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Six months after Godzilla Minus One blew away box office expectations, one of the greatest movies in the Toho franchise made a surprise debut on Netflix. Questions over when and where the movie would stream have been asked for months, and after teasing something coming in a social media post on Friday, the Oscar-winning Godzilla movie is ready to roar up the Netflix movie chart after arriving on June 1.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings and collectible toys will be happy to know that Funko has launched a new series of Pop figures for iconic characters and moments of Peter Jackson's film adaptation. Funko's new collection is a timely refresh for fans of the J. R. R. Tolkien franchise, building up on the excitement of the upcoming LotR films slated for release in 2026 and the second season of The Rings of Power on Prime Video this August.

It was the slap seen and heard around the world thanks to the internet and social media. Despite his appalling behavior at the 94th Academy Awards over two years ago, Will Smith still seems to have the support of many movie fans. Today, the actor is incredibly grateful for those continuing to show him "nothing but love" and who came out to celebrate the Bad Bays: Ride or Dies premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 30.

George Lucas has been discussing the Star Wars franchise a lot recently, and during an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, he addressed how the space saga became a very different beast once in the control of Disney. As the mastermind behind the story of the Skywalker legacy, Lucas created the lore and mythology of the universe.

The largely forgotten work of unheralded but influential Vitagraph Studios is given new life thanks to the work of archivists and historians at the Library of Congress.

The star of Lifetime's "Murdaugh Murders: The Movie" told an American Cinematheque audience how and why he took on the role of a notorious killer in a departure from his nice guy image.