Author: Mary Anne Butler

If you’ve been excited for the works of Roald Dahl coming to Netflix, we have some great news for you! This morning, the streaming giant released first-look images and a teaser of the first project from Dahl’s world- “Matilda the Musical!” Matthew Warchus, who won a Tony for directing the original stage musical, is directing. Emma Thompson stars as Headmisstress Miss Trunchbull alongside Alisha Weir as Matilda. Lashana Lynch (“Captain Marvel,” “No Time to Die”) will play Matilda’s teacher, Miss Honey. Stephen Graham (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Peaky Blinders”) and Andrea Riseborough (“Bloodline”) play Matilda’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood. Sindhu Vee…

The casting of Ryan Gosling as Ken for the upcoming “Barbie” live-action movie makes perfect sense. Not that Gosling is plastic- but he *does* have that chiseled physique. Pair the “Blade Runner 2049” star with Margot Robbie as the iconic Mattel blonde and Greta Gerwig directing- “Barbie” sounds more and more interesting. This morning, Warner Bros. Pictures officially released the first look at Gosling as Ken. Spray tan, white blonde hair, and personalized underwear. We also know America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Issa Rae, and Michael Cera are on cast. But, no details on…

We would really like to request everyone take a minute to steel themselves. Yes, we’ve heard rumors for the better part of two years regarding Warner Bros. Pictures and Amber Heard. Specifically, the vocal call for Heard to be recast in the upcoming DC Comics film, “Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom.” According to tabloid Just Jared (who we will admit does get their fair share of scoops), a source has confirmed a complete cut and recasting are highly likely. “Warner Bros. decided to recast Amber Heard‘s role after screentesting the movie. They are going to be doing reshoots with Jason Momoa and Nicole Kidman,”…

This just in-according to a report, it sounds like Lady Gaga may be in talks to play Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix. This would apparently be for “Joker: Folie à deux,” which *may* contain musical elements?THR broke the possible news, and we’re frankly BAFFLED. This story is developing…

This just in-Justin Lin, who recently departed directing duties for “Fast X: Part One,” has his next job lined up already. Turns out, he’ll be helming Sony’s upcoming adaptation of popular anime series, “One Punch Man.””Venom” writers Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner were responsible for the last draft of the script. Thats…sort of all we know so far. We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news.

This just in- according to filmmaker Christopher Miller, Jason Schwartzman has joined the cast of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” as character The Spot! The announcement was paired with a first-look image of The Spot. We also know that Jorma Taccone has joined the cast, and he’ll be playing The Vulture! “Across the Spider-Verse” is the upcoming Sony Animation sequel to the hugely successful “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson will direct.Returning “Spider-Verse” producers include Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg.”Across the Spider-Verse” is set to swing into theaters June 2nd,…

This just in-writer/director Rian Johnson has revealed the title of the upcoming “Knives Out” sequel! The film, which was nabbed by Netflix, will be called “Glass Onion.”As well as the title, Johnson’s video confirmed some cast- Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, and the return of Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc.Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects. Netflix assures the film will be out “this holiday season.”

Funko, pop culture giant best known for their highly collectable Pop Vinyls, has purchased Mondo. Probably most recognizable for their incredible high-end specialty prints, movie posters, vinyl releases and other times, Mondo is a favorite among cinephile collectors. “Mondo’s devoted fanbase and high-end pop culture collectibles make it the perfect complement to Funko’s current portfolio of brands,” Funko CEO Andrew Perlmutter said. “By leveraging our international distribution and licensing network, we feel well positioned to expedite the growth of the Mondo brand.” “Over the past few months, we searched exhaustively to find a perfect partner who saw what was unique…

We know we’re not alone in wondering why the heck Netflix ‘officially’ confirmed “Squid Game” season 2 for a third time. Seriously- we’ve known for some time that the streaming giant had given the show the green light. But, for whatever reason, they confirmed yet again that yes, “Squid Game” will return for a sophomore season. One new thing today though was a quote from creator/writer/director Hwang Dong-Hyuk. Netflix themselves confirmed s2 is still early in development. You can catch season 1 of “Squid Game” exclusively on Netflix. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.

It’s been rumored for literal decades, but, a “Duke Nukem” movie is coming. Legendary Pictures has enlisted “Cobra Kai” creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg to produce. The rights used to belong to Gearbox, but were recently acquired by Legendary. That’s…sort of all we know for sure at this point. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news. *sunglasses tip* to THR for the scoop.