Acolyte Actor Says Anakin Blew Up the Death Star… Twice
I’m not going to get into some facetious preamble that pretends anyone had faith in The Acolyte, the new Star Wars series coming to Disney+ next week. But sometimes, something is stupid enough to shock you even when it doesn’t quite surprise you. Some of the show’s stars are making the press rounds right now, and […]
The Russo Brothers Blame Superhero Fatigue on Everything But Bad Movies
The Russo Brothers are joining the Hollywood chorus in insisting that everything is to blame for people turning away from movies except the movies. In an exclusive talk with GamesRadar, the online wing of British entertainment magazine Total Film, at the Sands: International Film Festival in Scotland, the Russos denied the existence of “superhero fatigue” […]
Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Cinemas is Struggling
In 2022, Kevin Smith and some friends bought Atlantic Cinemas, a movie theater in Atlantic Highlands near Smith’s hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey. The idea was to preserve a treasure of his youth, and since rechristening it Smodcastle Cinemas, Smith has played classic movies – along with some of his own, of course – […]
Kevin Smith Working on New Jay and Silent Bob Movie
Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse isn’t going anywhere. In a recent exclusive interview with PopCulture.com, Smith revealed that he’s currently “writing another Jay and Silent Bob movie.” Apparently, this is the result of a lost bet with Jason Mewes, who plays the Jay to Smith’s Silent Bob. The duo last appeared in 2022’s Clerks III, while […]
Kevin Smith Gets Waiver to Film The 4:30 Movie
Kevin Smith has another movie on deck, and he’s going to film it during the actors’ strike. He’s not breaking union rules, though; Smith obtained a waiver from SAG-AFTRA to shoot The 4:30 Movie, which was written before the writers’ strike began and doesn’t involve a studio connected to the AMPTP, but rather Smith’s own […]
Netflix’s Live-Action Masters of the Universe Movie Canceled
The Power of Grayskull is no longer with Netflix. Variety exclusively reports that a live-action Masters of the Universe movie the streamer had been developing is no longer happening. The film was to be directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, the brothers who helmed last year’s The Lost City, and star Kyle Allen, an actor […]