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‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Filming Wraps As Chris Hemsworth And Taika Waititi Flex Their “Crazy Off The Wall” Superhero Movie Writer/directorTaika Waitititook a break fromkissingRita Ora and Tessa Thompson to flex his comedy muscles alongsideChris Hemsworthto celebrate the end of filming onThor: Love and Thunder. But Hemsworth is flexing far more literal muscles in the image, in which theThorstar teased a newly swole Thor and a “batshit crazy off the wall funny” movie....

‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ Review: It’s All Fun And Games Until Hackers Get Involved [Fantasia Film Festival] Picture this: a group of friends get together for their weekly game night. It’s all fun and games until they get entangled in a mess they can’t get out of and their innocent worlds collide with the dark underbelly of crime. If this sounds like the plot ofGame Night,then you’re half right, because it’s also what happens inUnfriended: Dark Web(previously titledUnfriended: Game Night)....

‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins Signs Overall TV Deal With Netflix Patty Jenkinsis joining Netflix’s high-profile crowd of creators. The director ofWonder Womanand the upcomingWonder Woman 1984has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix to produce new TV series for the streaming service. It will be her latest foray into television after directing this year’s TNT limited seriesI Am The Night.Varietybroke the news that Jenkins has signed a multi-year overall TV deal with Netflix that is valued at around $10 million over three years....

/Film Interview: Jeffrey Wright On ‘The Hunger Games’ Adult Appeal And ‘Bond 24’ Jeffrey Wrightmay not be the lead ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, but as with so many of his other projects, that doesn’t stop him from making a huge impression. His Beetee brings a thoughtful, mature vibe to the series that helps balance out the more volatile energy of his younger co-stars. It’s no wonder this tech geek has become a fan favorite....

A ‘Prince Of Darkness’ TV Series From John Carpenter May Be Coming To Shudder John Carpenterhasn’t helmed a film in seven years, but he remains as culturally relevant as ever. Countless filmmakers have aped his style, and the newHalloweenis rekindling excitement for his work in general. And there’s more to come. In a new interview, Carpenter hinted that he’s teaming up with horror streaming service Shudder to create aPrince of DarknessTV series, based on his 1987 film....

America Ferrera Joins Margot Robbie In The Live-Action Barbie Movie Come on, Barbie, let’s go party! For the first time in the 60-plus year history of the Barbie Doll, Ms. Barbara Millicent Roberts is finally getting alive-action adaptation(unless you count Epcot’s “Magical World of Barbie” show from 1994, which I DO) thanks to Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment. Robbie is set to play the titular fashion doll in a bit of pretty perfect casting, andRyan Goslinghas already been tagged to play Barbie’s right-hand man, Ken....

Around The Web: Ghost Rider’s PG-13, Evan Almighty Reviews, The Ruins, Marley & Me, Star Wars, Zooey Deschanel, Winged Creatures, One Missed Call And More Mark Steven Johnson explains whyGhost Ridersucks so bad: “It was a hard R and bleak in my opinion, Johnson says of David Goyer’s early script. “But then the studio says to you, ‘I’m going to let you make your movie, your vision, but you’ve got to make sure it’s a PG-13....

Bong Joon-Ho Wants To Make A Musical, And We Approve Of This Idea What’sBong Joon-hogoing to do next? How about a musical? TheParasitefilmmaker probably has more creative freedom right now than he’s ever had before – winning multiple Oscars will do that – so there’s a good chance he can get any project he desires off the ground. And one of those potential projects is a musical. But as you might expect, a Bong Joon-ho musical is not going to be your average musical....

Cool Stuff: Cult Movie T-Shirt Collection By Bottleneck Gallery There’s something oddly rewarding in sporting a super nerdy t-shirt. You feel good about yourself and if someone gets it, you know they’re on your wavelength. If you want to know what I mean, check out an awesome batch of shirts curated by theBottleneck Galleryin New York along withTeeFury. They collaborated with a number of artists to make t-shirts based on a ton of cult movies you never see shirts for....

Cool Stuff: New Pixar Vinylmations Including ‘Monsters University,’ Plus ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ And ‘The Lone Ranger’ Disney collectors lose their minds forVinylmations: three inch tall molds of Mickey Mouse painted in all kinds of different ways. Some Vinylmations are simply just artistic designs, others are specific to certain places or brands, but they’re only sold in Disney parks and stores. That, along with some characters being rarer than others and entire lines being regularly retired, make for very collectible pieces of Disney merchandise....

Darren Aronofsky Says ‘Noah’ Will Highlight What’s Been “Censored Out Of Our Religious Upbringing” Darren Aronofosky(Black Swan,Requiem for a Dream) has never been one for subtlety. He’s all about grand spectacle and fervent theatrics — things for which his long-in-the-works passion projectNoahis perfectly suited. Aronofsky has been obsessed with the biblical figure ever since he won a school poetry competition for a poem he wrote about the end of the world as seen through the eyes of Noah....

Disney Agreed To Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy Without Being Pitched A Story During my conversation withStar Wars: The Last Jediwriter/directorRian Johnsonat the film’s junket a few weeks back, I asked him why he decided not to come back forStar Wars: Episode 9and he shared the story of howhis newStar Warstrilogycame about. You might be surprised to learn that Disney and Lucasfilm committed to his new trilogy without a story in place....

Disney’s ‘Moana’ Doesn’t Need A Stinkin' Love Interest The original Disney princess characters were crafted in a traditional fairy tale mold. They were damsels in distress, beautiful young women who are terrorized by villains for 90 minutes before getting rescued by a bland but resourceful hero. That has started to slowly change over the years, but even tougher-than-usual Disney heroines like Jasmine still needed an Aladdin to rescue them from certain doom....