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When the paycheck wins: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and others who chose movie clunkers
You might roll your eyes at the movies, but the paychecks glittered—these actors took poorly received films because the money was too good to refuse.
August 9, 2026 4:18 pm
What happens to Eli in Boardwalk Empire?
Over five seasons and 56 episodes, Boardwalk Empire killed off just about everyone Nucky Thompson ever loved, hired, or crossed. His younger brother Eli — sheriff, father of eight, serial betrayer, played by Shea Whigham — looked like a dead cert for the chopping block from series one. Here's where his story actually ends.
August 8, 2026 12:42 pm
Hidden Heroes gets green light at Disney, a new Descendants story about classic sidekicks' kids
You’re getting another Descendants movie from Disney, this one spotlighting the children of classic sidekicks as production ramps up.
August 8, 2026 10:51 am
A horrific I, Tonya set injury left Margot Robbie with a herniated disc
If you think Margot Robbie coasted through I, Tonya, consider the painful injury she refused to let stop her.
August 7, 2026 3:52 pm
'Emotionally empty': the Odyssey translator renews critique of Christopher Nolan’s the Odyssey
If Christopher Nolan’s epic has you arguing over emotion, morality, and adaptation choices, Emily Wilson is taking The Odyssey to task.
August 6, 2026 4:11 pm
After becoming a dad, Rupert Grint sees dark roles differently: “It’s just terrifying”
Rupert Grint says becoming a dad has him rethinking dark characters — and he lays out what sparked the shift.
August 6, 2026 2:00 pm
Think 'Inception': Elliot Page on how 'The Odyssey' script felt
Eliot Page recalls reading The Odyssey's script and thinking of another movie, just not the one you'd assume.
August 6, 2026 12:50 pm
Jamie Bell Surprised Richard Gadd by Actually Responding to His Half Man Script
Richard Gadd expected Jamie Bell to pass on his Half Man script — then Bell surprised him, and the HBO-BBC drama became one of 2026’s biggest TV successes.
August 5, 2026 1:14 pm
Why X-Men (2000) Still Gets Marvel’s Mutants Right
X-Men (2000) nailed what makes Marvel’s mutants tick — no small feat — but what, exactly, gives that take its staying power?
August 4, 2026 1:38 pm
Greta Gerwig reportedly set to write Barbie sequel as Warner Bros. grapples with pay dispute
Is Barbie 2 actually happening — as negotiations with the original creative team continue?
August 2, 2026 1:47 pm
Special Ops: Lioness star Jill Wagner: Meet husband David Lemanowicz and their two daughters
Jill Wagner’s off-screen love story has a leading man to rival any Hallmark script — but who is he, and how did their romance take shape?
August 2, 2026 1:21 pm
How did Ducky die in NCIS? The goodbye was written by one of his own co-stars
David McCallum played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard from the 2003 premiere onward and was the last original cast member left standing. He died on September 25, 2023, at 90. Five months later NCIS gave the character an ending — and handed the script to the actor who'd spent 20 years working across from him.
August 2, 2026 10:19 am
Mahershala Ali Calls Out Marvel After Blade Is Shelved
Mahershala Ali has addressed the cancelled Blade reboot — and why pivoting the next film became creative redemption.
August 1, 2026 10:55 am
What is Lonesome Dove based on? McMurtry wrote it first as a movie for John Wayne
Before it was a Pulitzer-winning novel or the celebrated 1989 CBS miniseries, Lonesome Dove was a movie script sitting in a drawer at Warner Bros. — one with the biggest cast in Western history attached. And it died because one man said no.
July 31, 2026 5:08 pm
Where is Tracker filmed in Canada? Enjoy those locations while you can — the production is packing for LA
For three seasons, Colter Shaw has crisscrossed America finding missing people — without the production ever really leaving British Columbia. If those moody forests and small towns have become part of the show's appeal for you, savor them on the rewatch. Season 4 is being shot somewhere else entirely.
July 31, 2026 4:17 pm
Gillian Anderson gives Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files reboot her stamp of approval
After reading Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files reboot script, Gillian Anderson has had her say — but will she be part of it?
July 31, 2026 3:26 pm
James Gunn shuts down DCU Batman casting buzz: no decision yet
James Gunn has cheekily swatted away the latest DCU Batman casting rumours on Threads — leaving fans to wonder who’ll actually don the cowl.
July 30, 2026 1:39 pm
Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider arrives—will the MCU introduce the other Riders, too?
Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider has reignited debate over Marvel’s forgotten Spirits of Vengeance — but will the MCU recognise its earlier Ghost Riders?
July 29, 2026 2:08 pm
What happens to Finlay in Reacher? Margrave wasn't the last we saw of him
Captain Oscar Finlay — the tweed-wearing, Harvard-educated chief detective played by Malcolm Goodwin — was one of the breakout characters of Reacher season 1, appearing in all eight episodes of the Margrave story in 2022. Then the show did what Reacher always does: moved on to a new town and a new cast.
July 29, 2026 11:33 am
