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Earlier this morning, we saw Netflix unveil their 2025 TV slate, and now the folks at Deadline have also gotten their hands on the list of movies that we can expect to see drop on the streaming service as the year goes on. The list includes the likes of The Electric State, Wake Up Dead Man, Happy Gilmore 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, The Old Guard 2, and a whole lot more – and you can check it out by scrolling down!

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Netflix unveiled their feature slate for this year, dating a handful of titles, along with some first look photos and teasers to come this morning. For all the headlines that they’ve cut back on their feature slate, what’s clear below is that the streamer continues to commit to event films.

Among those pic’s receiving premiere dates, either specific or general, are the Stephen Chbosky directed comedy Nonnas starring Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini and Drea de Matteo, the long-awaited Charlize Theron Skydance action sequel The Old Guard 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the Gareth Evans action thriller Havoc, Fear Street: Prom Queen, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon cop thriller Rip, The Woman in Cabin 10, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s next untitled movie, and the highly anticipated Rian Johnson threequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Kevin Smith's quest to finally realize a sequel to Mallrats has been many years in the making, but after the recent passing of one of the film's stars, the director had paused any further development of Mallrats 2. However, Smith recently revealed a possible solution that would act as a loving tribute to his late friend and collaborator.

Doherty passed away on July 13 after a long battle with cancer, understandably putting any ideas for a sequel out of Smith's mind. At the time of her passing, Smith posted a tribute via his Instagram to his late friend saying that Doherty "was the only reason Mallrats got green-lit in 1995." For a Mallrats sequel to happen, the loss of Doherty had to be acknowledged in some way, possibly excluding her character of Rene entirely. However, Smith appears to have come up with a possible solution, a re-casting that also acts as a loving tribute.

The passing of Shannen Doherty has many of her friends in mourning. Among them is Kevin Smith, the film director who became friends with Doherty three decades ago during the production of Mallrats.

On Sunday, it was announced that Doherty had died after living with cancer since 2015. She was just 53 years old. Hours after the announcement, Smith took to Instagram to share a handful of images of himself with Doherty, both from the 1990s along with a more recent reunion. The director went on to credit Doherty for getting Mallrats made, feeling grateful that she happened to pick his movie to be a part of coming off of the immense success of Beverly Hills, 90210.

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From the 1930s into the ‘50s, Universal brought the horror genre some of its greatest icons. Dracula. Frankenstein’s Monster. The Wolf Man. The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The Invisible Man. The Mummy. The studio has returned to these characters multiple times over the decades. But the one that has had the most successful revival was the Mummy, who was brought back to the screen in a family friendly adventure film in 1999. A film that mixed monsters with Indiana Jones style action… and became a blockbuster that’s now seen as a beloved classic. So let’s take a look back at the making of The Mummy ‘99 and find out What the F*ck Happened to This Horror Movie.

To properly cover The Mummy, we first have to flash back to 1922. That’s when the discovery – and the opening – of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb captured the world’s imagination.

While most actors who star in action movies generally prefer to rely on stunt doubles, Tom Cruise has always been a daredevil. Even at 61 years old, he loves doing his stunts. Every successive movie amps up his stunt work, and the result has led to terrifying cliff dives, dangerous scenes at high altitudes, and life-threatening scenes involving various vehicles.

Cruise is known for his daring attitude and his love for action movies, and it is why he remains such a popular lead character in multiple blockbuster franchises. Mission: Impossible and Top Gun both depend on Cruise as the lead man. That means ever-escalating stunts and some of Cruise's work has been wild.

Tom Cruise Used a NASA Plane in Zero Gravity The Mummy

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Shooting a Hollywood production is, undoubtedly, a difficult endeavor. Every scene generally involves multiple takes, hours of memorization, and long hours. Tom Cruise's...

We’re getting the first look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivera in the upcoming fourth season of The Witcher as he takes over the role played by Henry Cavill in the series’ first three seasons. See the image of the two side-by-side as the character above. Check out the first-look footage below.

Production on Season 4 is currently underway in the UK. As previously announced, Season 4 is being shot back-to-back with a fifth and final season, which will complete the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books. Hemsworth will play Geralt in the final two seasons.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, season four follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the...

Geralt of Rivia grew two inches overnight.

After Henry Cavill exited “The Witcher,” a first look at Season 4 of the Netflix series teases new star Liam Hemsworth as the recast character. A Google search lists Cavill at 6’1″ and Hemsworth as 6’3″ — if you can believe those things.

Per the synopsis: After the shocking, Continent-altering events that closed out Season 3, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) who are faced with separately traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons. If they can embrace and lead the respective groups of misfits they find themselves in, the trio have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

The ensemble cast includes Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd...

Netflix has officially revealed a first look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming fourth season of The Witcher in a new video.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri, who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

The streaming service previously gave the green light to Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4 and will be the final chapter in Geralt’s story.

Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining Sapkowski books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, promising an epic and satisfying conclusion to Netflix’s hit fantasy drama.

Henry Cavill’s days of playing our hero Geralt of Rivia on the Netflix series The Witcher are over, but the streamer is continuing the show without him. Liam Hemsworth is taking over the role of Geralt as of The Witcher season 4 and will stick around for season 5, which was recently announced as the final season of the series. With The Witcher season 4 now in production, spy pics of Hemsworth as Geralt have been leaking online – so Netflix has decided to go ahead and release an official image of him in character through Entertainment Weekly. You can check it out at the bottom of this article, or if you want to see the image in motion, you can watch the teaser video embedded above.

Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich provided the following statement: “His look has been in development for over a year, so it’s thrilling to finally share an...

Twenty-five years ago, director Stephen Sommers turned a respected, but admittedly pretty dusty, Universal horror movie into a rip-roarin’ adventure. It’s fair to say all these years later that 1999’s The Mummy the best Indiana Jones movie not directed by Steven Spielberg. And yet, when Universal wanted to remake it again, they didn’t even bother to consult Sommers.

Is it any wonder, then, that 2017’s The Mummy was a colossal flop?

Talking with Sommers about the 25th anniversary of The Mummy ’99, The Hollywood Reporter asked if he had any involvement with the 2017 film, to which the director gave a short, clear response.

“No,” he answered. “Actually, I was kind of insulted because the writers and director of that Tom Cruise one, no one ever contacted me. I contact people if I was going to take over somebody’s thing.”

Perhaps the most surprising part of that statement is...

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"'The Mummy' isn't really trying to scare you – it's trying to entertain you." This is what /Film's Chris Evangelista lovingly wrote of 1999's "The Mummy" in 2021. Directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser as the swashbuckling Rick O'Connell, the film became a somewhat unexpected hit, so much so that it ended up being one of the highest-grossing films of 1999 overall. Critics were a bit mixed on it in its day. It was an action/adventure film, the likes of which Hollywood had released many times before. Be that as it may, a film designed purely to entertain (rather than to scare) resonated with audiences in a big way. It was pulpy lightning in a bottle.

Universal had, for years,...

The Mummy's 1999 reimagining faced development hell, including dark and violent takes from various directors like George Romero and Clive Barker. Stephen Sommers eventually got the green light with an 18-page pitch, creating a leaner, faster, scarier action-adventure film with a romantic twist. The treacherous shoot in Marrakech, Morocco, involved snakes, sandstorms, and deadly bites, leading to health hazards and dehydration for the cast and crew.

It has been 25 years since Universal Pictures reimagined one of their big movie monsters as an Indiana Jones-inspired adventure tale. 1999's The Mummy wasn't a conventional take on the 1932 film of the same name, but its fresh spin resonated with viewers looking for a fun time at the movies. It was a mix of old-school sensibilities, a dash of horror, a heroic lead, and a stellar ensemble cast that allowed The Mummy to overcome mixed reviews and become one of the biggest hits of the year.

The Witcher To Wrap Up After 5th Season. (Photo Credit – IMDb/Instagram)

The Witcher is wrapping up its final Season on Netflix. After Henry Cavill’s exit, the fantasy show is going into production for a fourth season and has been renewed for a fifth and final season. Liam Hemsworth finally takes the baton from Cavill for Season 4. Netflix states that the final two seasons will be filmed consecutively, meaning the grand finale won’t likely have to wait years to arrive. Additionally, they will go over Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, three of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.

After Henry Cavill’s shocking exit from The Witcher, the show was supposed to continue the mystical lore, with Liam Hemsworth taking over Geralt Of Rivia.

According to reports, Laurence Fishburne will also appear in the upcoming Season as Regis, the beloved character from...

Netflix has officially begun production of The Witcher Season 4 and shared a sneak peek of the cast together from the recent table read. The streaming service has also given the green light to Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4 and will be the final chapter in Geralt’s story.

Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining Sapkowski books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, promising an epic and satisfying conclusion to Netflix’s hit fantasy drama.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the fourth season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri, who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

“It...

The saga of Geralt of Rivia is coming to an end.

Netflix announced Wednesday that it has ordered a fifth — and final — season of The Witcher. The streamer also noted that season four, which will see Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt from Henry Cavill, has begun production. The final two seasons will film back to back.

“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia,” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sapkowski’s books to an epic and satisfying conclusion. It wouldn’t be our show if we didn’t push our family of characters to their absolute limit — stay tuned to see how the story ends.”

The fourth and fifth seasons will...

One of Brendan Fraser's most popular movies will be coming back to the big screen 25 years after its release. Originally dropped in 1999, The Mummy is now set to return to theaters in honor of its 25th anniversary, and a new trailer and poster have both been unveiled in honor of the occasion.

The news was announced by Universal on Monday, with the studio sharing that The Mummy will be back on the big screen starting on April 26, 2024. Tickets for the re-release are now officially on sale through Fandango and other theater ticket retailers. The film's return to theaters comes just ahead of the actual 25th anniversary of The Mummy, which had its premiere on May 7, 1999. At that time, the film opened to $43.4 million domestically with its opening weekend, going on to earn more than $416 million worldwide.

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Henry Cavill’s days of playing our hero Geralt of Rivia on the Netflix series The Witcher are over – but the streamer is taking the risk of continuing the show without him. Liam Hemsworth is taking over the role of Geralt as of The Witcher season 4, and while we wait to see how Hemsworth is going to do in the role (and whether or not fans are going to accept someone else playing Geralt), Variety has revealed the names of three more season 4 cast members. They are Sharlto Copley (District 9), James Purefoy (The Following), and Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld). They note that “Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from The Witcher novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and Witcher video games.

Liam Hemsworth takes over the role of Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s “The Witcher” Season 4, and we’ve learned today that Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, Danny Woodburn have joined the cast.

Per Variety, “Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from The Witcher novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and Witcher video games.”

The trio joins Liam Hemsworth as well as Laurence Fishburne, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and Joey Batey in the highly anticipated 4th Season of the globally renowned, award winning show which will return to production this Spring.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

“The Witcher” Season 4 has cast Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn, Variety has learned exclusively.

Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from “The Witcher” novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and “Witcher” video games.

The trio join previously announced cast members Liam Hemsworth, who takes over the lead role of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill, as well as Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, and Laurence Fishburne.

Copley is best known for his breakout role in the sci-fi film “District 9.” He has since starred in features such as “The A-Team,” “Elysium,” “Chappie,” and “Hardcore Henry.” He also stars in Dev Patel’s upcoming film “Monkey Man” and appeared in multiple episodes of the Netflix series “Russian Doll.

Updated: Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep animated film set to debut Feb. 11 on the streamer.

“I’m trying to stop a war. Why is it you seem to be pushing for one? asks Geralt of Rivera, voiced by Doug Cockle, in the trailer, who finds himself in the middle of an ancient battle between humans and sea people.

Watch the latest trailer above and details of the film below.

Previous, Sept. 17: Netflix today announced The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep animated film will launch on Feb. 11, 2025 on the streamer. The date, along with an exclusive clip introduced by Doug Cockle, voice of Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher video game series and the upcoming film, was revealed today during Netflix’s Geeked Week.

In the film, Geralt of Rivia (Cockle), a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of...

When The Witcher season 4 starts streaming on Netflix, our hero Geralt of Rivia is going to have a whole new look. That’s because Henry Cavill is no longer involved, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt. Today, Deadline has revealed that Hemsworth is being joined in the cast of The Witcher season 4 by Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix and the John Wick franchise), who will be playing a character named Regis.

If you’re like me and don’t have any familiarity with the Witcher franchise outside of the Netflix show, chances are that the first person you think of when you see the name Regis is Regis Philbin. But, of course, Fishburne’s casting on this show is not going to require any sort of Philbin impression. Instead, the Regis character he’ll be playing is someone who was introduced in Andrzej Sapkowski’s novel Baptism of Fire.

The Witcher has found its Regis. Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne is joining the upcoming fourth season of the Netflix series as the fan-favorite character from The Witcher books and games.

Introduced in Sapkowski’s novel Baptism of Fire, Regis is a world-wise Barber-surgeon with a mysterious past who joins Geralt on his journey in Season 4. Geralt will be played by Liam Hemsworth, who takes over the role from Henry Cavill, who exited at the end of Season 3.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire — and finding one another again.

“I’m very excited to be joining...

The 1999 film "The Mummy" went through several changes in directors before Stephen Sommers took over, resulting in a completely different movie with a mixture of action, adventure, and horror elements. The film's original directors, including George A. Romero and Clive Barker, had unique and dark concepts for "The Mummy" that were ultimately deemed too weird. Stephen Sommers' vision for "The Mummy" involved combining elements of "Indiana Jones" and classic horror, resulting in a successful romantic adventure with horror elements that pleased audiences.

The 1999 adventure film The Mummy was almost made by three different horror directors, who would have made completely different movies. The 1932 horror classic The Mummy, directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff, got a “remake” in the late 1990s, but with a completely different story. The Mummy kept Imhotep as the antagonist but introduced adventurer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) as protagonists.

In 1999, Universal Studios released The Mummy, a remake of their classic monster movie. Despite hitting theaters just one week before the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, The Mummy struck a chord with audiences around the world, bringing in more than $400 million dollars at the global box office. Viewers fell in love with Branden Fraser and his charming Rick O’Connell, reminding them of the fun, globe-trotting adventure films that dominated cinemas in the 80.

However, before Sommers boarded the project, producers James Jacks and Sean Daniel had a very different vision for the movie. The Mummy was originally intended to be a low-budget horror movie, and the first entry in a proposed trilogy of films. The two producers spent close to ten years working with multiple directors - including George Romero, Joe Dante, and Clive Barker - but every idea was shot down by the studio for either being too dark or too expensive.

Netflix’s The Witcher season three volume two trailer declares that destiny put these heroes together – never lost, always found. The new trailer for the final episodes of season three (also the final episodes with Henry Cavill) arrived along with a batch of new photos.

The Witcher season three part one premiered on June 29, 2023 and included episodes one through five. Part two, with episodes six through eight, launches on July 27th.

Season three stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Princess Cirilla of Cintra, Joey Batey as Jaskier, Myanna Buring as Tissaia, and Eamon Farren as Cahir. Mimî M Khayisa plays Fringilla, Royce Pierreson is Istredd, Anna Shaffer is Triss Merigold, Mecia Simson is Francesca, Tom Canton is Filavandrel, Mahesh Jadu is Vilgefortz, Graham McTavish is Dijkstra, and Cassie Clare is Philippa.

Additional season three stars include Hugh Skinner as Radovid,...

Netflix has unveiled the latest teaser for Season 3 of The Witcher, in which Henry Cavill prepares to say goodbye to his Geralt character.

The Witcher season 3 is being split into two parts, with the five episodes of part 1 coming on June 29. The next half of the season will come on July 27, with three additional episodes.

Season 3 will debut on the streamer in two parts, with the first five episodes on June 29. The final three episodes will become available on July 27.

The Witcher, which was one of Netflix’s most popular shows of 2019, stars Cavill as the grim Geralt of Rivia, the bane of supernatural beasties, in a story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.

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The new trailer for season three of Netflix’s The Witcher is giving off heavy “you’re going to miss him when he’s gone” vibes. The official trailer for the upcoming season features Henry Cavill in full-on Geralt of Rivia mode, which makes fans not only anxious for the third season to premiere but also sad that it’s going to be Cavill’s last as Geralt.

The streaming service’s new trailer was accompanied by four character posters along with a batch of new photos.

Joining Cavill in season three are Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Princess Cirilla of Cintra, Joey Batey as Jaskier, Myanna Buring as Tissaia, and Eamon Farren as Cahir. Mimî M Khayisa stars as Fringilla, Royce Pierreson is Istredd, Anna Shaffer is Triss Merigold, Mecia Simson is Francesca, Tom Canton is Filavandrel, and Mahesh Jadu is Vilgefortz.

Additionally, Graham McTavish is Dijkstra,...

Update, 4:30 Pm: Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Season 3 of The Witcher, in which Henry Cavill prepares to say goodbye to his Geralt character. In the trailer, a sword-wielding Geralt battles monsters, men and anything else that gets in his way.

The Witcher season 3 is being split into two parts, with the five episodes of part 1 coming on June 29. The next half of the season will come on July 27, with three additional episodes.

Watch the trailer above and the teaser trailer below.

Previous, April 25: The Witcher is returning to Netflix this summer.

Season 3 will debut on the streamer in two parts, with the first five episodes on June 29. The final three episodes will become available on July 27. A new teaser for the series released on Tuesday gives a first look at the upcoming season, promising that “everything changes” with these episodes.

Watch the teaser above.

The Witcher,...

In 1999, Universal Studios released The Mummy, a fresh take on the classic monster movie. The Stephen Sommers-directed film was a huge hit and turned Brendan Fraser into a bonafide movie star. The success of the first movie led to two sequels – The Mummy Returns in 2001, and Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008. And though a fourth film was slated for production, it was ultimately never released.

So whatever happened to this mysterious Mummy movie? Will it ever see the light of day, or will it remain forever hidden like an ancient relic? Let’s find out Wtf Happened to the Unmade Mummy: Rise of the Aztec Movie.

Before The Mummy’s release, Universal Studios had spent close to a decade trying to get a remake off the ground. In the late 1980s, producers James Jacks and Sean Daniel sought to modernize the 1932 classic and hoped to turn it into a potential franchise.

“Where were you in ’76?” The newest entrant in Criterion’s 4K disc club is Richard Linklater’s rowdy but affectionate ode to high school nostalgia, Texas-style. It’s a Bicentennial summer update of American Graffiti and in just 14 years the entire face of America has changed. Youth idealism is dead and the main rule is to avoid plans made by parents. Linklater’s graduation night sticks with kids free to roam on their own and have a wild time. He has a terrific way with performances that include a string of memorable faces that became much better-known, plus a couple of future stars.

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Starring: Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiley Wiggins, Sasha Jenson, Michelle Burke, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Matthew McConaughey, Marissa Ribisi, Shawn Andrews, Cole Hauser, Milla Jovovich,...

The 1990s saw the rebirth of westerns. "Dances with Wolves" won Best Picture at the 63rd Academy Awards, as did "Unforgiven" at the 65th. The genre has never returned to the dominant ubiquity it had in Hollywood's Golden Age. However, the 1990s put Westerns on the track to enjoy a healthy presence in 21st-century cinema. One of the most fondly remembered westerns of this decade is 1993's "Tombstone." It's not as meditative as "Unforgiven," or as politically concerned as "Dances With Wolves." No, it's just a good bloody shoot-em-up. 

"Tombstone" retells the story of the Earp brothers and the gunfight at O.K. Corral. The story had been told on film before, such as in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine," and transcended into a silver screen myth. "Tombstone," starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, was just the latest version of it. Screenwriter Kevin Jarre was originally set to direct...

After premiering on Dec. 22, “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” became Peacock’s first original project to make it onto Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings.

According to data provided to NBCU by Nielsen and exclusively obtained by Variety, “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” is ranked in the No. 5 position in an early version of Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Originals chart for the Dec. 19-25 viewing period, during which it was available for four days. (Exact information about minutes watched during this period is not yet available.)

As such, this also marks the young NBCU-owned streamer’s biggest ever series debut. That title was previously held by “Bel-Air,” Peacock’s dramatic reimagining of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

Peacock has previously appeared on the Nielsen’s overall streaming rankings, but only with acquired episodes of the Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” and the Universal Pictures movie “Halloween Ends.” Additionally, the Universal...

Hollywood has always shown a preference for films that offer reconciliation between their Black and white subjects. And as a result, the industry is notoriously skittish with the work of Spike Lee. There's been a pattern, especially at the Academy Awards, where Lee's films are concerned: the director is consistently snubbed in favor of films that comfort white audiences — films like "Driving Miss Daisy," which took home the Oscar for Best Picture in 1990 while "Do The Right Thing" was shut out from the category altogether.

Lee's incendiary third feature bred a fair amount of controversy. Set over one sweltering summer day in New York neighborhood Bed-Stuy, "Do The Right Thing" is a pressure cooker for interracial tension. The film follows the patrons and employees at a pizza joint owned by Sal (Danny Aiello) and operated by his two sons. It's the site of a particularly gruesome instance of police brutality,...

Originally expected to be a six episode series, The Witcher prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin will be “a four-part special event” when it reaches the Netflix streaming service on December 25th. Our own Alex Maidy already had the chance to watch the show, giving it an 8/10 review you can read Here – and in his review he said, “The limited four-episode run is just long enough to build up the characters without overstaying its welcome. In fact, I would have enjoyed more episodes or even another standalone mini-series focused on this era.” During a recent interview with Netflix, showrunner Declan de Barra said the idea to cut the show down from six episodes to four came up in the editing room so the show could have “optimum story flow”.

The showrunner said, “This felt like a two-part movie. You never want to be watching a movie going, ‘I love this movie.

Netflix has launched the trailer ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ where it was revealed that fan favourite Joey Batey will star as Jaskier in the 4 part event series.

Overseen by showrunner and writer Declan de Barra. It is directed by Sarah O’Gorman and Vicky Jewson and executive produced by Lauren Hissrich, Matt O’Toole, Platige Films (Tomek Baginski & Jarek Sawko), Hivemind (Jason Brown & Sean Daniel).

Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.

Adding a sensational cast to the Witcher Universe, Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain play Éile and Fjall, two warriors estranged from their opposing clans, Michelle Yeoh takes the role of Scían, a sword master, the last of her tribe,...

Netflix has released its trailer and key art for The Witcher: Blood Origin at the Ccxp event in Brazil, also revealing that Joey Batey will star as Jaskier in the four-part series. It will bow on Sunday, December 25.

Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell the tale of the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.

Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain play Éile and Fjall, two warriors estranged from their opposing clans, Michelle Yeoh takes the role of Scían, a sword master, the last of her tribe, Mirren Mack is Princess Merwyn, Lenny Henry plays Chief Sage Balor, and Minnie Driver stars as a Seanchaí. Francesca Mills is Meldof, Zach Wyatt and Lizzie Annis are celestial twin sages Syndril and Zacaré.

“The Witcher” star Joey Batey is set to appear in the upcoming prequel series “The Witcher: Blood Origin.”

The announcement was made as part of Ccxp in Brazil on Saturday. Batey will reprise the role of Jaskier in the four-part “Blood Origin” series, whom he has played in both seasons of “The Witcher” to date. The reveal was made during the launch of the first full trailer for “Blood Origin,” which can be seen below.

“Blood Origin” will debut on Dec. 25. Per the official logline, the series is “set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of ‘The Witcher.’ It will tell a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.”

The cast of the series includes Sophia Brown, Laurence O’Fuarain, Michelle Yeoh,...

The “The Best Man” cast has come back to give audiences an update on the beloved group of friends in the film franchise’s new limited series “The Best Man: The Final Chapters.” And you can watch the trailer right now.

The eight-episode continuance picks up nearly 10 years after the sequel “The Best Man Holiday,” and per the logline finds our group of friends “as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.”

We get a lot of that in the trailer — new professional opportunities, difficult relationship challenges — and Lance absolutely failing to do a remotely credible performance in a fragrance commercial. But at least we can say, based on the trailer, that the gang appears to be in a better place with one another than the last time we saw them.

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More than two decades after the premiere of Universal’s The Best Man, fans will revisit with the cast in Peacock‘s limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters premiering on December 22. The streamer released the first official trailer above.

Based upon the eponymous film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the 8-episode series will catch up with the beloved cast as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.

Returning cast includes all the originals: Morris Chestnut as Lance, Melissa De Sousa as Shelby, Taye Diggs as Harper, Regina Hall as Candy, Terrence Howard as Quentin, Sanaa Lathan as Robyn, Nia Long as Jordan, and Harold Perrineau as Murch. Rounding out the cast are Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion, and Eric Scott Ways.

The Best Man: The Final Chapters is produced by Universal Television,...

Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the Netflix series ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin.’

Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.

Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain play Éile and Fjall, two warriors estranged from their opposing clans, Michelle Yeoh takes the role of Scían, a sword master, the last of her tribe, Mirren Mack is Princess Merwyn, Lenny Henry plays Chief Sage Balor and Minnie Driver plays Seanchaí. Francesca Mills is Meldof, Zach Wyatt and Lizzie Annis are celestial twins Syndril and Zacaré. Huw Novelli is Brother Death.

The four-part series, overseen by showrunner and writer Declan de Barra, is directed by Sarah O’Gorman and...

The one-minute teaser trailer for Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin reveals the world of elves before the events of The Witcher. The teaser for the four-part prequel was accompanied by new posters featuring the characters Scían (Michelle Yeoh), Fjall (Laurence O’Fuarain), and Éile (Sophia Brown).

The event series’ cast also includes Minnie Driver as Seanchaí, Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Jacob Collins Levy as Eredin, and Lizzie Annis as Zacaré. Huw Novelli plays Callan “Brother Death”, Francesca Mills is Meldof, Amy Murray is Fenrik, Nathaniel Curtis stars as Brían, Zach Wyatt is Syndril, Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut, and Joey Batey is Jaskier.

Declan de Barra created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Lauren Hissrich, Matt O’Toole, Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko (Platige Films), and Jason Brown & Sean Daniel (Hivemind Content). Sarah O’Gorman and Vicky Jewson directed the prequel.

Henry Cavill may be exiting Netflix’s “Witcher” franchise, but Michelle Yeoh is on deck to lead the four-part prequel series “The Witcher: Blood Origin.”

Netflix released a new teaser for “Blood Origin,” which takes places 1,200 years before the events of “The Witcher.” The prequel series will explore the creation of the first prototype Witcher and the events leading to the Conjunction of the Spheres.

The first teaser trailer for “Blood Origin” was revealed after the credits rolled on the Season 2 finale of “The Witcher,” which dropped on Netflix in December 2021. The teaser introduced Yeoh as the deadly Scian, the last member of a nomadic tribe of sword-elves on a quest to retrieve a blade stolen from her people — along with Sophia Brown as Éile and Laurence O’Fuarain as Fjall. The cast includes Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Jacob Collins as Eredin, Lizzie Annis as Zacaré, Huw Novelli as Callan “Brother Death,...

Originally expected to be a six episode series, The Witcher prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin has been condensed into “a four-part special event” that will be reaching the Netflix streaming service on December 25th. With the premiere date just over a month away, a teaser trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above!

Set in “an elven world” 1200 years before the events we saw in The Witcher, The Witcher: Blood Origin tells a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres,” when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.

Blood Origin stars Laurence O’Fuarain as Fjall, who was born into a clan of warriors sworn to protect a King and is now on a quest for redemption; Sophia Brown as Éile,...

The teaser trailer for The Bast Man: The Final Chapters dropped during the Urbanworld Film Festival, the same event where the film originally premiered in 1999. The Peacock limited series will premiere all eight episodes December 22. Watch the trailer in the video posted above.

Based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the series will catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.  

Cast of The Best Man: The Final Chapters include Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau.

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“The Witcher” will return with a fourth season with Liam Hemsworth taking the reins as Geralt of Rivia, replacing Henry Cavill, Netflix announced on Saturday and both Cavill and Hemsworth sharing the news on their Instagram accounts.

“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill said in a statement. “In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”

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Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a fourth season with a twist.

Liam Hemsworth will replace Henry Cavill in the epic drama series, taking the reins as Geralt of Rivia.

The move comes ahead of the third season of the series, which will return in summer 2023. A four-part prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin launches December 25, 2022.

Cavill, who revealed earlier this week he will return in the role of Superman, played the grim Geralt of Rivia, the bane of supernatural beasties in the first three seasons of the drama series.

The Witcher is a story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.

It also stars Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan.

Hemsworth, who is best known for starring in the Hunger Games franchise,...

Netflix had announced that the prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is set in “an elven world” 1200 years before the events we saw in The Witcher, would have a six episode run. But now the Witcher fan site Redanian Intelligance reports that they’ve heard the show is being condensed from six episodes down to four.

Here’s the Redanian Intelligence report:

Keep in mind that the footage was already shot as six episodes, which likely means heavier editing and potentially lots of footage on the cutting room floor. To support that, we learned the writing credits for all of the Blood Origin episodes and they go like this:

Episode 1: Declan de Barra

Episode 2: Alex Meenehan/Aaron Stewart-Ahn

Episode 3: Tania Lotia/Kiersten Van Horne

Episode 4: Declan de Barra/Tasha Huo

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Peacock‘s The Best Man: The Final Chapters announce Nicole Ari Parker, Ron Canada, and Tony winner Brandon Victor Dixon is among its recurring guest stars. They join previously announce franchise stars Morris Chesnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrance Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau.

Rounding out the cast are Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion, and Eric Scott Ways.

Parker will play Xiomara Amani, a captivating, high-profile, multi-hyphenate beauty who is sure to disrupt the dynamic of the Best Man crew.

Canada will play Wellington, Quentin’s (Howard) father. He is the patriarch of the family and is uncertain...

Exclusive: Veteran Literary Manager James Engle has launched Navigation Media Group, a management and production firm that will rep creators in film and television. Partnering with Engle is Vancouver-based Literary Manager and media investor Ben C. Silverman, whose investments include interests in distribution, production and talent management.

Navigation will look to combine a passion for creativity with established, proven, business acumen to give clients the full-spectrum guidance they need to navigate both the current and future media landscape with success. Creatives joining the company as clients include Sam Sheridan, Becca Gleason, Grant Sputore, Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer, Michael Lloyd Green, Jem Garrard, Damien Ober, Barbara Kymlicka, Jeff Renfroe and Mark Bacci.

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