James Caan and Morena Baccarin Cast in Pierce Brosnan’s Hitman Thriller Fast Charlie

Hollywood legendJames CaanandFireflystarMorena Baccarinhave joined Pierce Brosnan in the action thrillerFast Charlie. Phillip Noyce (Salt) is directing the film from a screenplay by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer).Fast Charlieis based on Victor Gischler’s novelGun Monkeys. The plot synopsis for the film (viaDeadline) reads: “Charlie Swift has worked for his aging mob boss Stan for twenty years, skilfully operating as a prolific fixer and efficient hitman. When a rival boss moves to eliminate Stan and his entire team, he fails in wiping the team clean....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Jimmy Glass

James Gunn Confirms He Turned One Marvel Fan Theory Into MCU Canon

A franchise like theMCUwhich spans well over a decade and draws from several additional decades worth of storytelling across comics and cartoons is naturally a rich breeding ground for fan theories. Recently,Guardians of the Galaxydirector James Gunn revealed on Twitter one particular aspect of his films in the franchise regarding Stan Lee that was directly inspired by a popular fan theory. “Stan Lee’s connection to the Watchersin Vol. 2 was definitely inspired by fan theories....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Melissa Mills

Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie’s 'Operation Fortune' Is a Success on Streaming

Action movie iconJason Stathamdivided audiences and critics with this year’sA Working Man, but his 2025 action thriller is far from the first time the actor has caused a chasm between the two groups. The Stath took on the James Bond-esque role of a British superspy in 2023’sOperation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, and the action comedy is now finding success on streaming. Directed byGuy Ritchie, and written by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, and Marn Davies,Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerrefinds Statham taking the lead as the superbly named Orson Fortune, teaming up with Aubrey Plaza’s hacker Sarah Fidel and movie star Danny Francesco to retrieve a stolen, and dangerous, high-tech device from billionaire arms dealer, Greg Simmonds, played by Hugh Grant....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Lisa Ingram

Jurassic World Dominion's DeWanda Wise Opens Up About Captain Marvel Recasting

ActressDeWanda Wisehas been building an impressive body of work over the last few years, appearing in Netflix films such asThe Harder They FallandFatherhood, along with the lead role in the Spike Lee seriesShe’s Gotta Have It. Wise will next be part of one of the summer’s biggest films inJurassic World Dominion, but she was almost part of another massive franchise just a few years ago. WhenCaptain Marvelwas in pre-production at Marvel Studios,Wise was tappedto Carol Danvers' best friend Maria Rambeau....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Ashley Brown

Kevin Feige Confirms Robert Downey Jr. Almost Played Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four

ActorRobert Downey Jr.has become synonymous with the Iron Man character after bringing the character to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he may have gotten his first Marvel role a few years beforehand. In commemoration of the 15th anniversary ofIron Man, producerKevin Feigeand director Jon Favreau reflected on the casting of RDJ as Tony Stark in a new video fromMarvel Entertainment. It was during this conversation that it was subtly confirmed that Downey had been up for the role of the supervillain Doctor Doom in theFantastic Fourmovie released in 2005....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Ricardo Nunez

Lightning McQueen Crashes in New Cars 3 Poster

Last week, Disney Pixar dropped thefirst trailerfor their highly-anticipated animated sequelCars 3, which brings back the iconic race car Lightning McQueen to the big screen. The trailer didn’t show much footage, but it did reveal that Lightning was involved in what looked like a very serious crash on the track, along with the tagline, ““From this moment everything will change.” That tagline is featured again in the first poster, which also gives us another look at Lightning literally turned upside down....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Daniel Beltran

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Create First Latina Disney Princess for Moana 2?

Could Lin-Manuel Miranda be gearing up to give the world its first Latina Disney Princess? While nothing has been confirmed, that could very well be the case. Miranda’s star power has been on the rise ever since his playHamiltonwent on to become one of the biggest things in the pop culture landscape and Hollywood was quick to scoop him up. Disney, in particular, has enjoyed working with Miranda and, if a new report is to be believed, they want him working onMoana 2with a Latina lead character....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Scott Hicks

Marvel's What If...? Teases Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa in Upcoming Episodes

It’s official! Chadwick Boseman will be returning as T’Challa in the next episode of the new Disney+ series,What If…?. Marvel Studios has released a brand new character poster of T’Challa as Star-Lord for the upcoming episode releasing this Wednesday.What If…?is an American animated anthology series based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. Check out the recently released poster below! Marvel’sWhat If…?explores alternate timelines in the multiverse that shows what would happen if major moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe had occurred differently....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · John Marquez

Masters of the Universe Release Date Set; McG Not Directing

Sony Pictures updated their release schedule today, announcing the release date for theMasters of the Universe reboot. More information on the movie is scarce, but one thing is for certain,Masters of the Universewill open on December 18th, 2019. This is exciting news considering that Masters of the Universe has been in development for years with reports of finished scripts reported as far back as 2014. McG(Charlie’s Angels,Terminator Salvation) was originally slated to direct...

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Cynthia Bowman

Maya Rudolph Is Ready to Have the Most Fun Playing a Disney Villain in Disenchanted

Two-time Primetime Emmy winner andBridesmaidsstar Maya Rudolph has broken her silence over playing the villain in upcoming Disney sequelDisenchanted. The actress and comedian revealed that, had she been asked earlier in her career, she may not have considered signing up to play a bad guy, but now she cannot wait to relish in the pantomime villainy. “If this had been 15 years ago and someone asked if I wanted tobe the bad guy, I might’ve been like, ‘geez, I don’t know,’ but I’ve come to learn in my many years that the most fun thing to get to do is when you get to play The Most....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Benjamin Rogers

Mayday Trailer: Mia Goth Leads a Sharpshooting Sisterhood Who Lure Men to Their Deaths

Magnolia Pictures has just released their trailer for mystery fantasy filmMayday. The Sundance sweetheart tells the story of young women who lure men to their deaths at sea via radio transmissions. This dreamworld transports the viewer to a rugged seascape where the young women evolve from victims to warriors. The synopsis reads, “Ana (Grace Van Patten) finds herself transported to a dreamlike and dangerous coastline. Once there, she joins a female army engaged in a never-ending war where the women lure men to their deaths with radio signals, like 20th century sirens....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Robert Fitzpatrick

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood May Be Tarantino's Final Movie as a Director

We really need to get used to the idea that Quentin Tarantino will no longer be directing movies in the not-too-distant future. The filmmaker has stated previously that he plans to retire after he’s made ten movies. Now, he’s doubled down on those comments and even suggests that he may hang it up following the release ofOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, his ninth movie. ThePulp FictionandKill Billdirector has been making the rounds to promote his latest, which reunites him with both Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, with Margot Robbie also on board....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Daniel Cook

Pirates of the Caribbean Actor Wants a Commodore Norrington Spinoff

Fans are still waiting to see what will happen withPirates of the Caribbean 6, as it remains unclear what will happen next with thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise. Another film seems inevitable, as producer Jerry Bruckheimer says there are active plans to get another movie off the ground. Johnny Depp has sworn he wouldn’t return as Jack Sparrow for any new movies given his falling out with Disney, and while there have been reports of Margot Robbie leading a female-led reboot, she has stated that the project has been shelved....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Gregory Harris