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The field of entertainment journalism is constantly evolving, and any website that wants to hold its own has to be able to adapt to changing clickbait technologies. We’re all familiar with the technique of taking a single, innocuous comment by someone involved in a superhero movie production on social media and blowing it totally out of proportion.
- ScreenRant: Ant-Man and the Wasp Director Teases Big News Coming Soon
- ScreenRant: Ant-Man Composer Returning for Ant-Man & The Wasp
- Comic Book Movie: It Seems A Big ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Announcement Is On The WayIt Seems A Big ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Announcement Is On The Way
- We Got This Covered: Edgar Wright Reveals Why He Left Marvel’s Ant-Man
- IndieWire: Edgar Wright on Leaving ‘Ant-Man’: ‘I Don’t Think They Really Wanted to Make an Edgar Wright Movie’
- The A.V. Club: Newswire: Edgar Wright finally opens up about why he left Ant-Man
- Vulture: Edgar Wright Gives a Very Diplomatic Answer for Why He Left Ant-Man
- Screen Crush: Edgar Wright Explains Why He Left Marvel's 'Ant-Man'
- HitFix: Edgar Wright Discusses His ‘Heartbreaking’ Decision To Split With Marvel And Leave ‘Ant-Man’ Behind
Production on Ant-Man & The Wasp is rapidly approaching and director Peyton Reed wants fans to stay tuned for some big news. Heading into 2015, Ant-Man was considered one of Marvel’s riskiest adventures that also had a rather difficult development.
- We Got This Covered: Edgar Wright Reveals Why He Left Marvel’s Ant-Man
- IndieWire: Edgar Wright on Leaving ‘Ant-Man’: ‘I Don’t Think They Really Wanted to Make an Edgar Wright Movie’
- The A.V. Club: Newswire: Edgar Wright finally opens up about why he left Ant-Man
- Vulture: Edgar Wright Gives a Very Diplomatic Answer for Why He Left Ant-Man
- MovieWeb: Why Edgar Wright Really Left Marvel's Ant-Man
- Screen Crush: Edgar Wright Explains Why He Left Marvel's 'Ant-Man'
Filmmaker Edgar Wright reveals the real reason he walked away from Ant-Man after spending several years developing the story.
- Cinema Blend: The Real Reason Edgar Wright Left Ant-Man, According To Edgar Wright
- Comic Book Movie: BABY DRIVER Director Edgar Wright Explains Why He Felt He Needed To Depart From Marvel's ANT-MANBABY DRIVER Director Edgar Wright Explains Why He Felt He Needed To Depart From Marvel's ANT-MAN
- ScreenRant: Here’s Why Edgar Wright Didn’t Make Marvel’s Ant-Man
- Bleeding Cool: How Edgar Wright Leaving ‘Ant-Man’ Lead To ‘Baby Driver’
- JoBlo: Edgar Wright opens up about leaving Ant-Man
After three weekends in theaters, “The Fate of the Furious” has become the 30th film of all-time and the 2nd film of 2017 to gross $1 billion worldwide at the box office.
F. Gary Gray’s entry into the “Fast & Furious” saga scored an estimated $19.4 million in its third frame, bringing its domestic total to $192 million and its worldwide total to $1.06 billion worldwide.
- Variety: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Crosses $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office
- Deadline: ‘Fate Of The Furious’ Drives Past $1B At Worldwide Box Office; Tops ‘Furious 7’ For New China Record
- Hollywood Reporter: Box-Office Milestone: 'Fate of the Furious' Crosses $1B Globally
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Dominates Tom Hanks’ ‘The Circle’
- Dark Horizons: “Fate of the Furious” Is A Hit With Online Pirates
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Latin Lover’ Tops ‘The Circle,’ ‘Fate of the Furious’ Rides to Third Straight No. 1
- Coming Soon: Fate of the Furious Passes $1B, Guardians 2 Opens to $101M Internationally
- Hollywood Reporter: China Box Office: 'Fate of the Furious' Overtakes 'Furious 7' to Become Biggest Hollywood Film Ever
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Fate of the Furious' Wins; 'How to Be a Latin Lover,' 'Baahubali' Beat 'The Circle'
- Moviefone: Box Office: 'Fate of the Furious' Tops 'Latin Lover' and 'The Circle'
- ScreenRant: Box Office Prediction: Fate of the Furious vs. The Circle
- Comic Book Movie: GIVEAWAY: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Cars And IMAX Tickets Up For Grabs!GIVEAWAY: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Cars And IMAX Tickets Up For Grabs!
- The Wrap: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Wins Final Pre-Summer Box Office Weekend
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Blasts To A Massive $101 Million WorldwideBOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Blasts To A Massive $101 Million Worldwide
It turns out there’s a lot more practical stonework in The Fate of the Furious than you might suspect. Serving as the eighth official entry in the long-running Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious has become a massive box office success worldwide, after less than two weeks in theaters.
- USA Today: 'Fate of the Furious' races to No. 1 again at the box office
- IndieWire: Box Office Plummets: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Falls, as Five Fresh Films Fail to Fly
- Cinema Blend: Weekend Box Office: Fate Of The Furious Holds Top Spot, The Promise Fails to Deliver
- Vulture: Fate of the Furious Keeps Top Spot at Weekend Box Office, While Unforgettable Ends Up Anything But
- Moviefone: 'Fate of the Furious' Stays on Top; 'Unforgettable,' 'The Promise' Bomb
- Variety: Korea Box Office: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Wins Quiet Weekend
- We Got This Covered: The Fate Of The Furious Stunt Breakdown Draws The Line Between CGI And Reality
- The Wrap: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Holds on to No. 1 With $11 Million at Friday Box Office
- Screen Crush: The 'Fate of the Furious' Cast Suggests the Next Movie May Revisit Han's Death
- ScreenRant: Fate of the Furious Domestic Box Office May Drop 60% In Second Weekend
- The Wrap: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Pulls in $38.6 Million in 2nd Weekend at Box Office
- HitFix: Weekend Box Office: Five New Releases Crash And Burn Behind ‘The Fate Of The Furious’
- ScreenRant: Fate of the Furious Passes $900 Million Box Office on Second Weekend
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Fate of the Furious' Wins a Turbulent Weekend
- MovieWeb: Fate of the Furious Wins Second Lap at the Box Office with $38.6M
- Latino Review: Fate Of The Furious Takes The Weekend Again With Little Competition
- Variety: China Box Office: ‘Furious 8’ Drives Off With Second Weekend
- Hollywood Reporter: China Box Office: 'Fast 8' Races Past $300M, Chases 'Furious 7' for All-Time Record
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Furious 8' Tops $900 Million Worldwide as Disney's 'Born in China' Bests All Newcomers
BATMAN V. SUPERMAN has its positives and negatives, but the appearance of Doomsday was one aspect that had plenty of fans and audiences going, “So that’s what happens when a sloth impregnates a cave troll from LORD OF THE RINGS.” He didn't have that menacing look with the large, protruding bones from the comics, but concept artist Jerad S.Marantz shared some photos...
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- Comic Book Movie: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Concept Art Showcases A More Comic-Accurate Take On DoomsdayBATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Concept Art Showcases A More Comic-Accurate Take On Doomsday
- ScreenRant: Batman v Superman’s Doomsday Was Originally More Comic Accurate
- We Got This Covered: Will Black Mask Be The Main Villain Of The Batman Instead Of Deathstroke?
- ScreenRant: Rumor: Four Batman Movies in 2019?
- Bleeding Cool: Batmania: Is Warner Bros Putting Together A Four-Picture Bat-Film Slate For Batman’s 80th Anniversary In 2019?
- MovieWeb: 4 Batman Movies Coming in 2019, More DC Details Leaked?
- MovieWeb: What Ben Affleck Needs to Do to Save The Batman
- Comic Book Movie: 2019 Could Feature The Release Of As Many As Six BATMAN Themed Live-Action And Animated Movies2019 Could Feature The Release Of As Many As Six BATMAN Themed Live-Action And Animated Movies
After his STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON co-stars Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins were featured in the recent KONG: SKULL ISLAND, it seems that O'Shea Jackson Jr. might get the chance to tussle with his own giant monster as Variety reports that Jackson Jr. is currently in negotiations to join the cast of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS.
Not much is known about the Michael Dougherty-helmed sequel...
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- Comic Book Movie: GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS Adds STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Actor O'Shea Jackson Jr.GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS Adds STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Actor O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- MovieWeb: Godzilla 2 Wants Straight Outta Compton Star O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- Screen Crush: 'Godzilla: King of Monsters' Nabs 'Straight Outta Compton' Star O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- SlashFilm: ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ Brings in ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star O’Shea Jackson Jr.
- Fandango Movie Blog: News Briefs: O'Shea Jackson Jr. May Join 'Godzilla' Sequel
- The Wrap: O’Shea Jackson, Jr. in Talks to Join ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’
- ScreenRant: Godzilla 2: O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Talks for Leading Role
- Dread Central: Ken Watanabe to Return in Godzilla: King of the Monsters?
- Badass Digest: Uh-Oh: The GODZILLA Anime Sounds Kind Of Awesome
Great news, everyone! Michael Douglas is returning to the MCU as scientist supreme Hank Pym for Ant-Man and the Wasp! What’s that? You know already? Sure, this isn’t exactly the most shocking of revelations, but entertainment news sites are like lemmings. If one of us leaps off a cliff into a gigantic lake of bountiful clicks, the rest of follow right along.
- SlashFilm: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Will See the Return of Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym
- Comic Book Movie: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Set To Begin Shooting In July As Michael Douglas Confirms His Return As Hank Pym
- MovieWeb: Michael Douglas Will Return as Hank Pym in Ant-Man 2
- ScreenRant: Ant-Man & The Wasp: Michael Douglas Confirms Return
- JoBlo: Michael Douglas confirms his return for Ant-Man and The Wasp
- Screen Crush: Michael Douglas Will Reprise His Hank Pym Role for 'Ant Man and the Wasp'
- Cinema Blend: Ant-Man And The Wasp Definitely Bringing Back An Important Marvel Character
- Dark Horizons: Douglas Confirmed For “Ant-Man” Sequel
- AintItCool: SWEEPS DAY 18!! The Return Of HBO’s GIRLS!! Sunday TV Talkback!!
If yesterday's Hot Rumor turns out to be correct, then Ben Affleck stepping down as director for The Batman last week was only the beginning of what looks like a large scale overhaul.
- IndieWire: It’s ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ and ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ to the Box Office Rescue! But Is That Enough?
- Coming Soon: Sit Down with the LEGO Batman Movie Cast!
- Cinema Blend: Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie May Be Going Through Even More Major Changes
- Vulture: The Lego Batman Movie Starts Great But Dips Precipitously
- USA Today: All your favorite villains (hello, Harley!) get the 'Lego Batman' treatment
- Hollywood Reporter: Box-Office Preview: 'Lego Batman' Set to Spank 'Fifty Shades Darker'
- The A.V. Club: Newswire: The world was very nearly blessed with Coolio as a Batman villain
- IGN Movies: The LEGO Batman Movie Review
- Cinema Blend: Hey DC, Give The Lego Batman Director One Of These Live-Action Projects Immediately
- Comic Book Movie: Zack Snyder Shares A Pretty Impressive New VFX Breakdown For BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
- Bleeding Cool: ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Is Hilarious And Amazing From Start To Finish
- Screen Crush: Extensive New 'Batman v. Superman' VFX Reel Shows Us Everything That Was Never There
- ScreenRant: Zack Snyder Posts Batman V Superman Before & After VFX Video
- The Wrap: ‘Lego Batman Movie’ Is ‘The Best Batman Film in Years’ And 8 Other Soaring Reviews
- JoBlo: Zack Snyder shares 12 minutes of Batman v Superman VFX magic
- ScreenRant: The Batman: Joker and Other Villains Originally Set to Appear
- ScreenRant: The Batman: Warner Bros. Reportedly Seeking New Script & Creative Team
- Comic Book Movie: The Original Script For THE BATMAN Reportedly Featured The Joker And Several Other Villains
- Latino Review: RUMOR: THE BATMAN Likely In Need Of New Script & Creative Team
- ScreenRant: LEGO Batman Swipes Left on DC TV Heroes in New Promo
- ScreenRant: Justice League: Statue Art Offers New Look At Batman’s Suits
- Film School Rejects: Review — ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Is Awesome at Times, Less So at Others
- ScreenRant: Coolio Almost Played Scarecrow in Scrapped Batman Film
- Comic Book Movie: BATMAN V SUPERMAN's Assistant Director Touts JUSTICE LEAGUE As The "Rebirth Of Hope"
- SlashFilm: Zack Snyder’s ‘Batman v Superman’ VFX Reel Shows 12-Minutes of Digital Destruction & Mayhem
- HitFix: ‘The Batman’ Script Includes Jared Leto’s Joker And Other Villains, But It’s Heading For A Rewrite
- Screen Crush: Worst to First: Every Batman Movie Ranked
- JoBlo: Report hints big solo Batman rewrites & Matt Reeves as frontrunner to direct
- JoBlo: Review: The Lego Batman Movie
- Latino Review: The LRM Interview with LEGO Batman Movie Director Chris McKay
- HitFix: Coolio Would Have Been A Major Bat-Villain In The ‘Batman And Robin’ Sequel
- SlashFilm: Ben Affleck’s ‘The Batman’ Featured Multiple Villains, But May Get “A Fresh Start’ Now
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE To Dominate FIFTY SHADES And JOHN WICK This Weekend
Donald Trump incited widespread panic among his many detractors when he first elbowed his way into the American presidency back in November. But even as matters got bleaker and bleaker, some tried to find a silver lining in the notion that a slide into fascism would at least yield some good ‘n’ furious protest art. Little did we know that the most searing indictment of Trump and his policies had already been scripted, completed, and released months before the noted reality TV star took office. I am referring, of course, to the complex political allegory Finding Dory.
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- Deadline: Ellen DeGeneres Uses ‘Finding Dory’ To School President On Immigration
- Moviefone: Ellen DeGeneres Uses 'Finding Dory' to Tear Down Trump's Wall Plans
- The Wrap: Ellen DeGeneres Explains ‘Finding Dory’ for Presidents Who Might Have Missed the Point
- USA Today: A definitive list of celebrity stances on Trump's controversial immigration order
