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With the official announcement of Dune: Part 2, director Denis Villeneuve shared that he wants to turn his sci-fi epic adaptation into a trilogy. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the filmmaker revealed that he “always envisioned” Dune to be three movies. “It’s not that I want to do a franchise, but this is ‘Dune,’ and ‘Dune’ is a huge story. In order to honor it, I think you would need at least three movies. That would be the dream. To follow Paul Atreides and his full arc would be nice.” Villeneuve continued, “[Frank] Herbert wrote six books, and the more he was writing, the more it was getting psychedelic, so I don’t know how some of them could be adapted. One thing at a time. If I ever have the chance to do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Dune Messiah,’ I’m blessed.” The announcement of Part 2 c...

20 years after the film’s release, director Richard Kelly has recently teased plans to bring back Donnie Darko. In a recent interview with NME, Kelly said that he has plans to return to the world of Donnie Darko. He specifically shared, “Hopefully we’ll have something to show people soon that will really blow everybody’s minds. I hope to expand this universe.” The film, which was Jake Gyllenhaal‘s breakout role, followed his character, a troubled high school student known to sleepwalk, navigate through life as his imaginary six-foot rabbit friend called Frank tells him that the world is ending. Meanwhile its sequel S. Darko was released in 2009 but received negative reviews from many critics. In 2017, the director also teased another storyline that might have been in the works. A...

Disney and Pixar have dropped off the teaser trailer for the upcoming animated Toy Story spinoff Lightyear. The film, directed by Angus MacLane (Finding Dory) from a script written by Pete Docter, will chronicle the origin story of how the young test pilot became the titular Space Ranger that made way for the famous Buzz Lightyear action figure in Pixar’s Toy Story movies. Chris Evans stars in the film as a voice actor for the namesake test pilot. “Set in the world of Toy Story is kind of weird. Another way to get at it, it’s a straightforward sci-fi action film about the Buzz Lightyear character,” MacLane, co-director of Finding Dory and several Toy Story shorts for Pixar, told EW. “In the Toy Story universe, it would be like a movie ...

The Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin rivalry will continue to develop in Tiger King 2. The next installment of the saga is set to hit on Netflix on November 17. Gearing up for the long-awaited release of the hit series, a new trailer is out, previewing what’s in store for viewers come this season. The first season left off with Exotic trying to hire hitmen to kill rival zookeeper Baskin. Now behind bars, Exotic claims innocence while the operations of his big cat zoo remain in full swing. On the outside, the ongoing campaign for his freedom is documented in cuts of women proclaiming “free Joe Exotic” and a bus painted with a message of appeal to then-President Donald Trump. “If I have to make a deal with the devil, I will make a deal with the devil,” Exotic says from inside the prison. The vid...

Netflix has shared the trailer for its upcoming seven-episode limited series True Story, starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes. Helmed by Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman, the series takes place during a tour stop for Kid (Hart) in his hometown of Philadelphia, where he reunites with his older brother, Carlton (Snipes), before things head south and threaten to destroy his career. Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Theo Rossi, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London, Billy Zane also star in the series. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kevin Hart shared his initial reaction to joining the project: “This was an opportunity for me to step outside of my norm and partake in a genre of this craft that I never imagined that...

After LeBron James shared his thoughts about the ending of Squid Game, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, the creator of the wildly popular South Korean Netflix series, has now responded to the NBA star. LeBron made his comments during a post-game press conference while talking to his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis about the show. Speaking to The Guardian, Hwang addressed LeBron’s criticism of Squid Game and ideas about a sequel, while delivering a not-so-subtle jab at Space Jam 2. “Have you seen Space Jam 2? LeBron James is cool and can say what he wants. I respect that. I’m very thankful he watched the whole series. But I wouldn’t change my ending. That’s my ending. If he has his own ending that would satisfy him, maybe he could make his own sequel. I’ll check it out and maybe send him a messag...

Netflix has officially released the trailer for its Cowboy Bebop live-action adaptation series. The Jon Cho-starring series will consist of 10 episodes and follows an action-packed space Western sequence surrounding three bounty hunters, also known as “cowboys.” Each of the characters navigates the storyline as they try to run away from their past. Cho plays Spike Spiegal, Mustafa Shakir plays Jet Black and Faye Valentine plays Daniella Pineda. Together, the three work together to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals, but only if the price is right. The trailer gives a sneak peek at the highly stylized action fans can expect from the series. It begins with a scene of Spike Spiegel standing on the deck of the Bebop, catching up with his friend Anna. Fans get a glimpse of Sp...

Bill Murray could be making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. According to translated quotes by Variety, The French Dispatch actor disclosed the news to German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). “You know, recently I made a Marvel movie,” he said, supposedly seemingly regretting sharing the news, then adding, “I probably won’t tell you, but never mind.” Murray indirectly explained that director Peyton Reed was the reason why he decided to try out the MCU project, despite its films not really being in his wheelhouse. “In any case, some people were quite surprised why I decided on such a project,” he shared. “But for me the thing was quite clear: I got to know the director — and really liked him very much. He was funny, humble, everythin...

This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s Eternals. Director Chloé Zhao recently spoke to Collider regarding bringing the first love scene and first LGBTQ relationship to the Marvel cinematic universe. Zhao had confirmed that the introduction of Phastos in Eternals, MCU’s first openly gay superhero was long “written in the story” before she joined as the director. Zhao wanted to ensure that the audiences felt that the story was “authentic and real” because the “audience has to feel that to care.” She also made it a point to mention that they needed to make sure that “they are not just existing on the screen for the sake of existing,” otherwise there was no point in including them. Following the premiere of the film, critics worldwide discussed the film’s brief sex scene between two of the m...

Since 2018, GOAT Group has been rolling out new issues of GREATEST Magazine which focuses on individuals that are driving pop culture forward. For Fall 2021, the LA-based entity has just announced the release of “Issue 05” which has three independent covers. This time around, GREATEST has tapped award-winning actress Issa Rae, fashion designer and Chief Creative Officer of Burberry Ricardo Tisci and pro skater and actor Nico Hiraga. Timing couldn’t have been more perfect to have these certain industry icons highlighted as Rae’s popular Insecure show on HBO just kicked off its fifth and final season, Burberry is in the midst of rolling out its Fall/Winter 2021 season and Hiraga’s name is starting to become more recognized for his appearances in Booksmart and Moxie. This newest issue feature...

On the heels of the newly-released Dune film, today Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures confirmed that a sequel to the sci-fi movie is in the works. This is only the beginning… Thank you to those who have experienced @dunemovie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We’re excited to continue the journey! pic.twitter.com/mZj68Hnm0A — Legendary (@Legendary) October 26, 2021 Based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, the 2021 film of the same name stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård and more. The film premiered Friday, October 22, in theaters and on HBO Max, earning over $40 million USD domestically in its opening weekend and grossing over $223 million USD globally to date. “I just received news from Legen...

In a recent interview with Empire, Tom Holland revealed details regarding the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home film. While Marvel Studios has been known to keep many of its details under wraps, Holland was able to give fans a small glimpse of what was his favorite scene to film as the titular Peter Parker. The scene in discussion sees Peter Parker, Aunt May and Happy Hogan with a mystery fourth character sitting together having a discussion about what it is like to be a superhero. Holland says, “It’s four people sitting at a table, having a conversation about what it’s like to be a superhero and it was amazing.” He also adds, “The other day we watched the scene, my brother and I, and our jaws were on the floor.” While Holland has famously blabbed about certain spoilers, this time the actor...