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DC promotes Batgirl on Blue Beetle standee. The scrapping of Batgirl from the DC schedule last year was a major blow to comic book movie fans. Despite the studio’s track record, there was plenty of interest around that project: Leslie Grace in the titl postly.app/39e3

Weekend Box Office: Barbie still #1 while Meg 2 pulls off the upset in 2nd. The first weekend of August is in the books and to the surprise of no one Barbie remains atop the charts with an estimated $53 million, bringing its domestic total to an impres postly.app/39c6

How Spielberg convinced Will Smith to do Men in Black. Following the massive success of summer blockbuster Independence Day – opening at #1 and going on to be the highest-grossing movie of 1996 – Will Smith had his pick of what movie he wanted to do ne postly.app/39c5

Riley Keough named heir to mother Lisa Marie Presley’s estate. Riley Keough, the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, has been named the sole heir to her mother’s estate, also putting her in charge of Graceland, t postly.app/39Zi

Sharon Stone says famous Basic Instinct scene tame by today’s standards. It’s considered one of the most paused moments in movie history, the scene in Basic Instinct where Sharon Stone – as Catherine Tramell, a revamp on the femme fatale – uncrosses he postly.app/39Zh

Matthew Broderick knows Ferris Bueller is his legacy. Bueller? Bueller? To many, Matthew Broderick will always be Ferris Bueller, the king of skipping school, dodging pesky principals and parade serenades. Broderick is well aware of this, fessing up th postly.app/39Zg

Poll: Favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie. With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem being the best reviewed movie of the franchise, we wanted to know what, of the seven released Turtles movies dating back to 1990, has been your favorite postly.app/39Zf

James Wan recovering after being rushed to ER. Director James Wan is recuperating after being rushed to the emergency room over the weekend. Although details as to why Wan was taken to the hospital were not disclosed, his recovery looks to be well unde postly.app/39Ze

Interview: Ben Wheatley Talks Meg 2, Jason Statham, and monster flicks!. The first time I saw Kill List, I was fascinated with the filmmaker behind it. As his work continued to grow, my appreciation for Ben Wheatley was only confirmed. With terrific fe postly.app/39Zd

Chad Stahelski credits Bruce Lee for John Wick. As Bruce Lee once famously said, “Be water”, meaning in part that people should be able to adapt to any situation. And while John Wick director has updated the action movie game, he can’t help but recogni postly.app/39Zc

The Best Shark Movies Ever Made. O​ne of the best times at a movie theater? Watching Jason Statham punch a Megalodon shark right in the face. The good thing is we’re about to get another dose as Meg 2: The Trench (read our review) just hit theaters. Le postly.app/39NO

Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Bryan Johnson. For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the m postly.app/39NN

Box Office Update: Barbenheimer still solid; Turtles comes in strong while Meg 2 does not. Barbie and Oppenheimer continue their domination of the marketplace as they are poised to take in $51 million and $27 million respectively (per Deadline). For Ba postly.app/39NM

WGA and AMPTP meeting results in “no agreements”. In a development that the writers themselves could have predicted, the Friday meeting between the WGA and the AMPTP didn’t exactly offer a happy ending, with the strike continuing after “no agreement” c postly.app/39NL

Seth Rogen on why he hasn’t joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Seth Rogen has been a steady presence on the big and small screen for over two decades and is entering a hit franchise with the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, but he has ye postly.app/39L2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem director credits Spider-Verse with opening the door to unique animation. When CG animation began to take hold following the release of Toy Story, there was a period where a lot of the movies looked quite simi postly.app/39Em

Dwayne Johnson explains why Black Adam won’t continue. Black Adam was a passion project for Dwayne Johnson. The actor had been attached to play the character for well over a decade, but when the Black Adam movie finally arrived, it was in the midst of postly.app/39DG

Barbie 2: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling & Greta Gerwig do NOT have deals in place for a sequel. With Barbie well on the way to grossing $1 billion at the worldwide box office, audiences have been wondering just what’s going on with Barbie 2. However, it postly.app/39DF

Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk & more pay tribute to Mark Margolis. It was announced this morning that beloved actor Mark Margolis had died at the age of 83. Although Margolis appeared in countless movies and TV shows, it’s safe to say that he’s best kno postly.app/39DE

Barbie cruises past $400M at the box office, while TMNT: Mutant Mayhem shells out a $15M 2-Day total. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is still making audiences see pink at cinemas! According to Deadline, the song-and-dance show-stopper collected $11.8M on Thursd postly.app/39AM