The story begins with Wendy Darling (Ever Anderson) leading her younger brother John (Joshua Pickering) and kid brother Michael (Jacobi June) in an enthusiastic play session that includes swashbuckling sword fights and running and jumping, followed by a couple of nice moments between the children and their parents (Molly Parker and Alan Tudyk). Soon enough, … Read more
In “Part I,” Vallavairyan embodies the Byzantine, freely-associated story-telling traditions that clearly inspired both Ratnam and his two Tamil-speaking co-writers. What arguably puts “Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2” over the top, as an overburdened sequel to a long-gestating adaptation, is Ratnam’s characteristic visual acuity, his co-writers’ careful attention to detail, and his mega-watt ensemble cast’s performances. … Read more
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced on Thursday that Rihanna will star as Smurfette in the Untitled Smurfs Animated Filmwhich is set to release on February 14, 2025. The untitled movie is set to be co-directed by Chris Miller and Matt Landon, with Rihanna, Jay Brown, Tyran “Ty-Ty” Smith, and Ryan Harris attached as producers. … Read more
This is really smurfin’ news. (That’s the Smurfs thing, right? They use their name as an adjective? I’ll be honest, I kind of hated the Smurfs as a kid. I’m not a Smurfologist by any means.) However the Smurfs roll, they’re getting a major new animated movie, one that Paramount just announced was coming from … Read more
Paramount Pictures’ CinemaCon 2023 Presentation has confirmed a brand new animated theatrical transformers movie. The project was announced with the title of Transformers One. This will be the first animated transformers film in nearly four decades, since 1986’s The Transformers: The Movie. (The seven transformers movies released in theaters in the last 20 years have … Read more
This calls to mind “Blade Runner,” and its source material, Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? If a memory is implanted into an android’s brain, a “personal” memory of a childhood that never happened, then isn’t that memory a real thing to the android? The android can’t tell the difference. It feels … Read more
Olsen plays Montgomery, an ordinary citizen of the very ordinary Wylie, Texas. She’s a devout Methodist who seems happy with her church and her husband Pat (Patrick Fugit), who’s a nice-but-bland individual. He likes to chuckle slightly at “The Love Boat,” and one gets the impression that such moments are the peak of excitement in … Read more
After a brand new trailer was showcased following Warner Bros. Discovery’s CinemaCon presentation, The Flash international and IMAX trailers have been released. The latest looks at the highly anticipated superhero movie come from The Flash’s IMAX and international trailers. While both trailers don’t have a ton of new footage, they do have some new things, … Read more
Update: Chris Pine has been confirmed to be part of the upcoming Disney movie Wish. Pine will be playing King Magnifico in the musical comedy. The character is described as “the ruler of Rosas, a magical kingdom where wishes really do come true.” “As the most powerful person in the kingdom, King Magnifico needed to … Read more
Less than two months after a major Batman animated series that was originally planned for HBO Max shifted over to Amazon, the online retail giant (and streaming service) announced it has acquired two more DC-related projects from Warner Bros. The latest are a pair of interconnected stories, both animated, for film and TV. The first … Read more