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Actor Jonathan Majorsā ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star
Read full article: Actor Jonathan Majorsā ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising starJonathan Majorsā ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement.
KSAT Q&A: Mayor Ron Nirenberg discusses Missions Baseball Stadium, āProject Marvelā
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: Mayor Ron Nirenberg discusses Missions Baseball Stadium, āProject MarvelāSan Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined the KSAT Q&A to discuss if the publicās tax payer dollars will be used to help pay Project Marvel and about the public support for two potential sports venues planned for downtown.
Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replica
Read full article: Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replicaRobert Downey Jr. doesnāt think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence.
Spacecon San Antonio launches at Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls this weekend
Read full article: Spacecon San Antonio launches at Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls this weekendSpacecon San Antonio is launching this Friday at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls with stars from Star Wars, Star Trek, and the Marvel franchise.
āDeadpoolā tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend
Read full article: āDeadpoolā tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekendāDeadpool & Wolverine" ruled the box office on a weekend of quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close.
Rio Grande Valley native lands role in new Marvel series āEchoā
Read full article: Rio Grande Valley native lands role in new Marvel series āEchoāDannie McCallum, 29, plays āTukloā in the new Marvel series āEcho.ā She appears in four of the five episodes currently streaming on Disney+.
'Bob Marley: One Love' stirs up $27.7M weekend, 'Madame Web' flops
Read full article: 'Bob Marley: One Love' stirs up $27.7M weekend, 'Madame Web' flopsParamount Picturesā Bob Marley biopic āBob Marley: One Loveā outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend.
What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
Read full article: What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson questsThis weekās new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooperās loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in āMaestro,ā Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths arenāt just a history lesson in āPercy Jackson and the Olympiansā and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich.
Captivated by the multiverse and alternate realities? Here's a handy guide to some good stuff
Read full article: Captivated by the multiverse and alternate realities? Here's a handy guide to some good stuffIf you like multiverse movies and groove to āThe Flashā and the Spider-Verse films, there's lots of stuff to find if you dig deeper.
āSomos sĆŗperhĆ©roes!ā: Hispanic community overjoyed for cultural representation in āBlack Pantherā sequel
Read full article: āSomos sĆŗperhĆ©roes!ā: Hispanic community overjoyed for cultural representation in āBlack Pantherā sequelMarvelās āBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverā teaser was released and the Hispanic community has taken to the internet to share their excitement for the cultural representation.
Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M
Read full article: Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1MSony Picturesā Marvel adaptation āMorbiusā landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
2021 box office closes with more fireworks for 'Spider-Man'
Read full article: 2021 box office closes with more fireworks for 'Spider-Man'Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for āSpider-Man: No Way Home,ā which topped all films for the third straight week and already charts among the highest grossing films domestically.
From the destruction of the Death Star to the end of Thanos, hereās how to sync a New Yearās countdown with iconic movie moments
Read full article: From the destruction of the Death Star to the end of Thanos, hereās how to sync a New Yearās countdown with iconic movie momentsFor those that are interested in ringing in the new year in a different way, moviegoers can sync their New Yearās countdown to film with the help of a particular website.
Disneyās 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend
Read full article: Disneyās 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekendDisney and Marvelās āEternalsā fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but itās still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like āClifford the Big Red Dog.ā.
'Eternals' opens with $71M but audience response is mixed
Read full article: 'Eternals' opens with $71M but audience response is mixedāEternals,ā one of Marvelās most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters over the weekend with an estimated $71 million in ticket sales.
'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Read full article: 'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debutOn whatās traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film āShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsā smashed the record for Labor Day openings with an estimated $71.4 million in ticket sales.
āBlack Widowā soars to pandemic box office record
Read full article: āBlack Widowā soars to pandemic box office recordEven with an option to watch āBlack Widowā at home, audiences went to the movie theater in pandemic record numbers this weekend to catch the first Marvel movie released in two years.
Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism
Read full article: Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism(Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK ā When Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson his Captain America shield at the end of Marvel's massive 2019 event āAvengers: Endgame,ā Wilson tried it on for a beat. That reluctance and skepticism is front-and-center as Wilson's story continues in āThe Falcon and the Winter Solder,ā a new six-episode Disney+ series that promises an exploration of patriotism and race alongside its shootouts and soaring chase scenes. While āEndgame" appeared to promise a quick transition for Anthony Mackie's Falcon to take up the Captain America mantle, as he has in the comics, the creator of āFalconā promises only complications. AdSo will there be a Black Captain America by the time the final credits roll in April? Agent, a sometime antagonist to Captain America who twists American patriotism to darker ends.
Now is the perfect time to get caught up on āWandaVisionā on Disney+
Read full article: Now is the perfect time to get caught up on āWandaVisionā on Disney+If youāve been wondering if you should start watching the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, called āWandaVisionā on Disney+, the answer is a resounding YES. AdNow, if youāve never seen a Marvel movie and want to watch āWandaVision,ā the question arises: Will you understand whatās going on? Well, I started watching āWandaVisionā without having seen a single Marvel movie, and sure, the first episode was pretty confusing, but itās for sure doable. You can watch āWandaVisionā on Disney+ with new episodes being released on Fridays. And if you want to watch the Marvel movies, most of them are available to stream on Disney+, as well.
San Antonio native lands role in upcoming Ms. Marvel series on Disney+
Read full article: San Antonio native lands role in upcoming Ms. Marvel series on Disney+SAN ANTONIO ā With great power comes great responsibility and in 2021, Saagar Shaikh will have a chance to show the world just that in an upcoming series on Disney+. According to the San Antonio Current, Shaikh is San Antonio native who graduated from John Marshall High School and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He announced his casting in Ms. Marvel on Friday. Khan took over the Ms. Marvel title, even though other characters have used it in the existing Marvel Universe. Ms. Marvel comes to Disneyās streaming platform in late 2021.
Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
Read full article: Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, filmsNEW YORK ā The Walt Disney Co.ās streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxyās worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 āStar Warsā series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. But Disney also kept its biggest films ā including Marvel's āBlack Widow," Pixar's āLuca,ā a āLion Kingā prequel ā on course for theatrical release. Jenkins becomes the first woman to direct a āStar Warsā film. Among the āStar Warsā series are two spinoffs of āThe Mandalorian,ā set during the series' timeline: āRangers of the New Republicā and āAhsoka,ā with Rosario Dawson. Seven Disney films topped $1 billion worldwide.
Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
Read full article: Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'NEW YORK ā The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including āBlack Widow,ā while also postponing Steven Spielberg's āWest Side Storyā a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie āBlack Widow,ā last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for āWest Side Story,ā but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of āBlack Widowā had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's āMulan,ā āHamiltonā and āArtemis Fowlā have gone direct to streaming, with āMulanā made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
Disney selling face masks with beloved characters, donating proceeds to charity
Read full article: Disney selling face masks with beloved characters, donating proceeds to charityNow that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people wear cloth face coverings in public settings, Disney is getting in on the face mask game, and making masks featuring your favorite Disney characters. Disney said the company would donate all profits from the sales in the U.S. of Disneyās cloth face masks to Medshare, now through Sept. 30. Thatās right, you can have Baby Yoda on your face mask while you grocery shop at Trader Joeās. In addition to donating the proceeds of these colorful masks, Disney said it will donate 1 million cloth face masks to children and families in vulnerable communities across the United States. From Elsa, Anna, Buzz and Woody, there is a face mask for every Disney fan.
You should revisit these 11 movie franchises while quarantined
Read full article: You should revisit these 11 movie franchises while quarantinedLuckily for us, there are tons of films that have gone on to become major movie franchises, with sequel after sequel bringing back some of the most beloved characters of all time. So, if you want to take a break from binging āThe Officeā for the 10th time and want to dig in to some classics, consider watching these movie franchises from front to back. āStar WarsāWriter and director George Lucas created a movie about a team of rebels fighting evil in a galaxy far, far away, and itās gone on to become one of the most influential movie franchises of all time. āToy StoryāA lot of the movie franchises are for teens and adults, but the āToy Storyā movies are great because the entire family can enjoy them. āMarvelāAnyone who has gone to see a Marvel movie knows that there are a ton of them.
Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Hereās what it has on deck for 2020
Read full article: Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Hereās what it has on deck for 2020The Walt Disney Company is going to have a hard time living up to its record-breaking 2019. First of all, there are no Star Wars or Avengers films on the docket in 2020. In July, it set the record for the highest-grossing studio in box office history. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the parks division's biggest expansion ever, opened to incredible fanfare. What ensued was a global box office windfall that surpassed the $10 billion mark in 2019, shattering Disney's 2016 record of $7.6 billion.