Author: Amy Davis

Oscar-nominee Tom Cruise is on top of the world, or at least a building, with the upcoming premiere of “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.” On May 11th, Cruise was spotted on the roof of London’s BFI IMAX cinema as a promotional stunt for the film. Apparently, the huge ad on the side of the building wasn’t getting the message across. He is also receiving the prestigious BFI Fellowship, which will be presented at a celebratory dinner on May 12th. X (formally Twitter) user tsureil captured a video of Cruise, in a suit, atop the BFI IMAX, just checking out…

The latest addition to the “Lord of the Rings” film adaptations will hit theaters in the not-too-distant future. Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” will hit theaters on December 17th, 2027. So it has been delayed a year from its originally 2026 release window. Andy Serkis is attached to direct and will reprise his role as the titular character via motion capture. Serkis has been playing Gollum since 2002’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.” Original “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy filmmaker Peter Jackson is producing…

After conquering baseball in 2010’s “How Do You Know,” Owen Wilson is setting his sights on the world of golf. In Apple TV+’s upcoming series “Stick,” Wilson will play a pro golfer who tanked his career. The ten-episode series was created by Jason Keller, with Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, Jaffar Mahmood, David Dobkin, M.J. Delaney, and John Hamburg directing. The plot centers on Pryce Cahill (Wilson), an over-the-hill, disgraced pro golfer who derailed his career by throwing a full-on tantrum on the green. Twenty years later, his marriage failed, and he is losing his job at an Indiana sporting goods store.…

Disney Branded Television has confirmed a fifth installment of its wildly popular “Descendants” franchise, “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland,” is coming. The even better news is that Brandy and Rita Ora will reprise their roles as Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts! Paolo Montalban and Melanie Paxson will also return as King Charming and the Fairy Godmother. This makes Paxson the only performer to appear in all five “Descendants” movies.  “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” is already in production and aiming to debut sometime next year. Brandy, Ora, Montalban, and Paxson will star alongside: “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” The film explores what “happily ever after” really…

Over the weekend Baltimore, MD hosted the fledgling A Million Lives Book Festival. An event which failed so spectacularly, several authors are now out thousands of dollars. Archer Events/Archer Management is the group behind the event which was aimed at fantasy and romance novel readers and writers. “Discover a world of books, meet your favorite authors, and grow your bookish community. Whether you’re a bookworm, a book dragon, or simply looking for a fun event, this festival is perfect for everyone,” the description reads. “Explore a vendor hall with authors from a wide range of genres, from fantasy and romance…

Are you ready for one last game? Netflix has just released the first trailer for the third and final season of “Squid Game.” The upcoming season was filmed back-to-back with the recently wrapped second season, originally written as one long story arc.  Season two ends on a huge cliffhanger with Seong Gi-hun/Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) realizing his rebellion has failed. Losing his best friend and ally, Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan), in the process. Despite the hiccup, the violent children’s games will continue to wreak havoc on the players.  Yim Si-wan, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, Park Gyu-young, and Wi Ha-joon will also…

“Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” An iconic line uttered by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” and (probably) a rattled Virginia Woman. Carletta Andrews was having a nice meal at Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston, VA, when a snake fell from the ceiling into her drink. On April 16th, Andrews was enjoying her evening with a refreshing margarita at the Mexican restaurant. Once she and her spouse finished their food, she felt something on her forehead. “I leaned in to take a sip and I noticed something hit me…

We have some more perplexing news from the White House. President Donald Trump wants to “rebuild and open” Alcatraz, one of the U.S.’s most notorious prisons. The federal penitentiary has been out of commission since 1963, and it’s been under the control of the National Park Service since 1972. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ! For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering,” Trump posted Sunday on Truth Social. “When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not…

Despite “Deadpool & Wolverine” grossing $1.338 billion, star Ryan Reynolds has remained adamant that there will be no more solo films for the Merc with a Mouth. But that isn’t to say the foul-mouthed superhero won’t show up elsewhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While his focus is on writing the upcoming Paramount comedy “Boy Band,” he is starting to explore a team-up with the X-Men, too.  This potential project isn’t to be confused with the other potential X-Men film from Michael Lesslie (“Hunger Games”). Reynolds has been working up various treatments for an ensemble film pairing Deadpool with…

It seems that moviegoers really love a good Keanu Reeves (“John Wick”) and Sandra Bullock (“The Lost City”) team-up. From the 1994 action thriller “Speed” to the 2006 romance “The Lake House,” audiences can’t get enough of the duo. Now they are joining forces once again on an untitled romantic thriller from Amazon MGM Studios. The script is written by Noah Oppenheim (2025’s “Zero Day”) with plot details being kept under wraps as the project develops. However, some sources say the untitled film is being described as “propulsive.” The pitch was made to Reeves and Bullock by Oppenheim and producer Mark Gordon,…