Is Monkey Man the Future of Hollywood?
Did you see Monkey Man this weekend? Probably not; the action movie and directorial debut of actor Dev Patel made $10.1 million, coming in second place at the box office to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which made three times as much money in its second weekend. That’s well under predictions, which had it raking […]
Monkey Man Trailer Seeks Bloody Vengeance
More evidence that action movies are making a comeback appeared today as Universal Pictures released a trailer for Monkey Man. The directorial debut of actor Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Hotel Mumbai, The Green Knight), Monkey Man follows an ex-con hunting down the men who killed his mother. Patel stars in the film, with Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, […]
REVIEW: Only Yesterday (1991)
1991 saw the release of Isao Takahata’s second film for Studio Ghibli, Only Yesterday. Hayao Miyazaki was inspired by a manga of the same name, which detailed the everyday life of a little girl named Taeko. However, he didn’t think he could adapt the episodic, vignette-style comics to feature-length. Takahata kept the idea under his […]
Rumor: Ezra Bridger Being Cast for Disney+ Debut
Illuminerdi reports that the casting search for Star Wars: Rebels star Ezra Bridger has started to gain traction. It was previously rumored that Ezra would be appearing in The Mandalorian. However, it seems that the character may lead his own show. Additionally, he may become the new face of the franchise going forward. Brett: Virginia, […]