Trivia: This will mark Samuel L. Jackson's 12th time portraying Nick Fury in film, giving him the record for the most times an actor has portrayed a comic book character in the medium.
Phaneron
28th Jul 2023
The Marvels (2023)
24th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This is the first Christopher Nolan film since 2000's Memento not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Nolan's partnership with the studio soured over his dissatisfaction with their decision to release new films on HBO Max on the same day as their theatrical releases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
24th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This is the first Christopher Nolan-directed film since 2002's Insomnia in which Michael Caine does not appear.
20th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This film, combined with Barbie, became an internet phenomenon, dubbed "Barbenheimer", due to the fact that the two films were released on the same day, with some filmgoers opting to see the movies together as a double feature for no other reason than their vastly different subject matter.
20th Jul 2023
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Trivia: After 24 years and 10 appearances, this film will mark the first time Hugh Jackman will don Wolverine's classic yellow and blue costume.
1st Jul 2023
Secret Invasion (2023)
1st Jul 2023
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Trivia: This is just the second film to feature the character of Matt Murdock aka Daredevil, and both films happen to feature Jon Favreau in a supporting role. According to Charlie Cox, this film had a deleted scene in which Happy Hogan is giving a deposition and states his memory is a little foggy, a reference to Murdock's law partner, Foggy Nelson, whom Favreau played in 2003's Daredevil.
1st Jul 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Trivia: SPOILER: The movie reveals that Indy and Marion's son, Mutt, was killed while serving in Vietnam. Shia LeBeouf, who played Mutt in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with his performance in the film, much to the chagrin of both Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg. That, coupled with the negative fan reception of his character/performance, are likely the reasons that LeBeouf did not return for this film.
1st Jul 2023
Dreamgirls (2006)
Trivia: Eddie Murphy, who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for this film at the Academy Awards, reportedly stormed out of the building after losing the award to Alan Arkin.
30th Jun 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
28th Jun 2023
The Flash (2023)
Trivia: According to Kevin Smith, Christian Bale was repeatedly offered the cameo role of Bruce Wayne that ultimately ended up being played by George Clooney, but he wasn't interested.
25th Jun 2023
Seinfeld (1990)
Trivia: Of the four main actors, Jason Alexander is the only one who did not win an Emmy for his participation in the series. Jerry Seinfeld won one as a producer in 1993 for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards each won in the acting category.
25th Jun 2023
The Flash (2023)
25th Jun 2023
Beetlejuice (1988)
Trivia: A sequel to this film spent decades in development hell before finally going into production in 2023, with Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara all returning.
22nd Jun 2023
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
22nd Jun 2023
House of the Dragon (2022)
Trivia: This episode marks the first onscreen appearance of Storm's End, the seat of House Baratheon. It was regularly mentioned in Game of Thrones, but never seen.
18th Jun 2023
The Flash (2023)
Trivia: SPOILER: After Barry returns to his timeline, he discovers Bruce Wayne looks different, as he is now portrayed by George Clooney instead of Ben Affleck. In addition to being a nod to Clooney's portrayal from Batman and Robin, this could also be a sly way of removing Affleck from the DCEU, as he became disinterested in continuing to portray the character after Justice League.
18th Jun 2023
The Flash (2023)
Trivia: SPOILER: Nicolas Cage has a cameo in this film as an alternate version of Superman fighting a giant spider. This is a nod to the cancelled film "Superman Lives", which would have starred Cage and been directed by Tim Burton. The giant spider was part of the script at the insistence of producer Jon Peters, who finally got to make use of the idea in Wild Wild West.
18th Jun 2023
The Sandlot (1993)
Trivia: The cast reunited, with the exception of Mike Vitar, and were honored at a Los Angeles Dodgers game in 2018 as part of the film's 25th anniversary. They were also honored at a game for the Salt Lake Bees, a minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels (some of the movie was filmed in Salt Lake City).
13th Jun 2023
Inception (2010)
Trivia: Elliot Page, who was known as Ellen Page at the time of making this film, suffered a shingles outbreak caused from the stress of making the film and was worried about being replaced by Keira Knightley. Page also suffered a panic attack at the film's Paris premiere.
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