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1 week ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Another Simple Favor is a dark comedy mystery film and a sequel to the 2018 film A Simple Favor. Debuting on Prime Video at the start of the month, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick both reprised their roles along with a whole new star-studded cast. Currently rated at 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has been gaining traction for all the wrong reasons.
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1 week ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have been engaged since December 11th 2024, sharing the exciting news to her 420 million Instagram followers with the caption: “forever begins now.”Yet there seems to be some trouble in paradise with an alleged rumour that Blanco subscribed to one of Gomez’s close friends on OnlyFans. Long-time friend and former assistant, Theresa Marie Mingus, was also a business partner to Gomez.
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2 weeks ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Sinners has been hitting headlines all week for its originality and is already hailed as one of the best films of the year. Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler have worked together five times now, including Creed in 2015 and Black Panther in 2018. A vampire horror-thriller film, Sinners has its fair share of blood and violence, much to Jordan’s dismay.
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3 weeks ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
On April 15th, Katy Perry, along with Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, Aishae Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn went to space on Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin space craft. The pop singer and her fellow attendants on the first all-female space launch have faced ruthless criticism over the expedition. Many are slamming the singer over her past warnings and comments about climate change, to go and then participate in something like this.
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1 month ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Johnny Depp once worked on what would become Heath Ledger’s last movie before passing away during production, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, released in 2009. Before that, he had his iconic role as the Joker in Cristopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008). After the film had been completed, Depp made the decision to give his earnings to Ledger’s daughter, Matilda, to help support the family after the actor’s untimely death.
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1 month ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
With the announcement that¬†Shrek 5¬†will come out next year, 16 years after the last instalment, many older fans have been rewatching the films. The Shrek saga is known for its outward humour and difference from typical kids’ films, but some of their jokes aren’t necessarily for kids. Shrek, played by Mike Myers, is accompanied by Donkey (Eddie Murphey) as they travel to save Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in the first film.
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1 month ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Amanda Seyfried, known for her iconic roles in Mamma Mia! and Mean Girls, admitted to her apprehension about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although offered the role by Director James Gunn and Marvel Studios, the actress ultimately decided to decline. Seyfried shared that her insight into extensive make-up and costume that went into Marvel characters wasn’t appealing, as she knew actors from X-Men through a mutual connection and the processes they had to go through.
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1 month ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Jon Bernthal first appeared as the gritty Punisher in the original Daredevil series in 2016. With the approval and love for his character, his own spin-off series, The Punisher, kickstarted in 2017 with two seasons. However, although he embraced the role nearly ten years ago, he wasn’t always thrilled with the idea. Initially, he turned down returning as Frank Castle because of how Daredevil: Born Again wanted to portray the character.
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2 months ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
The animated Beauty and the Beast came out in 1991, 34 years ago, and has since been a Disney classic along with the likes of Cinderella and Snow White. The film is such a classic that it had a star-studded live-action remake in 2017, starring Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thomson, Stanley Tucci, Luke Evans, and Dan Stevens. However, a lecturer at the University of East Anglia in Humanities argues that the classic is actually a bad message and a risk to viewers.
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2 months ago | 
coveredgeekly.com | Abi Woosey
Hero Fiennes Tiffin, whose first appearance as Tom Riddle at 11 years old, says he would happily reprise the role. Now 27 years old, the actor and producer has shared that he would be open to going back to the wizarding world. “I would 100% be open to coming back as any character in the HBO Harry Potter series.”The star, who is more recently known for his role as Hardin Scott in the five-part After series, considered returning for the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
