ORPHAN. OUTSIDER. KING. In 2019, Walt Disney Studios released The Lion King, a photorealistic animated remake of their beloved 1994 classic. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film featured an all-star voice cast, including Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones. It retold the iconic story of Simba, a …
ANOTHER DISMAL SUPERHERO FAILURE Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has certainly had a rocky journey, aiming to expand upon various Marvel Comics characters tied to the iconic web-slinging hero—Spider-Man—without actually including him in these features. It’s an ambitious concept: building a cinematic universe centered around Spider-Man’s villains and side characters, while leaving out the hero himself. Given …
“YOU SEE, A TRUE KING SERVES HIS SUBJECTS” Within the grand tapestry of famous books and novels, the name of Charles Dickens standing out as a prominent author in classic literature. A British author from the 1800s (1812-1870), Dickens found his literary success after his serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers” in 1836; eventually launching …
The Second Quarter Quell is coming to the big screen as Lionsgate releases the official announcement trailer for the upcoming film titled The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. View trailer below. Explores Panem 24 years before Katniss’ saga, starting on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, where a young Haymitch …
A new assassin rises to the challenge as Lionsgate releases the second official trailer for their upcoming spin-off Ballerina of (From the World of John Wick: Ballerina). View trailer below. Taking place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), ballerina-assassin Eve Macarro begins to train …