Author: Amy Davis

The highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Best Picture-winner “Gladiator” has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Like the original film, this seems to be a hard R for “strong bloody violence.” And from the looks of the trailer, it may have just as much bloodshed as the first film. “Gladiator II” will follow an older version of Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Lucilla from the first film. After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to…

Since 2022, Square Enix’s “PowerWash Simulator” has been one of the best video games to do a simulated cleaning task in. The company has just announced it’s getting even better with the addition of “Shrek” DLC! This new paid DLC will include 5 levels for players to explore. One of the levels is based on Shrek’s swamp which has been covered in colorful paint. It’s up to you to powerwash it back to its former swampy glory. Players will also gain access to a knight’s costume, based on the knights from the films. This new “PowerWash Simulator” DLC will be…

Step aside popcorn buckets, AMC Theaters is adding a little something extra for the long-awaited release of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The chain is offering a limited-time themed drink menu inspired by the film. The specially designed menu will contain three brand new drinks. Giving guests a more immersive experience than just holding a “Handbook For The Recently Deceased” shaped popcorn bucket. The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Menu: The limited-edition Fanta flavor Haunted Spritz can be mixed and matched with candy and popcorn in the new Showtime Snack Pack. The combo features a large popcorn, two large drinks, and two candies to share with…

The Great Bambino is still out there breaking records. The jersey that legendary New York Yankees baseball player Babe Ruth wore during his famous “called shot” moment just sold through Heritage Auctions for $24.12 million.  The previous auction record for the most paid-for sports memorabilia was held by a 1952 Topps card of fellow Yankees legend Mickey Mantle. That piece went for $12.6 million at a Heritage auction in 2022. The record for the most expensive game-worn jersey belonged to Michael Jordan from his first game with the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Finals. It sold for $10.1 million,…

Is the English rock band Oasis reuniting after officially splitting up in 2009? All signs are pointing to definitely! The band’s founders and famously feuding siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher have seemingly confirmed the news via posts on X (formally Twitter). On August 25th, both brothers and the band’s official page posted a short video displaying a sign with the date “27.08.24.” The sign then changes to read “8am.” Oasis’ official website displays the same date and time. These posts happened after a rumor about the band playing in the U.K. in 2025, including a 10-night run at London’s Wembley…

Emmy-winning actor James Spader (“The Blacklist”) will soon be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! He will again be doing the voice of everyone’s favorite robot villain, Ultron, in the currently untitled Vision series.  Spader first voiced the android in 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” The Vision series will be the third and final part of a trilogy that started with “WandaVision” and the upcoming “Agatha All Along,” which debuts in September on Disney+. But Wait, There’s More! Spader isn’t the only one returning to the MCU. Paul Bettany also reprises his role as the main character, Vision, an android…

From the team that brought you “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” and the upcoming “Bambi: The Reckoning” and “Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare” comes the latest addition to the Poohniverse, “Pinocchio: Unstrung.” Which is about, you guessed it, everyone’s favorite honest marionette going on a killing spree. You can check out the first poster for it below: This will be the newest film in Jagged Edge Productions’ line-up of horror movies based on public domain IPs. Like the previous installments of the Poohniverse, Rhys Frake-Waterfield is directing.  “The film will embrace practical effects at every opportunity, ranging from the doll…

In 1997, “Anaconda” hit theaters, while the tale of a murderous snake didn’t delight the critics. It did well enough to spawn a few sequels and develop a cult fanbase. Now, Jack Black (“Borderlands”) and Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”) are in talks to star in a reboot of the film. Tom Gormican (“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”) will co-write the reimaging, alongside Kevin Etten (“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”), as well as direct. “Anaconda” The 1997 film starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube, and Jon Voight. It centered around a National Geographic film crew egarly hunting for the world’s largest…

Don’t you just love an amazing film score? The documentary “Music By John Williams,” about the legendary composer, will have its world premiere at the 38th AFI Fest. And, it’ll be coming to Disney+ this November! Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, and produced by Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries, and Imagine Documentaries, the film tells the story of the legendary composer. It takes a look at his early days as a jazz pianist to his work on franchises like “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” and “Jurassic Park.” Along with stand-alone films like “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,””Schindler’s List,” and many more Williams has left an…

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola‘s self-financed $120 million epic “Megalopolis” suffers yet another blow. After a troubled production, it opened at Cannes to reviews that regarded it as indulgent and muddled. Leaning into the bad press, Lionsgate released a second trailer for the film, which contains negative reviews of Coppola’s other films. The problem is, that these reviews range from misattributed to flat-out fictitious. And, as it turns out, they were AI-generated. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for ‘Megalopolis,’” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola…