The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is preparing to set sail again. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times (which they specify was conducted according to WGA rules in compliance with the writers’ strike), screenwriter Craig Mazin revealed that he and Ted Eillott (whose name The LA Times ...
Read MoreAdd Barbie to the list of heroes saving movie theaters. The Quorum conducted a poll of 1800 Barbie viewers to find out the moviegoing habits of that film’s audience. They learned that, while most were frequent or occasional ticket buyers, 22% of respondents said either that they couldn’t remembe...
Read MoreHollywood may be on strike, but details about Marvel’s First Family are still emerging. Jeff Sneider, one of the most trusted scoopers out there, revealed some details about Fantastic Four on his and John Rocha’s podcast, The Hot Mic; later, he clarified them in an article on Above the Line. Fir...
Read MoreThis past weekend was the “Barbenheimer” showdown, with two big releases arriving at the same time in the middle of a dud-filled summer. According to the trailers (I’m not getting into whether anything was woke because this isn’t about that – well, not in terms of these two movies), it was...
Read MoreThis week saw the release of the highly-anticipated Barbie. The world’s most famous and iconic fashion doll hit the market in 1959 and changed the toy industry forever. I loved Barbies as a kid, and I still do. I collect dolls, and when this movie was announced, I was initially very skeptical....
Read MoreSimu Liu recently sat down with ScreenRant’s Joe Deckelmeier and the subject of Barbie came up. When asked about his relationship with Barbie prior to working on the film, Liu had this to say: “I didn’t really have a relationship with Barbie in the past. I don’t know about you, but I gre...
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