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THURSDAY, MAY 21

PRESSURE---trailer released for the World War II D-Day movie about Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and meteorologist Capt. James Stagg.

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LUCKY STRIKE---trailer released for the World war II Battle of the Bulge movie starring Scott Eastwood.

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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER---trailer released for Season 2.

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VICTORIAN PSYCHO---trailer released for the horror move.

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OPERATION EPIC FURY---Michael Bay will direct Universal Picture's untitled movie based on the upcoming Mitchell Zuckoff book about the daring rescue of the two-man crew of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber shot down over Iran during Operation Epic Fury. Bay will develop the movie with the same producers who made Bay's 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI.

MAN OF TOMORROW---DC Studios co-head Peter Safran confirmed Supergirl (Milly Alcock) is in MAN OF TOMORROW after she was sighted filming scenes in Atlanta and that Supergirl will be in more of the studio's projects, “She’s a major part of what we’re doing.”

THE BOYS---Elon Musk commented on the scene in which Homelander begged for his life and offered sexual favors before Billy Butcher killed him, "Pathetic". Showrunner Eric Kripke replied, “OMG this is his review of what @TheBoysTV did to Homelander, I’ll never get a better review ever.”

BETTY BOOP---Quinta Brunson (ABBOTT ELEMENTARY) is developing a movie about Max Fleischer's animated icon Betty Boop with the help of Fleischer's grandson, Mark. The movie will focus on how Fleischer developed the popular character.

HERCULE POIROT---the BBC is developing a new Hercule Poirot tv series in cooperation with Agatha Christie Limited. BBC's Mammoth Screen also developed other Christie tv projects including AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, THE ABC MURDERS and MURDER IS EASY.

SKYWARD---tv series underway based on the Brandon Sanderson sci fi novels about humans on a distant planet who are attacked by mysterious aliens.

TRIVIA---in the James Bond movie GOLDINGER, Richard Vernon played Col. Smithers, head of the Bank of England, who orders MI6 and James Bond to investigate gold magnate Auric Goldfinger for gold smuggling. In Blake Edwards' James Bond spoof movie, THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN, Vernon played Dr. Hugo Fassbender, inventor of a doomsday weapon, who is kidnapped by former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. Dreyfus threatens to use Fassbender's doomsday weapon to destroy London unless the world powers unite to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

In the James Bond movie GOLDINGER, Richard Vernon played Col. Smithers, head of the Bank of England, who orders MI6 and James Bond to investigate gold magnate Auric Goldfinger for gold smuggling.

In Blake Edwards' James Bond spoof movie, THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN, Vernon played Dr. Hugo Fassbender, inventor of a doomsday weapon, who is kidnapped by former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. Dreyfus threatens to use Fassbender's doomsday weapon to destroy London unless the world powers unite to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

 

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FRIDAY, MAY 22

VOUGHT RISING---trailer released for the Amazon Prime THE BOYS prequel tv series.

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THREE INCESTUOUS SISTERS---Josh O'Connor, Dakota Johnson, Mick Jagger, Saoirse Ronan, Isabella Rossellini and Jessie Buckley will star in the movie based on the novel whose plot is described as, "three sisters living in isolation, whose relationship is disrupted by the arrival of a lighthouse keeper’s son."

THE ODYSSEY---Lupita Nyong'o replied to criticism that she plays Helen of Troy and her twin sister, Clytemnestra, who are considered to be white, “I’m very supportive of Chris’s [Nolan] intention with it and with the version of this story that he is telling. Our cast is representative of the world. I’m not spending my time thinking of a defense. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not...It’s quite something to be a part of THE ODYSSEY, because it is so grand. It spans worlds. So that’s why the cast is what it is. We’re occupying the epic narrative of our time.”

MOBLAND---Tom Hardy was fired from the Paramount+ crime series after conflicts with executive producer Jez Butterworth and others due to lateness and his demand for dialogue changes.

TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR---the movie rated No. 1 on Amazon Prime's Top 10 Movies in the US.

STAR WARS---Lucasfilm head Dave Filoni assured worried STAR WARS fans that the STARS WARS universe is in fine condition by quoting Palapatine from RETURN OF THE JEDI, “Everything is right now proceeding as I have foreseen it.”
Filoni added that he has learned a lot from working with George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Favreau, “I think the most critical element was getting involved in live-action. Which Kathy really backed. And brought me along in, and Jon, that was just so crucial to really understand not just the Star Wars galaxy, but producing these types of films.”

THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY---Tom Holland will star in the movie based on the road trip novel.

SKELETONS---Brie Larson and JT Mollner will star in the movie whose plot is described as, "a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature."

REPUTATION---Naomie Harris and Christina Hendricks will star in the BBC lawyer tv series. Hendricks will play singing star Davina Knight whose song mentions her husband's abusive behavior which leads to her husband making counter accusations. Harris plays Knight's defense attorney.

TRIVIA---in the movie BLUE THUNDER, Warren Oates played LAPD Capt. Jack Braddock, who ordered his top helicopter pilot and Vietnam vet, Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider,) to test fly an advanced attack helicopter. Ironically, before he became an actor, Oates was a Marine aviation mechanic at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina and developed an interest in acting after reading theater books in the Cherry Point base library.
Oates died before BLUE THUNDER was released, and the movie's end credits dedication says, "For Warren Oates, with love for all the joy you gave us".

In the movie BLUE THUNDER, Warren Oates played LAPD Capt. Jack Braddock, who ordered his top helicopter pilot and Vietnam vet, Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider,) to test fly an advanced attack helicopter.

Ironically, before he became an actor, Oates was a Marine aviation mechanic at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina and developed an interest in acting after reading theater books in the Cherry Point base library.

 

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MONDAY, MAY 25

SUPERGIRL---new tv spots released.

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THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU---the STAR WARS movie beat forecasts by earning $102 million domestically and $163 million globally for its four-day premiere. By comparison, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, which is considered a flop, earned $103 million domestically and $168 million globally in its four-day premiere in 2018 (not adjusted for inflation).

MANIAC COP---Nicolas Winding Refn will direct the remake of the 1988 horror movie starring Bruce Campbell in which a murdered cop returns seeking revenge.

BITCOIN---Casey Affleck, Gal Gadot and Isla Fisher will star in the Doug Liman movie whose synopsis says, “a man’s quest to prove he created Bitcoin, a claim that puts his life in peril and sets off a high-stakes race between tech billionaires and world leaders with the financial system hanging in the balance.” The movie will also feature AI-enhanced appearances of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Eric Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE---Jared Leto is reportedly "not thrilled" that he has not been included in marketing for the movie in which he is the voice of Skeletor. Leto was paid $5 million, but Amazon MGM Studios has reportedly him not to discuss the movie and does not want to feature him in the marketing because of his recent movie failures TRON: ARES and MORBIUS and accusations of inappropriate behavior.

TRICIA HELFER---Tricia Helfer (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, PRIMITIVE WAR) announced she has joined the adults-only OnlyFans website, “At my age, I am in my ‘do what I want’ phase of life. I’m tired of being told what to do and how to do it. I’m looking at it as something to have fun with and something that I can be in control of...I enjoy shocking a little bit. Would I shock my parents with the images? Probably. But they saw [me in] PLAYBOY [in 2007], and they appreciated why I had done it. My passion is my job as an actor, and I’m using this platform as an extension of my creative, fun and flirty side. Helfer said she wants to show the“sexier side of my brand.” She added that her photos will consist of “artistic shots with great photographers” and photos and videos of “quiet and silly times” which include feeding her goats and working in her garden. Shannon Elizabeth (AMERICAN PIE) made over $1.2 million in several days after joining OnlyFans.

SHREK---Dana Carvey said Mike Myers told him about SHREK sequels, “We’re doing two more”.

SHE-HULK---Tatiana Maslany said she would like to return as She-Hulk to the MCU after she urged fans to cancel their Disney+, ESPN and Hulu memberships after Disney temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel in 2025, “If there was a space where it made sense for her to come back… I mean, I don’t know anything, and I do think that the internet will know before I do.”

SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR---Starz cancelled the series. Lionsgate is shopping it to other outlets.

TRIVIA---Memorial Day movie trivia.
In the movie PATTON, character actor John Doucette played Maj. Gen. Lucian Truscott, who is ordered by Gen. George S. Patton to lead his division in an amphibious attack in Sicily. In World War II, Doucette fought in the Battle of the Bulge where Patton's relief of the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne is considered to be the high point of his career.

In the movie PATTON, character actor John Doucette played Maj. Gen. Lucian Truscott, who is ordered by Gen. George S. Patton to lead his division in an amphibious attack in Sicily.

In World War II, Doucette fought in the Battle of the Bulge where Patton's relief of the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne is considered to be the high point of his career.

John Doucette is shown with his sister after returning home from combat in Europe.