Last month came the unexpected trade report that singer Charli XCX was among the “top choices” for the high-profile role of the White Witch in Greta Gerwig’s “Chronicles of Narnia” film. It was an eyebrow-raising choice considering the British musician’s lack of onscreen roles to date – though she has
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This weekend looks set to be a battle between “Sinners,” “The Accountant 2” and the re-release of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” with all three films looking to take in over $20 million each at the U.S. domestic box-office. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is expected to have
TV News: Pains, Netflix, Globes, Age, Summer
Royal Pains A revival of former USA Network ‘Blue Sky’-era series “Royal Pains” is in the works at NBC with Mark Feuerstein reprising his role of Dr. Hank Lawson. Co-creator Andrew Lenchewski and executive producer Michael Rauch will write the new series but it’s unclear if any of the original
Julia Garner On Initial Silver Surfer Confusion
Golden Globe winner Julia Garner is part of the cast of Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” this Summer, the “Ozark” actress stepping into the shoes of the famed Silver Surfer character from Marvel lore. Though more often a man, there have been several instances of female Silver Surfers
How Doom Changed Gaming Forever
My mother was never fond of me playing violent games, so I had to sneak sessions of Mortal Kombat and Wolfenstein 3D away from her discerning eye. One game that was so notorious that I had to take extra precautions in playing it, either on our family computer (thanks, shareware!)