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'Superman' aims to save flagging film franchise, not just humanity
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Superman is often called upon to save the world from evildoers, but in his latest big-screen incarnation, he's also being asked to swoop in and save a franchise.
Marvel drops actor Jonathan Majors after assault conviction
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Rising Hollywood star Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, prompting Marvel to drop him from a prime role in its superhero blockbusters.
Jeremy Renner suffered '30 plus broken bones' in snow plow accident
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Actor Jeremy Renner -- perhaps best known as Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe films -- said Saturday he broke more than 30 broken bones when he was run over by his own snow plow at his Nevada home on New Year's Day.
In huge N.America opening, 'Spider-Man' rakes in $253 million
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Covid-schmovid: Sony and Marvel's new "Spider-Man: No Way Home" scored a massive North American opening this weekend, taking in an estimated $253 million, making it the third-biggest domestic opening of all time.
Disney sails into new LGBT waters with 'Jungle Cruise' film
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» LOS ANGELES - "Jungle Cruise," Disney's new nostalgia-soaked adventure film based on a 1950s theme park ride, has an unexpectedly modern twist -- one of its main characters comes out as gay.
Big-screen Marvel action shifts to Disney+ with 'Falcon and Winter Soldier'
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES - "Avengers: Endgame" just lost its crown as the biggest box office hit of all time, but the Marvel superhero spectacular still looms large over parent company Disney's plans for the small screen as well as re-opening theaters.
GameStop effect spreads as calls for probe build
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2021
» The battle between small-time traders and hedge funds that has shaken US and European stock markets moved into Asia on Thursday, with surges in several Australian companies joining a list of social-media hyped moves that have cost financial institutions billions of dollars.
Diana Rigg: from sexy superspy to Queen of Thorns
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» LONDON - Whether as the leather catsuited spy in the 1960s series "The Avengers" or the headscarved Lady Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones" decades later, British actress Diana Rigg thrilled generations of television viewers.
'I looked up to him': Hamilton tribute to 'Black Panther' star Boseman
AFP, Published on 30/08/2020
» SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) - Lewis Hamilton paid an emotional tribute to Chadwick Boseman after claiming pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday, the world champion saying "this one's for him".
Oscars battle set to begin amid crystals and controversy
AFP, Published on 10/02/2020
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Hollywood's awards season comes to a close Sunday at the Oscars, with war epic "1917" battling a South Korean thriller for glory as a row swirls over the lack of minorities on the night's star-studded nominee list.