Month: May 2019 – page 2

Tim Conway, voice of Barnacle Boy on SpongeBob, passes away
Disney assumes full control of Hulu in deal with Comcast
Disney conjures the first teaser trailer to Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Disney has released the first teaser trailer to Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The sequel to the blockbuster re-imagining of the Sleeping Beauty story through the perspective of its antagonist sees the complex relationship between Maleficent and soon-to-be Queen Aurora further explored ahead of the latter’s pending marriage to Prince Phillip and the continuing conflict between […]

Detective Pikachu cracks the case with $58 million opening

Even when facing the competition of Avengers: Endgame, Detective Pikachu was still able to catch them all in his own right, earning a very healthy $58 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Though not quite enough to take the top spot away from Endgame (more on that later), it beat studio projections by more than […]

Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon pushed back to Christmas

As is probably to be expected by now, since we haven’t seen a big advertising push for it recently, Lionsgate has pushed back Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon from its original May 15th release date (which would’ve meant it was opening next week). Instead, IMDB is reporting that the barnyard space adventure comedy will arrive […]

Disney/Fox update release schedule through 2027
Latest Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer deals in aftermath of Avengers: Endgame

With the spoiler embargo lifted, Marvel and Sony have launched the latest trailer to Spider-Man: Far From Home, which takes place in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. As such, they placed a message at the very beginning of the trailer of Tom Holland letting folks know that the trailer would contain spoilers to the few […]

Endgame passes $600 million mark stateside, $2.1 billion globally in second weekend

The Endgame is far from over. Adding to its already monumental box office success, Avengers: Endgame has become the fastest movie to reach the $600 million mark, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The blockbuster made $145 million during its second weekend of release, but as was the case last week, that is according to studio […]

Voice actor Jim Cummings accused of abuse by ex-spouse in “bitter” court case
Avengers: Endgame

The game is finally over, but was the wait worth it? Yes and no. Our review is mostly spoiler-free (even though you’ve all probably seen this movie by now!).

Uglydolls opens

Uglydolls opens today in 3,652 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film isn’t faring will with the critics, earning just a 31% at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Very young viewers may be entertained by UglyDolls — if only because they’re less likely to recognize the many familiar elements in its affirmative yet formulaic story”. […]

Paramount will change how Sonic the Hedgehog looks in response to trailer reaction

So, about that Sonic the Hedgehog trailer. In case you didn’t catch it when it dropped, the first Sonic teaser was met online with a pretty vocal response from some fans, claiming that the character’s design made him look too much like a furry human (or at least that’s how to describe the tweets in […]

How SpongeBob endured for twenty years
Watch the opening scene from Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The first clip from Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The fanboy-friendly crossover film arrives on disc June 4th. Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles finds Gotham City reaching new levels of danger when Shredder joins forces with Ra’s al Ghul to enact a […]

Kelly Clarkson returns to acting with Uglydolls
First look at Disney Channel’s Amphibia released

A sneak peek clip of Disney Channel’s upcoming cartoon series Amphibia is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. It is one of two new fantasy-focused animated shows coming to the cable channel this year. Amphibia is reported to premiere sometime later this summer. After stealing a mysterious music box, 13-year-old, Anne Boonchuy (Brenda […]