At the beginning of summer, I had a touch of cautious optimism regarding the semblance of a "summer movie season" (unlike my very smart colleague Matt Goldberg). NATO set forth promising numbers about theaters reopening. AMC Theaters listened to its public and required masks to enter. Tenet was moved -- sorry, "inverted" -- just a few weeks later in July. The country seemed to reach some kind of compromise regarding "sort of reopening mid-July." But now... well, the data ain't looking good. Tenet has been moved again -- sorry, "inverted" again -- to the last day of July. And another huge summer …
Get your first look at the invaders in the live-action Mulan.
Disney has released the very first Mulan teaser trailer, for the studio’s upcoming live-action remake of the beloved 1998 animated film. The story tells the epic adventure of a fearless young woman who masquerades as a man in order to fight Northern Invaders attacking China. It is of course based on the original Disney movie, but at its foundation the story is based on the narrative poem The Ballad of Mulan. Niki Caro (Whale Rider) directs this live-action update, which finds Liu Yifei (The Forbidden Kingdom) filling the title role of Hua Mulan and anchoring an entirely …