“Flesh-and-blood actors have many physical limitations, which means that adapting cartoons for the big screen in a live-action format runs the risk of diminishing their zaniness and elasticity. John Goodman’s career offers two different examples of how a cartoon adaptation can succeed or fail.” Read more at Inverse Drew Barrymore’s Ever After is the perfect modern adaptation of Cinderella. Read more at The A.V. Club We kind of wish the Marvel’s Squirrel Girl series actually got to see the light of day. “In 20 years, Marvel has gone from flailing comics publisher to ubiquitous pop culture presence. Thanks to the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio has expanded into every possible medium, from film and television to video games to books to (of course) comics. And while Marvel has seen enormous critical and financial success, not all of its ideas make it from development to the screen.” Read more at The Mary Sue Candyman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reveals he’s officially playing Morpheus in the 4th Matrix movie. Read more at Gizmodo If you haven’t already, it’s time to seriously consider buying a PlayStation with all the exciting new titles Sony just announced. “Sony held a PS5 showcase today. It announced new games there. It showed some more footage of the ones it had already revealed. There were big name drops, the occasional dud, and a lot of CGI. In other words: a completely standard video game marketing event. Against the backdrop of the past year under a pandemic, however, it was like watching a press event from the before times.” Read more at Kotaku The new Dungeons and Dragons adaptation is set to be “thrilling as hell” according to one of its stars. Read more at Collider
