Daily Archives: March 4, 2025

Peter Engel, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Executive Producer, Dies at 88

Peter Engel, a producer known for his work on shows like “Saved by the Bell” and “Last Comic Standing,” died Tuesday in his Santa Monica home. He was 88. Engel’s death was confirmed to Variety by his family. Throughout his career, Engel executive produced more

Robert Pattinson ‘F—ing Hopes’ to Film ‘Batman 2’ Soon Because ‘I Started Out as Young Batman and I’m Going to Be F—ing Old Batman by the Sequel’

Robert Pattinson recently joined Hero Magazine to interview his “Mickey 17” co-star Naomi Ackie, but the conversation briefly touched upon Pattinson’s role as Batman. He made his Dark Knight debut in Matt Reeves’ 2022 comic book tentpole “The Batman,” which earned acclaim and $772 million

Kimberly Burch, Fiancée of Faster Pussycat Singer, Dies After Going Overboard on ’80s Cruise

Kimberly Burch, a realtor and the fiancee of Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe, has died after going overboard an ’80s-themed Royal Caribbean cruise. “It is with broken hearts that we share the sad news that Kimberly Burch has passed away,” her family posted to Facebook

‘Moana 2’ to Release on Disney+ This Month

Since its release in late November, “Moana 2,” the sequel to the Oscar-nominated film about a young Polynesian woman on a quest to break an ancient curse, became a huge box office performer taking in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. And

‘Weird Kids’: Critical Role’s Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe Recount Their Bizarre Lives as Child Actors in New Show

Years before they were part of the Critical Role D&D role-playing crew, Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe were child actors — and they’re talking all about their experiences growing up in Hollywood in CR’s upcoming show “Weird Kids.” “Weird Kids,” presented as a podcast-style conversation

Behind the ‘Sickening’ Collapse of Technicolor and Why Its Failure Is Sending Shockwaves Through the VFX Industry 

Disney’s first feature-length color animated movie, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” opened in Technicolor in 1937, and the company came full circle when Technicolor’s flagship visual effects company MPC was called upon to create effects on Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the classic. But the timing

‘The Monkey’ Effects Supervisor Talks Adam Scott’s Flame Thrower Obsession, the Brutal Pool Explosion and Osgood Perkins’ Visceral Brand of Filmmaking: It’s Like ‘Robert Zemeckis With a Little Drop of Acid’

Is dying funny? Well, the short answer is no. But the long answer is it could be. Just ask visual effects supervisor Edward J. Douglas. While working on Osgood Perkins’ latest horror romp, “The Monkey,” he was often told to crank up the humor on

Ben Stiller Asked Barack Obama to Be in ‘Severance’; Obama Replied in an Email: I’m a ‘Big Fan’ but There’s ‘No Time in My Schedule’

Keanu Reeves has an uncredited voice role in “Severance,” narrating Lumon’s puppet propaganda video the innies watch in the first episode of Season 2. But the part was originally offered to someone else. “There was one person that I asked before [Keanu Reeves], and he