The Force is strong with the Skywalker family. We recently learned that Han Solo was not the only victim of Darth Vader to be frozen in carbonite; Leia also shared her lover's fate, and it was that incident that led to her earliest canonical display of Force sensitivity.
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There's seemingly very little that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can't do. But as highly capable and multi-skilled as Johnson is, there's one thing he hasn't been able to accomplish: make a movie based on Netflix's hit crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
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The internet is having a seriously tough time getting its collective head around Vivarium. The sci-fi thriller, which stars Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots as a young couple who perhaps should have waited to buy a house, is blowing minds across the land with its chillingly claustrophobic vibe.
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The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a must-read for fans of everyone's favorite galaxy far, far away. Here are some of the highlights from Lucasfilm and Abrams Book's new behind-the-scenes tome, with some insights from the book's author, Lucasfilm's Phil Szostak.
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The initial plan for Justice League and its fellow DC films looked wildly different, according to Zack Snyder. The director was speaking during a live stream watch party when he opened up about Justice League, and what the DCEU was supposed to look like after the superheroes' big crossover.
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As "The One," a figure of destined power within The Matrix's computer-generated reality, Neo frees the world from techno-slavery. But that doesn't mean he hasn't made some giant mistakes along the way. From the tiniest missteps to the world-ending choices, these are Neo's biggest mistakes.
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During livestream of his 2016 superhero flick Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder's offered some relatively straightforward live commentary to the pic packed with DC superheroes. At the very end of the event, Snyder got especially candid by poking fun at 2017's Justice League.
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Robert Englund has made a major name for himself by playing the disfigured murderer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. In an exclusive interview with Looper, Englund discussed how the Nightmare on Elm Street films changed his life forever.
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Avengers: Endgame marked the end of a decade-long era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with deaths, shifted allegiances, and a wider universe for its characters to deal with. Using both the movies and comics as a guide, let's look at who might be qualified to lead the next generation of Avengers.
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For all its movies, documentaries, shorts, and series, Disney+ does not include the entire catalog of Disney entertainment. And it's not just box office bombs and general clunkers that are missing -- there are genuine masterpieces mysteriously absent from the Disney+ library.
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Get ready to add a few more titles to your watch lists for next month, 'cause Amazon Prime Video has some serious goodies headed your way. Here's a look at some of the best Amazon Prime Video arrivals of April 2020.
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Steven Soderbergh's 2011 tale of a global pandemic is a riveting and realistic look at widespread illness. But there's a lot about Contagion you might not know. From its virus-busting consultants to its accurate predictions, this is the untold truth of Contagion.
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Oh, Netflix... don't ever change. Social media is flipping out over the Spanish sci-fi/horror flick The Platform, which secured its stateside release through the venerable streamer. The flick is being called a perfect parable for our troubled times, not to mention a taut, merciless thriller.
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The Netflix story is big and fascinating, full of heroes, dreams, influence, world-changing ideas, and fortunes gained and lost. It would all make for a great Netflix limited series. Until then, here are some little-known facts about what really goes on behind that familiar red logo.
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David Harbour thinks fans of Guillermo del Toro's Big Red played a big part in why his Hellboy reboot failed. General fan reluctance may have been part of why the reboot never caught fire, but there are plenty of other interesting reasons why the 2019 Hellboy wasn't successful.
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Thor is a hero, a god, and a stalwart Avenger. But he's also stubborn, obstinate, and impulsive -- flaws that have wreaked havoc on the MCU more than once before. From his foolish trust in Loki to his failure to go for the head, these are Thor's greatest mistakes.
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Director Patty Jenkins was initially set to make her superhero debut with one of the MCU's most powerful heroes, the Mighty Thor. If you're wondering why Jenkins ultimately didn't helm that movie, she recently offered a refreshingly frank answer to that question in a Vanity Fair interview.
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Decades after its debut, The Ring's terrifying ending still manages to shock. Its complexity is its triumph -- but for a first-time viewer, it's a bit confusing. This is the ending of The Ring explained, from its brutal reveals to its lingering implications.
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As people around the world go into self-isolation due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, there has been an understandable surge in interest in pandemic movies. But few seem to be capturing the public's attention right now quite as much as Steven Soderbergh's 2011 ensemble thriller Contagion.
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Disney+ isn't pleasing its subscribers across the pond. Even though The Mandalorian, is now available for subscribers across the world, there's a bit of a problem; Disney+ is still, for whatever reason, spacing episodes out on a weekly basis in the U.K., rather than dropping the entire series.
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Avengers: Endgame was a huge turning point for the MCU, so what heroes are coming back in the near future? From gods of thunder to green giants, here are the heroes we expect will and won't appear in Phase 4.
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As one of the preeminent actors of our age, Christian Bale doesn't pump out movies at the most rapid pace — but since 2004, he has managed one to two roles per year. That all changes in 2020, however — Bale has no films releasing at all. Let's look into the reasons for his absence.
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Now that the previous X-Men movie series is stalled and Marvel once again has some control over the rights to use the X-Men in film, it's inevitable that our favorite mutants will eventually be folded into the MCU. Some see a golden opportunity to do just that in the upcoming film The Eternals.
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The coronavirus pandemic's impact on the movie industry in just a few short weeks is unprecedented, a reality that the U.S. box office's latest numbers — or lack thereof — make all too clear. Comscore has announced that it would be suspending weekly box office reporting for the time being.
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Succeeding in America alone is not enough -- modern movies need to make a splash in China, the world's second-biggest movie market, as well. What films have failed to appeal to the Chinese audience? Not the ones you might be expecting. These are Hollywood hits that bombed in China.
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Those still wanting to catch Pixar's latest animated adventure Onward have had their wish granted. Disney has gifted everyone stuck in self-quarantine with an early release of Onward through video-on-demand, allowing families and Pixar lovers young and old to catch the movie at home. Here's how.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't the only superhero universe feeling the heat from the current global pandemic. The list of projects delayed or otherwise affected by the spread of COVID-19 seems to grow every day, and DC's Wonder Woman 1984 has just joined it.
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