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‘Vampire Diaries’ Alum Paul Wesley Will Play Captain Kirk in Season 2 of Paramount+ Series ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’

The latest Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds, hasn’t even debuted its first season yet, but there is already major news about season two. As reported by Variety, Paul Wesley, who is best known for his starring role in the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, has been cast as Captain James T. Kirk in season two…

Toronto International Film Festival Will Program Russian Independent Movies But Ban Official Delegations

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will partially boycott the Russian movie industry throughout its programming this year after the country invaded Ukraine last week. TIFF is the latest major film festival to express solidarity with Ukraine following the attacks by Russian forces, according to The Hollywood Reporter. TIFF organizers said they will welcome independent…

Major Studios Pull Upcoming Releases, Including ‘Turning Red,’ ‘The Batman’ and ‘Morbius,’ from Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted Hollywood studios to cancel upcoming movie releases previously planned for Russia. According to EW, Disney led the way by pulling Turning Red, which is coming straight to Disney+ in the U.S. but had been set for a theatrical release there beginning March 10th. Warner Bros. decided not to release…

Paramount+ ‘Grease’ Prequel ‘Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Announces Cast

It’s been in the works for a while, but the Grease prequel finally has a cast and has begun filming. Originally ordered way back in November 2019 by HBO Max, at which point it was titled Grease: Rydell High, the show moved to Paramount+, which was then still CBS All Access, in October 2020 and…

Film Review: Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary ‘Ascension’ Probes Class in China

Class structures exist in every society, and their gradual dissolution is often considered a hallmark of productive evolution and modernization. But no matter how much equality is achieved and how much the playing field might be figuratively leveled, there will still be those with tremendous means that exert an unbelievable power over those who have…

Film Review: Clifford the Big Red Dog is a Sentimental Family Comedy with Stellar CG Animation

The unconditional love between humans and their pets can ultimately help people overcome the differences in the way they view each other and the overall world around them. That’s certainly the case with the human – and animal – characters in the new adventure film, Clifford the Big Red Dog. Based on the Scholastic book…

WarnerMedia Removing HBO Subscriptions From Amazon Prime Channels

HBO is set to to lose approximately five million of its subscribers through Prime Video’s channels platform today, as Amazon is canceling all of the premium cable network’s subscriptions. HBO’s loss of subscribers comes after its parent company, WarnerMedia, left its channels service, which allows Prime users to subscribe to streaming services via Amazon, according…

Christopher Nolan Talking to Multiple Studios About Film He’ll Direct About Releasing J. Robert Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan is preparing his next film, which is set to focus on a seminal moment in World War II, much like his 2017 Oscar-winning war drama, Dunkirk. The Academy Award-nominated writer, director and producer’s upcoming project will follow scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atom bomb, which ended the war…

Both ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Given New Release Dates

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to afflict the United States and the entire world, Paramount is expressing caution and delaying two of its major blockbusters, according to Deadline. Top Gun: Maverick will now open May 27th, 2022, taking the Memorial Day Weekend slot previously reserved for Mission: Impossible 7, which will now debut…

Paramount Sues Insurance Company Over $100M Policy Payout For Mission: Impossible 7 Covid Shutdowns

Paramount Pictures has filed a $100 million breach of contract lawsuit against its insurance company, Chubb, in California federal court for not living up to the terms of the coverage that was designed to protect the studio during the production of Mission: Impossible 7. The lawsuit against Chubb and its parent company, Federal Insurance Company,…

‘The English Patient’ TV Series Is Coming to BBC

The source material for the 1996 Oscar winner for Best Picture, The English Patient, is going to reimagined as a TV series. Deadline reports that the BBC is creating a series based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje, which will be a coproduction between Miramax Television and Paramount Television Studios….