Author: B A Walsh

You may need to have a hankie on hand when you go to see Toy Story 4. Although Don Rickles had signed on to reprise his role as Mr. Potato Head for Toy Story 4, he sadly passed away in 2017 before recording any dialog. At his family’s request, Rickles’ performance in Toy Story 4 was created using a large catalog of previously recorded material. Director Josh Cooley has also said that the late actor will receive a proper tribute in Toy Story 4: Yes, we’re going to have a tribute to him. We went through everything that he’s recorded.…

After this year’s Endgame and Spider-Man: Far from Home what’s next for the MCU moving into Phase 4? One of the new movies coming from Marvel is a solo Black Widow movie starring Scarlett Johannson. The movie has been in the works for a while and may finally be moving forward. Black Widow would be the MCU’s second female-led movie following the success of Captain Marvel. The rumors are that the film will be a prequel and therefore unaffected by the events of Endgame. The film would occur in the early 2000s, while Natasha is living in the U.S. following…

Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Turner Classic Movies Big Screen Classics is presenting John Wayne in True Grit (1969) in special theater showings. True Grit was adapted from a 1968 novel by Charles Portis and tells the story of a young 14-year-old girl (Kim Darby) who hires U.S. Marshal “Rooster” Cogburn (John Wayne) to track down the hired hand (Jeff Corey) who murdered her father. Along the way, they are joined by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who is also seeking the fugitive for other crimes. True Grit contains the classic scene of Wayne’s one-eyed Rooster Cogburn…

Looks like John Cena is going to be a busy man. He has been cast in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2 in an as yet unknown role. In January there was a rumor that he might star in a Duke Nukem movie. And now comes word that he will be in Fast&Furious 9. The Fast&Furious franchise may be right up Cena’s alley as he has his own muscle and sports car collection. The announcement was made by actor Vin Diesel who posted a video on Instagram welcoming Cena to the Fast &Furious 9 cast. Diesel also paid tribute to the…

Lego recently set a Guinness World Record for largest display by using 36,440 “Star Wars” minifigures in a 20 foot x 20 foot (6 meter x 6 meter) display in the shape of a stormtrooper helmet. Previous record attempts had the figures in straight lines. The previous record was 35,210 “Star Wars” minifigures. The display took 12 builders 38 hours to create. It was part of a Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. Before the attempt, the company had to check its inventory to ensure that they had enough stormtrooper minifigure parts! It took 16 hours to assemble the minifigures before…

In honor of Star Wars Day or May the Fourth a number of sales are being held on Star Wars merchandise, including games on mobile, PC, and console platforms. A number of them are listed here, but a few of those sales include: Google Play is having a sale on Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Pinball 7. You can also purchase Star Wars skins for Minecraft and have some Star Wars characters in Disney Tsum Tsum. There is also a Star Wars emoji and a challenge in Disney Emoji Blitz GOG.com has about 25 games…

Fans of the TV series Forever Knight are in luck as the complete series is coming to DVD from Mill Creek. Previously the series was available from Sony Pictures Entertainment in separate collections. Forever Knight focused on the adventures of an 800-year-old vampire, Nick Knight, who was searching for redemption for his vampiric past by acting as a Homicide Detective in Toronto. The night shift, of course. He used his supernatural powers in his pursuit of criminals but none of his colleagues suspected his secret. Only the medical examiner, Natalie Lambert, knew he was a vampire and helped him on…

Jurassic World 3 will complete the trilogy of the Jurassic World films. The first Jurassic World debuted in 2015 and was followed by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2018. Fallen Kingdom saw some dinosaurs, including Blue the velociraptor, escape into the wild and it is assumed that the third film will deal with the repercussions of the escape. Although the plot of the movie has been kept tightly under wraps, it has been mentioned that the film would focus on “real” dinosaurs instead of the hybrids seen in previous films. Chris Pratt (Owen Grady) and Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire Dearing)…

James Gunn’s group of villains for Suicide Squad 2 is growing. It had been rumored that returning cast members Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) and Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) would be joined by such villains as Peacemaker, Polka-Dot Man, Ratcatcher, and King Shark. Dave Bautista may be taking on the role of Peacemaker and David Dastmalchian has been cast as Polka-Dot Man. Now it appears Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior is in talks to play Ratcatcher. Other possible new cast members are John Cena and Idris Elba in as yet unknown roles, although at one point Elba was rumored to be replacing Will Smith…

There has been a lot of interest in the shows coming to Disney+ when the service launches, hopefully filling the void caused by Netflix’s cancellation of its Marvel shows (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Punisher). But there is a development on another streaming service: Hulu. Marvel TV and ABC Signature Studios will be producing two new series for Hulu: Ghost Rider and Helstrom. Both live-action series should debut sometime in 2020. Hulu is also the home of Marvel’s Runaways series, which is getting a third season. Disney owns 60% of the streaming service following its purchase of Fox…