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While he is sure to be just a little biased, The Fantastic Four: First Steps actor Paul Walter Hauser is confident that the upcoming Marvel Studios reboot will be the best movie released this year - and may even prove to be an historical benchmark for the studio.

While speaking to The Direct, the Black Bird star - who is believed to be playing the villainous Mole Man in the movie - hyped up Marvel's First Family's latest big-screen adventure by comparing it to the likes of the first Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther. He also alluded to First Steps getting the MCU "back on track."

“So, I think our movie, Fantastic Four: First Steps, to me, only speaking from my opinion, everything I witnessed and took part in, everything I felt while in the presence of the creatives on the film, I believe we are the Marvel movie of the year.

This summer sees Marvel Studios‘ first massive superhero reboot attempt since relaunching “Spider-Man” in 2016 as they’ll be giving us a new retro-futuristic Multiverse version of Marvel’s first family, “The Fantastic Four.”

Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”) is part of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” cast and is now making quite the sales pitch for the Matt Shakman-directed (“WandaVision”) pic while speaking with The Direct, suggesting that it’ll be “the Marvel movie of the year” (“Thunderbolts*” is coming out in May) along with comparing it to the likes of landmark MCU films “Black Panther” and “Guardians of The Galaxy.”

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“So, I think our movie, ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ to me, only speaking from my opinion, everything I witnessed and took part in, everything I felt while in the presence of the creatives on the film,...

Our own Alex Maidy recently spoke with Paul Walter Hauser and couldn’t resist asking him about the upcoming Naked Gun reboot, specifically about who he would be playing. When Hauser’s casting was first announced, it was said that he would play Captain Ed, the role played by George Kennedy in the previous Naked Gun movies. Well, we might want to add a “Jr.” to the end of that.

“In Naked Gun. I am playing the son of the George Kennedy character from the originals, Captain Ed Hocken,” Hauser said. “Liam Neeson is playing the son of Leslie Nielsen’s character, Frank Drebin Jr.“

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they’ll be able to pull this one off, and Hauser added that he believes they found the right tone. “It was really a mastery of tone. That’s one of those things where they got the right...

Pedro Pascal is currently doing the rounds to promote The Last of Us season 2 and we're expecting him to field more than a few questions about The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

The first came during Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the host couldn't resist asking the actor about Reed Richards and Sue Storm's relationship...in the bedroom, that is. Presenting a panel from J. Michael Straczynski's Fantastic Four comic book run, Kimmel wondered what the Invisible Woman might have been referring to when she praised her husband's "wonderful set of abilities."

Confirming that "everything has to stretch," Pascal argued that it simply means the leader of the Fantastic Four is "an incredible conversationalist in bed."

It's a fun exchange and not a mystery we anticipate The Fantastic Four: First Steps tackling when it arrives in theaters this summer!

Reed and Sue will, however, have a child in the upcoming reboot.

We’re just four months away from a big moment for Marvel lovers, and I can’t wait to see how this one turns out. There’s something special brewing with the upcoming release of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ a movie that’s set to bring Marvel’s first family back to the big screen.

I’ve been keeping an eye on this project since it was first announced, and it’s exciting to see how it’s coming together. This isn’t just another superhero flick—it’s the kickoff to Phase Six of the MCU, directed by Matt Shakman, who gave us ‘WandaVision.’ With a cast that’s already turning heads and a story that promises a unique twist, here’s what we know so far about ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’

The Cast Bringing the Team to Life

This movie has lined up some big names to play the Fantastic Four,...

While big-screen video game adaptations have undergone something of a renaissance in the last few years, Mark Wahlberg’s panned 2008 action effort is headed to free streaming to remind us of how bad things used to be. Based on the franchise of the same name by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games, Max Payne finds Wahlberg taking the lead as a cop with revenge in mind after his family is murdered.

Directed and co-produced by John Moore and written by Beau Thorne, the neo-noir action thriller stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character alongside Mila Kunis, Ludacris, Beau Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Donal Logue, and Amaury Nolasco. Max Payne is all set to hit free streaming platform Tubi on April 1, and you can check out the official synopsis below.

“After the murders of his family and his partner, maverick cop Max (Mark Wahlberg) becomes hell-bent on revenge. Teamed with beautiful...

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Happy Face is a true crime drama series created by Jennifer Cacicio. Based on the 2018 podcast of the same name by Meissa Moore and Moore’s 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, the Paramount+ series follows Melissa Jesperson-Moore, who discovered that her father is the notorious serial killer Happy Face Killer at the age of 15. Now, she is contacted by her father, who promises to tell her about his unknown victims. Happy Face stars Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, Dennis Quaid, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, and Benjamin Mackey. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling mysteries, intense story, and compelling characters in Happy Face, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mindhunter is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Joe Penhall. Based on the 1995 true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite...

The film business has always been a gamble, and it is not easy for every project or movie to turn out to be a success. A high-stakes game where the odds are always greater, each year, hundreds of millions of dollars, hard work, effort, and time are spent on making blockbuster films, hoping for record-breaking box office returns. However, as history stands as a testament, not every big-budget spectacle turns out to be a major hit, and more often than not, they end up underperforming.

Hollywood has no shortage of big-budget spectacle | Credit: Oppenheimer / Universal Pictures

Even though the said big-budget films might have major filmmakers, screenwriters, or A-list actors attached to them, they sometimes end up flopping disastrously. And it is a feat that fans, critics, and Hollywood witness each and every year. Well, the box office in 2025 isn’t going to be any different, for sure.

While we...

Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava Jeffries and Walker Scobell hit the purple carpet for a group photo at the 2025 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards held at Television City Studios on Saturday (March 15) in Los Angeles.

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians trio were on hand to present three awards during the ceremony, plus their show was nominated in 16 categories!

Walker, Leah and Aryan presented the award for Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool Children’s or Young Teen Program to Jacob Tremblay for his role as Orion in Orion and the Dark, Outstanding Voice Performer in Children’s or Young Teen Program to Eric Bauza for Teen Titans Go! and Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program to Kari Wahlgren for Superkitties.

Keep reading to find out more…

Jacob is also pictured posing with his Orion co-star Paul Walter Hauser, who was nominated as well, but lost out to Eric Bauza.

The 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, hosted this year by voiceover actor Eric Bauza are under way at Television City in Los Angeles. Disney+’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” leads this year’s nominations, with 16 nods, including for young teen series — which it won over competitors such as Disney+’s “Goosebumps,” Netflix’s “Heartstopper,” Netflix’s “One Piece” and Roku Channel’s “The Spiderwick Chronicles.”

“Percy Jackson” won eight Emmys overall, the most of any title. Besides the young teen series prize, it won for writing for a young teen series, directing for a single camera live action program, editing for a single camera live action program, visual effects for a live action program, show open, casting for a live action program and music direction and composition for a live action program. “It is such a privilege to get to create stories that bring joy, magic and wonder to kids and families,...

2025 may end up being when Paul Walter Hauser breaks out. The comedic actor has potentially five films in theaters this year, including “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “The Naked Gun” remake, and more.

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But first comes “The Luckiest Man In America,” a film starring Hauser that had its festival debut last September at TIFF.

Continue reading ‘The Luckiest Man In America’ Trailer: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Haley Bennett & More Star In New IFC Comedy at The Playlist.

"We have a problem... Somebody didn't vet this guy." IFC FIlms has unveiled an official trailer for an indie thriller based on a true story from the 1980s called The Luckiest Man In America, the second feature directed by filmmaker Samir Oliveros. This premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last year and will debut in US theaters this April. Go behind the scenes of the most infamous episode in game show history, as an ice cream truck driver harboring a powerful secret charms his way onto the game show Press Your Luck on CBS. The Luckiest Man In America is set in May of 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations. Starring Paul Walter Hauser as Michael Larson, with Walton Goggins,...

“The Luckiest Man in America”, directed by Samir Oliveros, is a new live-action drama feature, set in 1984, starring Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Brian Geraghty, Haley Bennett and Johnny Knoxville, releasing April 4, 2025 in theaters:

“…the new film depicts the 1984 scandal orchestrated by ‘Michael Larson;, who figured out the timing of light patterns…

“…when he appeared on and won big money on the game show ‘Press Your Luck’…”

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The trailer for The Luckiest Man in America offers the first glimpse of history's most infamous show scandal. Based on the 1984 Press Your Luck game show episode, the movie, directed and co-written by Samir Oliveros, sees an unemployed ice cream truck driver Michael Larson (Paul Walter Hauser) join the game show as a contestant with a secret.

IFC Films drops the official trailer for The Luckiest Man in America, teasing Hauser's titular character going from being a nobody to winning $110,237 in prize money. In the first look, as Larson's prize money racks up, Host Peter Tomarken (Walton Goggins) watches in amazement, but at the same time, his success raises the suspicion of those behind the game show, who are determined to find out how he cheats the game. Larson is then hunted as a wanted man as many will stop at nothing to uncover his secret. Check out...

At this point, Quentin Tarantino’s nixed final film “The Movie Critic” is old news: just another lost project for a director whose mythos is chockfull of movies he almost made. But, nearly a year after Tarantino scrapped his swan song, Paul Walter Hauser, who was once rumored and reported to be the lead character, revealed he never once even discussed the film with Tarantino and all of it was all just a big fake.

Continue reading Paul Walter Hauser Says Casting In Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Was Fake: “Someone Started An Internet Rumor” at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Major League Wrestling has appointed Emmy-winning actor and wrestler Paul Walter Hauser as Executive Producer. In addition, Mlw has signed with Hauser’s management company, Artists First, for representation with the goal of securing television and streaming distribution deals as well as brand licensing partnerships.

Since its 2002 launch, Mlw has had its events and other programming carried by smaller streaming platforms and pay sports channels and available on its YouTube channel. Its efforts to secure a major TV/streaming distributor led to a lawsuit against the biggest wrestling player, WWE, for interference, which was settled.

As Executive Producer, Hauser will play a major role in shaping the creative and business direction of Mlw as well as boosting its promotional reach across media platforms and driving new content initiatives.

“I’ve been a lifelong fan of professional wrestling, and Mlw represents everything I love about the sport— hard-hitting action, compelling characters,...

Bravo’s “The Valley” is officially returning for Season 2 on April 15 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

This second season of the reality show, developed as a spin-off of “Vanderpump Rules,” continues to see the fracture in long-term relationships following everybody’s move away from West Hollywood. Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute, Luke Broderick, Danny and Nia Booko, Jason and Janet Caperna, Jasmine Goode, Jesse Lally, Michelle Saniei, Jax Taylor and Zack Wickham all return while “Vanderpump Rules” alums seen this season include Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay and Brock Davies.

After its highly rated first season, two of the show’s central couples have split: Jax and Brittany, and Jesse and Michelle. Fans already know some of what will be featured during the show’s second season: Brittany serving Jax with divorce papers, Kristen and Luke’s engagement, and Jax’s stay in a mental health institution (which...

The Academy determined the most worthy films of last year at the 97th Oscars on Sunday. However, the number of awards for these films doesn’t necessarily give us a full picture of the films’ popularity with the audience. New data reveals the most streamed Oscar-nominated films and fans would be surprised to learn that some of the big winners at the Oscars are absent from this list.

Anora was the leading winner of the Oscars night and won five awards, including four wins for director Sean Baker. Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist won three awards, while Emilia Pérez, Dune: Part Two, and Wicked won two awards each.

Best Picture winner Anora isn’t one of the most streamed Oscar nominated movies | Credits: Neon

However, none of these top winners were the most streamed movies. In fact, some of the non-winners took the top spots on this list. Some of...

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Daredevil: Born Again premiere was a blockbuster for Disney+

Over its first five days, the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again racked up 7.5 million views worldwide. That makes it the most watched premiere on Disney+ this year so far. The superhero series, starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, originally ran for three seasons on Netflix, concluding in 2018. It's the 13th TV series in the canonical Marvel Cinematic Universe. Creator and showrunner Dario Scardapane previously worked on another Netflix Marvel series, The Punisher. A second season of the new Daredevil series has already been confirmed.

Ariana Grande sets release date for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead

The reissued album with new tracks arrives on March 28. She told Variety about the expanded project, "The album is so concise, and I didn’t want to add songs just for the sake of it. The new tracks are short,...

There's a great deal of excitement surrounding The Fantastic Four: First Steps and last month's teaser trailer launch promised fans a movie that's unlike anything they've seen from Marvel Studios before.

After all, the reboot's retro-futuristic 1960s setting and an alternate reality New York that will come under attack from Galactus and the Silver Surfer all add up to what should be a...fantastic...take on Marvel's First Family.

When will we get a new look at the reboot? Unsurprisingly, a new trailer is expected to be released in time for Thunderbolts*'s arrival in theaters this May. In fact, according to InsiderFandom, The Fantastic Four: First Steps' next sneak peek will drop on April 4.

This feels more akin to a lucky guess than a "scoop," but we'll likely catch wind of a possible trailer release nearer the time. 4/4 does seem a fitting date for something but still feels a...

It's been announced that Disneyland guests will be able to meet Marvel's First Family this summer in Tomorrowland. Based on their appearance in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing are all expected to be doing meet-and-greets.

However, they won't be alone.

A H.E.R.B.I.E. robot is also in the works from Imagineers, though it's unclear if it will be ready later this summer. As for how The Thing will be brought to life, we'd imagine it's going to be similar to the Quantum Suit-wearing Hulk who has occasionally roamed the Disney Parks.

Back to H.E.R.B.I.E., he's described as "a fully functioning analog computer [that] assists the Fantastic Four in their quest to protect Earth."

Accompanying today's news is some official concept art for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. That showcases the movie's alternate reality...

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is one of the most anticipated movies in the MCU, set to release on July 25, 2025. Based on set leaks, everything looks promising so far.

The movie will take place in an alternate reality where the Fantastic Four are already an established team. It’s also expected to feature some of their most famous villains.

The cast for First Steps includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, with Moss-Bachrach using CGI and performance capture for his role.

Julia Garner will play Shalla-Bal, also known as the MCU’s Silver Surfer, while Ralph Ineson will portray Galactus, one of Marvel’s most powerful villains (depending on how you see him). Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in undisclosed roles, and Mole Man is also expected to appear.

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Usually, it’s the films that are loud at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin. This year, however, the parade of personalities in the City of the Violet Crown will be creating plenty of thunder including Blake Lively, Jenna Ortega, Michelle Obama, Disney co-chairman Alan Bergman, Amazon and MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Conan O’Brien fresh off the Oscar Dolby Theatre stage.

There are an intriguing amount of sit-downs here at SXSW this year after the fest kicks off Friday, rivaling the number of sidebar chats at a San Diego Comic-Con and certainly towering over the few at this past year’s Sundance, where the best chats were off-menu and not contained in any program: Elvis Mitchell’s conversations with Bill Murray and Quentin Tarantino.

In a déjà vu to Comic-Con, O’Brien will be on stage twice: once in a Sunday comedy event with...

Yesterday, concept art from several past and upcoming MCU projects leaked online. Among them was The Fantastic Four: First Steps and, while there wasn't anything too revealing - it looks like Shalla-Bal will be bald rather than rocking silver hair - there are some big hints about what the future holds in store for Marvel's First Family. 

It's now been confirmed that the upcoming reboot will feature an infant Franklin Richards, the son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman. 

The comics have established him as a powerful reality warper and one of the strongest beings in the universe, even at a young age. He used his God-like abilities to help restore the Multiverse following its collapse due to the incursion crisis, so you can probably figure out how the boy will be key to Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

In fact, concept art for the next Avengers movies...

A panned neo-noir crime thriller headlined by Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe sets its sights on free streaming. Released back in 2013, Broken City finds Wahlberg taking the lead as a former cop-turned-private investigator, who finds himself in serious danger after being tasked with investigating the wife of Crowe’s mayor of New York City.

Directed by Allen Hughes and written by Brian Tucker, and featuring an all-star cast that includes Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, and Jeffrey Wright alongside Wahlberg and Crowe, Broken City is all set to land on the free streaming platform Tubi from March 1. You can check out the official synopsis for the crime thriller below...

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps may show an extended look at Marvel's first family if a new update is to be believed. The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole seemingly reveals its runtime, with its screening potentially setting a two-year-old MCU record.

According to an official listing by the UK-based Odeon Cinemas (via GamesRadar+), First Steps will run for 2 hours and 20 minutes. If Odeon's runtime is accurate, First Steps would be the longest MCU film since 2023's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. It should be noted that the MCU film that preludes First Steps, Thunderbolts*, has yet to reveal its runtime, giving The Fantastic Four remake the two-year-old record for now.

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Chris Farley’s comedic legacy often centers on physical slapstick and larger-than-life characters, and few movies illustrate this better than the mostly forgotten Beverly Hills Ninja. Released in 1997, the film plays out like many of Farley’s films, and ended up becoming known as the actor’s final movie to be released prior to his death in December that year. Almost 30 years later, fans have made the film another unexpected success on Tubi, the home of free streaming and long-lost movies.

The story follows Haru (Farley), an orphan discovered off the coast of Japan and raised by a clan of ninjas. While he dreams of mastering martial arts, Haru’s clumsy nature and hefty size set him apart from his disciplined peers. Nevertheless, fate intervenes when a mysterious blonde (Nicollette Sheridan) shows up, begging Haru for his help to uncover dangerous criminal activity back in Beverly Hills. Determined to prove himself,...

Natasha Lyonne might have revealed her mystery character in Marvel's upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Lyonne joined the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps in May 2024, yet her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was not confirmed. In December 2024, Lyonne voiced the original MCU character Byrdie in What If...? Season 3. The adult daughter of a variant Howard the Duck and Darcy Lewis, Byrdie's status as a multiverse hero and a Watcher seemingly made her a potential candidate for who Lyonne would be playing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But would Marvel introduce one of the stars of an upcoming blockbuster with a role in an animated anthology series? Many questions remain about who exactly Lyonne is playing in the upcoming MCU reboot remain up in the air.

While on the Red Carpet for the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards, Lyonne dropped an interesting detail about her role in Fantastic Four: First Steps,...

Buckle up, check your mirrors, and don’t forget to use your signals because Kumail Nanjiani and Molly Shannon are getting behind the wheel for Bobby Farrelly‘s new comedy Driver’s Ed. Production for the film shifts into gear in North Carolina in March, with AGC Studios co-producing and financing.

Bobby Farrelly’s upcoming film makes donuts around a group of teens who steal their school’s driver’s ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college freshman girlfriend and win her back. Farrelly directs Driver’s Ed from a script by Thomas Moffett.

Kumail Nanjiani recently played Nadeem in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and had a recurring role as Rudy Thurber on Only Murders in the Building, the unstoppable comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. He’s also joining the cast of Rian Johnson’s Poker Face...

Exclusive: Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and SNL alum Molly Shannon have signed on to star in Driver’s Ed, the teen road trip comedy from director Bobby Farrelly (Champions) on which we were first to report in December.

Set to enter production in North Carolina in March, with AGC Studios co-producing and fully financing, Driver’s Ed centers on a group of teens who steal their school’s driver’s ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

AGC International launched sales at the European Film Market in Berlin last week, with additional castings to be announced soon. UTA Independent Film Group is co-repping US rights with AGC.

Farrelly — one half of famed comedy filmmaking duo The Farrelly Brothers — will direct from an original screenplay by Thomas Moffett. Producers include Jonas Pate, Jennifer Pate (Amazon’s upcoming The Runarounds), and David Stone, co-founder of Tfc Management and Tfc Productions. Exec producers include AGC’s Stuart Ford and Aghi Koh, Lorelle Lynch, Farrelly and Scott Lambert.

Coming off of roles in Only Murders in the Building and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Nanjiani will next be seen in Poker Face Season 2, James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay, and Dylan Meyer’s recently announced Neon drama The Wrong Girls opposite Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat. He is repped by UTA, Mosaic, and Schreck Rose Dapello.

Also recently seen on Only Murders, Shannon’s other upcoming projects include Balls Up, Peter Farrelly’s action comedy for Amazon MGM and Skydance, in which she stars alongside Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser, as well as Netflix and 3000 Pictures’ rom-com People We Meet on Vacation. She is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

AGC EVP of Legal & Business Affairs Anant Tamirisa negotiated deals for AGC Studios.

John Malkovich says he didn’t know much about The Fantastic Four before signing on for a role in the upcoming reboot of the Marvel franchise.

“I’m sure I read it when I was a kid because I did read comics when I was a kid, but that was a long, long time ago,” the actor told me at the Los Angeles premiere of his new A24 horror thriller “Opus.” “All I really knew about it was that there had been a film or two of it before.”

Malkovich’s role in the movie, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” is being kept under wraps. Marvel fans have been speculating he may be playing Ivan Kragoff, a villain known as the Red Ghost who fights the Fantastic Four in the comics. Red Ghost is a Soviet scientist who replicates the team’s space accident and gains the ability to turn intangible.

Exclusive: Hunter Cope has taken to YouTube to dish out The Perfect Parfait, a comedy interview series where he sits down with celebrity guests to enjoy custom-crafted parfaits tailored to each guest’s creative persona.

Blending the traditional talk show format with sketch comedy, culinary flair, and a delightful dash of chaos, The Perfect Parfait is described as Hot Ones meets Between Two Ferns. The show kicks off today with guest Dave Franco, and will also soon feature appearances from the likes of Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Paul Walter Hauser, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christian A. Pierce (The Real Bros of Simi Valley), Sydney Heller & Olivia DeLaurentis (Smosh: The Sitcom Live), and Tim Heidecker.

New episodes will drop every Thursday on the Perfect Parfait YouTube channel. The series is a collaboration with Chef David Codney, former Executive Chef of The Peninsula Beverly Hills,...

John Malkovich has spent years turning down Marvel roles.The 71-year-old actor will make his MCU debut this summer in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', but he has revealed he's snubbed the franchise several times in the past.He told GQ magazine: "The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever.“I didn’t like the deals they made, at all. These films are quite grueling to make… If you’re going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me."You don’t want to pay me, it’s cool, but then I don’t want to do it, because I’d rather be onstage, or be directing a play, or doing something else.”However, Malkovich - who took the role because he wanted to collaborate with 'Cut Bank' director Matt Shaman again...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps sees acclaimed actor John Malkovich step foot into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, potentially as a foe of Marvel's first family. After rejecting superhero films for years, Malkovich reveals why the upcoming reboot changed his mind.

During an interview with GQ, Malkovich addressed why he opted against making comic book films after being linked to potential roles for years. Malkovich insisted turning down past opportunities with Marvel was not an "artistic" choice. However, he explained that underwhelming pay and the "grueling" production process caused him to shy away from making comic book movies.

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“The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever,” Malkovich said. “I didn’t like the deals they made, at all.

After six seasons of fights, personal grudges, and tournament showdowns, Cobra Kai has finally wrapped up. And with it, we can finally talk about the elephant in the room. Who are the strongest fighters in the entire series? Tournaments might decide who gets to take the trophy home, but, martial arts is more than that. The Karate Kid, and the larger franchise, would not really be a thing without it.

Cobra Kai, meanwhile, has never been short on badass martial artists. Call it experience, technical precision, or sheer scrappiness, unlike a lot of action shows where fights feel scripted, the show has always made it clear that if you want to win – all of those things matter. So, who really ranks as the strongest fighter in the show? Let’s break it down and see where everyone lands.

Cobra Kai character poster | Credits: Netflix 20. Mitch

Mitch may not be the flashiest,...

Amazon’s Prime VIdeo has landed exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Bible epic “The Chosen,” as well as previously announced unscripted spinoff “The Chosen In The Wild with Bear Grylls.” It’s part of a new wide-ranging deal between series producer 5&2 Studios and Amazon MGM Studios, which also includes a theatrical release component for the next two installments of the hit series about the life of Jesus Christ, played by Jonathan Roumie.

The deal was announced Sunday during a livestream on 5&2 Studios’ YouTube page, and comes as 5&2 Studios prepares to release Season 5 of “The Chosen” next month in theaters. After that, “The Chosen” Season 5 will now exclusively premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video in the U.S. this June.

Under the deal, Prime Video will also take over exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the first five seasons of “The Chosen,” as well as future seasons of “The Chosen.

For over 40 sensational years, beloved Irish actor and go-to Hollywood leading man Liam Neesonhas been keeping audiences entertained with his charismatic performances and universal appeal. The Academy Award-nominee has starred in countless unforgettable hits throughout his stellar career, memorably appearing in Schindler's List,Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Love Actually, and The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy, before becoming a certified action sensation when he starred in 2008's cinema knockout Taken.

Since effectively reinventing himself as a butt-kicking silver screen hero, Neeson has headlined a slew of rip-roaring action flicks like A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Grey, Run All Night, and The Marksman, and it sure doesn't seem like the 72-year-old acting great has any intentions of slowing down. Neeson has an array of exciting projects in the works in both 2025 and beyond, including the long-awaited action comedy The Naked Gun, so let's take a look at...

The first teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived earlier this month and, if you go and watch Captain America: Brave New World on IMAX screens this weekend, chances are you'll see a special Ff-themed countdown.

This is a clever piece of marketing featuring some fun 1960s-style imagery of the team. We also see the iconic "4" logo and a new title treatment for Marvel Studios' long-awaited reboot featuring Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing.

The fact IMAX is pushing The Fantastic Four: First Steps also confirms that Marvel's First Family will push Superman off the giant-sized screens when it arrives in theaters two weeks after James Gunn's first Dcu movie.

"Humbling," Pedro Pascal recently said when he was asked how it feels to be Mister Fantastic. "And the suit was very fitting for all of us and had a little bit of a retro...

Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona walk the purple carpet together while attending the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert held at Radio City Music Hall on Friday night (February 14) in New York City.

The couple, who have been dating for almost a year, marked their first red carpet appearance together at the big concert event!

Also making their red carpet debut was Miley Cyrus and her beau of three years, Maxx Morando, as they were also joined by her mom Tish Cyrus-Purcell.

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Miley was actually one of dozens of musicians who took the stage during the concert, performing her hit “Flowers” and a rendition of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” with Brittany Howard.

Coming up on Sunday (February 16) is the SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which will see many current and past SNL cast members returning for the big special event!

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps hopes to help the franchise climb to new heights after previous installments featuring Marvel's first family yielded mixed results at best. One star of the last Fantastic Four film hopes First Steps won't be a "bomb" like his widely derided 2015 effort.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter (via X), FANT4STIC star Miles Teller shared his thoughts on First Steps and what he expects to see from the superhero blockbuster. Teller, who portrayed Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in the Josh Trank-helmed 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, has nothing but good things to say about First Steps after watching its recent teaser trailer and hopes it has much more success than his movie. “I don’t wish anybody to be a part of a bomb … I just wish them the best," Teller said. "I saw the little trailer and I thought it looked fantastic, I’m very excited for them.

Bust out your best karate stances and crane kick attempts, kids, because finally, after a long enough wait, Cobra Kai season 6 part 3 arrives Thursday, Feb. 12, 2025 to wrap up the series storyline and hopefully provide us with some resolution. When part 2 ended, everyone and everything was in complete pandemonium.

Rivalries were raging, friendships and relationships were strained, selfish intentions abounded, and a tournament decision led to complete mayhem resulting in the death of a finalist. As Cobra Kai season 6 part 3 arrives on Netflix, here are 8 things we want to see in the final episodes.

1. What happens in the wake of Kwon's death?

The Sekai Taikai tournament is the most prestigious karate tournament in modern martial arts history, which determines the top dojo in the world. So, to now have a death on their hands is obviously a big deal. Since the tournament was broadcast live, viewers saw what happened. As such,...

Taken star Liam Neeson continues to ply his trade as Hollywood’s go-to aged action hero, and the Oscar nominee will continue to cement his legacy in the upcoming action thriller The Mongoose...which has now added several fan-favorite action stars to the ensemble. Coming courtesy of Deadline, it has now been revealed that Mission: Impossible star Ving Rhames and The Shield and Fantastic Four actor Michael Chiklis have joined Neeson in The Mongoose, with MCU star and Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei also set to star.

The Mongoose, which will follow Neeson as veteran and war hero Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, who finds himself at the center of an explosive car chase after being accused of a crime he didn’t commit, is currently filming in Australia. Details of the new cast of characters have also been unveiled, with Tomei playing Neeson’s ex-wife, who asks him “for help when she finds herself in trouble.

Exclusive: Ten-year Artists First vet Itay Reiss has been named one of the firm’s partners.

Born in Israel and raised in Los Angeles, Emmy Award-winning producer Reiss began his career at United Talent Agency in 1998 and joined Artists First in 2015.

He recently produced the 20th Century Studios feature Quiz Lady starring Awkwafina, Will Ferrell, and Sandra Oh which won the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.

He also executive produced Comedy Central’s hit show Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens and produced the hit feature film Like a Boss starring Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, and Salma Hayek. Reiss additionally executive-produced the Netflix drama series Hit and Run from the creators of Fauda, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, along with Netflix animated comedy series Hoops with partners Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

Since transitioning into management and production, Reiss has also worked on a number of hit comedy shows and specials.

We've been hearing rumblings for a while now that Franklin Richards will factor into The Fantastic Four: First Steps and, eventually, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars,

Marvel Studios has yet to confirm plans for the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm-Richards, though fans remain convinced they've spotted evidence that the latter, played by Vanessa Kirby, is pregnant in the movie.

In the scene where Johnny Storm "Flames On" as the Human Torch, a somewhat pregnant-looking Sue is shown being ushered to safety in the background. Then, there's what looked like a labour scene aboard a spaceship with Mister Fantastic comforting his wife.

A familiar clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps was shared on social media this past Sunday and, while it doesn't reveal anything we haven't already seen, it's allowed fans to watch a certain moment on repeat.

Watching the way Kirby's Sue walks (waddles?) here, it's...

Exclusive: Aud Mason-Hyde, one of the breakouts of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has signed with Artists First for management.

A queer trans nonbinary actor from Australia, Mason-Hyde stars opposite Olivia Colman and John Lithgow in Jimpa, a semi-autobiographical family drama from returning Sundance filmmaker Sophie Hyde. The film follows filmmaker and mother Hannah (Colman) as she takes her nonbinary teenager Frances (Mason-Hyde) on a trip to Amsterdam to visit their beloved gay grandpa Jim, aka “Jim-pa” (Lithgow).

In his review of the film out of Sundance, Deadline’s Pete Hammond called Mason-Hyde “perfectly cast.”

Mason-Hyde’s additional credits include the award-winning indie 52 Tuesdays, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, the Aussie ABC six-part series F*&#ing Adelaide, and the 2022 short film Right Here that played the festival circuit in Australia and was nominated for a number of awards. Also a poet,...

Marvel Studios didn't bring a new look at The Fantastic Four: First Steps to the Super Bowl, with Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn instead spending his Sunday at Megacon Orlando.

Cbr was on hand for the Gladiator II star's Q&a, with one fan asking what about the MCU movie he's most excited about. "The family dynamic. It’s Marvel’s first family and we really want to get it right," Quinn explained. "I think the cast were really choice actors. I’m so excited. We want to establish this dysfunctional, caring family."

As for how it felt to suit up as Johnny Storm for the first time, he said, "I got to do some sit ups [Laughs]. I’ve been training a lot for it. Seeing everyone else in theirs was exciting. We were doing the costume fittings and I was so excited."

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Fans of the 1995 cult classic movieTommy Boy are going to “likey” when the movie finally gets the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray treatment this year. Per Geek Vibes Nation, Paramount Home Entertainment will be releasing Tommy Boy on 4K Uhd Blu-ray on March 25 - nearly 30 years to the day that the film was released in theaters on March 31, 1995.

Arguably one of the best road trip buddy comedies, Tommy Boystars Saturday Night Live alums Chris Farley as Tommy Callahan and David Spade as Richard. The two are complete opposites who are forced to road trip across the country to sell brake pads after Farley’s Tommy’s father, owner of Callahan Auto Parts, (played by Brian Dennehy) dies unexpectedly. The film is an audience favorite on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with a 90% Popcornmeter score.

Bo Derek also appears in the film as “Big Tom’s” widow, Beverly, and Rob Lowe, in an uncredited scene-stealing appearance,...

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The Fantastic Four: First Stepsfinally hits theaters on July 25, introducing the fabulous foursome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time. Directed by WandaVision's Matt Shakman, the upcoming film marks the beginning of the McU's Phase 6, the final chapter in the long-running Multiverse Saga. First Steps will follow Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnn Storm/The Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they learn to work together both as a superhero team and as a family. Things get complicated and surprisingly personal for the Fantastic Four, however, when a planet-devouring Celestial named Galactus (Ralph Ineson) puts the Earth in jeopardy.

Marvel Studios released the first teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps earlier this week along with some unique posters which, briefly, caused some AI-related controversy.

Now that's over with, fans believe they've spotted a potentially major Easter Egg on one of the posters which pays homage to Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' 1994 four-issue comic book series, Marvels.

As you can see in the Reddit post below, the photographer pit front and centre bears a striking resemblance to Philip Sheldon. In the comic, he's a news photographer who witnesses some incredible moments in Marvel Comics history - over several decades - from the perspective of an Everyman.

"Same outfit, one eye covered by the camera (hiding the eye patch?), same age," this fan points out. "Sheldon was photographing all the major canon MCU events during the golden age of comics, so this would fit."

It's hard to deny the similarity and,...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Feb. 6, 2025. The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer gets over 200 million views in first day

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The debut trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps racked up 202 million views in its first 24 hours across all platforms, the most views ever for a Marvel YouTube live-stream, and became the number one trending video on YouTube, according to Disney.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps invited a live audience and key cast members to U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Home of Space Camp, in Huntsville, Ala., to officially launch the film’s inaugural trailer. Fans from around the world tuned in via a Marvel livestream to catch the big debut in real time with the Saturn 5 rocket serving as the backdrop.

Cast members Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach commandeered the countdown and launch surrounded by fans outside the National Geographic Theater.

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