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The Flash’s Unusual Marketing and Potential Future
It’s almost becoming a cliché to say that the behind-the-scenes or other real-world events surrounding a movie make a better story than the film itself, but the way Warner Bros. is marketing The Flash, as detailed in a Variety piece, is interesting. A lot of this is born of necessity because of t...
Read MoreRUMOR: Andy Muschietti Directing The Brave and the Bold?
DC Studios has an awful lot of faith in a movie that’s tracking to underperform. The newest DC rumor is that Andy Muschietti, the director of The Flash, will also helm the next Batman film (outside of the sequel to The Batman and Joker: Folie à Deux), The Brave and the Bold. Muschietti directing ...
Read MoreStudio Ghibli Will Not Promote How Do You Live
Studio Ghibli has revealed that it will not release a poster, trailer, or any other promotional materials ahead of How Do You Live? premiering in Japan on July 14th. The movie is a loose adaptation of Japanese author Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel How Do You Live? International release dates...
Read MorePixar Layoffs Include Lightyear Director
The latest round of Disney layoffs targeted Pixar employees. The most prominent names eliminated seem to revolve around Lightyear, including the film’s director, Angus MacLane, and producer, Galyn Susman. Both have been with the company for decades, and Susman is credited with saving Toy Stor...
Read MoreREVIEW: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Into the Spider-Verse was one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the past few years. I’ve liked some movies from Sony Pictures Animation, like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie. But Spider-Verse single-handedly initiated a paradigm shift in the landscape of American animation....
Read MoreHobbs Officially Returning to Fast Franchise
Universal and Vin Diesel finally smelled what The Rock was cooking. In a video message on his Twitter account, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed that his character, Luke Hobbs, is back in the Fast and Furious franchise. This isn’t a huge surprise for anyone who’s seen Fast X; the mid-credi...
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