Chris Hemsworth recently told The Guardian about the shift in his roles, moving from the powerful Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a more realistic character in his new film, Crime 101. He explained that unlike playing a larger-than-life hero, he couldn’t rely on a strong, imposing presence and instead focused on portraying the vulnerability of a desperate thief trying to pull off one last job.
I was reading over at Variety that Taylor Kitsch is really building up his work behind the camera! He’s executive producing alongside Dan Cohen, his partner at Barnstorm Productions. It sounds like he’s serious about producing – he’s got a deal with Universal after Twisters did so well, and he’s constantly adding new projects to Barnstorm, like a sci-fi thriller he just picked up for Amazon. But honestly, what really got me excited was hearing him say The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of his “favorite” films. He shared that in a statement about his latest producing gig, and it just shows he has great taste!
A recent report from entertainment insider Daniel Richtman suggests that Eman Esfandi, known for his role in Ahsoka, has been cast in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The rumor claims he’ll play a new love interest for Zendaya’s MJ, but one who will create conflict with the potential reunion between MJ and Peter Parker. Many fans believe Esfandi will be portraying a particularly disliked character from recent Amazing Spider-Man comics.
According to industry source Daniel Richtman, the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday is expected to deliver the kind of multiversal scope and stakes that fans were hoping for in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Richtman suggests Doomsday will essentially fulfill the expectations that Multiverse of Madness didn’t quite meet.
Disney’s recent sci-fi revival of a beloved, decades-old franchise has become a hit on a free streaming platform. While Disney primarily releases content on Disney+ and Hulu, they also occasionally share their movies with other services, including free options like Tubi.
Sam Rockwell recently discussed the progress of Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ series. He suggested that his character, Justin Hammer, might share screen time with Walton Goggins’ Sonny Burch in the show.
Vinnie Jones (known for films like Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Jason Isaacs (White Lotus, Harry Potter), Babs Olusanmokun (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare), Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary), and Raúl Alejandro (La Reina del Flow) are all starring in the upcoming action-thriller.
Dafne Keen plays Chrys, a new student who discovers a strange whistle in her locker. The whistle previously belonged to a student who died tragically. When Chrys shows the unusual, skull-shaped whistle to others, someone eventually blows it, unleashing a deadly curse on anyone who can hear it.
Sang-il Lee’s Oscar-nominated film, a three-hour drama, isn’t the first to explore the sacrifices artists make for their work. However, it’s truly special because it blends the grand, stylized performance of kabuki theater with the deeply personal story of Kikuo and his adopted brother, Shunsuke (Ryusei Yokohama). Similar to the film Drive My Car, Kokuho delicately examines the blurry line between an artist’s creation and their own life, prompting us to wonder whether art imitates life, or life imitates art.
Despite a disappointing $5.5 million opening weekend in the U.S., the film Shelter has become a box office hit in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), earning $2.2 million. This surpasses the film’s earnings in China ($2.1 million) and the U.K. ($1.3 million). According to distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment, nearly one-third of moviegoers in Saudi Arabia chose to see Jason Statham in Shelter, making it the biggest English-language film released in the region since September.