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The secret to doing ‘The Muppet Show’ turns out to be just doing ‘The Muppet Show.’ PLUS: Disney picks a guy not named ‘Bob’ to be its next CEO, and trailers for ‘Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Monarch’ and ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’
The Sam Raimi-directed film led a pack of new releases while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ dropped out of the top five at record pace.
The late-night host joined Seth Meyers to reflect on the impending end of the longtime CBS franchise. PLUS: Trailers for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ a new look at Jason Momoa as Lobo, and ‘Ted Lasso’ returns this summer.
I could’ve written a much better headline about this movie if it had starred John Stamos instead.
‘For All Mankind’ gets a Season 5 premiere date and an even older looking Ed Baldwin. PLUS: Oscar nominations announced, ‘Maul’ lords over a new trailer, and Seth Meyers and Molly Baz face off in a sandwich draft.
Ryan Coogler’s film leads fellow nominees ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Hamnet’ while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ somehow scored a nomination for Costume Styling?
The ’28 Years Later’ sequel was expected to dethrone James Cameron’s latest sequel, but a soft opening allowed ‘Fire and Ash’ to remain at No. 1.
A interview with the creator of the finale season documentary didn’t help things. PLUS: Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm, ‘Monarch’ introduces a new titan, and the Russo brothers want us to decode the ‘Doomsday’ teasers.
But the third film in James Cameron’s franchise doesn’t seem to have the box office power of its two predecessors.
It sounds like Kathleen Kennedy is stepping away from Lucasfilm. (For real.) And Dave Filoni will replace her. PLUS: The X-Men face ‘Doomsday,’ ‘The Muppet Show’ gets a teaser, and Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Housemaid’ scores a sequel.
Sure, $300M over three weekends is cool, but you know what’s cooler? $350M or even $425M.
The Netflix series’ finale did its best to stick the landing. PLUS: The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ teasers (slowly) get officially released, James Gunn casts Brainiac, and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ finally has an online trailer.
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