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One of Dwayne Johnson's most notable action films sees renewed interest in the streaming world nearly a decade after its original release. The buddy cop movie, Central Intelligence, becomes a hit for Max, adding to Johnson's recent streaming wins.

Via Collider, the Johnson-led Central Intelligence ranks third on Max's most popular movies of the week list. This after the 2016 film debuted via HBO's streamer on Feb. 11, along with its deluxe edition.

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Central Intelligence sees Johnson star alongside legendary comedian Kevin Hart, with the movie igniting a fruitful and profitable partnership between the two Hollywood A-listers. The film features Johnson as Bob Stone, a bullied, obese and socially awkward high school student turned big-bodied CIA agent who loves combat and movies.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the debut season of Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop.

Daniella Pineda puts her own spin Cowboy Bebop femme fatale Faye Valentine in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s celebrated 1998 anime. As the bombastic, irreverent yet secretly sensitive bounty hunter, Pineda brings new life to the anime classic with co-stars John Cho and Mustafa Shakir, who appear respectively as Spike Spiegel and Jet Black. Together, they comprise the motley crew of space bounty hunters aboard a floating hunk of metal named the Bebop in search for prize criminals throughout the galaxy, while outrunning their pasts.

Ahead of the series’ premiere on Friday, Nov. 19, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Originals alumna spoke with Deadline about taking on the beloved anime character, overcoming internet haters, Faye Valentine’s new layers and more.

“I had never done anything remotely as involved and important as this,...

Jungle Cruise Review — Jungle Cruise (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Paul Giamatti, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Veronica Falcon, Dani Rovira, Quim Gutierrez, Dan Dargan Carter, Andy Nyman, Raphael Alejandro, Simone Lockhart, Pedro Lopez, Sulem Calderon, Mark Ashworth, and Allan Poppleton. The new [...]

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Sorry, folks, the wait for Mulan just got a little longer! Just hours after Disney made the surprise move to push Avengers: Infinity War from May 4, to April 27, the studio has made another big change to its release schedule. The studio has pushed its highly-anticipated live-action remake of Mulan from an unspecified date in 2019 to March 27, 2020. As of now, Mulan will be going up against Paramount's G.I. Joe movie on March 27, 2020, with the only other movies currently slated for that month being an untitled Pixar project that was just moved from March 13, 2020 to March 6, 2020, and an untitled Fox/Marvel project slated for March 13, 2020.

Disney had originally slated this Mulan remake for release on November 2, 2018, way back in October 2016, with director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) coming aboard to take the helm in February 2017. Even after a director was found, there still wasn't much news on this project, and it was revealed last summer,...

Disney is moving full-steam ahead on their live-action Mulan remake. Key members of the crew have now been put in place as filming is slated to begin later this month. Though no release date has been specified by the studio, Mulan is slated to arrive in 2019 and, with filming taking place very soon, it's possible we could see the movie early on next year, as opposed to seeing it drop in the summer or winter. Though, there are already quite a few live-action remakes coming from the Mouse House next year, so it's going to be a bit crowded.

Niki Caro, best known for her work on the movie Whale Rider, has been tapped by Disney to direct the live-action Mulan. In a new report, it's revealed that Narcos' costume designer Bina Daigeler has been added to the crew. In addition, Sean Andrew Faden (Power Rangers) will serve as...

Each year, the cast and stunt performers of the Starz original series “Spartacus” convene a month before production to go through vigorous training to get into Gladiator shape and prepare for the extensive action sequences featured in every episode. “Meticulous choreographing is necessary to ensure the safety of the actors performing the stunts,” says stunt coordinator Allan Poppleton, who has overseen each of the Spartacus boot camps. “For four weeks, we work the cast to the point of exhaustion, combining cross training elements- everything from cardio, basic gymnastics, foot and movement work, unarmed combat, body awareness, reactions, weaponry, and functional cross fit circuits.” While this is one of the most difficult processes for an actor to go through, the results are incredibly...

Spartacus: Vengeance debuts on Starz Friday, January 27 at 10 Pm Et, with Liam McIntyre starring as the new Spartacus in place of the late Andy Whitfield. Manu Bennett (Crixius), Nick Tarabay (Ashur), Craig Parker (Glaber), and Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron) all return to the series, and they recently held a conference call to discuss the new season. Here's what they had to say below.

I'm just so happy to see your character, Ashur returning. And I wanted to know if you could give us a tease on will your paths be crossing Crixus? And how entrenched are you going to become in Lucy Lawless' world? And give us any details you can.

Nick Tarabay: Well first of all thanks. Yes, it's good to be back. And I think it won't be a story if Ashur and Crixus somehow don't get together that way, especially having Crixus my ultimate enemy on the show.

Starz debuts the epic adventure series Spartacus: Vengenace on Friday, January 27 at 10 Pm Et (clickHere to watch the full premiere episode early). Series creator Steven S. DeKnight recently held a conference call to discuss what's in store this season, which features Liam McIntyre as the new Spartacus, replacing the late Andy Whitfield. Take a look at what he has to say below.

One of the things I really love about the show is that no character is safe at any time and how do you go about deciding which of the characters should go and when and is there any character that you wish you still had for this upcoming season.

Steven S. DeKnight: Yes, there's always a question of, you know, on this show characters literally get the ax. I think ultimately for me it comes from the story is how is the story best served by a character death.

Chicago – One of the most popular opinions among modern audiences is the notion that television shows have become consistently better than films. This is partly because many of the year’s best movies are relegated to urban art houses, while shows like “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” are available on small screens nationwide. Yet I’d argue that there’s just as much derivative dreck on TV as there is in mainstream multiplexes.

Two recent shows on Starz illustrate this principal in exquisite fashion. Both “Camelot” and “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” are the latest rehashes of ancient tales that have nothing new to bring to the table, besides a smattering of gore and nudity to better portray the “reality” of their oft-romanticized subject matter (while simultaneously boosting ratings). Neither show emerges as anything more than an inferior imitation of past hit films. One show is a complete rip-off, while the other registers as HBO-lite.

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This week I have another contest for you readers out there. This week it’s all about Milla Jovovich.

Starring in The Fourth Kind, the movie is all about exploring alien abductions and government conspiracies. If you’re in the mood for a film that you can pop in the DVD player, pop some corn, and enjoy the lo-fi adventures of a woman who starts to unravel strange occurrences in a small Alaskan town.

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The official page for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader have posted their official production blog update from the set of the film, which stars Starring:Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell and Will Poulter. Check out the blog post below...

Bungee jumping off the highest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere.

Conquering the third highest canyon swing in the world.

Diving off Auckland's Sky Tower's terrifying 630-foot cable drop.

The act of a daredevil?

No, just that of a curious and fearless teenager.

His name is Skandar Keynes.

This time, his feats of daring are playing "Paper-Scissors-Rock" 24 feet underwater!

When it was proposed (or mandated) that Skandar and co-stars Will Poulter and

Georgie Henley don a wet suit to earn their scuba Padi (Professional Association of

Diving Instructors) certificate before filming commenced on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,...