Why Disney Removed This Graphic Scene From 'Star Wars: The Acolyte'

During the 2025 Denver Fan Expo weekend,The Acolyte(2024) starManny Jacintoshared an exciting piece of information withStar Warsfans regarding a lightsaber duel in theDisney+original series, which was originally more intense than the final scene ultimately shown on screen.The Acolyteis an original TV series set 100 years beforeStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999) at the end of the High Republic era, a time when the Jedi Order thrived and believed that the malevolent Sith were extinct....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Frances Perkins

Wonder Woman 1984 First Reactions Arrive, Is It Worth the Wait?

The first reactions forWonder Woman 1984are in. The long-awaited sequel is one of 2020’s most-anticipated movies and it’s only weeks away from premiering. Warner Bros. has decided that the movie, along with all of their upcoming 2021 releases, will open in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously. For Wonder Woman fans, Christmas Day can’t come soon enough, especially after waiting so long to see what Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot have been hyping for well over a year now....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Daniel Rodriguez

'Creature Commandos' Lex Luthor Rumor Shut Down by James Gunn

James Gunnis back at it again dispelling false rumors about the DC Universe, and this time he’s directing his attention towardsCreature Commandos. Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted DCU officially begins next month with the animatedCreature Commandosseries, which features the paranormal version of Task Force X, a.k.a. The Suicide Squad. The team of anti-heroes are led by one of DC’s most unassumingly violent villains, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), buta new rumor claims that the iconicSupermanantagonist, Lex Luthor, will appear in the show....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Jeffrey Ingram

'The Boys' Season 5 Set Photos Confirm Shocking Political Storyline

Production for the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s superhero satire seriesThe Boysis well under way.Fans get new hints every day from photos posted by cast membersand even showrunner Eric Kripke. The latest sneak peek features a revealing look at the upcoming season, which continues the show’s commitment to holding a funhouse mirror up to U.S. politics witha set for a “Freedom Camp,” built to resemble Nazi concentration camps....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Alicia Gomez

Ben Affleck Talks Being 'The Single Unappealing Character' in Dazed and Confused

Ben Affleck has two films he’s promoting this season The George Clooney-directedThe Tender Barstarring alongside Tye Sheridanin the bittersweet coming-of-age story.Affleck’s portayal of the Long Island bar-owning, advice-giving Uncle Charlie has been praised by fans and critics alike. Then we haveThe Last Duel. The film is set amid the Hundred Years War. Based on actual events, the movie unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), two friends who became bitter rivals....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Jennifer Johnson

Billy Returns in New Jigsaw Poster and Saw 8 TV Spot

Do you want to play a game? If you answered yes, then you’ve come to the right place.Jigsaw, the upcoming eighth installment of theSawfranchise, is just around the corner. As such, Lionsgate is starting to ramp up the marketing campaign, both domestically and abroad. With that, a brand new Japanese poster and TV spot forJigsawhave been revealed, with the poster easily being the best one we’ve seen yet. The officialJapanese JigsawTwitter account revealed the new poster, which brings back the familiar Billy puppet, who is lingering in the background of this image....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Patricia Shelton

Billy Zane Wants to Revisit The Phantom in a Legacy Sequel

Could we one day see a sequel toThe Phantom? If Billy Zane were to have his way, then we most definitely would. Back in 1996, Zane starred inThe Phantom, a movie based on the comic character of the same name created by Lee Falk. Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie also starred Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and James Remar. Perhaps a bit ahead of its time,The Phantombombed in theaters as 1996 was not a time when superhero movies were anywhere near as popular as they are today....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Dana Obrien

Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler Rumored to be Top Choice for Avengers: Secret Wars

Another day, another Marvel rumor. This time, the potential director forAvengerssequel,Avengers: Secret Wars, is the subject of the day, with a rumor claiming thatBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverdirectorRyan Coogleris being eyed to helm the epic MCU outing. Coming courtesy ofThe Weekly Planet Podcast, host James Clement aka Mr. Sunday Movies claimed that a source had informed him that theBlack Pantherfilmmaker is one of the top choices to direct the sixthAvengersinstallment. “And Ryan Coogler, here’s another scoop, Mason, is at the very least one of the directors, is currently in talks for Secret Wars....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Amy David

Blade Runner Gets a Fan-Made Prequel and It's Amazing

This fall, fans will get to return to the dystopian world ofBlade Runnerwith the highly-anticipated sequelBlade Runner 2049, which brings backHarrison Fordas Rick Deckard. For those who simply can’t wait until October for this new film, South African filmmakerChristopher Grant Harveyhas debuted an incredible 11-minute fan film entitledTears in the Rain, which serves as a “loose prequel” to the originalBlade Runner. While this film doesn’t feature Rick Deckard or any of the other characters in the original, it’s certainly set within this unique world, with the film taking place in “21st Century Los Angeles....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Clinton Smith DDS

Blumhouse Boss Reveals His Biggest Movie Release Regret

With horror being big business at the moment, and Blumhouse being behind some big upcoming movies, it is hard to imagine Jason Blum having any regrets about his contribution to the entertainment industry. Blumhouse have dominated the box office over the last ten years, Spike Lee’sBlackKklansman, which Blum produced, was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2019, and with upcoming movies likeThe Forever Purgeand a host ofStephen King projects, everything seems to be running perfectly for the company....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Adam Taylor

Cillian Murphy Is Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Atom Bomb Biopic

Batman Beginsstar Cillian Murphy will once again reunite with director Christopher Nolan for the story of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, it has now been confirmed. The project, which for now is titledOppenheimer, sees Nolan move away from Warner Bros. and instead craft the movie for Universal Pictures, with the studio having also now been given the movie a release slot of June 27, 2025, a date typically saved for Nolan’s ventures in the past....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Patricia Fitzpatrick

Clark Gable's Grandson, Clark Gable III, Dies at 30

Clark James Gable, known professionally as Clark Gable III, has reportedly passed away. An aspiring actor and the grandson of world famous actor Clark Gable, the formerCheatershost died Friday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Officer confirmed the news. After being found unresponsive in the morning, Gable was immediately given medical attention, but there was no saving the young TV star with such a promising future....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Christopher Allen

DCU: What James Gunn's Universe Can Learn From the MCU

In recent years,James Gunnhas had one of the most influential roles in the world of superhero movies. With theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise being a major success for the MCU andThe Suicide SquadandPeacemakerbeing some of the few positives that have come from the inconsistent conveyor belt that is DC, Gunn has shown that he is the right man for these types of projects. However, he is about to take on his biggest project yet as he ventures into creating his own cinematic universe for DCas co-CEO of DC Studios, alongside Peter Safran....

July 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1752 words · Katrina Griffin