What to know
Dwayne Johnson is unrecognizable in The Smashing Machine still… Movie news sites love to throw around “unrecognizable” but this time it’s true. I could not believe the guy in the photo is The Rock. Should be interesting to see if he can give a more dramatic, grounded performance if he doesn’t look like himself. 🥊
Disney’s exclusive members-only dining room Club 33 is getting turned into a movie… Club 33 is such an inside baseball thing with Disney fans, I can’t imagine this idea having much mass appeal. Like how far down the list of theme park concepts that could be turned into movies was Club 33? It will apparently be a murder mystery set in the “magical and exclusive dining club that exists outside of time and space.” Fun idea, but I don’t think the name will do much for the Mouse. 🤔
Reviews call Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos’s new movie Kinds of Kindness prickly but compelling… I mean, I’m going to see it. Oh also the two of them are at work on their next movie already, and they’re once again bringing Jesse Plemons along. 🌵
SpongeBob and Patrick will make history as first animated award show hosts… When they host the Kennedy Center Honors. Just kidding, they’re doing the Kids Choice Awards. 🧽
Marvel’s X-Men movie lands writer Michael Leslie… Who wrote the latest Hunger Games movie, which was good. Also Marvel is making a Vision series. 👍
HBO orders Steve Carell college comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses… Nice! That Bill Lawrence is quite the TV mogul. 🏫
Shane Gillis’s Netflix show Tires has already been renewed… Even though it doesn’t drop till Thursday. I guess Netflix is confident. 🍿
Director Adam Wingard isn’t returning for the next King Kong Godzilla movie… Which means it’s probably going to be bad. 🦎
Avett Brothers musical Swept Away coming to Broadway this fall… It’s a good time for fans of new musicals. 🎭
/Film says if 269 million Americans see 3.44 movies a year, we could save cinemas… So do your part. 🫵
Comcast’s Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ bundle is going to be $15… That’s a really good deal. 💵
Holly Hunter joins Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series… Pretty big name for a Star Trek show. 🚀
The Fall Guy is already available to watch at home… Yikes. 🎥