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Lately, I've been revisiting The Bad Batch season 2, as it's my favorite season of the show. This dive brought me to episode 3, "The Solitary Clone," where the audience catches up with Crosshair, the member of Clone Force 99 who chose to stay with the Empire.

It's an incredible episode, portraying a skewed version of The Clone Wars, where our supposed heroes invade the Separatist world of Desix to fight battle droids and save the day. Only, the clones are the bad guys here, and one person with Crosshair realizes that: Commander Cody was the commanding officer for the mission.

At the end of the episode, Crosshair finds out that Cody goes Awol... and that's the last we ever hear from him. In the current canon, this is his final entry. Star Wars Legends has a different fate for Cody, but for today, let's just focus on the current canon. Ever since this episode,...

Star Wars fans might be headed back to a galaxy far, far away alongside their favorite bearded Jedi. Ever since Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 1 was released in 2022 on Disney+, there has been little to no movement on the Star Wars series. Well, until now. A new rumor points to a long-awaited return for the miniseries, which featured Ewan McGregor reprising his beloved role.

According to Daniel Richtman, Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2 is in the works. No other details were included in the report, and, until further confirmation, it should be taken with a grain of salt. However, after McGregor has consistently expressed his desire to tell more stories featuring Obi-Wan, there may be some validity to the latest rumor. The first season of Obi-Wan Kenobi has an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, while audience reviews garnered a lower 61% rating. It should be noted that the latter score was likely affected by review bombing,...

There’s something undeniably terrifying about vampire cinema when it’s done right. The undead make for notoriously effective screen adversaries when packaged correctly. 30 Days of Night undoubtedly excels in its depiction of vampires, the creatures within are menacing, blood-thirsty, and unhinged. Not to mention, the brilliant makeup effects ensure the vamps look properly imposing at all times.

In addition to the way the film nails the visual depiction of vampires, it also plays around with lore, making the undead more primitive and far more imposing than what we see in many popular screen renderings. Few will find these vamps sexy, that’s for sure.

If you’re game to experience the flick’s unforgettable take on the undead, you can currently do so free of charge via Xumo Play.

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For anyone unfamiliar with the property, the film is based on a...

Collateral may be 20 years old, but it’s racing back into the cultural conversation with the kind of energy that would make Vincent proud. The Michael Mann-directed crime thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx is surging on Netflix’s global charts, according to FlixPatrol, climbing in popularity in the wake of Cruise's performance in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

If you’ve somehow missed Collateral, now is the time. The film, which earned a stellar 86% critics score and 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, remains one of the sharpest and sleekest neo-noirs of the 21st century. Cruise plays against type as Vincent, a cold, calculating hitman who forces a reluctant cab driver named Max (played by an Oscar-nominated Foxx) to drive him around Los Angeles for a night of contract killings. Not our idea of a good time, but each to their own.

Mann’s decision to...

The first "Spy Hunter" video game was released in 1983 and was played by many a Gen-x arcade brat. Notably, "Spy Hunter" had licensed Henry Mancini's theme for "Peter Gunn," and the digital rendition burned its way into the brains of the people who played it. In "Spy Hunter," you controlled a high-tech white spy car. It was equipped with guns and weapons, allowing it to sail down an endless highway, shooting and destroying enemy vehicles. One played the game by wielding a trigger-encrusted steering wheel. If you shot an innocent bystander, you were penalized for a few seconds.

The 1983 cabinet launched a miniature gaming franchise that included a "Spy Hunter" pinball machine, which was ported over to ColecoVision and the Nintendo Entertainment System. "Spy Hunter II" hit arcades in 1987, while an updated reboot version of the game was made for PlayStation 2 and the GameCube (and other systems) in 2001. Eventually,...

The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is coming back to screens – like anyone would believe otherwise. While there are currently questions over whether it will be with Johnny Depp, Margot Robbie, or someone completely different at the helm, one original star would be more than happy to make a small appearance – and even has his own hilarious pitch as to how it could happen. While speaking exclusively to MovieWeb’s George Edelman while promoting his new movie The Rule of Jenny Pen, the legendary Geoffrey Rush addressed a possible swashbuckling return as ne'er-do-well pirate Barbossa. He said:

“I had a good time on that over a very long period. It was probably 12, 15 years or something, from beginning to end. But after the final chapter, I've died twice, and I didn't want an exhumation. I thought it would have been wrong having sacrificed his life for his own child, yeah, and I thought,...

James Mangold directed films across genres including rom-coms, dramas, and biopics. He also helmed 2007's 3:10 to Yuma, one of cinema's best Western remakes.

James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma joins Hulu's streaming library on Mar. 1. This 2007 Western is an impressive remake of the 1957 film, one of cinema's genre-defining classics. With an impressive ensemble led by Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, and Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma is a darker, grittier version of the original, which had a hopeful, triumphant ending. In contrast, James Mangold's remake is character-driven with its complex villain and tragic protagonist. The film was a modest success upon release, and it has since earned a cult following; Western fans consider it a worthy remake, acclaimed by critics and the general audiences.

Related10 Great Movies That Are Actually Remakes

Whether it be 2003's Freaky Friday or 1983's Scarface, many great movies of their time are actually film remakes in disguise.

In Michael Mann's "Collateral," Los Angeles cab driver Max Durocher (Jamie Foxx) spends his nights picking up and dropping off customers across the bustling city. Mann hones in on the vivid texture of the city at night, the subtle beauty of the busy neon-lit streets, and the eerie silence that fills up the cramped, empty alleyways. Something ominous seems to be lurking beneath the lull of everyday mundanities, and this sentiment manifests in the form of Vincent (Tom Cruise), a hitman who takes Max hostage after boarding his cab as a customer. A game of tense cat-and-mouse follows ... but an odd incident occurs even before Vincent boards Max's cab and terrorizes the man to no end.

When Vincent arrives at the airport in the film's opening, he bumps into a man who hands him a bag. This man, played by none other than Jason Statham, is credited solely as "Airport Man,...

30 Days of Night, the vampire horror film starring Josh Hartnett in one of his best films and underrated performances, is now on a new streaming home this February, giving fans yet another opportunity to see the wildly polarizing film of 2007. As of February 1, Josh Hartnett's fans will be able to stream 30 Days of Night on Peacock with a subscription. The film returns to streaming after being exclusively available for digital purchase or rent for some time. It's still undetermined how long it will stay on Peacock, but films that are relatively obscure don't spend much time on streaming services. You better hurry up.

Directed by David Slade, of Black Mirror and Hannibal fame, 30 Days of Night stars Hartnett alongside Danny Huston, Melissa George, Ben Foster and Mark Boone Junior, among others. The vampire film is based on the comic book series of the same name by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith.

In 2022, the Star Warsfranchise saw the return of Hayden Christensen to the role of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader when the actor appeared in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.However, Christensen voiced that he was open to returning to the character that he played in two prequel films, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, long before Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered.

Per Screen Rant, in a video from a 2008 red carpet, Christensen divulged why he didn’t end up voicing Anakin/Vader in George Lucas’ animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which ran from 2008 to 2020. In the interview, Christensen said, “I never got the call” to voice Anakin in The Clone Wars.

When asked if he would be interested in doing a voice in The Clone Wars, Christensen said, “I would be, of course, yeah, so tell them to ask me about that,...

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As of this writing, it's been more than five years since we've had a "Star Wars" movie in theaters, dating back to "The Rise of Skywalker" at the end of 2019 -- though it hasn't been for a lack of trying on Disney and Lucasfilm's part. In the years since Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, many, many "Star Wars" movies have entered development. There are probably several that we'll never hear about. Most of these movies never actually got made.

We're finally getting back to a place where this beloved franchise will return to theaters, with director Jon Favreau's "The Mandalorian and Grogu" set to arrive in 2026. Beyond that, we've got a new movie starring Daisy Ridley's Rey in development, as well as a movie from "Clone Wars" maestro Dave Filoni that will tie together all of the shows in the "Mandalorian" universe.

Although I was previously saddened that Obi-Wan Kenobi ultimately became a TV show and wasn't a trilogy of movies as planned, I've come to realize that it is so much better for Star Wars that this change was made. Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of several recent Star Wars shows that were originally movies. In Obi-Wan Kenobi's case, this really would have meant another story entirely, as the scrapped Obi-Wan Kenobi trilogy had a completely different plot than the show.

The trilogy, which would have been written by Stuart Beattie, was going to see Obi-Wan encounter Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader again, but in the movies, he would have believed Anakin was able to return to the light side of the Force. This was based on the comment Obi-Wan made to Luke Skywalker in A New Hope that he had once believed Anakin could be redeemed, which obviously never happened in the prequel trilogy.

Star Wars: 3 TV Shows That Were Meant To Be Movies (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Were you aware that some of our favorite Star Wars TV shows were meant for the big screen? Yes, before the galaxy far, far away embraced the binge-watching era, a few ideas were crafted as blockbuster movies. However, due to The Mandalorian’s smashing success in 2019, Disney+ became the new playground for Star Wars adventures.

This shift wasn’t just about streaming; it was about reimagining how the saga could thrive on the small screen. While many planned Star Wars films fizzled out after Solo’s flop, a few found new life as TV shows. According to Screen Rant, these three surprise Star Wars hits swapped cinema seats for couch cushions.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Was A Movie Trilogy

What started as a grand plan for an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie trilogy took a wild turn into a Disney+ limited...

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Territory is an Australian neo-Western drama series created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee. The Netflix series revolves around the world’s largest cattle station, Marriane Station which has been owned for generations by the Lawson family but it becomes subject to takeover by various parties after the Lawson family engages in a succession battle for ownership of the property. Territory stars Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor, and Sam Corlett. So, if you loved the Western element, engaging family drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Territory here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Yellowstone is a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series follows the Dutton family who own the largest ranch in Montana. The plot mostly revolves...

In a surprise to no one, the Rey film, which disappeared after being pushed back for “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” has hit yet another setback. This time, the new writer, who Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy got to replace the other two writers they fired, has also left the film.

Steven Knight was brought in March 2023 to replace the original writers Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. Lindelof has said publically that he was asked to leave Star Wars.

This isn’t even the first time this has happened. Kathleen Kennedy has a trail of people who either quit or were fired for “creative differences.”

There is a list of 18 from 2022, which has increased since then! Some of the people removed include,

Michael Arndt, Gary Whitta, Gareth Edwards, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Colin Trevorrow, Josh Trank, Stephen Daldry, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Stephen Schiff, J.D. Dillard and Matt Owens, Stuart Beattie,...

Since the 1970s, comic books have inspired some of the most successful Hollywood movies of all time, a trend that began with Christopher Reeve's portrayal of Superman. Although not the first film to adapt a comic to the big screen, Richard Donner's Man of Steel film signified a shift away from low-budget serials to box office hits. In the years since, movies like Tim Burton's Batman, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and the smashing success of the MCU have taken the world by storm.

While many associate the superhero genre with comic book adaptations, they aren't exclusively centered around caped heroes. Everything from gangster epics to gritty horror movies has come from comics, but it's not uncommon for some of these to be underrated by audiences. In a golden age of comic book adaptations, it's worth looking at the stories that did their source material justice.

Some movies take circuitous routes to production. It all, as we like to say, starts on the page, and sometimes all you have on that page is a pitch -- a basic idea centered on a killer hook. And that pitch can go through various permutations as different producers, writers, directors, and stars become attached and unattached. Take "Bad Boys" for instance. Long before Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer teamed up-and-coming filmmaker Michael Bay with the then unproven-at-the-box-office duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the project was intended to be a broad two-hander comedy starring "Saturday Night Live" veterans Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz. Hard to imagine a four-film-and-counting franchise blossoming out of that.

Something in the same vein almost happened with Michael Mann's "Collateral." The moody Los Angeles thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx is considered by many to be one of the director's finest films...

The Obi-Wan Kenobi show almost included a cameo from beloved Star Wars clone trooper Commander Cody, and it's genuinely a shame that didn't happen. Obi-Wan Kenobi was a fascinating addition to Star Wars movies and TV shows. Not only did the show reveal more about Obi-Wan's time on Tatooine, but also, it filled in some major gaps in the Star Wars timeline, among them why Leia sought Obi-Wan's help specifically in A New Hope when she was captured by Darth Vader.

Obi-Wan Kenobi also saw Obi-Wan and Darth Vader face off yet again and provided updates to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader's Star Wars timeline. This included having Vader tell Obi-Wan he wasn't responsible for all that had happened in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which was both surprising and profound. Obi-Wan Kenobi almost featured a storyline that would have made the show so much better,...

When it comes to vampires, mainstream audiences are familiar with Dracula, Twilight, and maybe even TV series like True Blood and The Vampire Diaries. Horror fans can dig a little deeper with cult favorites like Let the Right One In and Fright Night. However, in order to find the truly underrated vampire movies, one needs to sink their fangs a little bit deeper.

The remake of Salem's Lot was recently released on Max, and Abigail was the surprise horror hit of the year. With all that in mind, it's a good time to journey into the darkness and find noteworthy hidden gems when it comes to vampire horror. Some of these films are campy and fun, while others are outright terrifying. Each is worth a watch, especially around Halloween.

30 Days of Night Is Cold, Visceral, and Terrifying Director: David Slade

Metascore: 53 IMDb: 6.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 51%

Alaska is the cold,...

The best fantasy movies of all time need their villains and are doubtlessly made even better by the perfect performances of the actors playing them. Antagonistic portrayals constitute some of the best fantasy movie performances ever, but the focus is usually on the heroic (or at least protagonist) characters. Villain actors deserve just as much appreciation for convincingly portraying the person who typically sets the story in motion. There are a range of complex fantasy villains for A-list actors to play, supporting different types of stories.

The most evil fantasy movie villains ever are usually just evil for the sake of it, leaving it up to the actors to make them amazingly charismatic when there is no explanation for their actions. Villains with a tragic backstory are potentially easier and more difficult in different ways; while they have more understandable motives, they demand nuance. Many legendary actors have dazzled audiences with their larger-than-life villain performances,...

Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton is directing an upcoming movie about Pemulwuy, a significant figure in Australian history. The film, titled “First Warrior,” will tell the epic story of Pemulwuy’s leadership battling British colonization in the late 1700s. Sam Worthington and Jason Clarke are attached to star, and producers are looking for an actor to portray Pemulwuy.

Pemulwuy was a leader of the Bidjigal Aboriginal group near modern-day Sydney. For over a decade, he organized resistance against settlers moving onto traditional Indigenous lands. His efforts are regarded as some of the earliest, strongest opposition to colonization in Australia. Yet this pivotal period receives little attention historically.

The film aims to shine a light on Pemulwuy’s remarkable story. Thornton says the script captures “an important story” and he’s honored to be involved. Thornton has won acclaim for movies including “Samson & Delilah” and “Sweet Country.” Aboriginal creatives hold central...

Leading Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton has signed on to direct First Warrior, an epic feature about Australian Aboriginal resistance fighter Pemulwuy. Aussie stars Sam Worthington (Avatar, Hacksaw Ridge) and Jason Clarke (Oppenheimer, Zero Dark Thirty) have boarded the project in lead parts, while a casting search is said to be underway for the lead role of Pemulwuy.

A Bidjigal man of the Sydney tribes, Pemulwuy led a 12-year resistance against British settlers moving into his people’s traditional lands as Australia was colonized in the late 1700s.

One of Australia’s most admired directors, Thornton broke through in 2009 when his directorial debut, Samson & Delilah won the Cannes Film Festival’s Camera d’Or prize. His 2017 film Sweet Country took home Venice’s Special Jury Prize and his most recent work, The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett, premiered at Cannes last year.

First Warrior is supported by the Bidjigal, Dharawal and...

Fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies have still not quite let go of the idea that Johnny Depp could return to the big screen as Captain Jack Sparrow, even if it seems less and less likely. However, even if he doesnt saunter back onto the deck of a pirate ship again, it seems that Depp is still willing to bring out the character for the benefit of some of his biggest fans.

While in Spain for the San Sebastin Film Festival where he was premiering his new directorial feature Modi Three Days on the Wing of Madness - Depp took some time out to dress up as Captain Jack to visit a local hospital and make some children and staff very happy. During his visit, which was reported on by a local news outlet, Depp made the rounds of the childrens ward and mingled with doctors and nurses,...

While many believe Obi-Wan Kenobi would have been better as a film rather than a TV series, one of the show's writers recently revealed that he planned it to be a trilogy. Obi-Wan Kenobi, released on Disney+ in 2022, is a solid Star Wars entry, with a standout performance by Ewan McGregor in the titular role and the long awaited return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.

Obi-Wan Kenobi was originally planned as a film centered on the Jedi Master's confrontations with the Imperial Army and Darth Vader. While it was shelved and turned into a TV series, writer Stuart Beattie had meant it to be a film trilogy and sought Lucasfilm to make it happen, much to his dismay.

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Star Wars might not have had a lot of fan support these past few years. However, the films still managed to rake in a lot of money at the box office, remaining one of Dinsey’s most lucrative franchises. However, there was one film that never managed to be the bee’s knees for the franchise, despite George Lucas’ involvement in the project.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, the second installment of the Star Wars Anthology series of films that Disney shelved, had the lowest box office numbers of a Star Wars film, largely due to factors like not wanting the film to compete with Infinity War’s marketing cycle. However, George Lucas’ involvement should have at least merited a better environment for the film to be nurtured in.

It was George Lucas who came up with the idea of making a Solo...

Stuart Beattie, the writer who penned the scrapped Obi-Wan Kenobi trilogy of movies for Star Wars, has revealed exactly what this story would have looked like, and I can't help wondering what it would have meant for the franchise if it had actually been made. The scrapped Obi-Wan trilogy has been a topic of conversation ever since Beattie started discussing it around the time of the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show, which was loosely based on what Beattie had already written. As it turns out, however, Beattie's trilogy is vastly different from what actually happened in the show.

To be clear, my current feelings about the Obi-Wan Kenobi show go either way. I do feel as if there was much more that could have been done and developed better in Obi-Wan's show, such as the ending that Reva's character has and the overall relationship between Obi-Wan and Leia. One...

Screenwriter Stuart Beattie reveals George Lucas' role in a Star Wars movie that bombed at the box office by grossing only $393 million.

Appearing on the YouTube channel Star Wars Theory, screenwriter Stuart Beattie revealed George Lucas' role in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Watch the portion of the video or read his comments below:

He was partially involved in Solo, because he was the one who started that. He brought that to Larry Kasdan... It was already in development when they bought it from George.

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One of Obi-Wan Kenobis writers recently revealed his scrapped plans for an Obi-Wan-centric film trilogy, which included ideas that could have been game-changing for the franchise. Obi-Wan Kenobi has been one of Star Wars most influential characters since the beginning. As an inextricable player in the Skywalker saga, it was only a matter of time before Lucasfilm made him the focus of a movie, or, as it later panned out, a TV show. Plenty of ideas had been bandied around before, but writer Stuart Beattie originally approached Lucasfilm with an idea for an entire movie trilogy.

During an interview with YouTuber Star Wars Theory, Beattie revealed his core concept: Obi-Wan and Vader had to have met between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and the first Star Wars film, later retitled A New Hope. Dialogue in Return of the Jedi supports his theory at one point, Vader...

Ewan McGregor finally returned as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a series released on Disney+ in 2022. While it was a success, there was no word on a potential second season. When the show was released on Blu-ray/4K, it was billed as ‘The Complete Series’ rather than ‘The Complete First Season,’ which seemed to indicate that Lucasfilm wasn’t going to bring the show back. However, McGregor told Variety that he hopes he gets the chance to do another season.

“I loved, more than anything, getting to know Alec Guinness’ work because I was playing him as a young man. Even now with the series, that’s my personal challenge — if a take feels a bit like him, I’m happy,” McGregor said. “I really do hope we get a chance to do another one. Between where we ended off in the series and when Alec Guinness comes on screen with Luke Skywalker,...

One of the most acclaimed films of 2004 is “Collateral,” starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith. Written by Stuart Beattie and directed by Michael Mann, the movie tells of a cab driver in nighttime Los Angeles who becomes the hostage of a contract killer. Released 20 years ago in August 2004, “Collateral” was a box office success, grossing $220 million worldwide on a $65 million budget. Read on for more about the “Collateral” 20th anniversary.

Most of the nation’s critics were positive on “Collateral.” Todd McCarthy in Variety wrote, “This intensely focused piece soars not only on the director’s precision-tooled style but also on the outstanding interplay between leads Cruise and Foxx.” Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film “a rare thriller that’s as much character study as sound and fury.” And Peter Travers in Rolling Stone said, “Mann hits a new peak, orchestrating action, atmosphere and...

Two years later, "Obi-Wan Kenobi" feels like a strange entry in the larger Disney/Lucasfilm TV library. It's a show with some very cool moments (like Obi-Wan facing off against Darth Vader) and an incredibly satisfying Leia storyline, but it also meanders quite a bit and has some poor visuals. Well, at least George Lucas seemed to love it.

Part of what makes the show kind of disjointed is that it very much feels like a movie stretched out to be a TV show, with certain ideas scaled down to fit a TV budget and scope, and others stretched to encompass multiple hours of storytelling. After "The Mandalorian" season 2 started the trend, "Kenobi" also cemented the TV arm of Lucasfilm as being driven by cameos. Yet, despite many references and Glup Shitto appearances, we never got the one cameo that would have genuinely mattered to this story: Commander Cody. 

As it turns out,...

In the early 2000s, director Michael Mann was coming off four hugely ambitious films — “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Heat,” “The Insider,” and “Ali” — and thinking about what to do next. He spent over a year working with John Logan on a Howard Hughes script that Martin Scorsese would ultimately direct as “The Aviator,” but its similarities to “Ali” made him wary of embarking on another epic.

“It was an internal conflict,” Mann said on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “In Ali’s case, it was about Ali determining his identity. ‘Who shall I be? Who shall I represent to the world?’ The quest he’s on is very similar to the Howard Hughes story.”

Luckily, another script came Mann’s way that was not only different from “Ali” but also from anything he’d done before. Stuart Beattie’s “Collateral” had the kind of intense conflict, rich characters, and...

Robert Luketic will direct “All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story” for Altit Media Group. The film follows the two founding members of Air Supply, Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, as they pursue their musical dreams, ultimately breaking big with such chart-toppers as “Every Woman in the World,” “Lost in Love” and, the film’s title song, “All Out of Love.”

In Luketic, the project gets a director with a proven box office track record — Luketic oversaw both “Legally Blonde” films, two of the biggest hits of Reese Witherspoon’s career, as well as the Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda comedy, “Monster-In-Law,” another commercial success.

Casting on the film, which features a script from BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Stuart Beattie, is currently underway.

Altit Media Group’s Dean Altit will produce, while Barry Seigel, Jesse Weiner, Julia Xu, and Johnny Hsu will serve as executive producers. Filming is set to take...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of director Michael Mann’s stylishly compelling noir thriller Collateral with a new Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray™ SteelBook™, arriving August 6, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Tom Cruise is “convincingly wicked” (Toronto Star) and Jamie Foxx gives an Oscar®-nominated* performance in the exhilarating film that “crackles with energy and purpose” (Los Angeles Times). Originally released on August 6, 2004, Collateral wowed critics and audiences alike and continues to be revered as a masterful blend of suspense and drama, combining intense action with captivating character exploration. Written by Stuart Beattie, the film also stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Javier Bardem. ... Read more...

Put away the sex and drugs because a biopic focusing on the Australian rock duo Air Supply is taking up space in the atmosphere. The project comes from Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral screenwriter Stuart Beattie. Altit Media Group’s Dean Altit is producing, and Barr Seigel, Jesse Weiner, Johhny Hsu, and Julia Xu are executive producing. Cameras look to roll later this year in Australia and the UK, while the team plans for a summer 2025 release to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary.

If you’ve never heard of Air Supply before, the soft rock duo – Graham Russell (vocals/guitar) and Russell Hitchcock (vocals) – make the type of music to tongue-punch your partner to. With make-out anthems like “All Out of Love,” “Every Woman in the World,” “The One That You Love,” and “Even the Nights Are Better,” Air Supply was inducted into the Aria Hall of...

Exclusive: Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral screenwriter Stuart Beattie is penning the biopic All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story about the 1980s soft rock band Air Supply.

Altit Media Group’s Dean Altit will produce, with Barry Seigel, Jesse Weiner, Johnny Hsu and Julia Xu serving as EPs.

Production is planned in Australia and the UK during Q4 this year in plan for a summer 2025 theatrical release to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.

Air Supply was the hit-meister of many gold and platinum slow dance and make-out songs during the 1980s such as “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” The band found major success with seven Top 5 singles in a row, tying The Beatles’ consecutive run. Air Supply counts more than 100 million albums sold worldwide and played over 5,000 shows, with members Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock recording hits,...

Austin Butler expresses surprise at rumors linking him to Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, highlighting his detachment from speculation. Butler's childhood love for the iconic series contrasts with his astonishment at being considered for a role in the franchise. Two new films in development for the Pirates franchise: a reboot with a promising script and a project starring Margot Robbie.

Dune: Part Two star Austin Butler expressed his surprise regarding the speculation of being added to the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean reboot. The actor revealed his detachment from ongoing discussions about the franchise's direction.

During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, when asked about his involvement in a potential reboot of the iconic series, Butler expressed his astonishment. "Oh really? I haven't heard about that," he remarked. Butler's response indicated his unawareness of the casting rumors linking him to the seafaring saga. Butler's fondness for the Pirates of the Caribbean...

Jerry Bruckheimer teases two new Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one a Margot Robbie-led adventure and the other a reboot. Despite plans to move away from Jack Sparrow, Bruckheimer expresses desire for Johnny Depp's return to the franchise in the future. Depp's talent and friendship are commended by Bruckheimer, hinting at a possible comeback for the iconic character in upcoming films.

Producing legend Jerry Bruckheimer has now provided further clarity on the future of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, revealing that there are now two separate movies in development. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Bruckheimer revealed that a reboot is now in the works with a script written by Young Woman and the Sea scribe Jeff Nathanson, with the second project being the long-rumored Margot Robbie-led movie written by Birds of Preys Christina Hodson.

"It's two different movies. We hope to get 'em both made, and I think...

If Heat and The Insider are agreed upon as Michael Mann’s all-time best films, what is the director’s most underrated feature to date? Is it Thief? The Keep? Manhunter? Public Enemies? Nah. There’s only one acceptable answer: 2004’s criminally overlooked nocturnal neo-noir Collateral. Featuring a rare villainous turn by Tom Cruise and a restrained Oscar-nominated performance by Jamie Foxx, the L.A. crime story was the first film in history to utilize the Viper FilmStream High Definition Camera. The digital format that David Fincher would later adopt for use on Zodiac and Benjamin Button. Beyond the cutting-edge technology, the remote locations Mann and his production team gave viewers a much different glimpse of Los Angeles away from the glamor of Hollywood and into the seedy, sinister parts of town rarely seen on the big screen.

Believe it or not, Collateral was conceived by screenwriter Stuart Beattie when...

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer wants Johnny Depp back as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Legal issues have affected Depp's career, but he may return to Disney depending on the project. The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is now getting a reboot.

Johnny Depp will return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as Jack Sparrow if legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer gets his way. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Bruckheimer, who is best-known for his role in such iconic franchises as Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Bad Boys, and National Treasure, revealed that he has even had talks with Depp about a comeback and described the actor as a good friend.

If it was up to me, of course. I love having Depp... He's a great actor and good friend... I've certainly spoken to him, but we'll see what happens.

Depps career has infamously taken a back-step in recent years...

George Lucas fully supports the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show and considers it one of his favorite things from Star Wars. The show takes place after the events of Revenge of the Sith, focusing on Obi-Wan's protection of Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. Ewan McGregor returns as Obi-Wan, and Hayden Christensen reprises his role as Darth Vader.

George Lucas has mostly stepped away from Star Wars since Disney bought Lucasfilm, but a new interview from one of the company's executives revealed Lucas' true thoughts about the Obi-Wan Kenobi television show.

In an interview on the Full of Sith podcast, Pablo Hidalgo, who is considered the "senior Star Wars lore advisor," at Lucasfilm, said that George Lucas thoroughly enjoyed Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"Early on there was a conversation had with George [Lucas] over what his thoughts were, and whether or not, honestly, he bought the whole concept, and he was one hundred percent supportive.

Hayden Christensen returned as Anakin Skywalker & Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi, facing challenges like underwater filming. Christensen had to hold his breath for Vader's bacta tank scenes, practicing breath-holding techniques to endure long submerged moments. Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place 10 years post-Revenge of the Sith, depicting Obi-Wan's struggle to protect the future.

Hayden Christensen's long-awaited Star Wars return presented the actor with a unique challenge during the filming of a now-iconic moment from Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi. The actor first made his Star Wars debut in 2003 in Episode II - Attack of the Clones as impulsive Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker, before Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith would depict the final steps towards his path to the Dark Side in 2005. Christensen would make his return in 2022 with Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising the role of both Anakin Skywalker, as well as donning the armor of the Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Hollywood has a long and rich history of daring-do's full of swashbuckling through many genres. From costume dramas, and slapstick comedies, all the way to space operas. The action convention of adversaries battling it out with blades has excited the imagination of fans and inspired future generations of Olympians, re-enactors, and upcoming stuntpeople and fight coordinators.

Although there are an insurmountable amount of epic sword fights that could be part of this ranking, this will focus on Hollywood films specifically and be based not only on the expert choreography but their overall panache and influence in filmmaking and popular media. When looking at such decorated times and eras in Hollywood history, it's important to note the many fight coordinators responsible for these fights, and there are definitely some that continue to dazzle across the decades.

The Blacksmith Fight in Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl...

Disney+ confirms Obi-Wan Kenobi as a limited series through its Blu-Ray listing. No future seasons are expected, as it is listed as "The Complete Series". The Blu-Ray release is slated for April 20.

Disney+'s latest batch of Blu-ray home releases carries some disappointing news as the listing for Obi-Wan Kenobi's home release seemingly confirms the production as a limited series. The 2022 Disney+ series saw the return of Ewan McGregor as a disillusioned Obi-Wan during his Tatooine exile. Alongside McGregor and newcomers Moses Ingram, Indira Varma, and Kumail Nanjiani, Obi-Wan Kenobi also saw the return of Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader

Despite Obi-Wan Kenobi ending with the Jedi finding new hope, Disney+'s latest Blu-Ray announcements have hinted that viewers shouldn't expect future seasons. While Moon Knight, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Andor's listings specifically name them as first seasons, the 2022 series was listed as "The Complete Series." Like WandaVision's home release,...

Johnny Depp is Captain Jack Sparrow, and Captain Jack Sparrow is Johnny Depp. Ever since the pauper of the surf, the jester of Tortuga, made his on-screen debut in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the two have become so inextricably linked that it's difficult — nae, impossible — to picture one without the other. It would be great to believe that it was a match from the start, but the truth is, it wasn't. Just like how Christopher Reeve, the definitive Superman, wasn't always first in line for his career-defining role, Depp wasn't the first for Sparrow. Or second. Or third. If writer and co-creator Stuart Beattie had his way, the role would have gone to fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman.

Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 could explore Obi-Wan's lingering trauma and guilt from Order 66 through a scrapped plot from season 1. Commander Cody's return would force Obi-Wan to confront his feelings and memories surrounding Order 66, allowing him to grow and heal. Cody's redemption could be part of a larger narrative about Obi-Wan seeking forgiveness and spiritual enlightenment, potentially leading to the secret of becoming a Force ghost.

Obi-Wan experienced a lot of personal growth in Obi-Wan Kenobi, but this scrapped plot idea would have allowed him to move on from the effects of Order 66. Obi-Wan Kenobi saw the Jedi Master come to terms with the fact that his former Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, was still alive and terrorizing the galaxy as Darth Vader. It was an extremely emotional story, as Obi-Wan had to learn to live with the guilt of failing his student and brother. While Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 currently seems unlikely,...

I don’t know of many Christmas horror adaptations. Sure, I could probably look at the history of Krampus and piece something together but other than that I’m hard pressed so let me know in the comments what I could cover next holiday season. Winter in general has all sorts of movies and stories that they are based off of. The very first episode of this show was all about The Thing and its source material Who Goes There and now in the middle of winter, at least in Colorado, I think it’s time to look at one of the better vampire properties of the 2000s and a great limited series comic. 30 Days of Night was originally pitched as a movie but when it was turned down, the comic came out and put the author’s name on the map. As is the nature of Hollywood, it...

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia was a celebrated film of the year 2008, and it secured plenty of Oscar nominations. This was a one-of-a-kind film that did work fifteen years ago, a historical drama that was set against the backdrop of the struggles of the indigenous culture of the country and their fight for recognition. This two-hour, forty-five-minute historical saga has now been released as a six episodes series on Hulu, with many additional subplots and scenes included. Nothing around it has changed except the format, and it was released on the streaming platform on November 26, 2023.

The story of Faraway Downs was like the one presented in the film, with many significant changes made to the re-release. Set in the late 1930s, Lady Sarah Ashley was in Australia seeking her rich husband, Lord Maitland Ashley, who seemed to be running a huge cattle ranch and was facing intense competition in the land down under.

Baz Luhrmann (Elvis) revisits his Australia feature film and transforms the nearly three-hour epic into the six-episode series Faraway Downs. The limited series will include an hour of footage that didn’t make the film’s final cut, as well as a different ending.

“I got the idea and started to relook at the footage and realized I’ve shot enough to do it as episodic storytelling through a revisiting of the piece, not necessarily as a better film than Australia, but a different variation on the themes,” explained Luhrmann in an interview with TheWrap. “I was able to use the strengths of episodic storytelling to breathe those things out and explore them in a stronger way.”

The feature film, and now the Hulu limited series it spawned, stars Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Bryan Brown, Brandon Walters, and Ben Mendelsohn. 2008’s Australia, which currently sits at 54% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes,...

Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Faraway Downs TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, ahead of its November 26 launch.

The story centers on an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) who travels halfway across the world to confront her wayward husband and sell an unusual asset: a million-acre cattle ranch in the Australian Outback called Faraway Downs. Following the death of her husband, a ruthless Australian cattle baron, King Carney (Bryan Brown), plots to take her land and she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle drover (Jackman) to protect her ranch. The sweeping adventure romance is explored through the eyes of young Nullah (Brandon Walters), a bi-racial Indigenous Australian child caught up in the government’s draconian racial policy now referred to as the “Stolen Generations.”

Luhrmann also directed Oscar-nominated 2008 movie Australia and he returns for the Hulu series, which debuts in two...