In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, who wrote and directed The Matrix alongside her sibling, Lana, said that the idea for the iconic 1999 movie was conceived from their dissatisfaction with the capitalist system, specifically the oppression and conformity which it entails.
According to sources close to WGTC - the same ones who correctly predicted that Marvel Studios was developing a TV show centered on the character of Loki - Lucasfilm is looking to introduce a live-action version of Thrwan to its critically acclaimed Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, probably in season 3.
Throughout the month of June, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to download three acclaimed games for free. Microsoft's equivalent of PlayStation Now, the service offers a small but poignant selection of free downloadable titles every month to players with a subscription, which is pretty much necessary if owners of the console want access to multiplayer modes in general.
In a recent Instagram post, Bad Robot - the production company owned by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams - pledged to donate as much as $10 million to a variety of civil rights organizations. With the donation, which has been made in the name of Abrams, his wife, and their family foundation, the filmmaker is expressing his solidarity with the protests that have been going on throughout the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who was choked to death by policemen after being apprehended for possessing fake money.
One of the best parts of Robert Zemeckis' beloved Back to the Future franchise is, without a doubt, the unlikely friendship between its main characters: Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown.
Earlier this week, Netflix responded to the cultural sub-currents that currently define life in America by adding two of Spike Lee's greatest films - Malcolm X and Inside Man - to its online roster. Although June 3rd will not see the arrival of movies that are quite as socially appropriate, there are still three great titles which subscribers can now access today.
Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal wants to fight Johnny Knoxville. The NBA veteran expressed interest in hopping into the ring together with the famous stunt performer while appearing on a podcast run by Knoxville's colleague, Steve-O, called Steve-O's Wild Ride! When Steve-O took a liking to the idea, the boxer mentioned it would make an interesting segment for the upcoming Jackass 4.
In a recent Instagram post, Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds announced that he and his wife, actress Blake Lively, had donated $200,000 to the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund. The donation was made in support of the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was choked after being arrested for passing and possessing an insignificantly small amount of counterfeit currency.
Josh Gad, an American actor whom most people recognize as the voice behind the comic relief character Olaf from Disney's Frozen, recently made the news for being the one who managed to reunite the cast from The Lord of the Rings during the coronavirus-induced quarantine. Not only have the people of Peter Jackson's iconic film series rarely met since filming The Return of the King in the early 2000s, but the 'de-breaking of the fellowship' also comes as an uplifting bit of news amidst trying times.
The official Twitter account of Star Wars released a Tweet declaring their support for the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. The Tweet comes as the latest in a series of social media campaigns where celebrities, companies and - in this case - franchises, express their solidarity with the protests that have been going on throughout the country in response to the unlawful death of African American George Floyd.
