Mammoth production costs aren't always a badge of honor, but Netflix and the stars of Red Notice have hardly been shy in touting the action epic as the streaming service's most expensive original movie ever, with estimates putting the budget at around $200 million.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has settled into a comfortable if all-too-familiar formula when it comes to putting together the third acts of its comic book blockbusters; there's going to be an onslaught of CGI as a hero or heroes do battle against the villain, who quite often comes with the support of a faceless army of cannon fodder.
Netflix always saved its biggest in-house releases for a Friday, and while many of you will no doubt be heading out to the theater to catch Ghostbusters: Afterlife on the big screen, there's plenty of exciting content now available to stream from the comfort of your own home.
Ever since Princess Diana biopic Spencer screened at the Venice Film Festival, a premiere that concluded with a three-minute standing ovation, Kristen Stewart has been one of the front-runners to land the Academy Award for Best Actress at next year's ceremony.
Carrie Coon made her feature film debut in David Fincher's Gone Girl, delivering an incredible performance as Margot Dunne, the put-upon sister of Ben Affleck's Nick, who finds herself caught in the crossfire of the conspiracy and media intrusion surrounding the disappearance of Rosamund Pike's Amy.
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan recently revealed that he'd met with Marvel Studios about potentially playing a role in one of the comic book company's big screen blockbusters or Disney Plus exclusives, although he refused to be drawn on any sort of specifics.
The two-week reign of Eternals at the top of the domestic box office is guaranteed to come to and this week, even if Ghostbusters: Afterlife is tracking below projections to debut somewhere in the $27-35 million range.
Having played a major supporting role in one of cinema's biggest blockbuster franchises thanks to her stint as X-Men's Mystique, headlined one of her own after leading The Hunger Games to a box office haul of $2.9 billion and won an Academy Award from four nominations all before the time she'd turned 30, you wouldn't expect Jennifer Lawrence to get starstruck very often, if at all.
It can't be easy for a newcomer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe getting parachuted into a mythology that's been established and expanding for thirteen years, especially when they're being positioned as a co-lead alongside a franchise veteran that's been part of the furniture for a decade, never mind the long-term plan to have them inherit the mantle on a full-time basis.
While a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hasn't officially been announced yet, it's about as close to a guarantee as you can get, with fans already hoping it ends up claiming one of the mystery 2023 or 2024 release dates.