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Nov92024 by cineverseNo Comments

Ice Age 6’ in the Works With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Returning

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By Brent Lang According To The variety Get ready to head back to the Pleistocene era! Disney and 20th Century Animation announced Friday that “Ice Age 6” is in the works, which means that Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd will soon return to screens. In a video announcing the sequel, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, and Simon Pegg, who have all led the voice cast of the family franchise, announced that they are coming back for a new adventure. The film is currently in production. The last “Ice Age” film, “Collision Course,” opened in theaters in 2016, grossing $408.5 million globallly. It’s a franchise that’s had legs — the first film, “Ice Age,” bowed in 2002. There have also been several shorts and series featuring various woolly mammoths, groun...

Nov92024 by cineverseNo Comments

Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69

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By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety Tony Todd, an American actor known for leading the “Candyman” horror franchise as its eponymous hook-wielding ghost, died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, Calif. He was 69. Todd’s death was confirmed by a representative for the actor. A cause of death was not disclosed. A reliable presence in genre fare across four decades, Todd’s series of credits include iconic titles such as Alex Proyas’ comic book adaptation “The Crow,” Michael Bay’s Alcatraz actioner “The Rock” and the elaborate killing-set-piece series “Final Destination.” One of his earliest film performances came in his early thirties in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning war epic “Platoon.” On “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Todd donned alien make-up to play Kurn, a Commander ...

Nov62024 by cineverseNo Comments

Prostitution and Cloning on the Agenda as ‘Tomorrow and I’ Delivers Thai Sci-fi Anthology for Netflix

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By Patrick Frater According To The variety Thai film director Paween Purijitpanya has directed “Tomorrow and I,” a four-part anthology series for Netflix. It covers topics including cloning, prostitution, religion and global warming. The series expands the streamer’s roster of Thai content and represents its first from the country in the sci-fi register. The show will upload from Dec. 4. Purijitpanya is known for his previous films including “Body,” “Phobia,” “Phobia 2” and “Ghost Lab.” He also directed GMM series “Girl From Nowhere.” “[‘Making ‘Tomorrow and I’] was challenging because everything had to be newly created — the appearance of the city, clothing, technology, and the shape of various devices. In the end, these elements were essential for building a realistic world...

Nov62024 by cineverseNo Comments

Ayushmann Khurrana Talks ‘Thama,’ Latest Entry in Maddock’s Horror-Comedy Universe (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety India’s Maddock Films is expanding its successful horror-comedy universe with “Thama,” starring Ayushmann Khurrana in his first venture into the genre. The film, due a 2025 theatrical release during the Diwali holiday frame, marks a departure for the universe by incorporating a love story element. “I’m excited that Dinesh Vijan feels this is the best time for me to enter his blockbuster horror-comedy universe in and as Thama,” says Khurrana, following the success of “Stree 2,” which has emerged as one of Bollywood’s highest-grossing films. “I am thrilled to be part of this universe’s legacy as it moves forward and also feel responsible to give audiences a theatrical experience that they will remember for ...

Nov62024 by cineverseNo Comments

Red One’ Review: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in a Holiday Action Fantasy That Gives Christmas a Backstory It Didn’t Need

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety Here’s the bad joke of Hollywood Christmas movies. They tend to begin, and end, with a blast of old-school Yuletide cheer. But that’s just a tease. In between, most of them make a point of straying about as far from the Christmas spirit as possible. Instead, they swap in the new American spirit: vulgar, violent, full of fake fun, celebrating their own crassness. To trace the genesis of the anti-Christmas Christmas movie (“Jingle All the Way,” “Violent Night”), you would probably have to go back to a couple of movies that are thought of as classics (though not by me): “A Christmas Story” and “Home Alone,” both of them glasses of eggnog spiked with misanthropy. That said, I’m not sure that a Hollywood movie has ever kicked off the season with...

Nov52024 by cineverseNo Comments

Why These Political Documentaries About the Insurrection and Abortion Rights Could Be Even More Relevant After Election Day

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By Addie Morfoot According To The variety his year, documentaries that tackle pressing political issues including immigration, abortion and the Jan. 6 insurrection were meant to make an impact on the 2024 presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. While some, like Errol Morris’ immigration control documentary “Separated” and Matt Tyrnauer’s “Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid” both found distribution deals prior to Election Day with MSNBC and CNN respectively, there are many more docus that have been or will be self distributed that American voters on both sides would benefit from watching — even after the election. As both Democrats and Republicans gear up for potential unrest and protracted legal battles followi...

Nov52024 by cineverseNo Comments

Hollywood Bets on Thanksgiving Rebound: Will ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Moana 2’ Revive the Sluggish Fall Box Office?

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety To paraphrase Wesley Snipes as Blade in this summer’s blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine”: There’s only one “Barbenheimer.” There’s only ever gonna be one “Barbenheimer.” Hollywood might never replicate the je ne sais quoi that prompted the explosion of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” double features, turning the box office battle between two very different films into a once-in-a-generation cinematic event. But multiplex owners are hoping that “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” achieve something close as the pink-and-green musical and the Colosseum-set action epic land in theaters on Nov. 22. “It won’t happen in the same way, but the conversation around ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ is reminiscent of ‘Barbenheimer,’” says Shawn Robbins, Fandan...

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Ice Age 6’ in the Works With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Returning

Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69

Prostitution and Cloning on the Agenda as ‘Tomorrow and I’ Delivers Thai Sci-fi Anthology for Netflix

Ayushmann Khurrana Talks ‘Thama,’ Latest Entry in Maddock’s Horror-Comedy Universe (EXCLUSIVE)

Red One’ Review: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in a Holiday Action Fantasy That Gives Christmas a Backstory It Didn’t Need

Why These Political Documentaries About the Insurrection and Abortion Rights Could Be Even More Relevant After Election Day

Hollywood Bets on Thanksgiving Rebound: Will ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Moana 2’ Revive the Sluggish Fall Box Office?

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