Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios revealed on Saturday that two new “Avengers” movies are on its upcoming slate for 2025. “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will wrap up phase six of the hugely successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said from the stage at the annual Comic-Con pop…
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In the latest spin-off “Minions: Rise of Gru,” the only thing viewers need to know is that cute little yellow creatures take over once again. Now five films and 12 years into the “Despicable Me” series, the appeal of the bug-eyed, overalls-wearing, banana-yellow henchmen horde is overwhelmingly apparent. They have swarmed the planet like that…
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Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” Amazon studios have revealed the new “Lord of the Rings” series’ trailer at Comic-Con on Friday. Under the leadership of showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”…
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The most exciting movies that have been recognized with awards at world festivals this year will be screened in Ayvalık, a charming Aegean town in Balıkesir province, at an open-air event on July 8-17. Organized by the Seyir Association with the contributions of the Ayvalık Municipality, the Open-Air Movie Nights will screen the films in…
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Legendary Turkish actor Cüneyt Arkın, 85, died of sudden cardiac arrest late Tuesday. Arkın was one of the veteran artists of Turkish cinema and appeared in more than 300 different movies throughout his acting career. The famed actor portrayed a wide variety of characters – from an elegant gentleman to a Turkic warrior, space invader…
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Turkey’s first “Universal Sci-fi and Fantastic Film Festival” will bring cinephiles together with imagination and science in Istanbul this year. The festival, hosted by Beyoğlu Municipality, will be organized with a wide range of events from Sept. 28-30. The festival will be held with the organization of the International Association of Science and Art Creators…
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James Caan, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role as hotheaded Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather,” has died at the age of 82. His manager Matt DelPiano said he died Wednesday. No cause was given and Caan’s family, who requests privacy, said that no further details would be released at this time. Al Pacino…
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Organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia) Film Days is set to begin in the Turkish capital Ankara on July 21-22. MIKTA was established in 2013 as an intercontinental consultation and coordination platform. A grouping of Mexico,…
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“Stranger Things” will be getting a live-action spin-off series and stage play soon, Netflix has announced. Few details about either project in development were included in the announcement, which says the spinoff show will be “based on an original idea” by franchise creators Ross and Matt Duffer. The stage play, too, will be set “within…
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