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‘Weeds’ Sequel Series With Mary-Louise Parker Is Taking Root At Starz By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 8, 2019 11:30 am EST Weeds is taking root again at Starz. The Emmy-winning dramedy starring Mary-Louise Parker, which originally aired on Showtime for eight seasons, is getting a sequel series set 10 years later — in the era of legalization. It sounds like the Weeds sequel series will be a whole new vibe.Variety reports that Starz is teaming up with original series producer Lionsgate Television to develop a Weeds sequel series with Parker set to reprise her role as Nancy Botwin, the widowed mother who begins selling marijuana to support her family....

Adam Sandler Was Worried He Would “Ruin” ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 16, 2020 2:30 pm EST Adam Sandler is a beloved figure, even when he pumps out kind-of-awful movies. But he balances those types of films out with the occasional turn in a genuinely good movie – like the recent Uncut Gems, or in Paul Thomas Anderson’s fantastic Punch-Drunk Love. Anderson’s film is the gold standard for “good Adam Sandler performances,” but according to the Sandman himself, he was very nervous about taking the role....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 21, 2020 5:30 pm EST It’s a fitting documentary to make available to watch for free, as All In spotlights the history of voter suppression in the States — an ongoing issue that continues to have very real and dangerous effects today. Not only will it educate citizens about the importance of voting, but it will finally provide some insight into all those Stacey Abrams ads that have been popping up all over YouTube....

Apple Has Already Canceled The Richard Gere-Starring Dark Drama ‘Bastards’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 4, 2019 2:30 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Bastards is the first Apple TV+ cancellation, scrapped after showrunners Howard Gordon and Warren Leight (Law and Order: SVU) clashed with Apple over the show’s approach on vigilante justice. The series, which was picked up straight to series last year, follows “two elderly Vietnam veterans and best friends who find their monotonous lives upended when a woman they both loved 50 years ago is killed by a car....

BAFTAs Creating A Casting Category – Could The Oscars Be Next? By Ben Pearson/Aug. 7, 2019 4:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Hollywood Reporter brings word about the BAFTAs addition of the new casting category, which is the first new category added to the awards in twenty years. (In 1999, the organization added the “outstanding debut” award.) In a statement, BAFTA chair Pippa Harris said:...

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Peter Pan’ Remake Casts Jude Law As Hot Captain Hook By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 8, 2020 7:30 am EST It’s a pirate’s life for Jude Law. The New Pope actor has signed on to star as the villainous (and in recent depictions, frequently hot) Captain Hook in Disney’s new live-action remake of Peter Pan, titled Peter Pan & Wendy, directed by David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon). Variety reports that Jude Law is boarding the Peter Pan and Wendy cast as Captain Hook, the mustache-twirling villain with a hook for a hand who terrorizes Peter Pan and his Lost Boys....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Last Night In Soho’ Gets A New 2021 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 26, 2020 9:00 am EST Last Night in Soho has a new release date. Edgar Wright’s upcoming psychological thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) was one of our most highly anticipated movies of 2020, with an initial release date set for this fall. But after last week’s reports saying that Last Night in Soho would be moving to next year, Wright and Focus Features have confirmed that the new release date has been set for April 2021....

Gaming Bits: Star Wars Plot Points In Fortnite, Jedi Fallen Order Sequel Rumor, Xbox Name Confusion, PT/Silent Hills Exploration Mod, More By Robert Kojder/Dec. 30, 2019 4:00 pm EST Welcome to another edition of Gaming Bits, the column where I quickly present some of the hottest topics in gaming culture regarding narrative titles, property tie-ins, and other things of that nature. This installment is a little lighter than usual considering there’s been a shortage of news due to the holidays, but there are still some tantalizing tidbits to talk about, so let’s get right to it!...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 2, 2020 4:00 pm EST The awe-inspiring worlds of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki have always been a little hard to access, especially for those who aren’t living in Japan (or who didn’t collect all the DVDs back when they were released in the early 2000s). But 2020 and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic bring them a little closer to the rest of the world. Following the addition of all of Ghibli’s catalog to HBO Max, the Ghibli Museum is giving the internet a rare peek inside its foliage-covered doors with a virtual tour hosted on its YouTube channel....

Marvel’s ‘Ghost Rider’ TV Series Is Dead At Hulu By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 25, 2019 2:00 pm EST Ghost Rider is going out in a blaze of…well, nothing much. Hulu has decided not to move forward with Marvel’s live-action Ghost Rider TV series starring Gabriel Luna as the vengeful antihero. The series would have seen Luna reprising his role as Robbie Reyes after he first made his debut as the hellfire-wielding superhero on ABC’s Agents of S....

Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ Concept Art Gives A New Look At The Celestials By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2019 8:30 am EST Whenever Marvel Studios is at Comic-Con, they usually release new pieces of concept art for the next couple films coming up in their line-up. As we saw with the Black Widow concept art that arrived yesterday, this year was no exception, and now we have a look at a piece of concept art from The Eternals, which will be the second film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2020....

Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Featurette Promises A Truly Magical And Touching Family Adventure By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 7, 2020 6:30 am EST With one month left until Pixar’s Onward hits theaters, the buzz doesn’t seem to be all that high. Maybe it’s because this is Pixar’s first original movie since Coco was released in the fall of 2017, but there’s just not a lot of hype yet. That’s why Disney is doing their best to get the word out and show audiences what the modern fantasy world of Onward is all about, and that includes the touching story at the center of it that was inspired by Dan Scanlon’s real-life experience of having never properly met his father....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: The Making Of Hulk In ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Bronx Street Named After Stan Lee & More By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST It should come as no surprise that Watchmen creator/writer Alan Moore wasn’t supportive of HBO’s series. Todd McFarlane blames delays of the developing Spawn movie on creative differences with potential financiers. Listen to a Q&A from Comic-Con 2019 with the creators behind Marvel’s upcoming new Avengers video game....

The Morning Watch: ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX Breakdown, Penn Jillette Reviews Magic In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 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. In this edition, watch a Captain Marvel VFX breakdown showing the creation of environments, vehicles, characters like Goose the cat, and the transformation of Skrulls....

The Morning Watch: ‘WandaVision’ Premiere Easter Eggs, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Fight Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 18, 2021 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. In this edition, check out some WandaVision Easter eggs and comic references from the first two episodes that you might have missed....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Defunctland’ Is The Best Damn Theme Park YouTube Channel On The Internet By Jacob Hall/June 19, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Show: DefunctlandWhere You Can Stream It: YouTubeThe Pitch: What begins as a fairly standard YouTube channel about theme park history (focusing on closed attractions and experiences) eventually evolves into something richer, deeper, and more complex....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Josie And The Pussycats’ Hilariously Rocks The Socks Off Crass Consumerism By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Series: Josie and the PussycatsWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Josie and the Pussycats was a comic based in the world of Archie and also an animated series from Hanna-Barbera....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ Is A True Original With Will Ferrell’s Best Performance By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Stranger Than FictionWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: What happens when a man suddenly starts to hear someone narrating his life as if he were the main character in a story?...

Universal Orlando Will Open Two Haunted Houses This Weekend, Despite Halloween Horror Nights Being Canceled By Ben Pearson/Sept. 14, 2020 3:30 pm EST This past July, Universal Orlando canceled its annual Halloween Horror Nights event for the first time in 30 years – but the theme park remains hellbent on letting guests participate in some Halloween-themed scares. Two of the haunted houses that were part of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights lineup are being opened to visitors as part of what the park is calling “Halloween Seasonal Experience Testing,” and as of right now, the houses will only be open this coming weekend....

Universal’s Epic Universe Set To Open In 2023 – Here’s What You Need To Know By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2019 12:32 pm EST For the first time in 20 years, Universal Studios is building an all-new theme park from the ground up in Florida, and it’s going to be Epic. Universal Orlando’s highly anticipated Epic Universe theme park is currently under construction in Orange County, and while details are scarce on what kind of attractions and properties we can expect there, we now finally have an opening date....