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Total Recall Screenwriter Alleges Disney Plagiarized Zootopia, Files Lawsuit

Total Recall Screenwriter Alleges Disney Plagiarized Zootopia, Files Lawsuit

New York Daily News

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Gary Goldman, a screenwriter known for his work on films like Total Recall and Big Trouble in Little China is suing Disney for alleged plagiarism. According to Goldman’s lawsuit, Disney stole his idea for their 2016 smash hit Zootopia from him after they rejected his initial pitch of the film. 

In his suit, filed Tuesday with the…

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The Beat Returns With Season Two Of The Get Down

The Beat Returns With Season Two Of The Get Down

Netflix

With a series of announcements, Netflix also released a new trailer for The Get Down: Part II. The musical drama focuses on the music scene in the 1970s, detailing the transition from disco to hip-hop as told by aspiring teenagers from the Bronx. It focuses on two rising groups, The Get Down Brothers, led by Ezekiel Figuero, and The Soul Madonnas, lead by Mylene Cruz. It is created by Aca…

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Snoop Dogg Mocks President Donald Trump In New Video

Snoop Dogg Mocks President Donald Trump In New Video

Courtesy of Celebuzz

Snoop Dogg is not clowning around anymore.

The rapper’s music video for his and Kaytranada’s “Lavender (Nightfall Remix)” song is about the racial divide within the United States. He sits down with Billboard to explain his inspiration for the single.

“It’s a lot of clown sh-t going on that we could just sit and talk on the phone all day about, but it’s a few issuesthat we…

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Eragon Has More Story To Be Told And Needs A Reboot

Eragon Has More Story To Be Told And Needs A Reboot

John Jude Palencar and Christopher Paolini

Not many people liked the Eragon (2006) movie. Let’s face it. Although there was and still is a huge fan base for the Inheritance Cycle series of books, the movie adaptation just fell flat, especially for the strongly devoted followers of the character. I was fortunate enough to be only halfway through the Eragon book at the time, so I actually enjoyed…

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The 100: 04x07, Gimme Shelter

The 100: 04×07, Gimme Shelter

CW

Black rain, death and tough decisions? The 100 has passed the midway point of the season with no sign of slowing down.

‘Gimme Shelter’ Recap

After everything that occurred on last week’s episode, Octavia has departed from Arkadia and is followed by a now displaced Ilian. Octavia isn’t too keen on being tracked (even if he wanted to help) but when lightning, thunder and even a little black rain…

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New California Bill May Potentially Promote HIV Exposure

New California Bill May Potentially Promote HIV Exposure

Vibe

Most will agree that having unprotected sex is a choice. This is also what some legislators in California have concluded.

A new California bill may spearhead the exposure of more people to HIV because those who knowingly expose a partner without telling them about their disease may not be charged with a felony. This would also apply to those who donate semen or blood without informing the…

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Explore The Coral Reef And Save The Animals In DiverCity

Explore The Coral Reef And Save The Animals In DiverCity

Sphere Games

DiverCity is a upcoming co-operative board game from designer Maxime Tardif (BrilliAnts). Players act as scuba divers attempting to preserve the coral reef and its wildlife from greedy industry tycoons who have come to the reef to construct oil rigs and build resorts. Players will work together to explore the reef and save species from extinction. Save enough species before industry…

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Iconic Rock And Roll Pioneer Chuck Berry Dies At 90

Iconic Rock And Roll Pioneer Chuck Berry Dies At 90

NBC News

According to a number of recent reports, including a story from The New York Times, legendary rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry has passed away at 90 years old. No foul play is suspected and his death was determined to be of natural causes.

While global superstars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles are usually the ones receiving all the credit for bringing rock music mainstream, it would…

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Marvel's Iron Fist Season 1 Review: Decent But Not Amazing

Marvel’s Iron Fist Season 1 Review: Decent But Not Amazing

hypebeast.com

There are spoilers here, so be aware! While some people were out drinking green beer, others spent their St. Patrick’s Day binging Marvel’s newest Netflix show, Iron Fist. The show dropped fully on March 17th, to mixed reviews. I’m sure you heard backlash from fans regarding Danny Rand’s race, but I don’t want to touch on that too much here. I didn’t read the comics but according to…

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Former Power Rangers Actor Pleads Guilty To Killing Roommate With Sword

Former Power Rangers Actor Pleads Guilty To Killing Roommate With Sword

Mirror

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Ricardo Medina, who formerly played the Red Ranger on the 2002 children’s television series Power Rangers Wild Force, has pleaded guilty to stabbing his roommate to death with a sword. Medina claimed he was acting in self-defense against his roommate, Joshua Sutter, following a heated argument the two men had on the night of  January 31, 2015.

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The Top 5 Guitar Riffs By Jerry Cantrell

The Top 5 Guitar Riffs By Jerry Cantrell

When discussing the greatest rock guitarists in history, names like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Eddie Van Halen are frequently found at the top of the list. However, there exists a number of excellent guitarists from all different decades. One of them is lead guitarist, founder, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter Jerry Cantrell, of Alice in Chains.

Many will agree that Cantrell was and is the…

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Florida Attorney Amaris Ayala Refuses Governor Order For Death Penalty

Florida Attorney Amaris Ayala Refuses Governor Order For Death Penalty

Florida Politics

Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced that her office would not take “the death penalty in any cases” after Governor Rick Scott said he wanted Markeith Loyd prosecuted for killing a police officer. Ayala, the first black female prosecutor in Florida, claimedshe reviewed the case and concluded “that there is no evidence to show that imposing the death penalty improves…

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New Director And Cast For Girl in the Spider's Nest

New Director And Cast For Girl in the Spider’s Nest

Columbia Pictures

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, released in 2011, will be getting a sequel. However, director David Fincher will not be returning. Sony Pictures has hired Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead) to direct the sequel titled The Girl in the Spider’s Nest. Sony expects to have the sequel ready for an October 2018 release.

Also not returning to the sequel are stars Rooney Mara and…

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The Red Nose Day Love Actually Teaser Trailer Is Here

The Red Nose Day Love Actually Teaser Trailer Is Here

Universal/Cosmopolitan

We all love Love Actually and now the sequel for Red Nose Day is coming to us soon! And now we have a teaser trailer to get us excited! Red Nose Actually is part of the Children in Need special on the BBC this March 24th and we’re excited about it! The makeshift sequel goes back to check in on all our favorites from the original movie! From Liam Neeson to Hugh Grant, most…

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Despicable Me 3: New Trailer Talk

Despicable Me 3: New Trailer Talk

Illumination

Attention my Minions! The latest Despicable Me 3 trailer just dropped and it looks hilarious! While the first trailer gave a large share of its screen time to the new rock star villain, Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), this particular trailer relies on one large plot point that up until now we didn’t know about: Gru (Steve Carell) has a twin brother named Dru! And surprise, he’s played…

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Dave Franco And Alison Brie Got Married And We're Happy For Them!

Dave Franco And Alison Brie Got Married And We’re Happy For Them!

Glamour

For many, news that Alison Brie and Dave Franco were dating confused us all, but we love them both, especially now that they’re finally married! 

While there is not much news at this time, it has been reported that they weren’t going to stick to the normal wedding traditions. In an interview, Franco even said that he might not even have a best man!  The two, famous for their comedy work,…

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Aquaman Release Moved To December 2018

Aquaman Release Moved To December 2018

ScreenGeek

Sorry DC fans, looks like you’ll have to wait a little bit longer to see Jason Momoa become Aquaman. The movie, which was originally supposed to come out in November 2018, has been pushed back two months and is now slated for December of that same year.

But the December release may prove a better strategyfor the Warner Bros film, since it means the studio has faith the fans will…