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A bestselling spy novelist named Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard, looking painfully ill at ease in the role) finds herself caught in the middle of a real-life espionage adventure when she is targeted, along with her permanently disgruntled pet Scottish fold cat, by a shadowy syndicate with nefarious intentions. Dishevelled stranger Aidan (Sam Rockwell) seems to be protecting her. But is he who he says he is? Is she? Is anyone? Do we care? And what was Dua Lipa thinking when she agreed to the dancefloor scene?The latest…

Earlier, reports appeared saying Tom Cruise is miffed about Barbie and Oppenheimer taking all the screens away from his Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. Well, in case he was really that angry, he truly shouldn’t have been as his return as the exceptional spy Ethan Hunt is already winning the box office in its first weekend with a franchise record. As reported by Deadline, Dead Reckoning is exceeding expectations — as expected — with its 5-day opening domestic earnings of $80 million, overtaking Mission…

At one stage or another, every actor will appear in the movie that ends up being designated as the worst of their career; it’s a simple fact of life, and one that can’t be avoided. However, you know something sucks harder than usual when the project in question ends up setting that benchmark for no less than six of its stars, a feat made to look easy by the abysmal Babylon A.D. It sounds like taking shots at a static target when alumni Mélanie Thierry and David Belle don’t have the most extensive of filmographies, but…

While asteroids pass by Earth virtually every day and some small ones crash into it, Comets are a rarity and when they come calling, it is exciting time not just for the astronomers, but also for the lay public. And that time is here as Comet C/2023 A3, which is also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is all set to pass by Earth in 2024. Astronomers believe that this comet can be 100 times brighter than the comet ZTF, reports Business Insider. This comet could be the most spectacular sight of the year. However, the comet is…

The current plight of The Flash has drawn many comparisons to Green Lantern, which also happened to be a $200 million DC Comics adaptation that had spent years in development hell, only to emerge from the other side of the tunnel and find itself shunned by critics and paying customers, all while coming under fire for its lackluster CGI. The similarities are there for all to see, but you’ve got to wonder if the Scarlet Speedster’s solo debut will continue following the trajectory of Hal Jordan’s live-action…

via 20th Century Fox As one of the most infamously tortured comic book adaptations in history, which ended up ending a legendary career and bombing at the box office, it was inevitable that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would be rebooted eventually. Even though Alan Moore famously detests seeing his work being translated into live-action, there’s nothing he can do about Disney tackling one of his finest creations after it was announced last year the period-set adventure would be getting a fresh coat of…

via Warner Bros. In terms of excuses that nobody’s going to buy into for even a second, The Flash director Andy Muschietti claiming that the sketchy CGI was done on purpose has got to rank up there was one of the most incredulous. While he may be telling the truth, there isn’t a single soul out there refusing to accept his explanation as to why the visual effects in a blockbuster comic book adaptation carrying an estimated budget of $200 million are so terrible. In fact, things have gotten so bad the DCU’s…

By now, it’s well-known that Xbox-exclusive Redfall was a colossal commercial and critical dud when it launched last month. Its somewhat intriguing concept — vampires inhabiting a well-to-do Massachusetts island — was held back by bugs and an overall lack of polish. (The description “not fit for public consumption” summarized Jessica Conditt’s impressions in Engadget’s review.) Now, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has pulled back the curtain on alleged behind-the-scenes turmoil that led to Xbox’s latest setback in its mission…

via New Line Cinema The definition of failure – and insanity, for that matter – largely revolves around repeating the same mistakes over and over again while ignoring an identical outcome. With that in mind, Todd McFarlane should at least be commended for his dedication to rebooting Spawn, if nothing else. The 1997 original wasn’t a catastrophic flop, but it did earn less than $90 million at the box office on a budget hovering around the $50 million mark, while respective Rotten Tomatoes scores of 17 and 36…

via TWC Some movies spend decades lodged in development hell for a very good reasons, and it wouldn’t be unfair to suggest the only reason The Giver managed to escape and make it onto the big screen was the determination and perseverance of star and producer Jeff Bridges. The actor had harbored designs of adapting Lois Lowry’s novel for so long that he initially wanted his father Lloyd to play the title role, and he died in 1998. By the time the dystopian sci-fi finally made into theaters in 2014, Bridges Jr.…