Drake & Josh star Josh Peck will lead the Turner & Hooch series moving forward at Disney+. Inspired by Disney-owned Touchstone Pictures’ 1989 buddy cop comedy of the same name that starred Tom Hanks as Scott Turner — a detective who must turn to a murdered man’s dog, the only witness to the murder, if…
Month: February 2020
The Rock’s Daughter Simone Johnson Has Signed With WWE
Simone Johnson, daughter of WWE legend and Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, officially reported to the WWE Performance Center this week to begin her training on becoming a WWE Superstar. Johnson has been making stops at the PC since June 2018, though WWE officially announced her involvement on Monday via their social media accounts….
The Rocketeer Sequel Reportedly In Development At Disney
Twenty years before introducing the Star-Spangled Man With a Plan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s World War II period piece Captain America: The First Avenger, director Joe Johnston brought another 1930s-set comic book character to the big screen on behalf of Walt Disney Pictures with The Rocketeer. Released in 1991, the film was originally intended…
Joaquin Phoenix Wins Best Actor For Joker
Joaquin Phoenix on Sunday was named Best Actor when awarded his first Oscar win for his role as failed stand-up comic turned clown-faced madman Arthur Fleck in Joker. After winning the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA, Phoenix was named the odds-on favorite to win the prize over nominees Adam Driver…
Parasite Stuns With Best Picture Win
South Korea cinema just stunned the Oscars in 2020 as Parasite just took home the award for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards. The movie by Bong Joon-Ho was a massive success story at the ceremony, with the filmmaker taking home the Best Director Oscar as well as the newly renamed Best International Film…
Joker Wins Best Original Score
Sunday night was Hollywood’s night to shine with the 2020 Academy Awards taking place in Los Angeles and was a big night for Joker. The Todd Phillips-directed film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, among them being a Best Original Score nod for Hildur Guðnadóttir. With Guðnadóttir having already taken home the British Academy Film…
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says 10 Marvel TV Shows Are In The Works
As per Disney CEO Bob Iger, Marvel Studios has a total of 10 television series set within the MCU currently in the works for Disney Plus. The studio chief confirmed a chunk of news about Marvel’s incoming output for the streaming service during the company’s first quarterly earnings call. This includes exactly when we can…
Co-Creator of MASH Gene Reynolds Dead at 96
MASH co-creator Gene Reynolds has died, as per the Directors Guild of America. He was 96. Reynolds was most known for co-creating both MASH and Lou Grant in the 1970s. Reynolds developed MASH alongside writer and producer Larry Gelbart, a CBS stalwart that lasted 11 seasons from 1972 to 1983. The show went on to…
The Mandalorian Season 2 to Premiere on Disney+ in October
The hype surrounding Star Wars: The Mandalorian during its first season at the end of 2019 could not have been higher. The first live-action Star Wars series in history quickly became a phenomenon, thanks in large part to the arrival of the show’s adorable star, Baby Yoda. The Darksaber cliffhanger at the end of the…
WWE Reportedly Tried to Bring Back Sting for Super ShowDown
Between Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement and Goldberg vs. The Undertaker, WWE has made a habit out of bringing back stars from the past wrestle at its Saudi Arabia events. And with Super ShowDown coming up in a couple of weeks in Riyadh, it looks like WWE is already gearing up for Goldberg to…