It’s been two months since movie theaters across the country began shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an unprecedented move, major movie studios began delaying release dates for their big summer tentpoles. Marvel shifted their entire schedule beginning with Black Widow which moved from April to November.
Logan Lerman, the star of the two Percy Jackson movies, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the news that Disney Plus is developing a reboot of the franchise for the streaming service. The movies were based on a series of books and the idea for the new iteration is to have each season cover one book with five in total.
Superheroes have become the most popular and financially successful genre in the movie industry. You could say the release of X-Men in 2000 birthed this craze. Or perhaps Spider-Man two years later, which became the first film to gross more than $100 million in its opening weekend.
There’s never been a better time to stay home and watch movies than right now. The spread of COVID-19 forced theaters across the country to shut down, leaving home entertainment as the only refuge for film lovers. And as for who’s leading the way in the home video charts, the top spot goes to 2020’s biggest movie.
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld had a lot to get off his chest while speaking to Inverse. He blames Marvel for why we haven’t seen Deadpool 3 yet and believes they have zero plans for the franchise at this point. In that same interview, he also provided some information on The New Mutants, a movie made years ago that we also have yet to see.
Scarlett Johansson's reportedly talking with Marvel about appearing via cameo in the second season of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier through a flashback.
A 19-year-old employee at a local Star Wars-themed bar got more than she bargained for after dressing up as a Stormtrooper, as less than two hours later, local police were drawing their guns on the woman.
You might not recognize the name, but Mike Flanagan is perhaps the best horror director working today. Between Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Doctor Sleep and the terrific Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House, he’s already carved out a nice career in the genre and is currently putting the finishing touches on the Hill House sequel, The Haunting of Bly Manor.
