“The Odyssey”

Director Christopher Nolan’s next feature, “The Odyssey” is described as a ‘mythic, action epic’, based on the ancient writings of Greek poet ‘Homer’, to be filmed around the world with new advances in IMAX camera technology, with a cast of ‘gods and monsters’, including Matt Damon as ‘Odysseus’, Tom Holland as Odysseus' son ‘Telemachus’, Zendaya as ‘Goddess of Wisdom Athena’, Charlize Theron as ‘Goddess of Sorcery Circe’, Anne Hathaway as Odysseus' wife ‘Penelope’, Benny Safdie as ‘King of Mycenae Agamemnon’, Lupita Nyong'o as his wife ‘Clytemnestra’, Robert Pattinson and Jon Bernthal, releasing July 17, 2026 in theaters:

“Godzilla x Kong: Supernova”

Directed by Grant Sputore, with a screenplay by Dave Callaham and Michael Lloyd Green, “Godzilla x Kong: Supernova” will star Kaitlyn Dever and Sam Neill, exploring the narrative from Godzilla's perspective, shifting away from the Kong-focused stories of previous films, targeting a 2027 theatrical release:

Trump: ‘James Bond’ Has Nothing To Worry About

According to Donald Trump, “James Bond” movies will NOT be impacted by his proposal to put tariffs on movies made overseas, including the UK where the series shoots at England’s Pinewood Studios:

“The New Avengers”

Marvel Studios latest superhero feature ”The New Avengers”, aka “Thunderbolts”, filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan,  Hannah John-Kamen and Olga Kurylenko, earning ‘Domestic’ $76,000,000 and ‘International’ $86,100,000 for a ‘Worldwide’ box office score of $162,100,000 after the first weekend in theatrical release:

“Love, Death + Robots”

Take a look at new episode posters supporting the animated, science fiction anthology TV series "Love, Death + Robots", from directors Tim Miller ("Deadpool") and David Fincher ("Black Swan"), starring Topher Grace, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Gary Cole, streaming May 15, 2025 on Netflix:

Dakota Johnson: “‘Materialists”

“Materialists” is a new romantic comedy feature, written and directed by Celine Song, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, releasing June 13, 2025 in theaters:

“The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy”

Season 2 of the animated science fiction comedy TV series “The Secomd Best Hospital in the Galaxy”, created by Cirocco Dunlap, stars Stephanie Hsu, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, Sam Smith, Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Abbi Jacobson,Andrew Dismukes, Bowen Yang, Gary Anthony Williams, Lennon Parham, Jay Ellis, Kemah Bob and John Waters, streaming 8 new episodes, May 27, 2025 on Amazon Prime Video:

“The Conjuring: Last Rites”

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” is a new supernatural feature, directed by Michael Chaves, based on true life investigations, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, opening September 5, 2025 in theaters:

Sydney Sweeney: “Echo Valley”

 

“Echo Valley” is a new psychological thriller, directed by Jon S. Baird starring Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore, streaming June 20, 2025 on AppleTV +:

“Deep Cover”

“Deep Cover” is a new Brit-produced action comedy feature, directed by Tom Kingsley, starring Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed, Paddy Considine, Ian McShane and Sean Bean, streaming June 12, 2025 on Amazon Prime Video:

“Stick” Around

“Stick” is a new ‘golfing’ sports comedy TV series starring Owen Wilson as ‘Pryce Cahill’,  Peter Dager as ‘Santi Wheeler’,  Marc Maron as ‘Mitts’, Mariana Treviño as ‘Elena’, Lilli Kay as ‘Zero’ and Judy Greer as ‘Amber-Linnie, streaming June 4, 2025 on Apple TV+:

“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie”

“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” is a new live-action feature directed by Ryan Crego, adapting the DreamWorks Animation cartoon TV series, starring Laila Lockhart Kraner, Kristen Wiig. Gloria Estefan, Ego Nwodim, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villaseñor, Thomas Lennon, Jason Mantzoukas, and Fortune Feimster, opening September 26, 2025 in theaters:

“Peacemaker” - Season 2

"Peacemaker", the live-action 'comedic' superhero TV series, based on the Charlton Comics character, stars John Cena, Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Chris Conrad and Chukwudi Iwuji, streaming Season 2, August 31, 2025 on Max:

Claudia Schiffer: “Chloé”

Supermodel/actress Claudia Schiffer, executive producer of "Kick-Ass", "Kingsman: The Secret Service", "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and "The King's Man", with husband director Matthew Vaughn, poses for the new “Chloé à la Page” campaign, supporting the French luxury house brand, photographed by David Sims:

“Lilo & Stitch” - One In Every Family

Take a look at more footage from “Lilo & Stitch”, the animated 2022 film adapted into a live-action feature, releasing May 23, 2025 in theaters:

Julia Garner is ‘Silver Surfer”

Actress Julia Garner (“Wolf Man”) plays Marvel Comics ‘Shalla-Bal’, ‘Empress’ of the planet ‘Zenn-la’, aka ‘Silver Surfer” in Marvel Studios upcoming feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”:

“Untold” in Theaters

“Untold” is a new Philippines-produced, supernatural feature, written and directed by Roderick Cabrido, starring Jodi Sta. Maria, Joe, Bascon and Juan Karlos Labajo, now playing in theaters:

“The Terminal List” Shooting

Season 2 of the action thriller TV series, “The Terminal List”, starring Chris Pratt and Gabriel Luna, based on the novel “True Believer” by Jack Carr, is currently shooting in Toronto, May 1 to August 20 2025, for streaming this year on Amazon Prime Video:

“Going Dutch” Renewal

“Going Dutch”, the single-camera, live-action military comedy TV series, set in Holland, starring Denis Leary, Gemma Knight Jones and Catherine Tate, has been renewed for Season 2 streaming on Fox:

“Animal Control” Renewal

“Animal Control", the single-camera live-action comedy TV series, created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling, starring Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer and Gerry Dee, has been renewed for Season 4 streaming on Fox:

“Yellowstone: Y Marshals”

Actor Luke Grimes, aka former ‘Navy SEAL’ ‘Kayce Dutton’ on drama series "Yellowstone", will reprise his ‘modern West’ character in a developing CBS spin-off TV series, with the working title “Y Marshals”,  executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, prepping a Spring 2025 streaming release on Paramount+:

Cancel Culture: “Pepé Le Pew”

Before Florence Pugh, there was 'Pepé Le Pew', officially canceled from the "Looney Tunes" cartoon roster, as he is now considered more of a wolf than a skunk:

Cancel Culture: “Rescue: HI-Surf”

“Rescue: HI-Surf”, the Hawaiian-set ‘lifeguard drama’ TV series, created by Matt Kester, starring Arielle Kebbel, Adam Demos, Robbie Magasiva, Kekoa Kekumano, Alex Aiono and Zoe Cipres, has been canceled after one season airing on Fox:

Sydney Sweeney: “Laneige”

Actress Sydney Sweeney (“Anyone But You”), is the ‘ambassador’ for Laneige cosmetics:

Top 10 Comic Books - April 2025

Sales numbers tracked worldwide, at stores selling American comic books during the month of April 2025, rank Marvel Comics' Amazing Spider-Man #1 as Number 1:

Charlize Theron: “The Old Guard 2”

“The Old Guard 2” feature film action sequel, based on the DC Comics ‘Black Label’ title, stars Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Matthias Schoenaerts, Vân Veronica Ngô, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Henry Golding, streaming July 2, 2025 on Netflix:

Frank Frazetta “Vampiress Carmilla”

The illustrated comics magazine “Vampiress Carmilla” (2020-), created by Nicola Cuti and Don Glut, revives the iconic Warren Publishing horror magazines of the 1960’s, replicating Warren's early page layouts, with covers by Frank Frazetta, plus other original Warren artists, writers and editors:

“Snow White” Streaming

"Snow White", the new live-action musical fantasy feature, directed by Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) in a fresh adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film, stars Rachel Zegler as 'Snow White' and Gal Gadot as the 'Evil Queen', streaming May 31, 2025 on digital platforms and June 24, 2025 available in 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD:

Margot Robbie: “Wuthering Heights”

Margot Robbie stars as ‘Catherine Earnshaw’ in writer/director Emerald Fennell’s new take on the psychological romance thriller “Wuthering Heights”, adapting the 1847 book by Emily Brontë, also starring Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”), Shazad Latif, Hong Chau and Alison Oliver, targeting a February 13, 2026 theatrical release:

“The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch”

Financier Brandon Fugal, principal investigator, chief scientist Erik Bard, aerospace engineer, astrophysicist, lead scientist Dr. Travis Taylor and the security team continue to find more baffling UFO outcomes, in this reality TV series, located at the 512-acre, alien-invested Utah property “Skinwalker Ranch”, airing June 3, 2025 on The History Channel:

“The Studio” Renewal

“The Studio” live-action ‘film industry’ comedy TV series, starring Seth Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders, has been renewed for Season 2 streaming on AppleTV+:

“Fight or Flight” - A Comedy

The new live-action comedy feature “Fight or Flight”, directed by James Madigan, stars Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov and Marko Zaror, releasing May 9, 2025 in theaters:

“Ballerina”

“Ballerina” is the upcoming ‘neo-noir’ crime thriller, directed by Len Wiseman (“Underworld”) as a spin-off and fifth film in Chad Stahelski’s  “John Wick” franchise, starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Ian McShane, releasing June 6, 2025 in theaters:

“Practical Magic” in 2026

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock will star in “Practical Magic 2” as a sequel to the 1998 supernatural comedy, based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, targeting a September 18, 2026 theatrical release:

“Lilo & Stitch” in RealD 3D

Take a look at more footage from “Lilo & Stitch”, the animated 2022 film adapted into a live-action feature, releasing May 23, 2025 in theaters:

“Thunderbolts*” Now “*The New Avengers”

Marvel Studios latest superhero feature “Thunderbolts*” (aka *”The New Avengers”), filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan,  Hannah John-Kamen and Olga Kurylenko, earning ‘Domestic’ $76,000,000 and ‘International’ $86,100,000 for a ‘Worldwide’ box office score of $162,100,000 after the first weekend in theatrical release:

“Space/Time” in Theaters

“Space/Time” is a new Australia- produced, indie science fiction feature, directed by Michael O’Halloran, starring Ashlee Lollback, Hugh Parker and Pacharo Mzembe, now playing in theaters:

Zendaya Gets It “On”

“Euphoria” actress Zendaya (with pointy-ears), poses for the futuristic Spring 2025 campaign ‘Zone Dreamers’, supporting On athletic shoes and sportswear, photographed by Nadia Lee Cohen:

Big Change In Canadian Films

While most Canadians love their American neighbors, they also loathe the idea of becoming the ‘51st’ US state, citing millions of cheap hand guns, a two-tier justice system, bankrupting medical costs, wide spread financial fraud and a corrupt ‘Deep State’ that goes back further than the ‘American Revolution’. Now US President Trump wants to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside his country, a move timed to change the Canadian film landscape, although its not clear, how such a tax would work, given how intertwined the global film industry is: 

Denzel Washington: “Highest 2 Lowest”

“Highest 2 Lowest” is a new action feature, directed by Spike Lee, starring Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wrught, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Dean Winters, John Douglas Thompson and Ice Spice, releasing August 22, 2025 in theaters: