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In light of the capacity crisis facing Southern California hospitals due to the COVID pandemic and an anticipated post-holiday surge of COVID cases, SAG-AFTRA and organizations representing commercial advertisers and advertising agencies and independent film and television producers have reached agreement on recommending a temporary hold on in-person production in Southern California. The major studios

Tanya Roberts, who is best known for being one of the iconic Bond Girls in the James Bond franchise – specifically starring alongside Roger Moore in 1985’s A View To A Kill – has passed away at the age of 65. At the time of this reporting, the cause of death is unclear, though reports

Throughout the history of the Pokémon series, each region has drawn inspiration from real-world locations. Doing so has helped make the maps for each game flow nicely and gives their routes and towns a cultural flair. A few examples include Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn, based on various parts of Japan, as well as Kalos, inspired by

The Karate Kid, released in 1984, was a coming-of-age film with a pretty straight forward plot that gained a cult following because of its heart-warming story and sincere performances. To put it simply, the focus of the film is a teenager Daniel LaRusso and his teacher, Mr Miyagi who teaches him martial arts so he

Robert Pattinson was the perfect, sparkliest Edward Cullen we could have asked for but, as you can imagine, he wasn’t the only actor who auditioned for Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight. Before any camera tests got rolling back in 2007, Stephenie Meyer was using her blog to communicate with fans about her casting ideas for the to-be

A fan has made an Among Us alignment chart to categorize some of the most common reactions an impostor can have to being caught in the act. Among Us is one of 2020’s biggest surprise hits; the social deduction game was released in 2018 but failed to gain a real following until 2020, at which point it

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins is arguably the most in-demand female filmmaker in Hollywood right now. But that title comes with its own asterisk, namely the fact that Hollywood still insists on seeing female directors as a somewhat special breed, distinct from male filmmakers, who don’t need any gender qualifiers when describing their profession.

As we know, The Last Jedi changed the course of much of the ideas established in Force Awakens, some of which were explored again (and once again retconned) in J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker. In Force Awakens, we certainly sensed some chemistry between Finn and Rey and perhaps expected some development in their relationship

While Quentin Tarantino is best known for directing the movies he writes, there have been some stories written by him that were left in the hands of others, but they still have a connection with other Tarantino works, as is the case of True Romance, Natural Born Killers, and Pulp Fiction. Tarantino’s career in the film

The Mandalorian season 2 finale is now dedicated to original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch. The actor famously portrayed Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy and sadly passed away in December 2020 at the age of 75. Despite the bounty hunter only appearing on screen a handful of times, the character quickly went

That Said, It Also Has Sharkboy And Lavagirl In It, As Well As Their Daughter, Guppy! Taylor Dooley, who played Lavagirl in the first movie, returns, and she’s all grown up! And while the other Taylor decided to sit this one out, his replacement, played by JJ Dashnaw, is fine, even though he doesn’t talk.

While many gamers are aware of just how complex Dark Souls lore can be, Demon’s Souls (and the game’s PlayStation 5 remake) is no slouch when it comes to its cryptic storytelling. Due to its slightly more liberal use of cutscenes, the main story of Demon’s Souls is more manageable than its successors, but all of

New images from the anticipated video game adaptation Uncharted tease Nathan Drake’s first big screen adventure. The project has been in development for a number of years and it’s finally getting close to opening in theaters. Tom Holland stars in Uncharted as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as mentor Victor Sullivan along with a supporting

Everyone has that one thing about themselves they would rather forget. For celebrities, that minor affliction can become a sour spot, especially if fans turn it into something viral. In Ryan Reynolds’ case, it’s his middle name – Rodney. So, in true Ryan Reynolds fashion, he took a jab at his middle name on social

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is coming to mobile devices later this month, and fans won’t have to worry about any microtransactions or paywalls spoiling their fun. Battle for Bikini Bottom is a 3D platformer from 2003, based on the hilarious antics of the titular sea sponge from Nickelodeon’s hit TV show. It boasted gameplay

It’s party time in a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars franchise stars Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac brought in the new year together as seen in a new photo of the popular actors posted online. Filmmaker Elvira Lind, Isaac’s wife, posted a snapshot of the pair on Instagram from their apparent night together, and

Known for wearing a metal mask and often actively avoiding the spotlight, British-American rapper MF Doom won a slew of admirers in the music and creative arts community during a truly unique career that spanned decades and included several breaks and reinventions. Born Daniel Dumile, the underground hip-hop artist collaborated with some of the music

Disney has been bringing its unique type of magic to the big screen for decades, and while it’s known for giving its animated classics a happy ending, it also gives its main characters some truly tragic backstories. This is especially true with Disney Princesses, but there’s one that is not a princess but has the

A new year means we’re one step closer to the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2, and the official Twitter account is teasing the upcoming sequel with new images of Spider-Man 2099. Including two photos of the futuristic Spidey against a black background, the tweet merely reads, “One year closer to 2022.” Voiced by

The Expanse season 5 had to digitally edit out a disproportionate amount of blood from a particularly gory scene in episode 5. The Expanse is a televised adaptation of James S.A. Corey’s Hugo Award-winning eponymous novel series that he first published in 2011. The show is set in the near future where the Solar System

Alyson Reed (Ms. Darbus) As Ms. Darbus, East High School’s stern and, well, dramatic drama teacher, Alyson Reed played a prominent adult role in Disney Channel’s High School Musical. A stage performer since childhood, Reed has performed in a number of Broadway productions, including Dancin’, Dance a Little Closer, A Grand Night of Singing, Marilyn:

Robert Downey Jr. is just as happy as the rest of us to leave 2020 behind, literally jumping into 2021 to the music of Van Halen. On Instagram, RDJ posted a video of himself in a golfer’s cap and an all-white outfit, jumping and dancing in a small pool of very dirty water. All the

The Jedi master, who has spent far more time in the robes of Luke Skywalker than he probably could have predicted, is very active on social media as he interacts with Star Wars fans of all ages. And when he sees something really clever, cool, or cute that’s related to that galaxy far, far away,

Judy is one of the many characters V can grow attached to in Cyberpunk 2077, and there is a lot players can find out about her life and background by searching her house. Unfortunately, to get to this point of familiarity with Judy, players will have to go through a few questlines which will make her

Patty Jenkins knew that Thor 2 was destined to fail. The director was originally attached to helm the movie that would go on to become Thor: The Dark World and she did not want to be held responsible for the movie’s shortcomings. She ended up talking to Marvel Studios and leaving, which is when they

The reopening will begin March 22, 2021 when Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort reopens. This is one of Walt Disney World’s “value” resorts, meaning it will be one of the less expensive options for vacationers, it will also be the first of the three “All-Star” resorts to reopen. On the other side of pricing spectrum, is

RuPaul’s Drag Race was one of the first reality TV series to return to production during the coronavirus pandemic. Considering that safety protocols were in place while filming the 13th season, viewers should expect to see some differences.  Earlier in December, VH1 announced that the 13th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race will premiere on Friday.

The Mandalorian season 2 may be over but the era of Star Wars on Disney+ is just beginning. Many new shows are coming to the streaming service in the next few years and there is at least a possibility that an all-timer of a classic story will be resurrected as part of those plans. Indeed,

#9. One Night In Miami Average Score: 4.1/5 Regina King has been on an incredible roll in the last few couple years, following up her Oscar-winning work in If Beale Street Could Talk with the awe-inspiring Watchmen on HBO, and applause is only growing louder now that she’s followed up those projects with her directorial

A new image of Wonder Woman from a scene in the Justice League Snyder Cut has hit social media courtesy of Zack Snyder himself. When it was first released theatrically in November of 2017, Justice League wasn’t the movie that Snyder had originally planned, having undergone major reshoots following his departure. After a history-making push by fans to