Willy Wonka Origin Story to Be Revealed in New Prequel Movie?

Hollywood is pretty good at delivering things that seemingly nobody wants, but there is one project currently in development that seems to take the cake. It was announced a few weeks ago that Warner Bros. had acquired the rights to the character ofWilly Wonkafrom theRoald Dahlestate. Now, producerDavid Heymanis working on a prequel movie involving the beloved character. When it was first announced, very little was known about how the story for this newWilly Wonkamovie would be told....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Michelle Mack

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Gets High Praise From Star of New Animated Adaptation

Battlestar GalacticastarKatee Sackhoff, who voices Silk Spectre/Laurie Juspeczyk in the new animated adaptation of the beloved graphic novel,Watchmen,has declared the appreciation and love she feels for 2009 film by directorZack Snyder.In an interview withComicBook.com, Sackhoff said that her adoration for Snyder’s adaptation is, at least in part, why she wanted to be a part of the new animated feature.She calls Snyder’s adaptation “phenomenal,“before adding that this latest interpretation feels authentic to the original comic book....

August 25, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Terry Hale

#Godzilla Trends After Burning Sea Video Emerges from the Gulf of Mexico

Video footage of an eruption of flames burning in the Gulf of Mexico brought a host ofGodzillaand Cthulu theories to social media, seeing the fictional monsters trending on Twitter as a result. All good news for drawing attention to both theGodzilla vs Kongmovie and the new anime series,Godzilla Singular Point, which has just arrived on Netflix, but not great when the real reason for the unusual images was released, which turned out to be as potentially catastrophic as the arrival of theKing of The Monstershimself....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Rebecca West

'The Boys' Creator, Eric Kripke, Teases "Lots of Deaths" in Final Ever Season

The Boysis gearing up for its fifth and final season, and the show’s creator,Eric Kripke, along with the cast, have teased what’s in store in Season 5, and we’re not ready for it. Debuting in 2019,The Boysremains one of the most popular superhero shows around, managing to ward off the dreaded superhero fatigue. Even with the rocky reception to Season 4, hopes and expectations are still high for Season 5, which will finally give us the dramatic showdown between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr)....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Morgan Robinson

'The Naked Gun' Review: Liam Neeson Stars in an Often-Funny Reboot

There are only two questions to consider while watching director Akiva Schaffer’s reboot ofThe Naked Gun. First, is Liam Neeson, playing the son of bumbling L.A. detective Frank Drebin, as funny as the late Leslie Nielsen was in the original trilogy? Second, is the film making us laugh? To answer those questions, Neeson is good enough, and the film makes us laugh…a lot. With his name recognition, action movie credentials and humorless persona (savethis classic bitfrom Ricky Gervais’Life’s Too Short) Neeson seems to be the perfect choice to step into Nielsen’s clown shoes....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 929 words · Patrick Moreno

10 Obscure Netflix Original Shows Nobody Remembers

Netflixhas produced hundreds of original television shows and movies since 2012, and it can be hard to keep track of them all. It’s easy to remember big-budget productions with plenty of marketing. Shows likeStranger ThingsandBridgertonare wildly popular, but what else has Netflix done over the years? Believe it or not, reviews of forgotten Netflix shows vary greatly. Some seem to have been canceled for good reason. Others fared well when they were released, with strong reviews, and perhaps deserve a bigger platform today....

August 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1558 words · Lisa Francis

13 Reasons Why Star Tommy Dorfman Comes Out as a Trans Woman

Star of Netflix’s13 Reasons Why, Tommy Dorfman, announced today on Instagram and via an article in Time magazine that they have come out as a trans woman, and from now on will be using the pronouns of “she/her”. The actress will continue to use the name Tommy, and said on the their post that she is “thrilled to reintroduce myself as the woman I am today.” She posted a heartfelt statement along with an image of herself as she is now....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Sheena Williams

15 Best Western Movie Actors of the 1990s

Few decades have been as stacked forwesternsas the1990s. It was also a generally important time for the genre, as the modern insurgence was marked byUnforgiven(1992), which was one of two ’90s westerns to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Of course, the other isDances With Wolves(1990), and oddly enough, both of those titles feature several actors who would make further waves in the genre. A few names on this list are among the most renowned in cinema history, but frankly, several others will appear more unfamiliar....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1411 words · Victor Carlson

9 Most Important Sims Families and Their Lore, Explained

In March 2024, It was announced thatMargot Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap, would bedeveloping a moviebased on one of the greatest simulationvideo gamesof all time,The Sims.Inspired by his own house fire, Will Wright createdThe Simsin 2000, where it quickly became a bestseller. The franchise has continued its pattern of success, with a 5th installment being in production 10 years sinceThe Sims 4came out. Though theSimsfranchise allows players to create their own stories and drama, there are still a number of pre-made families that have their own dilemmas that players can choose to explore....

August 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1541 words · Michael Perez

A Quiet Place 2 Will Answer Some Monster Origin Questions

We’ve got a little update onA Quiet Place 2from Brian Tyree Henry, who recently joined the cast of the highly-anticipated sequel. Henry is an actor who is very much having himself a moment. He’s been on a meteoric rise over the past couple of years, with roles in movies likeWidows,If Beale Street Could TalkandSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He’s also set to appear inJoker,Godzilla vs. Kongand a slew of other projects. He’s someone seemingly everyone wants to work with, and that includes John Krasinski, who is stepping behind the camera again for the follow-up to last year’s breakout hit....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Natalie Stein

Avengers: Infinity War May Bring In Marvel Netflix TV Characters

TheRusso Brothersmade headlines earlier this year when they revealed that their upcomingAvengers: Infinity Warfeatured a whopping 67 characters. They have also stated that this highly-anticipated movie will unite the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, but fans have wondered if that will include the TV characters such asDaredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke CageandIron Fist, along with ABC’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. With production about to begin in a few months, the Russos recently revealed they aren’t ruling out any Marvel characters quite yet....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Deanna Thompson

Blumhouse's Ma Clip Gives Off Strong Stranger Danger Warning Signs

Octavia Spencer introduces the latest clip from Blumhouse’sMa. The actress notes that we’ve never seen her in a role like this before, which is true. We’ve never seen her tackle a horror movie. While the new clip doesn’t show some of the horror elements, the rest of the promotional material sure does. Instead, the clip focuses on Luke Evans' character warning Spencer’s to stay away from his son after revealing a tracking device he had placed on his son’s truck....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Kimberly Howard

Carol Lesbian Kissing Scenes Censored on Delta Airlines

Last year was a very big year for those in theLGBTcommunity. In the United States, not only did gay men and women finally gain the right to marry one another, but they are finally starting to get more representation in media. One of the leading examples of this wasCarol, an Oscar nominated film in whichCate BlanchettandRooney Marahave a lesbian relationship with one another. It looks like Delta Airlines isn’t totally comfortable with that idea, as they have been showing a censored version of the movie....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Kimberly Monroe