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A Lot Of The Joker’s Scenes Were Cut Out Of ‘Suicide Squad’ DC fans and audiences are now only a mere few hours away from seeingSuicide Squad. Very much a co-star inDavid Ayer’s supervillain picture is the Joker (Jared Leto), a character that isn’t too involved in the main storyline but is pivotal to Harley Quinn’s (Margot Robbie) journey. Leto is less than 15 minutes of the movie, and according to the actor, the character used to have more screen time, before Ayer and editorJohn Gilroyreduced his role....

Abbott Elementary Was Nearly A Cartoon You might be very into the mockumentary “Office”-esque version of Quinta Brunson’s ABC show “Abbott Elementary,” but in an alternate universe somewhere, you’re sitting down with a delicious after-work beverage to watch a cartoon version of the show. Sure, lots of shows change between developing pitches, shooting pilots, and being bought by a network (or streaming service), but in anIndieWireinterview with Brunson, who created and stars in the series, she explained that she originally imagined the series as a cartoon....

Am I OK? Review: Dakota Johnson And Sonoya Mizuno Carry This Tale Of Self-Discovery [Sundance 2022] Actors (and married couple) Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro have stepped behind the camera to make their feature directorial debut with “Am I OK?,” a lovingly crafted ode to female friendship and the idea that it’s never too late to embrace your true self. Lucy (Dakota Johnson, doubling up at this year’s Sundance with this and “Cha Cha Real Smooth”) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) have been best friends for years....

Bill Murray Wept While Seeing The ‘Groundhog Day’ Musical, Continues To Be The Best Bill Murrayis a brilliant comedian, a film icon, and a seemingly awesome human being. We hear about it every few months, with viral story after viral story about how he crashed a wedding, spontaneously started bartending, or gave life advice to a couple at an airport. But it’s always a treat to relive his eccentricities — and his touchingly candid moments....

Bobcat Goldthwait Describes His Film Adaptation Of The Kinks' Album ‘Schoolboys In Disgrace’ One of the best, weirdest pieces of news to come out of last summer was the fact thatBobcat Goldthwaitplanned to adaptThe Kinks' concept albumSchoolboys in Disgraceto film. At the time, Goldthwait had gained permission fromRay Daviesof The Kinks, who is now an exec producer on the film, and was working on storyboards to help gain financing. Evidently the financing came through, because now the film is officially moving forward....

Could Disney Soon Develop A Feature-Length Mickey Mouse Film? Despite the character’s locked-in-stone status as an animation icon,Mickey Mousehas forever been a star of shorts, television and comics. While there have been some direct to video films starring Mickey, he’s never starred in his own theatrical feature. Now it looks like one could happen. Not quickly or soon, because that’s not the pace of animation. But still: a Mickey feature in theaters would be a pretty big deal....

Death On The Nile Review: A Mystery That Floats Adrift Quickly Potentialspoilersfor “Death on the Nile,” a book initially published 85 years ago, follow. A good sequel is often heavily reliant on timing. It’s not just the timing of storytelling beats, but the timing of when the sequel arrives to begin with. The 2017 film “Murder on the Orient Express”, Kenneth Branagh’s first go-round as the flamboyant and shrewd detective Hercule Poirot, one of author Agatha Christie’s greatest creations, was a solid success at the box office, and a pleasantly diverting mystery bolstered by a stacked ensemble cast....

Diagon Alley Tour Part 4: Wiseacres, Scribbulus, Wands By Gregorovitch, Quality Quidditch This is the fourth and final in our series of posts giving you a tour of Universal Orlando’s new The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley expansion.Part onetook a look at the London Waterfront, Diagon Alley Entrance and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.Part twowent into The Leaky Cauldron, Knockturn Alley and Borgin and Burkes.Part 3took a look at Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour, Ollivanders Wand Shop, Magical Menagerie and Gringotts Bank....

Every Dinosaur In The ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ IMAX Preview: Our Handy Cheat Sheet TheIMAX extended previewforJurassic World: Dominionis, unsurprisingly,chock-full of dinosaurs. What kinds of dinosaurs, you may ask? Well, I have answers for you! DirectorColin Trevorrowworked with Industrial Light and Magicto create a sequence that shows seven new species of dinosaurs in their natural habitat circa 65 million years ago. Those dinosaurs go by pretty quickly — it’s a short piece of footage, after all — and for dinosaur enthusiasts who, like avid birders, want to chronicle each sighting, I’ve put together a dino-spotting checklist....

FX Renews Dave For Season 3 Fans of funny TV with something to say, rejoice! FX has renewed the Lil Dicky series “Dave” for a third season. The news comes as the network has been bringing lots of news today regarding its future, including therenewal of shows like “Fargo"while confirming that"Atlanta” is going to endwith its fourth season later this year. But the ride isn’t over for Dave Burd just yet....

FX To Make ‘Fargo’ TV Show With Joel And Ethan Coen The classic Marge Gunderson quote “I just think I’m gonna barf” might comes to mind when you hear that FX has begun adapting the classic Coen Brothers filmFargofor television. But don’t go tossing your cookies just yet. While the idea was already attempted ten years ago without the Coen’s blessing bothJoel and Ethan Coenwill be executive producing this version of the show, an hour long project “loosely based” on the film written byNoah Hawley(My Generation, The Unusuals)....

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Film Welcomes Ariana Greenblatt To The Dreamhouse With every new casting announcement for Greta Gerwig’s"Barbie" moviestarring Margot Robbie, I get closer and closer to cracking the code and figuring out the plot details since Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach have been holding out on us. We know thatRyan Goslingwill be playing Ken, and the duo will be joined byAmerica Ferrera,Simu Liu, andKate McKinnonin unnamed roles. (Don’t worry, I’ve fantasy booked them all in their respective announcements....

Hear An Exclusive Track From Carter Burwell’s ‘Missing Link’ Soundtrack Carter Burwell, one of the best film composers in the business, lends his singular talents to the upcoming Laika animated filmMissing Link. Light, playful, and immediately recognizable as something created by Burwell (Carol,Fargoand many more), theMissing Linkscore is a treat. We have an exclusive track from Burwell’sMissing Linksoundtrack, and you may hear it below. Missing Link Soundtrack Lakeshore Records will releaseMissing Link – Original Motion Picture Soundtrackcomposed by Carter Burwell,worldwide digitally on April 12 with a CD and vinyl version in the near future....