Author: Madiha Ahmed

  Gina Prince-Bythewood is very intentional about her projects, which explains why she’s only directed five films in a 20 year-career that began with her helming debut, 2000’s Love & Basketball. “I don’t ever want to put something out that is not good, so that’s my internal drive,” she told Deadline.  That intentionally is what led Prince-Bythewood … Continue reading ‘The Old Guard’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood On Being The First Black Woman To Tackle A Big-Budget Comic Book Movie: “I Wanted My Shot” – Deadline Q&A Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary has acquired Lauryn Kahn’s social thriller Fresh, in a progress to production deal. Mimi Cave will direct and Hyperobject Industries’ Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce. The deal marks Cave’s feature directorial debut. She began her career in the world of music videos and commercials directing films for Vance Joy, Danny Brown, Sleigh Bells, Sylvan Esso & Tune-Yards. Her … Continue reading Legendary Lands Social Thriller ‘Fresh;’ Mimi Cave Directs, Hyperobject Industries’ Adam McKay & Kevin Messick Produce Continue Reading →

Sony has just pushed Screen Gems Milla Jovovich movie Monster Hunter from its Labor Day weekend date of Sept. 4 to April 23, 2021. Why? Well, as we all know Paramount has always had A Quiet Place 2 sitting on Sept. 4, so why compete with that. But an unfortunate forecast would indicate, especially with L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti indicating he’s about to lock … Continue reading Milla Jovovich Fantasy Actioner ‘Monster Hunter’ Moves To 2021 Continue Reading →

Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia is undoubtedly one of the albums of the summer. While we’re still bopping along to “Don’t Start Now” and “Break Your Heart,” the talented singer put another banger on our radar on Friday with an animated music video for her pop disco song “Hallucinate.” The video is basically a Disney cartoon on psychedelics … Continue reading Dua Lipa’s “Hallucinate” Video Is a Vintage Disney Cartoon on Acid, and We Can’t Get Enough Continue Reading →

The Archieverse is coming to Spotify! On Thursday, the streaming service announced an exclusive partnership with Archie Comics to deliver new podcasts based on different comic series, including Archie, Betty & Veronica, Josie & The Pussycats, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Each tale from the Archie Comics world, which debuted the title character in 1941, will target both younger and older audiences, … Continue reading Archie Comics and Spotify Partner For New Podcasts, So Let’s Cheers a Milkshake From Pop’s Continue Reading →

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the showrunner of CAOS and Riverdale and creator of the Sabrina comics, hinted that the now-canceled Chilling Adventures of Sabrina would have had a Riverdale crossover. Both shows were set in the same universe, with characters and locations intertwined. The storyline for Part 5, titled “Witch War,” will now be continued in CAOS, Aguirre-Sacasa tweeted. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will end its run with … Continue reading ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Creator Hints ‘Riverdale’ Crossover Was In The Cards For Canceled Part 5 Of Netflix Series Continue Reading →

The wicked stepmother isn’t the only one who has a complaint about Cinderella. Some Disney employees are chiming in as well, claiming they don’t like the new paint job on her Disney World castle. The Disney World theme park officially reopens tomorrow, July 11. But employees got a sneak preview of the changes awaiting all this week, … Continue reading Cinderella’s Castle Paint Gets Mixed Reviews During Its Reveal, Reminding Some Of Archrival Sleeping Beauty Continue Reading →

Editors Note: Earlier this week, Prentice Penny, showrunner of HBO’s Insecure, wrote a guest column this week for Deadline reflecting on the recent string of high-profile comedy series pulling older episodes featuring blackface scenes. In it, he wrote about Hollywood’s “sliding scale” that made it possible for so many episodes of so many series to make it through all layers of approval to … Continue reading Gail Lerner Answers Prentice Penny’s Call & Vows To Help Even The Sliding Scale As She Shares Her Own TV Blackface Experience – Guest Column Continue Reading →

Irish actor Robert Sheehan caught everyone’s attention as Klaus Hargreeves on The Umbrella Academy. While he may have a thing or two in common with his character — namely Klaus’s wittiness and amazing sense of style — the 32-year-old actor is his own person. If you can’t wait for season two of The Umbrella Academy to drop on … Continue reading 8 Reasons The Umbrella Academy’s Robert Sheehan Should Have a Place in Your Heart Continue Reading →

HBO Max is taking the Batmobile for a spin! On Friday, the streaming giant announced a new series that will be set in the same world as Matt Reeves’s upcoming film, The Batman. According to HBO Max, the untitled show will “build upon the motion picture’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City” and “explore the myriad … Continue reading HBO Max Is Lighting the Bat Signal With a Spinoff Series Based on Matt Reeves’s The Batman Continue Reading →