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Few actors in the entire world are more qualified to talk about franchises than Djimon Hounsou. The man who most people first met when he did Steven Spielberg’s Amistad has since made an incredible career for himself jumping between fantastical film worlds. He’s worked with Marvel. He’s worked with DC. He’s been in the Fast and Furious, Quiet Place, and Kingsman. He’s also been in several films (Tarzan, King Arthur, Eragon) that had franchise aspirations but instead fell flat. His latest trip takes him to Rebel Moon, a…

Director James Wan lights up when talking about his Aquaman star Jason Momoa. Back in 2018, the two had an unexpected box office smash with the first film and are hoping to top even that with this month’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, out December 22. This time around, that relationship between director and star seems to have only gotten stronger, as Momoa received a “story by” credit on the film, after several of his suggestions about where his character would go made it into the movie.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next…

Arthur Conan Doyle secretly hated his creation Sherlock Holmes and blamed the cerebral detective character for denying him recognition as the author of highbrow historical fiction, according to the historian Lucy Worsley.Doyle was catapulted from “obscurity to worldwide fame” after his crime stories began appearing in a magazine in 1891, Worsley writes in the Radio Times. Eleven years later he was awarded a knighthood.Yet “beneath the surface he was a discontented man”, according to Worsley.Conan Doyle struggled to find a…

Chris Hemsworth teases his villainous turn in Furiosa. The Last of Us season 2 sets a date to begin production. Netflix reveals its next Gundam project. Plus, what’s coming on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and more. To me, my spoilers!“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedDeadpool 3New photos from the set of Deadpool 3 confirms the return—seeming demise — of Tyler Mane’s Sabretooth.Relatedly, a new report from insider @DanielRPK, suggests Ray Park will additionally return as Toad.FuriosaSpeaking at CCXP,…

Donald Trump has directed his ire at the wife of Judge Arthur Enron in response to a New York appellate court deciding to reinstate a gag order leveled against Trump by the judge. Engoron is currently overseeing, and will ultimately rule on, the state’s $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against the former president.  Since Wednesday, Trump has been leveling a frenzied barrage of posts on Truth Social attacking Engoron’s wife. Many of the posts are based on anti-Trump social media posts attributed to a user who goes…

Image: DC StudiosHere’s a new look at Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the final feature from Warner Bros.’ last era of DC films before we turn over to James Gunn’s new DC Studios franchise world.Who Wants DC’s Canceled Batgirl Movie? | New York Comic Con 2022Directed by James Wan, the Jason Momoa starrer drops in on the Curry clan going full Aquafam as Arthur and Mera (Amber Heard) raise their kid in the little lighthouse shack along with grandpa (Temura Morrison), while grandma (patron saint of cinema Nicole Kidman)…

A new international trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom gives us new footage. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon expands its cast for season 2. Plus, what’s to come on Rick and Morty and Fear the Walking Dead’s final episodes. Spoilers, away!Who Wants DC’s Canceled Batgirl Movie? | New York Comic Con 2022Coyote vs. ACMEPuck News reports that after the overwhelming negative response to its decision to write off the John-Cena-starring Looney Tunes movie, Warner Bros. has made an about turn and will now let the project be…

A team of archaeologists from eight nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea has come together to scrutinize shipwrecks sitting at the bottom of the water body sitting between them.Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewThe researchers hail from Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia, and on their recent mission, coordinated by UNESCO, they found three new shipwrecks. One wreck dates to between 100 BCE and 200 CE and two date from around the turn of the 20th century. The…

‘The X Factor’ Fame James Arthur Says He Needs To Find New Ways To Play His Signature Track ‘Impossible’ (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz) James Arthur has to find new ways to keep his signature song “interesting.” The 35-year-old singer shot to fame in 2012 as the winner of ‘The X Factor’ and released ‘Impossible’ as his winner’s single but admitted that it can be “torturous” to play over and over again unless he can find different ways to “evolve” it. Speaking on UK TV show ‘Lorraine’, he told stand-in host Ranvir…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIrish actor Ray Stevenson has died at the age of 58.The actor is known for starring in films including King Arthur, Punisher: War Zone and Marvel’s Thor films. He is also due to star in the forthcoming Star Wars spin-off series Ahsoka.Stevenson died on Sunday (21 May), his publicist confirmed to Variety. A cause of death has not been given. Marvel fans will recognise Stevenson from his…