Deadpool offered plenty of great qualities that made it one of the most entertaining Marvel Comics adaptations in recent memory. It had some of the best action of any X-Men film yet, as well as the sharpest sense of humor. But above all else, it proved that star Ryan Reynolds can carry a comic book movie after a string of disappointments for him in that genre (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Green Lantern, R....
With Deadpool premiering this weekend and advanced reviews being generally positive, it’s hard to believe that the character began as a relatively boring assassin who lacked his current humor and awareness of the comic book world that he lives in. Though he was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza in 1991, it wasn’t until 1997 that Deadpool fully transitioned to the action-comedy character that we all know and love....
What We Know About Ben Solo Before we get to Luke, it’s worth recapping what’s been revealed about Ben Solo in the new films so far. In contrast to several of the Star Wars villains we’ve seen onscreen over the years, Kylo Ren has not yet fully committed himself to the dark side in The Force Awakens. He spends a majority of the film torn between the light and the dark, looking for the proper guidance from Snoke and even Darth Vader’s melted helmet....
[UPDATE: James Gunn has released an official statement in response to his firing.] - Disney and Marvel Studios have officially cut ties with Guardians of the Galaxy film series writer and director James Gunn. The decision was made shortly after older tweets from the filmmaker’s now-deleted Twitter account (where he jokes about sensitive topics like pedophilia and rape) were brought to light in an article published by right-wing political news site The Daily Caller....
TV host and political comic Bill Maher has once again lashed out against comic book fans, and this time director Kevin Smith, on the latest Real Time. Back in November, the pop culture world was saddened by the death of Stan Lee, iconic creator (or co-creator) of countless enduring Marvel characters, and former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics as a whole. Mass mourning then occurred on social media, at least from most people commenting....
Disney/Pixar’s summer 2016 theatrical release, Finding Dory, was but the latest in a long line of critical and commercial smash hits for the animated studio. Pixar will have two shots at box office glory in 2017, as it were, with a release slate that includes the original animated feature Coco (from Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich) in the fall. Before then, however, Disney/Pixar will release the next installment in the lucrative Cars franchise, under the straight-forward title of Cars 3....
This Page: Batgirl, Nightwing, and Red Hood Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Batgirl/Oracle Barbara Gordon is a tough character to cast. She’s not only intelligent and possesses an inquisitive mind, but she can also beat bad guys to a pulp with her bare hands, just like Batman. After all, she has been both Batgirl and Oracle. So, whoever portrays her on the big screen will need to convincingly embody all those traits, not just someone who spouts out random words hoping audiences will find the actress believable in the end....
After first making a change to AirDrop for users in China, Apple has changed the available options for all users with iOS 16.2. With “Everyone” not being a permanent option anymore, you may end up heading to AirDrop settings more frequently. Here are 3 ways to change AirDrop on iPhone. Up until recently, AirDrop settings were configurable to off, Contacts Only, and Everyone with the chosen setting remaining permanently. With iOS 16....
One of the catch-22s of the global component shortage is that chips for chipmaking machines are one of the items in short supply, say execs from Intel and Apple chipmaker TSMC. Buying new chipmaking machines was never a speedy process, given their complexity and delicacy, but lead times before the pandemic were measured in months. Now, say chipmakers, that time can be as long as 2-3 years … Background The global chip shortage was created by a mix of factors....
While doing press for Wonder Woman, Chris Pine poked fun at DC’s competition, particularly the upcoming film, Avengers: Infinity War. The film releases this week, and things are looking up for the next chapter in Warner Bros.’ burgeoning DC Extended Universe. Gal Gadot made her big screen debut as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice last year, and she will be reprising her role in the director’s Justice League later this year....
This post contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Infinity War - Chris Pratt has confirmed the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will begin filming in 2019. There was a point in time when the sub-franchise was deemed a massive risk for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, considering the characters were obscure to even devout comic book readers. However, a combination of a catchy marketing campaign and heartfelt story about family made the original Guardians of the Galaxy one of the biggest hits in 2014....
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Book of Henry (and Star Wars) - The Book of Henry director Colin Trevorrow has offered a more detailed explanation for a comment he made about the movie being a “carbon copy” of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - and it actually kind of makes sense. On the face of it, the two movies don’t seem that similar. The Book of Henry was Trevorrow’s follow-up to Jurassic World, and starred Naomi Watts as a single mother raising two boys, one of whom is a child prodigy called Henry (played by Jaeden Lieberher)....
The war against Thanos and The Avengers and potential end of the world doesn’t tend to leave a lot of room for romance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Age of Ultron set up a potential future for Hulk and Black Widow, they’ve been a little too busy for relationships. The major exception to this, of course, would be Vision and Scarlet Witch. Over the course of Age of Ultron, Civil War and now Infinity War, they have built organic foundations for potential love....
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Danny DeVito has cleverly responded to a 17-year-old Pennsylvania girl who took a cardboard cutout of the comedy legend to her senior prom last month as her date. DeVito, of course, remains one of the most beloved actors on film and television to this day, with comedy and occasional dramatic roles that have spanned nearly 50 years. Fans got their first big glimpse of DeVito opposite Jack Nicholson in the Oscar-winning drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975....
The CW trilogy of DC Comics television series is going strong, with Arrow, The Flash and now DC’s Legends of Tomorrow bringing in decent ratings after just two weeks on the air. Arrow and The Flash tend to try to stay somewhat within the boundaries of their comic book counterparts, while Legends is quickly shaping up to be the playground within which fans will get all kinds of cameos and easter eggs from lesser known and obscure characters....
The new trailer for The CW’s DC TV lineup hints at the future of the Arrowverse and teases yet another crossover. In a little over a month, Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl will all return to the CW. When they do, the various heroes of the Arrowverse will be picking things up after chaotic finales with the threat of new villains looming over them all. Star City will see Kirk Acevedo arrive as Richard Dragon, a powerful new crime boss....
Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Deadpool 2 - Deadpool 2 is a family film, which means it’s all about the Merc With a Mouth bringing together a ragtag group of heroes to form his own super-team: X-Force! Per Deadpool’s vision, this team will be “forward-thinking, gender-neutral, and young enough to carry a franchise for ten to twelve years.” Around the midpoint of the movie, Weasel goes on LinkedIn and gathers together some promising and not-so-promising applicants, all of whom make it onto the team (because it turns out Deadpool isn’t actually that picky)....
Yesterday brought news that Marvel Studios’ latest MCU blockbuster, Doctor Strange, was set to take the crown of #1 movie at the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row. Now, the international market numbers for the film’s second weekend are in, and they’ve only reinforced the positivity of the film’s overall financial outlook. It would seem that the future Sorcerer Supreme has succeeded in casting quite the spell on audiences worldwide....
Apple TV+ has ordered its first original Russian-language show. Container is another production from Apple that is not originally in English and follows other shows, such as Tehran and Dr. Brain. As revealed exclusively by Variety, Container is a co-production deal with subscription-based streaming service START. The show stars The Bourne Supremacy’s Oksana Akinshina alongside Russian screen stars Filipp Yankovskiy (The Three Musketeers), Marusya Fomina (Gold Diggers), and Artem Bystrov (Earthquake)....
The new M2 MacBook Air is currently available to pre-order, but the first benchmark test of this machine is already available online. Although it was expected, we can now say the new Air has a similar benchmark score as the M2 MacBook Pro. Since both products use the same chip, it was more than likely that both of them would have a similar experience. The difference between these two machines is the active cooling system, which the M2 MacBook Air doesn’t have....
