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Adam McKay Bringing ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’ Climate Change Anthology Series To HBO Max By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2020 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Adam McKay has received plenty of acclaim for his HBO series Succession, and soon he’ll be delivering another project to HBO Max as part of his five-year overall television deal with the cable channel and Warner Media’s new streaming service launching later this year....

Exclusive ‘A Hidden Life’ Clip Sends A Letter From Home By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2019 10:00 am EST A Hidden Life is the latest tone poem from Terrence Malick, and it’s also his best movie in years. While it still maintains the sprawling style Malick has leaned heavily on in the latter half of his career, it also has a very clear narrative throughline – something many of his modern movies have lacked....

Finally: HBO Max Coming To Roku After Lengthy Behind-The-Scenes Battle By Ben Pearson/Dec. 16, 2020 2:30 pm EST Nearly seven months after the HBO Max streaming service debuted, the company has finally signed a deal which allows Roku users to access it through that platform. After a prolonged behind-the-scenes battle, and with the HBO Max debut of Wonder Woman 1984 just a few days away, HBO Max will be live on Roku devices starting tomorrow – Thursday, December 17, 2020....

First Look: ‘Train To Busan’ Follow-Up ‘Peninsula’ Will Make The First Movie “Look Like An Independent Film” By Ben Pearson/March 24, 2020 11:30 am EST The Korean zombie film Train to Busan became a runaway success upon its release in 2016, and director Yeon Sang-ho is currently working on Peninsula, an unconventional sequel set four years after the events of the first movie that follows entirely different characters. Now the first images of Peninsula have arrived, and the filmmaker has shared more details about his more ambitious follow-up and teased that another movie set in this cinematic universe might happen one day – one which explains how the zombie outbreak started in the first place....

Mondo ‘Godzilla’ Art Revealed Ahead Of This Week’s Launch By Chris Evangelista/March 18, 2020 12:30 pm EST Mondo was set to unveil a monster-sized gallery show at SXSW devoted to Godzilla. And then the coronavirus came to town and stomped all over that plan. But the art still exists, and now it’s coming to the Mondo website starting tomorrow, March 19. Ahead of the official release some of the Mondo Godzilla art has been revealed online, and you can take a look at it below....

Ryan Reynolds To Star In Time Travel Film From ‘Free Guy’ Director Shawn Levy By Ben Pearson/April 24, 2020 2:14 pm EST Looks like Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy enjoyed making Free Guy together, because the actor and director are reuniting to make a time travel adventure movie for Skydance. Get the details below. According to Heat Vision, Reynolds will star in a movie which was once called Our Name is Adam but is now untitled....

Superhero Bits: Diamond Comics Plans To Return In May, ‘New Avengers’ Rumors, ‘Lucifer’ In Trouble & More By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2020 6:00 pm EST What is Diamond Comics’ plan to get back in business starting in May? What is holding up the deal for the sixth and final season of Lucifer? What movie is rumored to lead into a New Avengers movie? Want to see bloopers from Bloodshot? Is Black Widow merchandise coming out now or in November?...

Superhero Bits: Rogue Still Visible In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’, New Dormammu Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/June 4, 2020 6:00 pm EST Which superhero costume designer created the SpaceX astronaut suits? Will The Falcon and the Winter Soldier get a new title for a second season? What award was Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi recently given? What accidental Easter egg in X-Men: Days of Future Past shows Rogue is still around?...

Superhero Bits: Tom Hiddleston’s Audition For ‘Thor’, Alternate Rescue Armor Designs & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see part of Tom Hiddleston’s audition for the role of Thor? Can Joker take on Pennywise in an Epic Rap Battle? Want to see some drastically different designs for Pepper Potts’ Rescue armor? Want to see what Teenage Thanos would look like? Will Falcon and the Winter Soldier introduce Battlestar to the MCU?...

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In October 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 25, 2020 3:00 pm EST As another month bites the dust, it’s time to say goodbye to some titles on Netflix. So here are the best movies leaving Netflix in October 2020. Parks & Recreation: Seasons 1-7 Parks and Recreation is leaving Netflix and heading to Peacock. And sure, Peacock is free – but it also has commercials....

TV Bits: ‘Sex And The City’ Revival, New Sam Esmail Series, ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 13, 2021 1:00 pm EST HBO Max is bringing Sex and the City back. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The new 10-episode series from Michael Patrick King will feature Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon reprising their roles as Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda, respectively, as they navigate friendship in their 50s....

‘A Christmas Carol’, Featuring Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, And Carey Mulligan, Coming To U.S. Theaters By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2020 5:30 pm EST There have been dozens of movie adaptations of Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas Carol (with even more to come), but here’s one that puts a new spin on things. Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go), Martin Freeman (The Hobbit), and more are featured in a new reimagining which tells the familiar story through “the magical fusion of modern dance and the spoken word....

‘Avatar’ Sequels Set Photo Reveals Part Of Massive New Vehicle Called The Sea Dragon By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 1, 2019 9:00 am EST Avatar was released all the way back in 2009, and here we are coming to the end of 2019 and we still haven’t seen a shred of footage from any of the sequels that have been in the works for years. They’ve been pushed back over and over again, but every now and then, we at least get to hear that progress is being made on these movies being directed by James Cameron....

‘Dads’ Trailer: Bryce Dallas Howard’s Documentary Focuses On Fatherhood With The Help Of Famous Dads By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2020 12:00 pm EST Father’s Day is next week, and Apple TV+ will be shining a light on six different fathers around the world with a new documentary called Dads, marking the feature directorial debut of Bryce Dallas Howard. The first trailer for the film has arrived, and in addition to the stories of various fathers around the world, there’s a collection of talking heads from famous fathers such as Will Smith, Judd Apatow, Jimmy Fallon, Hasan Minaj, Kenan Thompson, Neil Patrick Harris, Ken Jeong, Conan O’Brien, Patton Oswalt, and more....

‘Greenland’ Starring Gerard Butler Skipping Theaters And Headed To VOD In October By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 30, 2020 3:00 pm EST Greenland, a new Gerard Butler movie about a family trying to survive a cataclysmic natural disaster, is headed to where it belongs: VOD. While STX was hoping to release this baby theatrically, and even moved the theatrical date around a bit, let’s be honest – a disaster flick with Gerard Butler seems like the perfect VOD fodder – and I don’t mean that in a negative way....

‘It Chapter Two’ Featurette Cranks Up The Horror; Stephen King Created A Whole New Scene For The Film By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2019 11:30 am EST A fantastic new It Chapter Two featurette delves into the highly-anticipated horror sequel, promising to both crank-up the horror and to tell a story that gives you all the feels, as the kids say. Plus: director Andy Muschietti reveals that Stephen King requested the creation of an entirely new scene – one not in the source material – for the film....

‘Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up’ Trailer Teases An Intimate Look At The Comedian’s Career And Life, Including His Oscars Hosting Gaffe By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 19, 2019 1:30 pm EST Remember when Kevin Hart was supposed to host the Oscars and then completely messed it up by being stubborn? That’s where the trailer for the new Netflix documentary series, Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up, begins. And it looks like we’ll get to see plenty that didn’t unfold in the public eye as Kevin Hart plays damage control, tries to tell his side of the story, and faces some of the most personal and detrimental moments of his career, including all the publicity about cheating on his pregnant wife....

‘The Great Machine’ Casts Oscar Isaac To Play A Superhero Turned New York City Mayor By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2020 12:18 pm EST Last week, we learned Legendary Entertainment was working on a film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s comic book series Ex Machina. However, the project was going by the name The Great Machine in order to avoid being confused with the sci-fi movie Ex Machina. It turns out that was a smart move, because if it kept that title, it would have been even more confusing since Ex Machina star Oscar Isaac has just closed a deal to play the lead role in the movie, as well as produce it....

‘WandaVision’ Will Also Channel More Recent Sitcoms Like ‘Modern Family’ And ‘The Office’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 am EST So far, Marvel’s teases of WandaVision have leaned heavily on the black and white, classic television sitcom world that Wanda Maxmioff and Vision find themselves living within. This makes the upcoming series on Disney+ unlike any Marvel Studios project we’ve seen before, but the emulation of classic sitcoms like I Love Lucy and Bewitched is just the beginning of WandaVision’s journey through sitcom history....

‘West Side Story’ Remake Photo Reveals Ariana DeBose As Anita By Ethan Anderton/July 13, 2019 9:00 am EST Last month, we got our first look at Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in the musical take on the classic star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet. That photo also included David Alvarez (Billy Elliott: The Musical) and Josh Andrés Rivera (Hamilton) as Maria’s brother and Sharks leader Bernardo and gang member Chino, respectively....