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Long before Nicholas Hoult gave viewers the best Lex Luthor performance of the 21st century, he was nailing his debut movie role in 1996's "Intimate Relations." The movie was about a 20-something British lodger in the 1950s who gets caught in a horrendous love triangle between a mother (played by Julie Walters) and her teenaged daughter. Although the movie is comedic, the love triangle still ends in bloodshed and tragedy, as they are wont to do. 

Hoult plays the young Bobby, a kid who's just sort of on the sidelines, enjoying the mental health benefits that come with being unproblematic. Bobby only enjoys a few mere moments of screentime, but Hoult and his distinctive eyebrows make sure to take advantage of it, as you can see above.

Hoult hasn't spoken much about this movie, mainly because he was seven at the time and the role wasn't that substantial, but he...

Waterworld, the famously soggy epic starring Kevin Costner and directed by Kevin Reynolds, turns 30 today. Released on July 28, 1995, the film remains one of the most notorious Hollywood productions of its era, making waves for its astronomical budget and behind-the-scenes turmoil. Dubbed "Kevin's Gate" by the press, it faced a storm of negative attention long before audiences ever set sail. But in the three decades since its debut, Waterworld has gone from box-office cautionary tale to cult classic, with a devoted fan base, a legacy in live entertainment, and even a surprising brush with Oscar gold.

Set in a post-apocalyptic future where the polar ice caps have melted and Earth is submerged in water, Waterworld follows a mysterious drifter known as the Mariner (Costner), a gill-sporting loner navigating a flooded wasteland of floating cities, pirates, and mythical dry land. The film was one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time,...

Waterworld, the infamous post-apocalyptic movie starring Kevin Costner, has arrived in streaming, giving modern audiences a chance to see one of the most divisive movies of the 1990s. The 1995 action film has been added to the Peacock library, and now you have an opportunity to re-evaluate the film that, at the time, was the most expensive film ever made, though it struggled at the box office.

The film takes place around the 2500s when the Earth suffered a cataclysmic apocalypse after the polar ice caps melted. Seawater apparently covers the entire planet and humans have found a way to survive aboard major floating structures. A lonely seaman spends his days trading whatever he can find during his exploration of the depths, and one day he finds a child who seems to hold the secret to arrive on dry land. Per the Rotten Tomatoes synopsis of Waterworld:

After the melting of the polar ice caps,...

Jared Hess' A Minecraft Movie was one of the bigger surprise hits of the year, both in movie theaters and now on streaming. Riding the wave of its success is Hess' endlessly quotable directorial debut, which was an even bigger surprise hit in the summer of 2004, when an indie comedy with a cast full of unknowns became the sleeper hit of the year. Napoleon Dynamiteis now the #9 streaming movie on HBO Max, trailing A Minecraft Movie at #2.

Napoleon Dynamite has its origins in Peluca, a nine-minute black-and-white short film about a nerdy high school student. Directed by Hess and starring the then-unknown Jon Heder, the film was a hit at the Slamdance Film Festival, and Hess and his wife and producing partner, Jerusha Hess, secured $400,000 Usd to make a feature-length version of the film. Heder returned as the title character for the movie, which was shot in southern Idaho. The...

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Jared Hess' oddball comedy "Napoleon Dynamite" was an enormous success when it was released back in 2004, making over $46 million on its tiny $400,000 budget. The film was just peculiar enough to attract a snarky audience of jeering twentysomethings who liked to quote the film's kooky dialogue and imitate lead actor Jon Heder's peculiar delivery. The title character lived in a boring city in Idaho, but, like a Wes Anderson character, also lived in a carefully constructed personal universe of his own. Napoleon was always confident and assured, even as he was relentlessly picked on at his high school. His fashion sense stunk, but he attacked the world with a strangely laconic self-assurance that one can't help but envy. 

The character was striking enough to launch a miniature industry of "Vote for Pedro" T-shirts, sweaters, mugs, Funko Pops, bumper stickers, and Halloween costumes.

At just 25 years old (as of writing), Joey King has been featured in over 70 films and television shows dating as far back as 2006. Given the sheer volume of work she takes on, it's not shock that many of these have been critical and commercial duds you've either never heard of or wish you'd never heard of, like the "Final Destination" riff-off "Wish Upon," the middling ghost romance "The In Between," and the irredeemably pandering sci-fi thriller "Uglies."

At the same time, King has consistently turned high-quality performances in some memorable projects. Fans of "The Dark Knight Rises," "Crazy Stupid Love," and "The Conjuring" are proof that she's been ready for almost any acting challenge since she first appeared on a screen. From her extensive resume, we picked out our favorite roles and ranked them based on quality and how well they showcase King as an actor. 

These are the 10 best...

Filmmaking undeniably requires craft, but it also requires something additional that is less easy to teach, harder to pin down, and impossible to replicate. In short, it requires a kind of magic, an alchemy between the collaborators, the material, and the time period in which the movie is made. Sure, most creative people who make films as a career learn little tricks and shortcuts in order to help facilitate this, but ultimately (and to the continual annoyance of the studio bean counters), it happens or it doesn't. Just as the right actor can elevate a character and the wrong sound effect can ruin a scene, a film's original score is a key ingredient in making this alchemical mixture of cinema. While the covenant between a composer and a director tends to produce just the right kind of score the film needs, sometimes the balance is off.

While it isn't all that common,...

When Kevin Costner'sWaterworld hit theaters in 1995, it was impossible to ignore the controversy behind the production. At the time, with an estimated budget of $175 million, it was the most expensive film ever made, a record that reflected its ambitious vision of a water-based post-apocalyptic world. But the film's large scale and setting, shot primarily on the water, created major challenges, driving up costs and delays, making Waterworld a high-risk gamble for Universal Studios.

Despite the struggles and the media frenzy around its budget, Waterworld didn’t crash and burn as expected. While its U.S. box office earnings were underwhelming, it found success overseas and had a second life in home video, TV reruns, and even a popular theme park stunt show. Though it never became the major blockbuster studios predicted, Waterworld still made its name in pop culture, evolving from a financial risk to a cult classic.

Waterworld Is...

One of the most recognizable faces of the mid-2000s and 2010s, Megan Fox occupies a contentious position within Hollywood. While '90s babies were first introduced to Fox in films like "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" or the Mary-Kate and Ashley film "Holiday in the Sun," by 2007 she was best-known for playing eye candy in films like "Transformers."

The big question about Fox has always been, "Is she talented, or just hot?" Public opinion about Fox was not great following her breakout role in "Transformers." Many found her attractive (she was crowned "sexiest woman in the world" by FHM men's magazine in 2008), but these fans often didn't respect Fox either as a woman or an actress.

On the other hand, some found her deliberate sex appeal offensive or anti-feminist because she leaned into her sex symbol status and seemed okay with being objectified. Indeed, Fox has always been...

When "Toy Story" was released in the fall of 1995, it not only established Pixar Animation Studios as an upstart studio worth paying attention to, but it also made clear to the entire animation industry that there was a new way to tell stories. Nothing against hand-drawn animation, of course, but now there was proof that computer animation could bring a wonderful, funny, exciting tale to life just as well as other styles within the medium of animation. 

That was both good and bad news. It was good news because it allowed for competition to spring up in places like DreamWorks Animation and Illumination Entertainment. But the bad news was that, as was also the case with hand-drawn animation, there would be always cheaper options available. Yes, computer animation was in its nascent years, but it would improve. What if, though, some studios weren't able to progress technologically and had to use old-school-looking computer animation?...

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Based (very loosely) on Cecily von Ziegesar's book series, "Gossip Girl" started its run on The CW in 2007 and, in the hands of Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, let us into the exclusive world of a bunch of uber-wealthy Manhattan teenagers, all of whom were played by beautiful twenty-somethings. The whole story begins with the return of the troubled but beautiful socialite Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), who ran away to boarding school in Connecticut after some sort of traumatizing life experience before the show's narrative began — and when she does come back to New York, she tries to start fresh. Unfortunately for her, that's not an option thanks to one conniving, unhinged troublemaker: Georgina Sparks, played to perfection by Michelle Trachtenberg.

When news broke that Trachtenberg passed away on February 26 at the age of 39, I thought of her starring role...

When it first aired in 2000, "Six Feet Under" was unknowingly part of the dawn of a golden age of television. Alongside early-aughts HBO hits like "The Wire" and "The Sopranos," the tragicomedy told the story of a family-run funeral home trying to make sense of life and death in the wake of the sudden loss of their father.

A revival has reportedly been in the works for some time, despite the fact that it would seemingly be in conflict with what is arguably the greatest series finale of a TV show ever. Still, the mere idea of a return to these loveable, complicated, and tragic characters makes us wonder what happened to the cast of "Six Feet Under?"

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Appropriately, we'll start with Richard Jenkins, who played Nathaniel Fisher Sr., the family's patriarch. Though Nathaniel Sr.

Actress and rock 'n' roller Taylor Momsen made her screen debut at the age of three, appearing in a 1997 Shake 'n Bake commercial. In the ad, she noted that Shake 'n Bake dinners were an excellent sign of her mother's love, and she demonstrated the product with aplomb. It's Shake 'n Bake, and she helped. Momsen was also, at the time, working as a child model, something she recalls hating. In a 2011 interview with Bethesda, Momsen said that she recalls being busy a lot as a toddler and that she wasn't given a lot of time to spend with friends. Her whole life, she said, she was in and out of school.

That same year, while she was still in preschool, Momsen started appearing on a few TV shows, notably the 1997 "The Cosby Show" spinoff "Cosby," and in a 1998 episode of "Early Edition." Momsen's first feature film was director David Worth...

If you're making a list of the most timeless sitcoms ever produced, "The Golden Girls" has to be at or near the top. Yes, it's so very 1980s with its Miami fashions and decor, but its themes and sense of humor have aged better than most hit series of its era. At any moment, you can hop on Hulu, click on a random episode, and know you'll laugh yourself silly while watching Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), Rose Nylund (Betty White), and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) get in some kind of jam and ultimately be reminded of the importance and power of friendship.

The writing on "The Golden Girls" was always sharp (it won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series twice), but the secret to its seven years of sustained success (it ranked in the Nielsen ratings top ten for all but its final season) was undoubtedly its cast.

Who knew a part on Happy Days could lead to cinema immortality? From Robin Williams to Sally Field, the list of Oscar winners who started as sitcom goofs is much longer than you might expect.

Here are five more Academy Award recipients who cashed their first showbiz paychecks on classic situation comedies…

1 Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio was earning movie accolades early in his career, still a teenager when he was Oscar-nominated for Who’s Eating Gilbert Grape? But does he get that role without his breakthrough as Luke Brower, the homeless kid who gets taken in by the Seavers on the ‘80s sitcom Growing Pains? TV mom Joanna Kerns remembers DiCaprio always messing around between takes. “He was totally mischievous,” she told The Independent. When Tobey Maguire, a member of DiCaprio’s infamous Pussy Posse, came around the set, “They looked like they were really up to no good.”

2 Halle Berry...

Napoleon Dynamite might be getting a sequel. Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro Snchez in the 2004 indie coming-of-age film, says the entire cast is willing to reprise their roles.

"Everyone wants a sequel. And I can say this, legally, that the door's not closed yet. There's more to tell with these characters," Ramirez told ComicBook. "When you have a really good story, whether you make a prequel or a sequel, you can really explore the depths of these characters of where they would be, or where they came from, or what led them to be where they're at."

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Searchlight Pictures is celebrating a milestone anniversary with … T-shirts!

The studio, which is marking the moment with a variety of initiatives and partners from Ore-Ida and Warby Parker to Hitching Post Winery, has teamed up once again with buzzy Los Angeles brand Hiro Clark to honor its 30th year in business. (The two previously partnered on “Hello Stranger” shirts after the success of the critically acclaimed All of Us Strangers from Andrew Haigh.)

In doing so, Hiro Clark is offering a limited-edition collection of tees, five in total, that retail for $98 apiece in multiple color options. Here’s the part cinephiles need to know: The line of five honors Searchlight’s beloved films including Tamara Jenkins’ 1998 movie Slums of Beverly Hills, Kimberly Peirce’s 1999 film Boys Don’t Cry, Jared Hess’s 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, and Scott Cooper’s 2009 film Crazy Heart.

Napoleon Dynamite is endeared to an entire generation of audiences who came of age in the early 2000s. Jon Heder wants fans to know Napoleon is now even more awesome by showing off his new "upgrades."

Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite was a surprise hit at the global box office, earning almost $45 million within a year of release. The 2004 film remains a cult favorite because of its eclectic ensemble of characters, especially its titular character Napoleon (played by Jon Heder). The film ended on a promising note with Napoleon on good terms with Deb but it also begged for a sequel that never happened. Heder has since cameoed in character in talk shows and product commercials, but fans never really knew what happened to after the film's end credits. A short sketch on Jimmy Kimmel Live finally showed an older Napoleon, who is now physically jacked.

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Napoleon Dynamite cast reunites to speculate on characters' futures, hinting at child support, legal tangles, political aspirations. Uncertain fate of Napoleon and Deb's relationship, Uncle Rico's YouTube legal troubles, Pedro running a law firm with Summer. Possibility of Napoleon Dynamite sequel hinted by Jon Heder, with Jon Gries suggesting a real-time, winter setting for film.

Napoleon Dynamite is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year, and the cast recently got together to not only mark the occasion, but to speculate on where their beloved characters would be now. Released on June 11, 2004, the film has gone on to be regarded as one of the best comedies of the early aughts, and made Jon Heder a household name, paving the way for him to star in such films as The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, and Blades of Glory. Produced on a budget of just $400,000, Napoleon Dynamite would go on to earn $46 million at the box office.

Napoleon Dynamite is 20 years old, but according to the movie’s cast, its lead characters probably aren’t doing so hot. “I think it's not looking very good for most of them,” laughed Jon Heder, the actor who played Napoleon, at a recent Q&a with fans.

The movie ends on a moment of triumph for Napoleon and Pedro, but in Heder’s view, it’s all downhill from there, according to a People report. “Napoleon is probably paying child support to two different moms, with two different kids,” Heder speculates. “Maybe Trisha was a fling. Like, ‘Let’s give it a go... No, I was right the first time.’”

Napoleon did end up dancing with Deb, Tina Majorino’s character, but Heder doesn’t have high hopes for that couple either. “It didn’t work out with Deb, but he really wants to make it work with Deb so he’s like,...

Two decades after the release of Napoleon Dynamite, fans can only imagine what the characters might be doing in 2024. Three stars of the hit comedy have offered their predictions on where their characters would be today.

Per People, a 20th anniversary screening for the film was held in Orlando, Florida, with attending actors Jon Heder (Napoleon), Efren Ramirez (Pedro Snchez), and Jon Gries (Uncle Rico). The actors shared predictions about the future of the characters they played in the film, though Heder guesses that it's not exactly going well. Gries also commented on the change he'd want to see in a potential sequel, if Napoleon Dynamite 2 ever gets made.

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Deb is part of a trio of quirky high schoolers in 2004's Napoleon Dynamite. Deb, a shy friend of Napoleon, sells trinkets and offers glamour photos to pay for college. Tina Majorino, who played Deb, also starred in Veronica Mars, showcasing her versatility as an actress.

Deb in Napoleon Dynamite is one-third of the strangest and funniest trio of high schoolers that has ever appeared in an indie film. Released in 2004, Napoleon Dynamite is the quintessential quirky high school comedy that millennials are still quoting to this day. Its listless story, aimless characters, and general lack of conflict make it a hard film to grasp, yet, it's one of the funniest movies of the 2000s and an unexpectedly heartfelt story. It's almost like the Napoleon Dynamite filmmakers took a camera, planted it in Idaho, and just presented what they caught.

Some may say it's not their cup of tea, but...

Grey’s Anatomy has broken many hearts over its 20 seasons (and counting), but it’s also angered fans with how certain characters were written off. Realistically, no one wants to see their favorite character leave a show, but if it’s handled the right way, a good departure allows the legacy of the character to remain untouched.

While there are many factors that go into planning and handling a character’s exit, the final product can be hit or miss. Here are what we consider to be the worst and most unnecessary exits from TV’s longest-running primetime medical drama.

10. April Kepner

While April’s (Sarah Drew) departure in season 14 could be considered a “happy ending” for the character, it was deeply unsatisfying for viewers. She had apparently been dating Matthew (Justin Bruening), who she left at the altar, for months and didn’t tell anyone. That itself is surprising but...

While pregnancy is touted as one of the most beautiful aspects of life, the journey toward the reward of a bouncing baby is not always smooth. Although considered one of the most "natural" things in the world, the act of pregnancy has symptoms that are strange, physically and emotionally draining, and even life-or-death. There's a user on TikTok referred to as "The Girl with the List" who keeps a list of currently over 300 ways pregnancy and childbirth can ravage your body and mind: making you sick, stretching your skin, feeling like sharp pains in your back, swelling your ankles, losing your hair, weakening your nails, and on and on.

There's something very unsettling about a whole other person growing and moving inside you, absorbing your nutrients, changing who you are inside and out, and then being expelled from your body — sometimes in a violent manner. It's no wonder the horror...

Compelling TV detectives should be more than just great sleuths. Subverting character archetypes can make a detective more interesting to watch. A great TV detective needs excellent writing and an actor who connects with the character.

Detectives are often among the most compelling characters on TV, and the best ones are worth rewatching even after their cases are closed. Detective shows are reliable sources of drama because of the inherent high stakes of police work and the intriguing mysteries that often come with the crime genre. Great TV detectives shouldn't just be good at their jobs, they should have an interesting way of working that makes them fun to watch. In fact, a detective with some flaw that hinders their investigation can be just as fascinating.

TV detectives have developed into a broad range of styles, but many of them fulfill similar tropes in a lot of ways. Jaded old...

Exclusive: Blockchain animated show Cyko Ko is set to launch today.

The retro-inspired Cyko Ko: The Animated Series is notable not only for being a high-profile pilot powered through blockchain tech, but also for reuniting several cast members from Napoleon Dynamite, as we first told you in September 2022.

The pilot stars Jon Heder as Cyko Ko, a stunt motorcyclist turned SuperEarth’s greatest hero. Adapted from a webcomic, it launches today on Rewarded.tv at 11am Et, exclusive for an audience of digital collectible (Nft) holders, and also stars Heder’s Napoleon Dynamite co-stars Tina Majorino, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez and Haylie Duff. Heder is also executive producer on the pilot through his Verified Labs label.

The show was funded through NFTs on web3 streaming platform Rewarded.tv, and is a production of Replay, Theta Labs, Verified Labs, Rocketship Entertainment, Earworm Media and Simpatico Studios. It...

In the 1995 movie "Waterworld," Kevin Costner was the draw in more ways than one. To much of the audience, he was still the glamorous movie star who had managed to pull off a blockbuster "Robin Hood" movie despite his inability to successfully nail an English accent. To others, he seemed like he might be a potential trainwreck on the verge of derailment. "Waterworld" had fallen victim to many behind-the-scenes tales of sinking sets, director fights, and Costner rewriting the script to make himself look better. Ultimately, for one reason or another, enough people were curious about the film that it turned a profit. However difficult he may have been behind the scenes, the star turned out to still have it.

Within the movie, however, the person everyone wants to see is Enola, a nine year-old girl whose back tattoo features an encoded map to the last bit of dry land on a post-climate change world.

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Hollywood is always looking to find the next big hit in its films, but the market doesn't always reward good ideas, especially if the script is flat or the studio doesn't market the film well. Other movies can be doomed by a needlessly high budget, making it incredibly difficult to turn a profit at the box office. Many of these films stand as proof that a movie doesn't need to be successful to be good, while others stand as a testament to...

Napoleon Dynamite Summary: A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. Release Date: 2004-08-27 Budget: $400 thousand Cast: Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries Director: Jared Hess Genres: Comedy Rating: PG Runtime: 96 minutes Writers: Jerusha Hess, Jared Hess Studio(s): Paramount Pictures Distributor(s): Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures Subplots in Napoleon Dynamite go nowhere, serving as mere gags and jokes rather than contributing to the overall plot. Bullying is a serious problem at Preston High, yet there is a lack of intervention or awareness from the school administration. Some characters in the movie, such as Rico and Summer Wheatley, lack development and depth, making them less memorable and impactful.

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Hollywood has a long track record of remaking some of its greatest and most treasured films. From thrillers made in the 1940s to science fiction films of the '60s, many fans of classic movies have been lucky -- or unlucky -- enough to see their favorite stories get brought into the modern age. Throughout this time, however, many movies that could use a modern update continue to be overlooked.

When it comes to remaking a movie, there are several criteria that can be explored to see if a film should get adapted for a younger audience. From a lack of technology at the time the film was made to those types of stories being absent from modern Hollywood, many films have earned a second look. For some of these films, a remake could save a franchise from hitting a wall, while others could make forgotten stories relevant again.

Waterworld...

1995’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic Waterworld is mostly remembered for its disappointing commercial performance, but it has a notable early-career supporting turn by Jack Black. With a budget that ballooned to $175 million (via Looper), Waterworld became the most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release. Earning just $264 million at the worldwide box office, Waterworld has gone down in history as one of the biggest flops in Hollywood history. The film was met with mixed reviews, with some critics praising its dystopian futuristic setting and others criticizing the cast’s performances – but Jack Black is sometimes singled out for his brief but memorable appearance.

While Jack Black is known for creating the band Tenacious D with his long-time friend Kyle Gass, he is also and a beloved A-list movie star thanks to his lead roles as Hal Larson in Shallow Hal and Dewey Finn in School of Rock. He...

Exclusive: Haylie Duff is the latest Napoleon Dynamite alumnus to join the cast of animated blockchain pilot Cyko Ko.

She will reunite with Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries on the pilot, which is now called Cyko Ko: The Animated Series.

The show is based on Rob Feldman’s Ringo Award-nominated comic book, published by Rocketship Entertainment, of the same name. It follows the titular Cyko Ko, a “fourth-wall breakin’, pinball-addicted, cereal eatin’, motorcycle-ridin’ hero” in a campy Saturday morning cartoon–like world.

The series will follow him, sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop, as he protects the colonies of SuperEarth from giant monsters and crazy characters “in this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired, all-ages title.” Duff will voice waitress Dolphina.

With Duff signed on, the main cast of the web series is now rounded out.

Duff played ‘mean girl’ Summer in 2004 high-school comedy Napoleon Dynamite, and also starred in Seventh heaven.

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the North American rights for suspense sci-fi thriller “I’ll Be Watching” from Iuvit Media Sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.

The film has also been picked up by Falcon Films in the Middle East and North Africa, while Dolphin Medien has taken German-speaking territory rights.

The film is directed by Erik Bernard (“Free Dead or Alive”), and stars “The 100” stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, along with Bryan Batt (“12 Years a Slave”), David Keith (“An Officer and a Gentleman”), Hannah Fierman (“VHS”), and Seth Michaels (“Red Notice”).

In the film, tech genius husband (Morley) is away on a work trip, while Julie (Taylor) – still mourning the loss of her sister – is trapped in their new, isolated home and must fight her own fears to stay alive.

“I’ll Be Watching” is scheduled for a second quarter 2023 release in North America, Mena and German-speaking territories.

Grey’s Anatomy season 19 introduced a brand-new class of relatable and intriguing surgical interns, however, it needs to bring back its residents, as they are a vital part of the medical drama. Grey’s Anatomy season 18 had Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital risk the worst by losing the residency program until the hospital’s problems were solved. However, even with it reinstated, Grey’s Anatomy season 19 still hasn’t gotten its residents back. With most of Levi Schmitt’s (Jake Borelli) colleagues either across the country in other hospitals or out of the profession, Grey Sloan Memorial effectively lost all residents except for Schmitt as chief resident and Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington) as Ob/Gyn resident.

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Original Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder has revealed his dark pitch for a sequel to the quirky cult classic, nearly 20 years since it was first released in theaters. The idiosyncratic 2004 comedy features a trio of eccentric high school students: Napoleon Dynamite (Heder), an oddball looking to help his friend, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), become class president, and Deb (Tina Majorino), a budding photographer. The film is light-hearted and absurd, which makes Heder's darker idea for a sequel all the more intriguing.

Appearing at Pittsburgh's Steel City Con (via Comicbook), Heder addressed a crowd about his hope for a sequel, which is as yet unconfirmed. Noting Disney's acquisition of Fox, whose purview Napoleon Dynamite fell under, and the recent uptick in franchises and legacy sequels, Heder expressed optimism at the prospect of a sequel nearly 20 years after the original. He even had a pitch in mind, which would see the original cast return,...

Napoleon Dynamite can add blockchain development to his list of skills. Jon Heder, who portrayed the titular character in a 2004 cult classic, is reuniting with three other cast members from the film for a pilot called Cyko Ko. The animated project and its Dynamite cast will be supported by an Nft drop on Replay‘s Rewarded.tv platform.

Cyko Ko is inspired by a graphic novel written by Rob Feldman, who will serve as the showrunner for the animated adaptation. Both Feldman and Heder have previous experience with NFTs. Feldman tested the Web3 waters with a drop called Cyko Headz, and Heder dropped the “Order of the Tigrons” on the Theta blockchain earlier this year.

Heder is now returning to Theta, where Replay has built its proprietary platforms. The young company — which emerged out of stealth earlier this year, doles out tokens to viewers through a “watch-to-earn” model. To support its financial ecosystem,...

The cast of the cult favorite comedy Napoleon Dynamite are set to reunite for the animated pilot Cyko Ko, based on the Ringo Award-nominated comic book by Rob Feldman. According to Deadline, the 12-minute pilot will be released through blockchain technology, on tech firm Replay’s Rewarded.TV web3 streaming service. The project is funded, produced, and distributed using revenue from an Nft collection from Theta Labs’ ThetaDrop. Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez, and Jon Gries are all on board to voice characters in the pilot, with Heder starring in the lead role as the titular Cyko Ko. Heder played the title role of a nerdy high-school student in the 2004 indie film Napoleon Dynamite, directed by Jared Hess. Cyko Ko follows Heder’s character, who is described as a “fourth-wall breakin’, pinball-addicted, cereal eatin’, motorcycle-ridin’ hero,” and his sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop. Together, they protect the...

Exclusive: The main cast of cult classic indie comedy Napoleon Dynamite are reuniting for an animated pilot released through blockchain technology.

Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries have all signed on to voice characters in Cyko Ko, which is based on Rob Feldman’s Ringo Award-nominated comic book of the same name. Heder, who played a nerdy and lovable high school student title character in 2004 comedy hit Napoleon Dynamite, has been cast in the lead role as the titular Cyko Ko.

The character is billed as a “fourth-wall breakin’, pinball-addicted, cereal eatin’, motorcycle-ridin’ hero.” The series will follow him, sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop, as he protects the colonies of SuperEarth from giant monsters and crazy characters “in this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired, all-ages title.”

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A follow-up to Universal’s 1995 movie Waterworld, starring Kevin Costner, is in the works for the small screen. The project, which hails from original producer John Davis and his Davis Entertainment is in very early development at UCP, sources tell Deadline. Davis tells Collider, which first reported the project, that Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is attached to direct.

The series would pick up with the film’s characters 20 years later. No platform is attached, but sources close to the project say it could potentially be set at UCP sister streamer Peacock. Talks are currently underway with potential writers.

UCP would not comment.

Set in a post-apocalyptic future ravaged by climate change, the film revolves around a world that is covered in water. The polar ice cap has completely melted and the sea level has risen over 25,000 feet, covering nearly every inch of land. Costner stars as the Mariner, a drifter...

The wettest movie ever filmed is, appropriately, headed for streaming: A TV series follow-up to the 1995 Kevin Costner film Waterworld is in the works from original producer John Davis.

The new series would catch up with the movie’s characters 20 years later, Davis tells Collider, adding that it’s currently in development at Universal Television and has found a streaming outlet, though he declined to reveal which outlet. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is attached to direct.

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Waterworld will continue with a sequel series more than 25 years after the original movie famously bombed in theaters. Producer John Davis, who produced the original alongside Charles Gordon, Larry Gordon, and star Kevin Costner, is on board to help develop a new Waterworld TV series with plans to bring back the original characters. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) has also been tapped to direct, though it's unclear who will be writing the series.

"We're going to do the streaming version of that movie, the continuation of that movie," Davis recently told Collider's Jeff Sneider about the WaterWorld TV show. While he didn't specifically mention if Costner or any other actors from Waterworld would return, Sneider indicated that would be the case by explaining that the series is set "20 years later," featuring "all those people, 20 years later."

Davis' producing partner at Davis Entertainment, John Fox, added: "We're not 100% sure on the approach to the show.

The cast of the 2004 comedy hit Napoleon Dynamite are coming together for a virtual reunion in aid of The Hunger Project. Key members of the principal cast including Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Efren Ramirez (Pedro Sánchez), Jon Gries (Uncle Rico), Tina Majorino (Deborah "Deb" Bradshaw), Haylie Duff (Summer Wheatley) and, Shondrella Avery (Lafawnduh Lucas) will be joined by several other surprise cast members for the show, titled Cyber Dynamite, which is due to debut on December 4th on YouTube. The cast will be looking back at the iconic comedy, and even discussing where their characters might be today.

The special will be free to view via YouTube, with donations being requested which will go to help The Hunger Project, a non-profit charitable organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger, that implements programs aimed at mobilizing rural grassroots communities to achieve sustainable progress in health, education, and nutrition. Fans...

We're back with another installment of Horror Highlight! Watch the trailers for The Good Things Devils Do, Let's Scare Julie, and Etheria Season 1, and catch up on the latest casting news for 30 Seconds in Hell:

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People often form a pre-conceived notion of how the relationships they form, and the situations they find themselves in, will play out, without having any experience or knowledge to justify their expectations. That’s certainly the case for both the main characters in the new horror thriller, ‘Into the Dark: Delivered,’ which stars Tina Majorino and […]

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Pregnancy is already not treating Valerie (Natalie Paul) well by the time she and her doting husband Tom (Michael Cassidy) meet fellow mother-to-be Jenny (Tina Majorino) at a crunchy yoga class (mama-ste!). She’s been ill, had to take a leave of absence from work, and is wholly disinterested in finding out the baby’s gender. Even more worrisome, her phone won’t stop buzzing, and the mix of fear and shame that accompanies every text and call from “Riley” seems to send her down a new rabbit hole. When the peppy Jenny asks her what she’s most looking forward to, Valerie has a litany of ideas: getting her body back, not puking so much, going back to work — oh, and something about the baby, maybe?

Sure, yeah, the baby will be neat, too.

“Delivered,” the latest entry into Hulu and Blumhouse TV’s horror anthology series, “Into the Dark,...

It's almost May. And that means it's time to start thinking about Mother's Day. Maybe you can't spend this year's holiday with the one you love the most, due to stay-at-home orders still being in place throughout the country. But that doesn't mean you can't get your mother on Zoom for a good old fashion watch party. And what better to watch on Mother's Day than the original Hulu series Into the Dark?

Especially when May's episode is completely devoted to Mother's Day. Though, this month's episode is putting a very dark spin on the most maternal of all holidays. Today, we have a look at the latest episode of Into The Dark with a trailer for Delivered. And it's sure to scare those flowers out of the vase and onto the floor. Ever wanted to make your mom scream bloody murder on Mother's Day? Delivered is your chance to do just that.

A mother-to-be has to fight for her life and the future of her unborn baby in the tense trailer for Delivered, the new Mother's Day-themed installment of Blumhouse and Hulu's horror anthology series Into the Dark.

Directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind) from a screenplay by Dirk Blackman, Into the Dark: Delivered stars Tina Majorino, Natalie Paul, Michael Cassidy, and Micah Parker.

You can check out the new trailer and photos below, and keep an eye out for Delivered when it's released on Hulu beginning Friday, May 8th.

Synopsis: "In Delivered, a pregnant woman's life is upended when she realizes someone close to her has darker plans for her and the baby."

Series Description: "In partnership with Blumhouse Television, Into The Dark is a monthly horror event series from prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum's independent TV studio. Each feature-length installment is inspired by a holiday and features...

Mother’s Day will give way to all-new terrors when the next entry in Hulu’s acclaimed “Into the Dark” horror anthology series lands on May 8. IndieWire is exclusively premiering the trailer for “Delivered,” which centers on a pregnant woman whose life is upended when she realizes someone close to her has darker plans for her and the baby.

The trailer for “Delivered,” directed by Emma Tammi (“The Wind”), focuses on a woman (Natalie Paul) who visits a retreat for expecting mothers. Her situation takes a terrifying turn when she awakens in chains. Another woman (Tina Majorino) has presumably killed the protagonist’s husband and intends to take her child.

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Hulu’s “Into the Dark” horror movie anthology series has set “Delivered,” a pregnancy thriller starring “Napoleon Dynamite​’s” Tina Majorino as its May installment, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Premiering on the streaming service May 8, “Delivered” is pegged to Mother’s Day and follows the story of a pregnant woman whose life is upended when she realizes someone close to her has darker plans for her and the baby.

Along with Majorino, this installment of the Blumhouse Television-produced anthology stars Natalie Paul (“The Sinner”), Michael Cassidy (“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice​”) and Micah Parker (“Wait​”).

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“Delivered” was written by Dirk Blackman and directed by Emma Tammi.

“Into the Dark” is a monthly horror event series produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse TV. The anthology, which was renewed by Hulu for Season 2 last August,...

If there’s anyone that knows how to deliver a heart-wrenching death scene, it’s the team behind ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” Created by Shonda Rhimes, the broadcast medical drama came out of the gate in 2005 with literal life and death stakes for its characters. Being set in a hospital meant that mortality was a constant theme that touched the lives of every one who walked through the doors, be they of-the-week patients or support staff, or full-time cast members — no one is immune to the cold touch of death.

Now showrun by Krista Vernoff, “Grey’s Anatomy” has become the longest-running medical drama on television and, as such, the show has accumulated a record-high body count.

There have been quite a few of memorable ones that caused tears to be shed but not buckets to be cried. Those include Bonnie Crasnoff (Monica Keena), who was admitted after a train crash...