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Malcolm Lee, director of Space Jam: A New Legacy has officially commented on the outrage for Lola Bunny’s redesign. The filmmaker recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly in regards to a “super weird” conversation surrounding a change to the oversexualized 1996 version of Lola Bunny. He said, “I had no idea that people would be that up in arms about a bunny not having boobs. Listen, I understand people don’t want things to change, but I think we needed some evolution with her, not by objectifying her but by making her strong and still feminine.” He adds, “And, yes, we had all these other women who were like, ‘Oh, you can’t be strong and have big boobs?!’ Sure you can, but we’re talking about a cartoon bunny, not women!” In the same interview, Zendaya, who voiced Lola Bunny in the new film,...

Netflix has released the trailer for the third film in its thrilling Fear Street horror trilogy, Fear Street Part Three: 1666, ahead of its premiere on Friday, July 16. The three films have been released over the course of three weeks — Part One: 1994 premiered on July 2 and Part Two: 1978 released on July 9 — and together, they uncover the sinister history of Shadyside, a downtrodden Ohio town plagued with a haunted past, through a series of terrifying events. In the final chapter of the anthology — based on R.L. Stine‘s best-selling books under the same moniker — the group of teenagers from the first film (Part One: 1994) travel back to the titular 1666 to unearth the twisted truths behind the witch Sarah Fier and her centuries-spanning wrath on Shadyside’s residents. The lates...

Deadpool has finally made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in one of the most unexpected of places: a trailer reaction video for Free Guy. In a four-and-a-half-minute video uploaded by Ryan Reynolds himself on his YouTube channel, his now-iconic antihero sits down with Taika Waititi‘s Thor: Ragnarok character Korg to watch a new trailer for the upcoming comedy Free Guys, which actually features both the actors. The duo continues to make fun of both Marvel and Disney before Deadpool asks Korg how he can join the MCU. Fortunately for fans of the R-rated franchise, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has confirmed previously that Deadpool will indeed get a third installment over at Marvel, and will remain true to its R-rated reputation. However, those interested migh...

Hot on the heels of his Emmy nomination for Disney+‘s WandaVision, director Matt Shakman has signed on to direct the next Star Trek feature film for Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams, according to Deadline. The screenplay was conceived by blockbuster veterans Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel), marking the first time that a Star Trek film will be written by female screenwriters. At this time, it is unclear whether cast members from Abrams’ 2009 reboot — led by Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and more — will return for Shakman’s take on the sci-fi film. Shakman is a prolific television director, with credits on series including Game of Thrones, The Boys, Succession, Fargo and It’s Always Su...

Last May, Nicolas Cage signed on to play the eccentric titular protagonist, Joe Exotic in Amazon‘s Tiger King. Over the course of his career, Cage has portrayed a range of bizarre characters with Joe Exotic anticipated to be a part of the actor’s long list of noteworthy roles. The actor, who is currently earning rave reviews in his performance in Pig is reportedly no longer playing Joe Exotic as sources have revealed that Amazon is shelving the project. CBS Studios is apparently looking to shop the series to other outlets. Other streamers like Peacock already have their own projects beginning, including one with Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell. In an exclusive interview with Variety, Cage shared, “We should clear the record. I read two excellent scripts, which I did think were exce...

The original 1996 Space Jam movie is known for two things: for being a seminal part of any ’90s kid’s childhood and for its timeless masterpiece of a theme song. To mark the 25th anniversary of the film, Quad City DJs — the musicians behind the high-energy jam — are releasing several NFTs in celebration, giving nostalgic fans a chance to own a piece of pop culture history. The offering marks the first NFT of a major motion picture theme song. Each NFT purchase comes with an RIAA certified 8x Platinum award from the 1996 Space Jam soundtrack, with the winner’s name engraved on a physical plaque. The highest bidder of all of the NFTs will win “naming rights” as “Executive Producer” for the upcoming 25th anniversary remix of the multi-platinum selling “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train).”...

Wes Anderson‘s American comedy-drama film The French Dispatch premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday evening and received one of the longest rounds of applause at the event’s 74th edition. According to Variety, Anderson earned a standing ovation that continued for nine consecutive minutes alongside his cast in attendance, which included Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Stephen Park and Benicio Del Toro. One actress, Lea Seydoux, was unable to attend the premiere, as she is quarantining in Paris after testing positive for COVID-19. In lieu of a standard black car, the cast (and composer Alexandre Desplat) arrived to the red carpet in a massive gold party bus, escorted safely by French police on motorcycles. After assembling fo...

The 73rd Emmy Awards nominees were unveiled on Tuesday via the Television Academy’s YouTube livestream, hosted by Emmy-winning father-and-daughter actors Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones in New York City. “It has been an extraordinary year in which television brought multigenerational families together in a shared love of their favorite programs,” said Frank Scherma, TV Academy Chairman and CEO, in a statement. “So it seems fitting that these two accomplished performers announce this year’s Emmy nominees as we acknowledge and celebrate the exceptional programs and talent that are elevating and redefining television.” Among this year’s selections, The Crown and The Mandalorian tied for the most nominations with 24 each, followed by WandaVision (23), Th...

In celebration of its 24th anniversary, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda will be collaborating with Where’s Wally for a special crossover bringing together two of the very best IPs from the manga and cartoon worlds. Coming in the form of a special visual spread in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, the crossover will feature beloved characters from both franchises in Where’s Wally‘s iconic art style thrust upon a no-doubt incredibly confusing and busy but excitingly interesting background set in Onigashima. The artist also offered fans a preview of how the two iconic characters will look together through a tweet along with the release date of July 19 for the special issue. For fans of One Piece and Where’s Wally, definitely be on the lookout for when the&nb...

Just in time for the release of Black Widow, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige joined Rotten Tomatoes for an interviewing shedding more light on phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After discussing Black Widow itself, Feige dived into the rest of what’s coming for phase four, starting with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. While he acknowledged fans’ disappointment regarding the Mandarin fakeout back in Iron Man 3, Feige confirmed that the villain in Shang-Chi is indeed the real Mandarin; “Just because that version wasn’t real didn’t mean there’s not a leader of the Ten Rings organization and that is who we meet for the first time in Shang-Chi,” he explains before revealing his delight to work with Tony Leung, a Hong Kong actor best known for his wo...