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Christopher Nolan’s movies are known for their epic scale and practical effects, and he’s done it again with The Odyssey, which is crushing at the box office. The acclaimed book-to-screen adaptation is super ambitious, and Matt Damon recalled one wild moment on set that showed just how big of a production the latest Nolan movie

A new Avatar is on the way. Paramount+ has officially unveiled the first teaser trailer for Avatar: Seven Havens at San Diego Comic-Con, giving fans their first glimpse at the next chapter in the beloved Avatar franchise. The studio also confirmed when the highly anticipated animated series is scheduled to debut. Created by the minds

WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE: Christopher Nolan scored his best Tuesday ever at the domestic B.O. as The Odyssey rang up $21.4M. That bests his previous Tuesday high, which was The Dark Knight ($20.8M, on July 22, 2008). The revised number from Universal ranks as the second best Tuesday YTD behind Toy Story 5‘s $23.69M, and it’s

A pal of mine has a teenaged daughter who is my size, and the other day she handed me some jeans that were practically brand new. They were great jeans — a term that got Sydney Sweeney in trouble some months ago– but in this case I mean quality denim that was only a season

The Pokémon franchise has officially unveiled two new Pikachu redesigns meant to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, and they’re intriguing options that you’ll soon be able to add to your collection. While the IP celebrated its 30th anniversary earlier this year, in February, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have been holding year-long celebrations across several

EXCLUSIVE: There’s some serious buzz in town that Sony is about to resuscitate the Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight multiplex which has been shuttered since Covid 2020. The Culver City lot is currently in talks, we hear, with the Robertson Property Group on lease to reopen the historical cinema venue. Details are still be worked

Timothee Chalamet’s Hollywood capital has exploded in recent years, largely due to a slew of nominated leading roles in blockbusters such as A Complete Unknown, Marty Supreme, and the Dune Trilogy, which will premiere its final movie later this year as part of the 2026 movie schedule. However, the 30-year-old actor proved he never forgets

Disney has a new fantasy movie that’s taking over the world of streaming, and it’s a perfect combination of the best things about Wicked and Alice in Wonderland. While Disney is still mostly known for its animated content, with many of them found among the best movies of all time, the Mouse House has also

Sundance double prize-winning documentary American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, the story of the groundbreaking Chicano activist and director, opens at Film Forum in NYC. Friday night’s screening — with Valdez, director David Alvarado and Lou Diamond Phillips — is sold out, and the weekend looks strong for the rare film of any size

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been arguing about movies together for decades, so it feels fitting that one of their old Oscar ballots has become a new topic of conversation. Long before The Matrix became required viewing for fans of the best action movies of all time and philosophy students alike, the two friends

If you’re wondering how to make the most of your gaming sessions this weekend, Steam has got your back with its Play-for-Free event—and this time, there’s not one but three great options to choose from. While the latest free games available on Steam aren’t as huge as the likes of 007 First Light or LEGO

SATURDAY UPDATE: Not sunny weather, nor World Cup is hindering Universal‘s The Odyssey which as of this morning is on its way to becoming Christopher Nolan‘s best global opening ever with $257.8M, which puts away his previous highs of The Dark Knight Rises ($249M WW debut), The Dark Knight ($198M WW) and Oppenheimer ($180M WW).

Given Margot Robbie’s stellar performance as Harley Quinn, it’s understandable as to why fans would want to see her in more superhero fare. In that regard, she’s been the subject of various casting rumors over the years, even Invisible Woman chatter linked to Matt Shakman’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It’s more recently been alleged

Next year will officially mark the end of an era for Star Wars, as a new wide release will change the franchise’s history. In 2027, Star Wars will celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary. The festivities will include the long-awaited premiere of Ahsoka season 2, the mysterious debut of Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling’s standalone theatrical

EXCLUSIVE: Universal‘s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey is sailing to previews tonight around $15M give or take. If that figure posts, it will rank as the best previews we’ve seen so far this year for a live-action title, ahead of Lionsgate’s Michael ($12.6M previews, $97.2M U.S. opening). On Rotten Tomatoes, the audience score for The

With Matt Damon starring in The Odyssey, which arrives in theaters, now seems like the perfect time to look back on some of Damon’s memorable films. If you want to ace this crossword puzzle, you’ll need to be familiar with some oFor this week’s movie quiz, we’ll provide a quote from one of his movie

Pokémon Winds and Waves aren’t arriving until 2027, and in the meantime, we have a lot of speculation, rumors, and leaks to contend with. Quite a bit of the speculation has been pretty fun, especially regarding the new regional variants that are potentially coming when the Gen 10 games launch. So far, no regional variants

Neon‘s Cannes Best Actress winner All of a Sudden from Drive My Car filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi is opening in theaters on Nov. 25. The Japanese-French language drama premiered to an 11-minute standing ovation and went on to win a Best Actress prize for both of its stars, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto. Set in France

Since Anya Taylor-Joy had a surprise role at the end of Dune: Part Two, we’ve been so curious about what to expect from her character. And last week, when Timothée Chalamet unveiled the latest Dune: Part Three trailer, he gave us a better idea. The Dune star called her “terrifying.” But what does Taylor-Joy think

TV crime thrillers don’t come much tougher than Steven Knight’s landmark period drama Peaky Blinders, but Tom Hardy now fronts a series that somehow makes the Shelby family look tame. Hardy famously plays Jewish mobster Alfie Solomons in Birmingham’s darkest gangland saga, but his portrayal of a more contemporary London mob fixer is even darker.

Forget any bad buzz that there’s a funk at the box office, because it always boils down to product, as well as time and space. As we told you throughout the weekend, the live-action Moana was too close to Thanksgiving 2024’s Moana 2 on the calendar. Had it gone in place of Moana 2 at

The Schwartz has been awakened, as Spaceballs: The New One is set to grace the silver screen as part of the 2027 movie schedule. Producer Mel Brooks and co. announced the legacy sequel in 2025, and it was clear from the opening crawl-centric video that fans were in for a major spoof of a movie.

Since its debut with The Way of Kings in 2010, Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive has grown into one of modern fantasy’s defining epics. Praised for its unmatched and sprawling world-building, Radiant Orders and Surgebinding magic, and unforgettable cast of unique characters, the series has amassed a devoted global fanbase while helping cement Sanderson as

Disney, have you learned your lesson yet? Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid CEO Bob Chapek’s era, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits, quality over quantity. But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu and now the live action remake of

I’ll never forget my first time seeing The Hunger Games in theaters. I was 16, the exact same age Katniss Everdeen is in the dystopian thriller. And while I wasn’t thinking about it too much at the time, in 2012 it was rare to see a young woman lead a massive action film and feel

As the newest installment of Criminal Minds approaches its finale, I fear one character’s true fate. From refreshing unsubs to confusing twists to heartfelt character-driven subplots, Criminal Minds season 19 has undoubtedly been the most confounding entry in the Evolution era thus far. Naturally, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) team members remain the grounding force

FRIDAY PM: In regards to how far Disney’s live-action take on Moana will go this weekend, this answer is not far, with afternoon estimates showing a previews/first Friday around $17 million at 3,875 theaters for a 3-day between $40M-$45M — well below the $60M-plus that was hoped for on the horizon. That puts the island

Live-action remakes have become like bread and butter on the upcoming Disney movies list lately, but the live-action Moana is the first time we’re seeing such a new animated movie get the treatment. If you’ve been wondering why the House of Mouse jumped on remaking Moana so quickly, and we’ve got a new answer from

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a fantastic celebration of everything that makes Cyberpunk 2077 such a special IP, and it’s really the only significant thing to have spawned from the game directly besides the Phantom Liberty expansion. We know that Cyberpunk 2 is in development, and after Cyberpunk 2077 spent a ton of time introducing new updates

To quote Jessie, “Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln,” Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 has cracked past the eight century mark at the global box office with $808.6M worldwide. Yesterday, the fifthquel is now Pixar’s ninth all-time grossing movie around the world ahead of Monsters University ($746M), Up ($735M) and The Incredibles ($633M). The movie currently stands