DreamWorks has released the first full-length trailer for the long-awaited Shrek 5. The preview puts Mike Myers’ Shrek and Eddie Murphy’s Donkey front and center. However, Zendaya’s character, Shrek and Fiona’s teenage daughter Felicia, is noticeably absent.
Michael has only been in theaters for a few days, but its massive success and popularity is already forcing many to ask the question: Will there be a Michael 2? After debuting to an eye-popping $217 million globally, the Michael Jackson biopic didn’t just outperform...
Michael is seeing an explosive box office opening that Hollywood’s gatekeepers weren't expecting. After a swell of mixed-to-negative critic reactions, Lionsgate’s Michael has surged into full-blown blockbuster territory, with opening weekend projections now landing...
As I write this Michael review, I remember June 25, 2009 with uncomfortable clarity. At the time, I was working in a bank call center, the kind of place where your day was measured in hold music, overdraft fees, and the emotional stability of strangers who absolutely...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office run just hit another major milestone, as the film is set to soar past $600 million worldwide in only its second weekend of release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Illumination and Nintendo’s animated sequel has already...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office is doing exactly what Hollywood desperately needed—and it’s doing it without listening to the usual chorus of critics. According to reporting from the Associated Press, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie blasted off to a staggering...
Panelists on the WDW Pro YouTube Channel have called it "Project Hail Mario". Now, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary combining for nearly half-a-billion dollars in box office revenue... in one week alone... maybe we should call it a rescue...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office is off to an explosive start, pulling in a massive $122.1 million worldwide in just its first two days—and once again proving that audiences and critics are living in completely different realities. Despite a wave of negative...
Jack Black and the rest of the The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast debuted a new song that wasn’t used in the film. In a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor, dressed as the Koopa King, strummed his guitar and performed “The Ballad of Mario.” Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Brie Larson, Charlie Day, Glen Powell and Donald Glover provided backup vocals.
When it comes to video game movies, adaptations can be challenging. They need to stay true to the source material or risk alienating longtime fans. At the same time, to be successful, they must appeal to a wider audience. Ideally, knowledge of the games should enhance the experience—not be required for it. Many reviews of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have said it’s “for the fans.” That may be true—but it’s not just for gamers.
Universal and Nintendo have a massive hit on their hands with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, but now part of the press tour is being overshadowed by a grotesque viral stunt that never should have happened in the first place. During a recent interview, Mario Galaxy star...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office is quickly turning into one of the biggest surprises of the year—and that’s saying something considering expectations were already sky-high. Coming into its release, industry projections had The Super Mario Galaxy Movie tracking...
Hollywood loves to pretend casting is some carefully curated process driven by vision and precision. But every once in a while, a story comes along that reminds you it’s still about passion. In this case, that passion came straight from Glen Powell for his role as Fox...