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‘The Possession Of Hannah Grace’ Review: There’s No Life Left In This Corpse Of A Film By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 30, 2018 7:00 am EST A job working the graveyard shift in a morgue? What could go wrong? For Shay Mitchell in The Possession of Hannah Grace, the answer is: everything. This horror pastiche tries to inject some fresh blood into the tired exorcism horror sub-genre, but the result is a lackluster, haphazard, and ultimately frustrating experience....

‘The Purge’ Season 2 Trailer: What Is Life Like Between The Purges? By Ethan Anderton/July 24, 2019 4:30 pm EST So far, The Purge film franchise and TV series have only explored what happens on the night when all crime (including murder) is legal for 12 hours. But the teaser trailer and plot description for the upcoming second season of The Purge TV series looks to explore a storyline that hasn’t yet been covered....

‘Twelve Minutes’ Game Trailer: Daisy Ridley And James McAvoy Star In Interactive Time Loop Thriller By Ben Pearson/Sept. 4, 2020 5:00 pm EST As independent video games continue to push the creative envelope, they’ll continue to attract top-tier Hollywood talent to participate. Case in point: Twelve Minutes, an upcoming interactive time loop thriller that features voice work from Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)....

2021 Independent Spirit Nominations: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Leads The Pack With ‘Minari’ Close Behind By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2021 8:30 am EST The 2021 Independent Spirit Awards nominations have been announced. Along with honoring the best that independent cinema has to offer, this year’s Indie Spirit Awards have also introduced a television category, with several awards being handed out for the small screen. On the feature film side of things, Never Rarely Sometimes Always came out on top with seven total nominations across all categories....

A ‘Friends’ Reunion Special Is Really In The Works At HBO Max By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2019 7:30 am EST It turns out HBO Max is the one that will be there for us. The forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service is working hard to bring the cast of Friends back together in an unscripted reunion special. This would be the first time the cast of the hit sitcom, which has found new life as one of the most lucrative streaming titles on the market, would reunite onscreen since the show wrapped up its 10-season run in 2004....

All Aboard: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 3 Is Coming To TNT By Ben Pearson/Jan. 19, 2021 1:00 pm EST TNT must be feeling good about its upcoming second season of Snowpiercer, because the network has given the post-apocalyptic sci-fi show a season 3 renewal before its second season even debuts. Variety brings word about Snowpiercer season 3, stating that TNT has given the show the go-ahead to continue even before its second season rolls into the station and premieres next week....

Awkwafina Joins Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris In Apple TV+ Drama Film ‘Swan Song’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 19, 2020 5:30 pm EST Awkwafina is one of Hollywood’s brightest rising stars, capping off a stellar two years in both blockbusters and indie dramas with a Golden Globe win for her tremendous performance in 2019’s The Farewell – becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. And it’s only looking brighter for her, as she is set to appear in a Marvel movie, a Disney movie, and now, an intriguing new movie for Apple TV+ that reunites Moonlight stars Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris....

Comedy Central’s ‘The Other Two’ And ‘South Side’ Move To HBO Max In Programming Deal By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 13, 2020 2:30 pm EST HBO Max has picked up two former Comedy Central shows, The Other Two and South Side, as new Max Original series in a new programming deal with the television network, which has also handed HBO Max the exclusive streaming rights to Awkwafina is Nora from Queens. HBO Max is building its library of original titles with lucrative deals, the latest of which is with Comedy Central....

Details On Disney’s New Animated Movie ‘Encanto’ From ‘Zootopia’ Directors Come To Light By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2020 11:30 am EST The next movie we get from Walt Disney Animation Studios is Raya and the Last Dragon. Originally slated for release in November, the coronavirus pandemic forced a schedule change that pushed it back to March 2021. We haven’t even seen a trailer for this movie yet, but we’re already getting details on the original animated movie that will come after that....

Gal Gadot To Star In Spy Thriller ‘Heart Of Stone,’ A “Female Spin” On 007 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 3, 2020 8:30 am EST Gal Gadot may already have Wonder Woman under her belt, but now she’s going to add another high-profile role to her resume: the “female” James Bond. Well, so to speak. Gadot is set to star in Heart of Stone, an original spy thriller that’s being billed as a “female spin on action franchises like Mission: Impossible and 007....

Gollum Becomes The Hero Of His Own Story In ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Prequel Game Trailer By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2020 4:00 pm EST Last year, we learned that a company called Daedalic Entertainment was developing an action-adventure video game called The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is set after the pitiful, obsessive creature loses The One Ring to that sneaky little hobbit Bilbo Baggins but before he’s captured by Sauron’s forces....

Hidden ‘Westworld’ Trailer Found On Viral Marketing Website Reveals New Footage By Ben Pearson/Feb. 21, 2020 12:30 pm EST Westworld has been off the air for a long while as it has revamped for the upcoming third season, but it looks like showrunners Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, and their partners at HBO have gotten back in the saddle and are up to their old tricks once again. A hidden Westworld trailer for season 3 has been located by an inquisitive Reddit fan who poked around on a viral marketing website, and you can check out the trailer below....

Netflix Is Making A Live-Action ‘One Piece’ TV Show [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 29, 2020 2:31 pm EST Update: Deadline reports that Netflix has ordered ten episodes of One Piece, with Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files) serving as the writer, showrunner, and executive producer and Matt Owens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage) on board as a writer/executive producer. It’ll be a co-production between Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, and another instance in which those companies pair to adapt a beloved anime series as a live-action series following their work on the upcoming Cowboy Bebop....

New ‘New Mutants’ Trailer Coming In January, Implying The Movie Might Actually Be Released Some Day By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 23, 2019 2:30 pm EST Technically speaking, New Mutants is still scheduled for an April 3, 2020 release date. With that in mind, Someone on Instagram asked Josh Boone, director of The New Mutants, if a new trailer might be on the way. Boone’s reply: yep! There we go: A brand new trailer for #NewMutants is set to debut online in January!...

Superhero Bits: Mark Millar Teases Surprise Comic Sequel At Christmas, ‘Superman: Red Son’ First Look & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 19, 2019 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Want a first look at the Superman: Red Son animated movie? Want to see a crossover comic with Svengoolie the DC Universe? How many Red Room operatives could we see in Black Widow? Did you know Steve Jobs helped convince Bob Iger to buy Marvel Studios?...

Superhero Bits: Matt Reeves Reveals ‘The Batman’ Artwork, See Emily Blunt As Black Widow & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2020 6:00 pm EST How’s the fourth season of Young Justice coming along? How did Hellboy creator Mike Mignola share his support for presidential candidate Joe Biden? Want to see some new official artwork inspired by The Batman? Want to see what it would be like if Emily Blunt ended up playing Black Widow?...

Superhero Bits: New ‘Avengers’ Video Game Preview, ‘Moon Knight’ And ‘Morbius’ Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want a new look at the Marvel’s Avengers video game? What Supergirl villain will start recurring this season? How is Joker possibly helping the developing Spawn movie? Want to see Tom Hiddleston as Daredevil and Charlie Cox as Loki? How did Zack Snyder fans handle the lack of Snyder Cut news from HBO Max?...

The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Revival Is Not Moving Forward At Disney+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 16, 2020 2:00 pm EST Hey now, hey now, this is not what dreams are made of. The Disney+ Lizzie McGuire revival, which was set to feature Hilary Duff reprising her role as everyone’s favorite fourth wall-breaking Disney Channel teen, is officially dead after the search for a new showrunner turned up empty following the firing of creator and revival showrunner Terri Minsky....

The 10 Ways Disney Dominated The Film Industry This Decade, For Better And Worse By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 19, 2019 2:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)When all is said and done, the Walt Disney Company owned the 2010s. On December 31, 2009, the company finalized a major merger that further defined the ensuing 10 years: they officially bought Marvel Entertainment, thus ensuring that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be a Disney property....

The Morning Watch: The Making Of ‘We Can Be Heroes’, Adam Savage’s Chewbacca’s Bowcaster Replica & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2021 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, take a look behind the scenes at the making of Robert Rodriguez’s family friendly superhero movie We Can Be Heroes....