Today in Movie Culture: 'Christoper Robin' Meets 'Ted,' Imagining John Boyega as Blade and More

By Christopher Campbell

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Mashup of the Day:

This was inevitable and very quickly done, a mashup of the new Christopher Robin teaser with Ted by Nelson Carvajal of Free Cinema Now:

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Cosplay of the Day:

In anticipation of this week’s release of A Wrinkle in Time, here’s an adorable mini Mrs. Whatsit (via Ava DuVernay):

Channeling my inner Mrs. Whatsit from #WrinkleInTime@RWitherspoon ??? Be a warrior pic.twitter.com/1PNcUz2jgh

— Ferdalump (@ferdalump) March 6, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

Here’s a video essay from Like Stories From Old that explores the stoicism in the internet’s favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption:

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Commercial of the Day:

In case you missed Mudbound helmer Dee Rees’s awesome sci-fi short/commercial for Walmart during the Oscars, you can watch it here (and check out the others by Melissa McCarthy and Nancy Meyers at /Film):

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Supercut of the Day:

Blade Runner 2049 may have won an Oscar for its visuals but it was also nominated in the sound categories. Here’s a video reminding us why:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Here’s Guillermo del Toro, now an Oscar-winning filmmaker, directing Wesley Snipes on the set of Blade II way back in 2001:

Dream Casting of the Day:

Speaking of Blade, fans are suggesting John Boyega for a reboot of the Marvel franchise, so BossLogic shows us what that could look like:

Based on the suggestions here is a quick mock up of @JohnBoyega#blade

Only if @wesleysnipes passes the torch
We all ?? the OG#mcu#marvel@MarvelStudiospic.twitter.com/6aHwovSDE1

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) March 6, 2018

Dream Toy of the Day:

The latest fan-proposed Lego set is inspired by Labyrinth — and its own inspiration, artist M.C. Escher, of course:

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

Honest Trailers reminds us how awesome Thor: Ragnarok is with very little snappy criticisms:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of The Big Lebowski. Watch the original trailer for the classic Coen Brothers movie below.

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