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The Trocadero was a tourist trap entertainment centre just off Picadilly Circus in London. It hosted a multiplex movie theatre
The Trocadero was a tourist trap entertainment centre just off Picadilly Circus in London. It hosted a multiplex movie theatre
Pedro Pascal is no stranger to, shall we say, hasty social media reactions. He once infamously shared a photo he
You can have a major star like Ryan Gosling, and a director like Shawn Levy coming off the back of
Dan Trechtenberg’s follow-up to Prey will be with us later in the year. Predator: Badlands has a new teaser trailer
It’s a slow news day, so I thought I would check out Andor. Honestly, I didn’t want to, but finding
Andy Serkis is directing a new version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. It’s a movie he has wanted to make
Doctor Who could be about to take a break again. The big relaunch, with Disney co-production money and a returning
We got sent a trailer for The Ugly Stepsister the other day, and it looked interesting. I know some of
We have said it here a few times. The cost of movies is just going up and up and up.
The last few weeks have been dominated by weak box office, compounded by widely shared images of empty theaters for
The Snow White fallout continues and Disney is feeling the pain. As a result, their live-action remake of Tangled has
As inevitable as Thanos, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige gave a video presentation at CinemaCon in Vegas as part of
The last cocktails have been served, and the last hookers have stumbled from hotel suites. CinemaCon is over, but not
This confession is about how you have managed to hold yourself back. Confess the times when someone’s movie-based stupidity convinces
There’s gold in them thar valuable DVDs! As physical media starts to go the way of the dodo bird, the
A new body horror is on the way: The Ugly Stepsister. We were sent a trailer and allowed to put
Andor was one of those series that was odd, it was Disney, but it wasn’t terrible. I couldn’t get into
Dance of the Dwarfs is the weirdest version of Snow White I’ve ever seen. I can see why it didn’t
The weekend is over and it’s Monday. Did you all have a good weekend? I didn’t, I spent it wracked
As Outposters, you already know everything there is to know about the back story behind Disney’s live-action Snow White adaption.
Cleaner is not Die Hard. The director, Martin Campbell said that they did everything they could to not make it
At Last Movie Outpost, we have always spoken about Apple TV+ as being the streamer that makes the best content
We can only imagine that Disney would wish away Snow White. Not the original of course, that is a beloved
A terrible weekend at the box office has now passed. There were no major disasters keeping people glued to news
A big feature from Puck News (via Dark Horizons) has laid bare the rather disparate state of things at Warner
Spring is in the air, and as we emerge from the harsh depths of winter (or the burning furnace of
Disney has reportedly scrapped plans for a UK premiere of its upcoming Snow White remake. According to various reports in
Is the MCU tonal reset really underway? After seemingly forgetting everything that made them great in the first phases, the
Walt Disney Animation Studios has cancelled its spin-off from The Princess and the Frog. Tiana was announced back in 2020
As we all know, Star Wars is dead and buried. This isn’t going to stop Disney from digging the corpse
Amazon Takes Creative Control Of James Bond. Perhaps Eon was trying to tell us something about James Bond at the
Yet another Oscar Watcher review from Mhatt, this man is a machine! He reviews another of the Best Animated Feature
Firstly, I will warn you, that the trailer for Freaky Tales does star Pedro Pascal. I know he’s in everything
Get ready to set your face to ‘stun’ as there is breaking news. Ncuti Gatwa has quit as Doctor Who,
Firecreek came out in 1968. Other things that happened in 1968 include: Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first successful heart
We’re going to try and review more indie movies and make a bigger deal out of them. We had some
Disney+ launched big, went bigger, and showed a growth trajectory that forced it straight into the “serious player” category. Since
Unfortunately, with Amazon looking like the hold-up in any new 007 adventure moving forward, it looks like Henry Cavill’s chances
Netflix’s The Sandman has been cancelled, with the show now ending with the upcoming second season. A report in Variety
It is hard to think of a bigger movie-making disaster than Joker: Folie à Deux. Sure, Cleopatra nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox. John
We had already seen a very, very brief teaser trailer that featured a xenomorph looking out on Earth from orbit.
Captain America: Brave New World has been through a lot to get to the big screen. It’s had reshoots, rewrites,
We talk about this often at Last Movie Outpost, and elsewhere online. It really is hard to wrap your head
Daredevil: Born Again has had an interesting path to the screen. The Netflix show was some of the most effective
Sorry about the quiet last week, and the lack of Monday Movie Memes. It’s been an odd start to 2025
Mhatt is back, and now he’s off and running! Oscar Watcher is his series of short articles covering the current
Remember when Lucasfilm was bought by Disney and then, at a stroke, put a red line through huge swathes of
The new year is off and running, with many analysts predicting that this year Hollywood will finally put COVID and
David Fincher has been cropping up in various outlets over the past few days as part of the publicity effort
The Golden Globes are traditionally the big kick-off of the Hollywood Awards season and are, for the cinema categories at
Title: Wolf In The Fold Airdate: 12/22/1967 Plot Summary Wolf In The Fold starts with Scotty on shore leave with
So once again Boba Phil had taken one for the team, like the hero he is. He had subjected himself to
Indie movie, Dead Before They Wake is from star, writer and director, Nathan Shepka. We had an email from Shepka
As is traditional, the Doctor Who Christmas Special has aired on the BBC in the UK and Disney+ worldwide and
Disney has long had a cost problem. The idea of seeking value for money seems alien to them. A studio
Disney looked like it might have been digging itself out of a box office hole with Moana 2 over the
OK, so that title is a bit of clickbait, which we don’t usually do. Don’t worry, the Last Movie Outpost
A new series by Disney Pixar, Win or Lose, is set to premiere on Disney+ in 2025. The original script
The weekend is done. The numbers have been run. It is a bed weekend for Sony. Kraven the Hunter opened,
No matter what you think of the current crop of superhero movies, one thing we all seem to agree on
We were thinking about having a discussion later in the month about the potential best TV series of 2024. As
Hollywood awards season is nearly upon us, so we can have even more than usual to point and laugh at
James Mangold has the Timothee Chalamet-led Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown dropping soon, and is still finishing up his
We had this whole, will Johnny Depp be back as Jack Sparrow over and over again. It seems the studio
Getting a reputation as a deeply troubled production, Disney’s Snow White adaption has been a long time coming. Reshoots, changes
This is one way to drum up business! Sony Pictures has dropped the opening eight minutes of Kraven: The Hunter
After a few years of doom and gloom, the box office received a big boost this past holiday weekend. While
Deadpool & Wolverine was refreshingly subversive for a Disney/Marvel project. It did not hold back from poking fun at Disney,
It is easy to forget, as Disney struggles to reverse about a decade of terrible decisions, that the studio is
If you haven’t heard of Real Debrid, then good for you. If you have heard of it, you probably know
Where next for the MCU, and how? That is what many commentators are frequently asking, including us. With Avengers: Secret
The Alien television show – Alien: Earth – has been in development for what seems like forever. From Noah Hawley
The Gene Roddenberry archive has created some wonderful little short films in partnership with OTOY to showcase what is possible.
The ongoing car crash that is current Lucasfilm shows no signs of abating as yet another Star Wars release date
Disney are hoping they can get more subscribers for the new seasons of shows they have coming up. I know
TREK ONA review of every original Star Trek episode. Drunken Yoda breaks down every episode. Read MoreINTERVIEWSCheck out some of
Ahhh, Brazil. Home of the Miss Bum-Bum context, exquisitely lady-garden topiary, and Pele. This year, at least, it is also
I watched Music by John Williams this weekend and it doesn’t really need reviewing. It’s a documentary about the music
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a cinematic event in 1989. Famous cartoons united across studios, meaning Bugs Bunny and Mickey
Remember back when everything Marvel was shiny, and they could do no wrong? Remember how awesome the Netflix Daredevil show
You know, sometimes something is absolutely, positively not made for us in any way. There are no space lasers, no
There is no doubt A.I. has the potential to be revolutionary. However, now that boardrooms are full of people who
Has there been a modern movie more cursed than Marvel’s new Blade adaption? The character was first introduced into the
Disney has been a brand in decline, to say the least. Bob Iger, it can be argued had a great
I still have a VHS player, I put videos on digital for people. Also, I have an original theatrical copy
A trip to a Disney theme park was always a “dream come true” type experience for a kid, or even
Beware the Blob (1972) brings up a question: have you ever wanted to punch a movie? Wait, let me rephrase
When Disney+ was on the rise, other streamers trembled. It seemed like they could leverage their vast IP at will
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock were in a movie. They had to speed around the city, in a bus that
Sam Raimi started his directing life with the amazing Evil Dead, then Evil Dead 2. More recently, he moved to
Firstly, we’re sorry for another Star Wars story, but you just can’t make this stuff up. As we know Disney
It is fair to say that Disney’s live-action Snow White adaption hasn’t exactly had an easy ride. It all started
I’m going to say it, I don’t like going to the cinema much anymore. It costs a small fortune, the
This iteration of Lucasfilm seems to hold two unwelcome reputations. Nobody has suffered a falling out with more talent over
Layoffs are always a terrible time for employees. Either to satisfy the demands of investors or to lower costs after
As Disney+ seeks to diversify under its Star banner overseas, and with Hulu becoming integrated in the US, several high-profile
The box office remains trapped between seasons, and there is still a little while to go until the winter season
We all talk about it. How it feels as if the shine has worn off Marvel to a degree. From
I don’t know what I’ve done wrong, but I drew the short straw again and had to review The Crow.
We all love a mass debate. A mutual mass debate with each other is something we can all enjoy. Let
When was the last time you heard good news from Disney? I can’t remember either. They are in more trouble,
We live in a funny old world. Entertainment is at an all-time low, but this low has also been causing
Ain’t Hollywood magnificent? Swathes of it spend huge amounts of time lecturing people on things it has nothing to do
Last week, the stench of your sins reached such epic proportions that, eyes watering and overcome, Boba Phil had to
Do you know who’s awesome? You guys, our regular Last Movie Outpost readers. We love you even more when you
The teaser for Alien: Earth was attached to certain copies of Alien: Romulus in cinemas. Now FX has released it
You may not have heard of Concord. It’s a video game that recently came out, a first-person shooter produced by
Is Lucasfilm cursed? Seriously. Did they disturb some ancient burial ground while filming in Tunisia or something? They simply can’t
Guess who drew the short straw and had to review Borderlands? Muggins here. I had no idea what to expect,
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival a couple of days ago, and the reviews have started
Disney can’t buy a win lately. There is a growing feeling out there in the real world, as some online
Anyone who sails in the bay of pirates may find booty harder to find for a while. Fmovies, a very
We recently showed you some photos from the set of the new Fantastic Four movie. It was at good old
In a world where Disney tries to say you can’t sue them for killing somebody in one of their restaurants
Many will try and deny plans for season 2 of The Acolyte even existed. They will claim it was always
It’s Monday and we have to get back to work. No one likes a Monday. It’s a horrible time of
Disney’s plan to conquer the world of sports through Venu, just like it has everything else, has been dealt something
Everyone knows that season one of Andor was, by some distance, the single best thing Disney has done with Star
Yesterday we reported that the disagreement between Disney and X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo was escalating into a battle of
Yes, that’s right. This is a review of Bambi, the delightful animated movie from Walt Disney. In today’s world there
As we are now in the depths of the summer holidays in the Northern Hemisphere, it means studios and networks
Marvel Studios have another big hit on their hands. Deadpool & Wolverine has passed the $1 billion mark. This makes
Usually the trailers that drop at big events like D23 are released online, officially, moments later. Not so for Daredevil:
If ever there was a “challenged” movie, it was Disney’s live-action adaption of Snow White. Disney seemed to be on
Well, D23 is underway and this means the House Of Mouse will be unveiling a cacophony of delights. Or, as
I’ve had no internet for the past few weeks and my neighbor let me leach off hers until mine is
Now that a Disney holiday has crossed the line from an expensive, but quality, product to an unaffordable pain in
Interesting murmurs are being heard out there in the world of internet movie commentators. A schism could be developing at
Marvel’s Phase Six kicks off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July next year, and will ramp up with Avengers:
The “Hollywood Bubble” is most definitely a thing. Inside it, certain opinions are required. Other outlooks appear to not be
Filmmaker Justin Simien has been out promoting his new docuseries for MGM+. Hollywood Black examines race and representation in Hollywood.
It is looking increasingly like Gina Carano is going to get her day in court. Attempts by Disney’s lawyers to
The casting of the first Doctor of color, and the first openly gay actor to play the lead role in
Hollywood History returns from our archives here at Last Movie Outpost. Today we look back at the history of one
Time to drop the kids off at the pool…the Deadpool & Wolverine. Yeah, that’s not the greatest pun, but Hollywood
After bringing Hollywood to a standstill last year, SAG-AFTRA is at it again. Another strike is imminent, and this time
Apple is rich. Richer than mortal man can comprehend. As a corporation, they are positively floating in cash. So of
The halls of the Outpost once more ring with the sound of spirited, friendly debate… and the cries of occasional
Giancarlo Esposito is something of a last-minute addition to the MCU. Even though his arrival was announced, the exact role
Hacker group Nullbulge has claimed it has successfully breached Disney and compromised 1.1 TB of data, including concept art and
Longlegs is not a biopic about Brigitte Nielsen. It’s a 2024 horror movie that has Nicolas Cage in it. The
Here at Last Movie Outpost, or glorious Outposters (that’s you guys) have tended to be ahead of the curve on
Hollywood History is back at Last Movie Outpost. This time around we delve into the history of what has, today, become Hollywood’s
Man, oh man! Has this been a long time coming! Falcon and The Winter Soldier was one of the earliest
Ahhh, Star Wars. How you are forever finding new ways to disappoint us since you got yourself knocked up by
The Devil Wears Prada is one of those weird female empowerment movies, in that it revolves completely around women being
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) is one of the best 1970s movies of the 1960s. It’s combination of conspiracy, paranoia, and
Who was asking for a spin-off starring a character from WandaVision that wasn’t Wanda or Vision? Seriously? But here we
The July 4th holiday weekend is over. While America recovers from celebrating the biggest cup of cold tea in human
It has been a lean few years, and many (including us, at times) speculated we were looking at the long,
Very little has united Star Wars fans recently quite like The Acolyte. A show so awful that even Disney’s usual
The newest movie by Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1, is now available on streaming. I was hoping for something
I said I wasn’t going to watch a moment of The Acolyte, no matter how many times I returned to
Putting the embarrassment of what happened at Warner Bros. around the new DCU behind him, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and
Well, The Acolyte is here and has the first episodes online for all to view. At the Last Movie Outpost,
Wrenage here. I originally reviewed Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell before the site blew up. Now it is back
The next movie in the Predator franchise will reportedly be called The Badlands and will be set, according to reports,
While writing about Mike Flanagan’s stance on physical media this morning, it set me reminiscing about a time when there
The path of decline is almost always the same in movie terms. Young, fresh, hungry, creatively brilliant at the breakthrough.
When faced with substandard storytelling, criminally failing to bring together much-loved legacy characters, and dramatically short-changing new ones, Star Wars
Nelson Peltz was Disney’s last hope at becoming a viable company again. He’s pulled out as his company Trian has
No ifs, no buts. Moana is a tremendous animated movie and a top-tier Disney production. The songs are on point,
John Musker is a Disney legend. His collaborations with Ron Clements led to massive animated hits such as Aladdin, The
What is Club 33? Those in the know will tell you. The original Club 33 is located in Disneyland, above
We knew it was coming. Ever since the deal closed for Disney to acquire Fox, we knew it was as
Tickets for Deadpool & Wolverine are now on sale and promotional efforts are kicking into high gear. To announce the
The summer movie season is coming. After years of COVID closedowns and strikes and a noticeable drought of content caused
The BBC’s new series, and semi-reboot, of Doctor Who was trumpeted as a new era for the show. Alongside a
Disney’s Bob Iger has been taking every opportunity to push the “Quality Over Quantity” mantra whenever he speaks to anyone.
Hollywood. Tinsel Town. The Business. As movie geeks we love to consume its products while frequently not linking them very
Chernobyl and The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin previously confirmed he was working on a screenplay for a new
Start-up investment mentality, loss leader strategy, these are all perfectly legitimate business positions for a company entering a new market
Finally, we come to the end of our historical walk through the history of one of the greatest theme park
A more serious, less narcissistic industry would view a competitor blowing them out of the water for less than a
Chris Hemsworth has been out promoting George Miller’s Furiosa, and inevitably there were questions about the MCU and where Thor
Look… I accept that Infinity War was the most fun you can have in a movie theater without going full
Doctor Who is a sci-fi institution. The series is officially, according to the organization behind Guinness World Records, the longest-running
Star of Ghostbusters, Alien, and Avatar, nominated for an Oscar three times, and filling a spacesuit better than anyone in
You cut the cord. They found another way to get you. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they are
In part I of walk through the history of one of the greatest theme park experiences ever created – Jaws:
What exactly went wrong with Speed 2: Cruise Control? On paper, it should work. Die Hard on a cruise ship
Earnings calls are always a rich source of info on studios, and where their leadership is at. Alongside admitting to
Everyone watching has known things were not going too well at Marvel recently. After the absolute triumph of the conclusion
When the greatest movie ever made, Jaws, hit screens on June 20th, 1975 it electrified the summer box office.Traditionally a dumping
When Boba Phil made us go all misty-eyed and gooey over The Last Starfighter a few days ago, it made
One of the few achievements of the Disney sequel trilogy is that, in their awfulness, they make some people look
We all knew Disney had a shocker in 2023. We probably didn’t realize just how bad things were for them
This Saturday is May 4th and I will be celebrating Star Wars Day by watching the original trilogy of Star
We have been talking about it for weeks. Paramount and Skydance are deep into negotiations about Skydance taking control. However
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes arrives in movie theaters in a little over a week, and as it
74-year-old Jeff Bridges is confirmed to be returning to The Grid. He will make an appearance in TRON: Ares. He
2024 is a lean year for Marvel, with only Deadpool & Wolverine out this season. To be honest, it feels
For all the issues Disney has been having lately, both creatively and in the boardroom, one thing does still hold
That is the question! The concept of a binge-watch is a relatively new phenomenon. The opportunities first arose when DVD
Before we go any further, Hundreds of Beavers isn’t about what I thought it was going to be about. It’s
Kathleen Kennedy has become a lightning rod for fans and commentators unhappy at Disney’s handling of Star Wars since they
The title for Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver is longer than the movie. No, wait, no it’s not,
Every time anyone leveled legitimate criticism at the majority of Disney’s efforts with Star Wars to date, somebody would always
A chilling opening crawl thrusts us headlong into another made-for-TV horror movie. Satan’s Triangle aired on January 14th, 1975 on
We say here, frequently, that the streaming covenant is broken. The deal was simple. You paid a reasonable one-off fee,
Andor got less eyeballs than Ahsoka, yet it garnered awards, critical plaudits and, most importantly, high regard among OG Star
After making such a big deal about the new Doctor Who having a new companion in the form of Millie
As you no doubt know, Gina Carano is taking Lucasfilm and Disney to court over her sacking from The Mandalorian.
Disney has been locked in a boardroom tussle with activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Partners investor group. Back
Outposters, imagine a world. A world where you, as a senior business leader, can take the most important product that
The Netflix version of Daredevil was very good, and well-regarded. So it was an act of sheer hubris on the
The beginning of the new season of Doctor Who is getting closer, so a second trailer has dropped. This will
I had to double-check what Thunderbolts was. When I first saw this story, I thought it was a sequel to
The long-awaited integration of Hulu into the Disney+ app has launched. North American subscribers to both Disney+ and Hulu will
Pirates Of The Caribbean is in a bit of a mess. Only the first movie was truly good. The sequels
Remember back when there were some internal struggles at Marvel? Ike Perlmutter became chairman of Marvel in 2001, then CEO
Things are going from bad to worse for Disney and Lucasfilm over their latest Star Wars disaster in the making.
Everyone on the internet likes a moan and a whinge, right? It’s just what we do. We are so used
Trailers. Everywhere you look, there are trailers. This must be what happens when everything is delayed six months by a
May The 4th – AKA Star Wars Day – remains a thing. Some people keep this going. You can see
Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has announced he will return to the show. He will write at least one
Hatred is a powerful sin. It sneaks up on you, and before you know it, you are filled with fury.
As much as we wail and gnash our teeth at the almost complete creative collapse of Disney over the past
Rogue Squadron isn’t dead? Just what the heck is going on over at Lucasfilm? Do they even know? Do they
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to team up with Jack Reacher. Arnie will play Santa Claus in a new family comedy
Marvel Studios is set to premiere its highly anticipated X-Men ’97 animated series just next week on Disney+. So it
Pretty much everyone watching Shogun so far is digging it. The lavish spectacular needs you to lean in, pay attention,
SPUMC may be failing before our eyes, but that didn’t stop somebody else from having exactly the same idea. “Hey,”
Bob Iger lives in a dream world. We know it is not all his fault, but Disney has been hemorrhaging
First ads, and now password sharing. The days of everyone from your Grandmother to your ex having access to your
Disney, and other studios, couldn’t drop Johnny Depp quickly enough when some accusations were made by his ex-partner Amber Heard.
Whenever we talk about the desperate state of Disney Star Wars, there is one comment that always rings out loud
British actor Ray Winstone is something of an institution. From Scum all the way through to Sexy Beast, and beyond,
’tis the season of earnings calls, full-year results, analyst circle jerks, and big, fat bonuses. So of course we are
TRON: Ares is in production right now in Vancouver. Now the first official picture has been released via Jared Leto’s
Apple TV+ remains the dark horse of streaming that just keeps on delivering. We say it here a lot. While
The dust has barely settled on the failure of Madame Web, and we are less than two weeks from when
Sean Bailey, the producer and executive who has overseen Walt Disney Studios’ live-action division for almost 15 years, is exiting
The existence of Andor is now frustrating. When the first season dropped, and it slowly dawned on us this was
Are Marvel Studios doing something that is almost completely unheard of in Hollywood? Are they admitting they were wrong? It
An online outlet is reporting that Star Wars: The Acolyte has set an air date on Disney+ of June 5th.
With the tedious predictability of an unloved season, so it begins. Madame Web is a bomb. As was The Marvels.
Like it or not, Hollywood has decided that Austin Butler is going to be kind of a big deal. They
Just dropped about 15 minutes ago. The cast for Marvel Studios Fantastic Four is finally confirmed and there are some
Whether we like it or not, AI is part of our lives and there is no going back for better
As streamers slowly wake up to the realization that their business model is fundamentally flawed now, as many of our
Mace Windu was last seen being electrocuted with force lightning by a Sith Lord, and apparently falling to his death
The new Karate Kid has been selected. There was a global casting search that saw 10,000 entries reported in the
AI is most definitely changing the world. Outside of writing about movies for the glorious benefit of our beloved Outposters
25 years. Doesn’t it go by in a flash? Now, just in time to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Lucasfilm has
A few days ago we somewhat belatedly (I said I was sorry about that!) reported on the Gina Carano lawsuit.
Disney long ago surrendered real imaginative creativity in pursuit of profit. Then it turned out to not be so good
This is getting hot and heavy and new info is coming in all the time, so we haven’t been quite
Kumail Nanjiani? Who’s that? Well, he’s the Pakistani-American dude who was in Marvel’s Eternals and Disney’s Obi-Wan series. You know,
In comics, nobody is ever really gone. Not even Thanos. A while ago it started to get popular to kill
Author George R. R. Martin says debating films and television isn’t as fun as it used to be. He says
The first of the Star Wars prequels is approaching its twenty-five-year anniversary. Incredible, isn’t it? A quarter of a century
We are starting to like Guy Ritchie here at Last Movie Outpost. After so memorably exploding onto the scene with
Dread it. Run from it. It arrives all the same. The streaming covenant, where you pay a monthly fee and
In a surprise move, Millie Gibson is set to exit Doctor Who after just one season. Her turn in the
So I finally watched The Marvels, figuring I would do a belated review, however at this point, you probably already
You know, I can’t believe the incredible sense of indifference I feel writing up yet more Star Wars news. It’s
Awards season is now in full swing. The Oscars will be here before we know it, and then it’s all
Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus is expected this year. There is also another Alien project bubbling away in the background. Fargo
We all know something has gone a bit wrong in the MCU. Phases 1 to 4, up to and including
Star Wars is back on the big screen! It seems Season 4 of The Mandalorian will now be a movie
It’s all mega-franchises these days. It seems if you aren’t part of the Spider-Impossible-No Way To Dead Reckoning And The
Like an unloved ginger step-child, the Marvel shows that originally lived on Netflix were generally not talked about by Marvel
The ink is barely dry on New Year, so it must be Hollywood awards season! God forbid they have to
It has been over two years since The Orville: New Horizons premiered on Hulu, or Disney+ everywhere else. As the
You can try really, really, really hard not to be all pre-judgy about upcoming projects and be ruthless with yourself
A few years ago, I would’ve said that Netflix was probably on the way out. Like the angry children they
As of yesterday, Steamboat Willie is in the public domain. The 1928 short film that launched Mickey Mouse pretty much
John Wick overseer Chad Stahelski has been speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast this week and
As we emerge, blinking, into the light from yet another New Year celebration, staring despondently at our car keys, knowing
Here in the UK, we are hours away from welcoming in 2024 – woohoo! Another year of working our arse
Hollywood has a bit of a history of completely inappropriate movie tie-ins. From Burger King and their Dark Whopper, to
Ncuti Gatwa managed to silence quite a few doubters with strong first scenes as the new Doctor Who in the
Apple TV+ continues its curious journey of probably, on balance, having better quality content than the competition, yet at the
The original version of The Rocketeer was a commercial disappointment, yet remains a well-loved delight of a movie. The Joe
Long, long rumored, but now confirmed by multiple media reports, it looks like Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global are
Most theme park junkies, especially those aged over twelve years old, would probably agree that these days Universal edges out
Marvel continues its “Project Reset” after the well-publicized and much-discussed Phase 4 and Phase 5 wobbles. Much of their upcoming
The Disney Star Wars sequel looks and feels like it was made up on the fly with no apparent plan
The second season of Marvel Studios’ animated anthology series What If? has premiered on Disney+. At the same time, Marvel
Ahhh, awards season. The occasional bright spot, like Ricky Gervais completely eviscerating a room full of preening Hollywood fuckwits, is
The 1993 western Tombstone is a much loved entry in the genre. Not only was it successful at the time,
Outside the US, Disney+ has long had six main tiles on its homepage. Alongside Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and
The only really stand-out small-screen successes of this new era of Star Wars are the first two seasons of The
Beleagured Disney CEO Bob Iger wasn’t the only senior executive to talk at the New York Times Dealbook Summit in
The Bob Iger Pity Tour has become something of a fixture with Disney now. Ever since his return as CEO
We have been saying it for a while here at Last Movie Outpost. Movies are just too damned expensive these
This is Spinal Tap 2 is definitely happening. Director Rob Reiner’s first movie was 1984s This Is Spinal Tap, a
Ridley Scott’s historical epic Napoleon was the #1 movie in most major international markets this weekend. With $79 million and
We have all talked about it endlessly, both here and at other websites. The Fall Of The House Of Marvel.
We know that Doctor Who is about to collapse under the continued weight of clumsily inserted “current year” thinking and
You know, if you are the type of person who subscribes to certain conspiracy theories about gray aliens already being
In an article on Hollywood’s most up-and-coming writers, Variety has indicated that Marvel’s Megan McDonnell has moved across to join
Daisy Ridley, better known as Rey PALPATINE, was recently doing the rounds to promote her new movie The Marsh King’s
Tim Allen recently appeared on the odious Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show and confirmed that Disney has contacted both him
Are The Muppets the latest victim of property mismanagement at Disney? After Marvel was brought low, and Star Wars withered
Rumors are surfing across the galaxy that beloved Silver Surfer will appear in the long-digesting Fantastic Four movie, and “he”
The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, opened to approximately $44 million at the domestic box office.
When the triple threat of the BBC, Disney, and a showrunner who simply can’t help himself when it comes to
I think I am starting to change my feelings towards Disney. I have gone from watching them run face-first into
A cross-generational beloved story. A German fairy tale that existed for more than a hundred years even before it was
Somewhat adrift and feeling rudderless, post-Endgame, the MCU showed some occasional signs of life through things like Hawkeye and the
The streaming wars are a very real thing. Buoyed by some sort of crazy feeling that potential subscriber growth was
Looks like licensing deals are back on the menu, boys, and the DCEU / Snyderverse is off to a new
We were talking about it here at Last Movie Outpost all last week, watching with morbid fascination as the box
Dread It. Run From It. Destiny Arrives All The Same. The Marvels pulled in just $6.6 million in previews at the box
Some come, some read, some contribute. Our thriving little community, and online slice of movie sanity in a world of
Beleagured Disney still needs lower costs and higher income to reverse its current malaise. One area where their cash flow
We are only 2 days away from The Marvels hitting the screen and I’m guessing most Outposters are excited for
For a veritable movie-making machine like Marvel that had, for more than a decade, a smooth-running production line pumping out
It is one hell of a time to be a fan of Man In Suit! There is a rather funky-looking
Marvel Studios has been in the wars lately, as we have reported and discussed extensively here at Last Movie Outpost.
One thing to look forward to about the upcoming Doctor Who 60th Anniversary celebrations is the chance to get reacquainted
James Clavell’s epic bestseller is coming back to the screen. Shogun adapts the famed novel set in feudal Japan for
It appears to be trailer day here at Last Movie Outpost. First the new Planet Of The Apes movie, now
Well, it’s here! The first trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has been released. The movie is
In a forced corporate move that currently beleaguered Disney probably needed like a hole in the head, they have reportedly
Outposters. Sometimes it takes days. Sometimes it takes years. Eventually, they are always proved correct. Their movie instincts are rarely
Back when Disney+ was the cool kid on the block who could do almost anything, with a limitless bag of
What do you get if you cross Back To The Future with Scream (and maybe throw in a bit of
I watched South Park: Joining The Panderverse South Park – Into The Panderverse this weekend and, in typical South Park
Some new concept art has surfaced from Spider-Man: No Way Home that shows Holland’s Spider-Man fighting Doctor Strange in various
Guillermo del Toro has had a bit of a good run with Netflix. Pinocchio was rather good, well, compared to
In a turn of events that just goes to show how desperate every film site out here is for news
Ahoy, there Outposters! This week, the HMS Last Movie Outpost is a touch light on shipmates. Stark is off on
The nights may be drawing in, and the weather may have taken a turn towards the cold, but there is
Ahsoka appears to have continued the trend of ever-declining returns for Star Wars on Disney+. Now some online discussion lays
Matthew Vaughn attended a panel at New York Comic Con at the weekend, and he was just full of news.
Marvel is now in the same place as Star Wars. It just isn’t special anymore. It has saturated its own
When even the box office juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe slows down, you know things must be pretty
Disney already announced it was to stop selling new DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K UHD physical media in certain key overseas
Next month is the 60th-anniversary of the world’s longest-running sci-fi television show. Alongside the series of specials, the BBC has
It seems we aren’t alone, screaming at the wind, when it comes to our opinions that Marvel Studios output on
Long rumored, now apparently confirmed. An official U.S. copyright filing for Marvel Studios’ Ironheart would seem to confirm that the
The analysts are circling, and they are proclaiming that Disney’s woes run deep, getting deeper in 2023. Bloomberg has today
Well, Ahsoka was a thing. Now that it has wrapped, leaving many wondering what the point of the last six
You know when an actor or actress suddenly completely vanishes off the Hollywood radar, as if they have just been
Loki returns for a second season Disney+ this Friday. The first season left us on a cliffhanger. Loki’s travels and
One strike is done. Another may be approaching the end. As Hollywood struggles to restart its entire industry after a
First, it was Netflix, now it is Disney+. The age of password sharing is ended. Use of your account outside
Yeah, you read that right Outposters, Disney has done it again. Danny Glover is Santa Claus (or Father Christmas as
According to some, it didn’t matter. It was all just a minor distraction. Well, it was enough of an issue
Wow, this takes us back! Who would have thought it would be The Acolyte to remind us of times past?
The 60th anniversary of the world’s longest-running sci-fi show, Doctor Who, is nearly upon us. The BBC will celebrate this
Lucasfilm is known to not be a happy creative home for directors. The revolving door of Star Wars has seen
The WGA strike is currently on its 144th day. This makes it just ten days to go until it beats
There was a dream that was streaming. Loads of content in one place, delivered directly to your home via the
Here we go again. Whilst caught up in the whirlwind of Russell Brand being hung, drawn, and quartered by the
The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb has been pulled into a mystery. He will direct Bermuda at Skydance. The project
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2 is shut down by the strikes. Production has halted in London. So he’s headed for the
As happens in Doctor Who, the last Doctor died and regenerated into a new version. Actress Jodie Whittaker had her
The Writers Guild – the WGA – has now been on strike for 126 days at the time of writing.
Avatar just did it again. It came, it made a metric ton of cash as it tore up the box
These moves seem to confirm what we have long suspected. The bubble has burst. Air is rushing out of the
Following months of discussion and speculation, Marvel Studios’ visual effects workers have unanimously voted to unionize. They will join the
Andy Warhol once said that in the future, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. What he failed to add
There’s a little thing going on over at X (or Twitter depending if you give a shite what you call
We have said it before, and we will no doubt say it again. The entire Star Wars Anthology series debacle
As we know, the current WGA and SAG-ATFRA strikes are now many weeks old and showing no signs of ending.
I’m a sucker for alien abduction movies, I can’t get enough of them, Fire in the Sky, Communion, Close Encounters
Everything, everywhere may be delayed by the strikes, but Disney+ is pushing on with Loki, season two. The viewing figures
I wasn’t planning on reviewing this week’s Ahsoka as I thought it was a waste of bandwidth but, after watching
Over the weekend the figures came out for Ahsoka via a third-party analytics company. They were, as we discussed here,
Star Wars: Ahsoka was the great hope. After the popularity of the character in The Clone Wars, and her well-received
According to rumors out there on this newfangled interweb thingy, both Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars have parted company with
It looks as if the truth about streaming numbers is inadvertently being revealed by Disney, and they clearly aren’t enough
Disney remains beleaguered. After an 18% decline in six months, their shares closed out the week at their lowest level
Thanks a lot, striking people! The one movie we were really looking forward to this year, and now it’s not
Sigh, I drew the short straw and so I reviewed Ahsoka. Star Wars is dead to me, but there is
I love Jackie Chan’s early work, Project A, Wheels on Meals, Police Story, Gorgeous, there are so many great movies
The hits just keep on coming for Disney. And by hits, we mean violent contact, not money-spinning products that audiences
Some say that the impact of so-called “culture wars” on studio results and box office success is exaggerated. The conversation
Apple TV+ has a pretty incredible hit rate. While Disney+ drowns under middle-of-the-road Marvel and disappointing Star Wars, Netflix keeps
You will have heard us mention Hollywood accounting a lot recently. As Outposters are superior online movie beings, you no
As usual, the industry is finally catching up with the Outpost. The cost of movies has been one of our
Disney’s live-action adaption machine is showing no signs of stopping. Alongside the rumored casting of Florence Pugh in a live-action
You know the cry echoing around Last Movie Outpost these days – that the biggest issue Hollywood really has right
A new TV spot for Star Wars: Ahsoka has dropped, and it is full of Anakin Skywalker. Well… his voice,
You probably saw the trailer for Heart of Stone recently. It’s basically James Bond with a girl. I watched it
I know I’m late to the party on this one, but I finally got around to playing Jedi: Survivor on
There were very mixed messages on the Disney earnings call with investors yesterday. Lacklustre film performance and a collapse in
Predator reboot / prequel was a good time on the couch. Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey managed to sidestep quite a few
Yeah. We did it. We used that word “woke” again in a headline. We get it, and we agree, that
“If you gaze into the retarded, the retarded gazes also into you.” — Fretard Nietard I recently confessed I never
It is rumored to have been one of the things that allegedly did for Victoria Alonso at Marvel Studios. The
The global box-office showed signs of some sort of wider recovery this weekend. This may be due to a broad
Yesterday we reported on some details about Ben Affleck’s scrapped Batman project. Today there is more news about more superhero
Robbed of a chance to continue as Harvey Dent in Batman, Billy Dee Williams remains best known as the face
The last series of Loki introduced us to “He Who Remains” – a Kang variant that would clearly have an
Disney’s Haunted Mansion has been steamrollered by Barbenheimer. It joins the long line of ongoing failure for Disney with a
The double whammy of the writer’s strike, with the actor’s strike, continues to be very bad news for Hollywood. Things
Yes, I did it, I watched the new Little Mermaid movie. I do love a good B-Movie, and I also
Outposters remain ahead of the curve. For months the Disqus has been full of talk about the state of Hollywood,
Did you hear? Kathleen Kennedy is getting fired any day now… just like she has been for about the past
It’s me again Outposters, and this time I have a new list for you. A certain Mr. Roy Batty requested
The pre-production budget for The Acolyte has been revealed, and it is not cheap! At a time when it seems
The day we long knew was coming has finally arrived. The first moves are being made to kill off physical
The combined writers and actors strike, the first time they have been together on picket lines since the 1960s, continues
It is undeniable that Disney’s theatrical arm, or arms, are in trouble. As we covered at the weekend, their last
FX has announced that the second season of Welcome to Wrexham will premiere on September 12th. If you missed the
The Walt Disney Company is now staring down the barrel of an almost $900 million loss for its cinematic content,
As Hollywood reels from a disastrous summer season in movie theaters, their chances to start putting things right remain limited
The long-gestating live-action Masters Of The Universe movie on Netflix is officially dead. The decision to scrap the film reportedly
Walt Disney Pictures faces yet another challenge. They have a big movie coming out, and the actor’s strike now means
Tom Cruise, Paramount, and Skydance are flying high with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It has set a
Gareth Edwards, director of Monsters, Godzilla and arguably the last good Star Wars product worth watching – Rogue One, is back with
The strike in Hollywood at the moment is getting nasty. There have been a few back-and-forths with actors and executives
We heard a little while ago that Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was getting a live-action remake. This was
As we all know, Sound Of Freedom is making some serious noise and earning some big bucks, regardless of the
It’s happened, folks! For the first time since 1960, actors and writers have officially gone on strike. This means that
Sigh. I still remember back in 1998, when new trailers were coming out of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. It
There have been a few movies lately where professional critics have eaten them up, while audiences roundly rejected them. Or,
It’s hard, isn’t it, watching something you love die. Sony’s horror-thriller Insidious: The Red Door has absolutely terrible reviews, a
Where did it all go so wrong for the House Of Mouse? Disney was always so reliable. From breathtakingly beautiful
As of right now we’re about halfway through the first season of Secret Invasion and we haven’t seen one scene
Quite a few people saw it coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier for the studio when it actually
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny can best be summed up like this: my wife seriously considered using her
You have heard from Boba Phil and Eggy Matt. They have had two pretty opposing views on Indiana Jones And
It looks like TRON: Ares, the third in the series, is happening. TRON: Legacy was a “solid but not spectacular”
The word “woke” is problematic, and not because of the usual suspects. The word has joined “racist”, “sexist” and many
It started innocently enough. When the leads of the three new Star Wars movies post-Disney acquisition were announced nobody batted
In this week’s Livestream we’re going to be discussing Extraction 2. This was the follow-up to the Netflix smash-hit starring
After more than five years away, the Fox takeover, the endless debate about a place in the MCU, and many
News came in last night that more TV series’ have been cancelled, this time by Paramount+. The shows are Star
Marvel Studios had already announced it was skipping a panel in the famous Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this
As you know, there is a writer’s strike in the US at the moment. Writers are worried about Artificial Intelligence
Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in some of cinema’s best movies and franchises. Ranging from Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Good
It is difficult to think of any movie that has undergone such a rapid and dramatic reversal of fortunes as
Pixar seems to have fallen on hard times. It had an unbeatable, unbreakable streak of success from Toy Story, through
Disney, realizing its quantity vs. quality equation was all over the place, recently announced an entire raft of rescheduled releases.
The reviews are coming in for Marvel’s Secret Invasion are coming in and the picture is… confusing. So confusing, in
The writers are still out on strike, and the impact is starting to be felt deep, deep in the production
Entertainment gambling is a thing. Folks can bet on the Oscars (betters are probably the only ones watching), reality TV
It looks like The Flash is overcoming a softening of reviews and a softening of projections. The day before widespread
When you own Lucasfilm, Fox, and Pixar then you will take a big hit on just about any challenges that
Reports are starting to circle out there that Alden Ehrenreich is going to be making a return as Han Solo in
Just as Rogue One is arguably the most creatively successful Star Wars effort on the big screen since the Disney
In the Livestream this week, we’re going to be talking about Fast X, the newest of the Fast & Furious
The French Connection is a classic movie and has one of the best car chases in any movie. It won
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Disney, a company that has made a reputation for achieving the impossible
Nearly 17 years ago now, the BBC launched a show that would go on to become something a worldwide phenomenon.
It has seemed to be coming forever, but this August Ahsoka finally arrives on DIsney+ at something of a testing
No amount of DEI and ESG compliance will protect you from a failure that costs your employer a quarter of
We already know Disney is taking a hack-and-slash approach to its streaming services. In the quarterly earnings report, they pointed
There was speculation that after three core movies, and appearances in Captain America: Civil War and the final two Avengers
It has been quite a week for Marvel and MCU rumors. First, a potential leak about the main cast of
A developing story right now out there on the internet. It started off this morning with a news drop from
Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid is pulling in the cash in its launch week. It grabbed $95.5 million
Remember when Pixar was a mark of unquestionable quality? That hopping lamp heralded the arrival of a movie that was
Warner Bros. and DC Studios need this news like a hole in the head. As recently as last week, The
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Sometimes, professionally, things don’t quite go as planned. You don’t hit your targets. Or
While listlessly browsing movie options on my sickbed, this plot caught my eye: a group of neighbors, in a house
Interesting Marvel news is currently swirling around the interwebz, and it paints a picture of not an altogether happy ship
Much internet commentary was had around the race-swapping of the lead character from a famous 1837 fairy tale by Danish writer
The public domain is a funny place, you can take beloved characters and make them do whatever you want. Winnie
Willow didn’t do a lot when it landed on Disney+ last year. It was highly anticipated, but then people watched
If you are Kathleen Kennedy, you are having one hell of a bad day. Indiana Jones 5 receives some decidedly
You can’t keep a good series down. Many have tried to drown the Simpsons, but it keeps plodding along. Now
There is something strange going on in the corporate world. Anheuser-Busch continues to take a battering over their recent marketing
The Mandalorian came close, too damn close, to jumping the shark last season. Previously, the show had run Andor close
Walt Disney Pictures has released the new, full-length trailer for Haunted Mansion. This is their new, feature-length, live-action film based
So many emotions are going on with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. On the one hand, Indy should
Rumors of the death of the MCU may have been exaggerated. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 crossed the half-a-billion
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