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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Trailer Teases Superfly Animation

May 31, 2023June 1, 2023 Michael Lee

Of all the cinematic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles iterations that we’ve got in the past, there was only one animated one. However, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem seems to embrace their comic book origins with colorful illustrative storytelling that bursts with heart and humor. And now the newest trailer puts that on full display.

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Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen Discuss Their New Comedy Series, ‘Platonic’

May 19, 2023 Sophia Soto

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen star in and executive produce Platonic on Apple TV+. The ten-episode season will premiere with the first three episodes on Wednesday, May 24, followed by new episodes weekly.

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Meeting the Mario Bros., aka Chris Pratt and Charlie Day from ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’

April 5, 2023March 28, 2023 Mike Manalo

Let’s-a-go! Today’s the day, folks! The Super Mario Bros. Movie finally hits theaters. And to celebrate, all this week we’ve brought you the latest from stars Keegan-Michael Key and Seth Rogan, who play Toad and Donkey Kong. But today, finally, we have the biggest of these interviews! We were able to sit down with the invincible stars of the film, and greatest heroes the Mushroom Kingdom has ever seen, Mario and Luigi, themselves, Chris Pratt and Charlie Day!

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NOC Review: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is Super Fun but Far From Invincible

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Mike Manalo

In 1983, a spin off of the popular Donkey Kong arcade game hit arcades in Japan. That game was called Mario Bros., and featured the Jumpman hero of Donkey Kong, now named “Mario,” teaming up with his brother Luigi. The game became legend and 40 years later, the Super Mario Bros, as we know them today, are finally getting the big screen treatment they deserve (as I said before the 1993 movie doesn’t count). But is it the movie we deserve? Keep reading to see what we thought of The Super Mario Bros. Movie!

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Discussing Donkey Kong with ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Star Seth Rogen

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Mike Manalo

Donkey Kong is an icon! Little do people know Mario was actually a spin off of the original Donkey Kong game where the eponymous ape threw barrels at the then-unnamed character, “Jumpman,” who later became Mario. So when jumping into the role of the most famous video game ape in the world for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Seth Rogen had a lot to live up to. And thankfully, he nailed the role, like he was the king of the jungle!

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Talking about Toad with Keegan-Michael Key of ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Mike Manalo

I’m not going to lie, Toad is my favorite character from the Mario franchise. He’s small, scrappy, courageous. And he’s literally the fastest accelerator in Mario Kart, which gives me the upper hand (I’m cheap like that). So it was exciting to hear that not only would he have a prominent role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but also the talented voice behind him, Keegan-Michael Key, completely nailed the Toad voice!

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Happy Mar10 Day from ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Mike Manalo

Well folks, today is March 10, or Mar10 for short. Which, for those unfamiliar, is the feast of Mario, patron saint of the Mushroom Kingdom, who defeated the evil King Koopa to save the princess and all the little toadstools from tyranny. It is a religious holiday for many, and to commemorate this, Nintendo and Illumination have released the final trailer for the highly anticipated The Super Mario Bros. Movie!

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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Powers Up to a New Release Date

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Mike Manalo

The anticipation is high, and buzz must be good! Because the Mario Bros. are coming out sooner than you expected! Today, Universal has announced a new release date for The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Let’s-a-go!

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Hop on the Rainbow Road in the New Poster for ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Mike Manalo

2023 is a good year to be a Mario Brother! Just last week, guests at Universal Studios Hollywood got to experience the first US iteration of Super Nintendo Land, and in just two months, the plucky Italian plumbers are getting their very own animated movie (I would say “first movie” if I could, but that title is unfortunately tainted, and no amount of revisionist history can change that).

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The ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Have Launched a Plumbing Site

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Mike Manalo

You read that correctly! With Illumination/Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie coming out in a few short months, the marketing machine has gone into high gear for the highly anticipated adaptation of the classic characters. And part of the fun is a viral site where you can check out Mario and Luigi’s Plumbing Services for yourself!

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NOC Review: ‘The Fabelmans’ is Fine

December 29, 2022January 2, 2023 Mike Manalo

It’s award season, which means every studio is going to tout their maudlin batch of contenders that qualify as “cinema” all over town. Trying to get voters to desperately nominate them for every award, while name-dropping the who’s-who of bait-worthy talent — all while every self-important and self-proclaimed “cinephile” pretends to preach about the difference between true “art” and “garbage” as if they invented the concept of “film” and are the authorities between what “real filmmaking” is and isn’t.

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Here We Go! New Official Trailer for ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Debuts

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Mike Manalo

Today, during a quick Nintendo Direct presentation, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario teamed up with Illumination owner and founder Chris Meledandri to unveil the new official trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. While the previous trailer only teased what we are expected to see in the upcoming April release, this new one showcased a lot more. On hand during the presentation were Anya Taylor-Joy who’s voicing Peach, and Seth Rogan, who’s voicing Donkey Kong, along with his dog Zelda.

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Hear Chris Pratt’s Voice in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Trailer

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Mike Manalo

Ever since it was announced, the most important issue on the Internet, plaguing all of humanity, was what Chris Pratt’s voice would sound like as Mario. And after months of speculation, panic, and memes, today Universal, Nintendo, and Illumination finally revealed the answer.

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Everything We Know About Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Mike Manalo

The subtle change in temperature and the color of the leaves means that the seasons are changing — Summer Movie season to Oscar Season, that is! And leading the change among the numerous contenders bound for Oscar gold and glory is the latest from the greatest director of our time, Steven Spielberg: The Fabelmans. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming awards hopeful, hitting theaters November 11.

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D23Expo: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ To Explore How Title Lion Becomes A Great King

September 10, 2022April 4, 2023 Michael Lee

Though Jon Favreau’s The Lion King may have been a visual wonder, it didn’t do anything to differentiate itself from its animated predecessor. As such it was a poor telling of an animated classic. That being said, the photo-realistic technology what characters and world visual artists can create. And now, we will get to see that all over again as the D23 Expo teased Barry Jenkins‘ Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel that will be told in two different time frames.

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First Look: Lily James is Unrecognizable as Pamela Anderson for Hulu’s ‘Pam & Tommy’

May 7, 2021May 15, 2021 Laura Sirikul

Having a Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee film surrounding their infamous sex tape from the ‘90s was not on my 2021 Bingo card, but here we are.

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Things We Learned From Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Press Conference

July 11, 2019July 16, 2019 Laura Sirikul

Disney’s live action film The Lion King‘s press conference kicked off on Wednesday afternoon in Beverly Hills with a live performance of ‘The Circle of Life’ by original 1994 singer Lebo M and Clydene Jackson (who replaces Carmen Twillie for the new soundtrack). They were accompanied by the choir who were also part of the film’s soundtrack.

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The Brilliance of Kato

January 5, 2015September 17, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

Originally posted at Comicbook.com

So like many people, I recently caught that Sony movie which stars Seth Rogen. Only it wasn’t The Interview. It was the 2011 superhero spoof known as The Green Hornet.

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