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‘Tenet’ Star Kenneth Branagh Doesn’t Know If He’s Playing The Bad Guy By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 8, 2020 10:00 am EST We’re a month out from the (probable) release of Tenet, and still no one could tell you what Christopher Nolan’s time-bending new movie is about. Least of all his cast. Following the lead of a confused Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh is here to cast uncertainty over his Tenet character. A mysterious figure with an intimidating Russian accent, Branagh’s character in any other movie — especially one as inspired by the Bond movies as this — would be the villain....

‘The Mandalorian’ Makes An Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With “The Siege” By Bryan Young/Nov. 20, 2020 8:00 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers here.Hollywood legend Carl Weathers (who plays Greef Karga) takes control of the fourth episode of The Mandalorian season 2. “Chapter 12: The Siege” sees Din Djarin pulling into Nevarro for repairs. He asks Greef Karga and the new marshal, Cara Dune (Gina Carano), to help fix his ship so he can move on to the next phase of his mission....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Bringing Back Dave Filoni To Direct Again By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2020 2:41 pm EST When The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+ last fall, the first episode marked the live-action directorial debut of The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni (seen above left). It was a surprising move, especially when the series was also executive produced by experienced director Jon Favreau, who had films like Iron Man and The Lion King remake under his belt....

‘WandaVision’ Trailer: Scarlet Witch And Vision Are Back In A Warped Sitcom By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2020 6:22 pm EST Wanda Maxmioff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are back in their own Marvel Studios series on Disney+. But the last time we saw them, things were pretty traumatic, and it appeared to be the end of Vision. Somehow, the synthetic superhero is back in WandaVision, and he’s trapped in some kind of warped sitcom, emulating classic television across different eras of entertainment....

‘Watchmen’ Episode 8 Trailer Teases An Unconventional Love Story, And Damon Lindelof Talks About That Game-Changing Reveal By Ben Pearson/Dec. 2, 2019 11:30 am EST Damon Lindelof and his writing staff dropped another bomb in this week’s episode of Watchmen, proving once again that this series is appointment viewing and must-see television that’s unlike anything else this year. Take a look at the trailer for next week’s episode below, and read Lindelof’s comments about last night’s game-changing revelation....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ International Release Dates: Here’s When You Can See Patty Jenkins’ Sequel Outside The U.S. By Ben Pearson/Nov. 25, 2020 11:00 am EST Last week, WarnerMedia made the surprising and unprecedented decision to release Patty Jenkins’ highly anticipated superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 into theaters on Christmas Day and also simultaneously release it on HBO Max in the United States. (I say “unprecedented” because this is the first time a mega-budgeted superhero film will be put straight onto a streaming service and subscribers will not be charged extra to watch it....

Bill Burr Lights Up A ‘Saturday Night Live’ That’s Much More Satisfying Than The Season Premiere By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2020 11:00 am EST Saturday Night Live got off to a bit of a rough start last weekend with an uneven episode and a production that was full of hiccups. But perhaps it was just season premiere jitters for the first show back in the studio since the coronavirus pandemic forced the series to do three remotely produced episodes to close out the previous season....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult 13 Art Show Honors ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Jaws’, ‘Mallrats’ & Many More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2019 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 has brought back their recurring pop culture art show Crazy 4 Cult for its 13th iteration,. This year brings a plethora of artists with new prints, sculptures, paintings and more that pay tribute to various cult favorites, blockbusters and more from the history of film and television....

Cool Stuff: Massive ‘Star Wars’ LEGO Cantina Playset Is A Wretched Hive Of Scum And Building Bricks By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2020 1:30 pm EST Every year, LEGO Star Wars playsets keep getting better and better, and this year is no exception. A massive LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley cantina playset inspired by A New Hope is coming in October that will let you build both the exterior and interior of that wretched hive of scum and villainy with 3,187 pieces and 21 minifigures to populate it....

Coronavirus Update: ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Delayed Until August, Game Shows Filming Without Audiences, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 10, 2020 9:30 am EST Everything, from the stock market to businesses to the fragile state of various American institutions, has taken a hit from the coronavirus epidemic, which has continued to rapidly spread throughout the world. One of the industries to take a hit is the entertainment industry, resulting in delayed movie releases, falling box office numbers, and a reshuffling of the yearly film festival schedule....

George Miller Imagines Two Possible Futures For Furiosa After ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 17, 2020 4:00 pm EST George Miller is preparing to explore the past of the Furiosa, the breakout character of Mad Max: Fury Road, but what about her future? What exactly happens after the credits roll in his Oscar-winning 2015 film? We’re not meant to know the exact answer, though the ending hints at a better world that will be built by the all-female clan that Furiosa has reunited with....

Hulu To Exclusively Stream New Bleecker Street Movies Like ‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ And More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2019 9:30 am EST The deal will include some of Bleecker Street’s early 2019 releases, including the thriller Hotel Mumbai starring Armie Hammer and Dev Patel, as well as music industry drama Teen Spirit with Elle Fanning. Otherwise, other films include the recently released dark comedy The Art of Self -Defense starring Jesse Eisenberg, and this weekend’s release of Brian Banks, a courtroom drama based on a true story about a man wrongfully convicted of rape, putting his future in the NFL on the line....

LOL: Watch ‘The Good Place’ Bloopers From The Fourth And Final Emmy-Nominated Season By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2020 6:00 am EST The Good Place came to an end earlier this year long before 2020 became The Bad Place. Though it only lasted four seasons, the show went out on its own terms instead of being unceremoniously canceled, and it sent off all of the beloved characters in a wonderful fashion. But even though the fourth and final season was full of hilarious and touching moments, it took many, many mistakes to deliver those excellent episodes, as you can see in nearly 10 minutes of The Good Place bloopers below....

Paramount And Apple Teaming Up To Make Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 2020 9:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Back in April, we found out Martin Scorsese was again having trouble locking down funding for Killers of the Flower Moon, an adaptation of David Grann’s book of the same name with Leondaro DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on board to star....

Robert Zemeckis Will Direct Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ares’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2020 2:40 pm EST Robert Zemeckis, who currently has The Witches in post-production, already has something new lined-up. The filmmaker is set to helm Ares, a sci-fi thriller from Captain Marvel writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet. The story follows an astronaut who discovers his mission was part of a much bigger conspiracy. And knowing Zemeckis, the film will probably be filled with a lot of special effects....

‘Batman’ Is Getting A Big 30th Anniversary LEGO Set Of The 1989 Batmobile By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2019 1:30 pm EST This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of Batman, not to mention the 80th anniversary of the world’s greatest detective. LEGO is celebrating in a big way with an awesome new LEGO Batmobile set that gives us the biggest and most detailed version of Batman’s signature vehicle yet....

‘Bliss’ Trailer: Owen Wilson And Salma Hayek Star In A Twisty Sci-Fi Romance By Ben Pearson/Jan. 12, 2021 4:00 pm EST Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) and Salma Hayek (Beatriz at Dinner) star in Bliss, a science fiction romance which, like the rest of Cahill’s work, explores big, heady concepts from a grounded, human level. Check out the first Bliss trailer below. Bliss Trailer This seems like the type of concept that could theoretically sustain an entire show – or at least a six-episode limited series....

‘Hoops’: Watch The Opening Scene Of The Foul-Mouthed Netflix Animated Comedy [Comic-Con 2020] By Ben Pearson/July 26, 2020 1:00 pm EST Netflix is hitting the court next month with Hoops, a new animated series starring Jake Johnson (New Girl, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) as a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who’s delusional enough to think that if he can lead his garbage team to victory, his entire pathetic life will start improving....

‘In The Earth’: Ben Wheatley’s Pandemic Horror Film Features The Forest Coming To Life By Ben Pearson/Nov. 6, 2020 1:30 pm EST Filmmaker Ben Wheatley has been taking a little bit of heat lately for his recent directing choices, whether it was his slightly underwhelming adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca or tackling Warner Bros.’ giant shark sequel The Meg 2. But for those who wistfully yearn for the days in which Wheatley was making small scale genre movies, here’s some good news: the director has just wrapped production on In the Earth, a new horror film that’s heading to theaters next year....

‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ To Return For A Record-Breaking 15th Season, Will Address The Coronavirus By Ben Pearson/May 26, 2020 5:00 pm EST “The Gang Breaks a Television Record” should be the subtitle for the upcoming season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which has officially been picked up for its 15th season. This historic renewal makes the show the longest-running live-action comedy series in American television history; it will finally overtake The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which has held that record since it went off the air in 1966....