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Image: Hyperion BooksEven before the Disney+ series released this past December, the Percy Jackson universe seemed primed to expand with movie trilogy for the Kane Chronicles books over at Netflix. But four years after that reveal, author Rick Riordan has revealed the streamer won’t be going forward with that endeavor.Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis VilleneuveSpeaking to a curious fan on Goodreads, Riordan said Netflix ultimately decided to pass on bringing those books to the small screen, and…

The first song I remember hearingSpace Oddity by David Bowie, in our flat in Belsize Park in north London, as a kid. My parents played a lot of music. They were real hippies, bohemians. They’d listen to David Bowie and I’d listen to musicals like West Side Story.The first single I boughtI had a little record player in my room, and I remember putting on a Beatles seven-inch that had Penny Lane on one side and Strawberry Fields Forever on the other. My mum used to work at Camden Market. I probably picked it up from there or…

You might want to dig out a night light and keep those closet doors secured after watching The Boogeyman.Boogeyman's Director Talks Working on Bigger Budget HorrorStephen King’s 1973 short story taps into fear drawn from the eponymous Boogeyman legend, which has long taken the form of the darkness in childhoods before there was even a name to give it. Now, director Rob Savage, whose downright scary as hell Host film dominated the horror sphere during lockdown (watch it on Shudder),takes on more horrors at home with a…

Sadie Sink starred as one of the lead characters in the Netflix hit series, Stranger Things. And the actress has recently gushed on a very awkward scene. In a recent interview with W magazine, Sadie recalled the ‘awkward’ kiss she shared with her co-star Caleb McLaughlin. Sadie details the kissing scene from the second season of the show when she was 15 and Caleb was 16. Sadie starred as Max and Caleb played the role of Lucas. The actress said in the interview, “We were both awkward. But it was also funny because all…

We are getting closer to Stranger Things 5 release and one of the cast members revealed how the Netflix series will end. Stranger Things first premiered in 2017 and it was revealed last year that it will conclude after its fifth season, which may hit the streaming platform in 2024. Meanwhile, actress Sadie Sink recently admitted that the end of Stranger Things is going to be emotional for her. Sadie, who starred as Max Mayfield in Netflix hit series, recently opened up about the series during a TODAY show appearance. The…

In Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, Brendan Fraser plays Charlie, a reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity. Charlie’s disease limits his ability to walk around his apartment, so he relies on his friend, Liz (The Menu‘s Hong Chau), to be his nurse and caretaker. After a severe health complication, Charlie realizes his time is running out and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Ellie (Stranger Things star Sadie Sink). Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s play of the same name, The Whale is a…

Kids these days just don’t understand their history, and Stranger Things superstar Sadie Sink is no different after making a startling admission about her new co-star Brendan Fraser’s filmography. Sink admitted to Variety that she had never seen a single Brendan Fraser film before she was cast as his daughter in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. Yikes.“To be honest, I hadn’t seen any of his films. I didn’t grow up with his films,” Sink confessed. Thankfully she has since learned the error of her ways and remedied the dire…

Brendan Fraser loves his costar Sadie Sink’s performance. The actor recently recalled at his career in a video for GQ, and while discussing his latest movie The Whale. The praised scene partner Sink, 20, who plays his daughter in the drama. Fraser shared, “The fluidity that Sadie plays, this beautiful, controlled rage, was breathtaking to me.” The actor added, “I was constantly going up on my lines. And that’s just because I have cobwebs upstairs and I was wearing a lot of gear, but also because I was just slack-jawed.”…

Image: Del ReyWay back in 2019, io9 revealed an excerpt from Chuck Wendig’s apocalyptic thriller Wanderers—a book about a pandemic of sorts that went on to be a hit amid a real-world pandemic. Then, in late 2021, we revealed the cover and prologue for its sequel, Wayward, which was originally due in August 2022. That got bumped a few months, but the time of arrival is almost here, and we’ve got one more peek at Wendig’s latest to share.Here’s the summary, in case you need a refresher:Five years ago, ordinary Americans…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe first official trailer for The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, has been released. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film features Fraser as a 600-pound man named Charlie, who has steadily turned into a recluse. Stranger Things star Sadie Sink plays Charlie’s daughter, Ellie, with whom he’s trying to rebuild a relationship. Ahead of the film opening in cinemas next year, limited…