Month: December 2024

DC shared the first official teaser trailer for the new film Superman, a reboot of the ‘Superman’ film series based on the DC Comics character. The film is written, directed and produced by James Gunn (‘Guardians of the Galaxy)

Superman stars David Corenswet as the titular Kal-El – aka Clark Kent, a mid-20s journalist for the Daily Planet who is secretly Superman, a Kryptonian with superhuman powers. The trailer showcases Superman (Corenswet), his colleague and love interest Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), his archenemy Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan).

Warner Bros. and Gunn previously shared a short teaser for the film, that shows Superman soaring into the sky as crowds of people look up and marvel, and Brosnahan’s Lois Lane staring at what appears to be a live feed inside the Daily Planet newsroom. surrounded by Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo), Steve Lombard (Beck Bennett), Cat Grant (Mikaela Hoover), and Ron Troupe (Christopher McDonald).

Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025; see the trailer: HERE.

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CBS  and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that Queen Latifah will serve as host of the 47th Kennedy Center Honors, airing at 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS and Paramount+ on Dec. 22. Latifah was among the recipients of the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors.

The Kennedy Center Honors gala, taking place at Washington’s Kennedy Center Opera House Dec. 8, “recognizes and celebrates individuals whose unique contributions have shaped the way we see ourselves, each other and our world. Recipients have each had an impact on the rich tapestry of American life and culture through the performing arts, including music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. Honorees are confirmed by the executive committee of the Center’s board of trustees. While the accolades are not designated by art form or category of artistic achievement, the selection process has produced balance among various disciplines over the years.”

This year’s celebrated artists at the annual gala include Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt and Arturo Sandoval. The Apollo Theater will also be honored.

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Benedict Cumberbatch,  Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins are set to star in Guy Ritchie’s next feature, Wife & Dog.

Plot details are being kept under wraps on the movie (per Variety) but it’s being described as a “return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy Richie explored in The Gentlemen film and TV series. Ritchie wrote the screenplay, with filming set to start in February 2025 in the UK.

Ritchie is producing alongside his producing partner Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg, with executive producers including Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear. Black Bear and Ritchie have collaborated on The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare and In The Grey.

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Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” the buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer and SZA, in her acting debut. Palmer and SZA first joined forces on “Saturday Night Live” in a December 2022 episode, which saw Palmer hosting, and SZA as musical guest.

Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton, which also features co-stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

Per the logline of the film, One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.

SZA is coming off the success of her Grammy-nominated album Saturn, while Palmer’s recent projects includes the films Nope and Hustlers. She can be seen in the upcoming heist comedy The Pickup opposite Eddie Murphy and the Aziz Ansari-directed Good Fortune also starring Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves.

“One of Them Days” releases to theaters on Jan. 24; check out the trailer – HERE.

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Neon Films announced that Chris Rock will  direct and star in the feature film Misty Green. Additional casting is currently underway for the film.

Misty Green is based on an original script from Rock, and “centers on a talented actress whose career has been stifled by her vices. Things change when a director (Rock) offers her a tailor-made part that could finally revitalize her path, although the situation is complicated by their turbulent past.”

Rock previously wrote and directed such previous features including Head of State (2003), I Think I Love My Wife (2007) and Top Five (2014). His recent projects include his 2023 Netflix special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, in which he addressed getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars.

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