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‘His Dark Materials’ Kicks Off With A Dark, Mature Version Of “Lyra’s Jordan” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 4, 2019 7:00 pm EST His Dark Materials wants you to take it seriously now. And with the first episode of HBO and BBC’s TV series adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved fantasy adventure novels, it achieves just that — albeit to both positive and negative effects. Long tucked away in the children’s sections of libraries and bookstores, the His Dark Materials novels have legions of fans who have desperately wished for Pullman’s twist on Milton’s Paradise Lost to be taken seriously as a smart, even times philosophical, fantasy adventure story....

‘Long Gone Summer’ Trailer: Sammy Sosa And Mark McGwire Swing For Home Run Supremacy By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 2020 12:00 pm EST Following the massive success of the Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls documentary series The Last Dance, ESPN is trying to keep the hype alive by releasing new 30 for 30 sports documentaries on Sundays. One of them will be Long Gone Summer, which chronicles the famous home run battle in the summer of 1998 between St....

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Trailer: Kelly Marie Tran Is A Warrior On An Epic Quest In Disney’s New Animated Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 21, 2020 7:00 am EST Disney has released the official teaser trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, the studio’s highly anticipated Southeast Asian-inspired fantasy epic. And boy, does it look epic. The short trailer shows the titular lone warrior, voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, as she embarks on her quest to save the realm of Kumandra by searching for — you guessed it — the last dragon....

‘The Croods 2’ Earns The Biggest Box Office Opening Since The Pandemic, But It’s Nothing To Brag About By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 1, 2020 4:00 pm EST Considering how many people decided it was okay to fly across the country for Thanksgiving in the middle of a pandemic, it should come as no surprise that some people were also willing to risk their lives to see what an animated caveman family has been up to after seven years....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2020 3:31 pm EST Praise be: The Handmaid’s Tale has been renewed for season 5. Hulu has ordered a fifth season of dystopian drama based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, which is currently shooting its fourth season. Hulu has ordered The Handmaid’s Tale season 5, the streaming platform announced at the Disney Investors conference, where they shared a sizzle reel of new and old footage of the bleak dystopian drama....

‘The Mandalorian’ Returns With An Explosive Premiere Filled With Big Action And Plenty Of ‘Star Wars’ Deep Cuts By Bryan Young/Oct. 30, 2020 8:30 am EST Naturally, there are major spoilers here.The second season of The Mandalorian picks up almost immediately where the last left off. Din Djarin, the Mandalorian, has been quested to return the child (known as Baby Yoda on the internet) to its people and decides that seeking out other Mandalorians will aid him in this venture....

‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Adds Jamie Foxx And Teyonah Parris To The Netflix Sci-Fi Mystery By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2020 4:30 pm EST John Boyega may have walked away disappointed with his experience working on the new Star Wars trilogy, but that hasn’t turned him off sci-fi in general. The actor is slated to star in the Netflix original sci-fi mystery movie They Cloned Tyrone, and he’s finally getting some company in front of the camera....

‘Uncut Gems’ Trailer: One Final Trailer Asks You To Bet On A24’s Unlikely Hit By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 4, 2020 10:00 am EST Uncut Gems is already playing everywhere, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be blessed with one more trailer. This final Uncut Gems trailer features a killer needle-drop in the form of Billy Joel’s “The Stranger.” It also features Adam Sandler running around, shouting, and making everyone around him extra anxious....

‘Venom’ Director Ruben Fleischer Anticipates A Confrontation With Tom Holland As Spider-Man By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 15, 2019 8:30 am EST Venom may have been flogged by critics to the tune of 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, but it landed perfectly fine with audiences, landing a score of 80% from users on the review aggregation site and raking in over $856 million at the worldwide box office. As expected, Sony Pictures is moving forward with a sequel, and if the original film’s director Ruben Fleischer is to be believed, they’re on their way to a crossover with Venom meeting Spider-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘You Should Have Left’ Producer Jason Blum On The Future Of Movie Theaters And Which Filmmakers Fit The Blumhouse Mold [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 25, 2020 10:00 am EST How much of an introduction does a producer like Jason Blum really need? We all know the name Blumhouse Productions, the production company Blum founded 20 years ago. It was in 2009 the company exploded and discovered a winning formula in modestly budgeted horror movies with low risks and potentially high rewards....

15 Under-The-Radar Shows And Movies You Should Watch On Disney+ By Nate Pester/Nov. 26, 2019 12:00 pm EST When you launch the Disney+ app on whatever device you use, the homepage bombards with Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel, it’s three most prominent IPs of the past decade. A lot of users are going to gobble up The Mandalorian, rewatch Avengers: Endgame for the hundredth time, or rediscover a lot of the Disney classics from their childhood....

Action-Packed ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ TV Spot Promises One Final Battle, Reveals More New Footage By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2019 10:30 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is almost upon us, and while the trailers are done rolling out, it looks like we’re destined to get a new TV spot almost every day. This latest spot is the most action-packed yet, with everything – and everyone – moving at lightning speed....

Constantin Films’ ‘Monster Hunter’ Movie Has Been Completed As ‘Resident Evil’ Netflix Series Is In Limbo By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 31, 2020 4:30 pm EST It’s a rough time for big and small-screen adaptations of video game characters. Specifically, video characters who are being adapted to film and TV by Constantin Film. The Resident Evil production company has offered updates on its current projects: ScreenGems’ Monster Hunter starring Milla Jovovich, and the Netflix Resident Evil series which was meant to start production in June....

Is Marvel Studios Building Toward A Young Avengers Movie? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2020 1:00 pm EST Avengers: Endgame brought an end of an era — one that changed up who would take on the mantle of Earth’s mightiest heroes. There are already several beloved superheroes and galactic teams jostling for that responsibility, but what about the next generation? The children are the future, after all, and — thanks to a five-year time jump — they’re all grown up....

Liam Neeson Once Again Says He’s Retiring From Action Movies By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 15, 2021 5:30 pm EST Liam Neeson has had a strange career. For the longest time, he was thought of as a serious dramatic performer – the type of actor who starred in titles like Schindler’s List. Then came Taken, the 2008 flick that inexplicably turned Neeson into an action hero. Ever since Taken, Neeson has stuck with his action star status – a move that sometimes backfired, like when the bleak drama The Grey was incorrectly marketed as a movie about Neeson fist-fighting some wolves instead of the harrowing meditation on death that it actually was....

Listen: ‘Whiplash’ Soundtrack Deluxe Edition Remixes A Classic; Plus, An Interview With Composer Justin Hurwitz By Ben Pearson/March 6, 2020 10:00 am EST A couple of months ago, when we were putting together our “best of the decade” coverage at /Film.com, I not only put Whiplash on my list of 10 personal favorites of the past ten years, but I also highlighted the film’s climactic drum solo as one of the best movie moments of the entire decade....

Netflix Has Removed An Episode Of Comedy Show ‘With Bob And David’ Because A Character Wears Blackface; Bob Odenkirk And David Cross Respond By Ben Pearson/June 16, 2020 4:30 pm EST Netflix has removed an episode of the 2015 comedy series With Bob and David, the streaming service’s quasi-revival of the popular 1990s HBO sketch series Mr. Show with Bob and David, because one of the sketches depicts a character wearing blackface....

Notes From An Unforgettable Afternoon With Sir Ian McKellen By Jack Giroux/Nov. 28, 2019 12:00 pm EST Sir Ian McKellen looks like he really enjoys being Sir Ian McKellen. During a two and a half hour one-man show in London, the legend sent electricity through the Harold Pinter Theater with his radiant joy and passion. He relished every line of dialogue he spoke, created a personable and direct dialogue with his captivated audience, and yes, he did shout, “You shall not pass!...

Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Batman’ Will Be “Raw” And “Not Sanitized,” Says Peter Sarsgaard By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 7, 2020 12:30 pm EST Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t be showering in Matt Reeves’ upcoming take on the Caped Crusader. Well, he will metaphorically won’t be showering. Peter Sarsgaard, who stars in the film as new character Gotham District Attorney Gil Colso, teased The Batman tone, which the actor said will be “raw” and “not sanitized....

Superhero Bits: David Koepp Releases Unused ‘Spider-Man 2’ Script, Captain America Arrives In ‘Fortnite’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2020 6:00 pm EST Ready to listen to Audible’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman? What questions are still left unanswered in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? What did Kevin Smith add to the discussion about Ray Fisher’s experience working with Joss Whedon on Justice League? Want to read David Koepp’s unused script for Spider-Man 2?...