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Ben Stiller has said in the past that “Zoolander 2″ flopping at the box office was “not a great experience,” but he now admitted on an upcoming episode of David Duchovny’s “Fail Better” podcast (via People) that he was blindsided by the disastrous results that met his 2016 sequel. After all, the original “Zoolander” became one of his most beloved and quoted movies in the years after its 2001 theatrical release.

Nicole Kidman not only gave a to-die-for performance for helmer Gus Van Sant, but also almost seemed to co-direct the feature herself.

Angelina Jolie‘s scrapped “Cleopatra” movie was part romance epic and part “political thriller with assassinations and sex,” according to the movie’s original screenwriter Brian Helgeland. The Oscar-winning actor was set to play the Egyptian queen in a tentpole for Sony Pictures that once courted director David Fincher to helm. It never got off the ground.

It’s impossible to ignore: remakes, reboots, requels, “soft reboots,” reimaginings, and assorted other ways to iterate upon an existing film have become an increasingly large part of the film landscape over the years. They’ve always been there since the literal dawn of cinema (The Great Train Robbery was remade in 1904, barely one year after its original release), but it’s hard to deny that they’ve become much more visible.

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” marks the return of Zachary Levi as the titular superhero, who is a kid in a man’s body. It’s been a while since we last saw our Shazamily, and the kids are growing up. Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer, and Adam Brody as his super counterpart) is doing a little solo work, while Billy (Asher Angel and Levi) is working to grow as a leader.

Jonathan Krisel, I choose you! A sequel to 2019’s live-action film “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu” is in the works at Legendary Entertainment, and the studio is in talks with the “Portlandia” co-creator Krisel to direct, IndieWire has confirmed. Chris Galletta (“The Kings of Summer”) wrote the script based on the original film directed by Rob Letterman. However, a source tells IndieWire that no other talent deals have closed yet, including for Ryan Reynolds, who voiced the beloved yellow, electric mouse Pokemon in the original film.

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