Author: Ada Blood

Ask any nerd about an IP that came to an abrupt ending, and they can probably give you an example (“Dark Angel,” “Firefly,” other Fox shows…). Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron plans to break that cycle if “Avatar 4” and “Avatar 5” don’t come to fruition. Those films are still slated for release in 2029 and 2031, respectively. Cameron promises to hold a press conference revealing their plots if Disney doesn’t make them. “I don’t know if the saga goes beyond this point. I hope it does,” Cameron told Entertainment Weekly. “But, you know, we prove that business case every time…

The chill in the air has many dreaming of a nice, warm summer vacation. Disneyland has announced its event calendar for the 2026 season, which includes After Dark and other annual events. So now it’s no longer daydreaming, it’s “vacation planning.”  First up is Disneyland’s current 70th anniversary celebration, which is going on now through August 9th, 2026. January’s entertainment includes:  Lunar New Year From January 23rd to February 22nd, Disney California Adventure Park will celebrate the Lunar New Year. Ringing in the year of the Horse, Horace Horsecollar will take the reins to honor Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean traditions.…

In 2013, period crime drama “Peaky Blinders” starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy debuted, and quickly became a global phenomenon. The series is heading to the big screen with director Tom Harper’s “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.” Streaming giant Netflix released the first teaser for the highly anticipated movie, that boasts a script by original series creator Steven Knight. Murphy will return as Tommy Shelby, alongside Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Barry Keoghan, Stephen Graham, Jay Lycurgo, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, and Ian Peck. “The Immortal Man” takes place in Birmingham in 1940, during World War 2. Tommy is ending his…

The entertainment industry is littered with stories of turned-down parts and casting choices that might have been. Recently, Kate Hudson (“Almost Famous”) revealed that she almost played Mary Jane Watson in 2002’s “Spider-Man” movie. The part went to Kirsten Dunst (“Roofman”), who played the character for 3 films directed by Sam Raimi (“Evil Dead”). “It’s one of those things where I look back like, ‘That would have been nice to be in a Spider-Man movie,’” Hudson said on “Watch What Happens Live.” “But at the same time, I did a movie called ‘Four Feathers.’ I got to meet Heath Ledger…

Disney+’s “Percy Jackson & The Olympians” has just confirmed some very exciting casting announcements. Holt McCallany (“The Waterfront”) and David Costabile (“Hershey”) will be taking on recurring guest roles in season 3. Jesse L. Martin (“The Irrational”) will also be joining the cast in a guest role. McCallany will be playing Titan/Bearer of Heaven, who is condemned by Zeus to hold up the celestial heavens after the last Titan war against the Olympians. Given season 3 is based on Rick Riordan’s “The Titan’s Curse,” this is a huge role for the upcoming season.  Costabile will also be a recurring guest…

Back in June, Paramount+ confirmed the bizarre decision to cancel “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” after its 5th season. On December 19th, the series officially wrapped filming in Toronto, Canada. “Strange New Worlds” cast and crew soon began posting tearful farewells on social media. Series star Anson Mount led the pack with a video posted to Instagram on December 19th. In it, he gives a silent tour of the mostly empty set, scored to sad music. Mount followed this up with a picture of Captain Christopher Pike’s ready room, with the desk covered by a white sheet. He captioned the…

Paramount Scares is ringing in the holidays with a touch of spooky with the new short “Season’s Screamings.” Written and directed by Michael Varrati (“There’s a Zombie Outside”) the roughly 4 minute film has Jason Voorhees (Bart Mastronardi) palling around with “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning” star Melanie Kinnaman. Poking fun at the fact that this is the only film in the franchise not the feature Voorhees. “Isn’t this wild? This is the first time we’re technically meeting each other in person,” she says to greet Jason in “Season’s Screamings.” The two awkwardly try to celebrate Christmas together under…

The cast for James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” is starting to take shape. Gunn has confirmed Lars Eidinger (“All the Light We Cannot See”) will play iconic DC Comics villain Brainiac.  “In our worldwide search for Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow, Lars Eidinger rose to the top. Welcome to the DCU, Lars,” Gunn shared. Brainiac first entered the DC Comics canon in 1958’s Action Comics No. 242, and was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. This character is a super-intelligent alien who uses a shrink ray on cities to make them small enough to…

Sir Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic “The Odyssey” is the very first film shot for IMAX on the manufacturer’s newest model of camera. These new cameras have officially been named The IMAX Keighley in honor of David and Patricia Keighley.  David was IMAX’s first chief quality officer, who sadly passed away earlier this year. His widow, Patricia, is also one of IMAX’s top chief quality officers. The couple has been invaluable in perfecting and populating the large-format film. The announcement was made via their son, Geoff Keighley. “IMAX’s new film camera will be named The @IMAX Keighley Camera — honoring both…

We have another exciting cast announcement from Amazon MGM’s live-action “Tomb Raider” series. Jason Isaacs (“The White Lotus”) has joined the cast! While his role at this time is unclear, he’ll be starring alongside Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) as Lara Croft. As reported earlier this month, it seems that Sigourney Weaver is still in talks to star in another unspecified role. The plot of the series is currently being kept under wraps. Amazon MGM has declined to comment on Isaacs’ casting at this time.  Jonathan Van Tulleken (“Shōgun”) is set to direct this series adaptation of the popular video…