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Originally premiering on the now-defunct DC Universe App, Stargirl focused on the story of high school student Courtney Whitmore, who discovers the mysterious cosmic staff wielded by the hero Starman. When she finds out her step-father Pat Dugan was Starman’s superhero sidekick and a member of the Justice Society of America, Courtney begins recruiting a new generation of heroes to become a new team while battling a mysterious evil threat in the town of Blue Valley....

BUSINESS BOOMS AT BOX OFFICE With analysts predicting that box-office records will be shattered for April, investors have been buying stocks in movie-theater chains – particularly Regal Entertainment, Carmike Cinemas, and Cinemark Holdings, Businessweekmagazine reported on its website Wednesday, with Regal’s stock price up 42 percent over the past three months; Carmike’s, 30 percent; and Cinemark’s, 25 percent. Northlake Capital Management President Steve Birenberg told the magazine: “People have assumed for years that home theater and DVDs were killing off the business....

HOW LOUD THE THUNDER? Until Thursday, the collective wisdom of box-office prognosticators was that DreamWorks/Paramount’s Tropic Thunderwould finally unseat The Dark Knightat the top of the box office. Now, they’re hedging their bets. Tropic Thunder, it seems, may have run out of lightning before the weekend began, with The Dark Knight emerging as the dark-horse possibility to win a fifth victory. Thunderopened on Wednesday to a less-than-spectacular $6.5 million, then rapidly fell on Thursday to $4....

IT’S TRANSFORMERS 2 – BY A NOSE In a nip-and-tuck weekend race that appeared too close to call as of Sunday, Paramount/DreamWorks’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ultimately got its revenge Sunday against Fox’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as it came from behind to win the three-day contest at the box office. The Transformers sequel grossed $42,320,877, edging out the Ice Age sequel, which took in $41,690,382. Ice Age was entitled to some bragging rights of its own, however....

STRIKE OR NO STRIKE? The strike deadline of midnight came and went last night, with Hollywood screenwriters and movie and TV studios still deadlocked over even which issues should be discussed. No further discussions were planned for today (Thursday), but neither was there an announcement of strike plans. That could come as early as tonight following a meeting of the Writers Guild of America membership at the Los Angeles Convention Center....

ABC’S LOSSES ARE CBS’S GAIN CBS regained the title of most-watched network last week after ABC had to do without Dancing With the Stars, which has ended its current run, and Desperate Housewives, which has gone into hiatus due to the writers’ strike. NBC also savored a week to boast about as it won Sunday and Monday and tied for first place on Tuesday. For the week, CBS averaged a 6....

This week marks the return of The Flash and Arrow to The CW, with the network’s latest superhero addition, Supergirl, debuting next week, along with Legends of Tomorrow. Later this season, all these characters will be featured in a four-show crossover, which is currently in production. Over the weekend, Legends of Tomorrow star Caity Lotz shared a new set photo with Supergirl herself, Melissa Benoist. Caity Lotz debuted the photo on Twitter, along with the caption “Seriously Super....

Taika Waititi has seen enormous success with his interpretation of Thor, which began with the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok. The movie was met with positive reception from critics and audiences and was a smash at the box office, raking in $853 million worldwide. This weekend, Waititi’s second crack at the God of Thunder reached astronomical numbers during its opening weekend, with Thor: Love and Thunder reaching $302 million globally. Given the immense amount of money being made by the Thor franchise, it’s no surprise that Waititi would want to return to direct a possible Thor 5....

The Bad Guys is an animated comedy that deconstructs the typical tropes we’ve come to associate with villains by telling a heist story that goes so wrong, it tears a successful band of robbers apart and makes them question their nature and purpose in life. Like other animated films, it’s nothing more than a fast-paced, cartoon extravaganza on the surface, with plenty of jokes and spectacle to keep anyone entertained, but the heart underneath it was what drove everything and is the reason so many people have enjoyed it....

The Book of Boba Fett saw a less-than-ideal start with a first season that was cluttered, unfocused, and frustratingly full of unrealized potential. A fair number of criticisms have been lodged in the aftermath of the bounty hunter’s less than triumphant return to the Star Wars spotlight. Despite a rough beginning, The Book of Boba Fett is likely to be green-lit for a second season. Star Wars properties are bound to draw high viewerships, despite the critical reception of the show....

First up, The Boys season 2 release date was announced during a recent virtual event with the cast, which was hosted by Patton Oswalt. The comedian is set to guest star in season 2. The first three episodes will drop on September 4, with the rest of the season’s eight episodes dropping on a week-to-week basis every Friday. While Netflix has made binge-watching popular, shows like The Mandalorian and Watchmen have proved that a weekly strategy has its benefits....

According to Fandango, the prequel to the original Star Wars (1977), Rogue One, is returning to theaters. The 2016 film will release in theaters on August 26 across the United States market. The re-release is a move by Lucasfilms to celebrate and promote the release of the upcoming Disney+ series Andor. Andor is a prequel series to Rogue One, centered around Diego Luna’s character Cassian Andor. The series will stretch out a story in a two-season narrative, totaling twenty-four episodes....

It would appear that the threequel Now You See Me 3 is back on track at Lionsgate. THR reports that Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted) is now on board to direct the long-gestating sequel. The screenplay for the third installment of the movie series comes from Seth Grahame-Smith penning a new draft (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) with Fleischer overseeing. A previous version of the script was penned by Eric Warren Singer (Top Gun: Maverick)....

Proximity Media, Marvel Entertainment, and Marvel Studios are teaming up with National Book Award-winning author, journalist, and writer for Marvel Comics’s Black Panther Ta-Nehisi Coates for Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther. The new podcast will premiere November 3. The six-episode series, Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther podcast, is about the making of the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s Black Panther from Proximity Media head Ryan Coogler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, opening in theaters nationwide on November 11....

It’s almost become sad to see what has happened to the once great Nicolas Cage. Laugh if you will, but there was a time when not only was he one of the best actors and movie stars working in film, he was also the most interesting. Like the great Marlon Brando, Cage was once known for his interesting and sometimes odd acting choices in now classic films like “Raising Arizona,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” “Wild At Heart” and “Adaptation....

Larry David may be terminally depressed but he had something to smile about Wednesday. In a story from Home Media Retailing, Seinfeld: Seasons 5 & 6 took home the “top honors at the third annual TV DVD Awards, presented Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, Calif.” “The executive producers of ‘Seinfeld’ were personally involved in the DVDs, and it shows,” said Don Rosenberg, VP of the entertainment group at Questex Media and the awards chair....

Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville seemed destined to be canceled by Fox after its first season as many fans were not expecting what the show delivered. While MacFarlane has far and away become synonymous with crude and hilarious mature comedies such as Family Guy, American Dad and the movie Ted, The Orville appeared to many people to be a parody of Star Trek on its release. However, while the show does contain some of MacFarlane’s humor, the series is a lot more than the straight-up comedy that many expected, and the writer and creator and star of the show recently discussed what he originally wanted The Orville to be and how it is different to all other genre series....

It is hard to believe that only a few months ago, the words Squid Game meant nothing to the vast majority of people, but thanks to the pop culture phenomenon created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, it seems that everyone from primary school children to octogenarians are aware of the existence of the series in some form. While the series continues to cling to the Netflix Top Ten, a new behind the scenes video has revealed how the use of CGI was used to create many of the visuals of the brutal and intriguing show, and it seems that the series relied just as much on the use of computer graphics as any big screen action blockbuster....

Chris Hemsworth is one of the most in-demand actors of the moment. Between starring in the ever-expanding MCU as Thor — a franchise for which he has recently extended his contract, according to Giant Freakin Robot — and a handful of upcoming exciting movies, like Extraction 2 and Furiosa (the prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road), it’s no surprise that Hemsworth’s schedule is one of the busiest of any actor in Hollywood right now....

Storm Chasers star Joel Taylor died suddenly, according to friends and family. He was 38-years old. It has been revealed that the death was not related to chasing storms as he was reportedly vacationing on a cruise ship. Taylor was also said to have been in good spirts over the last handful of weeks. The cause of death has not been revealed, but TMZ is reporting that it was more than likely from a drug overdose from what witnesses who were on the cruise ship had to say....