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"Deadpool & Wolverine" was the only Marvel movie released in 2024, which is just as well because it's also the best live-action Marvel movie to come along in a while. It's a film that, among other things, serves as a poignant love letter to nearly 25 years of Fox Marvel movies, including the forgotten or abandoned heroes that were left behind as the Marvel Cinematic Universe dominated the pop culture conversation.

Any concern that the Deadpool character would lose his bite or humor upon being folded into the Disney-owned MCU was ultimately unfounded. The Merc With A Mouth is just as irreverent as ever in "Deadpool & Wolverine," a film that also provides some much-needed meta-commentary on the state of the MCU as you'd hope (like its failure to get a Blade movie off the ground or do anything all that interesting with the multiverse so far). It's the rare case of...

Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios are building The Twisted Childhood Universe, which will consist of horror movies inspired by children’s stories. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 got the universe started, paving the way for Bambi: The Reckoning, Pinocchio: Unstrung, and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (not to mention Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3), building up to the crossover movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. We’ve known for a while that Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare would be released sometime in 2025, and now we know exactly when it’s going to reach screens. Iconic Events Releasing will be bringing the film to theatres for three days only, from January 13th through the 15th.

Written and directed by Scott Chambers, who is also producing all of these Twisted Childhood movies, the film follows Wendy Darling as she strikes out in an...

Deadpool & Wolverine didn't hold back when it came to jokes, including ones that openly mocked studios like Fox and Disney, which made the movie. But there was one line that Disney thought went too far.

The scene in question was the brainchild of star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy. It comes near the end of the film, where Deadpool is moaning about Disney not including another X-Men cameo. And now, thanks to the movie's original script being revealed by the House of Mouse, we can show you the cut line.

Deadpool & Wolverine featuring myriad cameos from Marvel movies past, from Gambit to Elektra and Blade. But that's not enough for Deadpool, who is furious that they couldn't throw Magneto into the mix. “"F**K! What we can’t even afford one more X-Man? Disney is so cheap," Deadpool says. "I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse cock in my throat.

Disney has just released a great special on the making of Mary Poppins that's a perfect tribute to the film's anniversary!

In the long history of Disney films, there have been a lot of live-action hits. There have been Oscar winners, there have been beloved films, cult classics and more. Yet somehow, 60 years after its release, Mary Poppins has a magic unlike any others. From those iconic songs to Julie Andrews Oscar-winning turn to Dick Van Dyke's wild accent to the groundbreaking special effects, the movie is arguably the best live-action Disney film ever and the last truly great one Walt Disney had a hand in. 

The movie has been celebrated often, yet 20/20 has worked with Disney for the new special The Untold Story of Mary Poppins. Airing on November 27 and now easy to stream on Disney+, the special may seem "fluff" at times, but it's good insight as...

Few superhero film franchises embrace irreverence as much as “Deadpool.” However, even the notoriously edgy antihero had to tone it down when Disney intervened to remove a problematic joke from the script of the record-breaking film “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

The joke, exposed in the official screenplay shared on Disney’s For Your Consideration (FYC) website, targeted Mickey Mouse and the company’s fiscal methods. It was deemed too offensive to include in the film’s final version. Originally, Ryan Reynolds’ character, Deadpool, was written to say: “F—!” What, we can’t afford another X-Man? Disney is very inexpensive. “I can hardly breathe with all this Mickey Mouse c— in my throat.”

The statement was eventually replaced with a less direct but crass alternative: “F—, now Disney is cheap?” It’s like Pinocchio stuck his face in my ass and began lying like crazy.”

Director Shawn Levy told Entertainment Weekly that...

Deadpool & Wolverine may have had plenty of graphic and vulgar jokes but there was one that just went too far for Disney.

The R-rated action-comedy’s official script, which was released on Disney’s FYC website, reveals the joke that Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy previously said they had to cut from the film, but wouldn’t confirm the original joke.

“Fuck! What we can’t even afford one more X-Man?” reads the line that Reynolds’ Deadpool was intended to say initially. “Disney is so cheap. I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse cock in my throat.”

In the film’s final cut, the line was ultimately changed to: “Fuck, now Disney gets cheap? It’s like Pinocchio jammed his face in my ass and started lying like crazy.”

After Deadpool & Wolverine was released in July and dominated the box office, breaking multiple records, Levy...

Although the censors let plenty fly in Deadpool & Wolverine, one joke was a bit too personal for the folks at Disney.

After the mega Marvel crossover film dominated theaters in July, the official script on Disney’s FYC website reveals the line that even Ryan Reynolds was too nervous to speak during the press tour.

“F—! What we can’t even afford one more X-Man?” reads the line intended for Reynolds’ Deadpool. “Disney is so cheap. I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse c— in my throat.”

Although the majority of the line stayed, the last sentence was changed to: “I got Pinocchio jammed in my ass, and he’s lying like crazy.”

While appearing at September’s Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, Reynolds explained, “There was only one line in the entire film that they asked me to take out.” Although the crowd was eager to hear the line,...

Today in "Well, you only get to write that headline once" news: A minor mystery about this summer's Deadpool & Wolverine has now been solved, revealing the one line from the script that Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy said Disney asked them to cut from their R-rated comic book brawl.

If you have seen “Deadpool & Wolverine,” you know it earned its “R” rating, and many of the jokes were quite adult. Disney allowed a lot to pass through, but one joke involving Mickey Mouse’s junk was changed to Pinocchio for the final filming.

Shawn Levy even teased that a line was removed from the film but wouldn’t say what the line was. He told EW.

“There was only one line in the entire movie that we were asked to change. We have made a pact, Ryan and I, to go to our grave with that line, but I will say that it was replaced with an equally dirty line of dialogue about Pinocchio shoving his face up Deadpool’s ass and starting to lie like crazy. I was like, ‘Ryan, that’s your replacement line in response to, ‘Can we clean it up?’ That’s Ryan Reynolds for you,...

When Disney acquired 21st Century Fox and obtained the film rights to third party franchises such as X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool, many wondered what would happen to the Merc with a Mouth. We knew there would be a third movie, but it was unclear how much freedom Disney would give to Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, and the rest of the writers.

Turns out, Disney was pretty lenient. Not only was Deadpool & Wolverine allowed to move forward as a R-rated film, but Disney also gave them the freedom to incorporate previous characters from Fox's superhero graveyard.

Deadpool & Wolverine was rated R for "Strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore, and sexual references." For a Deadpool, that's par for the course. But for Disney, it's practically unheard of.

There was no shortage of hilarious, shockingly funny moments. And I was surprised at just how raunchy the jokes in the movie were.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable at Disney with Deadpool & Wolverine. However, the House of Mouse drew the line at one particular joke in the summer blockbuster.

Ryan has previously alluded to Disney asking them to remove a joke from the movie’s script. Now, the original script has been shared online by Disney, and you can see the very adult joke.

Keep reading to find out more…

The joke in question came after Ryan‘s Deadpool learned that the mutant Magneto had passed away.

“F-ck! What we can’t even afford one more X-Man? Disney is so cheap,” he quipped. “I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse c-ck in my throat.”

Director Shawn Levy reflected on the line getting cut in an interview with EW.

“There was only one line in the entire movie that we were asked to change,” he admitted.

Disney’s R-rated action-comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine” was a box office juggernaut this summer, and the creative team applauded the company for letting them poke plenty of jokes at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actors’ personal lives and many other frequently taboo topics. But there was one line that Ryan Reynolds was asked not to say by the company.

In interviews ahead of the film’s release, Reynolds confirmed that one Deadpool joke was left out of the movie. Disney’s FYC online portal has released the official script, in which the original joke is written. The moment takes place after Deadpool learns that Magneto is already dead, and he breaks the fourth wall in anger: “Fuck! What we can’t even afford one more X-Man? Disney is so cheap. I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse cock in my throat.”

Director Shawn Levy previously spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the line.

The line that Disney reportedly asked Ryan Reynolds to take out of "Deadpool & Wolverine" has finally been revealed, and it's a doozy. The film's script has recently become available online just in time for awards season, and as ScreenTime reports, it includes the cut joke that director Shawn Levy once told Entertainment Weekly he and Reynolds had agreed to take to their grave.

On X, ScreenTime reposted the joke as it appears in a copy of the "Deadpool & Wolverine" script that's publicly available on the Disney Debut website. "We can't even afford one more X-Man?" Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Reynolds) was originally meant to whine upon meeting up with Gambit (Channing Tatum) and the other characters from Fox's Marvel movies, only to learn that Magneto isn't among them. "Disney is so cheap. I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse c**k in my throat."

So, yeah, this...

Disney/Marvel Studios clearly gave Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Reynolds a lot of leeway when it came to the more risqué material they were able to include in the movie, but there was one joke that evidently went a little too far for a certain studio higher-up.

Back in August, Reynolds revealed that he was asked to take out one particular gag - though he refused to disclose the line at the time, and vowed never to do so.

“There was a note about this one line, and I’ll say this, which is that I was asked to take the line out. I was not even mandated to take the line out. To quote someone in a very high position of leadership at Disney, ‘I’m in for a penny, I’m in for a pound. And if you take it out, I’d love it.

Shortly after Disney+ launched, it became the norm for movies to premiere on the service. Made specifically for streaming, these titles ranged from original stories (which have since taken a backseat given what a tough sell they typically are in theaters) to remakes of Disney Animation classics.

Among those are the likes of Lady and the Tramp and Pinocchio., and there was a time when Lilo & Stitch was going to join them. Instead, it's one of several titles to make the shift from streaming to theaters in recent years.

With Moana 2 now playing, Walt Disney Studios has released another poster for the live-action Lilo & Stitch. What's that sequel got to do with it? Well, on this one-sheet, Stitch has encountered a Kakamora coconut-like pirate, making short work of the pint-sized warrior from 2016's Moana.

While we don't think this is necessarily indicative of what they'll look like in the...

We had heard that director Rhys Frake-Waterfield and producer Scott Jeffrey Chambers were planning to create a cinematic universe with the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films and other horror movies inspired by children’s stories, like Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, Bambi: The Reckoning, and Pinocchio Unstrung. Then, Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios officially announced that this cinematic universe, which is being referred to as The Twisted Childhood Universe, is building up to the crossover movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, which will be released in 2025. Now, Deadline has confirmed that Martin Portlock, who plays Peter Pan in Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, will be reprising the role in Poohniverse.

The confirmation of Portlock’s involvement comes in Deadline’s report that Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble has secured distribution deals in in Latin America (Bf Distribution), Germany and Italy (Plaion), the UK (Altitude), Benelux (Nd Pictures), France (Factoris), Australia and...

The celebrated partnership between Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis has spanned three decades, producing some of cinema’s most memorable moments. Their collaboration began in 1994 and is still going strong after 3 decades.

Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks on the set of Cast Away (2000) | 20th Century Studios

What makes these two such a dynamic duo? Simple – they’re masters at mixing high-tech movie magic with deeply human stories. Whether they’re making Tom Hanks talk to a volleyball or getting us emotionally invested in a train ride to the North Pole, these guys know how to win over both movie buffs and regular viewers alike. Now that they’re teaming up for the fifth time, let’s dive into their awesome track record and see how each of their collaborations holds up!

5. Here (2024)

Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks‘ latest collaboration is a fantasy drama that, while ambitious, doesn’t quite...

Deadpool & Wolverine: Ryan Reynolds Admits Bob Iger Requested to Remove One Line - Main Image

Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds revealed recently that Disney CEO Bob Iger asked him to remove one line in the film.

Despite being made under the Disney umbrella, the recent MCU installment was still as R-rated as you could expect with violent action sequences and no-holds-barred jokes that even poked fun at the House of Mouse itself.

Since its release in late July, it has become one of the highest-grossing films this year as it broke several box office records and made Disney the winner of the summer season as all of their movies were major hits.

Ryan Reynolds Says Bob Iger Asked Him to Remove a Line in Deadpool & Wolverine

During his recent appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Reynolds shared that Iger asked him to remove a line in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Deadpool and Wolverine has proven to be a massive hit for Marvel Studios, but entering into R-rated territory for the first time was a risk that wasn't lost on star/producer Ryan Reynolds, who already had some reservations about revisiting the Merc With a Mouth after six years.

While reflecting on the production during an appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival (via Deadline), the Wade Wilson actor revealed the four words of advice Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige offered that "haunted" him during the writing process.

"He said something that sounds very pedantic and is probably not the thing to say out loud, but actually, weirdly, served as a creative engine," Reynolds told the audience. "He was like, 'Make every scene great.' And I was like, 'Thanks, Kev. Sounds good.'"

Reynolds went on to admit that Feige's words ended up playing on his mind while working on the script.

While Guillermo del Toro has become the master of horror, his films have a profound human emotion underneath the effects and genre tropes. There is a reason why his Pacific Rim works better as a film than its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, which did not involve him as a director and focused more on the mech vs kaiju action.

Del Toro reiterated his stance on AI and the tool’s value in an art form, stating that generative AI could never provide value to human emotions. He mentioned that the most AI has been able to do is generate glorified ‘screensavers’ and impressed fans by saying that they have never been able to make people feel genuine and complex emotions.

Guillermo del Toro Calls Generative AI Tools Capable Of Only Creating Screensavers Guillermo del Toro demonstrating Pinocchio’s stop-motion models | Credits: CBC

Guillermo del Toro has often been a cinephile’s darling.

Ryan Reynolds said a single, four-word line of advice from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has driven him – and haunted him – in the years since he first heard it.

Prior to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine this summer, Reynolds recalled, “It had been six years since I had done one of those movies because you can’t take your hand off the stick … Every scene has to do something or feel something.”

Reynolds, who starred in the film and also co-wrote and produced it, recalled an early meeting with Feige, head of Marvel Studios. “He said something that sounds very pedantic and is probably not the thing to say out loud, but actually, weirdly, served as a creative engine. He was like, ‘Make every scene great.’ And I was like, ‘Thanks, Kev. Sounds good.'”

Over time, Reynolds told the audience Tuesday at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York,...

The Japanese family drama is inextricably connected to the name Hirokazu Koreeda due to features such as “Shoplifters” or “Monster”. While the majority of viewers will most likely come up with titles like the ones mentioned, the director has more than once explored other narratives and characters, while staying true to his core themes of what makes us human and connect to one another. His fans quite often make a case of works such as “The Third Murder” or “After Life” not being of the same quality as the more known family drama, but this is an unfair and wrong claim, as Koreeda has more than once dealt with ideas that have proven to be much more lasting and relevant in the long run. One of these examples is “Air Doll”, which ranks on place 13 of Amp’s list of the works of the director and is possibly one of...

Charades has taken international sales rights to “Il tempo che ci vuole” (The Time It Takes), directed by Francesca Comencini. The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the out of competition section.

“The Time It Takes” will be released in Italian theaters on Sept. 26 through 01 Distribution.

The film centers on a devoted father working in the film industry, who shares a deep bond with his young daughter. Together, they discover the magical world of childhood through the daughter’s eyes and the “Pinocchio” set he’s working on, “where chaos meets fantasy.”

The child becomes a young woman, and the state of enchanted limbo between father and daughter vanishes. She realizes that her childhood is slipping away, giving way to adolescence. The young woman starts taking drugs while hiding the truth from her father. Refusing to ignore the situation, the father confronts his daughter and decides to...

Just recently released by Beehive Books, following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Pinocchio: The Illuminated Edition is a uniquely immersive experience that I'd highly recommed to Daily Dead readers. Not just a traditional reprint of Carlo Collodi's work, this "Illuminated Edition" has Mike Mignola teaming up with Lemony Snicket for illustrations and handwritten commentary that create an all-together new experience for this classic tale.

Whether you're a long-time fan of Pinocchio or are reading the story for the first time, The Illuminated Edition offer something new and exciting, and Beehive Books have really produced a high-quality edition that you can proudly display in any book collection. As someone who has read the original book, and have seen many adaptations over the years, I was impressed by how new this story felt with accompanied by Mignola's vision for the characters and the world, combined with Snicket's commentary. Placing me in an...

One of the most endearing characters of Star Trek: The Next Generation was Brent Spiner’s Data. The android’s journey from being curious about humanity and emotions to almost becoming one while working together with the USS Enterprise crew was one of the most satisfying arcs for a character.

Though Data was largely emotionless, he became a canvas on which many other variations could be put on and Brent Spiner did a phenomenal job at it. A director reportedly once told him that playing an emotionless character for many seasons would be tedious. Still, Spiner seemed to envision Data being more than an android.

Brent Spiner Was Not Deterred By A Director’s Comments About Playing Data A still from Star Trek: The Next Generation | Credits: Paramount

The science fiction genre has been a vessel through which profound questions about humanity and its journey are explored and answered. The...

While Patrick Stewart and the rest of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation won the Saturn Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Emmys for the show have only been limited to the technical category. Only in 1994, for its final season, the sci-fi show was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.

However, Stewart reportedly disagreed with the treatment of the show by the Emmys and specified a co-star who deserved some love from TV’s biggest award show. The actor cited Brent Spiner’s performance as Data in many episodes, including season 3’s ‘The Offspring’ as award-worthy.

Patrick Stewart Wished For An Emmy To Be Given To Brent Spiner Brent Spiner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation | Credits: Paramount

For a character who does not feel real human emotions and is essentially a robot, Brent Spiner’s Data has often been considered to be the...

Deadpool & Wolverine is already making waves, making a historical crossover in the MCU with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprising their roles respectively. But before, the movie hit the theatres, Shawn Levy reflected on taking a humorous jab at Hollywood’s lengthy movie runtimes.

Shawn Levy. | Credit: Gaga Skidmore, licensed under Cc-by-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The playful jab would have included two of Hollywood’s most respected directors, Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan, but Levy opted to leave them out.

Shawn Levy Talks About Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Movie Runtimes Joke

In an interview with Digital Spy, Shawn Levy, the director behind the widely acclaimed Deadpool & Wolverine, reflected his thoughts on the extended runtimes for their films.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios

In recent years, there have been several discussions on movie runtimes, with directors like Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan, embracing...

The BFI Southbank is turning its first floor into a celebration of all things Laika. We spoke to both companies about their new team-up…

“My department gives me a lot of grief about this,” Laika marketing production manager Dan Pascall says, thoughtfully. “But I love the little frog that peeks out of the pitcher plant in Coraline.”

That frog is safely behind a glass case a few feet away. It has buttons for eyes, obviously, and seems wholly unconcerned by the carnivorous fauna it finds itself in. “I’ve always loved it,” Pascall shrugs, by way of explanation. “It’s vibrant, and it’s just fun.”

In fairness, I think I’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks differently. Of all the mediums of film, stop-motion seems to be the one we’ve collectively agreed is “a good thing”. As Laika: Frame By Frame – a new exhibition opening this...

Disney/Marvel Studios clearly gave Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Reynolds a lot of leeway when it came to the more risqué material they were able to include in the movie, but it seems there was one joke that might have gone a little too far for a certain studio higher-up.

During an interview with Collider, Reynolds revealed that he was asked to take out one particular gag - though, frustratingly, he wouldn't reveal what it entailed.

“There was a note about this one line, and I’ll say this, which is that I was asked to take the line out. I was not even mandated to take the line out. To quote someone in a very high position of leadership at Disney, ‘I’m in for a penny, I’m in for a pound. And if you take it out, I’d love it. If you don’t,...

"Deadpool & Wolverine," as polarizing as it is, does give the Marvel Cinematic Universe several new things. It creates a true connection between the McU's movies and 20th Century Fox's Marvel movies — leading to several great and not-so-great cameos. It also brings a level of over-the-top and gory violence that the franchise hasn't done before (for obvious reasons), like when a beloved actor in a not-so-beloved role gets their skin graphically peeled off.

But with Deadpool as a character comes something else: a constant stream of profanity and filthy jokes. This is what led to Kevin Feige being forced to explain the concept of pegging to other Marvel execs, and a joke deemed too filthy for Disney. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, director Shawn Levy talked about the one joke Disney asked him and his creative team to change. "The general rule is to never punch down and to only...

Ryan Reynolds will "never ever " reveal the joke that he was asked not to include in 'Deadpool and Wolverine'.The 47-year-old stars alongside Hugh Jackman in the Marvel hit and while he recently admitted that there was one gag that bosses of the comic book franchise advised him and director Shawn Levy to cut, he will never go into specifics about what it was exactly. e told Collider: "I will never ever say. Honestly, it would be easy for me and Shawn, and certainly, Hugh and anyone else, my entire Maximum Effort company, to sort of position Disney and Marvel as the stern, uptight, conservative parents in this situation, but the reality was, it was the opposite. That was probably the biggest plot twist for all of us was that there was nothing but supreme and unconditional support from them. There was a note about this one line, which...

The naughtiest Disney movie of all time could have been even raunchier. Deadpool & Wolverine featured jokes about pegging, cocaine and Marvel kingpin Kevin Feige, but apparently, that was the clean stuff. Director and writer Shawn Levy told Entertainment Weekly that despite receiving free rein to make the movie as nasty as he and Ryan Reynolds wanted, there was one joke that had to be scrubbed from the final cut.

“The general rule is to never punch down and to only take the piss out of people who can take it,” Levy told EW, using Hugh Jackman as an example. “When it was about Hugh in a meta way, Hugh was always the first to laugh uproariously.”

But Levy and company were asked to change another line of dialogue that went too far. In a film full of filthy jokes, what could the offense have been? “We have made a pact,...

The Skeleton Dance.George Eastman Museum senior curator Peter Bagrov was buying time for a projector to be repaired before the Nitrate Picture Show’s opening-night screening of Intolerance (1916). He told the audience that a fellow archivist had once compared the event, held annually at the Museum’s Dryden Theatre, to a feast where the bourgeoisie dine on otherwise extinct animals. That archivist isn’t the festival’s only critic: I have heard others liken the wide-eyed worship of cinema’s mostly defunct physical materials to a necrophilia of sorts. After all, if nitrate prints are the last vestiges of an otherwise forgotten industry standard, the best indicator of what a film was supposed to look like, does their projection to enthused cinephiles over a long weekend in Rochester, New York, not constitute the defilement of some of film history’s most precious materials? Even if the prints do not go up in flames,...

We’re obviously completely self-aware that we’re publishing this list the Monday after Deadpool & Wolverine made $205 million at the box office. That’s the whole point of being meta, right? Or if you want to get Merriam-Webster involved, something that “shows or suggests an explicit awareness of itself or oneself as a member of its category: cleverly self-referential.”

That said, when it comes to movies, this kind of self-awareness can cover a wide range of narrative devices. A character quietly acknowledging the audience can be meta. Other times, meta scenes can intentionally break apart a film’s reality. Meta doesn’t even necessarily need to be done for the sake of humor either, as plenty of movies — from Frederico Fellini’s 8½ to the horror thriller Funny Games — get meta without much humorous intention.

But for the purposes of this list, which Cracked writers Tim Grierson and Matt Solomon and...

Spoiler Alert !!!One Piece Manga Panel References.

Eiichiro Oda has consistently demonstrated a talent for drawing inspiration from various sources. It’s probable that Oda incorporates themes from a wide range of influences, including Zoro, who seems to be inspired by Zorro, and Usopp, who appears to have elements of Pinocchio in his character. Similarly, Joker’s constant smiling and scheming could very well be a nod to Batman.

Usopp & Zoro | One Piece

Based on a Reddit post, some fans may have come to the realization that One Piece may have been referencing Batman from DC.

One Piece Author Taking Inspirations From Batman Luffy | One Piece

It’s fascinating to see how fans of One Piece have been speculating and discussing the possible connection to Batman for some time.

Is Oda referencing Batman? (Spoilers)

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It sounds like this Reddit post truly solidified the suspicion and surprised many...

In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Datalore", the Enterprise-d is called to a distant colony where the android Data (Brent Spiner) was found years earlier. When Data was first discovered, he had no memories, although he knew he was constructed by a rogue genius named Dr. Noonien Soong. Soong was blackballed from the scientific community many decades earlier and had to retire to a distant colony to continue his work. Back when Data was discovered, by a starship called the U.S.S. Tripoli, the colony had been destroyed and Soong was missing, presumed dead. Data had no memories of what happened. 

In "Datalore," the Enterprise found something else surviving among the rubble. Pieces of a second android, identical to Data, were found in a previously sealed area. Data and the Enterprise engineers reassemble it and find that it is Lore (also Spiner), another Soong android. Lore, unlike Data,...

British royal family news reveals that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle once seemed to depend on disgraced Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, for validation. After all, Eugenie is the only royal who has spent time with Harry and Meghan in their California McMansion.

But one royal expert now thinks that the sisters York have wised up to the toxicity of a Markle association. Have the York sisters made a conscious decision to uncouple themselves with the Montecito traitors? Here’s what one royal expert thinks of this supposition.

The York Sister’s Are Loyal?

According to SheKnows.com, “Beatrice and Eugenie were among the few royals openly supportive of Prince Harry and Markle.”

Eugenie’s Markle loyalty was once so fierce that last year the rumor spread that “Eugenie was moving to California to be closer to them.

One year later, that lovey dovey feeling has said to have evaporated,...

Back in March, Meghan Markle felt it was important enough to announce her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, as Prince William took the stage to speak at the Diana Legacy Awards.

Meghan Markle Is Neither Down-To-Earth Nor Approachable

The Sussexes raised eyebrows from royal fans as their timing was no coincidence. Meghan Markle wants to upstage the royal family. And Prince Harry is along for the ride.

Meghan posted on Instagram that she was wearing a long black evening gown, arranging flowers, and baking in a perfect-looking kitchen. In the background, she played the song “I Wish You Love” by Nancy Wilson.

About a month later, the Duchess sent 50 jars of fruit jam. She sent jam to a select group of influencers and high-profile friends. The group included Chrissy Teigen and Kris Jenner.

Many of them put their jars of jam in eye-catching photos. They included a basket of...

A Disney company tradition calls for longtime employees to be recognized with Service Awards on their major anniversaries. Popular collectable items, the awards come in the form of intricate — and somewhat creepy — bronze statuettes of famous Disney characters.

The tradition travels all the way to the top, with CEO Bob Iger today sharing his 50-Year Service Award “recognizing 50 magical years with the Walt Disney Company.” He posted a photo of the personalized Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs statue on Instagram alongside a message reflecting on his half a century at Disney and predecessor Capital Cities/ABC.

“I started my career at ABC 50 years ago today and the business has certainly changed a lot since then! But at the end of the day, success still hinges on one thing: great storytelling,” he wrote. “I’m proud to work alongside so many talented colleagues who create exceptional stories and experiences for the world to enjoy…...

Shadow of the Erdtree has everyone’s attention for all the right reasons. Elden Ring‘s first significant expansion has been terrific in the eyes of critics and fans. Like the base game, one of the expansion’s strengths lies in its boss fights.

While the expansion and the base game are the only two experiences people are talking about at the moment, there are many more games readers can explore which boast phenomenal boss designs. These are the top seven games readers might be tempted by, especially if they like Elden Ring.

#7 Kena: Bridge Of Spirits Unexpectedly, Kena has incredibly well-designed bosses.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a title appreciated for many elements. It has fantastic gameplay and a world that feels alive. However, the game doesn’t get enough praise for its boss design and incredible boss fights. It is a former Playstation exclusive, now available on Xbox.

From Pinocchio’s Revenge to Silent Night, Deadly Night, taking beloved cultural icons and turning them into cold-blooded killers is nothing new in horror. I mean, corrupting traditionally innocent iconography is pretty much the genre’s specialty, but I still find it fascinating how modern filmmakers are fighting back against franchise monopolies by re-imagining popular figures like Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse as murderous monsters as soon as they enter the public domain.

And with the announcement that the Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey team’s “Twisted Childhood Universe” is expanding to include evil versions of characters like Bambi and Peter Pan, I think it’s time that filmmakers start looking at some less obvious source material when coming up with their public domain scares. With that in mind, we’ve decided to highlight six public domain characters that also deserve their own horror movies. After all, if these...

Lies of P, one of the most successful and popular titles of the past year, has won a ton of awards. The studio behind the game, Neowiz, has recently won the Best Visuals Award for this game, an achievement that not even Elden Ring could manage to get.

The soulslike genre keeps making very interesting titles that are part of the amazing work that Hidetaka Miyazaki began with the Dark Souls saga. Some titles are aiming to even surpass the original material, making these kind of games more popular than ever.

Not Even Elden Ring Could Win the Award That Lies of P Received Lies of P won the best visuals at the Apple Design Awards. Not even Elden Ring could achieve this.

2023 was a great year for gaming. There was a vast list of titles that surprised fans of all genres. Games like Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and...

A Dlc addition to Lies of P is coming in 2024, but its exact release specifics remain a mystery to fans itching for more content. 

Set in a steam-punk version of the classic Pinocchio story, the hard-core action RPG (akin to the works of From Software) from South Korean studios Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio was initially released in September 2023. 

The game earned reviews upon its release, garnering an 80 on Metacritic, and it earned praise for its Soulslike level design and crunchy combat usually reserved for the masters of the genre. 

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Peter Jackson’s King Kong was the ninth entry in the King Kong franchise. The film remains Jackson’s only monster movie and he didn’t return to direct a sequel film. But he was interested to see a sequel of the film from one director who has a lifelong fascination with monsters. Jackson thought it would be great if Guillermo del Toro helmed the sequel, after hearing rumors of it at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014.

A still from Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005) | Legendary Pictures

However, the sequel eventually went nowhere and WB rebooted the franchise with Kong: Skull Island in 2017. Del Toro’s work includes films like Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, and Pacific Rim. He had worked with Peter Jackson to write the screenplay of The Hobbit trilogy.

Peter Jackson Wanted Guillermo del Toro to Helm The King Kong Sequel

Guillermo del Toro (credits: GuillemMedina | Wikimedia Commons)

At the...

Without any prior notice, the official account of Lies of P shared an enigmatic video featuring the character wielding a new potential weapon in his arm. The video also includes a brief text that discusses “the first flame“. In the video, there is also mention of something called Flamberge, so the studio could be anticipating new content for the game or even a sequel.

Developed by Neowiz and Round 8 Studio, this new IP became one of the best games of the last year. According to many players, this is a very original Soulslike game that is right up there with titles like Sekiro or Dark Souls.

Fans Are Eager for More Content After the Lies of P Official Account Posted a New and Mysterious Video Lies of P revealed a new and mysterious video.

Surprising many fans of the Soulslike genre, Lies of P was one of the most popular games of last year.

90 Day Fiance star Jibri Bell is getting a lot of love following his latest song. The 30-year-old man has been trying out different things in life following his split with Miona Bell. Aside from traveling, becoming a monk, and working out, Jibri previously made an attempt in the music industry. Many were also surprised by his sneak peek, where he was called Usher. Keep reading to see why.

90 Day Fiance: Jibri Bell Opens Up About Future Love Life

During an Ig Stories Q&a, Jibri opened up about his love life since his split with Miona. According to the 90 Day Fiance star, he’s currently not in a relationship and has no plans to get into one at the moment. He added that he wanted to work on himself, but he assured his followers that he’d spoil his future girlfriend. Jibri is presently in his ex’s home country,...

The trailer for Longlegs, Nicolas Cage’s new horror movie, makes it looks like a serial killer film. Interestingly, Cage compared the film to a character from Pinocchio. However, the film was directed by the son of a horror movie legend.

Nicolas Cage said ‘Longlegs’ is about ‘a possessed Geppetto’

Anthony Perkins was a talented actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows, but he will always be most remembered for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Bates was one of the first realistic serial killers to be portrayed onscreen in an American movie. Perkins would reprise the role in three sequels. His son, Oz Perkins, is now a horror director known for the offbeat films Gretel & Hansel and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. He also directed Cage’s upcoming film, Longlegs.

During a 2022 interview with Document, Cage had a lot...

90 Day Fiance star Jibri Bell answers several questions from fans in his latest social media posts. The 30-year-old man has been living happily since his split with Miona Bell. He’s currently aiming to travel the world and learn about different cultures. However, many fans have been curious about his love life following his split with Miona. Keep reading to see what Jibri has to say about his relationship status today.

90 Day Fiance: Jibri Bell Lands To Serbia

One of the latest updates from Jibri was his trip to Serbia, which is the home country of his ex, Miona. In an Instagram post, the 90 Day Fiance star shared a clip of himself trying out different food stalls at a shopping mall. He also expressed how happy he is to be back in Serbia. But this time, he’s alone after his split with Miona. Due to this, some fans...

Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios are building The Twisted Childhood Universe, which will consist of horror movies inspired by children’s stories. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 got the universe started, paving the way for Bambi: The Reckoning, Pinocchio: Unstrung, and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (not to mention Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3), building up to the crossover movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. Written and directed by Scott Chambers, who is also producing all of these Twisted Childhood movies, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare is currently in production – and Variety got their hands on an image of the film’s horror version of Peter Pan! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

ITN Studios is presenting Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare to potential distributors at the Cannes Film Market. The film follows Wendy Darling as she strikes...

Made on a budget of less than $100,000, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (watch it Here) earned more than $6 million during its global release in early 2023, so not only did the sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 have a substantially higher budget, that success opened the door to an entire cinematic universe that will consist of at least one more Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey sequel and other horror movies inspired by children’s stories, like Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, Bambi: The Reckoning, and Pinocchio: Unstrung. Premiere Entertainment is currently presenting Pinocchio: Unstrung to potential buyers at the Cannes Film Market – and Variety was able to learn more information on the project, including the fact that the movie will be made with “little reliance on VFX and feature the character of Pinocchio as a practical doll. Todd Masters of MastersFx, creator...