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‘The Bourne Stuntacular’ Is Coming To Universal Studios Florida In 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 15, 2019 10:00 am EST The Bourne Stuntactular might sound like some kind of Harry Potter spell, but it’s actually a new stunt show that will be coming to Universal Studios Florida starting in the spring of 2020. Inspired by the Bourne action film franchise starring Matt Damon (and kinda Jeremy Renner), The Bourne Stuntacular will focus on Jason Bourne as he tries to outrun the deadly individuals who always seem to be knocking on his door....

By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2019 4:19 pm EST Actress Aya Cash (You’re the Worst) will be playing a superhero called Stormfront, a character who is actually male in the comics. Stormfront is a reincarnated Viking with electrical powers and limited control of the weather. Other super powers include flying at super sonic speed, which creates a sonic boom, and he just so happens to be the second most powerful superhuman on the planet....

‘The Laundromat’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh Pits Meryl Streep Against Gary Oldman And Antonio Banderas Over The Panama Papers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2019 8:30 am EST Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix partnership is proving quite fruitful for Hollywood’s fastest-working auteur, who assembles an A-list cast for his latest film, The Laundromat. Starring Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, and Antonio Banderas (only one of whom is doing a weird accent), The Laundromat sees Soderbergh tackling The Panama Papers after his last Netflix film, High Flying Bird, took on the NBA....

‘The Many Saints Of Newark’ Actor Michael Gandolfini Watched ‘The Sopranos’ For The First Time To Take On His Father’s Iconic Role By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 14, 2019 4:00 pm EST The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark is bringing back Tony Soprano – as a much younger man. The late, great James Gandolfini played the now-iconic role of the unstable mob boss, and when it came time to find a younger Tony, Sopranos creator David Chase made a surprising – but logical – choice: Gandolfini’s son Michael....

Here’s to Little Boy One of the biggest flaws of this season has been its inability to fully explain just how Yuko works. To be fair, she’s a supernatural being and her very existence defies explanation. But there are no real rules in place, and she seemingly is able to come and go as she pleases, even though she also still has her own body. But what Yuko really likes to do is possess people, which she does again and again and again this episode....

15 Years Ago, The Most Important Episode Of ‘Lost’ Encapsulated Everything That Made The Series Great By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 16, 2019 9:00 am EST But what we’ve come to associate with Lost weren’t exactly there from the beginning. The pilot used flashbacks, sure, and episode two started the tradition of focusing on a single character’s flashback each episode. However, it wasn’t until episode three, ‘Walkabout’, which aired 15 years ago this past weekend, that Lost truly cemented itself as a ground-breaking new player in Network TV....

Canceled Cannes Lineup Will Be Announced Next Week By Chris Evangelista/May 28, 2020 2:30 pm EST Cannes is still canceled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t daydream about what could’ve been. While the prestigious fest will not happen this year due to the coronavirus, festival organizers are still planning to release the names of the films they had hoped to screen. While this may seem futile at first glance, having your film associated in any way, shape, or form with Cannes lends said movie a certain amount of credibility....

Did You Hate James Corden’s Performance In ‘Cats’? So Did Andrew Lloyd Webber By Chris Evangelista/June 5, 2020 1:30 pm EST Remember Cats? The nightmarish film adaptation of the hit musical feels as if it hit theaters 100 years ago, but it was actually only six months. Since then, real-life horrors have superseded those of the digital fur variety, but that doesn’t mean Andrew Lloyd Webber is ready to let bygones be bygones....

Marvel TV Is Shutting Down, Current Shows Now Under Marvel Studios By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2019 7:30 am EST “It’s All Connected” no more. The tagline of Marvel Television was always ironic considering the subdivision of Marvel Entertainment was never really connected to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, though Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb desperately tried to keep it attached. But now Marvel is shutting down its television-focused division, folding in its remaining shows like Agents of S....

NBCUniversal’s Peacock Streaming Service Launches For Comcast Customers Today, Most Originals Delayed Until 2021 [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 15, 2020 8:30 am EST NBCUniversal’s Peacock has officially joined the streaming wars with a soft launch for Comcast cable customers starting today. The Comcast launch will be a sort of teaser for the official launch in July, when the new streaming service — which will offer NBC library titles like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and movies like E....

No, The Wachowskis Are Still Not Involved With ‘The Matrix’ Reboot [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 10, 2019 7:41 am EST Update: A representative for Chad Stahelski has reached out and let us know that the initial report was inaccurate. His comments were in response to a hypothetical scenario in which the Wachowskis would be involved, and he did not confirm them being attached to the new film. Our original article follows below....

Peacock Streaming Service Details We’d previously heard that Peacock would be launching with 15,000 hours worth of content available to stream. But today, the company announced (via CNN) that there will be multiple tiers of the service – only some of which will have access to that full library of content. The two tiers include “Peacock Free,” an ad-supported plan that’s available to anyone and will offer 7,500 hours of programming, including access to movies and classic TV shows....

The Morning Watch: Daisy Ridley Revisits ‘The Last Jedi’ Lightsaber Fight, ‘Marriage Story’ Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 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, Daisy Ridley revisits the throne room lightsaber battle from Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

The Oscars Announce New Inclusion Standards For Best Picture Eligibility By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 9, 2020 9:00 am EST Ever since the #OscarsSoWhite debacle of 2015, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been making significant strides to try to change their image as a creaky, majority-white institution. They’ve welcomed more women, people of color, and international stars into their ranks, expanded their categories, and so on. But the Academy may have made its most significant stride yet with the new introduction of inclusion standards into the Oscars eligibility rules....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Heat Vision And Jack’ Was Ahead Of Its Time By Ben Pearson/Oct. 2, 2020 9:00 am EST Let’s break down some of the talent here, all of whom were still many years away from the peak of their careers. Ben Stiller directed the pilot, a few years after The Cable Guy but still before Zoolander. Jack Black played the lead, a year before his breakout film role in High Fidelity....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Ted Lasso’ Lives Up To The Hype By Ben Pearson/Oct. 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: Ted LassoWhere You Can Stream It: AppleTV+The Pitch: An American football coach is hired to coach an English soccer (AKA “football”) team, despite having no experience in the sport....

Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Film ‘Bios’ Release Date Moves From April To August By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 21, 2021 4:30 pm EST Bios, a new sci-fi film from director Miguel Sapochnik that stars Tom Hanks as a guy who builds a robot to watch over his dog (yes, really) is moving from April to August. The Universal Amblin Entertainment title was supposed to arrive in theaters on April 16 but will now arrive in August....

Video: We Went To ‘Oogie Boogie Bash’ 2019 Opening Nigh At Disney California Adventure By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2019 1:30 pm EST Peter & Kitra attend Oogie Boogie Bash 2019 opening night. Is Disneyland’s new Halloween party in Disney California Adventure better than Mickey’s Halloween Party? Watch our latest Ordinary Adventures vlog to find out! The video comes from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already!...

VOTD: ‘Star Wars’ Explores The 42-Year Evolution Of Stormtroopers So Far By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 28, 2019 6:00 am EST Until Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the sci-fi soldiers known as Stormtroopers were just faceless bad guys with terrible aim who loved talking about different models of ships, calling for back-up, and generally getting their ass kicked. Then FN-2187 came along and put some humanity behind the white armor and helmets. But it’s been a long road to reach that point, and a new video from Lucasfilm explores the evolution of Stormtroopers in Star Wars: A New Hope, from all the way back to their origins in 1977 to the new versions appearing in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

Warner Bros. Wants 63% Of The ‘Tenet’ Box Office From Theaters, A Much Higher Percentage Than Usual By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 17, 2020 12:00 pm EST Tenet is finally hitting theaters, I guess. The highly-anticipated Christopher Nolan movie was supposed to save the summer movie season, but it didn’t, because life is an endless nightmare. Instead, the film is now going to open internationally next week before maybe – just maybe – opening in select US theaters the week after that....