Any major studio without a superhero franchise is always looking for fresh IP to sell to audiences over many years and many films. Universal thought they had one with the Dark Universe back in 2017, but that crashed and burned upon take off after The Mummy’s poor performance both critically and financially. We’ll always have that iconic photo though of a bunch of movie stars posing for something that never came to fruition.
Chris Hemsworth has had a major career in Hollywood dating back to 2009 when he played Captain Kirk’s father in the Star Trek reboot. Two years later, he was cast as Thor and since then, he’s been in action movies and comedies working with such legendary directors such as Michael Mann and Ron Howard. But despite so many roles in some of the biggest films around, he says working on Extraction was the most “intimidating” one to date.
If you’re looking for a great courtroom drama to watch, you could do a lot worse than The Lincoln Lawyer. And if for some reason you missed it back when it hit theaters in 2011, it debuted on Netflix on May 27th and is now available for your viewing pleasure.
We’re certainly living in a time where if there’s enough demand or pushback, people can get what they want. Well, at least in the entertainment world. The real world is another matter entirely. But when it comes to movies and television, there’s been a couple examples of fans having their wishes granted.
Everyone knows the origin of how Peter Parker became Spider-Man. Even non-comic-book fans know it by now. I mean, we got three different iterations of the character on the big screen in a 15-year span. I bet if you ask an average person to finish the sentence, “With great power…”, they’ll be able to tell you the rest.
Adam Sandler’s popularity on Netflix isn’t a new development. The longtime comedian and movie star has featured in a number of exclusive Netflix movies over the past few years and even his older films have been getting a second life on the platform lately.
For many, myself included, The Mandalorian was one of the few reasons to subscribe to Disney Plus right away. It was their first original show and besides being set within the Star Wars universe, it was a cool concept that felt more grounded. Thankfully, the series lived up to the hype, becoming a modern sci-fi western with memorable characters and featuring a badass performance by Pedro Pascal. Not to mention it also brought us the adorable Baby Yoda.
