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Harry Potter games following the success of Hogwarts Legacy.Speaking to Variety in a new interview, Haddad stated that not only was an already announced game based on the wizarding sport Quidditch in beta testing but that a “series of other things” are also in development which “will let the fans be part of this world and stories and characters in deeper and deeper ways.”Haddad spoke on the upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, stating that they don’t have any “particular announcements on exactly how and when [the Quidditch game] is going to come to the market, but we are working to get it designed in a way just to delight fans.”He also spoke very briefly about the message that Warner Bros Discovery is giving to the gaming division, stating that they keep emphasising the “importance of franchises”.“There’s a unique and important games have in keeping our franchises relevant, resonant and exciting because there’s plenty of fans and plenty of people consuming content where games are their starting point, it’s their preferred form of content,” he explained.NME reviewed Hogwarts Legacy when it was released, stating that it was “fun and managed to get a lot of things right”, but that the game already felt “somewhat dated”.“It’s a stunning way to experience Hogwarts and the surrounding area and is probably the best representation for fans of the universe, regardless of the medium. Honestly, this is an exceptional piece of fan service and a loving recreation that for performance reasons and dated design, doesn’t quite come together,” our review read.In other gaming news, the face model for Mary Jane Watson in Marvel’s Spider-Man has called out the fanbase for harassing her.

A semi-exclusive before we fully enter the winter break (and yes, I knew the original story some time ago, but I’m admittedly bad at breaking news). As you’ve likely heard by now, George Clooney says he has a script for “Ocean’s 14” that he is excited about.

Another day, another big bid-off for the rights to a Ryan Reynolds project: Deadline reports that Warner Bros. had the right price for “Calamity Hustle,” an action comedy with Reynolds and Channing Tatum. Thus concludes a weeklong bidding war that came down to Amazon MGM, Netflix, and Warner Bros.

After the guild strikes forced Warner Bros. to push it from November to next March, “Dune: Part Two” now opens the blockbuster movie season in 2024.

As 2023 draws to a close, the Barbenheimer phenomenon still resounds as the year’s most important film event. Two highly anticipated blockbusters, poised in a head-to-head battle in the thick of summer movie season, from two of Hollywood’s premier directors; no wonder the double feature became so highly meme-able.

Zack Snyder has revealed that he was aware of a Zack Snyder’s Justice League joke being included in Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie ahead of its release earlier this year.Speaking to Men’s Health Magazine to promote his upcoming sci-fi film Rebel Moon, Snyder shared that Warner Bros. executive Michael DeLuca had his wife and producer partner Deborah Snyder of the joke.The joke, told by a version of Barbie played by Alexandra Shipp, was used to to describe her time being under the patriarchy of Ryan Gosling‘s Ken: “It’s like I’ve been in a dream where I was really invested in the Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League.”“They gave us a heads-up,” Snyder said of the joke.

his upcoming appearance in “Beetlejuice 2,” the long-awaited sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice.”“I haven’t seen any footage yet, but it was fun to do,” Dafoe, 68, told Variety of the movie, which wrapped production in November. “I play a police officer in the afterlife, so I’m a dead person. And in life I was a B-movie action star, but I had an accident, and that’s what sent me to the other side.”Here’s everything to know about “Beetlejuice 2” so far.“Beetlejuice 2” is slated to hit theaters on Sept.

reports the BBC.FF9 Pictures admitted health and safety failings in court and accepted the fine.The Post reached out to Universal Pictures, which distributed the 2021 film, for comment. The UK judge presiding over the case said on Friday that Watts, 35, was “fortunate to be alive” after Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutors detailed how his safety line became detached as he performed a stunt that differed from the one that had been rehearsed several times.Watts was initially supposed to be thrown over a performer’s right shoulder, however, in a last-minute change, the stunt actor was told he would be thrown over the actor’s left shoulder.The stuntman missed the crash mats that had been set out for him, and he suffered brain damage, the court was told.

Warner Bros. has denied reports that the upcoming Wonder Woman game will be a live service title.Announced at the end of 2021, the Monolith Productions-developed title was described as a single-player, open-world action-adventure game featuring an original story set in the DC universe.

Moviegoers feared the worst in August when Warner Bros. pushed “Dune: Part Two” from its original November 3 release to March 15, 2024.

Just over a year after scrapping “Batgirl,” Warner Bros. and David Zazlav have killed off another nearly completed feature that was meant to be an HBO Max release and vaulted it instead.

Of all the cameos in Andy Muschietti‘s “The Flash” (and there were a lot of them), Nic Cage‘s brief appearance as Superman easily soars to the top of the list. But EW reports (via Yahoo Entertainment) that according to the actor, what the audience sees of his Kal-El onscreen isn’t what he did on set.

After three films, and dwindling box office returns for each successive movie, the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise may officially be over. Variety reports (via Total Film) that David Yates, who helmed all three of “Harry Potter” prequels (and the final four in the original franchise) revealed in a new interview that the series is “parked.” And it’s news to him that the plan all along was for “Fantastic Beasts” to be a five-film series.

Warner Bros. Pictures may have pushed “Dune: Part Two” to next March, but they still have another Timothée Chalamet tentpole on the way this year.

Ever wanted a behind-the-scenes take on how desperate Warner Bros. was for the DCEU to be like the MCU? Variety reports that screenwriter David S. Goyer went into detail about the rapid creation of WB’s ill-fated cinematic universe while on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.

Tim Burton has shared his thoughts on Nicolas Cage‘s cameo as Superman in The Flash, released earlier in the year – see what he had to say below.In the 1990s, Burton – who had directed 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton – was tapped to direct a Superman film led by Nicolas Cage titled Superman Lives. However, that film was scrapped just three weeks before it began filming, with the only public memories of the film being footage of Cage testing out costumed for the titular role.However, Cage’s take on Superman received a long-awaited revival earlier this year in the form of a computer graphic-generated cameo for The Flash. Now, Tim Burton has spoken out about the cameo.Speaking to the British Film Institute, Burton was asked if he had any regrets about not being able to push through with Superman Lives.

Is this the domino in the Fall release calendar that causes all the others to tumble? Variety reports that Warner Bros. has pushed Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two” to a March 15, 2024 release.

“The Conjuring” franchise, is suing Warner Bros. for breach of contract, according to the Aug. 15 suit obtained by The Post.“The contract for the services of Ms.

At this point in their respective careers, Steven Soderbergh and Christopher Nolan are household names for cinephiles. But once upon a time, in the early ’00s, Soderbergh needed to help Nolan get his foot in the door when it came to his entry into studio filmmaking.

firing back at insensitive “Barbenheimer” fans in the United States. The international feud began after the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the “Barbie” film commented that “it’s going to be a summer to remember” beneath a movie poster collage that mashed up the toy-inspired flick with “Oppenheimer,” a film about the making of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, eventually killing nearly 200,000 Japanese.The poster uploaded last month by the account DiscussingFilms on X depicts J.

reports the South China Morning Post.The fan-made poster, which was originally uploaded last month by the account DiscussingFilms on X (formerly Twitter), showed Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer holding Margot Robbie’s Barbie in front of a mushroom cloud. Japanese users were further aggravated when the official US account for the Barbie film commented on the post, writing that “it’s gonna be a summer to remember.” Since the comment controversy, the hashtag “#NoBarbenheimer” has been trending on social media.

Risks in Hollywood pay off. “Barbie” has already grossed half a billion dollars after nine days in theaters, with no signs of slowing down as the film heads into its second box office weekend.

As the SAG-AFTRA strike begins its second week, there’s no indication that negotiations will resume between that guild or the WGA with AMPTP any time soon. And that’s bad news for studios, as actors on strike will begin not only to affect the production of new work, but the premieres of upcoming schedule films.

Vietnam’s decision to ban the movie has been making headlinesNow Warner Bros. is attempting to clarify its intention.The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was set to hit theaters in the country on July 21, aligning with its big-screen release in most countries around the world.However, Vietnam announced the movie will not be released due to a scene that includes a map using the “nine-dash line” — a set of line segments that represents China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea — which Vietnam claims violates its sovereignty.But the studio rejects the need for controversy.“The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing,” a spokesperson for the Warner Bros.

revealed as DC’s new Superman and Lois Lane on Tuesday, it was hard to get revved up about the news.That’s not to diss the casting for 2025’s “Superman: Legacy.” Corenswet, the 29-year-old freshly minted Clark Kent, appropriately looks like a younger version ofhis predecessor Henry Cavill and was charismatic on the Netflix series “Hollywood” and “The Politician.” And 32-year-old Brosnahan, the lovable star of Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is ideal as his Daily Planet counterpart.I’m sure they’ll do fine.But the casting change-up didn’t come across as a major victory for Warner Bros.

The Batman spinoff series The Penguin has been given an adult rating.The Max crime drama series, which is expected to premiere in 2024, stars Colin Farrell as the titular character (aka Oswald Cobblepot), Gotham City’s crime kingpin and one of Batman’s key enemies. The series will pick up after the events of The Batman.According to LADbible, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has given the upcoming DC miniseries an R-rating.

$12 vinyl doll by Funko was released on Feb. 27 and is the spitting image of the flame-haired Hollywood bombshell, down to the beauty mark on her cheek.“Set sail to an island of whacky adventures with Pop! Ginger Grant,” trumpets the ad for the 4-inch figure dressed in psychedelic beach garb.

Miller’s well-documented antics in the months following filming — it was the first time the actor had been seen in public in almost a year.Sporting a white suit jacket with black detailing and long wavy hair with a topknot and braids, Miller told “Flash” director Andy Muschietti on the red carpet: “I love you, maestro. I think you are amazing, and I think your work is monumental.”It was the actor’s first public comments since a raft of stories last year about erratic behavior in Hawaii and Iceland as well as their home in Vermont.Miller, who uses them/they pronouns, has been holed up at their Vermont farm for the past year while undergoing outpatient mental health treatment, their publicist told The Post.“The Flash” has gotten good-to-mixed reviews, with The Post’s Johnny Oleksinski calling it “good fun” and raving that Miller “is DC’s much-needed answer to Tom Holland’s embraceable Spider-Man.”Meanwhile, Twitter was awash with criticism of the actor this week, calling Miller an “abuser” and a “groomer,” but their rep said Miller is getting real help and is recovering.“This is not a publicity thing,” the rep said.

The Flash director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti have confirmed that Tom Cruise called them to praise the latest DC superhero film.Speaking to Total Film Magazine, Andy Muschietti said that Tom Cruise and Stephen King were sent early copies of the film, and that both of them had praised the movie. King publicly praised the film in May, writing on Twitter: “As a rule, I don’t care a lot for superhero movies, but this one is special.

When Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” hits theaters next month, it marks the first film by the director not produced by Warner Bros. in nearly 20 years.