You should all go see ’The End of Oak Street’ this weekend. PLUS: Samara Weaving leads X-Men casting, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ fastest to $700M, and David Zaslav puts the ‘Barbie’ sequel in jeopardy.
Calling the Chicken & Waffles flavor a ‘first-of-its kind for the cookie aisle,’ Oreo now wants America to vote on which flavor returns in 2027.
A quick review of the cereal formerly known as Apple Pie Toast Crunch.
Lucasfilm gave toxic ‘Star Wars’ fans a win. PLUS: RDJ talks Doctor Doom, Mattel wants an animated ‘Barbie’ movie, and Lionsgate may have used AI to get fake critics quotes.
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When The Acolyte wrapped up its ambitious first season, I warned Lucasfilm: “Do not repeat what you did with The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm. Don’t abandon this show. Don’t sacrifice yet another story that features people of color to score points with this toxic crowd.”
Earlier this week, news broke that there would be no second season of the show. Lucasfilm had canceled The Acolyte.
The news led to an outpouring of disappointment and feelings of betrayal on social media from people who had wanted to see where Leslye Headland would take The Acolyte in the future — and from people who finally saw characters who represented them in a Star Wars story.
You should all go see ’The End of Oak Street’ this weekend. PLUS: Samara Weaving leads X-Men casting, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ fastest to $700M, and David Zaslav puts the ‘Barbie’ sequel in jeopardy.
Does the latest Spider-Man film have a shot at dethroning ‘The Force Awakens’? And will it swing to the first $1B domestic haul?
The first ‘Spider-Man’ ushered in a new era blockbusters in 2002. The franchise proved again this weekend that it still has the juice.
The latest Spider-Man film becomes only the second film with a $300M+ opening weekend. Will the actual numbers put it ahead of last ‘Avengers’ film?
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