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‘No Time To Die’ Director Cary Fukunaga Came Up With An Idea To Make The End Of ‘Spectre’ A Dream By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2020 5:00 pm EST We still have a few months before we can see Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film, No Time to Die. But back when everyone thought this movie was coming out in April, director Cary Fukunaga sat down for an interview with filmmaker Miranda July and talked about all the hectic work that went into crafting a Bond film....

‘Solar Opposites’ And ‘Crossing Swords’ Get Additional Seasons Ordered At Hulu By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2020 2:00 pm EST Solar Opposites and Crossing Swords brought some more adult animated comedy to Hulu this year, and they’ll be sticking around for a little bit longer since both of the shows have officially been given orders for additional seasons. Deadline has word on both Crossing Swords and Solar Opposites being renewed for more seasons....

‘The Mandalorian’ Lets Director Robert Rodriguez Stretch His Action Chops With “The Tragedy” By Bryan Young/Dec. 4, 2020 8:30 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers here.Robert Rodriguez, renowned action director and digital cinema pioneer, directs the fourteenth chapter of The Mandalorian. “The Tragedy” bears an ominous title and, by the end, portends even more darkness to come.This installment begins with Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) bringing Grogu to the planet Tython and the abandoned ruins of a Jedi Temple....

‘The New Mutants’ Teaser Brings The Magik Before Comic-Con At Home Panel Next Week By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2020 10:00 am EST New Mutants Comic-Con Teaser This latest teaser features a lot more footage, including plenty of glimpses of our characters using their superpowers. Anya Taylor-Joy particularly gets a great moment referencing herself as the mutant known at Magik in Marvel Comics. Honestly, if this movie didn’t keep getting delayed for years, we might actually be excited about it, because the footage on display here doesn’t look half-bad....

‘The Portable Door’ Will Team Christoph Waltz And Guy Pearce With The Jim Henson Company By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2020 2:00 pm EST Christoph Waltz and Guy Pearce will star in The Portable Door, a fantasy-adventure-comedy based on the book series from Tom Holt. The Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films are producing the film, which producers are describing as a cross between The Office and Harry Potter. Jeffrey Walker is directing from a screenplay adapted by Leon Ford, with Patrick Gibson set to play the lead....

‘The Undoing’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman Unravels In HBO Limited Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2020 12:30 pm EST Nicole Kidman is grappling with even more big little lies. The Bombshell actress is heading back to TV for the HBO limited series The Undoing, based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Kidman stars alongside Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland as a successful therapist and mother whose life suddenly comes crashing down around her after a violent death unearths a series of “terrible revelations....

‘The X-Files’ Cast Reunites To Record Show’s Theme Song For Charity By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2020 5:30 pm EST Several cast members of The X-Files got together virtually recently – to sing. The gang put on a performance of the show’s iconic theme music, and while the original theme doesn’t have any lyrics, they found a way around that. And it was all in the name of charity! The recording was done to benefit World Central Kitchen, “an organization that focuses on assisting communities in crisis, to provide hot meals and creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty....

Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer Wonder Woman 1984 jumps forward a few decades to 1984 — but for us, it’s still a blast from the past with its big hair, bold tracksuits, and fanny packs. Two of which Chris Pine is wearing as Steve Trevor, seemingly revived after his untimely death at the end of Wonder Woman. He and Diana make a great team as they take on ’80s Washington, D.C., as the nation is embroiled in the final days of the Cold War....

15 Years Later, ‘Sin City’ Remains One Of The Most Faithful And Unique Comics-To-Film Adaptations By Joshua Meyer/April 1, 2020 10:00 am EST Snowpiercer. A History of Violence. Oldboy. Road to Perdition. There are any number of top-notch comic book movies that don’t revolve around costumed superheroes. One of the best of these is Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City, a film that pushed the genre forward fifteen years ago with trailblazing black-and-white visuals ripped straight from the comics....

Baby Yoda Is The Best-Selling Funko Pop Pre-Order Of All Time, All Hail Baby Yoda By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 7, 2020 3:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Child, aka Baby Yoda, is already the top pre-order Funko Pop of all time, according to Funko art director Reis O’Brien, who revealed the record-setting statistic on Thursday in a Twitter video in which he discussed the development of the toy....

Cool Stuff: Get Mark Englert’s ‘Lost’ Charity Print To Help Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park In Australia By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2020 9:30 am EST As you have probably heard, bush fires have devastated Australia in recent weeks. Along with all the houses and forests that have been destroyed, 28 people have died and the wildlife has suffered immensely. Experts estimate that over 480 million animals have been killed in the fires, and those trying to keep the surviving animals safe from the fire need all the help they can get....

Disney Halts Production On ‘The Little Mermaid’ And More While WB Moves Forward With ‘Batman’ And ‘Matrix 4’ By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2020 1:00 pm EST The coronavirus continues to throw a wrench in Hollywood’s plans. As fears of COVID-19 mount, Disney has decided to halt production on The Little Mermaid, Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, the Honey I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk, the Home Alone reboot, and also Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley....

Fast and Furious 9 Trailer and Concert The Fast Saga continues. YOU’RE INVITED to join the cast at The Road to #F9 Live Concert & Trailer Drop in #Miami Friday, January 31, 2020. Featuring musical performances by @iamcardib, @wizkhalifa, @charlieputh, @Ozuna_Pr, and @Ludacris. Click below to see how you can attend. — The Fast Saga (@TheFastSaga) December 18, 2019 As you can see, the Fast and Furious 9 trailer will debut on January 31, 2020....

James Gunn Won’t Put A Certain Classic Song In A ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Movie Because It’s Too Predictable By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2019 4:30 pm EST The soundtracks to the films in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise are among the most beloved in recent memory. Featuring outstanding classics from the 1970s, they bring a unique vibe to the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, there’s at least one song that writer/director James Gunn won’t be including when the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Mickey Mouse Documentary Coming To Disney+ From Morgan Neville; Gillian Jacobs & Paul Scheer To Direct Episodes Of ‘Marvel’s 616’ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 18, 2019 2:05 pm EST Today’s Disney+ non-fiction presentation in Hollywood provided a plethora of information about more upcoming projects for the nascent streaming service, including news that a new Mickey Mouse documentary is in the works with the high aspiration of being “the definitive analysis of Mickey as a cultural icon....

Netflix’s Animated Animal Adventure ‘Back To The Outback’ Will Star Isla Fisher, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 1, 2020 5:00 pm EST Netflix is heading down under for their latest animated family movie. Back to the Outback has been slated for release in the fall of 2021, and the streaming service has announced the impressive cast of Australians (and more) who will be lending their voices to the movie about a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures who plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback....

Revisiting ‘Tron: Legacy,’ Disney’s Ambitious Sequel That Paved The Way For The Company’s Present By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 23, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)In 2010, we saw the release of several would-be franchise starters based on ’80s properties, including The Karate Kid, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Most of these ended up being forgettable films that added nothing to the conversation, but there was one sequel that managed to do something different and unique — Tron: Legacy....

The Making Of Pixar’s ‘Soul’: From The Real World To The Great Before And Beyond By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2020 9:30 am EST Pixar’s Soul is no longer coming to theaters in the United States. Instead, the movie is being released through Disney+ on Christmas Day. This is a real shame, because the journey that middle school band teacher and aspiring jazz musician Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) takes from New York City to the ethereal plane of The Great Before is full of mesmerizing and stunning animation, some of which takes Pixar in surprising new directions....

The Morning Watch: History Of The Indiana Jones Stunt Show, Make Your Own ‘Ghostbusters’ Slime & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2020 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, learn about the history of the The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘Kung Fu Hustle’, Behind The Scenes Of ‘The King Of Staten Island’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2020 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....