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Warner Bros’ Joker has become the most profitable comic book movie ever. The Joaquin Phoenix-starring thriller has been shattering the box office left and right. Earlier this week, the film was reportedly on track to achieve $1 billion at the box office. Joker released over a month ago, and is still making headlines. The film has garnered varied responses, even dividing Oscar voters. One common point of agreement is Phoenix’s performance as the title character....

Jonathan Van Ness from Queer Eye is the first non-female on Cosmopolitan UK’s cover in more than three decades. The cover is being praised for its bold display of non-binary beauty and fashion-forwardness. Van Ness dons a sherbet-colored gown designed by Christian Siriano. He accessorizes his cover look with sports socks and vintage-inspired Nike trainers. Inside the publication, Van Ness models other vibrant looks including a floral dress with patent-leather combat boots....

With the highly anticipated release of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum comes a return to the intriguing world of hired assassins that is the hallmark of the John Wick franchise. Now a trilogy of films, the franchise has always been characterized by stunning cinematography and innovative action sequences, as well as intricate world building populated by memorable people. From Winston, the unflappable manager of the luxury Continental hotel for assassins, to Aurelio, the chop shop mechanic who fixed John Wick’s prized car, these are characters who add depth and complexity to John Wick’s world....

Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera says Joker will be a definite Oscar contender this year. The film premiered in Venice this past weekend, where it received widespread critical praise and was proclaimed a game-changer for comic book adaptations. Joaquin Phoenix’s transformative performance as the Clown Prince of Crime earned raves across the board, and some people used the word “masterpiece” to describe Joker’s hauntingly dark origin story for its titular character....

Joker director Todd Phillips says he would like to see a film about Batman set in the same big screen version of Gotham City as his own DC movie. Phillips’ extremely popular (and more than a little divisive) comic book adaptation actually sets the stage for the rise of the Caped Crusader during its own third act. The film climaxes with a riot breaking out in Gotham, spurred on by its protagonist, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), having murdered talk show host Murray Franklin (Robert DeNiro) on-air....

While Sam Raimi and Marc Webb’s respective Spider-Man franchise had their many ups and downs, Sony Pictures was still determined to have a working franchise going. After years of fans hoping for the web-slinger to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony and Marvel eventually agreed to a team-up which would allow Spider-Man to appear in the Avengers universe. With Tom Holland taking on the role in the MCU, we have seen a young Peter Parker take part in several Avengers films as well as star in his own franchise....

Hellcat’s enhanced abilities are on display in a new set video from Jessica Jones season 3. One of the biggest reveals to come out of the sophomore season of Krysten Ritter’s solo Marvel Netflix show was the evolution of Trish Walker. Rachael Taylor debuted as the former pop star in season one, and they laid the foundation for her eventual heroic turn. Trish ended up resorting to drastic measures to ensure that may one day happen....

Joaquin Phoenix wanted Joker to include end-credits footage. A tradition that has become commonplace for movie adaptations of comic books, and even other film genres, post-credit scenes are usually employed as a tease for future installments of a film franchise. But they’ve also been utilized in other ways over the years, either as a way to relieve tension or to sneak in a big surprise. One of the more recent examples of this, Spider-Man: Far From Home, had two of the most game-changing post-credit scenes to date....

Earning a technology degree or completing an apprenticeship can prepare you for a variety of jobs that minimally involve writing. In fact, some of them pay up to $80,000 annually within a few years! Read on to learn about the top jobs that don’t require strong writing skills. (However, of course, no job requires zero writing.) Ranking method For our ranking methodology, we drew upon data from ONET and the U....

Johnny Depp has had a pretty remarkable career in Hollywood. Though his movie-star looks made him an easy choice to be the next big heartthrob, Depp steered away from those roles early in his career, taking on more unusual projects. That penchant for daring choices surprisingly made him one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Though behind-the scenes-drama has led to Depp’s career faltering in recent years, he has created many fun and eccentric characters over the years through unusual costumes, voices, and mannerisms....

Director of Joker Todd Phillips was inspired to upload pictures of himself and lead actor Joaquin Phoenix after watching Phoenix accept his Oscar for the role. Joker stirred up a lot of controversy and mixed reactions. Some viewers were put off by the gun violence that shook them to their core in a much more realistic way than superpower-based violence. Others applauded the movie for tackling the serious issues around guns and what happens when they end up in the wrong hands....

We’ve been posting images of various items designed by Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design Jony Ive and designer & friend Marc Newson for an upcoming (Product) RED charity auction scheduled for November 23 at Sotheby’s New York. The latest was an aluminium Leica M camera designed by the pair, and today we get a look at a one-of-a-kind red next-generation Mac Pro listed on the Sotheby’s website. The red Mac Pro is expected to bring in 40,000 — 60,000 USD at the auction....

Jay Z suggested in an interview with Billboard that Jimmy Iovine had tried to lure away top-selling artists from his newly-relaunched streaming music service, Tidal, but that he wasn’t angry about it. Iovine had reputedly offered more up-front cash to Tidal artists who agreed to do a deal with Apple. The rap and hip-hop star said that he had initially hoped to work in cooperation with Iovine, having “talked to every single service,” but had apparently been rebuffed … I think that’s just his competitive nature, and I don’t know if he’s looking at the bigger picture: That it’s not about me and it’s not about him; it’s about the future of the music business....

The current wave of live-action Disney remakes began with 2014’s Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie in a complete reboot of the Sleeping Beauty mythos. The film proved to be a surprise box office success to the tune of over $758 million worldwide, thus ushering in the new era of Disney revivals. Five years later, a sequel arrived, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which takes the story in a brand new direction under the direction of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales co-director, Joachim Rønning....

According to THR, Krasinski was on-hand for a special pre-screening of Jack Ryan at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival this weekend, where he described the character - portrayed in his early years as an up-and-coming CIA analyst - as a super-charged version of his every man character Jim Halpert. Ryan is a superhero, Krasinski says, but a superhero that’s based on “real people.” He says: On top of that, it appears that Krasinski plans on making the series one that everybody can relate to, which is becoming more of a rarity in the new age of political divisiveness in America....

One of the biggest surprises to come out of 2014 was the return of Keanu Reeves as a formidable action star. His role in The Matrix films made him one of the biggest at the turn of the millennium, but he could never quite reach that level of fame again. That is until John Wick hit theaters and Reeves let audiences and the Tarasov’s know that he is in fact back....

The Killing Joke is Outdated For one, it’s the story that made the paralysis of the once and future Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, canon - a decision that remains controversial to this day. What felt so fresh in the 1980s has now become overused and emotionally simplistic. The story was designed to work as a one-off but has been appropriated and paid homage to so many times that its character and structural weaknesses have only been exacerbated with time....

Wally West won’t be the only speedster aboard the Waverider in this season of Legends of Tomorrow. Violett Beane’s Jesse Quick will guest star in an upcoming episode. Details of her role on the show have yet to be revealed. Jesse Wells, the daughter of Earth-2’s Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh), debuted in season 2 of The Flash and spent much of the season as a captive of Zoom. After being rescued, Jesse came to live on Earth-1 with Team Flash and developed super speed....

Key highlights of Jamf’s JNUC 2022 announcements include: “The focus of this year’s JNUC is simplifying the management and security of devices used for work. In order to do this, we are asking Jamf Nation two questions: do your users love the technology they are using for work, and do your IT and security teams trust that technology? Our focus at Jamf is to ensure the answer to both of those questions is a resounding ‘yes’, with something we call Trusted Access,” said Dean Hager, CEO of Jamf....

For everyone that binged season 1 of the Marvel/Netflix team up show Jessica Jones, season 2’s expected 2017 air date is a long haul wait away. The comic giant and streaming service currently have a several pronged, interconnecting melange of superhero shows in the works, culminating with a combined Defenders series, due to film back to back with Jessica Jones season 2 next year. So there is much to look forward to....