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There's been a lot of speculation as to how Black Panther 2 will deal with the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman. Kevin Feige has confirmed that we won't see a CG double and that the role won't be recast, meaning someone new will be the next ruler of Wakanda and the Black Panther. At the moment, it seems all but assured that it'll be Letitia Wright's Princess Shuri (so long as she stops staying stupid stuff on social media), but according to a new report by FandomWire, she's going to face some serious competition for the title.
It's still a good idea to stay indoors as much as possible, so we need all the entertainment we can get. Fortunately, the various streaming services have kicked into overdrive over this last miserable year, with Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ serving up an apparently endless conveyor belt of content. Hulu has been no slouch, either, and have just confirmed what's hitting the service in February 2021.
Lucifer fans are used to playing the waiting game, but right now things are getting silly. In August 2020, the long-awaited fifth run began airing on Netflix and was an instant smash hit. The new episodes went down a storm with viewers and critics, though the season ended midway through with a cliffhanger that left us wanting more. At the time, many assumed that the second half would arrive by the end of 2020, but we're now nearly a month into 2021 and still nothing.
The stretch limo was booked and the hair and makeup teams were on standby, but it was all for nothing. Despite a very public campaign, Tiger King star Joe Exotic has failed in his bid to receive a presidential pardon.
In a not too distant parallel universe, Netflix’s Pieces of a Woman is angling for a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for Shia LaBeouf. The tale of a couple struggling to cope after a home birth goes tragically wrong was picking up some great notices, with Vanessa Kirby bring awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. Netflix promptly snapped it up and it became available to stream earlier this month.
Though the global pandemic has left countries, companies and people in financial ruin, the streaming networks have made out like bandits. With many around the world forced to stay indoors due to the deadly virus on their doorstep, Netflix's original movies have been snowballing in popularity. Armed with a glut of cash and with COVID-19 not going away anytime soon, they have a whole bunch of cool stuff coming this year and to get the hype train rolling, they've released a very exciting trailer introduced by Red Notice stars Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson hit the headlines when they contracted the virus. Since then, it's cut a swathe through the world of celebrities, with Idris Elba, Antonio Banderas, Lena Dunham, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Robert Pattinson and Kanye West (among many others) having confirmed positive diagnoses. Now, Armageddon and Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler can join them, as she's just revealed on Instagram that she tested positive on New Year's Eve.
Armie Hammer has been in the news a lot over the last week after it became apparent that there's a good chance he's a cannibal. The Call Me By Your Name star saw his private DMs to women leak, in which he fantasized about dismembering and eating them, admitting "I am 100% a cannibal."