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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Attitude cover girl M3GAN talks on-set drama: ‘What can I say? Pronouns matter'
, everyone's favourite tempestuous robot girlie, has spoken out about tensions which arose on-set of the highly anticipated sequel , set to drop in cinemas later this month. In a revealing interview to , the doll to end all dolls admitted to exacting revenge on one cast member because they consistently used the wrong pronouns when speaking about her. 'Well, there was one actor, I won't say his name – both names start with 'A' – who kept referring to me as 'it', so I rerouted a low-voltage current to his trailer toilet,' M3GAN candidly admitted to us. 'What can I say? Pronouns matter.' The bona fide gay icon also did not pull punches when it came to Moxie, the children's emotional support robot toy she is forced to live in early on in the sequel before Allison Williams' character Gemma allows her to return to her snatched form. 'I'll tell you who I didn't like working with – that bitch, Moxie,' M3GAN snapped. 'Imagine being trapped inside an educational AI toy that just wanted to play Simon Says for two weeks straight. It was the first time I understood the physical urge to vomit.' The sequel's official synopsis describes the plot as follows: 'M3GAN's creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI. Meanwhile, Gemma's niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma's overprotective rules. 'Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defence contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno of Ahsoka and Pacific Rim: Uprising), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia's self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. 'With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realises that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original AI icon is about to meet her match.' You can read our full interview with M3GAN . M3GAN 2.0 hits UK cinema screens on 27 June 2025. The post Attitude cover girl M3GAN talks on-set drama: 'What can I say? Pronouns matter' appeared first on Attitude.
Screen Geek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
Beloved 80s Movie Getting Sequel Nearly 40 Years Later
Hollywood is once again revisiting a beloved movie from the 80s by producing a sequel. This time, however, the long-awaited follow-up likely isn't what you'd expect to see. In fact, the film appears to be an outright parody of such Hollywood business decisions, many of which have been satirized in the below teaser. Fans of this original sci-fi parody from 1987 are going to receive as much self-aware humor and satire as they can handle. The world of sci-fi and merchandising has only become more saturated since the release of the original film. The above teaser points that out quite clearly. As such, there are plenty of opportunities for this new follow-up to make fun of the current entertainment industry while also respecting the hilarious story and characters featured in the classic movie. Here's the teaser as shared by the one and only Mel Brooks: I told you we'd be back — Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) June 12, 2025 'I told you we'd be back,' Brooks write in the caption for the video where he confirms his own return as Yogurt in the new film. As shared via Deadline, in addition to Brooks as Yogurt, the film is said to also include the return of Bill Pullman as Lone Starr and even Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet. Keke Palmer is also said to be joining the cast, along with Pullman's own son Lewis Pullman. Josh Greenbaum will direct the film while the screenplay was written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad. Additionally, Gad is believed to be starring in the film alongside the other aforementioned cast members. One can imagine other beloved cast members, such as Daphne Zuniga who played Princess Vespa, might also make a return. The long-awaited sequel to the 80s movie classic Spaceballs , which currently does not have a title, is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2027. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up as we have them. At the very least, it sounds like this film will carry on the satirical spirit of the original cult classic.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Critics call 28 Years Later 'monstrous delight' and Danny Boyle's best film in years
28 Years Later has landed in cinemas, and critics have passed their judgement on the hotly-anticipated sequel to determine whether it is worth audience's time or not. The movie reunites Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, the team behind the terrifying original 2002 movie 28 Days Later, and it finds Britain a broken country almost thirty years after the outbreak of the Rage virus. The country has been put in quarantine, the survivors left to fend for themselves — the story centres on 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams) and his parents Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Isla (Jodie Comer) and their experiences as they venture away from their island community and onto the mainland. To their gated off community going to the mainland is a right of passage, with young boys being seen as men once they have their first kill of the infected that roam the picturesque Northumbrian landscape. But when Jamie takes Spike to complete this now time-honoured tradition their trip takes some dark and unexpected turns. Critics were mostly delighted by the horror threequel, which also follows (but largely ignores) 28 Weeks Later. The Standard's Nick Howells gave the film five stars, for example, as he described the movie as a "monstrous delight". Howells wrote that 28 Years Later is "wilder, weirder, darker, bloodier" than 28 Days Later and actually it is surprisingly "even better" than the iconic horror film. Effusive with praise, he wrote: "It's that time, halfway through the year, when enough movies have been seen to risk the phrase 'best film of the year so far'. And right on cue, here we have it. Nothing in 2025 has been as good as this supercharged, shuddering blast." The Telegraph's Robbie Collin also gave the film five stars in his review, and he remarked that it "stands as [Danny Boyle's] finest film since 2008's Slumdog Millionaire". Reflecting on the subtle political messaging of the film in a post-Covid, post-Brexit world, he wrote: "This follow-up doesn't re-take the temperature of British society one generation on so much as vivisect its twitching remains." The actor that stood out the most to Collin, and to many other critics was Ralph Fiennes, who portrays reclusive former doctor Kelson, who encounters Spike and his mother in the film's second act. "It's Fiennes's gently patrician, RP-accented doctor – whose bedside manner is impeccable even when stripped to the waist and slathered in iodine – which gives 28 Years Later its lingering, Kiplingian ache," the critic remarked. For The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney the film was "emotionally charged, visceral and immersive" which allows it to subvert expectations and means "it never feels like a cynical attempt to revisit proven material merely for commercial reasons." "The movie goes beyond a survival thriller by introducing tender familial drama, a stirring spiritual thread and notes of sly humour," Rooney celebrated. "The performances of Comer, Williams and Fiennes give 28 Years Later a soulful core that was also a distinguishing factor in the 2002 original, a testament to the endurance of humanity even in the darkest dystopias," the critic said of the standout cast. "Fiennes is wonderful in the choice supporting role of Kerson, half possessed wild man and half learned man of science." Rooney also added that the strength of the film's narrative meant that the sequel, The Bone Temple, "can't come fast enough". Not everyone was convinced though, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw gave the film only three stars and wrote that it was "an interesting" if "tonally uncertain" sequel. He added that the film "takes a generational, even evolutionary leap into the future from the initial catastrophe, creating something that mixes folk horror, little-England satire and even a grieving process for all that has happened." The issue the critic had with the film was its odd tonal shifts: "But, a little awkwardly, the film has to get us on to the mainland for some badass action sequences with real shooting weaponry – and then we have the two 'alpha' cameos that it would be unsporting to reveal, but which cause the film to shunt between deep sadness and a bizarre, implausible (though certainly startling) graphic-novel strangeness, there to promote franchise continuation." Meanwhile The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey wrote that the film is so unsubtle with its messaging that it "feels like being repeatedly bonked on the head by the metaphor hammer" that does little to distinguish itself from the genre 28 Days Later helped to reinvent. Despite her reservations, she wrote: "Boyle's still a largely compelling filmmaker, and the film separates itself from the first instalment by offering something distinctly more sentimental and mythic than before. Comer proves to be the key counterbalance, and there's an openness and a vulnerability to her performance that helps turn 28 Years Later into, ultimately, the story of a mother's love." 28 Years Later is out in cinemas now.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
An Update On ‘Stellar Blade 2' After Its PC Success
Stellar Blade Stellar Blade recently topped 3 million sales since release, and 1 million sales in the three days after it launched on PC, putting up nearly 200,000 concurrents, and besting PlayStation's previous PC-porting records. Even before the PC release, we already knew that because Stellar Blade was a hit, it would be getting a sequel. Now, SHIFTUP is starting to talk about it, despite the fact that it will likely be at least until 2027 until we see it. Asked by Korean outlet ThisisGame about its 'somewhat disappointing' Stellar Blade narrative, SHIFTUP CEO Kim Hyung-tae talked about what happened with the game and what will change for the sequel in that area. The issue was that the gameplay itself was finished relatively early, but they were playing catch-up with narrative elements like cutscenes. The original plan was more 'detailed settings,' which would include things like explanations of why characters in the story change outfits and boosted stories outside the main narrative, but ultimately those were reduced in order to finish the game. Apparently, they may have even considered adding some of those scrapped scenes after launch, but they thought it would derail the existing story. However, Kim Hyung-tae says that is top of mind and a priority for the sequel: 'I think we will be able to present it with a sufficiently rich narrative," he says. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Stellar Blade The idea that the Stellar Blade sequel will be out in 2027 is up in the air, it seems: 'To be honest, we've been fully committed to releasing the PC version following the PS version, so now is the time to do proper R&D. It would be great if it came out in 2027, but there are only three years left, so I can only say that we'll do our best. However, I can guarantee that we'll present a great work.' He was also asked about the idea of merging worlds like Stellar Blade, Nikke and the upcoming Project Spirit, but he says 'for the sake of the independence of the IPs' there are no plans to do that, short of the kinds of fun, one-off collaborations we've already seen, Nikke being the most recent. If all of SHIFTUP's efforts have been channeled into the PC version right now, and work will only be just getting starting on Stellar Blade 2, it does seem likely that 2027 may not be possible, simply given the production schedule of AAA games, and the likelihood of attempting to make the sequel bigger. Whenever it comes, that will be launching on the next console generation, though likely not just on PlayStation like we just saw. A PS6, Steam and Xbox Whatever release would be more likely. I wouldn't expect too many more sequel updates soon, and right now, SHIFTUP can start spooling it up after this big PC launch. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Cobra Kai' Creators to Write and Direct ‘Harold and Kumar' Sequel for Mandate Pictures
'Cobra Kai' creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald have closed a deal to write a new sequel for buddy stoner comedy 'Harold and Kumar' at Mandate Pictures, TheWrap has learned. Hurwitz and Schlossberg will also direct the film. Franchise stars John Cho and Kal Penn are expected to return, but no deals have been made yet. 'We're fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,' Hurwitz and Schlossberg said in a joint statement to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news. 'It's high time they puff and pass their wisdom onto a new generation. Just don't tell their kids.' The franchise centers on stoner pals Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn), who embark on bizarre adventures while under the influence of weed. The series has grossed $104 million worldwide at the box office. The 'Harold and Kumar' franchise has yielded three films; 2004's 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,' which the trio wrote and then went on to make their directorial debut with 2008's 'Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay.' The third film, 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,' was released in 2011. Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald are also producing the sequel via their Counterbalance Entertainment banner, alongside franchise producer Greg Shapiro. Lionsgate-owned Mandate, who also produced the original three films in the series, will also produce. The untitled sequel will be one of the first projects produced by Lionsgate's current motion picture group president Nathan Kahane, who is leaving the studio at year's end and returning to Mandate to be a producer. Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, as well as Counterbalance, are repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson. The post 'Cobra Kai' Creators to Write and Direct 'Harold and Kumar' Sequel for Mandate Pictures appeared first on TheWrap.
