Ever since it was revealed last December that Dick Van Dyke would appear in Mary Poppins Returns, Disney’s revival of the Mary Poppins franchise, fans have been wondering what role he would play. Van Dyke, still actively working at the ripe age of 91, played Bert, the charming chimney sweep in the 1964 Disney classic alongside Julie Andrews’ titular character. But what most fans don’t know is that he played another role in that film....
Disney and Lucasfilm are reportedly done taking risks when it comes to hiring directors for Star Wars and will stick with proven talent. After The Force Awakens successfully relaunched the franchise, production woes and fan reactions have divided the once untouchable IP. It all came to a head last year when Solo: A Star Wars Story fired its directors and Episode 9 lost Colin Trevorrow. Neither of these cases were the first signs of trouble either, as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story all but replaced director Gareth Edwards during the reshoot and final editing process....
In just a matter of days (as of this writing), North American moviegoers will finally get a chance to see Doctor Strange, the second film of Marvel’s Phase 3. The early indication is that the origin story from director Scott Derrickson is another winner for the franchise, as many of the early reviews are positive. In particular, the visuals have been widely praised as something unlike anything seen in the MCU before, and the consensus is that Doctor Strange demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible for maximum effect....
Picking the best online shooters to play in 2020 could be a tricky task since the market is overpopulated with projects of varying quality. a feature, which is often determined by the amount of support the games receive from developers. One of the best ways for a shooter to stand out is by having consistent developer support. For shooter fans, this is a major factor in selecting an online title deep enough to happily dive into for countless hours....
The Big Bang Theory’s final season might see Leonard (Johnny Galecki) donating his sperm for Penny’s (Kaley Cuoco) ex-boyfriend, Zack (Brian Thomas Smith) and his new wife, Marissa’s (Lindsey Kraft) baby - potentially paying off the very first scene of the whole series. Wrapping up after 12 seasons, CBS’ long-running sitcom is pulling all the stops to make sure that the show’s last outing will be satisfying for everyone. That includes invoking a little bit of nostalgia as a reward for those who have stayed with them for more than a decade....
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is set to guest star on CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory during season 11. The 62-year-old tech titan is of course one of the world’s richest men, with an estimated net worth of over $80 billion. He’d actually be much richer at this point, were it not for Gates opting to frequently donate large portions of his vast wealth to charitable causes, and operate his own charities alongside wife Melinda....
With the rise in popularity of comic book superhero adaptations on the big screen, the trend has carried over to the small screen. While Marvel Studios is currently in the process of expanding both its offerings on Netflix and ABC - with other projects in development elsewhere as well - DC Comics has an arguably bigger presence on TV. The CW’s shared DC Comics universe includes four separate television series in addition to iZombie, an adaptation of the series housed on DC’s imprint Vertigo....
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige made waves this weekend when he ended Marvel’s Hall H presentation with the announcement of a Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali - and he has now confirmed that Blade will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Five. The MCU Phase Four release slate, which currently consists of five movies and five Disney+ TV shows, will only last for two years (2020-2021) before Marvel moves on to Phase Five....
With Bond 25 in need of a new director, Jean-Marc Vallee has reportedly been approached about taking the job. Following Daniel Craig’s uncertainty surrounding a fifth appearance as James Bond, the next entry finally started to gain momentum over the last several months. EON and MGM looked at several big name directors before eventually finding Danny Boyle and naming him as their choice. His hiring came after it was agreed that he would develop an original Bond story with his longtime writing partner John Hodge, but due to creative differences coming from his vision, Boyle exited the project earlier this week....
Brazil’s Justice Ministry has determined the suspension of iPhone sales without a power brick. In addition, the government has fined the Cupertino company a $2.3M bill. This was published in today’s Brazilian Federal Register. The information comes from the Brazilian publication g1. The Justice Ministry wrote: The government decided it won’t apply the daily fine if Apple doesn’t suspend iPhone sales without a power brick immediately. This will only occur if the Cupertino company doesn’t follow local guidelines in the near future....
It’s harder to find a show worthier of cult classic status than Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is a permanent fixture in our pop culture landscape. The invincible Big Bads. The shipworthy romances. And the iconic acts of heroism we haven’t forgotten, even though the show’s last episode aired over sixteen years ago. Buffy’s most legendary episodes tend be of the heartbreaking, nose-wiping variety. They make you question love, death, and humanity itself....
With just under two months to go until the release of Captain America: Civil War, anticipation for the Marvel Studios film is higher than ever. The battle of the Avengers will be fought between Steve Rogers’ Cap (Chris Evans) on one side and Tony Stark’s Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) on the other. With a new government motion calling for the accountability of superheroes, Stark and his team aim to reign in Rogers and his rebels who are refusing to comply....
Brie Larson previews Carol Danvers’ relationship with Maria Rambeau and talks about how the latter is very important to the narrative of Captain Marvel. Marvel Studios is gearing for the release of their first female-led superhero project directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, which will officially debut the critically-acclaimed actress as the titular character. Set to introduce MCU’s strongest hero, the film will be a different kind of introductory story from the franchise as teased by Kevin Feige....
Cars has long been regarded as the black sheep of Pixar’s roster, and it’s not hard to see why: while the other films from the animation giant tend to cross the generation divide and delight parents as much as their children, often with heart-breaking revelations along the way, the Cars movies following Lightning McQueen and the rest of his oddly-humanized vehicles felt more juvenile and toy-focused. This was only compounded by Cars 2, which shifted the focus to Larry the Cable Guy’s Mater and delivered an altogether even sillier story....
Nintendo Switch is a highly versatile gaming system that can instantly switch from a gaming console that connects to your television, to a tabletop system or a handheld gaming device. This makes it extremely family-friendly and fun for both seasoned gamers and children who are new to the world of gaming. Once you have the Nintendo Switch system for your family, it’s time to choose some games for family members to enjoy, but sometimes it’s difficult to discern which are the best games for Nintendo Switch for the different age levels in your home....
Chris Hemsworth is in early talks to star in Sony’s Men in Black reboot/spinoff. Starting in 1997 with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, Sony successfully found a new franchise to play with. Secret agents working to protect the planet from intergalactic threats gave Men in Black a great mixture of humor and action. The movie spawned two sequels, the latter of which came in 2012, but Men in Black 3 was not the franchise revival Sony was looking for....
Updated box office predictions after Thursday and Friday suggest The Dark Tower could lose its opening weekend to Dunkirk, a film that is currently in its third week of release. Dunkirk may be an intense, serious war movie, but it still comes from Christopher Nolan, a proven director of blockbusters from atypical pitches; the film beat expectations to net $50.5 million in its first week and showed off competition from The Emoji Movie to win its second....
Swamp Thing - the latest live-action TV series developed exclusively for the DC Universe streaming service - boasts an impressive cast. In fact, virtually every major actor affiliated with the show has some previous experience acting in a comic book adaptation or working within the horror genre. This is important, as the original Swamp Thing comics were an unusual mixture of science-horror and superheroes, and executive producer James Wan appears to be sticking close to the source material....
There’s no denying that the modern political world is in a bit of disarray right now, no matter where you stand on the political spectrum. New Netflix original series Dear White People seems to be picking up on that, delivering a comedy series to fans later this year, following writer/director Justin Simien’s 2014 social satire movie of the same name. Production for the series started last year, with a number of different cast members revealed through the past few months; including Marque Richardson, who’s reprising his role as Reggie from the original film....
The Sticky Bomb skill makes a triumphant return in Division 2 with two iterations of the bomb now coming into play. That’s right, two variations are in play with The Explosive Sticky Bomb, which is the one that any Division 1 player will be familiar with, but in Division 2’s newest expansion, Warlords of New York, a new variant called the Burn Sticky Bomb makes its introduction. The Explosive Sticky Bomb can be gotten by killing James Dragov in the Financial District in the Wall Street mission and the Burn Sticky Bomb can be unlocked by killing Vivian Conley at the Stranded Tanker mission inside the Two Bridges area....
