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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Thunderbolts*’ Has the Longest Post-Credits Scene in the MCUThe following post does NOT contain any major spoilers for Thunderbolts* beyond what’s established in the headline. You’re good. At this point it’s news when a Marvel movie doesn’t have a post-credits scene, not the other way around. Almost all of them have one, or two, or sometimes three or more. So the fact that Thunderbolts* has two credits teases, one in the middle of the crawl and one at the very end, is not shocking. It’s expected.What is a little unusual is just how long the second of those two credits scenes runs. IGN apparently timed this scene and found that it clocked in at two minutes and 54 seconds. That makes it the longest post-credits scene in the history of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...READ MORE: Every Marvel Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestA typical MCU post-credits scene runs about a minute. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had five different post-credits scenes, and even if you add all five of them together, their total runtime still doesn’t equal the nearly three minutes of this single Thunderbolts* sequence.Even without a consideration of spoilers, Thunderbolts* clearly has a lot of stuff to tease. The film is the final MCU production before the debut of the Fantastic Four in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which leads directly into next summer’s mega-blockbuster, Avengers: Doomsday.IGN did note that this record only applies to movies. The final episode of the Disney+ TV series Hawkeye included a performance of “Save the City” from Rogers: The Musical which was over four minutes long.Thunderbolts* is now playing in theaters. If you want more on its post-credits scenes and what they mean for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you can go watch our ending explained video.Get our free mobile appThe Best Performances in Marvel MoviesThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has had a lot of great performers — none better than the ones given by the 15 stars listed below.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 17 ПросмотрыВойдите, чтобы отмечать, делиться и комментировать!
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe Worst Movies That Grossed $1 Billion at the Box OfficeMaking a billion dollars at the box office is typically considered a marker for a great film. However, that's not always the case.Plenty of super popular films over the years have been able to crack a billion at the theater, but that doesn't always mean they deserved to.Sometimes audiences flock to theaters for a specific film out of cultural hype or plain-old curiosity; other times they're drawn in by nostalgia or dragged along by friends or family.READ MORE: The Best Performances in Marvel Movies EverAccording to voting audiences on Ranker, a sold handful of the most popular movies of all time are simply not as good as their box offices numbers might lead you to believe.From shrug-inducing animated juggernauts to disappointing sequels and remakes that simply didn't need to be made, these movies made lots of money, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were good or have stood the test of time in the years since their release.Worst Movies That Grossed Over a BillionViewers on Ranker selected these flicks as some of the worst movies to ever break a billion at the box office.The ABCs of Movies: The Best Movie For Each Letter of the AlphabetThe 26 best films that start with each letter of the alphabet, from A to Z.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 22 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMRian Johnson Wants to Keep Making ‘Knives Out’ With Daniel CraigDirector Rian Johnson is open to continuing the Knives Out series — “as long as Daniel [Craig] still wants to keep doing it.”The 51-year-old filmmaker has helmed the whodunnit franchise that follows Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc since its debut in 2019, and Johnson has revealed he is happy to continue the franchise past the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery so long as both the former James Bond star is happy to keep making them and he can find stories that are “genuinely exciting and scary.”When Collider asked the director whether there would be more Knives Out movies, he said: “As long as Daniel still wants to keep doing it and as long as we have an idea that, to us, feels not just like cranking another one out, but feels genuinely exciting and scary like, ‘Oh, wow, could we pull that off?’”“I love the genre. It’s endlessly malleable, and so it holds endless possibilities. But at the same time, I have made three of them in a row. I don’t feel burnt out on it at all, but the next thing I have in my head to write is an original that’s not a mystery at all."NetflixNetflixloading...READ MORE: Everything New on Netflix This MonthThe Star Wars: The Last Jedi director added that the mystery genre was “totally different” to others as it “encompasses so many other types of genres.”He said: “It’s a totally different genre. One of the things I love about the mystery genre is that it holds the whodunit. Like sci-fi, it encompasses so many other types of genres.”Looking to the next Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, Johnson teased the upcoming whodunnit would be “so different” from its 2022 predecessor, Glass Onion.He said: “Wake Up Dead Man, this next movie, is so different from Glass Onion. It’s like night and day. And so, as long as we keep doing that, it’s exciting.”Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which stars Craig, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close and Andrew Scott, will follow Benoit Blanc as he tries to solve his most dangerous case yet.Get our free mobile app10 Successful Movies That Could Have Gotten a Sequel, But Didn'tFor whatever reason, once was enough for these beloved movies. Gallery Credit: Emma StefanskyFiled Under: Daniel Craig, Glass Onion, Knives Out, Netflix, Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead ManCategories: Movie News0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 40 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe 20 Best Movies of the Last 20 YearsThere is this widespread and shockingly common misconception among the general public (and even some filmmakers!) that critics hate movies; that they derive sadistic pleasure from bashing the work of artists.'These people have it all wrong. We film critics don’t hate movies. We hate ourselves. We love movies because for a few hours we get to leave behind all that self-loathing and explore different stories, different worlds, and different lives. We get to walk in another person’s shoes, and experience feelings and emotions outside our own personal miseries. Then the lights come up, we exit the theater, and we have to go back to, you know, [gestures at everything].The reason anyone is foolish enough to pursue criticism is not because they hate cinema; quite the opposite. It’s because they love cinema so much they want any excuse, no matter how impractical as a skill or how risky as a career path, to spend every possible second thinking about movies.The drawbacks of this decision are endless. Time away from your family, writing at all hours, taking on other jobs just to pay the rent so you can afford to spend your evenings writing a treatise on the Fast & Furious franchise. But the benefits are endless too. They start with getting to see and write about movies like the 20 masterpieces below, my personal picks for the best of the last 20 years.The 20 Best Movies of the Last 20 Years (2005-2024)The 20 films of the last two decades that you absolutely need to see.READ MORE: 25 Actors Who Turned Down Big Roles in Famous MoviesGet our free mobile appThe Best Actually Scary Zombie MoviesAll zombies are scary, but these are the most terrifying. Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 45 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Thunderbolts*’ Ending Explained: What The Final Scene MeansThe following post contains SPOILERS for the ending of Thunderbolts*, as strongly implied by the headline that reads “Thunderbolts* Ending Explained.”Yes, things have finally gotten really interesting again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Fantastic Four have officially arrived in the MCU. We finally know what that asterisk in the Thunderbolts* title was all about. And it looks like there’s about to be a full-blown civil war between Avengers factions. (Uh, again.)In our latest Marvel video, we’re going to speedrun through that wild Thunderbolts* ending, and we’re going to discuss what it means for The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. Plus, we’ll discuss how the MCU’s Sentry is different than the one from the comics, and yeah, we’ll even talk about that Red Guardian scene with the Wheaties box.Watch our full ending explained video below:READ MORE: The Weirdest Marvel Comics Ever PublishedIf you liked that video on the ending of Thunderbolts* and the future of the MCU, check out more of our videos below, including one recapping all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and shows that lead up to Thunderbolts*, one breaking down all the Easter eggs in the first full Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer, and one on The Fantastic Four: First Steps CinemaCon footage. Plus, there’s tons more videos over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. Thunderbolts* is now playing in theaters.Sign up for Disney+ here.Get our free mobile appEvery Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestIt started with Iron Man and it’s continued and expanded ever since. It’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with 36 movies and counting. But what’s the best and the worst? We ranked them all.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 41 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMWhy Is There an Asterisk in ‘Thunderbolts*’?The following post contains SPOILERS for Thunderbolts*. Please note there is no asterisk attached to the word spoilers. These are spoilery spoilers, my dudes. Proceed at your own risk.After years of speculation, Marvel formally announced they were making a Thunderbolts film at San Diego Comic-Con in the summer of 2022. And that’s what it was called: Thunderbolts. That’s how Marvel referred to the film a few months later at Disney’s D23 convention when they revealed the group’s lineup: Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, Winter Soldier, Ghost, Taskmaster, U.S. Agent, and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.Then, at CinemaCon 2024, Marvel’s Kevin Feige announced that the film had a new title — Thunderbolts*, with an asterisk.“We won’t talk about the asterisk until after release,” he added.Well, Thunderbolts* is now in wide release. So let’s talk about it.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...READ MORE: Our Full Review of Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Is HereAt the time of Feige’s announcement, I speculated — based on nothing except the knowledge gained from a lifetime wasted reading comic books — that the asterisk could refer to the fact that Marvel’s Thunderbolts team has been malleable through the years, and at one point, that name was given to a group of villains working for Norman Osborn on behalf of the U.S. Government. Later, Osborn gained even more power, and turned the Thunderbolts into his personal team of Avengers, whose members looked like familiar heroes but were secretly villains in disguise. His “Spider-Man” for example, was actually Venom. His “Hawkeye” was Bullseye in a Hawkeye costume, and so on.So my guess back in 2024 was that the asterisk indicated that this new team “start[s] as Thunderbolts, and by the end of the movie they have become the new Avengers.”Never ever doubt me.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...In Thunderbolts*, four morally dubious mercenaries — Yelena, U.S. Agent, Ghost, and Taskmaster — all agree to separate missions given to them by Valentina, who is under investigation by Congress and needs to destroy and an all evidence of her illegal superhuman experiments. That includes these four characters, because they have unauthorized black ops on her behalf. Their missions, you see, are a trap.By the time Red Guardian shows up (and Taskmaster dies, RIP), the group is on the run, and jokingly begin referring to themselves as the Thunderbolts, named after Yelena’s awful peewee soccer team from childhood, who never won a single game. (Symbolism!) If they can hunt down Valentina and expose her, maybe they can get their lives back.But at the end of the movie, Valentina — master manipulator that she is — saves her skin yet again. When the Thunderbolts come to arrest her, she instead bring them into a hastily assembled press conference, and introduces them as “The New Avengers,” claiming all of the secretive research she has been conducted over the last few years was actually part of the groundwork for creating this new team of state-sanctioned heroes.A few minutes later the film ends and title card appears onscreen. After a moment, Thunderbolts with an asterisk turns into ... The New Avengers.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...“The New Avengers” monicker was first introduced in Marvel Comics in 2005. That team had an almost totally different roster from the MCU’s Thunderbolts, but it arose out of similar circumstances. After the comic-book version of the Avengers suffered several tragedies and disbanded, a crisis brought together a new group of heroes, who then decided to take up the Avengers name and remain together as a team.While its members generally just referred to themselves as “The Avengers,” their comic was titled The New Avengers. The group’s initial lineup consisted of Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, Echo, and Sentry — the only character thus far to appear in the New Avengers of Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The New Avengers series was a major hit with readers, and within a few years, Marvel was cranking out multiple Avengers books simultaneously. Following the events of Civil War, multiple factions began calling themselves the Avengers. The New Avengers book was comprised of heroes who refused to register with the government (the equivalent of the “Sokovia Accords” storyline from the Captain America: Civil War film) like Captain America and Hawkeye, while a second book titled The Mighty Avengers followed a group of heroes who were authorized by the U.S. government, including Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and Wasp.Both teams considered themselves the “real” Avengers, and they fought over the rights to the name in much the same way we see the MCU’s New Avengers talk about in Thunderbolts*’s post-credits scene. This same overarching storyline eventually birthed a Dark Avengers comic as well, featuring the aforementioned team led by Norman Osborn (as the armored Iron Patriot). That’s the group from the comics that most closely resembles Thunderbolts*.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...So which team gets to claim ownership of the Avengers in the MCU? I guess that’s something that will play out in Avengers: Doomsday, which is set to open in theaters on May, 2026. No asterisks needed.Get our free mobile appThe Best Performances in Marvel MoviesThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has had a lot of great performers — none better than the ones given by the 15 stars listed below.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 44 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe Worst Performances in Marvel MoviesWithout question, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has produced some very good performances over 35+ movies. How could it not? No franchise, even one based on characters as enduringly popular as Marvel’s, could survive for over 15 years, on both the big screen and television, if every single actor stunk in every single one of these movies.But even the best hitter in baseball gets out roughly two-thirds of the time. Amongst the many talented (and even Oscar nominated) stars who have passed through the Sacred Timeline, more than a couple have delivered performances that rate far below their standard across the rest of their non-Marvel careers.Some looked lost among the special effects and green screens of a big-budget blockbuster production. Others chose to use truly bizarre and distracting accents. And, sure, in some cases, the screenplay (or drastic changes to their character’s story arc made in the editing room) deserve some amount of the blame as well. Whatever the reason, the results were some very iffy performances.And those, alas, are the performances we are looking at today, for a list of the ten worst acting efforts in the history of the MCU. Most of them come from most fans’ consensus picks for Marvel’s worst films to date. That only make sense. Bad movies tend to include bad performances. But a couple are in otherwise popular Marvel movies too. Maybe the occasional stinker is, like Thanos, inevitable.The Worst Performances in Marvel MoviesSo many great actors have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but a few have delivered some very underwhelming performances. READ MORE: Every MCU Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestSign up for Disney+ here.Get our free mobile appThe Weirdest Marvel Comics Ever PublishedOf all the thousands of comics published by Marvel, these are far and away the strangest.Categories: Galleries, Lists, Movie News, Original Features0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 28 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM13 Sitcom Moments That Were Shockingly DarkTV sitcoms — which stands for "situation comedies," in case you didn't know — typically offer viewers a light-hearted escape from the heaviness of day-to-day life.These shows are usually bright, funny and filled with likable characters.Still though, even sitcoms have their dark moments — some surprisingly darker than others.Over the years, many comedic TV series have explored heavier themes, tackling issues such as death, abuse, addiction, mental health, self-harm, abandonment and more.READ MORE: The 10 Best Comedies of the Last 10 YearsThese darker, memorable episodic story lines often stay with viewers long after they've aired, reverberating even years later.Some such examples of this include The Golden Girls episode “72 Hours,” as well as the King of the Hill episode “Pigmalion.”Below, discover infamous sitcom scenes, episodes and moments that were surprisingly dark and caught fans off guard.Sitcom Moments That Were Surprisingly DarkSitcoms such as The Simpsons and The Golden Girls are often seen as light-hearted comedies, but these darker TV moments offer a different, deeper perspective.Gallery Credit: Ryan ReichardREAD MORE: The Weirdest Television Reality Shows Ever MadeGet our free mobile appTV Shows We Used to Love That Are Cringe NowWe can't say why we liked these shows, but we can certainly say why we can't watch them now. Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 53 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMDC’s ‘Sgt. Rock’ Movie No Longer in DevelopmentI’m not sure any DC Comics character has spent more time in the Hollywood trenches than Sgt. Rock. The World War II hero, created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert in the late ’50s, was almost an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle in the 1990s, produced by Joel Silver. The project got far enough along that there were promotional items made for it; look around online and you can find Sgt. Rock buttons with Schwarzenegger’s likeness. (Never mind that the Austrian Schwarzenegger makes a strange choice for an American soldier fighting in World War II.) Later Bruce Willis took a stab at a Rock movie for a while, possibly with Guy Ritchie in line to direct. That one never happened either.In the last few years, there have been new reports of renewed life for the Sgt. Rock movie, with Challengers’ Luca Guadagnino set to direct. Early rumors had Daniel Craig in line to play the title role, but then Colin Farrell was reportedly in line to star.Now that version’s not happening either. Variety reports that while Warner Bros. was looking at shooting Sgt. Rock this summer, the project “is no longer in development at the studio.” The reason, according to “a knowledgable source”: “The need for exterior location shooting in the U.K. required a summer start date that the production couldn’t make, and filming in the winter was a non-starter. So the studio has put the project on hold with the hope that it can start up again in 2026.”DC ComicsDC Comicsloading...READ MORE: 15 Actors Who Turned Down Big DC RolesTHR quoted an anonymous source who gave a similar reasoning regarding scheduling and outdoor locations, but then mentioned “another source” who “raised the possibility that Guadagnino remained untested in the realm of action movies, and even though the budget was in the $70 million range, a paltry sum for comic book movies, higher ups may have wavered in their confidence.”The trade also said the planned film had Rock as a soldier fighting in World War II, and would have involved him “teaming with up with the female French Resistance fighter ... to find the mystical Spear of Destiny, the spear used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion, which in lore is said to have supernatural properties.” The script was written by Justin Kuritzkes, who also penned Guadagnino’s recent hit Challengers.Poor Sgt. Rock. War is hell, but there ain’t no hell on earth quite like development hell.Every DCEU Movie Ranked From Worst to BestFrom Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, we ranked every movie in the DC Extended Universe.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 66 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe Best Performances in Marvel MoviesOut of the hundreds of actors who have appeared in the 35+ films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only one has received an Academy Award nomination in one of the four acting categories. That was Angela Bassett, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — but ultimately lost the award to Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once.So the Academy doesn’t necessarily think of Marvel movies as showcases for great acting, and I suspect most members of the moviegoing public generally agree. They return again and again to Marvel movies to see other things: Epic tales about the never-ending battle between good and evil, cool special effects, and additional scenes that can only be watched after sitting through extremely long closing credits.But I also suspect if we asked Marvel fans to name their favorite moments from the MCU, a fair number would pick smaller scenes between beloved characters. Sometimes all the digital effects and alien invasions and glowing blue sky lasers keep people from recognizing how many talented actors have dedicated a fair amount of their careers to Marvel, and how much of their work is the secret sauce in the studio’s formula.So today let’s try to correct that, with a list of the 15 best performances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked in ascending order according to my personal (yet 100 percent correct and objective) preference. Maybe these roles weren’t worthy of Oscars. Then again, maybe some of them were. Either way, Marvel wouldn’t be half as popular without them.The Best Performances in Marvel MoviesThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has had a lot of great performers — none better than the ones given by the 15 stars listed below.READ MORE: Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestGet our free mobile appThe 10 Best Action Movies of the Last 10 Years (2015-2024)Shootouts, fist fights, car chases, spectacular leaps ... these are the best action movies of the last ten years.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 35 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Andor’ Season 2 Episodes 4-6 BreakdownWhat do you think Disney+’s release model for Andor? Instead of a full season dump, or weekly episodes, we’re getting full multi-episode arcs each Tuesday night. This week we get three more episodes; that’s a lot of Star Wars to sift through, and a lot of Easter eggs, hidden references, and little details to potentially miss.Don’t worry, though; we’re on it. The ScreenCrush team has already broken down the next three episodes of Andor in our latest Star Wars video. We’ll explore how Andor does or doesn’t connect to Star Wars Rebels, where Darth Vader is during all of this, connect this story back to its origins in Legends continuity, and the one scene that explains the key theme running through all three of these episodes. Plus: Vonduun crab armor! You heard us, Vonduun crab armor. It’s all happening, guys.Watch our full breakdown of Andor Season 2 Episodes 4 through 6 below:If you liked that video breaking down the second batch of episodes from Andor Season 2, check out more of our videos below, including one breaking down the first three episodes of Andor Season 2, one recapping all of Andor Season 1, and one about the one sentence that ruined Star Wars. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The new Star Wars TV show, New episodes of Andor Season 2 premiere in weekly batches on Disney+.Sign up for Disney+ here.10 TV Show Flops That Turned Out to Be Huge HitsUniversally beloved TV shows aren't always universally beloved from episode one.Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 42 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMKFC Is Finally Bringing Back Iconic Menu ItemKFC knows their audience, and knew it was time to bring back an iconic American dish: Their take on chicken and waffles.The chicken and waffles have been off the menu since 2019, but now they’re making a triumphant return to all KFC locations nationwide, Nation’s Restaurant News reports.The widely popular chicken and waffle combo — which includes KFC’s Original Recipe fried chicken paired with waffles with pockets of pearl sugar, topped with syrup — is the perfect way to get your sweet and savory on.Take a look at this goodness! Even down to the way that they package it, makes our mouths water.KFC Chicken and WafflesKFCloading...According to Simplot Foods, the chicken and waffle combination is not new. It is said to have been invented in the 1600s by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Their version was a little different, because the waffles were served with pulled chicken and gravy.Then it evolved into the chicken and waffle dish that is oh-so-popular in 2025.KFC isn't being shy about who they are targeting with the timely launch of this item.Their president, Catherine Tan-Gillespie, says, “We believe Chicken & Waffles is an American icon. It’s bold, it’s delicious and it’s back on our menu just in time for Mother’s Day.”Is KFC suggesting that we take the moms in our lives to KFC on Mother's Day for a giant tray of chicken and waffles? It certainly sounds like it.But if you don't want to load mom in the car on Mother's Day, fear not: KFC is offering $0 delivery on all digital orders on Mother’s Day, so waffle up.Get our free mobile app’90s Foods We Wish They Still MadeThese foods, drinks, and snacks from the ’90s were all so great. Sadly, they’ve all been discontinued.Categories: Original Features0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 71 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Thunderbolts’ Review: Marvel Roars Back With a New TeamEvery superhero carries some sort of emotional baggage. Superman’s parents died when his home planet exploded. Batman’s mother and father were killed by a mugger. Spider-Man lost his parents and his uncle. Wolverine doesn’t even remember his family, or anything else about his former life — except the torturous experiments that gave him an unbreakable skeleton. Show me a long-running comic-book character, I’ll show you someone defined by a tragic backstory.But so often that’s where it ends; as backstory underpinning selfless deeds. Few comic-book movies make their subjects’ trauma as central to their text as Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, in which the heroes’ fundamental struggle is less against the forces of evil than the psychic scars left by their painful pasts.The film opens with its central figure, a woman named Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), perched on the roof of an enormous skyscraper as she explains in voiceover that there’s something wrong with her; an “emptiness” that gnaws at her soul. Because this is a Marvel movie, and because Yelena is also known as the super-spy Black Widow, it’s clear when she steps off the edge of this building that it’s all part of some top-secret mission. If it were anyone else in any other movie, it would look like she deliberately jumped to her death — right as her voiceover mentions a “void” in her heart that she can’t seem to fill.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...READ MORE: The 10 Best Comic Book Movies of the Last 10 YearsYelena does indeed survive the jump. And wouldn’t you know it, by the end of Thunderbolts* she comes face to face with a super-powered individually who is literally named “The Void.” Not subtle. And as I write that description, I recognize that it all sounds slightly insufferable. The fact that Thunderbolts* works as well as it does is a testament to the quality of the script by longtime Marvel writer Eric Pearson and The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo, and to the commitment of the actors generally and Pugh specifically, who fills Yelena’s battles with voids both real and imagined with enormous pathos and a surprising amount of dry humor. As a result, Thunderbolts* alwaysAll that said, Thunderbolts* stillMCU; nearly all of its main characters have preciously appeared as sidekicks or secondary antagonists in other films and Disney+ series. That includes Yelena, the sister of the MCU’s first Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson. Yelena was introduced alongside her father, the Russian hero Red Guardian (David Harbour), in 2021’s Black Widow, whose flashbacks revealed that both Widows’ childhoods included kidnapping, state-sanctioned human trafficking, parents willfully turning their kids into brainwashed assassins, and more wacky Russian accents than a Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...In other words: Yelena has every right to feel lonely and depressed as Thunderbolts* begins. Red Guardian tells her to stop working for amoral spy Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), but Yelena accepts one last job on the condition that when it’s over, Val will help her transition to a more outwardly heroic career path. (The fact that killers for hire might feel as creatively unfulfilled in their day jobs as the rest of us is one of the film’s drier running gags.)Of course, no one in the history of cinema has ever successfully pulled off “one last job.” Sure enough, when Yelena shows up for her final assignment at a top-secret underground vault, she encounters numerous other mercenary types grappling with their own issues. That includes Wyatt Russell’s disgraced former Captain America, Hannah John-Kamen’s ethereal assassin Ghost, and Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, who can mimic any fighting style she sees.This motley brigade then discovers a mysterious man named Bob (Lewis Pullman), who has no idea where he is or how he got there. Between bouts of amnesia, Bob seems to possess incredible powers, and all sorts of strange things happen when the other characters touch him. Pretty soon, they’re all running for their lives while collectively sorting through their deep-seated mental anguish.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...Everyone but Bob has a very similar power set — they’re all very good at punching, kicking, and shooting people. While a team comprised of five or six people with identical abilities might sound a little boring, it actually works in Thunderbolts*’s favor. The movie never gets too bogged down in computer effects and the scale of the action never gets too overblown.More grounded heroes also means more old-school action, with lots of cool flips and MMA throws — as in the first meeting between Yelena and the rest of the Thunderbolts, which quickly escalates into a chaotic four-way fight. On a practical level, you would never assemble a team of heroes where everyone can do the exact same things. But then, the Thunderbolts aren’t purposefully assembled as a team of heroes; they’re just a bunch of lonely weirdos who wind up in the same bad predicament together.The only weak link in the group — and in the film — is one of my favorite long-running Marvel characters: Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, a former Avenger with plenty of deep-rooted trauma of his own. (You don’t get to be an immortal super-soldier who spent decades working as a programmable killer for a terrorist organization without a few skeletons in your closet.) For reasons Thunderbolts* never explains (and Bucky himself seems pretty unclear about), the former Winter Soldier is now a first-term U.S. Congressman from Brooklyn. Early scenes establish Bucky’s interest in Valentina, who is embroiled in a vaguely defined scandal and faces impeachment from her post as director of the CIA.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...There’s a little talk about some bombshell evidence that could destroy Val’s reputation and remove her from power, but then the movie essentially drops that story (along with any notion of contemporary political commentary) and just has Bucky turn back into a full-fledged superhero. (The notion of an elected official carrying out extrajudicial killings with a group of vigilantes is also not given a moment’s consideration either.)Bucky worked through his own mishegoss in prior Marvel films, which lets him offer advice to the rest of the Thunderbolts about seeking out redemption instead of running away from your problems — a fact that just serves to underscore how out of place he feels in the group. Mostly it seems like someone at Marvel Studios felt this project could use a Marvel veteran to pump up the star power, and who is more of a veteran than a 100-year-old former hit man with a robot arm?As Yelena searches for her life’s purpose early in the film, she pointedly asks Red Guardian “What is the point in any of this?” Longtime Marvel fans who suffered through Eternals and Secret Invasion can relate to that sentiment. Thunderbolts* is a nice reminder of what this company is capable of at its best. It looks good, it sounds good, and it really does turn its protagonist’s pain into an effective allegory about rejecting despair and apathy in favor of action and brotherhood. Hopefully the studio carries this creative momentum into The Fantastic Four and the new Avengers sequels. It would be a real tragedy if they didn’t.Additional Thoughts:-Yes, the asterisk in Thunderbolts* is present onscreen, and yes, it is explained by the end of the film.-I have already read people comparing the Thunderbolts to DC’s Suicide Squad. I think it’s worth noting, though, that as much as those teams (and their films) operate in a similar fashion, the superhero movie Marvel is really cribbing from here is their own Guardians of the Galaxy, another story about a team of criminals outcasts burdened by awful pasts thrown together by chance who realize that together they have an opportunity to help others and heal their own wounds by defeating a villain of unimaginable power. There’s no talking tree in Thunderbolts*, but otherwise they are darn close.RATING: 7/10Get our free mobile appThe Most Shocking Marvel CameosThe biggest surprise appearances by Marvel characters (and A-list stars) in the MCU.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 57 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMAnother Fast Food Chain Closing Up to 200 RestaurantsJack in the Box could potentially close hundreds of its restaurants as part of a new plan to reverse the company’s performance.Why Is Jack in the Box Closing?The San Diego-based Jack in the Box has around 2,200 locations scattered throughout the U.S. The fast food chain serves a variety of items from burgers to tacos.Jack In The Box Plans To Close 150-200 Stores NationwideGetty Imagesloading...According to Chain Store Age, Jack in the Box is facing a similar battle as its competitors, who are struggling to push forward in the face of increasing operating costsThis year, we have already seen multiple chains cutting back on their portfolio of locations and some shutting down altogether:And while the situation isn't as dire for Jack in the Box, the chain is ready to move on from as many as 200 of its restaurants.When Is Jack In the Box Closing?Jack in the Box is currently targeting 150 to 200 restaurants as part of its closing plan.Jack In The Box Plans To Close 150-200 Stores NationwideGetty Imagesloading...Chain Store Age says the closings will be spread across two years. As many as 120 stores could potentially close in 2025, with the remainder of the closings happening in 2026.Jack in the Box had previously closed six locations back in February. It is not clear at this time where the restaurants targeted for closure are located.Additionally, the report also noted the company is looking to sell its Del Taco brand. According to Restaurant Dive, Jack in the Box purchased Del Taco in 2022 for $575 million, giving the company 2,800 restaurants across 25 states at that time.Get our free mobile app Popular Restaurants That Have Faded AwayFiled Under: Chain Restaurants, Fast Food, FoodCategories: Original Features0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 47 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Minecraft Movie‘ Announces Rowdy ScreeningsA Minecraft Movie screenings made news earlier this month when the film opened in theaters to raucous sold out screenings, filled with teens screaming and applauding and reciting lines from the film, even though it had only been out for a few days at most at the time.That’s because the film had gone viral on TikTok even before its official release, where compilations of kids yelling along with lines like “Chicken jockey!” became wildly popular. At most screenings, this was just a strange phenomenon that Olds (like me!) could not understand. But other showings of A Minecraft Movie got so rowdy that theaters had to call the police, or post signs in their lobbies warning kids not to freak out when Jack Black announces his name is Steve.But now Warner Bros. is leaning into the whole Memecraft movement, and has announced that they will be holding special “Block Party Edition” screenings of the film where viewers are encouraged to “embrace the film anew by singing—or meme-ing—along with their favorite moments from the movie.” (If I can add to the memes, I suggest copying Jason Momoa every time he lets out one of his signature “YEAYUHHH!”s. He does it like five times in Minecraft.)Warner Bros.Warner Bros.loading...Several weeks into its release, A Minecraft Movie is the top-grossing Hollywood film of the year to date. It’s already earned more than $815 million in theaters worldwide. Warner Bros. has nothing to lose at this point by leaning into the audience participation aspect. Anyone who wanted to see the film for its subtle human drama and homages to the Minecraft video game has gotten that out of their system by now. All that’s left at this point are the sickos. You might as well give them what they want.The “Block Party” screenings of A Minecraft Movie will take place on Friday, May 2.Get our free mobile appThe 10 Worst TV Game Shows of All TimeFrom boring to overcomplicated to just plain offensive, we've plumbed the depths of the last few decades of reality game show television to bring you the worst of the worst.Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 61 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Thunderbolts’ Star Teases Role in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’Lewis Pullman is “really curious” to see the role Sentry will play in Avengers: Doomsday.The 32-year-old actor will first portray Bob Reynolds/Sentry/The Void in Thunderbolts* before reprising the character in the 2026 Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, and has now theorized how the character may slot into the story of Avengers: Doomsday.When ScreenRant asked Pullman whether Sentry’s arc in Avengers: Doomsday changes how he views the character in Thunderbolts*, he said: “Yes, it does. Definitely. And I’m really curious to see how ... Obviously, he’s such an intricate character because in many ways his biggest Achilles Heel is himself, so what does the future look like for a guy like that with that much power, but with also that kind of soft spot? It's a pretty big kind of weakness.”“But now we also know that he has this help with the Thunderbolts. They have taken him under their wing, and maybe there’s a future there, where there's some sort of ability to control it or some sort of safety net there ... So, I'm curious to see what that might look like.”THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...READ MORE: Every Marvel Movie Ever Made, Ranked From Worst to BestThunderbolts* director Jake Schreier teased the superhero movie was an “endemic story” about how the team of misfits overcome the near-invincible Void.Speaking about the emotional climax of Thunderbolts*, the filmmaker explained: “I think it more just came from the endemic story that we had to tell. When you have Sentry and the Void — and people have said it online, ‘How are they supposed to beat that guy?’ — we know it’s always going to have to be a more internal version.”“I think what we tried to do is have that be more than a talking-down, and really find a visual action narrative way to dramatize what that internality looks like. And I hope it resonates.”Schreier added there was a “lot of trauma to be mined” within the Thunderbolts team, with the duel identity of Sentry and the Void being a “parable for mental health.”He said: “The good thing is, in this world, there’s a lot of trauma to be mined. They’ve gone through a lot. When you have a character like Bob, the Sentry, and the Void, you know that’s part of the story, and that’s such a rich character. We talked to Paul Jenkins, who created it, and it always was meant to be a parable for mental health.”“So, we have to do something that plays in that world if we're going to be honest about who that character is. And then it becomes about, ‘How do we tie the arcs of the other characters to be such that they fit with that antagonist?’”Get our free mobile appThe 10 Best Comic Book Movies of the Last 10 Years (2015-2024)There have been a lot of comic book movies over the last ten years. These are the best of the best.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 61 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe 10 Worst Action Movies of the Last 10 YearsAction movies are finally getting the respect they deserve. For the first time ever, the Oscars are adding a Best Stunt Design award, something that will only serve to elevate both the craft of stunts and action in cinema, but also the public’s awareness of the enormous amount of artistry and talent that goes into creating these pieces of thrilling entertainment.Now, that said ... not every action movie is worthy of an Academy Award. Or even most action movies. A lot of them are pretty mid. And a few are outright awful.We’ve already ranked the ten best action movies of the last decade, the ones that should have competed for that Best Stunt Design Oscar had it been around at the time — and the ones you should watch today if you’re in the mood for a great action movie. Today, it’s time for the flip side; the worst action films of the last ten years. The ones to stay far away from, unless you’re in a deeply masochistic mood. (No shame if you are; we all have those moods sometimes.)These action movies’ sins are legion. (Much like the 2010 motion picture Legion, which was also a crummy action movie.) They are poorly choreographed. Badly edited. Confusingly plotted. Indifferently acted. Loaded with bad computer effects. Awkwardly adapted from comic books and video games and previous, far superior movies. Most fundamentally, they are simply not exciting, which is all anyone truly demands from an action film.Here are ScreenCrush’s picks for the ten worst action movies of the last ten years...The 10 Worst Action Movies of the Last 10 Years (2015-2024)Some very underwhelming and unexciting action movies have been released in the last ten years. These are the worst of the worst.“Honorable” Mentions: Bright, The Dark Tower, Fantastic Four (2015), Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Independence Day: Resurgence, Rambo: Last Blood, Rebel Moon: Part Two — The Scargiver, Red Notice, Robin Hood (2018), Warcraft.Get our free mobile appREAD MORE: The 10 Best Action Movies of the Last 10 YearsThe 10 Most Ridiculous Tropes In Action MoviesGood luck finding an action movie that doesn't have at least a few of these stereotypes.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 31 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMOnly 16 Rainforest Cafes Remain in U.S.; Here’s WhereRainforest Cafe proved to be a dining and tourist destination with 59 restaurants at the height of its popularity.Today, that total has been whittled down to just 16 locations in the U.S.What Happened To Rainforest Cafe?Themed restaurants were once popular among families who wanted a side of entertainment with their meals. Places like Planet Hollywood and Medieval Times made eating out more of an experience instead of just another night out.And while there are certainly some themed restaurants operating today, some of the larger names in the game have pared down their locations to target high-tourist locations like Florida, Texas, or even near the Mall of America in Minnesota.Gorilla in Rainforest CafeMarcus Cheng via YouTubeloading...Rainforest Cafe is one of those.For those who have never experienced it, the chain features a dining area where customers are surrounded by animatronic creatures such as gorillas and elephants that move about as you eat. There's also an indoor “thunderstorm” every 30 minutes that sets off simulated rain, strobe lights and thunder effects.According to Chowhound, Rainforest Cafe has seen a “slow decrease in business over the past few decades.”READ MORE: Iconic Chain Restaurant Plots Return 20 Years After Bankruptcy; Illness Outbreak“The mass amount of Rainforest Cafes closing their doors is due to the combination of America's loss of interest in themed dining chains and the detrimental effects of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the website says.Where To Find Rainforest Cafes In The U.S.With 16 remaining locations in the U.S., Rainforest Cafe can only be found in 11 different states today.ArizonaArizona Mills, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, TempeCaliforniaOntario Mills, 4810 Mills Circle, OntarioFloridaDisney Springs, 1800 East Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena VistaDisney World Animal Kingdom, 505 Rain Forest Road, Lake Buena VistaSawgrass Mills, 12801 West Sunrise Blvd., SunriseIllinoisGurnee Mills, 6170 West Grand Ave., GurneeMichiganGreat Lakes Crossing, 4310 Baldwin Road, Auburn HillsMinnesotaMall of America, 306 South Ave., BloomingtonEddy Burback via YouTubeEddy Burback via YouTubeloading...Nevada3717 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las VegasNew York300 Third Street, Sheraton at the Falls, Niagara FallsTennesseeOpry Mills, 353 Opry Mills Drive, NashvilleTexas5310 Seawall Blvd., GalvestonGrapevine Mills, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy., GrapevineKaty Mills, 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy110 East Crockett, San AntonioOut of all of these, the Rainforest Cafe located inside Disney's Animal Kingdom has the distinction of being the “world's largest.” The chain also has locations outside of the U.S. in countries such as Japan, France, and Canada.Get our free mobile app Popular Restaurants That Have Faded AwayFiled Under: Chain Restaurants, Food, NostalgiaCategories: Original Features0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 74 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMMarvel Is Making the First Comic That Exists Inside the MCUMarvel has made plenty of tie-in comic books for their movies. I remember selling quite a few copies of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man book that was written by Stan Lee back in my days as a comic store clerk. Marvel has made movie prequels and movie adaptations, and movie spinoffs.So it’s not particularly shocking in and of itself that Marvel is making a comic tied to their upcoming Fantastic Four film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. What makes it a little more notable, or at least more interesting is that (per Deadline) the company’s First Steps comic is “designed to be an artifact from the world of the upcoming movie” and also confirms that the film is “not an origin story, but will pick up four years after they become heroes.”In other words: this Fantastic Four comic isn’t just about the MCU version of the characters — played by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bacharach — it exists as a comic within the film’s universe. As in, if you were a kid who loved the Fantastic Four in the MCU, you could walk to your local comic store (or more likely your corner drug store, since First Steps takes place in the past before comic stores even existed) and buy a copy of this book.THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPSMarvelloading...Marvel’s First Steps comic is written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Mark Buckingham, with a cover by Phil Noto. As you can see above, Noto’s piece is inspired by the cover to the very first Fantastic Four #1 from 1961 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Given that image, and the fact that the book supposedly confirms the film is not an origin story, I am going to make the educated guess that this comic is this FF’s origin — retelling their first battle with the Mole Man, just as Lee and Kirby did in their original Fantastic Four #1, for fans of the group in the MCU. (The movie’s trailers have already made it clear the FF are huge celebrities in their universe.)Lee and Kirby’s Fantastic Four stories often referenced the fact that the FF were celebrities with their own comic book — which, in an even more meta touch, was written and drawn by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. So this continues that tradition as well.Marvel‘s First Steps comic goes on sale on July 2. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled to open in theaters on July 25.Get our free mobile appThe Best Superhero Movie Of Every Year From 2000 to TodayThere are a lot of comic-book movies these days. If you could only pick one best one from every single year of the 21st century, what would you choose? Here are our picks.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 85 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMNetflix Summer Movie Preview: All the Movies Coming to StreamingSummer at the movies used to mean going to theater and watching the biggest movies ever made while eating the biggest bucket of popcorn ever imagined by mankind. For many, that remains a beloved tradition.Netflix typically honors that tradition by debuting some of their largest productions of the year during the summer; you just have to provide your own ungodly large popcorn at home. 2025 is no exception. This year they have two big-time sequels coming, both in July. Charlize Theron is back for another installment of her slick superhero adaptation The Old Guard — and, after nearly 30 years of waiting, Adam Sandler finally returns as rowdy-hockey-player-turned-star-golfer Happy Gilmore in Happy Gilmore 2.The rest of Netflix’s summer slate includes the Vince Vaughn comedy Nonnas, a new Fear Street film called Prom Queen, a new Madea comedy from Tyler Perry, multiple animated movies, including one from beloved animator Genndy Tartakovsky, and documentaries about Karol G and the Thunderbirds (those are two separate docs, obviously).Here’s all the currently dated titles coming to Netflix in the summer of 2025; keep in mind Netflix has a bunch of other titles announced that are still undated, including a documentary on the Titan submersible disaster, and the animated romance Lost in Starlight. Plus, they add dozens of titles to their library every single month of the year, so the odds are very good there are plenty more choices coming beyond what’s listed here. These are just the movies they have confirmed as of this writing:Netflix: Summer 2025 Movie PreviewEvery big movie coming to Netflix this summer...READ MORE: Everything New on Netflix Next MonthThe Best Netflix Movies of 2024These are the Netflix movies worth putting on your end-of-the-year watchlist. Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 76 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe Best Superhero Movie of Every Year From 2000 to TodayThere are many ways to define the current era of Hollywood cinema. But there’s no question that one sub-genre looms largest over the rest: Superheroes.Before the turn of the 21st century, Hollywood largely looked at comic books and their brightly-colored characters as exploitation fare. Even the occasional blockbuster adaptation, like 1978’s Superman or 1989’s Batman, did little to alter the general perception that comics were pow-biff-zap kids stuff, and no matter how much money you threw at them, that’s all that would ever be.The early 2000s, and movies like X-Men and Spider-Man, changed all that. Superheroes went from occasional novelties to the very center of mainstream filmmaking, with big-budget adaptations now a reliable annual tradition every summer (and early spring ... and late fall too). Instead of just turning household names like Superman and Batman into films, Marvel, DC, and others began adapting increasingly obscure characters — and turning them into improbable franchises. (Go read up on the early years of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and you’ll see what I mean.)Today, we’re going to take a look at this era of Hollywood cinema, and the superheroes that define it — the best comic-book movie of every year from 2000 to today. Some years, especially at the start of the century when there were still relatively few of these films, the title of a year’s best superhero film is very easy to choose. A decade or two later, the competition becomes so fierce it gets a little big trickier. But I’ll do my best, in the name of truth, justice, and all that stuff.The Best Superhero Movie Of Every Year From 2000 to TodayThere are a lot of comic-book movies these days. If you could only pick one best one from every single year of the 21st century, what would you choose? Here are our picks.READ MORE: The Worst Superhero Movies of the Last 20 YearsGet our free mobile app13 Actors Who Returned To Iconic Roles Decades Later0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 87 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMMcDonald’s to Make First Permanent Menu Change in Four YearsIt was only a matter of time before McDonald’s released their own version of chicken strips, as chains specializing in the menu item continue to expand.McDonald's has announced the addition of McCrispy Strips to its menu.What Are McCrispy Strips?Raising Cane’s is popping up just about everywhere. Taco Bell is bringing back its crispy chicken nuggets.McDonald’s is making its own move in the chicken wars of 2025 by offering McCrispy Strips at all locations sometime before May 5.According to details released by the fast food giant, McCrispy Strips will be sold in three- and four-count options and will feature 100 percent white meat chicken that is coated with breading. The breading also will have a hint of black pepper flavor.Someone eating McCrispy stripsMcDonald’sloading...“The demand for chicken strips has been remarkable to see across the industry, so we knew we had to deliver something so craveable it was worth the wait,” McDonald’s chief marketing and customer experience officer Alussa Buetikofer said via press release.McDonald’s Adding Creamy Chili DipIn addition to McCrispy Strips, McDonald's has announced the launch of a new dipping sauce called Creamy Chili Dip.Creamy Chili DipMcDonald’sloading...Specific ingredients for the chili dip, which is listed as “McCrispy Strip Dip” on its packaging, were not available at press time. McDonald's describes it as a “savory, sweet and tangy sauce.”The introduction of Creamy Chili Dip comes just weeks after McDonald’s launched the fiery Nether Flame Sauce as part of a promotion for the recently-released A Minecraft Movie.READ MORE: McDonald’s Quietly Tested A New Drink; It’s Now Being Served EverywhereAnd while that sauce was a temporary offering, McDonald’s says both the McCrispy Strips and the Creamy Chili Dip will be permanent menu items at its restaurants. The last addition to the chain’s permanent menu was the Crispy Chicken Sandwich in 2021.13 Totally Random Facts About McDonald's Chicken McNuggetsDid you know it wasn't originally supposed to be chicken in the McNugget? Do you remember the original four dipping sauces?Gallery Credit: Rob CarrollREAD MORE: The Craziest Fast Food Menu Items EverGet our free mobile appThe Best ’90s Happy Meal ToysThe ’90s were the Golden Age of Golden Arches giveaways — and here are 20 examples of great Happy Meal toys that prove it.Filed Under: Chain Restaurants, Fast Food, McDonald'sCategories: Original Features0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 124 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Star Wars’ Has Discussed a Mace Windu SpinoffBryce Dallas Howard spoke to Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni about making a Star Wars Mace Windu spinoff.The 44-year-old actress and director had worked with Filoni, 50, on the Star Wars shows The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and Howard has now teased she has spoken with the Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer about potentially bringing back Samuel L. Jackson’s famed Jedi in an upcoming project.She told The Direct: “I went straight to Dave Filoni and I was like, ‘So, let's just talk about Mace Windu and where he is. Can we just talk about this? Because, is he dead? Is he?’”The Jurassic World star added Jackson, 76, has always been “incredibly supportive” of her, and that he wanted to work with her on a project she was directing.She said: “Sam Jackson has been incredibly supportive of me and has told me many times that he would act in something that I directed, which is, like, I’m not worthy, basically.”Mace WinduLucasfilmloading...READ MORE: Every Star Wars Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestJackson had portrayed Mace Windu in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy from Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace in 1999 until Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith in 2005, though the Jedi hasn’t been seen since his fateful battle with Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid).Even so, the Pulp Fiction actor previously insisted Mace Windu was still alive in the Star Wars universe, and he had indeed spoken with Howard about appearing in a future project set in the galaxy far, far away after the pair worked together on the 2024 film Argylle.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jackson said: “I think [Windu] is alive somewhere ... There’s a huge history of people with one hand returning in Star Wars.“The only person I’ve ever said that to, about coming back, was Bryce Dallas Howard. I just did a movie with her, and she directs episodes of The Mandalorian.“So I was like, ‘Do you think you might be able to hook a brother up? I mean, you like me, right?’ And she’s like ‘I love you, you’re amazing!’ So I said, ‘Put me back in it.’ I'll learn to use the Lightsaber left-handed!”Get our free mobile app25 Actors Who Turned Down Huge Movie RolesSome of the most famous actors in history turned down the chance to play cinema’s most iconic roles.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 119 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMThe Predator Is Back on the Hunt in First ‘Badlands’ TrailerDan Trachtenberg reinvented the Predator franchise in 2022 with his surprise, outta-nowhere prequel Prey. The film, about a Predator alien hunting Comanche warriors in 18th century pre-colonial America, earned strong reviews from fans and critics alike, and was easily the best-received movie in the entire Predator franchise since the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Prey was good enough to play in theaters even if it went straight to streaming on Hulu. Now Trachtenberg will get the chance to see how his Predator fares in theaters, as his follow-up to Prey, Predator: Badlands, is now set for a release in multiplexes (and on IMAX screens) this fall.Instead of the past, Badlands takes place in the future; instead of North America hundreds of years ago, it’s set on a distant planet. There’s a Predator in there for sure, but the human lead this time is played by Elle Fanning. Beyond those two characters, there looks to be plenty of violence (a Predator hallmark) and an update of the classic Predator score by Alan Silvestri.Watch the first Predator: Badlands trailer below:READ MORE: Futuristic Sci-Fi Movies That Are Now Set in the PastThere’s a new poster for the film as well.PREDATOR: BADLANDS20th Centuryloading...Here is Predator: Badlands’ official synopsis:“Predator: Badlands,” which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.Predator: Badlands is scheduled to open in theaters on November 7. It’s not the only Predator movie this year, either; Trachtenberg is also directing an animated Predator anthology film called Killer of Killers, which is set to debut on Hulu on June 6.PREDATOR: BADLANDS20th Centuryloading...The 10 Most Underrated Movies of the Last 10 Years (2015-2024)These recent movies deserve way more respect, and much bigger audiences.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 139 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COM‘Wednesday’ Is Back In First Season 2 TrailerAccording to Netflix’s own metrics, the streaming services #1 all-time most popular series (in English) is Wednesday, based on The Addams Family comic strips and movies and assorted other franchise paraphernalia. On Netflix’s ratings website, it’s listed with 252,100,000 views total — putting it ahead of all of Netflix’s biggest properties, like Stranger Things and Bridgerton. So obviously they made more episodes.The second season of Wednesday is done and it will premiere on Netflix later this summer — in two batches. The first six episodes debut in August and the final two will be available in September.Jenna Ortega reprises her role as Wednesday Addams, joined by new cast additions for Season 2 Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Noah Taylor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Christopher Lloyd — who previously played Uncle Fester in the two ’90s Addams Family movies. (Lady Gaga has supposedly also filmed a role for this season as well.)Watch the first Wednesday Season 2 teaser below:READ MORE: A Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series Is Coming to NetflixTim Burton, who directed four of the eight episodes in Season 1, returned to direct more installments of Wednesday Season 2. The show was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.Here is the series’ official synopsis:Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 premieres on Netflix on August 6. Then Part 2 follows on September 3.Get our free mobile appThe Best Netflix Movies of 2024These are the Netflix movies worth putting on your end-of-the-year watchlist. Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 125 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMEverything New on Netflix in May 2025You can scroll through the nigh-endless list of new movies, shows, and comedy specials coming to Netflix in May for yourself. But here, as I see it, are the highlights.Tina Fey turned the Alan Alda movie The Four Seasons into a new TV miniseries. Vince Vaughn has a new comedy movie called Nonnas, where he opens an Italian restaurant with the help of some neighborhood grannies. There’s a new Fear Street film called Prom Queen. There are also new installments in Netflix’s sport documentary series Untold, including one about Brett Favre. Plus there are new comedy specials from Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia, along with Conan O‘Brien receiving the Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center.Those are just the titles that caught my eye, though. For the full list of what’s new on Netflix in May 2025, keep scrolling...Avail. 5/1/25Angi: Fake Life, True Crime -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARYSentenced for the murder and impersonation of her friend, this documentary sheds new light on Angi — and the death of her husband years before.The Biggest Fan -- NETFLIX FILMFacing online cancellation, an actress travels to Mexico to revive her career. But when she meets her biggest fan, her life turns upside down.NetflixNetflixloading...The Four Seasons -- NETFLIX SERIESThe decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.Airport Airport '77 Airport 1975 Ali American Gangster American Graffiti Burn After Reading Constantine Crazy, Stupid, Love. Dawn of the Dead Eat Pray Love The Equalizer 2 Hanna Home The Jerk The Lego Movie Mid90s The Mule Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Thirteen Ocean's Twelve The Paper TigersA24A24loading...Past Lives Sisters Starship Troopers The Sugarland Express Trainwreck Trolls Twilight The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitAvail. 5/2/25PeninsulaTrain to BusanUnseen: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIESIn the wake of tragedy, Zenzi is forced to trust those who put her behind bars. Will her newfound desire for freedom finally put her grief to rest?Avail. 5/4/25Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIALComedy's biggest stars gather to toast and celebrate late-night legend Conan O'Brien as he accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.Avail. 5/5/25Britain and The Blitz -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARYThis immersive documentary brings history to life through vividly restored archival footage and firsthand accounts of WWII Britain during the Blitz.Mighty Monsterwheelies: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILYBolts, Sweeps, Axyl and the gang are back on patrol in Motorvania, keeping everyone safe from avalanches, storms — and even a runaway Ferris wheel!NetflixNetflixloading...Avail. 5/6/25The Devil’s Plan: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIESBrilliant contenders gather for a new battle of minds. From a Go legend to a poker pro, Hollywood actor, news anchor, and lawyer — who will triumph?Untold: Shooting Guards -- NETFLIX SPORTS FILMWhat really went down between Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton? 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SCREENCRUSH.COMMax Introduces Option to Add Extra Members to AccountMax subscribers now have the option to add an “extra member” to their account for a smaller fee than the cost of a full-fledged separate subscription.According to the press release, this “Extra Member Add-On” feature “allows a primary account owner to share their Max account by inviting a friend or family member outside of their household to create a separate, standalone account with an adult profile under the same subscription.”It notes that extra members “will have their own login credentials separate from the primary account. Extra members can stream from one profile on one device at a time and can enjoy all other benefits included in the primary account owner’s base plan.”The price to add a person to your subscription is $7.99 a month — and the price is the same regardless of whether you’re subscribed to Max with or without ads. You can only add one “extra member” per account. Beyond that, anyone else will have to fend for themselves and subscribe at the full price.HBOHBOloading...READ MORE: Everything Coming to Max in May 2025Netflix recently added a similar option to add a person to an account who lives outside the member’s household. On Netflix, said extra person costs $6.99 per month for access with ads, or $8.99 per month to watch Netflix programming with no ads.As for whether it is worth all the trouble to add a person to your account (or, if you are the extra person, to beg your way onto a friend or loved one’s Max account), here are the current prices for an individual Max membership:Basic With Ads - $9.99 a month / $99.99 a yearStandard - $16.99 a month / $169.99 a yearPremium - $20.99 a month / $209.99 a yearIn other words: It’s cheaper, but the degree to which it’s cheaper is based on the tier. For two bucks more a month, you could have your own basic Max subscription (with ads), and you won’t have to worry about your dad guilting you about your mooching his streaming every time you talk on the phone.Get our free mobile appObscure Streaming TV Shows You Might Not Have Heard OfThere are so many streaming shows now. These are the ones you need to watch.Gallery Credit: Emma StefanskyFiled Under: Max, NetflixCategories: TV News0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 108 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMOnce-Beloved Disney and Universal Rides That Closed ForeverThere’s a certain amount of nostalgia in any trip to a theme park like Disneyland or Universal Studios. Visitors want to re-ride the attractions they loved as a kid; Pirates of the Caribbean or E.T. Adventure or the Haunted Mansion. But they also want to experience something new. If it all feels old, if you’ve done it all before, there’s not much reason to spend hundreds of dollars for another batch of tickets.So running these parks is a delicate balance of maintaining their long-running character while preserving certain things and letting go of others in order to make room for modern updates. While some attractions’ need for replacement is self-evident — nobody started a petition begging Disney to reconsider the closure of the notorious Superstar Limo — others that have been demolished over the decades were quite popular, and maintain devoted cult fanbases long after their closure.Below, you’ll find tributes to 35 different Disney and Universal rides that have been torn down or totally re-themed. You’ll also find videos of each one. You can’t ride them again, but at least you can see what they looked like one more time.Adventure Thru Inner SpaceIn the late 1960s, Disney Imagineering innovated a style of attraction featuring an endless loop of ride vehicles that perpetually traveled around the same track without ever stopping. They dubbed it the “Omnimover.” That system is still used in parks all around the world, on such iconic attractions as the Haunted Mansion and Spaceship Earth. But the first ride to ever deploy it was called Adventure Thru Inner Space, a high-tech (for 1967) science-based attraction that placed guests in “Atommobiles” and shuttled them through the “Monstanto Mighty Microscope” (thank you product placement) which supposedly shrunk them down to the size of molecules. The ride survived into the 1980s, until the building was repurposed for use by Star Tours.Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making MoviesThese days, Universal’s theme parks are exclusively devoted to immersive rides and environments that let guests feel like they have stepped inside their favorite movies and shows. That’s a stark contrast to their parks’ initial concept as a place where tourists learned the secrets of film and TV production, with a couple bigger rides thrown in for extra oomph. One of the best examples of old-school Universal was Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies. After a 3D highlight package of Hitchcock films was interrupted by the stars of The Birds, guests were ushered into a soundstage where a “director” and his “crew” explained how Hitchcock shot Psycho’s shower scene. The finale of the attraction was an interactive area where guests who participate in demonstrations of the practical movie magic behind Hitchcock movies like Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and Saboteur. It was like a cross between a thrill ride and a museum — and for a budding cinephile, it was a paradise.BackdraftAnother of Universal’s early how-they-do-it-style attractions was Backdraft, based on the 1991 Ron Howard film about a crew of heroic firefighters. This show, which played at Universal Studios Hollywood from 1992 to 2010, and at Universal Studios Japan from 2001 to 2020, included several behind-the-scenes videos featuring Howard and the Backdraft cast, and a practical fire effects demonstration on one of the Universal soundstages. Backdraft never got a sequel (at least until a direct-to-video one in 2019) and the rise of CGI gradually made practical wizardry like the stuff on display in Backdraft far less exciting to tourists. The buildings that once housed this attraction are now the home of an elaborate 3D dark ride inspired by Transformers.Back to the Future: The RideThe unforgettable Back to the Future: The Ride was a simulator that let visitors board a detailed copy of the franchise’s DeLorean time machine for a aerial chase through the centuries. (The story of the ride, which played out in pre-show videos featuring Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson, was about Biff stealing a time machine and Doc sending tourists in his new eight-seater, remote-controlled DeLorean to catch him.) With special effects by 2001: A Space Odyssey legend Douglas Trumbull, BTTF:TR lived up to the old Universal slogan that promised a vacation where you could “ride the movies.” Its closure was inevitable; the “future” of the Back to the Future franchise is set in 2015, which is now a decade old. The two American versions of the attraction closed by the late 2000s, although Universal Studios Japan’s version managed to hang on until 2016 — one year after Marty and Doc went back to the future.Beetlejuice’s Rock and Roll Graveyard RevueThe history of Universal’s parks is littered with all kinds of stage shows, often quite elaborate and musical in nature, most of which are now as dead as Doctor Frankenstein’s signature creation. For many years, the Universal parks in Hollywood and Florida were home to a song-and-dance extravaganza featuring Beetlejuice and the company’s famous movie monsters like Frankenstein, the Phantom of the Opera, and the Wolfman. Because when you think of bio-exorcists, undead ghouls, and assorted other horror icons, you also think of the classic disco anthem “I Will Survive.” Technically, this one isn’t totally extinct — if you visit Universal Studios Japan you can still see the Universal Monsters sing their Graveyard Revue. But that’s quite a trek just to hear Dracula do a spooky rendition of “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”Body WarsFollowing the success of Star Tours, Disney attempted to apply the same simulator technology to other venues. Epcot’s Body Wars essentially took the basic premise of Adventures Thru Inner Space andStar Wars IP (and with a notoriously bumpy ride experience), Body Wars never quite attained the same level of popularity as Star Tours. It closed in 2007, although the area of the park where it was located, the Wonders of Life pavilion, still sits abandoned in a quiet corner of the Epcot. Is it too late to get Body Wars 2.0?Captain EOIt really speaks to just how massive Michael Jackson was as a pop culture figure in the 1980s (and how wholesome his image was at that point), that Disney eagerly put him at the center of a major new attraction — and partnered him with Hollywood heavyweights George Lucas (whose Lucasfilm co-produced this elaborate 17-minute 3D movie) and Francis Ford Coppola (who directed the film). The story was silly (something about Jackson as a space captain of a ship full of kooky Lucasfilm aliens) but the ILM effects were good and the music and dancing were on par with the best Michael Jackson music videos. Captain EO was retired in 1998, but was later brought back in tribute to Jackson after his death in 2009.Dynamite Nights Stunt SpectacularStunt shows were another cornerstone of the old school Universal Studios. In Hollywood, the classic Waterworld stunt show is still going strong, but in Florida, there isn’t really a comparable attraction. When that park first opened, they had something called the “Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular,” whose Miami Vice-inspired combination of boat chases and explosions was like The Fall Guy movie come to life. If it were up to me, no theme park would be allowed to operate without at least one really great stunt spectacular. It should be required.READ MORE: Theme Park Rides Based on Movies You Never Knew ExistedEarthquake: The Big OneEarthquake: The Big One was another good example of the old “ride the movies” Universal ethos. The main event was a modified version of the old Earthquake attraction from the Universal Hollywood tram tour, but before guests boarded their trams they were treated to several rooms full of practical effects demonstrations inspired by the 1974 film. Of course, Earthquake was already an old movie by the time this ride even opened; in 2007, the Earthquake specific elements were removed and the attraction was renamed Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride ... Starring You! Now the pre-show featured a hologram of Christopher Walken playing a studio executive named Frank Kincaid, who recruited guests to play extras in his latest movie. After the earthquake finale, visitors watched a trailer for the movie they supposedly helped make, which was called “Mutha Nature” and featured a cameo from Dwayne Johnson. Disaster! closed in 2015 and the building was retrofitted to house another transplanted tram tour stop from Hollywood, Fast & Furious: Supercharged.Fievel’s PlaylandEvery theme park needs a playground to distract little kids for a few minutes while their parents take a break from the endless lines for meet-and-greets and churros. For many years, Universal Studios’ was Fievel’s Playland, themed to the now-mostly-forgotten animated franchise An American Tail. Its two films followed an adventurous mouse who immigrates to America with his family. Accordingly, the playground featured gigantic versions of everyday objects so that kids could get a taste of what it felt like to be the size of a small household rodent. Although An American Tail mostly faded into obscurity by the 21st century, Florida’s Fievel’s Playland endured for an inexplicably long time, and only closed in early 2023. There’s now a Shrek-themed playground in its place.The Funtastic World of Hanna-BarberaThe left side of Universal Studios Florida’s main thoroughfare has housed a series of big simulator rides throughout the park’s history. The very first was called The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, and it featured a variety of characters from the Hanna-Barbera catalogue trying to rescue a kidnapped Elroy Jenson from the villainous Dick Dastardly. It was essentially a tamer and less technologically sophisticated version of Back to the Future: The Ride geared toward younger kids. In 2003, this ride was changed to ... another extinct attraction on this list.Ghostbusters SpooktacularGhostbusters is a Sony property, a company without a major foothold in the theme park industry. As a result, the franchise has had few theme park attractions relative to its popularity. But in the early 1990s, Universal licensed the Ghostbusters property for an attraction that used the Pepper’s ghost illusion from Disney’s Haunted Mansion to create a 20-minute stage show inspired by the climactic fight between the Ghostbusters and Gozer. Over its six-year run at Universal Studios Florida, Ghostbusters Spooktacular existed in two distinct forms, one that hewed closer to the story of the first Ghostbusters movie, and a second variation involving Louis Tully (Rick Moranis’ dweeby accountant character) and Walter Peck (the EPA jerk played by William Atherton). With no new Ghostbusters movies or shows on the horizon in the mid-’90s, Universal closed the show and replaced it with a staged attraction based on the studio’s recent blockbuster, Twister. (It was replaced a few years ago by a Tonight Show simulator ride.)The Great Movie RideThe original centerpiece of Disney-MGM Studios park in Orlando was the Great Movie Ride, a lengthy tour through Hollywood history featuring animatronics and human actors recreating scenes from classics like Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Footlight Parade, and Singin’ in the Rain. As that list of classics suggests, the ride and its subjects didn’t necessarily appeal to younger audiences; the most recent film featured in the Great Movie Ride was Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was already eight years old when the attraction first opened. Over time, no major updates were made beyond adding late TCM personality and film historian Robert Osborne to the attraction as host, so that by the end of its run, it felt like a relic from an era just as old as the movies it celebrated. The Great Movie Ride gave its final film history lesson in 2017 and was ultimately replaced by Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the ScreenUniversal Studios Florida’s opening overlapped with the heyday of syndicated television programming, none of it bigger than the two-headed adventure show hydra of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. When the previous subject of Universal’s attraction all about TV production was canceled in 1996, they re-themed the show to be based around the two popular series. But then Hercules was canceled in 1999 too. Wizards of the Screen was performed for the final time in early 2000; this area of the park is now home to Transformers: The Ride.Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! At Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the attraction that replaced Captain EO was Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! a 4D sequel to the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise that was a big hit for Disney in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Rick Moranis and the cast of the Honey films reprised their roles, in a 3D movie with in-theater effects; a demonstration of Moranis’ character’s shrinking technology accidentally gets turned on tourists, leading to encounters with giant mice, dogs, and snakes. The effects worked surprisingly well, to the point that some kids (okay, me) were traumatized by some of the effects. (No one likes the feeling of mice on their legs, Rick Moranis!) Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! worked so well it outlived the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids movies by about a decade. Ironically, it was replaced by ... Captain EO, when it was brought back in 2010.HorizonsAh, Horizons, perhaps the #1 cult object in the Disney park universe. It was a cornerstone of early Epcot’s “Future World,” which was populated with pavilions dedicated to the history (and potential innovations) of various aspects of our planet: The Land, The Seas, Universe of Energy, and so on. Horizons, which opened in 1983 and was housed inside a boldly geometric building, took guests on an Omnimover into an imagined future that included robots, space stations, and video conferencing. (Phone calls with video? Can you even imagine???) Horizons closed for good in 1999, but the ride’s utopian vision and mellow vibes have made it a perennial favorite among Disney nerds, who hold it up as the prototype of the sort of hopeful optimism missing from Epcot today.Jaws: The RideEveryone seems to enjoy the Diagon Alley area of Universal Studios Hollywood, inspired by the Harry Potter franchise. As much as I love a cup of frozen butterbeer, I will always hold a slight grudge against the place because to make room for it, Universal closed the old Amity section of the park, which included the classic Jaws ride. The attraction was like a scary, effects-laden version of Disney’s Jungle Cruise; guests boarded a tour boat for a trip around Amity, only to discover all sorts of wreckage and chaos, and then Bruce the Shark himself. Jaded modern audiences might not be impressed, but to a kid in the 1990s, this was the height of excitement — at least once Universal worked out all the kinks that caused the ride to break down regularly for the first two years of its existence. Like the Universal Monsters revue, this one still lives on in Japan ... if you can get there.Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon BlastIn 2003, the Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera became Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast, a very similar attraction that starred Jimmy Neutron and several other Nickelodeon characters. That version lasted until 2012, when the ride was again updated to feature the cast of the Despicable Me franchise, owned by Universal. While the film has changed drastically through the years, the basic experience remains mostly the same; people sit in a large theater equipped with moving seats that rock along with the image onscreen.InnoventionsFor years, guests at Disneyland in California or Epcot in Florida could take a leisurely tour through Innoventions, buildings filled with various gadgets and inventions. There were actual (or proposed) products from real tech companies, as well as games, interactive exhibits, and animatronics. The rotating lineup of booths included the Sum of All Thrills, an innovative and interactive attraction where tourists could design their own roller coaster and then “ride” it using a simulator built onto a robotic arm. Both Innoventions were closed in the 2010s; Epcot’s has been replaced by various restaurants plus a Moana-inspired waterStar Wars meet-and-greet area and a lounge for Disney Vacation Club members.KongfrontationKing Kong has been a mainstay in Universal’s various theme parks since the mid-1980s, when a giant King Kong animatronic was added to the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. That was expanded to a full-blown attraction at Universal Studios Florida called Kongfrontation. In the extensively themed ride, guests were evacuated from Manhattan on the Roosevelt Island Tramway after Kong starts running amok. Naturally, the evacuation does not go smoothly, and Kong grabs the tram before it makes a last-second getaway. It was a surprisingly intense experience with fun touches — like the fact that the Kong animatronic’s “breath” smelled like bananas. Kong was put out to pasture in 2002 to make way for a roller coaster inspired by The Mummy franchise, but the great ape has since found a new home at nearby Islands of Adventure, where an attraction called Skull Island: Reign of Kong opened in 2016.Lucy: A TributePerhaps the simplest attraction in the history of Universal Studios Florida, Lucy: A Tribute was basically a miniature museum dedicated to Lucille Ball and I Love Lucy. It sounds incredibly dated, but the attraction opened in 1992, a couple years after Ball’s death, at a time when nostalgia for her classic sitcom was still very high. The exhibit included artifacts from Ball’s career, interactive quizzes, and a model of the original I Love Lucy set in exacting detail. Lucy: A Tribute survived in a small building at the front of the park for almost 25 years before Universal turned the space into a Hello Kitty shop (and later Wicked: The Experience).MaelstromThese days, Epcot is filled with thrill rides. It’s got a Guardians of the Galaxy coaster, the high-speed Test Track, and the intense g-force simulator Mission: Space. Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, none of that stuff existed, and Epcot was mostly a place to wander through international pavilions or relax on slow dark rides about the history of energy, cars, or, uh, history. In that world, Maestrom was about as exciting as Epcot got. It was still a dark flume ride but at least it had some animatronic trolls (themed to its home in the Norway pavilion) and a famous backwards drop. Disney closed Maestrom in 2014 and adapted its ride system (including that drop) into the Frozen Ever After attraction.The Magic of Disney AnimationYou would never know it walking around Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, but in its former incarnation as Disney-MGM Studios, the place actually did give you a look behind-the-scenes of how films and TV shows were made — most directly in the Magic of Disney Animation building. After a film hosted by Walter Cronkite and Robin Williams introduced guests to the process of animating cartoons, visitors could then peek inside the actual animation studio Disney operated in Florida during those years (Mulan and Lilo & Stitch were drawn there, among other films and shows). It wasn’t just a simulation of an animation studio — it was the real deal. I guess nowadays such a facility would be boring and pointless; you’d look in on a bunch of people clicking away at computers. Back in the ’90s, it was like a magician walking you through how they did their best trick.Murder, She Wrote Mystery TheaterYoungs today might find it hard to believe, but for 12 years in the 1980s and ’90s, one of broadcast TV’s biggest hits was a quaint show about a writer (Angela Lansbury) solving mysteries in a little town in Maine. The show was so big, in fact, that it got its own opening day attraction at Universal Studios Florida: Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theater. It was yet another of the park’s behind-the-scenes shows, and it focused mostly on the post-production process. Guests moved through a series of rooms, each focused on a different aspect of TV making, like editing, foley work, and ADR. Volunteers got to try some of these aspects for themselves, and watch the Murder, She Wrote scenes they helped to create. After Murder, She Wrote was finally canceled in 1996, it was replaced by the aforementioned Hercules and Xena show.Nickelodeon StudiosUniversal Studios Florida wasn’t just a gimmicky name back in the early ’90s; the place really was a working film and TV studio — most notably as the home of “Nickelodeon Studios,” where the popular cable channel shot many of its game shows and sketch comedy series. In a canny bit of synergy, every show made at Nickelodeon Studios was also a commercial for Universal Studios Florida, and ended with a graphic announcing where they were made. Kids who made the trek to Orlando could take a tour of the facility, get slimed in the “Game Lab,” and sit in the studio audience if there was a show in production during their visit. Eventually, the novelty of the place wore off, and Nickelodeon began moving more and more of their live-action production back to Los Angeles. The studio closed for good in 2005. For many years a production of Blue Man Group occupied the building. Since the Covid pandemic, Universal has used the venue to host a holiday show starring the Grinch.The Disneyland PeopleMoverThe stakes were a lot lower in 1967 when Disneyland debuted the PeopleMover, a ride that essentially gave people a tour through other rides in Tomorrowland via a series of interconnected elevated tracks. Through the years, Disney attempted to update and improve the leisurely ride with a variety of gimmicks; in the ’70s they added a “SuperSpeed Tunnel” (which did not actually go very fast) and after the release of Tron they added Tron projections to it. In the ’90s, they attempted to upgrade it to an actual high-speed ride called Rocket Rods — but because the PeopleMover tracks were not designed for high-speed vehicles, maintenance issues popped up constantly. Rocket Rods closed by the summer of 2000, and the PeopleMover tracks have sat dormant at Disneyland ever since. (A similar PeopleMover remains in operation at the Magic Kingdom in Florida.)Screen Test TheatreRemember: When Universal first turned their studio into a theme park, there was no such thing as a smartphone. Consumer-grade video cameras were still years away. Making your own TV show was effectively impossible, hence the appeal of attractions like Screen Test Theatre, which let tourists create their own mock-ups of popular movies and television shows. One version from the 1970s inserted guests into Airport ’77; later, there was a Star Trek option shot on a surprisingly detailed recreation of the old Enterprise bridge. Obviously, these sorts of attractions — which usually gave participants the option to buy a souvenir VHS of their creations — hold a lot less appeal in a world where you can shoot your own TV show on your phone and upload it to YouTube.Shrek 4-DThe aforementioned Alfred Hitchcock attraction in Florida was closed to make room for Shrek 4-D, an animated movie with in-theater effects including vibrating seats, water, and gusts of wind. Opened at the height of Shrek mania, Universal gradually began winding down these Shrek 3D movies in the mid-2010s, after the franchise originally petered out. (The Japanese attraction managed to hold on; it still operates part-time in a theater it shares with a Sesame Street 3D attraction.)new Universal attractions; in 2024, Universal Florida added a new meet and greet with Shrek characters in their own little?The SkywayDisneyland and the Magic Kingdom both used to operate a Skyway connecting the Fantasyland and Tomorrowland areas of their respective parks. (Tokyo Disneyland had one too.) The original Disneyland version, which operated at the park from 1956 to 1994, even passed through the middle of the Matterhorn mountain. Unfortunately, that area was supposedly vulnerable to “metal fatigue and stress cracks,” which ultimately led to Disney closing the ride. (The Magic Kingdom Skyway followed suit in 1999.) The slow-moving, open-air gondolas are certainly not up to par with modern theme-park technology, but there was something awfully nice about this dramatic views — and getting to take a little breather from all that walking, especially in the hot Florida sun.Special Effects StageUniversal Studios Hollywood has hosted a variety of makeup and special effects shows throughout its history, starting in the mid-1970s. By the 2010s, the special effects show (sometimes called the Special Effects Stage) found a home at the Castle Theater, where guests were shown how a variety of modern VFX like motion capture were created. The show was retired for good in 2023 and the Castle Theater was demolished, along with the home of Universal’s Animal Actors, in order to make room for the new Fast & Furious roller coaster, Hollywood Drift.Splash MountainWhatever you think of The Song of the South and its depiction of life in the late 19th century, the Splash Mountain ride Disney inexplicably chose to theme to it (in 1989!!) was a lot of fun. A log flume enhanced with animatronic cartoon characters and one of Disney’s most famous songs (“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”), it combined Disney’s flair for storytelling with family-friendly thrills. The fact Disney never released The Song of the South on home video meant it was only a matter of time before Splash Mountain got tossed into the briar patch itself. The ride lives on in a new form, though; the mountain and flume are now the subject of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. If you’re desperate to ride Splash Mountain again, you’ll need to take a trip to Japan; it’s still operating at Tokyo Disneyland.Submarine VoyageToday, “E-ticket” is a designation informally assigned to all of the biggest Disney rides. The name comes from the old ticket books Disneyland guests used to get onto rides at the park; the tickets assigned letter ratings based on the level of demand and thrills, A through E, with E reserved for the best of the best. And in 1959, E meant Submarine Voyage, which simulated a journey through the deep ocean aboard an advanced submarine. (In reality, the boats never even fully submerged; a bubble effect provided the illusion of a deep-sea dive, while the “sub”’s seats all faced out through portholes below the water line.) When Submarine Voyage was ported to Walt Disney World in 1971, it was given a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea theme, with the subs designed to look like the Nautilus from the 1954 Disney film of the same name. Both voyages closed in the 1990s, although the Disneyland version eventually reopened with a Finding Nemo overlay. (The Magic Kingdom’s lagoon was later razed to make room for a Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster.)T2-3D: Battle Across TimeUniversal’s Terminator 2 3-D movie and live show didn’t just boast the stars of T2 — Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Edward Furlong — it was also directed by Terminator mastermind James Cameron. Cameron shot the filmed segments at a cost of $24 million, making it, in typical Cameron fashion, one of the most expensive films ever made (at least on a per minute basis). The story follows the T-800 as he makes his promised (but not particularly logical) return and takes the young John Connor into the future to protect him from a resurrected T-1000. (Admittedly this is not the best plan.) T2-3D boasted impressive effects and integrated real actors into the show in clever ways; at times the Terminator seemed to step off the screen into the auditorium and vice versa. Unfortunately, its storyline contradicted all of the Terminator movies released after it, making its “battle across time” feel a little out of time by the 21st century. It closed at Universal Hollywood and Florida in the 2010s. The T2-3D at Universal Japan — which had the coolest show building by far — survived until 2020, then closed for good during the Covid pandemic. Judgment Day has nothing on real life these days.Universe of EnergyHere’s another opening-day Epcot attraction that gradually became a dinosaur in the park — only in this case, the ride was actually about dinosaurs. Originally sponsored by the oil company Exxon, it informed riders about the history of energy via an animated educational film and then through audio-animatronic dinosaurs. (In a classic Disney touch, the “theater” you watched the film in housed six different stationary ride vehicles which drove through the rest of the show building where the dinosaurs were located. In 1996, the attraction was updated as “Ellen’s Energy Adventure”; while the dinosaurs were largely preserved, the film was now hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres. This version was present in the park until 2017, when work began on the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster. The ride was certainly old-fashioned by that point, but the animatronic dinos were fabulous for their era.World of MotionBefore Epcot’s current Test Track, its car-based ride was called World of Motion, a far more sedate Omnimover trip through the history of the travel from ancient times right up to the modern automobile. The coolest part was arguably the ride’s first moments; after boarding, the vehicles exited the show building to make a sweeping uphill right turn up into the actual attraction. As you can see in the video below, the vehicles moved comically slowly, and were perhaps not the most appropriate choice for a ride about motion. Still, there’s a kitschy appeal to these early Epcot attractions — and World of Motion was distinguished by its quirky sense of humor, provided in part by contributions from legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball.Get our free mobile app10 Disney Movies That Deserve Their Own RidesHere are 10 Disney movies that we think would make particularly great theme park rides, whether it be a dark ride, flume ride, or rollercoaster.0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 103 Просмотры
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SCREENCRUSH.COMA 90s Favorite Is Back in I Know What You Did Last Summer TrailerPeople talk about how pop culture is cyclical, but man, it is really cyclical.After the original Scream proved to be a surprise smash hit in the mid-1990s, reinvigorating interest in the moribund slasher genre, a whole slew of copycats flooded into theaters and video stores. One of the more distinguished of Scream’s spiritual successors was I Know What You Did Last Summer, featuring a cast of on-the-rise stars (including Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Phillippe, and Sarah Michelle Gellar) and a screeplay by Scream co-creator Kevin Williamson.Cut to 25ish years later. Scream returns in a new legacyquel, introducing new characters and bringing back the survivors of the original franchise. That film is also a hit. And wouldn’t you know it? Now the movies that follows the O.G. Scream are getting their own legacyquels.I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) seems to follow the Scream (2022) playbook fairly closely. The slasher killer of the old movies is back (The Fisherman! He has a hook!). There’s a new cast of attractive young people for him to terrorize. And wouldn’t you know it? The survivors of the original Last Summer (Hewitt and Prinze) are back too.You can see them all in the trailer for the new film below:READ MORE: The Most Shocking Horror Movie Deaths EverI have to tell you, when Jennifer Love Hewitt dramatically turned out and said “I just have one question: What did you do last summer?” I gave this trailer a standing ovation. Alone, in my kitchen. Bravo.Here is I Know What You Did Last Legacyquel’s official synopsis:When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.I Know What You Did Last Summer is set to open in theaters on July 18.The 10 Worst Horror Movies of the Past 10 Years (2015-2024)Over the last decade, the horror genre has experienced some high highs, and some low lows.Gallery Credit: Emma Stefansky0 Комментарии 0 Поделились 102 Просмотры
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