Jared Leto is famed for his intense commitment and dedication to virtually every role he plays, going so far to get into character that his reputation as something of a bohemian and much more eccentric version of Christian Bale is fully deserved.
When it comes to adaptations of his own work, Stephen King generally tends to prefer the ones that stick closest to the source material, neatly summed up by the fact that his favorite out of the countless small screen efforts is Storm of the Century, which also happened to be an original story that he wrote exclusively for the 1999 three-part miniseries.
Introducing the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a tricky proposition for the all-conquering franchise, even if the thirteen installments at Fox barely scratched the surface in terms of diving deep into a comic book mythology that's been going strong for over half a century.
Fans are understandably excited about the prospect of the X-Men joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a reboot is currently in the very earliest stages of development. It looked as though we'd never see Charles Xavier's team of mutants sharing the screen with the various members of the Avengers, but all it took was for Disney to continue swallowing their competition whole.
By all accounts, Jurassic World: Dominion is poised to hit that sweet spot between the new and nostalgic that so many blockbusters in recent years have aimed for. The first installment in the resurgent franchise was packed full of recognizable iconography but largely told a self-contained story set in the established mythology, centered around the idea that the park had finally become operational, but life still found a way.
As a brand that's dominated the pop culture landscape for 20 years and sold hundreds of millions of books, spawned a multi-billion dollar movie franchise and been adapted across almost every conceivable form of entertainment from theme park rides and studio tours to video games and everything in between, you'd have thought the news that HBO Max are inviting pitches for episodic Harry Potter shows would have gone down a storm with fans.
Just when you thought the Godzilla vs. Kong reshuffles were over, Warner Bros. and HBO Max announced yesterday that the upcoming clash of the Titans had been pushed back again. Admittedly, five days is hardly the end of the world, but it was seen by some as a strange and unnecessary move when the trailer had generated so much buzz after being unveiled on Sunday.
Godzilla vs. Kong may have been hogging all of the spotlight, but there's a star-studded HBO Max release coming this week that's been flying almost completely under the radar despite the talent involved. The Little Things hits theaters and streaming on Friday, and based entirely on the fact that it's a crime thriller with Denzel Washington in the lead role, people are going to want to check it out.
Something must have changed over the last few years regarding the rights to Donnie Darko, with director Richard Kelly recently teasing that he's done a huge amount of work on a potential sequel. The filmmaker's breakout feature was one of the early 2000s defining cult classics, and went on to generate impressive home video sales, and there was even a stage adaptation launched in 2007.
Increased levels of sex, language, violence and gore are by no means a guarantee of quality, but there's always skepticism when a property that's been R-rated makes a sudden shift into PG-13 territory. Obviously, the decision is typically a financial one, with the studios in question more often than not banking on a wider audience bringing in bigger box office returns.