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“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.

Sony Pictures’ “Across the Spider-Verse,” the multi-verse spinning animated Spider-Man spinoff, sailed way past expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday, riding terrific reviews (95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong buzz for the hotly anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”

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In the sometimes formulaic realm of superhero movies, 2018′s “Into the Spider-Verse” offered a blast of originality, introducing a teenage webslinger from Brooklyn, Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), a punk-rock Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a host of other Spider-People. It launched with $35.4 million on its way to $384.3 million worldwide.

Simu Liu admitted to Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante on the Juno Awards red carpet that he had to host again since he had such a fantastic time doing it the previous year. Along with that, Liu said he has a few surprises up his sleeve.

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“I had such an amazing positive experience hosting the Junos the first time. I feel like a lot of people think that hosts kinda show up whatever is on the page but it really is a collaborative process. We meet our writers and producers and we say ‘what is it that we want across this year? What are we gonna do? What is the message we are gonna send?’ It’s a long process with people who are amazing to work with.”

Liu also said that he has...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from July 30, 2019.

Netflix released the official teaser for Mindhunter Season 2.

Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, the series follows two FBI agents in the late 70s who interview a series of serial killers with the hope they can help solve open cases.

The teaser suggests there is one who got away, and Holden Ford and Bill Trench continue their visits with Ed Kemper (Cameron Britton) in their quest for answers.

Kemper isn't optimistic they'll catch their man.

The full description for Season 2 follows:

FBI agents Holden Ford (Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) probe further into the psyches of those who have done the unthinkable. With help from psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), they apply their groundbreaking behavioral analysis to hunting notorious serial killers.

The straight to series Joss Whedon fronted The Nevers added a whopping 12 cast members to the HBO sci-fi drama.

Joss Whedon’s newest series has its cast. On Tuesday, HBO announced the ensemble for the upcoming “The Nevers”, a sci-fi Victorian-era drama that sees a group of women dealing with some inexplicable abilities.

Among the new additions to the cast is Olivia Williams, who’ll be reuniting with Whedon after previously appearing in his most recent network series “Dollhouse”. Williams recently concluded her work on the canceled-too-early Starz espionage drama “Counterpart”, which featured her as a series regular. In “The Nevers” she’ll play Lavinia Bidlow, the proprietor of an orphanage where those with special powers — known as the “Touched” — gather.

James Norton also joins the cast as the operator behind a club and blackmailing ring who looks into various incidents related to the Touched. Norton will soon appear in another imminent period piece, Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women”. Laura Donnelly was previously announced as the lead of the series,...

Joss Whedon has put together his main cast for his upcoming HBO series The Nevers and information on the characters they will be playing in the show have been revealed.

The cast for The Nevers includes Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Ann Skelly, Ben Chaplin, Pip Torrens, Zackary Momoh, Amy Manson, Nick Frost, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Denis O’Hare. They join previously announced cast member Laura Donnelly, who will star as Amalia True.

Whedon serves as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner on The Nevers, which is described as an epic science fiction drama about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.” The main character, Amalia True, is described as “the most reckless, impulsive, emotionally damaged hero of her time. A menace to stuffy Victorian society, she would die for the cause and kill for a drink.

Twelve actors have been added to the cast of Joss Whedon’s upcoming HBO sci-fi drama series, “The Nevers,” including Olivia Williams (“Counterpart”), James Norton (“McMafia”), Tom Riley (“Dark Heart”), Ann Skelly (“Death and Nightingales”), Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line”), Pip Torrens (“The Crown”), Zackary Momoh (“Seven Seconds”), Amy Manson (“Torchwood”), Nick Frost (“Fighting With My Family”), Rochelle Neil (“Terminator: Dark Fate”), Eleanor Tomlinson (“Poldark”) and Denis O’Hare.

And we have the official character descriptions for the newly added stars, who join previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”

“The Nevers” will be written, directed, executive produced and showrun by the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator himself. “Buffy” vets Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie are executive producing and writing “The Nevers” alongside Whedon,...

HBO is rounding out cast for The Nevers, its straight-to-series drama from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon. Joining lead Laura Donnelly are Oliver Williams (Miss Austen Regrets), James Norton (Grantchester), Tom Riley (Dark Heart), Ann Skelly (Death and Nightingales), Ben Chaplin (The Children Act), Pip Torrens (The Crown), Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds), Amy Manson (Torchwood), Nick Frost (Fighting With My Family), Rochelle Neil (Death in Paradise), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) and Denis O’Hare (This Is Us).

Co-written by Whedon and Buffy alums Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie and directed by Whedon, The Nevers is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.

Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow. A wealthy spinster and champion of the “Touched”, Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many...

Roster includes screen addiction documentary Screened Out, thriller Woodland.

James Andrew Felts has unveiled his inaugural sales slate since leaving Concourse Media to set up Los Angeles-based Motion Picture Exchange (Mpx), and arrives in Cannes with a features roster led by Big Gold Brick starring Andy Garcia and Oscar Isaac.

Emory Cohen, Megan Fox and Lucy Hale round out the key cast on the in-production drama about an aspiring writer hired to pen the the biography of an enigmatic father of two. Brian Petsos makes his feature directorial debut.

Petsos and Greg Lauritano are producing under Petsos’ A Saboteur label,...

Joseph Baxter Jul 30, 2019

Joss Whedon is returning to television on HBO to tackle The Nevers, a show that puts a Victorian spin on sci-fi.

It appears that the post-Marvel malaise of one Joss Whedon has finally concluded. That’s because Whedon, Marvel Studios’ former embattled directorial fulcrum on the first two Avengers films, will return to television, the medium on which he became a legend. Moreover, Whedon’s new project, titled The Nevers, will have a most promising platform in HBO!

Indeed, Whedon, the legendary small screen maestro who turned a campy movie he wrote early in his career into the beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer television franchise, has intriguing plans for his return to TV. The plot of the series is described as a science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who gain “unusual abilities” and subsequently use their powers to fight “relentless enemies” and engage in missions with global implications.

Happy birthday to Jenna Dewan Tatum!

The Step Up star turned 36 years old on Saturday, and her husband, Channing Tatum, couldn't help but celebrate with an adorable birthday message.

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"@jennaldewan I'm not sure if this woman is my Rainbow or my pot of gold but I'm lucky either way happy birthday cake baby!" he wrote alongside a cute snap of the couple.

Touched by all the birthday love, Jenna also took to Instagram to thank fans for their messages.

"Kisses for all of you!! Thank You for my happy birthday wishes!!!!" she wrote. "I can't possibly thank you all individually, but please know I love you all and words can't explain how grateful I am for your love and support always❤❤."

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A pact to commit suicide is one tough promise.

Based off a true story, “37: A Final Promise” is about a musician who promised himself to commit suicide on his 37th birthday due to certain event in the past. But, a woman entered his life and began to change on how he saw love, hope and loss.

Randall Batinkoff (“Kick-Ass”) starred, directed and wrote the script based on the novel “How Angels Die” by Guy Blews. The film also starred Scottie Thompson (“Skyline”), Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”), Kate Nauta (“Transporter 2”), Scott Wolf (“Party of Five”), Leon Robinson (“Cool Runnings”) and Bruce Davison (“X-Men”). It is the debut directorial feature film for Batinkoff.

Latino-Review had an exclusive phone interview with director/actor Randall Batinkoff for this movie. We discussed about the book adaptation, the true story, directing challenges, the music and acting in his own movie.

“37: A Final Promise...

Marking its official entry into developing long-form event series, Fox Broadcasting Company announced today that it has inked development deals for two large-scale drama projects: "Wayward Pines," from M. Night Shyamalan ( The Sixth Sense , Unbreakable ) and FX Productions; and "Blood Brothers," from Bruce C. McKenna ("Band of Brothers," "The Pacific"), Gary Randall ("The Glades," "Saving Grace"), Timothy Scott Bogart ("Majors & Minors," "Touched"), Boardwalk Entertainment Group and Fox Television Studios. Fox will order its first event series pilot(s) later this year with plans to debut its first long-form event series in 2014. "With top-notch auspices and feature-quality production plans,...