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‘Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2’ Digs Deep Into The Challenges Of Making Disney Magic By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2020 9:00 am EST Whenever a new movie comes out, there are featurettes that show us generic footage of the cast and crew in production, whether it’s on-location or somewhere on the studio backlot. There are interviews providing vague information about the story and characters along with some sneak peeks of the movie we’ve yet to see....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 24, 2020 3:30 pm EST It’s sort of hard to believe, but legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator, Alien) has never directed an American television show – until now. Scott is behind the camera for the first two episodes of Raised by Wolves, a new HBO Max series which explores some concepts that Scott has been fascinated by throughout his entire career. Check out the newest trailer below, which gives us even more context for the central conflict that takes place in the show’s far-flung future....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Novelist Was Forced To Remove Hints At A Finn And Rey Romance By Ben Pearson/Dec. 28, 2020 2:30 pm EST Was a romance between John Boyega’s Finn and Daisy Ridley’s Rey initially supposed to happen in the Star Wars sequel trilogy? Alan Dean Foster, who wrote the novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, seems to think so, stating in a recent interview that he was forced to remove hints at a Finn and Rey romance from his book before it was published....

‘When The Streetlights Go On’ Trailer: Murders Rock A Small Town In Quibi’s Coming Of Age Movie By Ben Pearson/March 30, 2020 1:30 pm EST We’re just a few days away from the launch of Quibi, the new mobile-only streaming platform. One of the service’s “movies in chapters” that will be available on day one is called When The Streetlights Go On, a murder mystery set in a small town in 1995....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Mandy’ Is An Acid Trip Through Hell – And Beyond By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 25, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October, we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Mandy (2018). Mandy Now Streaming on Shudder Sub-Genre: Psychedelic freak-out horrorBest Setting to Watch It In: With the Cheddar GoblinHow Scary Is It?...

A $75 Yearly ‘Harry Potter’ Subscription Service Will Be Available To Fans Willing To Take The Lot By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 16, 2019 4:30 pm EST Harry Potter fans are going to wish they had a secret Gringotts vault filled with treasure left to them, unbeknownst, for decades. Because it’s about to get very expensive to prove you’re a Potterhead. A new Harry Potter subscription service is being offered by Warner Bros....

A ‘Star Wars’ Fan Cataloged Almost All The Ships In That Fleet Shot In ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Trailer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2019 1:30 pm EST Don’t underestimate a Star Wars fan’s ability to get as nerdy as possible. Especially when it comes to a shot from the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer that’s jam-packed with hundreds of ships that are nearly impossible to make out with the human eye....

A Special ‘The Sandlot’ Screening Reunited The Cast – Check Out Photos And Video From The Event By Marisa Mirabal/Oct. 30, 2019 11:00 am EST Each decade has a defining film for childhood audiences. In the ’90s, there was a surge of children’s sports movies like The Mighty Ducks, Rookie of the Year, Angels in the Outfield, and Little Giants. However, none withstood the test of time quite like the archetypal coming-of-age story The Sandlot....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Mandalorian’ Prints From Dave Perillo And Christian Waggoner Have Baby Yoda And Many Mandos By Ethan Anderton/March 26, 2020 8:00 am EST It’s a shame we won’t have any new episodes of The Mandalorian to watch until later this year, especially since the series will bring Ahsoka Tano into the live-action Star Wars universe in the second season. But while we wait for the return of the series on Disney+, artists Dave Perillo and Christian Waggoner have unveiled new The Mandalorian posters going on sale today....

Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Will Have A More Empowered Take On Its Female Characters, Rebecca Ferguson Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 29, 2019 4:30 pm EST The praise brigade is back in full force for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, with star Rebecca Ferguson revealing that the director has given a more empowering update to the story’s female characters. Ferguson, who plays Jessica, the mother of the protagonist played by Timothee Chalamet, acknowledged that her character was created by author Frank Herbert when men and women didn’t exactly have equal rights, but that Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi film will give a more progressive take on the Dune female characters....

Disney+ Passes 86 Million Subscribers In Just Over A Year By Ben Pearson/Dec. 10, 2020 2:00 pm EST During today’s Disney Investor Day presentation, it was revealed that there are now 86.8 million Disney+ subscribers. It’s been barely a year since The Walt Disney Company streaming service launched back in November of 2019, but Disney+ has already proven to be a major force in the Streaming Wars, and these numbers prove it’s only continuing to grow at a rapid rate....

Erin Lee Carr On ‘I Love You, Now Die,’ Her Favorite Documentaries, And The Essential Elements Of Great True Crime [Interview] By David Chen/Oct. 4, 2019 3:00 pm EST Erin Lee Carr is one of the most prolific creators I know. In 2019 alone, she has released two documentaries and published a memoir. Her latest film, I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter, hit HBO this past summer....

HBO Max’s ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Don’t Give Guns To Elmer Fudd And Yosemite Sam By Ethan Anderton/June 7, 2020 11:00 am EST The launch of WarnerMedia’s new streaming service HBO Max came with a load of Looney Tunes Cartoons, a reboot of the classic Warner Bros. animated shorts that used to play in movie theaters until they became a staple of kids cartoon programming on syndicated television. The new Looney Tunes Cartoons are an impressive, delightful throwback to the timeless comedic spirit of those original shorts, but there’s one element of the classic cartoons that will not be making a comeback....

Here’s What The Setting Of ‘The Suicide Squad’ Has In Common With The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Ben Pearson/Oct. 29, 2020 3:30 pm EST Question: what does James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, the upcoming supervillain comic book film from DC and Warner Bros., have in common with DC’s rivals over in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Answer: an unusual location – or more accurately, the name of an unusual location. Word has came out that the plot of writer/director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad involves the titular group of supervillains infiltrating a facility built by the Nazis....

How ‘Knives Out’ Smuggles A Topical Story Of Immigration Into A Murder Mystery Romp By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 6, 2019 8:00 am EST Genre films have a unique ability to offer entertaining and fantastical stories, while also being able to offer poignant commentary. This year saw the release of Parasite, Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece that’s part black comedy, part home invasion thriller, and all-round commentary on class.Another film that uses genre to tell a very entertaining story while also offering commentary on the time in which it was made is Rian Johnson’s whodunit Knives Out....

Jim Carrey’s ‘Kidding’ Canceled After Two Seasons At Showtime By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2020 3:00 pm EST The latest TV cancelation is no joke, despite the show’s title. Showtime has canceled Dave Holstein’s dark comedy Kidding after two seasons at the network, four months after the Jim Carrey-starring series ended its eight-episode second season. Showtime has decided not to renew Kidding for a third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network has canceled the comedy-drama series four months after the second season of the series created by Dave Holstein wrapped its eight-episode season back in March....

Netflix Announces ‘Altered Carbon’ Season 2 Release Date In New Promo By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2020 1:00 pm EST Two years after the first season of the cyberpunk sci-fi series Altered Carbon hit Netflix, the second season has finally received a release date. The streaming giant has revealed the Altered Carbon season 2 release date in a new promo which features no new footage but lots of cool CGI shots of what I’m assuming is carbon....

New ‘Scream’ Movie Gearing Up To Reference More Scary Movies By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2019 9:30 am EST Are you ready to head back to Woodsboro? Scream, the horror trivia-obsessed franchise from the late Wes Craven, is getting ready to live again. A new Scream movie is reportedly in the works at Spyglass Entertainment, but beyond that, details are sketchy. Will this be a reboot? Or will it be the canonical fifth entry in the film franchise?...

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’, ‘Pain And Glory’, ‘Very Bad Things’, ‘Antrum’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 24, 2020 8:00 am EST This latest round-up of new Blu-rays (and one DVD!) includes two films that drop on January 28, and two you can scoop up right this second. The two films destined for shelves next week are Terminator: Dark Fate and Very Bad Things. The others – well, see for yourself. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week and beyond....

Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series: ‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Scribe Takes Over As Writer By Ben Pearson/April 2, 2020 11:02 am EST Joby Harold, whose writing credits include Awake, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Zack Snyder’s upcoming Army of the Dead, has been hired as the new writer of the untitled Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+. Get the details below.Variety has the news, reporting that Harold is taking over as the show’s writer after the show was shut down earlier this year....