this massive event, LucasFilm will live-streaming several of the biggest panels throughout the weekend. Now we have alive streamof one of today’s biggest highlights, a panel showcasing the upcoming spinoffRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about? Find out, whenGareth Edwards- director of the upcomingRogue One: A Star Wars Story- joins Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedyand some special guests for a revealing can’t-miss Rogue One panel!...

The Wirestar Wendell Pierce wants to voiceFamily Guycharacter Cleveland. The character’s original voice actor, Mike Henry, decided to step down from the role late last week. Henry, who is white, thinks a person of color should be the one providing the voice for the fan-favorite character. The news caused a stir on social media, with many wondering why Henry felt he needed to step down. Others applauded his decision. Wendell Pierce happens to think he’s the right man to take over thevoice of Cleveland on Family Guy....

Amidst news of the release of the “Snyder Cut”, and characters from Fox’sX-Menmovies showing up in MCU’sWandaVision, a startling bit of news in the comic book movie community slipped quietly under the radar recently. Ethan Hawke, who has a long history of being somewhat dismissive towards the comic book movie genre, was announced to be playing the main villain in the upcomingMoon KnightDisney+ series starring Oscar Isaac. In a recent interview, Hawke explained why he agreed to do the project....

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s filmWarfareis a little over a month away, and A24 is starting to gear up for another one of its remarkable marketing and promotional runs. The distributor knows how to get people excited and interested about a new movie, and has now released an extended first look atWarfare. The film, which stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, and Taylor John Smith, is a recreation of Mendoza’s memories and experiences when he was a Navy SEAL during the Iraq War....

Blumhouse is back with what seems like an annual horror movie release with Leigh Whannell’sWolf Man, a reboot of 1941’sThe Wolf Man, the first film to feature the classic Universal movie monster. While January is sometimes seen as a dumping ground for lackluster horror movies, the lift of the review embargo onWolf Manindicates that Blumhouse isn’t repeating the massive issues of their last early release,Night Swim. In fact, Whannell’s take is an ambitious enough addition to the new generation of Universal monster movies the company has been making that began with 2020’sThe Invisible Man, but its characterizations are lacking compared to its predecessor....

Quick Links In a lot of ways, there hasn’t been a better time in history for television fans.Streamingand widespread internet availability have made it so that just about everyone can freely watch everything, from vintage classics to the latest flavor of the month, at a moment’s notice. While the idea of watching premium television from the comfort of an airplane seat or an air mattress is still a little strange, convenience is always appreciated....

Birdgirljust came out with a second season, and you should definitely watch it. Last year, Adult Swim created a spin-off of one of their oldest and most successful shows,Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. The old series took an even older Hanna-Barbera superhero and put him behind a desk at a law firm filled with all of his old friends and enemies. Mr. Birdman’s law firm was called Sebben & Sebben, owned and run by Phil Ken Sebben – the eyepatch-wearing, mysterious government agent Falcon 7 fromthe ’60s cartoon....