Author: Mary Anne Butler

While the glitz and glamor of Hollywood gathered for the 95th Academy Awards, Disney fans were anxiously awaiting the official full-length trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of their classic tale, “The Little Mermaid.” Halle Bailey stars as Ariel, the iconic red-haired mermaid daughter of King Triton, who dreams of knowing a world different than hers. The film also stars Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Snowpiercer”) as the voice of Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay (“Luca,” “Room”) as the voice of Flounder, Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle, Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric, Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby, Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen…

We are absolutely delighted to share the news that one of our favorites from “Ted Lasso,” Hannah Waddingham, has joined “Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One.” The casting was announced by writer/director Christopher McQuarrie. Waddingham joins the returning cast of Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Rebecca Ferguson. Newcomers to the long-lasting franchise include Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Carey Elwes, and Hayley Atwell. “Dead Reckoning Part One” hits theaters July 14th, 2023. “Dead Reckoning Part Two” is currently slated for June 28th, 2024.”Ted Lasso” seasons 1 and 2 are currently available to stream via Apple TV+. Season 3…

Ok, first and foremost- while this juicy headline makes a lot of sense, there is no PROOF it’s a thing. Yet. We say yet, because there is every possibility it does end up happening. Jenna Ortega, star of Netflix’s hit series “Wednesday,” may (or may not) be joining the ever-long-gestating “Beetlejuice 2” film. Rumors of a followup film based on Tim Burton’s 1988 classic “Beetlejuice” starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Winnona Rider, Catherine O’Hara, and Alec Baldwin pop up every 6 months or so. But so far, nothing concrete has happened. That said, with the success of “Wednesday,” which Burton…

Hot on the heels of “Creed III” setting box office records for the franchise, there’s rumors of MORE. Michael B. Jordan is reportedly spearheading a “Creed-Verse” at Amazon Prime Video. This could theoretically include television shows and additional films. Meetings have apparently been happening, but sources at both Amazon and Jordan’s camp have declined to comment on the record. This could be an interesting development. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and additional news.

This just in-Some big news from the “Star Wars” universe. Sounds like Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige’s galaxy far, far away film, as well as Patty Jenkins’ gestating “Rogue Squadron” films have both been axed. The report, from Variety, also indicates Taika Waititi’s announced-but-mysterious project is still in developing. Waititi is possibly planning to star, as well.

This just in- Jon Berthnal will return as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, for the upcoming “Daredevil: Born Again” series! The Marvel Studios’ Disney+ show will also see the return of Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, respectively. This will mark The Punisher’s introduction, officially, into the larger MCU. Bernthal originally played the character in “Marvel’s The Punisher,” which was created for Netflix as part of a larger deal including other Defenders characters. (The additional series included “Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” and “Marvel’s The Defenders.”)

We are very sad to report HBO’s “Barry” is ending. Season 4 is due out next month, and it will reportedly be the last. Series star (also co-creator, writer, and director) Bill Hader confirmed the news this morning. But it isn’t all tears for the assassin-turned-actor-turned-assassin, as there was ALSO a teaser released. Hader directed every episode of season 4, no small fete. “It’s kind of an ongoing goodbye right now. I mean, we’re all friends.  You know, it’s weird: Like, you say goodbye, and then people come in to do ADR. I’m gonna see Stephen and Henry tomorrow at ADR.…

Remember how Elon Musk toyed with the idea of rolling out a subscription service (a paid service, mind you) for Twitter users? Yeah. The deployment of that was actually pushed back, from mid February til apparently this morning. Users are reporting their ability to click any kind of links on the platform result in the same error message. So far, there has been no official comment from Musk or Twitter about the rollout or current issue. We’ll let you know what we hear. Even hyperlinks to the official development team docs aren’t currently working. Tweet embeds and photo uploading are…

As Nickelodeon said, here’s our first look at the next chapter in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film franchise, from permanent teenager, Seth Rogen. Yes, this is a theatrical release. And yes, the art style is different yet again than the LAST animated “TMNT” release we saw. Micah Abbey will play Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. will play Michaelangelo, Nicolas Cantu will play Leonardo, and Brady Noon will play Raphael. Also, that’s Jackie Chan as Master Splinter! Paul Rudd will play Mondo Gecko, Post Malone will play Ray Fillet, Giancarlo Esposito will play Baxter Stockman, Rose Byrne will play Leatherhead, Hannibal Buress will play Genghis Frog, John Cena will play Rocksteady, Ice Cube will play Superfly, Ayo Edebiri will play April O’Neil, Maya Rudolph will…

This just in- In a truly brilliant bit of casting, Jackie Chan is joining Seth Rogen’s upcoming “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” animated movie! Who will he be playing you may ask? Why none other than Master Splinter!!Micah Abbey will play Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. will play Michaelangelo, Nicolas Cantu will play Leonardo, and Brady Noon will play Raphael.Paul Rudd will play Mondo Gecko, Post Malone will play Ray Fillet, Giancarlo Esposito will play Baxter Stockman, Rose Byrne will play Leatherhead, Hannibal Buress will play Genghis Frog, John Cena will play Rocksteady, Ice Cube will play Superfly, Ayo Edebiri will play…