Category: Entertainment News

Warner Discovery Merger ‘The Great Escape’ for AT&T

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Telecom giant AT&T announced Monday a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with Discovery, paving the way for one of Hollywood’s biggest studios to compete with media giants Netflix and Disney. Right now HBO Max is ranked 7th in streaming just behind Hulu in the coveted streaming market. Under the agreement, AT&T will revisit its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, which closed just under three years ago, and form a new media company with Discovery. The deal would create a new business, separate from AT&T, that could be…

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Henry Cavill Asked For Civility On Instagram

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Henry Cavill showing the class of a man he really is asked for a call for civility in his recent Instagram post. Henry Cavill is calling on his fans to end the hostility in their debates about his career and personal life on social media. It started when Deadline reported the ‘Superman’ reboot with Ta-Nehisi Coates writing and J.J. Abrams producing the movie with a new actor in the title role. The May 5th article insists that it will star a black actor and feature a black director to be…

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What is the Snyder Cut?

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For those of you who just arrived from another galaxy and are catching up on current events the Justice League Snyder cut Justice League movie previewed worldwide on Thursday 18th of March. As of today’s date, it sets at 74% on the Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’ with 209 reviews and with a 96% audience score showing 25,000+ Ratings. To say it was successful would be an understatement. This director’s vision should satisfy the fans who willed it into existence but it is also converting some critics who disliked the 2017 version…

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‘Superman’ Reboot Coming From J.J. Abrams

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Deadline has confirmed that author Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing a Superman reboot feature for Warner Bros and DC, which J.J. Abrams is producing under his Bad Robot label. Hannah Minghella will serve as producer. No plot yet and no attachments despite the fact that we’ve heard how Henry Cavill is eager to get back into the cape, but he may not be used in this new project. Coates is attached to a Ryan Coogler directed drama feature entitled “Wrong Answer” about a math teacher in Atlanta who is scandalized when…

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Sasha Calle is DC’s new Supergirl!

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The Young and the Restless actress Sasha Calle is set to become Supergirl. She will play Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman in The Flash movie directed by Andy Muschietti. “Been doing a lot of flashbacks lately but today is about a Flash forward. #TheFlashMovie @sashacalle,” posted Muschietti on Instagram which happens to include the use of the John Williams Superman score for the Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve movies (watch below). The link is Here. Calle beat out 425 actresses who auditioned for the role, with Muschietti, The Flash…

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Sean Connery is James Bond RIP

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The First Time I saw Sean Connery was as Michael McBride in Darby O’Gill and the Little People in 1959 done by Disney Studios. Janet Munro played Katie O’Gill, McBrides’ love interest and daughter to Darby O’Gill played by Albert Sharp the central figure of the movie and the elderly fiddle player and who matched wits with King Brian of the leprechauns played by Jimmy O’Dea. Connery played a strong masculine role but little did I think that he would become the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent…

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DC Fandome is Coming Soon

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The Fandome schedule now out, and we have a lot more information than before, but we’ll continue to update this story as news is released. You can sign up at the official DC FanDome site for an email about the event, and follow the DC Comics Twitter account or click on Twitter hashtag #DCFandome for updates. The ultimate 24-hour experience for the world’s DC fans is almost here. Mark your calendars for August 22 at DCFanDome.com and now a two-day event more on September 12 also.  How to tune in: There’ll be online video panels and teasers…

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Warner Bros. Wants Robert Pattinson as Batman

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Robert Pattinson has reportedly been asked to play the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in director Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC film The Batman. Variety reports, the former Twilight and Harry Potter actor is in talks to become the new Caped Crusader. As of this moment, it is not a done deal. The Hollywood Reporter says that Armie Hammer, Nicholas Hoult, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are also still in consideration for the role but, according to Variety, Pattison is Warner Bros.’ top choice for the role and the deal is expected to be…

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The Great Stan Lee is Gone

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There were two Stan’s in my life in the sixties I remember well that influenced my life the most. I recall the all-star performance of Stan Musial one of the greatest baseball players of all times because of my love for baseball. But more than that was Stan Lee because of my love for comics and the Marvel comic universe. He was more than a comic mind who put together the greatest comic publishing company of all time but Stan Lee really related to the young with his famous Stan’s…

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Star Trek: Discovery – S2 Date and Trailer

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Star Trek: Discovery will return for its second season Thursday, Jan. 17, on CBS All Access. The move from Sundays was announced this afternoon during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con. It took a while for me to warm up to this new Star Trek TV series last year. I was bothered at first by the look of the Klingons and the advanced technology plus the total change in that era and the look of the bridge and ship in general. Then I realized that the original series…

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DC Entertainment Moves to New Division At WB

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Pam Lifford, who ran the consumer products division, has been named president of the new division. Source: The Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. has created Warner Bros Global Brands and Experiences, an umbrella division that will encompass DC, Warner Bros Consumer Products, Themed Entertainment, and a new global franchise team. Pam Lifford, who ran the consumer products division, has been named the president of the new division. Lifford will be the president of Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences, referred to as WBGBE. Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara announced the new…

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Rotten Tomatoes Has Announced Some Big Changes

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Critic aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes has announced that it’s planning a change in its certification process in order to bring in a broader range of movie and TV reviews. Rotten Tomatoes has not pleased many fans, critics, and filmmakers who believe that the current “rotten” or “fresh” system is superficial, often resulting in very harsh scores. It has also been noted that the many of critics that have their work published on the site are from a narrow sample of media outlets. The site will relax its critic certification process…

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Margot Kidder Dies At 69

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Margot Kidder, known for playing Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the Superman movies, has died at the age of 69 after struggling with mental illness for most of her life. Kidder’s manager, Camilla Fluxman Pines, and the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston, MT, confirmed the Superman actress’ death, but no cause of death was revealed. Margot Kidder “died peacefully in her sleep Sunday,” Fluxman Pines said in a statement. In addition to her role as Lois Lane in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983) and Superman IV…

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ 250,000,000 Estimated Opening #Avengers

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It is estimated that Avengers: Infinity War will reap 250,000,000 dollars this weekend which will make it the highest opening of any superhero movie of all time in the United States. Add the foreign market estimate of 380,000,000 you have a worldwide opening of 630,000,000 which in one weekend has almost equaled the total gross of the Justice League of 657,924,295 in the last four days. Below is a screenshot of the Box Office Mojo page found on the internet. With many people wanting to see this movie multiple times…

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Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Talks Star Wars

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Thought you Star Wars fans would appreciate the Star Wars channel with exclusive material and this conversation with Kevin Feige the king of superheroes films and more. In this installment of The Star Wars Show, the president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige discusses his love for the Star Wars galaxy, artists craft a Millennium Falcon out of red SOLO cups (in a paid partnership with SOLO Cup) and a life-size replica prepares to launch, we check out new character posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story, and more! Watch more…

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