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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile sings and dances in a real trailer for a real movie

The trailer for the live-action Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile movie is here, and yes, this is a real movie. It also looks, well, pretty decent from this preview. The adaptation of the classic children’s book series arrives in theaters this fall. When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their […]

Lightyear cast discusses film’s same-sex kiss
Batman Returns at 30: still as weird as mega-blockbusters get
Lightyear doesn’t quite reach infinity and beyond at box office

Pixar’s Lightyear–the first movie from the studio to get a theatrical release from Disney since Onward–opened this weekend to an estimated $51 million, Deadline is reporting. While still a respectable number, that’s respectively less than where tracking had it, with some overly optimistic projections having it as high as $85 million. As is always the case in a […]

Duckman creator Everett Peck passes away
Lightyear opens

Pixar’s Lightyear opens today in 4,255 theaters according to The Numbers. The film is doing well with the critics, earning a fresh 79% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Lightyear settles for being a rather conventional origin story instead of reaching for the stars, but this gorgeously animated adventure ably accomplishes its mission of straightforward […]

Puss sets out to cheat death in action-packed The Last Wish trailer

A brand new trailer for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. At three minutes, it’s also pretty long,  so if you don’t want to get spoiled, you might want to steer clear. The animation is also much more “stylized” than it has been in […]

Chris Miller signs on to direct untitled Smurfs animated musical
Chris Evans speaks on his Lightyear role and replacing Tim Allen
Paddington 3 gets official title, director
The truly bizarre Jurassic Park sequel that never got made