Harry Dean Stanton’s Brett suffers a bleak fate in Alien, but his death originally went even further. Alien became a genre-defining work in 1979, with the “Haunted House in Space” movie bringing to life one of the greatest movie monsters, in addition to introducing Signoney Weaver’s iconic Ripley. Everything about the movie from its casting
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Disney’s investor day presentation brought with it a whole lot of news. Particularly as it pertains to the Star Wars universe. But perhaps the biggest bombshell was the reveal that Hayden Christensen will be making his return to the franchise in the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series as Darth Vader. This will be the first time
While it wasn’t intentionally done, this practice is now pretty commonplace in cinema – especially in superhero blockbusters. It’s not always the case that exact tracks are used from movie to movie, but films frequently reuse themes that were created for previous titles in a franchise, even in cases when there are different composers doing
Warning: SPOILERS for The Mandalorian season 2 finale. The Mandalorian season 3 is officially on the way and will release in late 2021, on par with the first two seasons of the hit Star Wars series. Easily one of the biggest shows out right now, The Mandalorian continues to dominate pop culture with every episode
The Mandalorian director Bryce Dallas Howard comments on the possibility of Grogu going to the dark side. The Child, aka Baby Yoda, and now Grogu, has captured the hearts of Star Wars fans from all over the world. However, season 2 of the hit Disney+ series has revealed some possible dark secrets about the character,
The theatrical cut of Justice League failed to impress critically and commercially during its big screen run, and even in the months ahead of its release, it was clear the movie had a troubled production, which included the Mustachegate debacle. However, at the beginning of this past July, Ray Fisher pulled the curtain further on
An official League of Legends MMO is on the way, helmed by Greg Street, former lead designer of World of Warcraft. The iconic MOBA is still going strong, 11 years after it first released. Riot has been furnishing it with a steady stream of new characters and content, and this seems to have paid off in a
Five members of the Mission: Impossible 7 crew have reportedly quit following a recent telling-off from Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise. The action star loudly reprimanded the crew after witnessing several of them not adhering to social distancing guidelines that have been put in place to keep production going. The audio of Cruise’s sweary tirade soon
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a behemoth in the entertainment world, and plenty of A-list talent have clamored to join the fun. The studio is showing no signs of slowing down, with projects
A new limited research storyline is available in Pokémon GO, and the reward for completing all four sets of missions is a Shiny Celebi. This new limited research storyline is in celebration of the new movie Pokémon The Movie: Coco in which the film’s titular character is accompanied by a Shiny Celebi. While Zarude would have been
As The Mandalorian Season 2’s ultimate finale inches closer, more and more theories about Baby Yoda’s fate are sprouting up. It is obvious that either Mando will save him with the aid of his Disney’s version of the Suicide Squad or The Child sitting on the seeing stone in the Jedi Temple wasn’t just a
Although $77 million is great given the circumstances, the last time a Croods movie hit theaters, it made $586 million worldwide. Years and years of work and detail goes into the making of these movies, and chances are The Croods really hasn’t made anyone any money yet. So enter Ryan Reynolds, descending from the Hollywood
Amazon cloud gaming platform Luna takes another step forward today with a launch on several popular brands of Android phones. Luna is currently in a limited beta state, with users signing up for the chance to try out the service. In practice, it works in much the same way as Stadia, Xbox Game Pass‘ cloud streaming, and
Scott Stapp is making the jump to Hollywood. The Creed frontman and Grammy winner is set to play legendary singer Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic on former president Ronald Reagan. This will mark Stapp’s feature debut as an actor. Stapp is a successful musician and many from the world of music have made the
The reason, according to Patty Jenkins, is that she thinks there’s more to Chris Pine as an actor than what other major studios may see in him. That is to say, major actors can often get asked to do the same thing again, and Jenkins is more interested in showing the world the depth there
Realism is difficult to pull off in a series set far outside of the realm of reality. For superhero shows, this is all too much a problem, specifically with the CW series, Legends Of Tomorrow, a series that is far out of the realm of reality and doesn’t even make it onto the top ten DC
With a Fantastic Four reboot officially in the works at Marvel Studios, the betting odds for the casting are strongly favoring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt as Reed Richards and Sue Storm. As of now, no cast members have been revealed for the project, but it was announced earlier this month that Spider-Man: Homecoming and
Readers, we’ve made it! At least, we’ll have made it to 2021 by time the titles we’re about to discuss come online. While we can pat ourselves on the back for getting to December 2020 as alright as we could, Netflix is here to provide even more rewards for seeing 2020 out in style– and
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Cat #1 The Black Cat smashes into the King in Black in the first issue of her new ongoing book—literally! The master thief meets the master of symbiotes in Black Cat #1 by writer Jed Mackay and artist C.F. Villa. The issue, with a cover by Pepe Larraz,
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic from director Stella Meghie, has found its lead star. After what has been a worldwide search to find the perfect person to play Whitney, the filmmakers have set their sights on British actress Naomi Ackie. Perhaps best known for her role as Jannah in last
While I made passing mention of her supporting role in the Fast and Furious movies earlier, it should be acknowledged that it is a totally different ballgame when a star is playing the titular lead in a superhero blockbuster, and so her point of view here is understandable. While Gal Gadot isn’t in every single
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines star Nick Stahl would love to return for another movie in the Terminator franchise. The third film in the Terminator series came out in 2003 from director Jonathan Mostow. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned as a T-800 in the sequel, while Stahl played the future leader of the Resistance, John Connor. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines got mixed reviews,
Will there be a post-credit scene attached to Zack Snyder’s Justice League? The filmmaker has provided a definitive answer ahead of its release next year on HBO Max. Snyder is finally getting to complete his vision for the DC Comics adaptation more than three years after it originally hit theaters. It will contain hours of
Upon his soul being separated from his body, Joe Gardner manages to avoid entering The Great Beyond and ends up in The Great Before, where new souls develop personalities, quirks and traits before they’re sent to Earth. Joe must work with some of these souls-in-training so he can make it back to Earth before his
The title for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania seemingly explains how Kang the Conqueror joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The third Ant-Man movie received a major update from Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at the Disney Investor Day in December 2020. Ant-Man 3 has been in the works for a few months now and will see Scott Lang (Paul
It looks like Esther is up to her old tricks again in the upcoming horror prequel Orphan: First Kill. Played once again by Isabelle Fuhrman, the movie was only revealed very recently, but the actress has now taken to social media to tease the bloody antics to come, as well as confirming that she is
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Zack Snyder’s DC blockbuster Justice League has had an absolutely wild life. The crossover film event was greatly altered by Warner Bros. when the filmmaker departed due to a family tragedy, leading to
The final moments of Terminator 2: Judgment Day are burned into the brains of fans, but the movie’s novelization alters the T-800’s goodbye. One very cool, interesting feat a good movie can accomplish is to make the viewer feel genuine empathy and sympathy for the plight of a non-human creature. After the carnage the same
We finally know when the Mortal Kombat movie is coming our way. Producer Todd Garner has shared a new poster for the upcoming reboot, which reveals an April 2021 release date. The movie, as previously revealed, will arrive both in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day as part of WarnerMedia’s game-changing release
Considering how Cats’ feline characters turned out, it sounds like Patty Jenkins made the right decision incorporating practical effects alongside the CGI augmentation, rather than going all digital with Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. Again, only a few seconds of footage have been shown of Barbara Minerva in her full Cheetah form, so we can’t