A sneak peek at Shrek’s three children has been revealed in a new image from a Macy’s Day Parade float. The float, celebrating the upcoming release of Shrek 5, will appear in this year’s parade in New York City on November 27th. The image on the side of the float shows Shrek and Donkey alongside the animated ogre’s teenage triplets playfully interacting with each other.
The original Highlander movie was a fun mix of ’80s sci-fi and fantasy, and audiences loved it. Its 1991 sequel, Highlander II: The Quickening, was initially considered one of the worst sequels ever made. But The Quickening is actually stranger, more engaging, and better crafted than most people remember, and it’s now enjoyed as a delightfully campy film.
The movie stars Stallone as Gabe, a mountain rescuer still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating accident. A year later, he’s asked to return to the same mountains to help a group of people who seem stranded. However, Gabe soon discovers they aren’t just lost – they’re actually searching for three boxes containing $100 million, and they need a local guide to help them find it!
Alan Ritchson brilliantly embodies the freedom and responsibility that define Jack Reacher. Watching the Prime Video series, and seeing Reacher solve crimes and travel the country, makes him a truly admirable character.
Vince Gilligan, the creator of shows like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is back with a new series called Pluribus. The sci-fi drama stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, a romance novelist who discovers she’s unaffected by a strange virus. This virus makes everyone else blissfully happy and content, turning Carol into the only unhappy person left. She then has to find a way to save the world from this “happiness contagion” before it erases everyone’s unique personality and sense of self.
Many past box office hits don’t hold up well today and would likely fail to succeed if released now. They’ve either become too disconnected from modern audiences or have been surpassed by similar, better films. We’re not saying these movies are all bad—some are still enjoyable—but their initial success wouldn’t translate to today’s market.
Now that Bugonia is widely available in theaters, the remake has quickly broken a box office record. Deadline reports the film, starring Stone, is predicted to earn $4.4 million domestically this weekend. This is Lanthimos’s biggest opening weekend ever, surpassing the previous record of $2.9 million set by Poor Things.
The first trailer for Scream 7 shows that Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown will be returning for the new film. And there’s a surprise for fans of the original: Matthew Lillard is reprising his role as Stu Macher, one of the killers from the very first Scream movie in 1996.
Following the first season of The Pitt, which introduced the doctors of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, viewers were eager to learn more about their personal lives and experiences. Although the show gave each character sufficient screen time, The Pitt adhered to a traditional one-hour format, focusing on the challenges of a single shift at the hospital.
In a recent interview with People magazine, veteran actor Petersen, known for his nearly 200 appearances on the show, discussed the possibility of returning to the role that earned him three Primetime Emmy nominations as a producer. The actor, who hasn’t been seen on screen since 2021, shared that he is now happily retired and doesn’t plan to act again.