Britt Hayes is a writer, movie lover, and sensible sweater enthusiast living in Austin, Texas. She watches too much TV and never eats her vegetables.
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MoviePass Stock Hits Record Low, Begs to Be Put Out of Its Misery
How does MoviePass still exist at this point? The company, which offers customers the ability to see one movie per day for the too-good-to-be-true price of $9.99 per month, has rapidly morphed into a case study in mystifying capitalism. Despite its consistently declining stock value, and the fact that the company spends far more than it brings in, MoviePass continues to operate — but for how much longer?
Marvel Has Finally Found Its ‘Black Widow’ Director!
Although Marvel sure did drag their feet on the way to committing to the Black Widow movie, we gotta give credit where credit’s due: The studio was very thorough in finding the right director to take on Scarlett Johansson’s highly-anticipated solo film. Over the course of several months, Marvel met with 70-ish female directors before making their final selection. And the director of Black Widow is… (make up your own drumroll, please)
Jared Leto to Play Soulless Bloodsucker in ‘Morbius’ Spider-Man Spinoff
If Tom Hardy wrestling with an inner alien parasite in what is clearly a thinly-veiled metaphor for his relationship with his own voice isn’t enough for you, try this one on for size: Jared Leto, the Actor whom Denis Villeneuve once compared to Jesus, is preparing to ascend to his final form for Morbius — an upcoming Spider-Man sorta-kinda spinoff about a super-powered soulless bloodsucker. Should be a real stretch!
Here’s Your First Look at Kristen Wiig as the ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Villain
Although we won’t get to see Diana back on the big screen until next year, director Patty Jenkins has been sharing some early sneak peeks from the sequel, including our first look at Kristen Wiig as the villain.
MTV Is Rebooting ’90s Faves ‘Daria,’ ‘Aeon Flux’ and ‘The Real World’
A modern update of our blessed lady of ’90s teen eye rolls? A live-action reboot of an animated sci-fi hero who lives for latex? All this and more, on this installment of Sick Sad World!
Lucasfilm Reportedly Puts All ‘Star Wars Story’ Spinoffs on Hold
Seems that Lucasfilm is reassessing its priorities following the underwhelming debut of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The studio has now released two spinoffs that have failed to dazzle audiences, and while neither movie is outright horrible, they aren’t exactly memorable, either. According to a new report, Lucasfilm has decided to put its future Star Wars spinoffs on hold for the time being while they focus on the franchise’s meat and potatoes.
‘Modern Family’ Co-Creator Condemns Fox News
Steve Levitan hinted that he was cutting ties with 20th Century Fox over their ownership of Fox News before walking back his comments.
New ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Trailer Takes You Inside the Internet
Vanellope meets the Disney princesses in the new trailer for the long-awaited sequel.
‘Star Wars’ Boba Fett Spinoff to Be Directed by ‘Logan’s James Mangold
As with the previous Star Wars Story, reactions to Solo are pretty…unenthusiastic…leading many fans and critics to ponder if Lucasfilm should even continue with this whole spinoff thing. Seemingly sensing a disturbance in the Force, Lucasfilm is doing their best to restore balance by hiring James Mangold to direct a Boba Fett spinoff.
Harvey Weinstein Will Surrender to the NYPD on Friday
At least one piece of positive news has emerged from this week’s trash fire of misogyny and sexual harassment allegations: Harvey Weinstein will reportedly be arrested by the New York Police Department on May 25. The former studio executive, who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by over 80 women (as of this writing), is set to turn himself in tomorrow.
‘IT: Chapter Two’ Has Found Its Very Handsome Adult Ben
‘Mary Kills People’ star Jay Ryan joins the top notch cast of the highly-anticipated horror sequel.
FOX’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ Replaces Clayne Crawford With Seann William Scott
Following Clayne Crawford’s recent firing from the FOX series, the network acted quickly to find his replacement.