Action Hero of the Week: Cole Young
The descendant of the legendary Hanzo Hasashi aka Scorpion, MMA fighter Cole Young discovers it’s his destiny to fight for Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat but his destiny also makes him the target of the deadly Sub-Zero and the warriors of Outworld.
Matt Damon Hunts the Truth in France in Stillwater (Trailer)
Matt Damon plays an Oklahoma oil rig roughneck who travels overseas and out of his element to France when his daughter who was studying abroad gets arrested for murder in the upcoming drama/thriller Stillwater, directed by Spotlight director Tom McCarthy.
Dev Patel Faces The Green Knight in July (Trailer)
Dev Patel stars as King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain in the upcoming A24 fantasy epic The Green Knight, where he accepts the challenge of a supernatural knight which leads to what seems like certain death a year later.
Maggie Q is Back in Action for The Protege (Trailer)
When her mentor and father figure, who also happens to be a legendary assassin, is brutally killed, highly skilled contract killer Anna goes on a mission of revenge in the upcoming action thriller The Protege.
New Release Round Up 5/11/21
Fast Times at Ridgemont High joins the Criterion Collection this week on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Marksman, Justice Society: World War 2, Shrek and Saw on 4K, a Collector’s Edition of King Kong 1976, and more.
News – No Kid Hungry & SpeedGaming Charity Stream
No Kid Hungry and SpeedGaming are hosting a charity speedrun stream starting this May 13th to the 16th. The gamers at SpeedGaming will be dashing through a collection of games, raising funds to fight childhood hunger. One of the games to be featured in the upcoming stream will be Sonic Robo Blast 2, a fanmade Sonic title that was developed on the original 1993 Doom engine.
Battle at the Box Office 5/10/21
Wrath of Man easily took the top at the box office over this past weekend while Demon Slayer is officially the highest-grossing anime film worldwide and Mortal Kombat continues to see steep dropoffs every weekend since its #1 opening weekend.
Knock, Knock, Let the Carnage In…in September (Trailer)
Tom Hardy is back as Eddie Brock/Venom for the sequel to 2018’s Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, as the symbiotic duo has to take on the homicidally insane Cletus Kassidy and his symbiote, Carnage.
Musical Montage: Smash Mouth “Holiday in My Head”
The first single off of Smash Mouth’s third album in 2001, “Holiday in My Head” was also featured in the 2002 Nickelodeon movie Clockstoppers with a movie-themed where the band finds themselves in locations from the movie and getting messed with via the movie’s sci-fi “Hypertime” watch.
News Shotgun 5/8/21
The Muppets are getting a Halloween special in The Haunted Mansion, Showtime developing an Al Capone/Elliott Ness series, legendary actress Olympia Dukakis passed away, Hannah John-Kamen is the new Red Sonja, The Flash is losing two main cast members and more in this week’s News Shotgun.