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The King of the jungle is now in the Top 10 as The Lion King continues to tear up the summer box office.

Disney movies are pretty much a sure thing when it comes to success at the box office, and the live-action remakes we have been seeing a string of are no different. However, one upcoming film may be facing a bit of a roadblock. The star of the live-action Mulan film, Liu Yifei, has recently spoken out on her stance on the current protests, giving her support to the Hong Kong Police on social media.

This was a controversial stance because while the protests, which have been happening for the last four months, have been mostly peaceful, they have seen their share of action with confrontation between the people and the police.

So now people are sharing the hashtag #BoycottMulan, because they don’t appreciate her opinion. Mulan opens in theaters in seven months, so while that could have died down by then, and I don’t think it will have any impact on how the film does in the US, we will have to see what the state of the protests is by then.

I’ll never understand why people get so mad at actors who share their views. You don’t have to share their opinions. You don’t even have to see their movies, but they can say whatever they want. No one should be silenced. It’s very easy to ignore people you don’t even know. I do it all the time.

Mulan opens in theaters on March 27, 2020. Does this impact your excitement for the film?

Director Johannes Roberts teases Resident Evil reboot

When asked about the current progress of Constantin Films’ forthcoming Resident Evil reboot, 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts told Screen Rant that the project is still moving forward and is in active development. He also teased about the reboot’s new storyline, revealing that it will be much closer to its video game roots.

“We are in active development of that at the moment,” Roberts said. “I pitched them a take, and they really loved it. So, we are just gearing up on that as we speak, really. I’m in the office all the time there. So, yeah, it’s great. It’s gonna be super scary. It’s super, super scary. And it’s just getting back to the roots of the game. I think, at the moment, I’m not really allowed to say much more than that. But it’s gonna be a lot of fun.”

Last year, it was reported that Roberts had been tapped to helm and write the Resident Evil reboot. Though previously attached James Wan’s Atomic Monster has dropped out of the project.

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The last installment of the first series of Resident Evil movies, helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring his wife Milla Jovovich, earned $26.8 million domestically. Internationally, however, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter grossed an impressive $285.4 million, with $160 million of that coming from China. The $40 million-budgeted sixth film, distributed by Sony‘s Screen Gems, has earned $312.2 million worldwide.

Based on Capcom’s hugely popular video games, the Resident Evil movies have earned $1.2 billion worldwide to date, making it the highest-grossing film series to be based on a video game.

 

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POLL: The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 1989

Summer of 2019 has had a few huge movies (Avengers: Endgame obviously being one of them), but no one would claim it’s been an Earth-shattering summer for film. Back in 1989, however, all the forces of destiny seemed to have converged to form one of the biggest movie summers of all-time. ComingSoon.net wants to hear from its readers about which film they consider to be the best (and worst) of Summer 1989, so make your voice heard in the polls below!

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So what made Summer 1989 so amazing? If you were too young to remember, it was a year when studios unleashed a wave of sequels to hugely popular, decade-defining films, and served as something of a template for the modern franchise-focused tentpoles that dominate the months of April through August. New installments of Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon, Star Trek and 007 helped feed the appetite of audiences that wanted more of these iconic heroes.

But this was also a moment in time when original, non-IP films had a chance to make a big splash. It’s hard to imagine a low-key romantic comedy like When Harry Met Sally… raking in nearly $100 million ($200 million in 2019 dollars) today. A film like that might even go Direct to VOD. More human comedy/dramas like Parenthood, Dead Poets Society and Uncle Buck all did great business as well. It was also a huge summer for powerful filmmaking voices like Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) and Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) to emerge as the independent film movement took hold.

The big draw that summer, though, was Batman. It’s hard to imagine if you weren’t there at the time, but Tim Burton’s superhero blockbuster was a true cultural phenomenon, with lines wrapping around theaters to see Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight battle Jack Nicholson’s Joker in a gothic dystopian Gotham City. The film changed the way tentpoles were marketed, and ushered in the era of the modern, grittier superhero movie.

Of course, in any classic era for films there are always a lot of duds as well. New entries in the Friday the 13th, Fright Night and Karate Kid series all died at the box office. You also have oddities like the sci-fi comedy musical Earth Girls Are Easy or the campy Nicolas Cage cult film Vampire’s Kiss. Even vehicles for big stars like Sly Stallone (Lock Up), Clint Eastwood (Pink Cadillac) and the re-teaming of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (See No Evil, Hear No Evil) didn’t really work.

Which are your favorite movies of 1989? Let us know in the comments below!

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Something Evil Awakens On The Ocean Floor In The Underwater Trailer

20th Century Fox has released the Underwater trailer, which shows a crew trapped in a giant rig at the bottom of the ocean, only to realize they’ve helped awaken something deadly beneath the surface. You can check out the trailer in the post below!

Underwater follows a crew of underwater researchers who must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. Trapped and running out of oxygen, they have to navigate through two miles in the dangerous depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety. Think of it as Armageddon meets The Abyss.

The film is written and directed by William Eubank (The Signal), and stars Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, and John Gallagher Jr.

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Stewart herself is no stranger to action film roles, having appeared in American Ultra, Snow White and the Huntsman, and even flirting with action scenes in The Twilight Saga. Not to mention her starring role in the upcoming remake of Charlie’s Angels.

Underwater opens everywhere on January 10, 2020.

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I know this may sound weird, but the Super Mario Bros. movie plays a major role in my movie watching life. In 1992, before the movie was released, I was given a VHS screener of the movie starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper, by a neighbor who happened to be one of the sound engineers for the movie. I was the coolest guy at school for awhile because all of my friends got to see the movie before it came out. Granted, it is not one of the greatest movies of all time but as a 13 year old kid it was one of the most awesome things that had happened to me up until that point.

It didn’t take long for me to figure out that the movie was not that great, but it always held a special place in my heart because of the street cred it gave me.

Now let’s talk about 2019 and a little website called Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive and this little gem they found on eBay:

We’re incredibly excited to announce just in time for the 26th anniversary the discovery of a VHS tape containing cut footage from Super Mario Bros. The tape surfaced in an eBay lot alongside materials owned by the film’s primary producer Roland Joffé.

 

We will be digitizing the tape with the intention of restoring the footage for our forthcoming Region 1 Blu-Ray release. Stay tuned for updates!

They found this tape in May of this year and they have just released one of the deleted scenes videos on YouTube. Check it out!

I can’t wait to see what these boys do with the footage that they have found. Let us know what you think.

Stephen Amell to Star in Wrestling Drama Heels for Starz

Deadline reports that Arrow‘s Stephen Amell is climbing to the top rope from network TV to premium cable. The actor will star in the upcoming series Heels for Starz, an “hourlong drama set in the outrageous world of independent professional wrestling.”

The series has been picked up for eight episodes with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) to serve as showrunner. The full description for the series reads:

“Heels is about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals — one of them played by Amell — war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel (Amell). But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.”

Amell will play the role of Jack Spade, the hard-working owner of the wrestling organization, a husband and father trying to make ends meet while fighting to realize his impossible dreams. He has the mind of an artist in the body of a warrior, and a Steve Jobs-ian need for perfection and control.

Though he became a household name for playing Oliver Queen on The CW’s Arrow, Amell did appear in the actual wrestling ring, throwing down in the WWE’s SummerSlam in 2015 and going up against Arrow guest star Cody Rhodes aka Stardust.

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Kerry Washington And Sterling K. Brown To Star In Shadow Force

According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Golden Globe-winning actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) have been tapped for the lead roles in the action-drama Shadow Force. Washington and Brown will also be serving as producers.

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Written by Leon Chills, Shadow Force is being likened to the box office hit Mr. & Mrs. Smith, describing it as a fresh take on the 2005 action-comedy which starred award-winning actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Further details about the film’s plot are under wraps with different studios currently bidding for the film’s theatrical rights.

Washington along with Pilar Savone will produce the film through their Simpson Street banner. While Indian Meadows Productions’ Brown and Danielle Reardon will be producing along with Stephen “Dr” Love of Made with Love Media company.

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Washington is best known for her roles as Olivia Pope in the political thriller series Scandal which earned her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She will next be seen in Netflix’s film adaptation of the 2018 Broadway hit American Son.

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Brown had won two Emmy Awards for his roles as Christopher Darden and Randall Pearson in the award-winning series’ American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and  This Is Us, respectively. He will next be seen in A24′ forthcoming drama film Waves starring alongside Lucas Hedges and Alexa Demie.

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The Politician trailer shows the cutthroat world of student politics

Netflix has released the first trailer and some images from The Politician, a political satire from Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Glee). You can check it out in the post below.

Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image. Full of dark comedy and sly satire, Ryan Murphy’s The Politician offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician.

The Politician stars Tony Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hanson), Gwyneth Paltrow (Avengers: Infinity War), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story),  Zoey Deutch (Set It Up), Lucy Boynton (Murder on the Orient Express), Bob Balaban (Gosford Park), David Corenswet (Affairs of State), Julia Schlaepfer (Charlie Says), Theo Germaine (Artificial Intelligence), Benjamin Barrett (Badsville), Laura Dreyfuss (Glee), and Rahne Jones (Godspell) as series regulars. Bette Midler and Judith Light will also appear in the project.

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The series was given a two-season straight-to-series order. In addition to creating the series, Murphy also co-wrote the episodes alongside Ian Brennan (Glee co-creator) and Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story, Feud). Murphy’s most recent collaboration with Falchuck is Fox’s drama series 911 and is the fourth series that pair will have co-created.

The Politician is Murphy’s second original series arriving on Netflix, alongside his upcoming project, Ratched, a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) as a younger version of the cruel Nurse Ratched.

The series will premiere on Netflix on September 27.

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The News Is Ruthless Business In The Morning Show Trailer

The first trailer for Apple’s upcoming The Morning Show is here, and unlike the teaser that was launched last week, we now have a rough idea of the show’s storyline, which involves accusations, double-crossings, and trying to wrestle away power from those in charge. You can check it out in the post below!

The series, which has already received a two-season and 20-episode order and created by Michael Ellenberg (The Leftovers) with Kerry Ehrin serving as the series’ writer. The untitled project follows the lives of the people who wake up before dawn and deliver the morning talk shows on TV.

The Morning Show stars Steve Carell (Beautiful Boy, Welcome to Marwen), Jennifer Aniston (Murder Mystery), Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Billy Crudup (Titanic), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Black Mirror), Nestor Carbonell (The Dark Knight) and Mark Duplass (Big Mouth).

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The series also marks Carell’s first foray back into the small screen after seven seasons starring on The Office. It also marks Aniston’s return to television for the first time in 15 years since starring in one of the main roles on the hit NBC sitcom Friends, with the actress also choosing to focus on film roles. While she’s had bit-parts on TV in years past, (including Friends), Witherspoon made her debut in a starring TV role in last year’s Big Little Lies, which she also executive produced.

The Morning Show will premiere this fall, along with the launch of Apple TV Plus.

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