Now that the 2025-26 NFL regular season is over, the playoffs picture is in full view with the NFL Divisional Playoffs. There are four games scheduled this weekend with the best teams in the AFC and NFC competing to go to Super Bowl LX. And in 2026, the NFL Divisional Playoffs are spread over five […]
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Rian Johnson Says He Was Not ‘Spooked’ by Toxic ‘Star Wars’ Fans After Kathleen Kennedy Cites ‘Last Jedi’ Backlash as to Why He Never Directed Another Entry
Rian Johnson took to X on Friday night to shut down a claim from former Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy that he was “spooked by the online negativity” and never returned to the “Star Wars” franchise after helming “The Last Jedi.” In response to a post from IGN aggregating the news, he wrote, “Lol zero spooked, […]
Box Office: ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Scares ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Off Top Spot Friday With $5.6 Million
Nia DaCosta’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” ended the four-week reign of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and claimed the top spot at the domestic box office on Friday. “The Bone Temple,” the sequel to last summer’s “28 Years Later” and the fourth film in Sony’s long-running zombie franchise, grossed $5.6 million on its opening […]
Charlize Theron, Bob Odenkirk and More Celebrate Carol Burnett’s Final ‘Palm Royale’ Appearance With Surprise Tribute: ‘You’re So Much More Than a Legend’
What began as a panel with key cast members to discuss the jaw-dropping second season of “Palm Royale” turned into a star-studded surprise tribute to celebrate Carol Burnett’s final appearance on the Apple TV series, Following a special screening of the show’s Season 2 finale on Thursday at the Wolf Theater in North Hollywood, Vince […]
NBC Orders Two More Drama Pilots: ‘What the Dead Know’ From Dick Wolf and a ‘Puzzle Master’ Adaptation
It’s raining pilot orders at NBC. The network will take a chance on two new drama projects, titled “Puzzled” and “What the Dead Know.” This caps off a week in which NBC announced six pilot orders for the 2026 season. From “Charmed” and “Sleepy Hollow” writer Joey Falco, “Puzzled” is based on the “Puzzle Master” […]
Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Gets Spring 2027 Release Date; Scarlett Johansson and ‘Hamnet’ Breakout Jacobi Jupe to Star
There’s an exorcism scheduled at the box office for spring 2027. Mike Flanagan’s “The Exorcist” movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and “Hamnet” breakout Jacobi Jupe, is dated for March 12, 2027, Universal announced Friday. Flanagan is writing, directing and producing the newest installment for Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, which has been described as a “radical new […]
Oscar Voting Closes: Revelations Behind Anonymous Ballots, and the Surprises That May Be Lurking
As of 5 p.m. PT, Oscar nomination voting is officially closed. Multiple conversations with Academy voters all throughout this week have revealed a race far more unpredictable than the pundits’ consensus suggests. While some categories appear locked, others are poised for the kind of upheaval we haven’t seen since 2003, when “The Lord of the […]
Mediawan in Advanced Talks to Acquire Peter Chernin’s North Road Company
Prolific international content studio Mediawan is in advanced negotiations to acquire Peter Chernin’s North Road Company, multiple sources told Variety. The intention behind the deal is to combine both operations and create a hulking independent production force to serve global markets. Chernin, a longtime media investor and former chairman of Fox, and his assets have been bandied […]
The Jimmy Cult, Explained: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Resurfaces One of the U.K.’s Most Shocking Sex Abuse Scandals
There’s a key and somewhat disturbing element to “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” that might get lost in translation as it moves from the U.K. to the U.S. In Nia DaCosta’s wild and bloody sequel to “28 Years Later,” much of the story is focused on Jack O’Connell’s Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, the devil-worshipping […]
Jennifer Lawrence Says ‘I Turned Down’ Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ Offer and Then Lost ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Role After the ‘Internet Went Out of Its Way to Call Me Ugly’
Jennifer Lawrence said during a recent “Happy Sad Confused” podcast interview that she missed out on playing Sharon Tate opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” because her internet critics said she was not “pretty enough.” Margot Robbie landed the role. “Happy Sad Confused” podcast host Josh […]