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Blumhouse Productionsis reportedly mapping out a way to return to production as the rest of the film industry remains paused amidst the global coronavirus pandemic. It’s been over two months since the entire film industry (and TV industry, too) shuttered production on all projects currently filming, with orders to remain on pause as the world waits to see what will happen next. As a result of the industry-wide hiatus, we’ve seenstudios push back release dateson money-making tentpoles, mourned theloss of any typical moviegoing experience, and gobbled up any and all newmovies released digitally and on-demand....

Superhero movies are clearly the biggest kinds of movies around at this particular point in cinematic history. In 2019 alone, the highest grossing film of the year – and in fact the highest grossing film of all time – wasAvengers: Endgame, the culmination of years of superhero movies released by Marvel Studios. And in 2018, six of the top 10 highest grossing films of the year were superhero movies, ranging fromAquamantoVenomtoDeadpool 2....

Nia DaCosta’sCandymankeeps winning big at the box office race, despite fears of the delta variant scaring away moviegoers. Afteropening up strong last Friday,Candymanheld the first position of the whole weekend with $22.4 million, an impressive mark for a movie that cost only $25 million to produce. Produced byJordan Peele,Candymanbrings back the Black horror icon that debuted in 1992 on a movie helmed byBernard Rose. Just as in the first movie, the new Candyman uses horror to discuss racism and Black representation in the United States, which helps to bring more than horror fans to theaters....

WithTrue History of the Kelly Gang now available on-demand and on digital, we’re reposting our interview withCharlie Hunnam and George MacKay from TIFF. One of the many films to world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was directorJustin Kurzel’sTrue History of the Kelly Gang. Based onPeter Carey’sBooker Prize-winning novel, the film is a fictionalized re-telling of the life and crimes of infamous 19th-century Australian outlawNed Kelly (played byGeorge Mackay)....

David Dastmalchianis everywhere lately. From appearing in Marvel’s latest offering,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, to playing a role in Hulu’s upcomingBoston Stranglerfilm, his star is quickly on the rise, and he’s got more than one project coming up. One particularly exciting title isThe Last Voyage of the Demeter,André Øvredal’s new film also starringCorey Hawkins,Javier Botet, andLiam Cunningham. In the film, which serves as an adaptation of a single chapter fromBram Stoker’sDracula, Dastmalchian plays Wojchek, the first mate of theDemeter, the ship that brings Dracula from Carpathia to London — though the crew don’t exactly know that....

If you’ve never listened toElla Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz, you must rectify this immediately. She standardized standards like “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” and “Flying Home,” performing with verve, uptempo adventurism, and a refreshing sense of humor. Now, we have a documentary on this incredible, influential musician:Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things. And we have a trailer and a release date below. Directed byLeslie Woodhead(Srebrenica: A Cry from the Grave),Just One of Those Thingsfeatures performances of the incomparable Fitzgerald, follows her unique and inspiring journey from humble beginnings to stardom, and has interviews with noted musicians likeTony Bennett,Johnny Mathis, andSmokey Robinson– not to mention a chat with Fitzgerald’s son,Ray Brown Jr....

FilmmakerJoe Carnahan’s TV adaptation of his 2002 cop thrillerNarcjust landed a major talent—but not in front of the screen. Per Deadline,Eminemis in talks to serve as executive producer and music supervisor for theNarcTV series, with duties that will include writing original songs for the Detroit-set show. Carnahan has written a pilot script and will direct and produce the drama, which has yet to be set up at a network but will be shopped around soon....

Arya Stark may be training to become a Faceless Man (or, rather, Woman), but she’s still a child at heart. Apparently, so is 19-year-oldMaisie Williams. TheGame of Thronesactress tried to prank a bunch of fans at the RPG store Aero Hobbies in Santa Monica, California, by pretending to be a clerk named Lorraine. The problem was that she didn’t wear any prosthetics, makeup, or otherwise that would manipulate her appearance, so everyone definitely recognized her....

As you probably know, CBS and Paramount+ couldn’t host a panel on their biggest and most popular shows without including a segment forGhosts. The supernatural comedy quickly became a surprise hit, and the network’s highest rated sitcom in years. The show centers around a couple who inherits a mansion and decides to turn it into a B&B – but they get shocked after discovering the house is haunted to the brim with ghosts from several eras....

Hulu has announced the new titles arriving to its service in August and what will be leaving. First, the good news. Starting August 1st, Hulu will welcome10 Things I Hate About You, Babe, Black Hawk Down, Get Shorty, Hidalgo, High Noon, Hoosiers, The Hunt for Red October, The Hurt Locker, Jackie Brown, Jacob’s Ladder, Joe, Point Break, Pretty Woman, The Rock, Shaun of the Dead, andThe Usual Suspectsamong others. Later in the month, the service will also addRole Models,Jiro Dreams of Sushi, andThe Terminator....

Because it’s been so hard for players to get their hands on aPlayStation 5since the console first released, many publishers have been offering a free upgrade for people who bought the PlayStation 4 version of the game. This was to help encourage players to buy games that were being released on both generations, as they would not have to worry about buying the game again once they were finally able to get the next generation console....

The first trailer forWes Anderson’s upcoming anticipated feature, the stop-motion animatedIsle of Dogs, is now available. This film marks Anderson’s return to the medium following his twice Oscar-nominated 2009 effortFantastic Mr. Fox, and takes place in a near-future Japan where, after an outbreak of dog attacks, all dogs have been banished to live on a garbage-filled island—the Isle of Dogs. A young boy ventures to the island in search of his own dog, coming across a pack of Alphas lead byEdward Norton’s Rex....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2.TheCastlevaniafranchise might revolve around theBelmont family’s exploitsthroughout the generations, but Netflix’s adaptation of thelong-running video game serieswouldn’t be nearly as compelling without its ensemble cast. Maria Renard (Pixie Davies), the adopted sister ofCastlevania: Nocturneprotagonist Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel), has one of the most engaging and complex arcs as Season 2 mercilesslyshifts her from an idealistic, fiery teenage revolutionary into a grieving daughter fueled by vengeance, who viscerally experiences the self-destructive danger of indulging those negative emotions....