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‘Wednesday’ Teaser: Here’s Your First Look At Jenna Ortega In Tim Burton’s ‘Addams Family’ Spinoff Coming To Netflix

June 6, 2022 12:19 pm

They’re creepy and they’re spooky and altogether kooky, we all know the Addams are the weirdest family on the block. Since the '30s, "The Addams Family" has been a staple in the weird and wacky world of Hollyw...

Nicolas Cage Says He Brought Tim Burton On For ‘Superman Lives’ But ‘Mars Attacks!’ Killed The Project

Christopher Marc

April 18, 2022 10:55 am

News

Once upon a time rather famously, Nicolas Cage was going to play Superman in "Superman Lives," a new incarnation from Tim Burton in the 1990s that would have pitted the Man of Steel against the alien villain B...

Tim Burton Wanted To Adapt Violent ‘Dinosaurs Attack!’ For The Big Screen

Christopher Marc

December 14, 2021 2:30 pm

News

Tim Burton (“Batman”), alongside Steven Spielberg, were filmmakers that embraced early digital effects in the 1990s to create creatures, Spielberg with man-eating dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” and Burton with c...

‘Wednesday’: Jenna Ortega Lands Lead Role In Tim Burton’s ‘Addams Family’ Spinoff Series

Charles Barfield

May 19, 2021 2:57 pm

News

Back in October, it was reported that Tim Burton was set to reboot “The Addams Family” for a new generation with a new Netflix live-action TV series. Months later, it was revealed by the streaming platform tha...

Jermaine Fowler Discusses ‘Coming 2 America,’ His ‘Fifth Element’ Spinoff Idea & His Love Of “Tim Burton Sh*t” [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

February 24, 2021 11:44 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Jermaine Fowler has already begun making a name for himself in films and TV series. He was the star of the CBS sitcom, “Superior Donuts” and has supporting roles in films such as “Sorry to Bother You” and the ...

‘Wednesday’: Netflix Officially Announces Tim Burton’s Coming-Of-Age ‘Addams Famly’ Spinoff Series

Charles Barfield

February 18, 2021 12:38 pm

News, Television

Last fall, it was reported that Netflix was going to team up with Tim Burton on a live-action series based on “The Addams Family.” At the time, all that was known is that the series would likely be told from t...

‘The Addams Family’: Tim Burton Teaming With ‘Smallville’ Creators For New Live-Action Series

Charles Barfield

October 22, 2020 2:05 pm

News, Television

If you were to ask an average film or TV fan who should be the director to bring back a live-action series remake of “The Addams Family,” you’d likely hear the name Tim Burton from just about everyone. Burton ...

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The 8 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘First Cow,’ ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ & More

Jason Bailey

September 8, 2020 1:37 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Dwayne Johnson Says He Was Considered For The Role Of Willy Wonka In Tim Burton’s ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ Remake

Kambole Campbell

July 29, 2020 3:03 pm

News

Former WWE wrestler and now bona fide action star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson already has plenty of work on his plate, including the upcoming Jaume Collett-Serra take on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” but as it turns...

‘Dick Tracy’ At 30: The Platonic Ideal Of The Comic Strip Movie

Jason Bailey

June 15, 2020 11:17 am

Essays, News

When Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” hit theaters in the early summer of 1990, the flurry of media attention accompanying the release wasn’t focused so much on its superstar filmmaker/star – directing his first f...

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