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Though stacked with plenty of loaded lines and piercing looks (most courtesy of Kathryn Hahn), there are two bedrock-shaking emotional moments in the “WandaVision” finale. The first is the inevitable ending. MCU fans likely knew from the start, and the rest of us caught up soon enough, that Vision (Paul Bettany) wasn’t going to walk out of Westview. His previous death(s) could not be ignored, and his resurrection couldn’t be made permanent with magic or even by the android’s endearing attempts to understand his true identity....

In an interview with Kevin Smith (via /Film), “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman reveals a “Goonies”-inspired action scene was shot for the finale revealing Señor Scratchy’s transformation into a demon. The scene was cut because of incomplete VFX and because it took away from the main storylines in the finale. “We did have something planned for Señor Scratchy which we ultimately couldn’t do just because the finale had so many different chess pieces,” Shakman said....

Nominations voting is from January 12-17, 2023, with official Oscar nominations announced January 24, 2023. Final voting is March 2-7, 2023. And finally, the 95th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 12 and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT. We update predictions through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2023 Oscar picks. See our initial thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here....

“There was a mystery to the process of discovering exactly what it was,” Wells said in an interview with IndieWire from A24’s New York offices this month. “It was a challenging project to describe to people and a challenging script to read.” That’s because “Aftersun” hovers in a state of poetic mystery from start to finish. The layered drama finds 12-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) on vacation at a Turkish resort with her father Calum (Paul Mescal) in the 1990s, while the adult Sophie recalls their time together....

Goodbyes are hard, unless you’re Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler. In the closing moments of “Better Call Saul,” the pair of former spouses and current confidants share one last on-screen cigarette in a peeling prison visitation room. They don’t say much, but Kim (Seehorn) and Jimmy (Odenkirk) arrive at an unspoken understanding of where the two stand in each other’s lives going forward. The day after the “Better Call Saul” finale aired, Odenkirk, Seehorn, and series co-creator/showrunner Peter Gould spoke with press about what went into that final scene....

The ever-amusing Eichner made an appearance in Las Vegas for Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon. The comic, who’s being awarded Comedy Star of the Year at the industry showcase, is the mastermind behind “Bros,” a rom-com set to be released September 30 that has a cast entirely featuring out LGBTQ actors. He’s the star and co-writer of the script, while Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Neighbors”) took on directing duties. The ensemble includes Luke Macfarlane, Harvey Fierstein, Bowen Yang, Symone, Miss Lawrence, Guy Branum, Guillermo Diaz, Amanda Bearse, and Ts Madison....

U.K.-based Cineworld, which operates Regal in the U.S. and is the #2 exhibitor worldwide, announced a multi-year deal in which it will play Warner Bros. titles with a 45-day theatrical exclusive. That starts in 2022; in the meantime, it will play Warners movies day-and-date with HBO Max. Disney moved “Black Widow” off May 7 in favor of July 9, and announced that both the Marvel movie and “Cruella” (still on May 28) will be available simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ as “Premier Access” titles (aka a subscriber surcharge, usually $29....