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Kevin Smith Reveals ‘Bluntman V Chronic’ Poster From ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2019 4:00 pm EST San Diego Comic-Con is nearly upon us, and Kevin Smith is preparing to debut the first trailer and a sneak peek from his forthcoming movie Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The movie treads the same territory as Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back with the titular stoners setting out to stop a reboot of the fictional movie Bluntman and Chronic....

Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy Is “Sad” Marvel Beat Her To Hiring ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta By Ben Pearson/Aug. 21, 2020 2:30 pm EST Nia DaCosta is what you might call “in demand” right now. The up-and-coming filmmaker has audiences eager to see her remake of the 1990s horror film Candyman, and she was recently hired to helm Marvel Studios’ sequel to Captain Marvel. It turns out she was also evidently being eyed for a potential Star Wars project, because Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy specifically name-checked her in a recent interview when discussing how hiring women is a priority for the company....

Palpatine, Kylo Ren, Baby Yoda And More: 10 Things You Need To Know From ‘The Star Wars Book’ By Adam Frazier/Oct. 27, 2020 10:00 am EST A wise man once said: “If one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects, not just the dogmatic, narrow view of the Jedi.” If you want to fully understand the epic and intricate Star Wars saga, you must embrace a larger view of the Force and you can start by embracing DK’s new sacred text, The Star Wars Book: Expand Your Knowledge of a Galaxy Far, Far Away....

Paramount Sets Release Dates For ‘Paranormal Activity 7’ And ‘My Little Pony’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2019 3:30 pm EST Two sure-to-be-terrifying films have been set for release dates by Paramount Pictures. First: Paranormal Activity 7 (which will probably end up with a title like Paranormal Activity: Ghost Zone or something dumb like that) will haunt audiences in March of 2021. Then, scariest of all, a new My Little Pony movie (spooooky!...

Phil Lord & Chris Miller To Produce A Bear-Driven Horror Comedy From ‘Ready Or Not’ Directors By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2019 12:30 pm EST Man has battled nature on the big screen for decades. But rarely has the fear of coming face-to-face with some of nature’s most deadly beasts been dealt with in both a horrifying and hilarious way. That’s about to change with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller teaming up with the directing duo behind the bloody, fun thriller Ready or Not for a currently untitled movie described as a " unique bear-driven horror-comedy — with heart....

Shanghai Disneyland Has Reopened And It Shows Us How Coronavirus Will Change Theme Parks By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2020 10:30 am EST Since China was the first nation to tackle the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, they’re also among the first to make attempts at resuming business as usual. However, when it comes to large crowded areas, things aren’t exactly as people remember them, especially when it comes to theme parks....

The Morning Watch: Will Ferrell Finds His ‘SNL’ Treasure, Chris Evans And Scarlett Johansson Interview Each Other & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘12 Monkeys’ Is The Perfect 2020 Holiday Movie By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 23, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: 12 MonkeysWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Convict James Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time from 2035 to 1996 to gather info on a deadly plague that wiped out almost all of humanity....

Universal’s New AMC Deal Will Attract “Very Large Audience Who Doesn’t Go To Movie Theaters”, CEO Says By Ben Pearson/July 30, 2020 2:00 pm EST The film industry was rocked this week when a deal was struck between Universal Pictures and AMC Theatres that sliced the theatrical exhibition window from three months to three weeks. As we wait to see exactly what type of ripple effects this decision will have, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell spoke about why he thinks the AMC Universal deal will attract the “very large audience who doesn’t go to movie theaters....

‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ First Look Photos Bring Back Death, Introduce The Duo’s Daughters By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2019 8:30 am EST Time comes for us all, even when you have a phone booth time machine. In the case of Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan III, time is running out. No, they’re not going to die of old age, even though Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves have aged significantly since playing the bros last time in Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey in 1991....

‘Borat 2’ Has Another Hilariously Long Title, And Mike Pence Won’t Like It By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2020 7:30 am EST Update: We are now being told that this is no longer the title. We will let you know when we hear something official. Though most people know Sacha Baron Cohen’s mockumentary movie Borat by the singular name of the fictional character at the center of it, the official title is much longer....

‘Bullet Train’ Cast: ‘The Kissing Booth’ Star Joey King To Play An Assassin Opposite Brad Pitt By Ben Pearson/Aug. 3, 2020 2:30 pm EST Joey King, one of the stars of the Netflix romantic comedy franchise The Kissing Booth, could end up handing out the kiss of death on screen in a new movie. According to a new report, King is in talks to join Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) in Bullet Train, an action thriller from Hobbs & Shaw and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch that focuses on a group of assassins who find themselves aboard the same high-speed train....

‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ To Introduce America Chavez To The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Ben Pearson/Dec. 11, 2020 7:00 am EST America Chavez, a fan-favorite character from the pages of Marvel Comics, is going to make her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During last night’s Disney investor presentation, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that young actress Xochitl Gomez will be playing the MCU’s version of America Chavez, also known as “Miss America,” in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

‘Dune’ Trailer: Denis Villeneuve’s Visionary Take On The Sci-Fi Classic Looks Truly Epic By Ben Pearson/Sept. 9, 2020 9:18 am EST Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 science fiction novel Dune has long been considered a dense, sprawling, essentially unadaptable narrative, with the wreckage of several mediocre-to-disastrous attempts serving as a warning about the perils of trying to bring this story to the big screen. But it looks like director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Sicario) has finally done the story justice, because the film’s first trailer has arrived, and wow, this thing rules....

‘Dunkirk’ Is Quentin Tarantino’s Second Favorite Film Of The Decade By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 2, 2020 10:30 am EST The denizens of Film Twitter aren’t the only folks out there ranking their best movies of the last decade. Quentin Tarantino decided to get in on the action as well, stopping by The Ringer’s Rewatchables podcast to sing the praises of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. Tarantino says that Nolan’s World War II epic is his number two movie of the decade – a revelation that seems to even surprise Tarantino himself....

‘Frozen II’ Review: A Gorgeously Animated Sequel That Tops The Original By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 14, 2019 9:00 am EST “Some things never change,” or so go the lyrics in one of the songs in the highly anticipated Disney sequel Frozen II. This follow-up arrives six years after the worldwide phenomenon of Frozen took hold of popular culture, with its songs becoming so unavoidable and ubiquitous almost overnight. Frozen II attempts to carve out a place for itself while delivering the charm, catchy music, and core emotional underpinnings that so inflamed people’s imaginations in 2013....

‘Looking For Alaska’ Trailer: One Moment Can Change Everything In Hulu’s John Green Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 13, 2019 5:00 pm EST It was only five years ago that John Green was all the rage — his brand of angsty sincerity shown in films like The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns got the author crowned the king of tumblr. But five years can be an eon in today’s internet culture, and Looking for Alaska feels like it comes a little too late....

‘Mortal Kombat 11’ Adding A T-800 Terminator, The Joker And Spawn As Playable Characters By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2019 1:00 pm EST If you’ve grown tired of the same old Mortal Kombat characters facing off in bloody battles whenever a new iteration of the fighting video game comes around, we have some good, weird news. Mortal Kombat 11 was released for for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One back in the spring....

‘My Friend Pedro’ TV Series, Based On The Video Game, Coming From ‘John Wick’ Team Derek Kolstad And David Leitch By Chris Evangelista/July 2, 2020 5:00 pm EST The video game My Friend Pedro is headed to TV. Derek Kolstad, the writer of John Wick, and David Leitch, the co-director of the first John Wick film, are teaming up again to bring the shoot ’em up video game to life. Released in 2019, My Friend Pedro is described as “an explosive ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s turbulent battle through the criminal underworld at the behest of a sentient banana (the titular Pedro)....

‘NOS4A2’ Showrunner Confirms AMC Has Canceled The Series By Ben Pearson/Aug. 31, 2020 2:30 pm EST Looks like we’ve seen the last of NOS4A2. AMC’s vampire drama has received a wooden stake through the heart, with showrunner Jami O’Brien explaining that the network has officially canceled the show after two seasons. Read O’Brien’s response to the cancelation below. NOS4A2 Canceled CONGRATULATIONS to every single member of our phenomenal team on two seasons of weird and wonderful TV....