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MONDAY, APRIL 21

THE LAST OF US---trailer released for Episode 3 (spoiler alert---a major character is killed).

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WEAPONS---trailer released for the horror movie starring Josh Brolin.

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STAR WARS---Dave Filoni commented on the status of his STAR WARS movie, “It’s a long development. One of the reasons why is I like to work on very large arcs, and I try to factor in all the things that I’m creating simultaneously and look at them and say, ‘Well, how do we do unique things? What are unique set pieces, and where is the story going? What’s the play of the story?’
I ask myself these questions. I have general outlines for all these things, general timelines for all these things. I keep moving the pieces on the board for a big strategy. That’s the way I’ve always worked since I started on CLONE WARS, and I got to the end of that series finally.
You keep that in your mind in the future while you’re working on the present. So, right now, I’ll be on Season 2 [of AHSOKA], and as those stories develop, it might change things that would affect what’s happening in the future and what I would do. At times, it’s a balancing act, but I’m constantly working at it, working out scenes. I know several scenes and where they would go, so you just kind of plug it in as you go.”
Filoni also commented on AHSOKA's Season 2, "Season 2 was predictably a big challenge because of losing Ray [Stevenson]. I knew Ray from working on voice acting with him. It was a challenge for me to consider continuing for a while. But I have a wonderful support group in Jon (Favreau) and Rosario (Dawson)
I found a way in — I had Ray in my head. I’m grateful for all my conversations with him about Baylan. So, I understood what to do, it just took a while to get there. I’m very confident now that Ray would be happy with the direction that we’ve chosen.
The character is meant to be the parallel to Ahsoka in every way. If there’s a light, there’s a dark, and Baylan is representing a different journey for a Jedi as you (Rosario) represent one who walked away from the (Jedi) order, so did he. That’s a parallel that must continue.”
Rosario Dawson said about AHSOKA's Season 2, “It’s called STAR WARS. And we’re going to have a pretty significant war… It’s so cinematic. Thrawn goes big.”
Also, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy announced that Tony McNamara (POOR THINGS) will co-write the Taiki Waititi STAR WARS movie.
Lucasfilm is developing other tv shows including the animated STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS--THE NINTH JEDI which is based on the animated short STAR WARS: VISIONS anthology.

THE X-FILES---Ryan Coogler commented on his THE X-FILES revival, “I’m working on X-FILES. That’s what’s immediately next. So, I’ve been excited about that for a long time, and I’m fired up to get back to it, and that, you know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really f–king scary.”
He added he has contacted Gillian Anderson about returning, “She’s incredible and fingers crossed there...We’re going to try to make something really great, bro, and make something for the real X-FILES fans and maybe find some new ones.”

SPIDER-MAN---Andrew Garfield said he would like to return as the Marvel superhero with one condition, "I would love to play the character again in some capacity, but I think it would have to be very weird. I think I would like to do something very strange, I would want to do something very unique, and offbeat and surprising."

THE WEEZER MOVIE---Keanu Reeves will reportedly play a villain in the movie featuring the rock band that will be a "concert movie that doubles as a mockumentary."

THE MIGHTY DUCKS 4---Emilio Estevez said he has written the sequel script, but Disney is not interested, “I also wrote MIGHTY DUCKS 2. I wanted to make up for all of the disasters that happened on the GAME CHANGERS series. [It’s] a feature script that had coach Bombay coming back, being pulled back in by Joshua Jackson’s character and Kenan Thompson’s character and to coach a new team, an expansion team, for the professional women’s hockey league.
So, it would be an all-girl team. Now, when we discover Bombay, he’s coaching roller derby and so he says, ‘My girls are going with me. They have to have a shot.’ It was charming and contemporary and cool and organically of the moment. It’s where we’re at.. Disney was like, ‘We don’t want to pursue that.'”

CLEAN SLATE---Amazon Prime cancelled the series.

TRIVIA---Jack Warden received two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in two movies that starred Warren Beatty and Julie Christie and were co-written by Beatty.
Warden co-starred as millionaire Lester Karpf with Beatty and Christie in SHAMPOO which was co-written by Beatty and Robert Towne. Warden co-starred as Los Angeles Rams trainer Max Corkle with Beatty and Christie in HEAVEN CAN WAIT which was co-written by Beatty and Elaine May.

Jack Warden co-starred as millionaire Lester Karpf with Beatty and Christie in SHAMPOO which was co-written by Beatty and Robert Towne.

Warden co-starred as Los Angeles Rams trainer Max Corkle with Beatty and Christie in HEAVEN CAN WAIT which was co-written by Beatty and Elaine May.

 

[marco55]

The X-Files is my all time favorite show but I don't see a new version of it being successful. When they brought it back a few years ago it wasn't that good, there's a time and place for everything. I hope I'm wrong.
Mark

 

[dragon53]

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

ALIEN: EARTH---teaser trailer released for the Hulu tv spinoff series.

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THE ACCOUNTANT 2---trailer released for the sequel starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal.

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I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER---trailer released for the Sony Pictures sequel.

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STAR WARS---Bryce Dallas Howard said she wants to direct a STAR WARS project with Samuel L. Jackson, “Sam Jackson has been incredibly supportive of me and has told me many times that he would act in something that I directed. I, like, went straight to Dave Filoni and I was like, so let’s just talk about Mace Windu and where he is. We just talk about this because is he dead, is he?”
Also, Carlton Cuse (LOST) and his son, Nick, are reportedly writing a new live-action STAR WARS tv series for Disney+, but no plot details are known.

ANDOR---the Rotten Tomatoes critics score for ANDOR Season 2 is 98% based on 55 reviews which makes it the highest of the entire STAR WARS movie/tv franchise. Season 2 beat THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, the highest-rated STAR WARS movie, which had a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 95%.

ANDOR--Season 2--98%
ANDOR--Season 1--96%
SKELETON CREW--94%
THE MANDALORIAN--Season 1--93%
THE MANDALORIAN--Season 1--93%
AHSOKA--86%
THE MANDALORIAN--Season 3--85%
OBI-WAN KENOBI---82%
THE ACOLYTE---78%
THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT---66%

OUTRUN---Sydney Sweeney will star in Michael Bay's movie based on the racing video game.

ENOLA HOLMES 3---Netflix released the synopsis for the sequel starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill, “The latest installment in the adventures of the young detective sees her tackling another mystery, this time on the island nation of Malta. You’ll have to wait and see what brings her there — but once she’s arrived, Enola is flung into a nest of vipers. As the private detective juggles a new case and the next stages of her relationship with Tewkesbury, the game is truly afoot…Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide in a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.”

TOY STORY 5---Ernie Hudson will replace the late Carl Weathers as the voice of Combat Carl in the animated movie sequel.

READY OR NOT: HERE I COME---the sequel has Samantha Weaving returning and adds Elijah Wood , Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Cronenberg to the cast.

FBI: CIA---CBS spinoff series starring Tom Ellis. The synopsis says, "...a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law. When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA’s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength."

TRIVIA---Dom DeLuise is perhaps best known for co-starring in hit comedy movies including Burt Reynolds' THE CANNONBALL RUN and Mel Brooks's BLAZING SADDLES. However, DeLuise's first movie role was in the Cold War thriller movie FAIL SAFE in which a computer malfunction accidentally sends US Air Force Vindicator bombers on a mission to drop nuclear bombs on Moscow. DeLuise played Sergeant Collins, who is ordered to tell the Russians how to override the Vindicators' air-to-air missiles so Russian fighters can shoot the Vindicators down before they destroy Moscow.

Dom DeLuise is perhaps best known for co-starring in hit comedy movies including Burt Reynolds' THE CANNONBALL RUN and Mel Brooks's BLAZING SADDLES.

DeLuise's first movie role was in the Cold War thriller movie FAIL SAFE in which he played Sergeant Collins, who is ordered to tell the Russians how to override the Vindicators' air-to-air missiles so Russian fighters can shoot the Vindicators down before they destroy Moscow.

 

[dragon53]

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

PREDATOR: BADLANDS---trailer released for the movie starring Elle Fanning.

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HEADS OF STATE---trailer released for the Amazon Prime action comedy starring Idris Elba and John Cena.

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WEDNESDAY---trailer released for Season 2.

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MOUNTAINHEAD---trailer released for the HBO movie starring Steve Carell.

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REMAIN---M. Night Shyamalan supernatural movie underway based on the upcoming novel co-written by Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks. The novel's synopsis says, “The novel follows New York architect Tate Donovan as he arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home. Donovan is looking for a fresh start after his recent discharge from a psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression. Still grappling with the loss of his beloved sister, Donovan meets Wren, a young woman who makes him challenge everything he knows about his logical and controlled world.”

ANIMAL FARM---the voice cast for the Andy Serkis animated movie based on the George Orwell novel includes Seth Rogen, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Turner, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson and Jim Parsons.

THE LAST OF US---although Pedro Pascal's Joel was killed off, co-creator Craig Mazin said Joel will return in future episodes, "... I will say, and I’ll be intentional about this, that we do know that for the viewer, there are some mysteries here. There’s some gaps about Ellie and Joel’s relationship, and I don’t think it’s a spoiler based on the fact that there is a trailer out there with lots of shots in it — this is not the last we will see of Joel.”

SUPERGIRL---David Krumholtz, who plays Jor-El, posted a photo of the director's chair which has only "SUPERGIRL" on the back and leaves off "WOMAN OF TOMORROW". This reportedly is a temporary title, and it may mean the title has been shortened like DC Studio's SUPERMAN which was originally titled SUPERMAN: LEGACY.

HAWAII---Dwayne Johnson commented on the untitled Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnson and Emily Blunt about a Hawaiian mob boss, "Nappy Pulawa, just so you guys know, he’s considered the godfather of Hawaii. He was the godfather who ran all of the islands, but he had to do it in a way that was very ruthless, that was very strategic, and that was still very smart. But, also, keep in mind, we had the Japanese yakuza there, the Chinese triads, the Korean gangs, outside influence, American gangsters coming in from Vegas trying to take over Hawaii — Hawaii was a hotbed. And, not only that, but you had American corporations coming in at that time, in the 50s, wanting to just take over Hawaii…What this man did, he was a reflection of how people — Hawaiians, the Polynesians — felt at that time. In the 50s and 60s, when everyone was just coming in, taking Hawaii, and cutting it up — this gang, this gang, this gang, and corporate America — he said, ‘This ends, and this all ends now.’ And he took it back."

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING---the runtime for the sequel is 2 hours and 51 minutes.

MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE---photo posted of Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek returning for the Disney+ four-part revival whose synopsis says, “Malcolm and his daughter are drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal and Lois demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party.”

HOLES---Disney+ tv series starring Greg Kinnear is underway based on the 2003 movie that starred Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and Shia LaBeouf.

CBS---CBS cancelled POPPA'S HOUSE and THE SUMMIT. The network ordered two new tv series. DMV is a comedy whose synopsis says, “DMV is a single-camera comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the DMV; our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door; good thing they have each other." EINSTEIN is a police series whose synopsis says, “In the EINSTEIN show, brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases."

TOYS 'R' US---live action movie underway based on the toy store that declared bankruptcy in 2018. No plot details were released.

TRIVIA---Bob Hoskins is best known for playing private detective Eddie Valiant in the Academy Award-winning WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT which earned $351 million, making it the second highest-grossing movie of 1988. Hoskins was originally signed to play Al Capone in Brian De Palma's THE UNTOUCHABLES after De Palma was unable to get Robert De Niro. But when De Niro became available and signed for THE UNTOUCHABLES, Paramount Pictures let Hoskins go, but payed him his full salary. Hoskins joked, "You got any other films you don't want me to do?"
After he was let go from THE UNTOUCHABLES, Hoskins was available when he was offered the role in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT.

Bob Hoskins is best known for playing private detective Eddie Valiant in the Academy Award-winning WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT.

After Hoskins was replaced by Robert De Niro to play Al Capone in THE UNTOUCHABLES, Hoskins was available to star in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT.

 

[dragon53]

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF---trailer released for the HBO Pee-wee Herman documentary.

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD---the title of the sequel is reported to be THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH in which stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) becomes a "Hollywood studio fixer" and is set eight years after the original movie. Quentin Tarantino is the writer and David Fincher is the director.

I AM LEGEND 2---poster released for the sequel starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan.

THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB---photo released of Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley starring in the Netflix movie based on the novel.

THE OLD GUARD 2---Netflix released of a photo of Charlize Theron returning for the movie sequel and the synopsis which says, “Andy and her team of immortal warriors return to protect humanity from a formidable new enemy who threatens their existence. Fans will recall that THE OLD GUARD ended on an unresolved note. After Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) betrays the group, he gets exiled for a century — only to find the long-lost Quynh lurking in his apartment. What does she want? Only one thing’s for certain — the action will be bigger and bolder than ever, and the film will take you to places you’ve never seen before.”

AVENGERS---Ryan Reynolds commented on if Deadpool will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY or DOOMSDAY: SECRET WARS, “I do think so."

HONEY DON'T!---Margaret Qualley, Chris Evans and Aubrey Plaza will star in the second of the lesbian movie trilogy whose synopsis says, “HONEY DON'T! is a dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.”

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE---Netflix miniseries underway based on the Edith Wharton novel. The synopsis says, “It is a passionate and heart-rending will-they/won’t-they love triangle exploring themes of freedom, duty, identity and love in all its forms. This fresh take is true to Wharton’s novel but will speak to a new generation as we traverse the ballrooms and bedrooms of these young people, asking the question what is love — and what is lust? And should we ultimately be driven by our heads or by our hearts?"” The 1993 Martin Scorsese movie based on the novel starred Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis.

AMERICAN HOSTAGE---Jon Hamm will star in the MGM+ anthology tv series whose synopsis says, “The series follows Hamm as an Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman, who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.”

JONESTOWN---Bill Hader is the co-writer and possibly star of the HBO miniseries about Jim Jones and his cult in which over 900 members committed mass suicide after murdering Congressman Leo Ryan in 1978.

THE INVITE---Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton will star in director Olivia Wilde's movie based on the Spanish movie SENTIMENTAL. The synopsis says the remake involves "a couple [who] invites the neighbors over, igniting an evening full of unexpected twists and turns, revealing deeply repressed emotions and unexplored sexuality.”

TRIVIA---in Steven Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, when Precrime Chief John Anderton (Tom Cruise) enters the hotel, the hotel clerk was played by William Mapother, who is Tom Cruise's cousin.

 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH---trailer released for the Apple TV+ adventure movie starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.

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GREYHOUND 2---Tom Hanks is returning as the star and writer of the sequel to the Apple TV+ World War II movie based on the CS Forester novel THE GOOD SHEPHERD. The sequel reportedly will follow Captain Ernest Krause and his destroyer crew from D-Day to being transferred to the Pacific Theater. Filming will start in Australia in January, 2026.

STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER---the plot of the Shawn Levy movie reportedly involves a 15 year-old boy and his uncle (Ryan Gosling) on a mission as they are pursued by a male villain and a female villain. Reportedly, Jesse Plemons, Jodie Comer and Mikey Madison turned down the villain roles. Also, Sarah Snook reportedly turned down the mother role, and Greta Lee turned down the cantina owner role.

SPLIT FICTION---Sydney Sweeney will star in the movie based on the video game. John M. Chu is the director, and the DEADPOOL team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are the writers.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---REBIRTH has the franchise's second-longest runtime of 2 hours and 14 minutes. The longest movie is the franchise is JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION with a runtime of 2 hours and 27 minutes.

URBAN LEGEND---a reboot of the 1998 slasher movie is underway. The original movie starred Jared Leto, Alicia Witt and Robert Englund.

AMERICAN LOVE STORY---the FX anthology tv series will focus on the romance between John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Naomie Watts will play Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Grace Gummer will play Caroline Kennedy. The synopsis says, “The series depicts the whirlwind courtship and marriage of Kennedy and Bessett. What started out as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as American royalty, began to fray under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel-gaze of tabloid media. The pressures of their careers and rumored family discord ended with their tragic deaths when his private plane crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer night off the coast of Massachusetts.”

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY---Amazon Prime announced Season 3 will be the last season.

ROYAL PAINS---NBC is reviving the USA Network doctor tv series in which the doctor is now seeking a new purpose in life.

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA---Margaret Qualley and Emma Mackey are among the top three candidates to play the White Witch. Earlier reports claimed Charli XCX was the lead candidate were apparently incorrect.

I AM A MONSTER---Havana Rose Liu and Sadie Soverall will star in the fantasy movie whose synopsis says, "While grieving the death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Mila (Soverall) suddenly discovers she possesses a supernatural ability to see a parasitic entity that is invisible to humans and leeches off their sorrow. With her visionary friend Dawn (Liu), Mila sets out to use her newfound ability to save her little sister Luna from being preyed upon by the vicious demon."

TRIVIA---Ida Lupino is the only woman to direct an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, "The Masks", in which a dying man invites his greedy family to celebrate Mardi Gras with the promise of a wealthy inheritance if they wear hideous masks that reflect their true inner selves. Lupino also starred in the episode "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine" in which she played an over-the-hill actress who copes with her faded career by watching her old movies.

Ida Lupino is the only woman to direct an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, "The Masks", in which a dying man invites his greedy family to celebrate Mardi Gras with the promise of a wealthy inheritance if they wear hideous masks that reflect their true inner selves.

Lupino also starred in the episode "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine" in which she played an over-the-hill actress who copes with her faded career by watching her old movies.

 

[dragon53]

MONDAY, APRIL 28

ALIEN: EARTH---teaser trailer released for the Hulu spinoff tv series.

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SIRENS---trailer released for the Netflix miniseries starring Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore.

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STAR WARS---Dave Filoni gave an update on the STAR WARS movie with the Mandalorian and Ahsoka, “It’s a long development and one of the reasons why is that I love to work on very large arcs and I try to factor in all the things that I’m creating simultaneously and looking at them and saying, ‘Well, how do we do unique things? What are unique set pieces, and where is the story going? What’s the play of the story?’ I ask myself these questions.”
Filoni said he is working on AHSOKA Season 2 which might affect the movie, “As those stories develop, it might change things that would affect what’s happening in the future and what I would do.”
Also, STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH's return to theaters brought in over $25 million domestically and $17 million worldwide.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS---after the PREDATOR: BADLANDS trailer showed Elle Fanning's android character rolling her eyes back to reveal the Weyland-Yutani corporate logo and a report that Fede Alvarez's ALIEN: ROMULUS script features the Predator, director Dan Trachtenberg commented if another Alien and Predator crossover movie is in the future, “There’s a unique hook to her character that is exciting in the pairing of [her and the Predator]."

TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN---Amazon MGM Studios photo from the film set of the movie based on the tv series shows John Krasinski and Michael Kelly returning.

THE RIDERS---Brad Pitt will star in the movie directed by Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) that is based on the novel. The synopsis says, "[THE RIDERS] follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who, after traveling through Europe for two years, winds up in Ireland with his wife and daughter. And on a mystical whim of his wife Jennifer, they buy an old farmhouse that stands in the shadow of a castle. While Scully spends weeks alone renovating the old house, Jennifer returns to Australia to liquidate their assets. When Scully arrives at Shannon Airport to pick up Jennifer and their 7-year-old daughter, Billie, it is Billie who emerges — alone. There is no note, no explanation, not so much as a word from Jennifer, and the shock has left Billie speechless. In that instant, Scully’s life falls to pieces.”

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---JK Simmons is returning as J. Jonah Jameson.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA---Emma Mackey (BARBIE) will play The White Witch.

THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING---Jesse Plemons will play the young Plutarch Heavensbee, who was originally played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

TRIVIA---character actor John Ashley is probably best known for appearing in the 1960s "Beach" movies including BEACH BLANKET BINGO, HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI and MUSCLE BEACH PARTY. He also starred in a series of Filipino B-monster "Blood" movies including BRIDES OF BLOOD, BEAST OF BLOOD and THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND.
While in the Philippines, Ashley worked with Francis Ford Coppola as an associate producer on APOCALYPSE NOW. In addition to working with the legendary Coppola, Ashley worked with another legendary director, Stanley Kubrick---Ashley played one of the apes in Kubrick's classic 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

John Ashley co-starred in the "Beach" movies including BEACH BLANKET BINGO with Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Ashley's wife, Deborah Walley.

Ashley starred in the Filipino "Blood" monster movies including BRIDES OF BLOOD.

Ashley played one of the apes in Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

 

[dragon53]

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

WEAPONS---trailer released for the Zach Cregger horror movie.

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THE SMASHING MACHINE---trailer released for the WWA star Mark Kerr biomovie starring Dwayne Johnson.

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FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN---trailer released for the Netflix movie based on the book series.

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MIAMI VICE---Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) is in talks to direct the Universal Pictures reboot movie based on the tv cop series that starred Don Johnson. The writer is Dan Gilroy (KONG: SKULL ISLAND). The 2006 movie starred Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.

CAUGHT STEALING---photo released from the movie starring Austin Butler and Matt Smith based on the novel about an ex-baseball player who gets involved in the criminal underworld of 1990s New York.

BACK TO THE FUTURE---co-writer Bob Gale recently commented on fans asking him about a new movie in the classic time travel franchise, “I don’t know why they keep talking about that! I mean, do they think that if they say it enough times, we’re going to actually do it?
I mean, it’s like they know in every interview people say, ‘Oh Bob, when is there going to be a BACK TO THE FUTURE 4?' Never. ‘When is there going to be a prequel?’ Never. ‘When is there going to be a spinoff?’ Never. It’s just fine the way it is. It’s not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, ‘It’s perfect enough.’”

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.---Adrianne Palicki said she was supposed to return as Mockingbird in a MCU tv spinoff or movie, “We did a spinoff that we shot, which is actually great, but I think it was at the time where ABC was literally getting rid of all of their Marvel shows. Like, AGENT CARTER got taken off the air, our show didn’t get picked up, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E,L.D. was on the verge of syndication, so it stayed on.”
Palicki added, “That was a big, big bummer because I love playing Bobbi Morse. I love Mockingbird, so… And the thing that sucks is the show is really good. I don’t think they’ll ever, ever show the Mockingbird spin-off… You know, I had to go into the producer’s office and sign something to actually watch it.”

WINTER GAMES---Miles Teller will star in the Paramount Pictures movie about a female skier and a male hockey star who seek romance and redemption in the Winter Olympic Games.

THE PEASANT---Dev Patel is the star/writer/director/producer of the movie about a 1300's shepherd who protects his community from attacking mercenary knights.

TRIVIA---Eva Marie Saint was awarded an Academy Award for Best Actress for ON THE WATERFRONT in 1954. Saint, 99, is the oldest living and earliest surviving Oscar winner.

 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW---video released of Supergirl (Milly Alcock) in a fight scene.

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DUSTER---trailer released for the JJ Abrams/Max tv series starring Josh Holloway.

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AIR FORCE ELITE: THUNDERBIRDS---trailer released for the Netflix documentary about the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team. Premiere is May 23, 2025.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING---film clip of Tom Cruise's aerial stunt scene.

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NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T 3---trailer released for the sequel.

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DEXTER: RESURRECTION---teaser trailer released for the Showtime sequel series.

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NINE PERFECT STRANGERS---trailer released for Season 2.

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SUPERMAN---James Gunn posted a photo from the film set of himself with Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific with the caption, "Happy Anniversary to Mr. Terrific, who has long been one of my favorite characters - it’s been a joy bringing him to the big screen for the first time with my pal Edi Gathegi. #Superman is in theaters July 11."

SHOGUN---Cosmo Jarvis is returning as John Blackthorne for Season 2 which is set 10 years after Season 1.

WISTERIA LANE---reboot of the ABC tv series DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES is underway featuring five different housewives.

THE WITCHER---photo released of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt in Season 5.

THE MARK---Jessica Alba will star in the spy thriller movie whose synopsis says, "...an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission. When Eden pulls single father Ben Dawson into her world of high-stakes espionage, his life is turned upside down. Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden. She uses the mix-up to expose a powerful network of corrupt politicians, placing Ben in the crosshairs of the CIA, Interpol, and ruthless crime syndicates. With enemies closing in from all sides, Eden must keep Ben alive long enough to complete her mission — while Ben must summon his inner action hero to stay alive and return to the person who matters most: his daughter.“

WEDNESDAY---Anthony Michael Hall has joined the Season 2 cast in an undisclosed role.

LANDMAN---Sam Elliott has joined the Season 2 cast in an undisclosed role.

TRIVIA---writer Sidney Sheldon received an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER, an Emmy Award for the tv comedy I DREAM OF JEANNIE and a Tony Award for the Broadway musical REDHEAD.
In addition to I DREAM OF JEANNIE, Sheldon created the tv shows HART TO HART and THE PATTY DUKE SHOW.
Sheldon is the 11th best-selling novelist of all time with novel sales over 300 million. His novels include THE NAKED FACE, THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, BLOODLINE and RAGE OF ANGELS.

Sidney Sheldon received an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy).

Sheldon received an Emmy Award for the tv comedy I DREAM OF JEANNIE (Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman).

Sheldon received a Tony Award for the Broadway musical REDHEAD (Gwen Verdon).

 

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THURSDAY, MAY 1

WICK IS PAIN---trailer released for the documentary about the JOHN WICK franchise.

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DEEP COVER---trailer released for the comedy movie starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean.

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THE BETTER SISTER---trailer released for the Amazon Prime crime series starring Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks.

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SUBVERSION---Chris Hemsworth will star in the Amazon MGM Studios movie whose synopsis says, "a once-promising Naval commander (Hemsworth) who is blackmailed by a cartel-like operation into piloting a dangerous submarine carrying illegal cargo across international waters. Thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the man must outmaneuver blockades and navigate perilous threats both in and outside of the submarine."

SGT. ROCK---the Luca Guadagnino movie starring Colin Farrell as the DC Comics World War II hero has been shelved. No official reason was given, but an inside source said there may have been a filming schedule problem and the movie could start filming in 2026. Another source said there was a concern over Guadagnino's lack of experience in filming an action movie.
The plot reportedly has Sgt. Rock teaming up with a female member of the French Resistance "to find the mystical Spear of Destiny, the spear used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion and in lore is said to have supernatural properties, before the Nazis get their hands on it."

ROADHOUSE 2---Guy Ritchie will direct the sequel with Jake Gyllenhaal returning. Ritchie replaces Doug Liman, who did not want to return after Amazon MGM studios did not release the original movie in theaters.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---the sequel has received a PG-13 rating due to “intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference.”

BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO---Lily James, Shun Oguri and Liv Morgan will star in the sequel whose synopsis says, “BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO will follow the Bad Lieutenant (Oguri), a corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force, who finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent (James) arrives in Tokyo to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter (Morgan). Meanwhile, a deviant killer operating in the yakuza underworld seems to be shadowing their moves.”

SHE GETS IT FROM ME---Marisa Tomei and Rachel Zegler will star in the comedy movie whose synopsis says Zegler will play a young woman whose, "...engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte . Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.”

TRIVIA---in 1966, Blake Edwards asked William Friedkin to direct the movie GUNN based on his hit tv series PETER GUNN, but Friedkin declined because he did not like the movie's screenplay which he felt resembled several episodes of the tv series that were cobbled together. Years later, GUNN's screenplay writer, William Peter Blatty, was impressed by Friedkin's candid opinion of his screenplay and asked him to direct a new movie he was writing---THE EXORCIST.

William Friedkin turned down the offer to direct Blake Edwards' movie GUNN based on Edwards' hit tv series PETER GUNN because he did not like the screenplay.

William Peter Blatty, who wrote the GUNN screenplay, was impressed by Friedkin's candid opinion of his screenplay and asked him to direct a new movie he was writing---THE EXORCIST.

 

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THURSDAY, MAY 1

WICK IS PAIN---trailer released for the documentary about the JOHN WICK franchise.

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DEEP COVER---trailer released for the comedy movie starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean.

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THE BETTER SISTER---trailer released for the Amazon Prime crime series starring Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks.

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SUBVERSION---Chris Hemsworth will star in the Amazon MGM Studios movie whose synopsis says, "a once-promising Naval commander (Hemsworth) who is blackmailed by a cartel-like operation into piloting a dangerous submarine carrying illegal cargo across international waters. Thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the man must outmaneuver blockades and navigate perilous threats both in and outside of the submarine."

SGT. ROCK---the Luca Guadagnino movie starring Colin Farrell as the DC Comics World War II hero has been shelved. No official reason was given, but an inside source said there may have been a filming schedule problem and the movie could start filming in 2026. Another source said there was a concern over Guadagnino's lack of experience in filming an action movie.
The plot reportedly has Sgt. Rock teaming up with a female member of the French Resistance "to find the mystical Spear of Destiny, the spear used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion and in lore is said to have supernatural properties, before the Nazis get their hands on it."

ROADHOUSE 2---Guy Ritchie will direct the sequel with Jake Gyllenhaal returning. Ritchie replaces Doug Liman, who did not want to return after Amazon MGM studios did not release the original movie in theaters.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---the sequel has received a PG-13 rating due to “intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference.”

BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO---Lily James, Shun Oguri and Liv Morgan will star in the sequel whose synopsis says, “BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO will follow the Bad Lieutenant (Oguri), a corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force, who finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent (James) arrives in Tokyo to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter (Morgan). Meanwhile, a deviant killer operating in the yakuza underworld seems to be shadowing their moves.”

SHE GETS IT FROM ME---Marisa Tomei and Rachel Zegler will star in the comedy movie whose synopsis says Zegler will play a young woman whose, "...engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte . Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.”

TRIVIA---in 1966, Blake Edwards asked William Friedkin to direct the movie GUNN based on his hit tv series PETER GUNN, but Friedkin declined because he did not like the movie's screenplay which he felt resembled several episodes of the tv series that were cobbled together. Years later, GUNN's screenplay writer, William Peter Blatty, was impressed by Friedkin's candid opinion of his screenplay and asked him to direct a new movie he was writing---THE EXORCIST.

William Friedkin turned down the offer to direct Blake Edwards' movie GUNN based on Edwards' hit tv series PETER GUNN because he did not like the screenplay.

William Peter Blatty, who wrote the GUNN screenplay, was impressed by Friedkin's candid opinion of his screenplay and asked him to direct a new movie he was writing---THE EXORCIST.

As far as a "Sgt. Rock" movie, Why can't they just have him on a regular combat mission? This supernatural crap does not belong in a movie with a character like "Sgt Rock. If they really want to make a "Sgt Rock" movie, I would advise them to go and randomly pick out 3 to 4 comics from each year that "Our Army At War with "Sgt Rock" and "Sgt RocK" when they replaced the "OAAW' title with the "Sgt Rock" name and read them to "REALY" get to know who "Sgt Rock" and the men of Easy company are. Then, maybe they can put together a movie that all of us "Sgt Rock" fans would go see.

 

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FRIDAY, MAY 2

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON---featurette released on the live-action remake movie starring Gerard Butler.

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40 ACRES---trailer released for the cannibal horror movie starring Danielle Deadwyler.

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BOX OFFICE BOMBS---Deadline.com released the five biggest box office bombs of 2024 in net losses. Warner Bros. Discovery had the top two bombs of JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX and FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA with a combined loss of $264 million.

1. JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX---$144 million
2. FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA---$120 million
3. BORDERLANDS---$80 million
4. MEGALOPOLIS---$75.5 million
5. KRAVEN THE HUNTER---$71 million.

RUINS---Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts will star in the Miramax movie whose synopsis says, “Set post-WWII Germany, the film follows a recently released camp prisoner (Gadot), who is forced to make an unlikely alliance with a German soldier (Schoenaerts) in a mutual quest to exact revenge on a Nazi SS squad.”

CLAYFACE---Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider claims Mike Flanagan's script is being completely rewritten by a new writer brought in by DC Studios. But another source denied Sneider's report, and said director James Watkins is doing a minor rewrite of Flanagan's script.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---writer David Koepp commented on REBIRTH compared to the earlier Chris Pratt movies, “The last few movies were exploring the idea of, ‘Hey, what would it be like if they were in our environment?’ They did that very well, and now we wanted to explore how it felt to go back to theirs. We wanted to recapture the idea that we are in the dinosaurs’ environment.”

HAWKEYE---Jeremy Renner said he did not return for Season 2 because of salary dispute, “They asked me to do Season 2, and they offered me half the money. I’m like, ‘Well, it’s going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money, and eight months of my time, essentially, to do it for half the amount.’”
Renner hinted the lower salary offer was “a result of his near-fatal 2023 snowmobile accident.”

HOT TED---Ella Purnell (FALLOUT) will star in the comedy serial killer as Zoe, a true crime podcast fan, who tracks a serial killer at a summer camp. The synopsis says, "Ted’s got all the hallmarks of a classic serial killer: he’s not on social media, and he owns a van. The only trouble is, he’s too hot to be a murderer. It’s up to Zoe and her friends to investigate the truth: is Hot Ted really a serial killer or is he just, like… the perfect guy?”

BUNKER---Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz will star in the movie whose plot is described as, “In BUNKER, when an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marriage after 17 years together. The film is described as ‘a thriller that delves into the emotional and moral challenges a couple faces amid the tensions of the world around them, exploring the fears, doubts, and dilemmas that define our era’.”

TRIVIA---in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, one of Yoda's famous lines is, "Do or do not. There is no try." George Lucas explained Yoda's unique speech pattern, “If you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much. But if he had an accent, or it’s really hard to understand what he’s saying, they focus on what he’s saying. He was basically the philosopher of the movie. I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen – especially 12-year-olds.”

 

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MONDAY, MAY 5

AVATAR: FIRE AND WATER---photo released from the sequel shows Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) after the death of her son, Neteyam. Saldana said, “That pain is seamlessly followed up on. And because it doesn’t really have anywhere to go, and doesn’t go away, rage can also come from it. [The Sullys] are going to be tested as a family. Not only would everything that’s happening compel her to question the bond she has with her husband, but also her bond with herself, her people, her land, and the way the Na’vi are. She’s going to question everything.”

THUNDERBOLTS---the Marvel superhero movie premiere earned $76 million domestically which was just below expectations. By comparison, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD's premiere earned $88.8 million domestically.
Also, the WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is “leading an internal overhaul aimed at getting the studio back on track" after the quality of Marvel projects declined because of the demand for more projects for Disney+ stretched the studio's ability to maintain quality control. THUNDERBOLTS is one of the first Marvel movies made after the “post-quantity era”.

SHUTOUT---Robert De Niro and Jenna Ortega will star in the David O. Russell movie whose synopsis says, “SHUTOUT follows Jake Kejeune (De Niro), one of the last masters of a vanishing craft — the pool hustler. Having lived and lost by the roll of a ball in smoky backroom halls, Jake encounters Mia (Ortega), a young prodigy whose raw, electrifying talent reignites a fire he thought long extinguished. Sensing a rare opportunity to shape a legend, Jake takes Mia under his wing, honing her instincts and sharpening her natural gift.
Together, they plunge into the ruthless world of high-stakes pool, where the line between unimaginable fortune and devastating failure is razor-thin. As Mia’s star ascends and her ambition grows, Jake must confront the ultimate question: can he steer her to greatness, or will her hunger for victory eclipse everything he has taught her?"

JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION---FORBES reported DOMINION cost almost $584 million (453.6 million pounds sterling) to make which makes it the most expensive movie ever made. The previous record holder was STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS which cost 452 million pounds sterling to make. The total production cost of JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION and JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM is $1.1 billion.

DEADPOOL---Ryan Reynolds is reportedly in the early stages of writing a Deadpool movie which includes 3-4 X-Men as supporting characters.

THREE BAGS FULL: A SHEEP DETECTIVE MOVIE---Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in the Amazon MGM Studios live-action/animated comedy movie about sheep who investigate the murder of their beloved shepherd, who used to read murder mysteries to them every night.

JEHANNE D'ARC---Bella Ramsey (THE LAST OF US) has reportedly been offered the starring role in the Baz Luhrmann Joan of Arc biomovie. Ramsey's THE LAST OF US schedule could be a problem.

SPEED---the SPEED team of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will reunite for the untitled romantic thriller movie. No plot details were released.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER---Sarah Michelle Gellar denied leaks about three characters for the Hulu reboot series, including protagonist Nova, “Those are all fake characters. That thing that got released is all fake.”

THE EQUALIZER---CBS cancelled the series.

TRIVIA---in MAGNUM, P.I., Thomas Magnum's daughter, Lily Catherine Huy, was played by Kristen Carrerira. She is currently a financial planner with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin, and they have a daughter.
In 2016, ABC announced it was developing a spinoff tv series focusing on the adult Lily Catherine with the synopsis saying, "Lily and her friends mix tropical beaches with the seedy underbelly of international crime and modern espionage, even as she tries to unravel the mystery of the blown spy operation that ended her career in Navy Intelligence." However, ABC shelved the series.

In MAGNUM, P.I., Thomas Magnum's daughter, Lily Catherine Huy, was played by Kristen Carrerira.

Carrerira is currently a financial planner with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin, and they have a daughter.

 

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TUESDAY, MAY 6

NCIS: TONY & ZIVA----trailer released for the spinoff series.

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SQUID GAME---trailer released for the last season.

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TOGETHER---trailer released for the horror movie starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.

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THE LONG WALK---photos released from movie starring Mark Hamill that is based on the Stephen King novel set in a dystopian society ruled by a militaristic leader where 100 teenagers compete in a walking race. The sole survivor is awarded The Prize in which the winner gets whatever they want.

JAY KELLY---photo released from the Netflix comedy movie starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern. No plot details were released.

IRONHEART---photo released of Dominique Thorne starring in the Marvel/Disney+ tv series. Thorne said, “Robert Downey, Jr. and I spoke just after we wrapped, and he shared some very lovely words about my journey. He told me how excited he was and that he’s rooting for it, too. I literally got two thumbs up. It’s really reassuring to know you’re not embarrassing Iron Man.”

THE CONJURING: LAST RITES---photo released from the sequel shows Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.

JUDY---Tom Cruise, John Goodman and Jesse Plemons star in the movie about a global figure who claims to be a savior and leads to widespread destruction.
TRYING---Apple TV= renewed the series for Season 5.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5---director Chad Stahelski commented on the sequel, “The saga of John Wick was pretty wrapped up. So the only way to do a 5 is to have a new story that involves John Wick. It’s not a continuation, with the High Table. John dealt with his grief. It will be really different, and everybody [will] see the trailer and go, ‘Holy f*ck... I gotta see that.’”

TRIVIA---Peter Falk and Nancy Walker appeared together in two murder mysteries. In Neil Simon's MURDER BY DEATH, Falk played private detective Sam Diamond and Walker played the maid/cook. Falk and Walker reunited in the COLUMBO episode "Uneasy Lies the Crown" where Falk played LAPD Homicide Detective Columbo and Walker played herself.

In Neil Simon's MURDER BY DEATH, Peter Falk played private detective Sam Diamond and Nancy Walker played the maid/cook.

Falk and Walker reunited in the COLUMBO episode "Uneasy Lies the Crown" where Falk played LAPD Homicide Detective Columbo and Walker played herself.

 

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

THE RITUAL---trailer released for the exorcism movie starring Al Pacino.

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THE LONG WALK---trailer released for the movie starring Mark Hamill that is based on the Stephen King novel.

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FOUNDATION---Apple TV+ released the trailer for Season 3.

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DEPT. Q---trailer released for the Netflix cop miniseries.

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ELDEN RING---Alex Garland is reportedly in negotiations to direct the A24 movie based on the video game.

CLAYFACE---Hossein Amini (OBI-WAN KENOBI, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN) will rewrite the script for the Warner Bros/DC Studios movie.

POSSUM SONG---Miles Teller will star in the comedy movie about a Nashville singer whose stole the songs for his first hit album and enters into a Faustian agreement with a magical possum for his next album.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---a casting call for actors playing teachers led to speculation the sequel is set at a university.

SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM---the animated sequel is underway with the synopsis saying, "SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control... With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure."

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU---director Gil Junger said he is developing three more sequels to the original movie that starred Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, “10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT DATING is definitively in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right now." The other sequels are 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT MARRIAGE and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT KIDS.

THE STUDIO---Apple TV+ renewed the series for Season 2.

TRIVIA---the Mandela Effect is when a large number of people have an incorrect memory of a real event. The phenomenon originated when many people thought South African leader Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s, but in reality, he was released from prison and died in 2013.
Among the many lists of the Mandela Effect in movies, almost unanimously the movie at the top of the lists is THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK where many fans incorrectly think Darth Vader's famous line is "Luke, I am your father", but the real line is "No, I am your father".
Also, a line high on the Mandela Effect lists is from CASABLANCA where Rick supposedly said, "Play it again, Sam", but in reality Ilsa said, “Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake” and Rick added, "Play it!".
Another famous Mandela Effect line is from STAR TREK where Captain Kirk said, "Beam me up Scotty", but in reality, Kirk said, "Scotty, beam us up" in the episodes "The Gamesters of Triskelion" and "The Savage Curtain". In STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME, Kirk said, "Scotty, beam me up".

The top Mandela Effect movie line is "Luke, I am your father" from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Another famous Mandela Effect movie line is, "Play it again, Sam" from CASABLANCA.

The Mandela Effect lists also include, "Beam me up, Scotty" from STAR TREK.

 

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THURSDAY, MAY 8

THE OLD GUARD 2---trailer released for the Netflix sequel starring Charlize Theron.

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HONEY DON'T---trailer released for the comedy murder mystery movie starring Margaret Qualley and Chris Evans.

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MATERIALISTS---trailer released for the romance movie starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

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STICK---trailer released for the Apple TV+ comedy golf tv series starring Owen Wilson.

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THE NAKED GUN---photo from the reboot comedy movie shows Pamela Anderson as Beth, who seeks help from Lieutenant Frank Drebin, Jr. (Liam Neeson), after her brother is murdered.

THUNDERBOLTS---Disney head Bob Iger said THUNDERBOLTS is Marvel's first movie in its new "quality over quantity" strategy, “In our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, we turned to all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and had them produce a lot more […] We’ve also learned over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality.
Frankly, we’ve all admitted to ourselves that we lost a little focus by making too much. By consolidating a bit and having Marvel focus much more on their films, we believe it will result in better quality. I think the first and best example of that is THUNDERBOLTS."
He added Marvel's upcoming movies are “as strong as any slate that I’ve seen in a long time, since — well in 2019 I think was our best year — the strongest I’ve seen since then.”

BREAKING BEAR---Tubi animated tv series underway with a voice cast including Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Josh Gad and Annie Murphy. The synopsis says, "A fur-flying, law-breaking, forest-saving rampage following a dysfunctional family of bears who go full criminal to stop frackers, mobsters, and a psychotic wolf pack from destroying their home. As they spiral deeper into the criminal abyss, they face off against biker gangs, an egomaniacal news anchor, and their own spectacular talent for self-sabotage.”

Y: MARSHALS---new CBS YELLOWSTONE spinoff starring Luke Grimes returning as Kayce Dutton. The synopsis says Dutton is “combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.”

LAST MEALS---Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook will star in the movie about a disgraced ex-White House chef who gets a job in a maximum security prison cooking meals for prisoners on death row. He befriends one prisoner and is is convinced the man is innocent.

FOX---the network renewed ANIMAL CONTROL and GOING DUTCH.

CBS---CBS renewed CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.

TRIVIA---in 1978, character actor James Staley and another actor were the final two candidates for an Illinois Bell tv commercial. The other actor's audition was first and he was so hilarious, he brought the house down and Staley never had a chance. The other actor was Robin Williams, who, three weeks after getting the Illinois Bell role, also got the starring role on MORK & MINDY. Ironically, two years later, Staley got the role of the priest who married Mork and Mindy.

In 1978, James Staley lost the role in an Illinois Bell tv commercial to Robin Williams, who three weeks later, was chosen to star in MORK & MINDY.

Ironically, two years later, Staley played the priest who married Mork and Mindy.

 

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It will be interesting to see how they can do a Naked Gun movie in the current PC environment.

 

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FRIDAY, MAY 9

THE GARDENER---trailer released for the action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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THE CONJURING: LAST RITES---trailer released for the horror sequel starring Patrick Wilson.

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DANGEROUS ANIMALS---trailer released for the horror shark movie starring Jai Courtney.

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THE NEW BOY---trailer released for the movie starring Cate Blanchett.

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ANDOR---writer Tony Gilroy commented on the Season 2 episode inspired by ALIEN that was cancelled, “The K-2 reunion, Danny did that third block, and [Episode] 9 was a standalone episode at that point. Episode 9 was an episode where Vel and Melshi were supplying Yavin. It was a huge supply ship that was bringing all these supplies to Yavin, and a KX unit gets on the ship. It was sort of like ALIEN."
He added, “It was like a horror movie, what happens on this ship. Cassian was on there, as well, and it was a standalone episode. It was really badass. And Danny poured his ass into it. And they were like, ‘You gotta lose something really big.’ And that was the big thing that fell off right away. ‘We can’t do that.’ Now, I think, honest to god, it was really cool, but I wouldn’t go back to it. I wouldn’t swap it out. I like what we have now better.”

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---photo released from the Los Angeles reshoots of Julie Garner as female Silver Surfer Shalla-Bal.

X-MEN---Jake Schreier (THUNDERBOLTS) is in early talks to direct the Marvel Studios movie.

SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW---Alice Hewkin (SEX EDUCATION) will play a Sklarian Raider space pirate in the DC Studios movie.

THE NAKED GUN---writer/director David Zucker commented on the Paramount Pictures reboot movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, “I read the script, and I politely told them I wasn’t going to put my name on it. They wanted nothing from me except my name. They assume I’m old and using a walker and I can’t do it anymore. I guess talent leaves after age 40 in Hollywood.”
Zucker had originally approached Paramount with the reboot movie NAKED: IMPOSSIBLE with Frank Drebin's son, but Paramount was not interested and decided to make a reboot movie with another writer starring Neeson as Frank Drebin, Jr.

PAPER TIGER---Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller will star in the movie whose synopsis says, “PAPER TIGER is a tense and gritty story, two brothers pursue the American Dream —only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian ‘Mafiya.’ Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible.”

PHOTOGRAPH 51---Natalie Portman will star in the biomovie about British scientist Rosalind Franklin, who help discover the structure of DNA, but her work went unrecognized for many years.

TRIVIA---in AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL, William Shatner played Alpha Beta Lunar Base Commander Buck Murdock. When Murdock looks into a periscope to view an approaching spaceship, he sees the starship Enterprise from the original STAR TREK. This is only time the original Enterprise appeared in a theatrical movie---the Enterprise that appeared in STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE and later sequels, was the modified version.

 

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MONDAY, MAY 12

F1---trailer released for the racing movie starring Brad Pitt.

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GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA---teaser trailer released for the monster sequel.

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MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE---photo from the London film set shows Teela (Camilia Mendes) and Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine).

REPTILIA---Academy Award-winner Mikey Madison and Kirsten Dunst will star in the movie whose synopsis says, “REPTILIA is about a dental hygienist seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade."

THE SURGEON---Michelle Yeoh will star in the first of an action movie franchise in which she plays a retired surgeon who is battles her kidnappers who order her to operate on a mysterious patient.

THE BATMAN: PART II---James Gunn replied to a fan asking if Matt Reeves is still directing the sequel, "Yes. Huh?"

THE RETURN OF THE ROCKETEER---David Oyelowo said Disney has cancelled his sequel to the 1991 movie based on the comic book. The original movie starred Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly and Timothy Dalton.

FOX---Fox renewed THE FLOOR, EXTRACTED, KRAPOPOLIS, GRIMSBURG and UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS.

NBC---NBC cancelled SUITS L.A., NIGHT COURT, FOUND, LOPEZ VS. LOPEZ, and THE IRRATIONAL. NIGHT COURT and FOUND will be shopped to other outlets.

TED---Peacock is developing an animated tv series based on the bear franchise. The voice cast will return Mark Wahlberg, Seth McFarlane and Amanda Seyfried.

MEMORY OF A KILLER---Fox tv series about an assassin who is in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease and is based on a Belgian movie.

TRIVIA---in 1977, 20th Century Fox released the movie THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT starring Marie-France Pisier, Susan Sarandon and John Beck and was based on the best-selling Sidney Sheldon novel. 20th Century Fox expected the 2 hours and 45 minutes-long movie, which had scenes of sex and nudity, would be a big hit and offered it to theaters in a package deal: the theaters could show THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, but only if the theaters would also show another movie the studio was sure would be a box office bomb. The other movie was STAR WARS. THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT earned $24 million and STAR WARS earned $221 million in 1977 with the STAR WARS franchise earning $11.2 billion to date.

 

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TUESDAY, MAY 13

SPIDER-NOIR---teaser trailer released for the Amazon Prime tv series starring Nicolas Cage.

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FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA---trailer released for the spinoff movie starring Ana de Armas.

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ALL'S FAIR---trailer released for the Hulu female lawyer series starring Naomi Watts, Glenn Close and Kim Kardashian.

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DRIFT---Andy Muschietti (IT) will direct the sci fi movie about an ex-disgraced space shuttle commander who is involved in a hostage exchange to save his astronaut son who was kidnapped by aliens.

CITY ON FIRE---Matt Ross (CAPTAIN FANTASTIC) will direct the movie starring Austin Butler that is based on the first novel in the crime trilogy. The synopsis says, "CITY ON FIRE focuses on two criminal empires — one Irish, the other Italian — that control all of New England, until a modern-day Helen of Troy tears them apart and starts a brutal war. The main character, Danny Ryan, is forced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthlessly efficient leader to protect his friends, his family and the home he loves. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops, the feds – everyone – Danny builds a dynasty or will die trying.”

THE PAPER---Peacock posted a photo of Domhnall Gleeson starring in THE OFFICE spinoff mockumentary about a Dunder Mifflin documentary on the dying newspaper, THE TOLEDO TRUTH-TELLER.

SNOW WHITE---to take advantage of Mother's Day, Disney rereleased the remake movie from 310 theaters to 1,330 theaters. The box office results were that the movie earned $217,000 in 310 theaters the previous weekend and only earned $335,000 in 1,330 theaters for the Mother's Day weekend. The movie's US total box office is only $86.5 million.

THE RISE AND FALL OF REGGIE DINKINS---new NBC comedy tv series starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe whose synopsis says, “...disgraced former football player (Morgan) is on a mission to rehabilitate his image.”

WILD THINGS---Jude Law and Andrew Garfield will star in the Apple TV+ eight-part miniseries about the Las Vegas magicians Siegried & Roy whose synopsis says, “tells the wild ride relationship tale of two of the greatest showman-magicians in history who, along with their white tigers, are tasked with turning Sin City into a family-friendly destination. The duo push the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.”

DELPHI---Amazon Prime CREED spinoff series about aspiring boxers.

FALLOUT---Amazon Prime renewed the series for Season 3.

NBC---NBC renewed THE HUNTING PARTY and BRILLIANT MINDS.

X-MEN '97---Neve Campbell will provide the voice of Polaris in Season 2.

MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE COUNTRY---MUBI eight-part miniseries about the rise and fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

TRIVIA---on THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Opie Taylor said he wanted to be a dentist, but he went to journalism school and became publisher and editor of Mayberry's newspaper, THE COUNTY COURIER EXPRESS. Opie's best friend, Arnold Bailey, was played by Sheldon Collins, who left acting in 1972 and entered dental school at the University of Iowa. Sheldon practices dentistry as Dr. Sheldon Golomb in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Opie Taylor said he wanted to be a dentist, but he went to journalism school. His best friend, Arnold Bailey, was played by Sheldon Collins.

Collins left acting and became a dentist, Dr. Sheldon Golomb, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.