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The Internet Wonders if Jack Black Could Replace Marvel Star Chris Pratt in Everything

It’s been, ohh, maybe a week tops since Twitter last spent a solid amount of time dunking on Chris Pratt, but in the latest round of “wailing on Chris Pratt for [insert valid and not-so-valid reasons]” the platform’s users have posited that Pratt could easily be replaced by School of Rock star Jack Black in any role he’s inhabited to date. Why? Well, why not? It’s Twitter. The wealthy Pratt, who married Arnie’s daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger in 2019, has starred in a string of major blockbusters, including Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame, Jurassic World and The Lego Movie,…
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Star Wars Cassian Andor Series Taps Director Toby Haynes to Replace Tony Gilroy

Toby Haynes, the director best known for the brilliant “USS Callister” episode from Black Mirror season 4, will helm the Star Wars Cassian Andor Disney+ series, taking over from Rogue One writer Tony Gilroy, who is still set to serve as showrunner. THR reports Haynes was tapped to take over directing duties due to Gilroy’s “concerns about traveling from New York to the U.K., where the series will shoot, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.” Diego Luna is set to reprise his role as Rebel spy Cassian Andor in this Rogue One spinoff, with Alan Tudyk, Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Denise…
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Indiana Jones 5: James Mangold Tapped to Replace Steven Spielberg as Director

Ford v Ferrari and Logan director James Mangold is in talks to replace Steven Spielberg as the director of Indiana Jones 5, according to Variety. The outlet reports that the deal isn’t set in stone yet, but that it was Spielberg’s decision to step away from the director’s chair in order to give another director a chance to bring a new perspective to the sequel. Spielberg will instead remain on the project as a “hands-on” producer. This will be the first Indiana Jones movie not directed by Spielberg.  Mangold is an exciting new addition to the franchise, having already cut his teeth on big blockbuster franchises like…
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