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The ever-persistent fan theory of Phil Connors’ buying insurance to break his Groundhog Day curse adds a layer of meta-commentary to a movie that already has so much to say. It’s an undeniably fascinating idea that viewers have not only latched on to but have gone on to mold interpretations of their own. 

Redditor u/burghguy3 replied to the aforementioned thread, stating that they’ve always been a fan of the theory. However, the user also believes that along with Ned, the lovable news reporter Rita (Andie MacDowell) is an equally important part of the proceedings.»My own head-cannon is that the ‘deal with the devil’ Phil makes isn’t to escape the loop, it’s for the love of Rita,» the user stated. «Ned wants his narcissistic sense of self-importance … By purchasing Ned’s insurance, Phil is symbolically relinquishing his own ego to Ned the devil. In exchange, Phil is rewarded with the true love of another (Rita), as well as riding himself of his own parasitic narcissism.» Rita’s love being a motivation for Phil’s drastic change of heart isn’t all that surprising, but some believe she plays an even deeper role in the context of the theory. 

Redditor u/Freshstocx sees Rita as the antithesis of Ned’s character, commenting, «Actually, Ned is the devil, but Rita is an angel on the other side of Phil’s shoulder. Rita says in the bed that maybe it’s not a curse and she wished she had a thousand lives. ‘It’s all in how you look at it.’ After that night, he begins to do good.» Safe to say, without this crucial awakening, Phil’s story could have ended very differently. 

«The Marvels» didn’t light up the box office, with its $47 million opening weekend being a record low for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While speaking at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit (via CNBC), Disney CEO Bob Iger gave a couple of reasons for why he thinks the film didn’t live up to the franchise’s lofty expectations, noting that it suffered from a lack of oversight while it was in production.

«The Marvels was shot during COVID,» Iger said. «There wasn’t as much supervision on the set, so to speak, where we have executives [that are] really looking over what’s being done day after day after day.»

Iger added that «The Marvels’» box office performance was a wake-up call for the studio. It’s one of the few MCU movies not to gross over $1 billion, having only raked in just over $199 million. As such, Iger believes that the studio needs to have more realistic expectations and not press ahead with developing projects, particularly sequels, for the sake of putting out regular content. Despite the setbacks, «The Marvels» still boasts an 83% fan score on Rotten Tomatoes, suggesting that many people enjoyed the superteam caper.

It’s an interesting hypothesis that Nedry’s hood leads to his undoing, but it might go even further than that. The smart-mouthed keyboard cowboy often wears garish outfits that reflect his belief that he is the brightest person in every scenario. No wonder, then, that the Dilophosaurus would be drawn to him. The park’s most deceitful employee has unknowingly taken the peacock approach (birds did evolve from dinosaurs, after all), cluelessly flashing his colors to a dinosaur that’s in the mood for some action.

When you compare it to other deaths in the film, u/magecatwitharrows’s theory does hold water. For the most part, the victims of dinosaur attacks wear muted and reserved colors. Bob Peck’s Robert Muldoon, for example, might get taken out by some clever girls, but at least his khaki combo and cool hat show he’s smart enough not to attract attention. Ultimately, the work-dodging weasel that is Nedry gets what’s coming to him and loses a can of shaving cream in the process. Serves the hack(er) right.

There’s one very memorable thing about «Ferris Bueller» — its utterly bizarre earworm of a theme song, which feels like a dance club practice run for the «Seinfeld» opening titles. Still, it’s hard not to at least give the TV adaptation credit for chutzpah. Opening with Charlie Schlatter declaring himself the true Ferris and the film a poor fictionalization of his life, this new take on the character puts a chainsaw through a cutout of the movie version before blasting into the first episode.

The remaining 12 outings of «Ferris Bueller» don’t move its characters in any new directions — most of the show’s plots are retrograde sitcom ideas, or repetitive notions scraped up from the film itself. Sloane (Ami Dolenz) and Ferris have an on-again/off-again romance, and Cameron (Brandon Douglas) feels small in his best friend’s shadow. Only one episode –  «Baby You Can’t Drive My Car» — dares to do something unique and has Ferris confront a ghost who doesn’t want him to claim his car.

Unfortunately, the show was creamed in the ratings and by critics when compared to yet another take on the Bueller ethos — «Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,» a Fox sitcom clearly inspired by Ferris’ devil-may-care attitude but which lasted two seasons longer. As for Jennifer Aniston, who only managed to get one spotlight episode for Jeannie before the series was canceled, she would bounce from the B-horror classic «Leprechaun» to the Fox sketch comedy show «The Edge» to the one-season wonder «Muddling Through» before becoming one of America’s favorite «Friends,» finally breaking her Jeannie-esque string of bad luck.

As critically acclaimed as Holland’s tenure has been as Peter Parker, his onscreen adventures seem to serve the greater MCU legacy first. Aside from 2017’s «Spider-Man: Homecoming,» fans have not really gotten a low-level Spidey story that takes place solely in New York City. Throughout the character’s history, readers have resonated with the fact that he’s just a guy struggling to pay rent and go to school, and the ending of «No Way Home» seems to be setting up that chapter. However, the MCU will likely go all in on the Multiverse as it barrels toward «Avengers: Secret Wars,» so perhaps another Multiversal story would somehow tie Spider-Man into that movie. But is it all too much at the same time?

There’s another cinematic «Spider-Man» franchise with the «Spider-Verse» movies, headed by Miles Morales (Shameik Moore). Plus, Sony’s Marvel movies have dabbled with the Multiverse, like the aforementioned «Morbius» scene and Venom (Tom Hardy) briefly getting pulled out of his reality. «Spider-Man 4» could be an opportunity to set back the clock in a way. It can serve as a way to get the character back to basics without feeling the need to tie into many other superheroes.

The Redditor’s theory about «Spider-Man 4» being another cameo-fest is definitely plausible. Sony could bring Hardy’s Venom and other characters from their universe into «Spider-Man 4,» maybe necessitating the return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s variants to assist Holland’s Spidey. One rumor states how Marvel Studios and Sony are fighting about this precise thing, with the former wanting a grounded story and the latter hoping for more Multiverse. Through all this, there could be a way for both parties to be happy.

If you’ve ever wanted a movie that’s equal parts Denzel Washington hanging out in Italy and brutally murdering a 10th of the population of a small town, have we got a movie for you. «The Equalizer 3» doesn’t reinvent the genre, nor does it do much of note for the character that has kept Washington in the game as a relatively solid action star despite the fact that he’s pushing 70. It is, however, a decent send-off for a perfectly fine series of films that consistently pulled off some of the best fight sequences of the late 2010s.

For fans of the previous two installments who have yet to see the third and final film, you should know beforehand that Robert McCall’s last journey is markedly quieter than usual. Director Antoine Fuqua, a fan of Akira Kurosawa, goes for a steady, patient tone that’s closer to that of «Seven Samurai» than «John Wick.» While there’s certainly a lot of blood spilled within its brisk 109-minute runtime, Fuqua is more concerned with exploring how — or, rather, if — a man who has traded in so much violence for much of his life can reach an end that’s not only peaceful and honorable but genuinely happy. 

Whether one agrees with Fuqua’s conclusion will vary from viewer to viewer, but the journey is admirable and even appreciably risky nonetheless. And, as an added bonus, Dakota Fanning’s inclusion makes this the «Man on Fire» reunion we never knew we needed.

If you’re somehow unfamiliar with «I’m Just Ken» — or it’s been a little while since you’ve seen «Barbie» — here’s a quick refresher. As the movie begins, unseen narrator Helen Mirren tells us that Barbie (Margot Robbie) «has a great day every day … but Ken only has a good day if Barbie looks at him.» The movie is stocked with plenty of Kens, but the lead one is played by Ryan Gosling, whose attempts to woo and impress Barbie are played for constant laughs. Then, the two journey to the real world — and Ken has a startling revelation.

Barbie and the audience are shocked when Barbie returns to the matriarchal Barbieland and discovers that Ken has staged a coup, installing a hastily-formed patriarchy and transforming it into his own «Kendom.» Barbie begs for her home back, but Ken stands firm before experiencing another revelation; he feels like he’s nothing compared to Barbie. This is where «I’m Just Ken» comes in, beginning with Ken crooning alone in Barbie’s former bedroom before entering a liminal space where he sings and dances with his fellow Kens … as they collectively wonder if they’ll ever be enough. It’s a clear highlight of the movie — and, not for nothing, the song is incredibly catchy. 

When discussing his unique laser sword on «The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,» Samuel L. Jackson referred to the awesome engraving, explaining it was not something he’d even asked for. «No, they did that because they loved me,» Jackson said. «I didn’t ask for it. When the shoot was over, when they presented it to me, it had ‘BMF’ on the on-off button.» The engraving was a great bit of fan love for one of the actor’s most famous roles, which had him using F-bombs instead of the Force. 

The question is, could he ever reprise the role of Mace Windu regardless of how things went in «Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith»? When asked by Empire about Mace’s exit in the third prequel, Jackson proclaimed, «HE’S NOT DEAD!!!» It might seem unlikely that Mace Windu could live to fight another day, but since Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) somehow returns in «Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker,» why couldn’t the Jedi he killed also come back? When asked what he’d like to do if he returned, Jackson said, «EVERYTHING YES!!» 

Clearly, the Force and the enthusiasm to fire up the purple lightsaber are strong with this one, but should Mace Windu ever find a way back to «Star Wars,» we’ll now know what message is hidden on his elegant weapon from a more civilized age.

While hosting a «Dune: Part Two» discussion for Fandango, Naz Perez discussed Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet’s antics. «I was reading that you guys had to be separated on set because you were having so much fun, and I know you like calling him Chalamala Bing Bong,» Perez said. «Well, my gran calls him Chalamala Bing Bong, so…,» Pugh replied. 

The «Little Women» star was the one who came up with that bit. In a chat with The Guardian in 2018, Pugh revealed that she mistakenly referred to Chalamet by his nickname in person. «I accidentally called him Timothée Chalamala-bing-bong to his face,» she said. «He was like, ‘What?’ And I was like, ‘Nothing!’» Previously, Pugh only privately referred to Chalamet by his fake name in conversations with her grandmother.

Chalamet and Pugh have a great friendship, but the «Wonka» actor also has a surprisingly cute dynamic with his co-star’s grandmother. While speaking with Trending Hollywood at the «Dune 2» premiere in London, Pugh mentioned she brought her grandma to the event. For Chalamet, this was a huge win, as Pugh said, «They have a special relationship.» Chalamet joked that he knew «Granny Pat» before he knew Pugh. 

The eyes are the windows to Jakub’s soul with Adam Sandler, but then you have a situation where Paul Dano has to rely solely on his voice. Paul is completely mesmerizing as Hanuš. In some ways, the vocal performance reminds me of HAL in «2001: A Space Odyssey.» Did you and Paul arrive at the interpretation of the character’s voice together or is it something that he brought in himself?

No, no. I mean, it’s interesting that you bring up HAL. There were a few things … If you look upon it in a bigger sense of it, HAL and Hanuš come from the same well, you know what I mean? As does Yoda, to be honest, and a few other kinds of science fiction-like characters. And to some extent, it is like it’s almost inevitable that you will find certain similarities because in my mind, if you have a 14-billion-year-old character, you would assume that there’s almost a pitch-perfect Zen in that character. Somebody who’s lived since the origin of the universe, whose approach to the universe is like the universe is as it should be, to just understand the concept of that requires a perfect Zen-ness. So, to some extent, it’s like I definitely had no intention of it having a HAL-like likeness, but at the same time, I’m not going to let HAL corrupt who I need Hanuš to be.

So, for me, it was like I wanted a lot of Paul Dano in it, his kind of sort of cadence, apprehensiveness … almost sort of shyness in there. We treated the voice [that way] a little bit because he’s not human, he’s a spider creature. So, there was a little bit of a treatment going on in some of the frequencies of the register to just give it slightly more an airy feel to it. But like always, it’s a collaboration between me as a director and the actor in terms of what it is. But ultimately, I have to be happy with it because if I’m not happy with it, I don’t know what I’m doing. So ultimately, I’m going to have these two in some aspects.

In an interview with Variety, Costner shared some details about the story of «Horizon.» «It’s a really beautiful story; it’s a hard story,» he said. «It really involves a lot of women, to be honest. There are a lot of men in it, too, but the women are really strong in ‘Horizon.’ It’s just them trying to get by every day in a world that was impossibly tough.»

«Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1» and «Chapter 2» will arrive in theaters in short succession. The first installment premieres on June 28, and the second one will follow suit on August 16. Fans can expect a vast story that takes place over several years, and star industry heavyweights from Costner to Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson, and Michael Rooker … along with many, many others. Judging by the trailer, the project also features some amazing imagery that’s worthy of a project with the word «saga» right there in the title.

As mentioned previously, Emily Blunt has done nude scenes in the past, but don’t count on her doing more any time soon. Blunt told People in an interview originally published in 2016 that those days are behind her. «Too racy would be one thing I wouldn’t go for now,» she elaborated. «I’m not so keen on doing nudity, because I’m not 22 anymore.» Granted, Blunt was only 33 at the time of that interview, but it sounds like such scenes just aren’t appealing to her, regardless of age. She continued, «It’s not so much a moral thing as, ‘I’ve done it before and do I really want to do it again?’ Does it serve the film or is it gratuitous and seeing someone’s t*** for the sake of it?»

That reasoning could certainly relate to her shooting down a nude scene in «Sicario.» She doesn’t want to do it if it doesn’t serve a purpose for the film. Of course, that doesn’t mean she’s against sensuality of any kind, as 2023’s «Pain Hustlers» sees her play an exotic dancer who shows off quite a bit of skin. Naturally, things are still left to the imagination in that film. 

Another type of role that’s out for Emily Blunt? As she also told People, «Playing violent or racist characters would be hard for me now.» So don’t go expecting Emily Blunt to play a gun-toting leader of a nudist colony any time soon.