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When Disney’s The Lion King got a CGI remake in 2019, audiences were promised a “live-action” reimagining of the 1994 animated classic. But what they got was a film so focused on realism that it forgot how to feel. The characters looked real, but they couldn’t emote like the characters in the 1994 2D animated film. As a result, Simba’s ...

J. K. Rowling has never been shy about her views on gender identity. But she may end up doing something even Lord Voldemort couldn’t—draining the magic from Harry Potter. In May, Rowling launched the J. K. Rowling Women’s Fund, a legal initiative she says is designed to protect “sex-based rights.” But some LGBTQ+ advocates see it differently, calling it a ...

When it comes to genetically engineered animals, Samuel L. Jackson rarely has any luck. If he’s not being dismembered by cloned velociraptors in 1993’s sci-fi masterpiece Jurassic Park, he’s being eaten alive by super-smart makos in 1999’s shark thriller Deep Blue Sea. Of course, between the two, it’s his role in Jurassic Park that’s the most memorable. Though it happens ...

The Jurassic World brand has been riding a huge wave of popularity since the 2015 reboot shattered box office records and brought dinosaurs back into the cultural spotlight. Now, with Jurassic World Rebirth hitting theaters next week (July 2), comparisons to the 2015 monster hit are inevitable. Interestingly, this year also marks the 10-year anniversary of the fourth film, which ...

The Buffy revival on Hulu is underway, with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning as Buffy Summers. But don’t expect a straightforward continuation with the entire original “Scooby Gang”. The new series is expected to act more like a soft reboot, introducing a new group of characters with some connections to the past for longtime fans. Gellar, who’s also executive producing, told ...

An exciting new DC Universe is underway. While DC Studios’ co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran are busy resetting the cinematic side of things, which will begin in July with the Superman (2025) reboot, DC Comics has already launched its Absolute Universe. The Absolute Universe completely reimagines iconic DC superheroes, with Bruce Wayne/Batman, Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman, and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman leading ...

You can’t go anywhere online these days without hearing about Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling. And anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last few years will know that the iconic franchise is being rebooted as a TV series for HBO, and will also be aware that Rowling continues to get into heated rows on X (Twitter). ...

Almost every Halloween, Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion transforms into a Nightmare Before Christmas ride. It’s wildly popular, regularly drawing long lines and is a seasonal must-do. But here’s a real question: why stop there? Disney has a vault of holiday classics it barely uses. Think about Home Alone (1990), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), or even The Santa Clause (1994). All ...

Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) has arrived. Though it will be a couple of weeks before the new film hits theaters worldwide, it premiered at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London yesterday, June 17. Of course, the cast and crew were in attendance, with director Gareth Edwards (2014’s Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Endgame, Black ...

British actor Jason Isaacs, 62, best known for playing the Death Eater Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, and more recently, wealthy businessman Timothy Ratliff in HBO’s hit TV series The White Lotus, has revealed that he once shared a set with “the worst bully ever.” Isaacs has appeared in numerous films over the decades, such as Armageddon, Black ...