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As the entertainment industry exponentially expands, so does its constant coverage — blogs, podcasts, YouTube shows, and magazines to cover every episode, casting announcement, trailer, and movie release that happens during the course of the week.
Add in all of those “New On Netflix This Week” articles out there and the influx of information for the average pop culture nerd can become overwhelming.
But what if someone fixed that? What if someone compiled all of the must-see trailers, all of the trendiest rumors, all of the pending release dates, all of the most-fuego latest gear into one easy-to-consume article?
What if the hero we deserve and the hero we need is actually just a weekly entertainment newsletter?
Wonder no more, because The Hot Box Office is here.
News & Rumor Roundup
–Deadpool 3 will be reportedly released in 2022. [read more]
-Reviewing and recapping episode 2 of The Mandalorian. [read more]
-Christian Bale revealed why Christopher Nolan never made a fourth Batman film. [read more]
-Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot tweet their support of the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. [read more]
“What’s Dropping Slime?”
21 Bridges – Friday, November 22
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Friday, November 22
Frozen II – Friday, November 22
The Mandalorian (Episode 3, Disney+) – Friday, November 22
2019 American Music Awards – Sunday, November 24
Trailers & Tings
6 Underground Official Trailer #2
David Harbour reveals he didn’t think Stranger Things was going to be a hit
Brad Pitt & Adam Sandler: Actors on Actors
The Census – Last Week Tonight
Classic Sitcom Moment of the Week
The Bluth family doing their chicken dance – Arrested Development
Throwback Watch of the Week
Iron Man
Official Synopsis: “A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit and upends his captors. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and uses it to combat crime and terrorism.”
Our Review: Released just months before The Dark Knight, Iron Man — similarly to the iconic Batman tale — played a part in reshaping the future of Hollywood.
In the 11 years since the release of Iron Man, the entertainment industry has seen a massive shift towards “universe building” and that’s all off the back of Iron Man‘s success. Without the sweeping critical and commercial success of Iron Man, it’s very likely that the MCU (and the various other cinematic franchises) we all know and love today does not exist.
Pitch perfect in terms of tone, pacing, and style, Iron Man took the character of Tony Stark — who was generally a B-lister in terms of Marvel heroes, especially when compared to the likes of Spider-Man and the X-Men — and made him an A-lister.
Featuring a career-defining performance from Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man not only gave birth to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it likely shaped the generation of film making that followed.
Pop-Culture Must-Cops
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Eric is a New York City-based writer who still isn’t quite sure how he’s allowed to have this much fun for a living and will tell anyone who listens that Gotham City is canonically in New Jersey. Contact him on Twitter @eric_ital or via email eric@brobible.com