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Pierce Brosnan’s 21-year-old action-comedy After the Sunset has emerged on Netflix’s Top 10 list in the US amid the recent buzz surrounding the James Bond franchise. Speaking of Bond, names like Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have been suggested for the upcoming Bond film. (via British GQ)

Nonetheless, the classic Brosnan flick has been climbing the Netflix charts for a week. With his upcoming movie, The Thursday Murder Club, premiering on Netflix in August, it’s safe to say that Pierce Brosnan fans will be seeing a lot more of him.

Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond Exit Led to After the Sunset

Pierce Brosnan is arguably best known for playing the titular British spy in the James Bond franchise, which is currently looking to cast its next leading man. Brosnan last played the role in 2002’s Die Another Day, directed by Lee Tamahori.

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The Pickup is a heist action comedy film directed by Tim Story from a screenplay co-written by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. The 2025 film follows two armored truck drivers with totally different personalities who get ambushed by ruthless criminals and forced to rob a casino. The Pickup stars Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, Eva Longoria, Andrew Dice Clay, and Marshawn Lynch. So, if you loved the wild comedy, thrilling heist, and entertaining characters in The Pickup, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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‎30 Minutes or Less is an action comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Michael Diliberti. The 2011 film follows Nick Davis, a hapless pizza boy who is strapped with a bomb and told to rob a bank by two idiotic ne’er-do-wells.

There aren't any filmmakers who want their movies to lose money and fade into obscurity, so it's probably comforting to know that the streaming era can give flops a new lease of life. Recently, John Cena and Alison Brie's "Freelance" soared to the top of Netflix's charts — two years after it bombed at the box office and got put on blast by critics. Similarly, Nicole Kidman's "Holland" has been killing it on Prime, despite being embraced with predominant negativity upon release.

What's more, some forgotten blasts from the past are also resonating with modern audiences. According to FlixPatrol, Brett Ratner's "After the Sunset" — a heist comedy starring Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek released in 2024 — has crept into Netflix's top 10 on August 5, sitting alongside some of the streaming service's original hits like "Happy Gilmore 2" and the animated gem "K-Pop Demon Hunters."

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Don Zimmerman, a veteran film editor who scored an Oscar nom for Coming Home and worked on dozens of other movies including Being There, The Prince of Tides, Night at the Museum and two Rocky sequels, died July 24 of acute myeloid leukemia at his Studio City home. He was 81.

American Cinema Editors, the group that gave him a Career Achievement Award in 2023, confirmed the news.

Born in 1944 and nicknamed “Big D,” Zimmerman joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War and began working odd jobs — Western Electric, gas stations, insurance — after his discharge. A friend recommended he try being an assistant in show business, which led first to working as a sound editor.

“Then Jimmy, the assistant friend of mine, was working with Hal Ashby,” Zimmerman said in a 2023 interview with Ace’s Cinema Editor magazine. “Hal had just moved from editor to a director by Norman Jewison, and they needed a second assistant editor.

Before directing X-Men: First Class, director Matthew Vaughn was hired as Bryan Singer's replacement on X-Men: The Last Stand; Singer went off to direct Superman Returns for Warner Bros. instead. Vaughn eventually dropped out of the project as well, and was replaced by the now-cancelled Brett Ratner. The Last Stand remains one ofthe least-liked installments of the original X-Men trilogy, which, in many ways, shaped modern superhero cinema. It was a hit, but it was also unusually expensive. The movie has now been overtaken by director James Gunn's less-than-two-week-old Superman at the domestic box office.

In just 10 days of release, Supermanhas grossed $236 million at the domestic box office, which puts it $2 million ahead of The Last Stand. Released in 2006, the X-Men film grossed $460 million worldwide, against a reported budget of $210 million. It was an extremely expensive film at the time, and didn't do nearly as well as it was expected to.

Greek — and Roman — myths remain fascinating to audiences, and no other proof is needed than to remember that Sir Christopher Nolan is bringing back "The Odyssey" with an all-star cast. Elsewhere, names may get jumbled or outright changed, due to the Roman Empire gradually cannibalizing (syncretizing) any and all religions they came across. While Egypt's mythology really got put through the wringer, Greeks saw their Gods changed as well: Zeus became Jupiter, Ares became Mars, etcetera, regardless of how well the legends fit. But centuries later, the Greeks returned to prominence, helped in no small part by how well these stories could use the new wave of special effects and color film.

Ray Harryhausen and his magical stop-motion figures brought Perseus (Harry Hamlin) to life against monstrous Medusa in "Clash of the Titans" while Italy pushed the sword and sandal epic into the foreground with a rash of movies all about Hercules.

Undeniably, the state of comedy in film has changed over the past three decades, and many movies have been retroactively criticized for jokes that would come under fire today. This has led to the 90s buddy cop movie Rush Hour getting a new trigger warning upon its recent airing on the USA Network.

"We all love our 90's buddy comedies... but this movie was created in a different time," the trigger warning stated. "Fyi: Certain depictions, language and humor may seem outdated and at times offensive."

They put a warning in front of ‘Rush Hour’ because of Gen Z pic.twitter.com/3eYK18TZIL— 🖤 Physical Media Forever 🖤 (@VHSDVDBLURAY4K) July 5, 2025Yall see the picture floating around on social media about the warning that was tacked onto the beginning of Rush Hour when it was aired on tv?Like wut? I wonder how long it’ll take till...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new Superman movie! DC Comics' flagship hero once again takes flight in James Gunn's universe re-launching blockbuster, which arrives in multiplexes on July 11 after years of false starts at getting a new Man of Steel-led feature film into production.

That's nothing new for this particular superhero franchise, though. Multiple live-action Superman feature films have soared headlong into dead ends in the decades since Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve first made audiences believe a man could fly on the big screen in 1978. Even the involvement of big-name directors like Tim Burton and George Miller or famous faces like Jude Law and Nicolas Cage couldn't overcome the Kryptonite that is development hell.

While the Last Son of Krypton isn't a regular presence at the Oscars — and Gunn's take likely won't change that — some of those never-made movies boasted elements that could have made them awards players.

It’s no secret that a number of comedies from the ‘80s and ‘90s have aged about as well as a carton full of eggnog sitting in a hot car that’s being driven by Mel Gibson. Still, some movie fans were seemingly shocked, appalled and enraged by the mere suggestion that 1998’s Rush Hour, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, doesn’t 100 percent hold up today.

Social media users complained en masse that a recent airing of the film on the USA Network contained a pre-show disclaimerm which many people labeled a “Trigger Warning,” purely “because of Gen Z.” And if there’s one thing we know about Gen Z, it’s that they have a stranglehold on the cable TV industry.

“We all love our ‘90s buddy comedies… but this movie was created in a different time,” the oddly chill warning read. “Fyi: Certain depictions, language and humor...

Olivia Munn revealed on an episode of Dax Shepherd’s “Armchair Expert” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that a director she worked with on HBO’s “The Newsroom” tried to “ruin” her career by preventing her from landing a movie role. The director, who remained unnamed, told the studio that Munn was “really combative” on set after the two shared disagreements on the set of the Aaron Sorkin-created television series.

“There was a storyline where my character and Tom Sadoski’s character are dating and falling in love,” Munn explained. “[The director] kept trying to force me to carry that storyline only on my side. He’s like, ‘Can you look out at him and smile?’ And I’m like, ‘Why she’s busy doing this?’ Or, ‘Can you stop and snuggle up to him or flirt with him?’ Or, ‘Can you give him a kiss?’ And I’m like, ‘This...

Since the Marvel Cinematic Universe wrapped up The Infinity Saga with "Avengers: Endgame" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (and Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox) in 2019, Marvel Studios has slowly started to introduce the X-Men into the MCU. Characters with mutant connections such as Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Kelsey Grammer's Beast, and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine have been popping up in the phases that followed. Plus, True Believers were able to return to the fan-favorite world of "X-Men: The Animated Series" thanks to "X-Men '97" on Disney+. Now, after the initial casting announcement for the highly anticipated "Avengers: Doomsday," the mutant presence is about to increase exponentially.

But before we enter a new era for the X-Men and a thriving cinematic future for mutantkind, let's look back on the legacy that previous X-Men movies have left behind. Here is /Film's ranking of X-Men movies that have been theatrically released so far.

While Jackie Chan's Hong Kong action movies were huge overseas, it wasn't until the mid '90s when he really started to capture the attention of American audiences. It's easy to see why his magnetic presence carried over considering his stunt work was (and still is) jaw-droppingly impressive. Couple Chan's popularity with the rising star power of Chris Tucker and you have the "Rush Hour" franchise, a trilogy of globe-spanning action comedies that revitalized the buddy comedy for a new generation.

Hong Kong Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) would clash with the loud-mouthed LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) as they found themselves getting into all sorts of explosive hijinks. A lot of the back-and-forth humor stemmed from the pair commenting on their various culture shocks, which certainly places these movies in the period in which they were made. Even with a lot of the casual racist and sexist...

Much like the actors who play James Bond, Spider-Man, or Batman, securing the gig of Superman is a pretty big deal. The world's attention lasers in on the chosen one, as everything about the person is dissected and scrutinized in full public view. "He's not tall enough." "Where's the curl in his hair?" "Are those real muscles?" "Why doesn't he look like the actors playing Pa and Ma Kent?" Yes, the last one is a hilariously real comment posted on social media about David Corenswet's Clark Kent, and if you know, you know. Hopefully, the paycheck for this role more than compensates the performers for having to deal with the constant tomfoolery surrounding it.

Then there are the actors who almost received the chance to put on the red cape, but it didn't happen for whatever reason. They're a rare breed who could have left their own mark on...

In 2014, three years before the #MeToo movement swept Hollywood, Kesha accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault and battery in a blistering lawsuit. Hours after that was filed, Dr. Luke fired back by suing Kesha, her mother and even one of her attorneys for defamation. Two years later, Bill Cosby pulled the same maneuver, countersuing seven of his accusers. While the ordeal was difficult enough for Kesha, a chart-topping music star, it was financially crushing for the Cosby accusers who were not public figures. For their part, Kesha and Dr. Luke reached a settlement in 2023, ending a battle that lasted nearly a decade and likely cost millions.

In the wake of the industrywide reckoning around sexual harassment in 2017, many observers anticipated that retaliatory defamation lawsuits would subside. Instead, the practice intensified, with a host of men — including Brett Ratner and more recently, Jay-Z — countersuing their accusers.

Now, attorney and law professor...

Fighting can be a good thing in the right context. For example, when you really believe in something, it's imperative to make your feelings known if that will help others see where you're coming from. Life requires us to step up and advocate for ourselves when we have some skin in the game, and that can extend across all the periods of life, from young to old. Just this week, Jackie Chan decided to take matters into his own hands with "Rush Hour 4," as he feels like the opportunity to make the sequel to the fan-favorite franchise might be slipping away. He's got one big request, and the producers should probably listen to him after how "Rush Hour 3" went, because it could end up making or breaking "Rush Hour 4" for everyone involved.

Jackie Chan has been doing some limited media interviews for "Karate Kid Legends," and that...

With Jackie Chan reprising one of his beloved roles for Karate Kid: Legends, the actor is ready to revisit more franchises.

The honorary Oscar winner recently commented on the long-gestating Rush Hour 4, for which he assured he’s still interested in reuniting with co-star Chris Tucker, more than 25 years after the original.

“I don’t know. Ask the director, ask the studio, ask the writer,” he told ScreenRant. “Hurry up! Otherwise, Chris Tucker and me [will be] 100 years old. We’ll be old men doing Rush Hour.”

In 2017, Chan said he and Tucker had finally agreed on a script for Rush Hour 4. The pair previously starred together in director Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour (1998), Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007), which earned a combined $850 million worldwide.

Additionally, Chan said “I want to do” a followup to Shanghai Noon (2000) and Shanghai Knights (2003), which will be titled Shanghai Dawn. “The script is still going on,...

It's been nearly three years since the announcement that a fourth Rush Hour movie was in the works. The news elicited much excitement from fans who have deemed another entry into the action franchise long overdue. However, in the years since, fans have been given little or nothing to cheer about as a radio silence from the studios succeeded the announcement. The project's status has remained unknown, with the lack of updates giving rise to suspicions that perhaps the movie had been quietly shelved. However, there might be light at the end of the tunnel as franchise star Jackie Chan has shared a subtle tease, suggesting that development onRush Hour 4might still be alive.

Chan recently attended the premiere of his upcoming martial arts movie, Karate Kids: Legends, set to hit theaters this weekend. On the red carpet, he chatted briefly with ScreenRant and, while discussing future projects, he touched...

Jackie Chan has revealed “the script is still going on” for ‘Rush Hour 4’.The 71-year-old actor - who starred as Detective Inspector Yan Naing Lee opposite Chris Tucker’s Detective James Carter in the action/comedy trilogy - is set to return for a fourth film, and Chan has now insisted ‘Rush Hour 4’ is still in the works.When Screen Rant asked Chan whether ‘Rush Hour 4’ was still happening, he said: “Yes! And I want to do [another] ‘Shanghai Knights’, ‘Shanghai Dawn’. ‘Shanghai Noon’, ‘Shanghai Knights’, and ‘Shanghai Dawn’. “The script is still going on. I want to do a ‘Rush Hour 4’.”Despite his hopes for another ‘Rush Hour’ movie, the ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ actor admitted he was unsure how of how far along development on the film was.He said of ‘Rush Hour 4’: “I don't know. Ask the director, ask the studio, ask the writer.

Jackie Chan offers a hopeful update on Rush Hour 4. Despite having denied his involvement in the fourth movie in 2019, the actor confirmed that he was in talks to make the movie in 2022. Directed by Brett Ratner and released in 1998, the first Rush Hour movie starred Chan and Chris Tucker as Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee and LAPD Detective James Carter, respectively. Ratner then directed the next two installments in the series, but hasn't directed a movie since 2014.

While talking to ScreenRant's Liam Crowley at the Karate Kids: Legends red carpet event, the action star offered an update on Rush Hour 4. Chan sharedhis enthusiasm for returning to the upcoming project and named a few other movies he would like to do, confirming that "the script is still going on." However, he stressed that he didn't know the specifics, but hopes that development moves forward soon. Read his comments...

Director Guy Ritchie exploded onto the film scene back in 1998 with the frenetic "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels," a scrappy but earnest crime flick that established the young director's iconoclastic voice and propensity for bloke-forward, sweatily masculine stories. Ritchie's films are rarely elegant, and only look as polished as his budgets will allow. He tends to vaunt flippant, laidback protagonists, who would just as soon fire up a bong with you than go on an adventure. His Sherlock Holmes was less a detective as a brilliant dude with his own man-cave and a membership to a fight club. In his "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," when Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) released he had been drugged, he casually laid down on a couch, careful not to muss his hair; he knew what being drugged felt like. Even Ritchie's King Arthur (Charlie Hunnam), in the ultra-bomb "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,...

Stephen Colbert is backing Donald Trump on his claim that Melania has not been seen around the White House because she’s a “very private person.” Last Sunday, Trump gave “Meet the Press” journalist Kristen Welker that explanation when asked about his wife’s absence.

“Yeah, she’s a very private person who has film crews following her around for the $40 million documentary about her life,” Colbert said on Thursday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”

Melania Trump is currently filming a documentary for Amazon Prime Video that promises to be a behind-the-scenes look at her life that’s directed by Brett Ratner. The director was “canceled” in 2017 after several women came forward accusing him of rape, sexual assault and harassment. Warner Bros. severed ties with Ratner following those accusations.

Colbert emphasized that he understood where the First Lady was coming from. “I’m just as private. Actually, Jim,...

Exclusive: Hated. Adored. Never ignored. An ambitious, big-budget movie biopic about Donald Trump is in the works from Ferrari and To The Bone producer Andrea Iervolino.

Prolific Italian producer Iervolino will be at the Cannes market talking to potential partners with an aim to shoot at the end of 2025 in the U.S. Iervolino is aiming to corral a huge budget for the project with a $100M tag being floated. Cast has yet to be set.

We understand the film will be “kinder” to Potus than The Apprentice, the Oscar-nominated biopic starring Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan. Trump’s team famously took umbrage at that movie and tried to have it blocked from release around this time a year ago.

The Andrea Iervolino Company’s description of the project is “a major new biographical film centered on the life and legacy of Donald J. Trump — real estate mogul, television icon,...

“The New Avengers” director Jake Schreier is in early talks to direct “X-Men,” Marvel Studios introduction of the mutant superhero team in the MCU.

“Hunger Games” writer Michael Lesslie wrote the screenplay.

The “X-Men” film franchise began in 2000 with “X-Men,” directed by Bryan Singer. This first film introduced audiences to the concept of mutants – humans born with genetic superpowers – and focused on the leader of the X-Men, Professor Charles Xavier, and the metal-clawed Logan/Wolverine, as they attempt to make peace with their rival Magneto. It was praised for its serious, character-driven take on the superhero genre.

Its sequel, “X2” (2003), built on the foundation of the first film, allowing for more mutant heroes and villains to appear while exploring Wolverine’s mysterious past. “X2” was an even bigger critical and commercial success, further establishing the “X-Men” as a powerful superhero franchise able to stand alongside the likes of Superman and Batman.

Yesterday it was revealed that Shout Factory is bringing a plethora of Hong Kong action titles to 4K with new Ultra HD Blu-rays. Among these releases were the Chow Yun-Fat classics, Hard Boiled, The Killer, City on Fire and the A Better Tomorrow trilogy. Blu-ray.com now has the details of special features and specs on the Jet Li Collection that was also announced. The collection is due to hit retailers on July 29.

“For the upcoming Hong Kong Cinema Classics releases, Shout! Studios, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives, has been working diligently to remaster and restore several prized hits, all scanned in stunning 4K from the original camera negatives. The video and audio have been restored, and the subtitles have been newly translated. With fans in mind, Shout! Studios is currently producing a variety of bonus content for each physical media release for this numbered and deluxe home entertainment series.

Shout! Studios has unveiled Hong Kong Cinema Classics Line, “a new entertainment label spotlighting a treasure trove of Hong Kong’s most captivating and cinematic masterpieces on digital entertainment platforms in 4K and definitive-edition physical releases (Uhd and Blu-ray) for collectors’ home entertainment shelves,” according to the official release. The first titles will be released this summer.

The home video company “in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives, has been working diligently to remaster and restore several prized hits, all scanned in stunning 4K from the original camera negatives. The video and audio have been restored, and the subtitles have been newly translated. With fans in mind, Shout! Studios is currently producing a variety of bonus content for each physical media release for this numbered and deluxe home entertainment series.”

Many of these titles have long been out-of-print or unavailable in the west, so to have them with brand-new...

Like any workplace, tensions can get pretty high on Hollywood sets. Actors and crew members are often working long hours day after day to create something that is the singular vision of one person: the director. When that vision isn't clear enough for everyone to see, or that director is maybe not a healthy collaborator, things can come to a head very quickly. That's why there's a stereotype of directors being very controlling, argumentative, and narcissistic, given that, in the case of most studio films, there's a lot of responsibility on their shoulders to make a good film.

We've all heard stories about famous actors who refuse to work with each other, despite the on-screen chemistry their characters displayed. However, fewer people know the dirty details about actors who hated working with certain directors, whether it be a matter of personalities clashing, actors not being invested in the project, or...

Robert Snow, a veteran Secret Service agent who served as a technical adviser on films including In the Line of Fire, The American President and Air Force One, died March 22, his family announced. He was 93.

Snow had retired after spending 33 years with the Secret Service when he was called on for his expertise during the making of Wolfgang Petersen’s In the Line of Fire (1993), starring Clint Eastwood as a CIA agent haunted by the JFK assassination.

“In Taxi Driver and other films, we were portrayed as monosyllabic idiots who can’t complete a full sentence and [only] stand on the corners with dark glasses,” Snow told the Chicago Tribune in a 1997 interview. “Until In the Line of Fire, there was nothing to show what the Secret Service really did.”

He worked with Petersen and Eastwood again in the 1997 films Air Force One and Absolute Power, respectively, and on two X-Men movies,...

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Matt Bomer is a beloved, profoundly handsome actor.

Whether you know him from White Collar or Magic Mike or Doom Patrol or Fellow Travelers or Mid-Century Modern, his dazzling smile is now a familiar sight.

That was not always the case. Bomer was not always famous. And while he never truly hid who he is, he was not always out as gay.

In fact, there was a time when rampant speculation about his sexuality cost him jobs — and robbed him of the opportunity to come out on his own terms.

Matt Bomer attends the 84th Annual Peabody Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on June 09, 2024. (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Matt Bomer had his coming out ‘stolen’ from him

During this week’s episode of the Dinner’s On Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Matt Bomer recalled losing out on his chance to come out.

There’s something about Edward Norton that sets him apart. He doesn’t just play a character—he disappears into it. Every performance feels raw, lived-in, and totally believable, like he’s not acting at all. Whether he’s a troubled narrator, a reformed neo-Nazi, or a genius with a secret, Norton brings layers and intensity that few actors can match. He’s built a career on complexity, always choosing roles that leave a mark. Honestly, he’s not just part of modern cinema—he’s helped shape it.

Blowing up in the late 90s with a string of Oscar-worthy performances, Norton quickly became the guy directors had to work with. He’s teamed up with visionaries like David Fincher, Tony Kaye, and Wes Anderson, shared the screen with legends like Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and delivered some of the most iconic performances that created a shift in the world of filmmaking.

While the seeds had been planted in previous Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects like The Marvels, finding out how many legacy heroes would be appearing in Avengers: Doomsday was still exciting. The viral casting announcement, which consisted of five hours of chairs being put in front of the camera to announce the cast of the upcoming team-up film, was filled with plenty of surprises. Besides confirming that characters from Thunderbolts* and Fantastic Four: First Steps would be in Doomsday, there was also the reveal that many of the original X-Men from Bryan Singer and Brett Ratner's trilogy would return. One such character is Nightcrawler, brought to life by Alan Cumming, who has now expressed his excitement about returning to the role.

While talking to Jenna Bush Hager and Olivia Munn (also an X-Men alum) on the Today show, Cumming briefly touched on his return as the teleporting mutant. Besides...

The original “X-Men” featuring Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique and James Marsden as Cyclops, are set to return in “Avengers: Doomsday,” Marvel Studios announced on Wednesday.

Additionally, Kelsey Grammer will return as Beast, who most recently cameoed in “The Marvels” and previously starred in” X-Men: The Last Stand” at 20th Century Fox. The company made the announcement as part of a livestream revealing the cast for the upcoming film. Production kicks off in London next month.

The “X-Men” film franchise began in 2000 with “X-Men,” directed by Bryan Singer. This first film introduced audiences to the concept of mutants – humans born with genetic superpowers – and focused on the leader of the X-Men, Professor Charles Xavier, and the metal-clawed Logan/Wolverine, as they attempt to make peace with their rival Magneto. It was praised for its serious, character-driven take on the superhero genre.

In the absence of Bryan Singer, who took off to DC to helm Superman Returns, director Brett Ratner had some huge shoes to fill with The Last Stand, which was coming off the success of two revered releases. But unlike X-Men and X2, which heavily contributed to the superhero boom of the 2000s, the threequel marked a low point for the franchise.

X-Men: The Last Stand | Credit: 20th Century Fox

But when Singer finally returned to the series to direct one of its most important entries, he was adamant about fixing the shortcomings of the infamous threequel.

Bryan Singer was adamant about fixing The Last Stand debacle with his X-Men return X-Men: Days of Future Past | Credit: 20th Century Fox

While The Last Stand was loosely based on two heavily acclaimed storylines, The Dark Phoenix Saga and Gifted, neither was allowed to breathe within the tight constraints of the movie,...

Eight years ago, tech billionaire Jeff Skoll clapped enthusiastically as Al Gore assuaged the opening-night Sundance crowd just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president. “We will win,” Gore said after the Skoll-backed climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” made its world premiere. “We want this movie to recruit others.”

But a funny thing happened over the ensuing years. The founder and chair of Participant Media appears to have defected to the other side. In January, on the weekend Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, Skoll hosted both the Make America Great Again Victory Rally and the inaugural parade, sending shockwaves through the indie film world. (Skoll declined comment.)

For the past two decades, the eBay mogul was the most reliable financier of progressive documentaries, from “Rbg” to “He Named Me Malala.” Skoll’s 180-degree turn as he shuttered Participant...

With the long-delayed movie finally about to release, Jonathan Majorsis reflecting on his recent controversies and his Hollywood comeback ahead of Magazine Dreams' debut. Following his Emmy-nominated turn in Lovecraft Country, Majors was enjoying a very quick rise to stardom with the likes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Kang the Conqueror, who was set to be the next Thanos. Majors' career came to a standstill when he was arrested for a domestic assault report by his now-ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, being fired from the MCU and accused of further abuses and convicted of one count of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment.

Now, with Magazine Dreams officially picked up by Briarcliff Entertainment, Majors has sat down with The Hollywood Reporterfor his first major Hollywood comeback interview. The Emmy nominee began by recalling the period of time immediately following his not-guilty plea and trial, which he described as "heartbreak like...

If his second term as president isn’t giving you the amount of Trump TV time that you would like, Prime Video has some great news for you. The streaming service has announced that as of Monday, March 10, it will begin adding seasons of the 2004 reality series “The Apprentice.” Despite the fact that the competition show originally aired on NBC, due to the title’s ownership, it is not currently available to stream on Peacock.

Key Details: Season 1 of “The Apprentice” became available to stream on Prime Video on March 10. Subsequent seasons will roll out each week until April 27. MGM owned the rights to “The Apprentice,” and Amazon bought that studio in 2022. 30-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month amazon.com

Season 1 of “The Apprentice” is available to all Prime Video subscribers now. The series is considered by many to be a big reason that Donald Trump went from being a real estate mogul...

Manhunter, the serial killer thriller by Michael Mann, is streaming for free on both Pluto TV here and on Prime Video here, and it will be moving to Tubi on March 31. Fans of the thriller genre know that this is not only one of the best thrillers of the '80s, but of all time, and introduced many people to the iconic character, Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter. Other titles arriving on Tubi at the end of the month include the Michael Shannon masterpiece Take Shelter, Sarah Polley's recent acclaimed drama Women Talking, and the Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker, among others.

Manhunter follows Will Graham, a retired FBI agent who used to work as a criminal profiler before having a mental breakdown during his pursuit and arrest of Dr. Hannibal Lecktor. Graham's former boss, Jack Crawford, seeks the profiler's help when the Tooth Fairy, a new serial killer on the rise,...

First Lady Melania Trump attended an annual ball in Washington, D.C., after being absent for four weeks.

On Feb. 22, Melania reappeared at an annual dinner with America’s governors. She was dressed in a sharp, businesslike tuxedo and walked into the candlelit East Room to the tune of “Hail to the Chief,” smiling next to her husband, President Donald Trump.

“She worked very hard on making sure that everything was beautiful,” Trump stated in the East Room while his wife sat at a nearby table covered with white hydrangeas and tulips. “And she’s very good at that.”

Her long absence had some people in Washington speculating if she had retired from first lady duties altogether. Since her husband’s second inauguration on Jan. 20, Melania has spent a short amount of time at the White House.

She made a brief appearance in North Carolina and California on Jan. 24 to examine disaster-stricken areas.

Melania Trump made a rare public appearance in Washington, D.C., after a four-week absence, attending a White House dinner and reception with the nation’s governors. The first lady, who has spent much of her time in Florida and New York since her husband returned to office, was praised by President Donald Trump for her role in organizing the event.

“Melania has done a beautiful job making everything look perfect tonight,” Trump said at the event, acknowledging her contributions.

Despite her early involvement in the administration, Melania has maintained a low profile, fueling speculation about her limited presence in Washington. Sources close to the family suggest she prefers to stay in New York, where their son, Barron Trump, is attending college.

Though she previously stated she would return to D.C. when needed, Melania has been notably absent from high-profile engagements, including meetings with world leaders and key legislative signings.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter has been part of our pop-culture consciousness since 1981 when author Thomas Harris invented him in the pages of his psychological horror novel, Red Dragon. Since then, Dr. Lecter's appearances have crisscrossed different mediums, including film and television, turning this serial killer with a taste for human flesh into one of the most memorable villains of the modern-day era.

Most general audiences will know Hannibal Lecter best, thanks to the Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins took home the Oscar for his incredible performance in that film as the deranged sociopath toying with the young FBI trainee Clarice Starling under the pretense of helping her catch the equally menacing Buffalo Bill. As good as that film unquestionably is, the unique nature of Hannibal Lecter's depravity has led to other successful adaptations.

Updated on February 25, 2025, by Robert Vaux: The possibility of a fourth season for the...

Every Hollywood star who has donned the role of the iconic British spy, James Bond, has quite naturally turned into a chick magnet among fans. But what if we tell you that one 007 actor managed to smite more than just viewers—he almost left his co-star Salma Hayek drooling over his magnetic presence?

Salma Hayek and Pierce Brosnan in After the Sunset | image: New Line Cinema

Well, it’s none other than the veteran legend Pierce Brosnan, who collaborated with Salma Hayek in their 2004 movie After the Sunset and left the actress simping over him. Meanwhile, as per Hayek, part of the reason she was swooning over Brosnan was because she’s had a crush on him since the 1980s.

Salma Hayek claimed to have a crush on her co-star Hayek and Brosnan in After the Sunset (2004) | image: New Line Cinema

Salma Hayek has worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars,...

The "Me Too" movement allowed women to open up about traumatic experiences with sexual assault and harassment at their jobs, especially in the entertainment business. Olivia Munn was one of the first people to make public accusations against director Brett Ratner in 2017.

The actress has been outspoken about different uncomfortable moments on set, including with Ratner, who she accused of masturbating in front of her in his trailer while visiting the set of After the Sunset in 2004. In a new appearance on Monica Lewinski's podcast Reclaiming, the actress reflected on "traumatic" events on the movie set. She also highlighted she reported the issue, but it came with the obligation of an NDA.

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Blake Lively followed her co-star Justin Baldoni's legal moves and updated her lawsuit on Feb. 18.

Addressing her journey with anxiety, she explained that it all...

With three MCU movies opening this year, and The Avengers: Doomsdaystarting production in England in March, all eyes are turning to the next major franchise and phase, The X-Men. And with the discovery and introduction of adamantium in Captain America: Brave New World, fans are finally getting their first hints of Marvel's famous mutants. Rumors have been flying about who could be cast in different roles, and the latest is The Substance's Margaret Qualley might be starring as Rogue.

Take this rumor from Jeff Sneider with a grain or two of salt, but he's saying that Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige are considering Qualley to take on the role of Rogue, who was famously played by Anna Paquin in the original Fox movies. It should be noted that Sneider isn't sure if she's the main actress Marvel is considering, or one of several.

There have been other rumors of who...

Just over a decade ago, director Renny Harlin introduced audiences to The Legend of Hercules and probably quickly wished he hadn’t. The film arrived in January 2014 with a substantial $70 million budget and an action-focused cast led by Kellan Lutz, Scott Adkins, Gaia Weiss, and Liam McIntyre. Although the line-up seemed to scream big action, the critics came in like an almighty Cyclops and crushed the film to dust. But, 10 years is a long time, and now a whole new audience is discovering The Legend of Hercules on Freevee.

The film’s story centers on Hercules (Lutz), born from a tryst between the mortal Queen Alcmene and the god Zeus. The boy becomes a man, a formidable warrior, and one burdened by a prophecy that threatens to unravel the power held by King Amphitryon (Adkins). When Hercules falls in love with Princess Hebe (Weiss), things get a little complex and...

Actress Olivia Munn is coming forward with how a studio tried to force her to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) following what she describes as a traumatic incident on a film set. Munn has had an interesting career in Hollywood, jumping between journalists and on-air personalities on shows like Attack of the Show! and The Daily Show to starring in projects like The Newsroom, Magic Mike, and X-Men: Apocalypse. She has also spoken out against anti-Asian harassment and assaults following the Covid-19 pandemic, used her platform to raise awareness on animal rights, and recently spoke publicly about her private battle with breast cancer.

Munn appeared as a guest on Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast via Variety and revealed that she turned down signing an NDA following an incident on a film set. Munn didn't specify the production or what exactly happened. “I had to file complaints with the studio, and...

Olivia Munn recently opened up on Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast about a difficult experience she faced on a movie set. While she did not reveal the film or specific details, she shared that the studio offered her a massive payout—worth millions—on the condition that she sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA). However, she refused.

“I had to file complaints with the studio, and there’s a lot of other little things that go along with it, but it got to this place where I was offered a lot of money,” Munn said “Seven figures to accept, I guess, their apology and them taking acknowledgement of it, but it came along with an NDA.”

Despite the large sum, Munn didn’t feel comfortable signing the agreement. “Not that I ever would talk about it truly, because I wanted to move past it all. But I said I’m not signing an NDA,...

Olivia Munn recently shared a powerful story about turning down a multimillion-dollar offer from a studio because it required her to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Speaking on Monica Lewinsky’s “Reclaiming” podcast, Munn recalled a “traumatic” experience on a movie set that led her to file complaints with the studio.

While she did not name the movie or go into details about the incident, she revealed that the studio attempted to resolve the matter with a financial settlement—one that came with conditions she refused to accept.

“They offered me a lot of money,” Munn said. “Seven figures to accept, I guess, their apology and them taking acknowledgment of it, but it came along with an NDA. Not that I ever would talk about it truly, because I wanted to move past it all. But I said I’m not signing an NDA, and they said I have to.”

She...

Olivia Munn joined Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast and opened up about turning down a hefty sum of money after reporting a “traumatic” experience on a movie set.

In the episode aired Wednesday, Munn said the incident took place around the beginning of the #MeToo era, following the wave of sexual abuse accusations against disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein. Munn did not name the studio, film, individuals involved, or additional details about the incident.

“There were things that happened on this movie set, personally to me, that were really not...

Years later, Olivia Munn is speaking up about a complaint she filed on the set of a movie, which she would not name.

The actress recently recounted the on-set incident that was “really not okay,” as she explained why she refused to take “a lot of money” in exchange for her silence about the behind-the-scenes moment.

“It was so traumatic that I had to file complaints with the studio,” she explained on Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast. “But it got to this place where I was offered a lot of money. A lot of money — seven figures to accept I guess their apology and them taking acknowledgement of it. But it came along with an NDA.”

Munn continued, “And not that I would ever have talked about it, truly, because I just wanted to move past it all. That’s why I don’t want to talk about the specific...

Olivia Munn says she once refused at least a million dollars to agree to stay silent over a traumatic incident that took place on a movie set.

The New Girl and The Newsroom actress was talking to Monica Lewinsky for this week’s episode of her podcast Reclaiming (below), where she recalled the experience. While Munn didn’t detail the incident or name the film, she said it took place around the beginning of the #MeToo era, which got underway around 2017.

“There were things that happened on this movie set, personally to me, that were really not Ok and it was so traumatic that I had to file complaints with the studio,” Munn said. “It got to this place where I was offered a lot of money, a lot of money — seven figures — to accept their apology. But it came along with an NDA.”

“Not that I would ever have talked about it,...

Olivia Munn recently appeared on Monica Lewinsky’s “Reclaiming” podcast and revealed she once turned down an offer worth millions of dollars from a studio to sign an NDA after she endured a “traumatic” incident on a movie set. Munn did not name the movie or go into detail about the incident.

“I had to file complaints with the studio, and there’s a lot of other little things that go along with it, but it got to this place where I was offered a lot of money,” Munn said (via E! Online). “Seven figures to accept, I guess, their apology and them taking acknowledgement of it, but it came along with an NDA. Not that I ever would talk about it truly, because I wanted to move past it all. But I said I’m not signing an NDA, and they said I have to.”

“I just felt it was so wrong,...