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      First Trailer for 'Candyman' Remake Features Creepy Version of Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name'

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      The Nia DaCosta-directed film from producer Jordan Peele re-imagines the 1992 horror pic with a focus on the gentrification of the North Side neighborhood.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Candyman” is summoned back with the release of its first official full trailer. From producer-writer Jordan Peele, the movie re-imagines the 1992 slasher film based on Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden”, with a mix of horror and gentrification.
      The fear-inducing trailer features a haunting version of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name”, which is appropriate with the urban legend that becomes the core of the story. The terror starts as a group of girls are slaughtered after calling the forbidden name five times in front of the mirror.
      Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) somehow gets hooked to this story and finds himself entangled in a series of horrific murders. The trailer suggests that Anthony is possessed by the spirit of Candyman, who was played by Tony Todd in the original film.
      According to the official synopsis, “For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror.”
      “In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.”
      “With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.”
      “Gentrification is what helped us to reimagine the story because Cabrini-Green is gone,” said director Nia DaCosta at an exclusive viewing of the trailer. “The movie from the ’90s has a vision of Cabrini-Green where it’s sort of on its way to being knocked down.”
      Asked if Todd would return for the new movie, DaCosta coyly answered, “Well, well, well. I really love Tony Todd and he’s iconic. I will say what we’ve done with this film – is great! And I don’t want to give anything away.”
      “Candyman” remake is set to hit theaters nationwide on June 12.

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      'Matrix 4' Explosive Filming Causes Building Damage in San Francisco

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      The local people in San Francisco are annoyed by the production of the fourth ‘Matrix’ film since it brings damages to the building near the movie set.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Production on the fourth “The Matrix” movie has irked locals in San Francisco, California after a number of staged explosions caused some building damage.
      “The Matrix 4” is currently being shot in the city, but last weekend, the extreme heat from on set fireballs apparently melted building lamps and destroyed the plastic cover of a local business’ street advertising sign.
      According to the local NBC News channel, workers hired to replace the plastic on the sign revealed the repairs cost around $2,000.
      In addition to setting off explosives for the film, the shoot involved a low-flying helicopter, which was spotted just feet away from the side of office buildings.
      Franchise stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are reprising their respective roles as Neo and Trinity in the new sequel.
      Lana Wachowksi, who took charge of the first three movies with sister Lilly, is returning to the director’s chair for “The Matrix 4”, which is currently set for release next year 2021.

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      Christina Aguilera Signed on for 'Mulan' Soundtrack

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      The ‘Burlesque’ songstress announces at her Las Vegas residency show that she has recorded a theme song for the upcoming Disney live action feature film.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Christina Aguilera fans have a big reason to catch new Disney movie “Mulan” – she has recorded a handful of songs for the soundtrack, including a reworked version of Lea Salonga’s “Reflection”.
      The “Genie in a Bottle” singer made the big reveal during her Xperience residency show in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, February 26, 2020.
      “This year, the live-action Mulan is coming out, you have to go see it,” she told fans. “I recorded a new Reflection and new material for the movie, so I’ve been working on that.”
      Matthew Wilder and David Zippel’s “Reflection” was originally recorded by Filipina singer and actress Salonga for the soundtrack of Disney’s animated “Mulan”, which was released in 1998.

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      James Mangold Likely to Replace Steven Spielberg as 'Indiana Jones 5' Director

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      The ‘Ford v Ferrari’ filmmaker is reportedly in early talks to helm the fifth installment about the famed archaeologist and adventurer which is expected to be Harrison Ford’s last.
      Feb 27, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Ford v Ferrari” filmmaker James Mangold is in early talks to direct the fifth “Indiana Jones V” movie.
      Steven Spielberg has opted not to oversee his fifth “Indiana Jones” movie and Deadline sources claim Mangold is the favourite to step into his shoes.
      If he signs on, “Walk the Line” and “Logan” director will take over the project, in which Harrison Ford will star.
      This is expected to be his last outing as archaeologist and adventurer Jones – a role he first played in the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 1981.
      The new film is expected to hit theatres in July 2021.

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      Daniel Radcliffe Believes No One Will Copycat Gun Violence in 'Guns Akimbo'

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      Describing his new film as ‘a fun, crazy action movie,’ the former ‘Harry Potter’ star admits he did not worry about its violent themes until he got on the set.
      Feb 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Daniel Radcliffe isn’t worried about the impact of gun violence in his new film “Guns Akimbo”, insisting it is unlikely to incite “copycat” shootings.
      The “Harry Potter” star appears alongside Samara Weaving in the Jason Lei Howden-directed film, about a video game developer who becomes a participant in a real-life death match that streams online.
      Yet the actor insists he didn’t worry about the production’s violent themes because outside the U.S., mass shootings are uncommon.
      “I didn’t think about it until I was on set, which is maybe slightly a bad thing to say,” he tells Entertainment Weekly. “This film is made by Jason; he’s from New Zealand. Samara’s from Australia. I’m from the U.K., and this was before the mosque shooting in New Zealand as well.”
      The New Zealand shooting in March, 2019 left 51 dead after a gunman opened fire on a mosque. But Radcliffe insists that since gun violence isn’t as prevalent in Britain, or Weaving and Howden’s native countries, the film is unlikely to inspire shooting incidents.
      “All of us are from countries where it was not present enough in any of our minds,” he admits. “Nobody’s going to copycat this in England.”
      The 30-year-old also notes that many of the key scenes do not feature guns.
      “Look, there are some incredibly cool action sequences in it and fight sequences, some of which involve guns, but actually not all of them do,” he adds. “I very much want to emphasise that nobody should be taking their moral compass from this film. It’s just a fun, crazy action movie.”
      “Maybe I should have thought about it more, but then you can get into a larger conversation about culture informing art and all that stuff.”

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      Tom Holland: Spider-Man's Future Still 'Bright' If It's Out of MCU

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      Having been confirmed to return for another standalone movie and an appearance in a non-standalone movie, the ‘Far From Home’ actor says Sony had a ‘wonderful’ plan to take his character out of the MCU.
      Feb 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Before Tom Holland managed to convince Sony to sign off on a deal with Disney to co-produce another standalone movie for Spider-Man, the web-crawler was on the brink of exiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though the superhero’s future is pretty much sealed for the time being, Sony was apparently prepared should it have to take out Spider-Man out of the MCU.
      In a new interview MTV News, Holland reveals that Sony had mapped out a plan to transition Spider-Man out of the MCU in case they weren’t able to reach an agreement with Disney and Marvel Studios. Gushing about the “wonderful” idea, the British actor says he was confident that the friendly neighborhood hero’s future was still “bright” even if he had to cut ties with other Marvel superheroes.
      “[The] future for Spider-Man was still very bright with Sony and we had a really, really wonderful idea how we could sort of transition into a Spider-Man without the MCU,” he shares. The “Avengers: Endgame” star goes on claiming, “and Tom Rothman and Amy Pascal were really confidant that they were gonna do justice and make a film of the calibre that Spider-Man requires.”
      Fortunately, Spider-Man isn’t leaving the MCU just yet. “But that said, I’m really glad to be back in the MCU and to have the team back together because I kind of feel like it’s where he belongs now,” Holland says.
      Bragging about his role in keeping Spider-Man within the MCU, the 23-year-old adds, “I’m really grateful that Bob Iger and Tom Rothman allowed me to be a part of the process of bringing him home, it was a pretty cool experience and also the best bragging rights ever, I saved Spider-Man.”
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      Holland has been set to return for another standalone Spider-Man movie and make an appearance in a non-standalone Marvel film. The third Spider-Man movie is scheduled to start production in July.

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      Liam Neeson Not Fan of Modern Superhero Movies

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      Although he played Batman’s arch enemy Ra’s al Ghul in two Caped Crusader movies in the past, the ‘Taken’ actor rules out getting involved in any modern superhero franchise.
      Feb 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Liam Neeson has never understood the lure of starring in superhero movies because spending hours in the gym to “pump” up his muscles doesn’t appeal to him.
      The “Taken” star famously portrayed Batman’s arch enemy Ra’s al Ghul, also known as Henri Ducard, in 2005’s “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012, but modern superhero blockbusters aren’t top of his watch list.
      “I’m really not a huge fan of the genre,” he confessed to U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight.
      “I think it’s Hollywood with all the bells and whistles and the technical achievements and stuff – which I admire – but I have no desire to go into the gym for three hours every day to pump myself up to squeeze into a Velcro suit with a cape.”
      “I admire the actors and I know some of the actors who do it – and do it fantastically. It’s just not my genre, it really isn’t,” he added.
      Neeson admits he enjoyed experiencing the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) when he portrayed Qui-Gon Jinn in “Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace”, and although it pushed him as an actor, he found the special effects work tiring.
      “The first Star Wars, I was in that, that was 22 years ago, and I enjoyed that, because it (CGI) was novel and that was new,” he shared.
      “I was acting to tennis balls, which were ultimately going to be little fuzzy furry creatures and stuff. That was interesting, acting-wise, to try and make that seem real, but that was the last. It’s quite exhausting.”
      Neeson did reprise the character for 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, the final film in the latest franchise trilogy, but only returned for a small voiceover role.
      He recently revealed the money he earned for the recording was donated directly to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for which he serves as a Goodwill Ambassador.

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      Chris Evans in Talks to Join Greg Berlanti's 'Little Shop of Horrors'

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      ‘Rocketman’ actor Taron Egerton and ‘The Avengers’ actress Scarlett Johansson have also been said to be frontrunner for the part of Seymour Krelborn and his love interest, Audrey, respectively.
      Feb 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Captain America” star Chris Evans is reportedly in line to tackle his dream gig in the planned remake of the “Little Shop of Horrors” movie musical.
      The actor is in early negotiations to play Dentist Orin Scrivello in the project, which Greg Berlanti will direct for Warner Bros.
      The role was previously made famous by comedian Steve Martin in the 1986 film adaptation of the 1982 musical, which itself was a take on Roger Corman’s original 1960 movie.
      Also in tentative discussions for the new revamp are “Rocketman”‘s Taron Egerton and Evans’ “The Avengers” co-star Scarlett Johansson, who are respective frontrunners to portray Seymour Krelborn and his love interest, Audrey.
      “Little Shop of Horrors” follows a florist who finds himself raising a killer plant that lives off human blood. “Pose” actor Billy Porter is said to be in consideration to voice the frightening creature, known as Audrey II.
      The news of Evans’ potential casting comes almost a year after he pleaded with producers to consider inviting him to play Scrivello, Audrey’s crazed boyfriend.
      “I want to do a musical so badly, man,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in March, 2019. “Someone told me they’re (remaking) Little Shop of Horrors and I was like, ‘Oh, can I be down? Please? Can I be the dentist?'”
      He has yet to comment on the “Little Shop of Horror” rumours.

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