Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
‘The Wild Robot’ is an emotionally devastating masterpiece
I love this film. PLUS: All the movie trailers! ‘Thunderbolts*’! ‘Sinners’! ‘The Last of Us’! ‘Ballerina’! ‘Gladiator II’! ‘Red One’!
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It’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ … Beetlejuice as ‘Transformers One’ opens at No. 2
The animated ‘Transformers’ film was expect to debut at No. 1, but the Michael Keaton sequel had just enough (Beetle)juice to deny it a win.
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‘SNL’ unveils killer host lineup ... but Lorne Michaels hints at a grim future
Is ‘SNL’ abandoning James Austin Johnson as Trump? PLUS: Disney Animation gets a new COO, a bunch of Robert Pattinson clones head to theaters, and do people want to watch ‘Hot Ones’ live?
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ continues hex on box office
The sequel dominated the weekend, topping ‘Speak No Evil’ and two more new releases.
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It’s time to scrap the live-action ‘Moana’ remake
It’s unprecedented — and ridiculous — for Disney to have an animated and live-action version of a franchise at the same time. PLUS: The final trailer for ‘The Wild Robot,’ and the ‘Shang-Chi’ director swings over to Spider-Man.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
It’s showtime for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ with a $110M opening weekend
Fans of the Michael Keaton character probably won’t have to wait another 36 years for the next sequel.
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‘Larger and more toxic butterflies to come’: George R. R. Martin isn’t happy with ‘Dragon’ changes
The ‘Game of Thrones’ creator airs — and deletes — his grievances against ‘House of the Dragon.’ PLUS: ‘Snackology’ launches, and new trailers for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Nightbitch.'
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ closes out summer on the cusp of $600M
Disney caps off a great summer thanks to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘Inside Out 2.’
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Those cowards canceled ‘The Acolyte’
Lucasfilm gave toxic ‘Star Wars’ fans a win. PLUS: RDJ talks Doctor Doom, Mattel wants an animated ‘Barbie’ movie, and Lionsgate may have used AI to get fake critics quotes.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Alien: Romulus’ scares up $41.5M weekend to dethrone ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
The box office’s hot streak continued with the latest ‘Alien’ movie.
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‘Sauron’s eye bores a hole and the rest of him slithers in’
‘The Rings of Power’ goes bigger with final trailer before Season 2 premieres. PLUS: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ gets a new trailer, and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writers talk RDJ.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s box office battle
The husband-and-wife duo took the top two spots with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘It Ends With Us.’