What to know
“Soul-destroying” Marvel reshoots are “like being kicked in the balls,” Ray Winstone says… Marvel actors typically don’t bash Marvel, but Ray Winstone clearly doesn’t give a damn. Winstone has been acting since the 70s, in movies like Hugo, Cold Mountain, The Departed and Marvel’s Black Widow in which he played the villain General Dreykov. As he just told the Radio Times, all was fine on the project until quote “you have to do the reshoots.” It seems he didn’t appreciate Marvel brass meddling with his performance. “Then you find out that a few producers have come down, and your performance is too much, it’s too strong… That’s the way Marvel works. It can be soul-destroying because you feel like you’re doing great work.” He reportedly found it so taxing, he asked them to recast the roll. Unfortunately for him, “You end up doing it again because you’re contracted to do it. Otherwise you end up in court. It’s like being kicked in the balls.” Wow. I mean what a pull quote. In comic books no one really stays dead, but my guess is we won’t be saying General Dreykov again anytime soon. 🤣
Sarah Polley no longer directing Disney’s live-action Bambi… It’s apparently still in development, but with all the industry contraction happening right now — we’ll see if it ever gets made. 🦌
Shogun tops 9 million viewers, bests The Bear as FX’s top Hulu premiere… Shogun’s a hit, which is nice to hear because it’s solid, quality TV — and we need some of that these days. 🇯🇵
CBS developing the first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years… That’s a cool development. As linear TV declines, the networks should innovate and try out different things. Why not! 🧼
Spielberg gives his stamp of approval to Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy… That’s one way to build buzz for your upcoming original blockbuster. 😮
The Accountant 2 goes from WB to Amazon streaming release… I mean the original blew up as a cable movie, so a home release does make sense. 📺
Zack Snyder thinks more people “probably” watched Rebel Moon than Barbie in theaters… I really highly doubt that, but let him keep dreaming. 🌗
Succession’s Nicholas Braun is playing Jim Henson in the early SNL behind-the-scenes movie… Is he man or is he a muppet? 🗽
Netflix’s Last Airbender series renewed for seasons 2 and 3 — and that’s it… I guess that’s the best you can really hope for these days. 🍿
Rust armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter… She faces up to three years in prison. ⚖️
Ming-Na Wen joins new Karate Kid… More solid casting news on this one.🥋
Margaret Qualley to play Amanda Knox in Hulu limited series… I can see it. 👀
Lionsgate’s Twilight series redo is animated… Good idea. 🧛🏻♀️
What’s new
Ricky Stanicky — Mar 7 | Amazon comedy film | Ⓜ️ 45
The Gentleman — Mar 7 | Netflix crime dramedy series | Ⓜ️ 67
Damsel — Mar 8 | Netflix fantasy film | Ⓜ️ 45
Kung Fu Panda 4 — Mar 8 | Animated film in theaters | Ⓜ️ 55
Imaginary — Mar 8 | Horror film in theaters | Ⓜ️
Returning: Extraordinary s2