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2016 was a tumultuous, but fascinating year in cinema. Art does represent life, from Indies to blockbusters, heavy themes and conflicted characters were the norm. Casey Affleck, the sure winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, captures the zeitgeist perfectly in Kenneth Lonergan’sManchester-by-the-Sea. The average man, haunted by tragedy, struggles to deal with life’s unexpected events. The same can be said with the sudden death of Carrie Fisher, an icon that inspired generations....

2019 seems like an eternity ago. But on July 24th of last year, Jon Favreau released his groundbreaking remake ofThe Lion Kingto much acclaim and big box office numbers. Now, one year later, star of that movie, Beyonce, is unleashing a new visual album based on the music she created forThe Lion King. CalledBlack Is King, we have the official trailer and a new poster celebrating the upcoming streaming release, which hits Disney+ exclusively on July 31....

Boisterous Marvel fans never had the chance to scream out, “Wakanda Forever,” in celebration ofAngela Bassett’s anticipated Oscar win for her portrayal of Queen Ramonda inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. That’s because Jamie Lee Curtis ruined the opportunity when she won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role honor at the 95th Academy Awards instead. And in a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Bassett admitted she was “gobsmacked” by the loss. The actress said (perOWN):...

Academy Award nomineeBrendan Fraserhas revealed further details regarding the unreleasedBatgirlmovie, praising directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah and their vision for Gotham City. During a recent appearance onThe Howard Stern Show, Fraser commended the filmmaking duo for using practical effects on the production before adding that the crime-ridden DC city, Gotham, “never looked better.” “Yeah, it was great. Adil [El Arbi] and Bilall [Fallah], who did the Bad Boys movie, are really good at blowing s**t up and they love doing it....

Tickets forSolo: A Star Wars Storyare now on sale, which means that the promotional campaign is about to jump to hyperspace. Case in point, Lucasfilm has just released the Chinese trailer for the movie along with a new North American TV spot that features the first dialogue from Paul Bettany’s Dryden Vos as well as Han wondering aloud who his co-pilot will be. But best of all, we get to see a disgruntled Chewbacca playing the iconic in-universeStar WarsgameDejarikfor the first time....

This month, Christian Bale’s newest movieVicewill be hitting the big screen. As a political drama,Christian Balehas been touching on politics during his various interviews for the movie. In regard toDonald Trump, Bale recently revealed that he met the future president of the United States back in 2011 when he was still a reality television star. At the time, Bale had been filming in Trump Tower forThe Dark Knight Rises, when he was summoned to Trump’s private office....

Dan Stevensplayed a Marvel role in the mostly forgotten TV seriesLegion, but in the late 2010s it was rumored that he would be joining the MCU in a then-unknown movie project. It later turned out that the project was the unfairly criticizedEternals. However, the truth of the matter was that Stevens was never attached to the project, even though he tried his best to convince everyone that he was. Speaking withThe Playlist, Stevens explained why he chose to play the dicey game of messing with Marvel fans and suggested several times that he could be playing the role of the villain Kro in Marvel Studios’ 2021 release....

The Simpsonsis very well known for seemingly predicting the events of the future in episodes from years past, and fans of the series are convinced they’ve done it again withTom Hanks' coronavirus diagnosis. This week, Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson learned they were both infected with the contagion while on location in Australia for pre-production on Hanks' next movie. The shocking news comes in as many major sporting events and popular vacation spots, from March Madness and the NBA to Disney World and the E3 gaming expo, have all been shut down due to coronavirus concerns....

Doctor Strangestar Chiwetel Ejiofor is reportedly in talks to portray thevillainous Scarin Jon Favreau’s remake ofThe Lion King. There have been plenty of rumors about who was going to step in and take the role of Simba’s evil uncle, includingHugh Jackmanand even Jeremy Irons reprising his role from the 1994 animated classic. Speaking of reprising roles, James Earl Jones will once again play Simba’s dad, Mufasa, a decision that has had fans both excited and wondering if anybody else will come back from the original movie....

Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis currently in production, but it seems one actor,Mads Mikkelsen, took a break over the holiday weekend to attend Fan Expo Canada in Toronto. There he signed a poster for fanJ.J. Good, where he revealed his character’s name is “Galen” under the signature. The poster was also signed byStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesactor Zachariah Jensen, also signed the poster in the same format, with his autograph above his character’s name, Kit Fisto....

Gillian Anderson is celebrating her birthday today, and fans of the veteran actress weren’t going to let the occasion go by without showering her with love on social media. FromThe X-FilestoSex Educationand everything in between, Anderson seems to have the natural ability to shine in whatever role she’s been given. Clearly, that hasn’t been lost on her fans, as thousands of them have been hopping online to pay tribute to Anderson by expressing their admiration for the actress along with her many, many roles....

We have our first details from the upcomingHunger Games Prequel. It was announced last year that author Suzanne Collins had penned a new book in the series that will go further back into the history of this world before the events of the original trilogy. Lionsgate has already optioned the rights for the book, titledThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and intends to turn it into a movie. Now, we know the story will center on a young Coriolanus Snow....

It is no doubt a very good time to be aHarry Potterfan.J.K. Rowlinghas been treating everyone to a lot of new, exciting stuff from thewizarding worldlately, with the playHarry Potter and the Cursed Childcurrently running, and the book for the play out so fans can read it, since many of them can’t make it to see the show anytime soon. One thing that allHarry Potterfans can look forward to in the near future is the release of the spinoff movieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is coming out in just a few months....