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When Universal Studios opened the “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at its Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida, it was an instant sensation. Ticket sales skyrocketed andHarry Potterfans the world over have been flocking to the location ever since, now with even more fervor giventhe expansion of the terrific “Diagon Alley.”So it was only a matter of time before the theme park brought theHarry Potterexperience to the west coast, and indeed the “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios Hollywood is poised to open on April 7th, with some first look photos of the attraction landing online today....

The coveted spot of the opening film for the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival has been chosen. Previous years have seen major works such asWes Anderson’s miraculousMoonrise Kingdom,Peter Docter’sUp, andPedro Almodovar’s brilliantBad Educationkick things off, and this year will seeWoody Allen’s latest,Cafe Society, getting the festival going on May 11th. This will be the second time this decade that an Allen movie started the beloved festival, following 2011’s wonderfulMidnight in Paris....

It’s easy to pre-judge this show by its cover.WynonnaEarp? A Western? On Syfy? But cast aside your doubts aboutWynonna Earp,Emily Andras’ adaptation of the comic byBeau Smith. It’s both a fresh and familiar take on zombies, the Wild West, and gunslinger culture, starringMelanie Scrofanoas Wynonna, a present-day decent of Wyatt Earp. Over the course of its first two episodes, the series lays the groundwork for a story wherein the Earps have a curse to contend with: as each new heir turns 27, a group of zombies (demons called revenants) created by Wyatt’s kills come back for a haunting....

20th Century Fox has released what looks to be the finalX-Men: Apocalypsetrailer which shows quite a bit more ofBryan Singer’s final installment of the latest trilogy. In fact, the latest trailer for the 20th Century Fox adaptation of arguably Marvel’s biggest property gives an entirely new spin on what this narrative will be by underlining the role ofJennifer Lawrence’s Mystique in the new film. As the trailer spells out, Mystique is now, essentially, the acting director of the X-Men after Professor X (James McAvoy) is hurt and seemingly kidnapped by the titular mutant-god (Oscar Isaac)....

The celebrations won’t end anytime soon for Warner Bros. and directorGreta Gerwig. Three weeks afterBarbiedebuted to record numbers at the domestic box office, the satirical comedy is breaking new records. On Friday, the film passed the $500 million mark domestically, having already crossed the $1 billion mark globally some days ago. The film added $10 million to its domestic haul on itsfourth Friday, taking its running total to $502 million. This putsBarbieonly around $70 million behindThe Super Mario Bros....

How to Train Your Dragon, released in 2010, was a massive hit, which subsequently led to two sequels, four shorts, and two television series spanning over 100 episodes, keeping fans engaged for the better part of the 2010s.Chris SandersandDean DeBloisbrought brilliant storytelling to this dragon-filled animated fantasy, with DreamWorks Animation delivering their very best visuals for the franchise.How to Train Your Dragonwas a true animated marvel. Which is precisely whynews of the live-action remaketook fans by surprise....

[Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for Season 2 of Will Trent.] Based onKarin Slaughter’s best-selling book series, the hit ABC dramaWill Trentis back for Season 2 and raising the stakes in every possible way for Special Agent Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. After a car bomb was ignited, leading Will to partner with bomb expert Cricket (guest starSusan Kelechi Watson), he found himself in an unexpected but budding romance that he was looking forward to exploring....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Ahsoka Episode 7. Now that the dust has settled followingGrand Admiral Thrawn’s (Lars Mikkelsen) debutinAhsoka, it’s time to get down to brass tacks. Or it would bein a series less concerned with glorifying lightsaber duels over character.Ahsoka’s penultimate episode, “Dreams and Madness,” falls into the same trap of underutilizing its most interesting assets to the point of compromising them. Unfortunately, but perhaps inevitably, this includes Thrawn, the man behind all the hype....

For those wondering what to start watching onceAHS: DelicatePart Oneconcludes its five-episode run for Part One — FX has released the official trailer for theAmerican Horror Stories4-episode Huluween event, starting October 26. As opposed tothe eerie animated teaserthat was released earlier this month, the new trailer forAmerican Horror StoriesSeason 3 zeroes in on the four-episode event in detail, and it’s just as unsettling. Similar to the originalAmerican Horror Story,American Horror Storiesis also an anthology series and is a direct spin-off of the original....

Before The Walt Disney Company became obsessed with remakes of classic animated filmsthat nobody asked for, the company was consistently churning out straight-to-video sequels of classic animated films that nobody asked for. One of them being a somewhat underrated Christmas special titledBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. Released in 1997,Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmassees Belle (Paige O’Hara), Beast (Robby Benson), and the rest of the castle’s residents spend holiday fun to cheer up their resident grumpy prince....

Warner Bros.’Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehas conjured upa spellbinding opening weekend, generating a massive $11 million in global box office revenue across IMAX screens, cementing its status as a major box office player for the month of September. In doing so, the film has set several new records for IMAX, further reinforcing the power of the cult classic’s much-anticipated sequel. In North America alone,Beetlejuice Beetlejuicebrought in an impressive $9.3 millionacross 409 IMAX screens. This feat not only marks thelargest-ever IMAX opening weekend for September in North Americabut also thesecond-highest global IMAX opening for the month....

It’s been a year since Season 2 ofTaylor Sheridan’s bleak prison dramaMayor of Kingstownpremiered on Paramount+. At that time, promotional material depicting series leadJeremy Rennerwas edited. The artwork depicted the long-suffering Mike McLusky, played by Renner, as battered and bruised. It was meant as a metaphor for all the suffering the show heaps on Mike — but at the same time, in real life, Renner had been hospitalized after a serious snow plow accident left him with life-threatening injuries....

It’s only been 7 years since we last saw the undeniably lovable Paddington (voiced byBen Whishaw) in 2018’sPaddington 2, but the film has had a wild life since its initial release. For a film that only made about $40 million at the U.S. box office (and $227 million worldwide), this film’s impact was immense.Paddington 2has been called one of the greatest sequels ever made, it was the highest-ranked film on Rotten Tomatoes for years (it still has more positive reviews thanThe Godfather,Casablanca, orCitizen Kane), and was integral in theHugh Grantrenaissance that we now find ourselves in....