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By Brandon Jones On Friday, February 21st, 2020
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Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is a fun ride through a fantasy world to deal with real life trials

Pixar’s new film, Onward, combines several elements of the buddy film, a “coming of age” story and a fantasy/gaming picture. Like their other projects, Pixar masters the use of humor, beautiful More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, January 16th, 2020
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Robert Downey Jr can’t make ‘Dolittle’ interesting

Universal tapped into Robert Downey Jr. to develop a Doctor Dolittle project with high-priced visual effects and a talented cast of actors to voice Dolittle’s menagerie of critters. The result; however, is More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
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New ‘Onward’ trailer, poster teases new Pixar film, set for March

Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” introduces two teenage elf brothers (voices of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a More...

By The Dispatch On Sunday, February 17th, 2019
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‘Ma’ trailer teases new Blumhouse project with Octavia Spencer

Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager More...

By Jinkie Barendse On Thursday, January 5th, 2017
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Ellen Degeneres cancels Gospel singer Kim Burrell’s appearance over sermon against homosexuality

Ellen Degeneres has cancelled a scheduled appearance on her talk show by Gospel singer Kim Burrell, after a video of the singer preaching against homosexuality last week was posted online, provoking a backlash. In More...

By Stephen Nevets On Friday, September 9th, 2016
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Shailene Woodley saying no to ‘Divergent’ TV series

Shailene Woodley, the star of the first three Divergent films, is distancing herself from the Divergent franchise’s potential future on the small screen after a box office disaster. In a new interview with Screen More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, March 25th, 2016
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‘Allegiant’ is a weak and somber filler in the ‘Divergent’ series

Some fans will blame Twilight, the first franchise to adapt the third book into two films to exploit fans at the box office, but Allegiant proves that the Divergent series can plod worse than the tension between More...

By Sierra Jones On Monday, March 21st, 2016
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‘Allegiant’ tanks as ‘Zootopia’ win tops box office, ‘Miracles From Heaven’ opens strong

Disney’s animated hit Zootopia has claimed a top box office spot for the third straight weekend in a row, topping Allegiant, the third film in the Divergent series. With an estimated $38+ million this weekend, More...

By Stephen Nevets On Thursday, March 17th, 2016
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Mekhi Phifer says ‘Divergent’ series represents everyone

Days ahead of The Divergent Series: Allegiant — Part 1 star Mekhi Phifer reflected on his time as part of the Divergent series. “I love anything that really pushes the envelope as far as where it takes your More...

By Zach Jones On Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
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Shailene Woodley stars in the new ‘Allegiant’ trailer

Tapping into the release of The 5th Wave, the studio wanted to promote another young adult franchise, The Divergent Series: Allegiant. Allegiant continues the story of Tris (Shailene Woodley) and the rest of her More...

By Zach Jones On Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015
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Shailene Woodley, Theo James ‘hug’ in new ‘Allegiant’ posters

Divergent fans can rejoice as March is approaching quickly and that means another installment of the popular series following Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James). Titled The Divergent series: Allegiant, More...

By Stephen Nevets On Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
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‘The Divergent Series: Ascendant’ delayed until summer 2017, ‘Power Rangers’ to face off with ‘The Mummy’

Lionsgate is shuffling their schedule with a Power Rangers‘ film being delayed two months to March, which in turn bumps The Divergent Series: Ascendant to a summer.  Variety dropped the news that Power Rangers More...

By The Dispatch On Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ trailer shows animals in action, set for March release

Disney releases a new trailer for Zootopia. The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot More...

By Stephen Nevets On Monday, November 2nd, 2015
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‘Allegiant’ trailer highlights action, staying faithful to the book

Tthe first teaser trailer for The Divergent Series: Allegiant showcased a lot of action, fueled the fan frenzy from readers of the novel and still promised to follow the book. At the end of the Insurgent novel, More...

By Guest Author On Monday, July 20th, 2015
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‘Maze Runner’ Fans Rejoice as ‘The Scorch Trials’ Will Be Here Soon

Is it just me, or does it seem like every year a new young adult trilogy is converted into another summer blockbuster? It not only seems that way, it’s the truth. Hot on the heels of The Hunger Games and Divergent More...

By Sierra Jones On Friday, April 17th, 2015
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Insurgent Movie Review: ‘exciting’ but overrated

The Divergent saga is continued in the exciting sequel “Insurgent”. Starring Shailene Woodley as Tris and Theo James as Four, this action-packed movie will keep both fans of the books and skeptics entertained. More...

By Stephen Nevets On Friday, March 20th, 2015
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‘Allegiant’ part one films in May, ‘mind blowing’ as Theo James, Miles Teller talks

As the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, arrives in theaters, the third film in the franchise, Allegiant, is set to film in May with the cast, Theo James and Miles Teller, still in the dark on many of the details. Producer More...

By Stephen Nevets On Friday, March 20th, 2015
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‘Frozen’ star Josh Gad joins ‘Beauty and the Beast’ film with Kevin Kline, films in May

Disney will continue to produce live-action versions of their classic films, Dumbo with Tim Burton, and the hit Beauty and the Beast is set to film in May as the cast continues to shape up. Among that newly added More...

By Stephen Nevets On Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
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Sequel News: ‘GI Joe 3’ villains, ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Insurgent’ goes ‘virtual’

As the movie season moves past the Oscars, there are a few bits worth noting: Frozen fans getting a tease with the new short, GI Joe 3 villain rumors heat up and the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, drops a virtual More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
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Shailene Woodley’s Tris fights back in final ‘Insurgent’ trailer

Lionsgate dropped a new Insurgent trailer ahead of the film’s release at the end of March. Shailene Woodley’s Tris, fights back in new footage and hopefully excites fans to turn out for the Divergent More...

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