While promoting his new sci-fi movie, Mercy, Chris Pratt shared that he auditioned for many superhero roles before getting cast as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. He recently told Josh Horowitz about some of those early auditions that didn’t work out.
Following claims by Brooklyn Peltz Beckham that his mother, Victoria Beckham, interrupted his first dance with Nicola Peltz Beckham at their 2022 wedding, the DJ who played at the event has spoken about what happened.
Following her husband Austin Sosa’s divorce filing on January 22nd, the former star of Sin City publicly discussed the sudden end of their marriage.
The costume designer for Sinners made history on January 22nd, becoming the most-nominated Black woman ever in any Oscar category when she received her fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. She was well aware of the significance of this achievement.
Ron Funches is remaining faithful to his experience.
I was so excited to see this! He announced on Twitter that new people will be reporting directly to him, and it sounds like things are really taking off. They’re hiring a Production Director for the next Mass Effect game, and they’re looking for someone who’s a huge fan – they specifically mentioned a ‘passion for the Mass Effect universe’! It’s a big role – they want a ‘high-impact leader’. You need a lot of experience too – over ten years working on big, AAA games, and a really strong background in developing action RPGs and RPGs. It’s awesome to see they’re taking this so seriously!
Stuart Beattie’s sci-fi film, I, Frankenstein, wasn’t a success. It received very poor reviews, earning only a 5% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and barely made a profit, grossing $76 million worldwide on a $65 million budget. The movie, adapted from a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, stars Aaron Eckhart as Adam, Frankenstein’s monster, who gets caught in a battle between two immortal groups 200 years after being brought to life. Although it was a box office disappointment, the film recently saw a surge in popularity after being added to Tubi, where it ranked at number 10 for two days in January.
Director Sam Raimi recently told Screen Rant that he doesn’t plan to make a fourth Spider-Man movie continuing his original series. He explained that it wouldn’t feel right for him to revisit that version of the story, effectively ending hopes for a sequel picking up where his films left off.
The highly anticipated sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, is scheduled to come out on April 3rd. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day will reprise their roles as Mario and Luigi, and Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black are back as Princess Peach and Bowser, respectively. The entire voice cast returns from the hugely successful 2023 film, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which earned over $1.36 billion around the world.
The Indian legal drama Haq is based on the real-life case of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum. This case was significant in 1980s India because the Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim woman who was divorced by her husband under Islamic law was entitled to financial support.