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‘The Crown’ Season 3 Trailer Introduces The Prince Of Wales By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 15, 2019 5:30 pm EST The Crown season 3 has brought in a whole new cast to show the passage of time. It’s also putting some new characters front and center – like Prince Charles, played this season by Josh O’Connor. Charles has several major plotlines, most notably his early romance with Camilla Shand, and the time he spent in Wales learning the language....

The Last Human Will Still Have the Lord and Miller Touch Lord and Miller have always managed to bring their sensibilities to pre-existing properties. True, they had a lot more leeway on the Lego movies and the children’s book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, but 21 Jump Street could have been any kind of remake and it became a distinct Lord and Miller comedy.The Last Human will be published in October, so we don’t know much about it yet, but Lord confirmed it would not depart too far from the sensibilities we notice across all Lord and Miller productions....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2019 10:30 am EST Undone follows a young, depressed woman (Rosa Salazar of Alita: Battle Angel) whose life is irreversibly and wildly changed after a car accident gives her a newfound ability to shift through time. But since this is a scary prospect and she’s not really sure what’s going on, the ghost of her dead father (Bob Odenirk) is here to help her, and that includes showing her how he actually died....

‘Us’ Honest Trailer: This Movie Raises A Lot Of Questions, But We Really Don’t Care By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2020 6:00 am EST After the massive success of Jordan Peele’s directorial debut with Get Out, the anticipation was high for his follow-up. Even though Us was critically acclaimed, for some general audiences, despite the palpable tension and terror, it felt too complex to have a clear message and raised a lot of questions in the final act....

China Closing All Movie Theaters Again To Keep Battling Coronavirus By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2020 8:30 am EST There seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel in our ongoing battle with the coronavirus pandemic as China started re-opening their movie theaters. It gave the United States some hope that we might be able to do the same after a couple months of self-quarantine since China got a head start in the spread of coronavirus and was seemingly able to squash the threat....

Dave Bautista Has “Tried Everything” To Star In The ‘Gears Of War’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2019 2:00 pm EST Even though Dave Bautista has become a notable star since taking a role in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Blade Runner 2049, it sounds like he’s still having trouble when it comes down to starring in a certain video game movie. A Gears of War movie has been in the works since the Xbox video game became popular immediately upon its release in the fall of 2006....

HBO Max Vs. HBO Go Vs. HBO Now: Here’s The Difference Between The Three Services By Chris Evangelista/May 26, 2020 2:00 pm EST HBO Max launches this week – tomorrow, to be exact – and people are still not quite sure how it works. Is the new streaming service the same thing as HBO? Or HBO Go? Or HBO Now? Sensing the confusion in the air, the folks at HBO released a new explainer video that details the differences while hopefully putting all questions to bed....

Michael Jordan And ‘The Last Dance’ Are Finally Coming To Netflix In The US This Month By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2020 5:30 pm EST ESPN had a monster hit on their hands from April through May thanks to the release of the 10-hour documentary series The Last Dance, a chronicle of the final championship season run by NBA superstar Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Netflix also had a hand in producing the documentary, and even though it was made available on the streaming service in international markets, the only way US audiences could enjoy it was through ESPN....

Quentin Tarantino Is Okay With ‘Star Trek’ Being His Last Movie By Chris Evangelista/July 16, 2019 3:30 pm EST It’s that time again – time for Quentin Tarantino to bring up his potential Star Trek movie and also his possible retirement. Tarantino has teased both his Trek film and his plans to retire after making ten movies. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is being billed as Tarantino’s ninth, which begs the question: is Star Trek going to be his last movie, or does he count that as something separate, and do we still have one more original Tarantino movie on the horizon as well?...

Super Nintendo World Opening Delayed At Universal Studios Japan Due To COVID-19 By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 14, 2021 8:00 am EST Super Nintendo World was set to open at Universal Studios Japan on February 4, but that opening has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Japanese government is planning a new state of emergency due to the pandemic, and as a result, Universal Studios Japan sent out a message saying that the opening of Super Nintendo World would be postponed until the state of emergency is lifted....

Superhero Bits: Cake Boss Celebrates Marvel, ‘Birds Of Prey’ Trailer Coming Soon & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2019 6:00 pm EST What Arrowverse cast member is making their directorial debut this coming season? Which DC Comics character made a cameo in Marvel Comics #1000? What potentially foolish mistake did Peter Parker make in the Avengers: Endgame final battle? Could Doctor Strange help Spider-Man exit the MCU? How much weight did Joaquin Phoenix lose to play The Joker?...

The ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Script Is “Pretty Insane” And “Taika At His Most Extreme,” According To Chris Hemsworth By Chris Evangelista/April 24, 2020 1:00 pm EST Thor: Ragnarok ended up being the best Thor movie because it was willing to cut loose, embrace humor, and take some risks. But according to star Chris Hemsworth, we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. According to the actor, the script for Thor: Love and Thunder, the follow-up to Ragnarok, is even weirder and wilder than what came before....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In September 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 20, 2020 4:30 pm EST A bunch of great stuff is leaving Netflix next month, probably to make way for a new reality show about billionaires buying she-sheds or something dumb like that. Anyway, here are the best movies leaving Netflix in September 2020. Jurassic Park Netflix just added the original Jurassic Park trilogy – and now they’re removing it....

The Morning Watch: Movie Moments That Scared Kids, The Model Miniatures Of ‘Moon’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2020 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, watch a supercut of movie moments that probably scared the hell out of you as a kid, including clips from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Dark Crystal, and more....

The Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series Is Looking To Cast A Young Luke Skywalker By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2019 11:54 am EST Baby Yoda could have some competition in the sci-fi moppet department. A new casting rumor has sprung up around the yet-untitled Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series in development at Disney+. The series, which is set to star Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi Master, is reportedly looking for an actor to play a young Luke Skywalker living on Tatooine....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Nailed It!’ Is The Cure For The Common Baking Show By Chris Evangelista/March 28, 2020 9:00 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 Series: Nailed It!Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: A baking competition show featuring the world’s worst bakers.Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: There’s nothing riding on Nailed It!...

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Sound Of Metal’ Is One Of The Best Movies Of The Year By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 8, 2020 7:00 am EST Ruben (Ahmed) has got his life together. The scars of his past struggles with addiction show all over his body, and over his girlfriend Lou’s (Olivia Cooke) wrists, but he’s carved out a good routine for himself: wake up at the crack of dawn, work out while making a healthy breakfast, wake up Lou with a dance routine, then drive off to the next stop on his and Lou’s heavy metal band tour....

The Telluride Film Festival Will Happen This Year Despite The Pandemic: “Our World Needs The Light Of Cinema” By Ben Pearson/June 1, 2020 3:30 pm EST Over the past few months, beginning with South by Southwest in March, several major film festivals have either been outright cancelled or have switched to smaller, online versions in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But as restrictions begin to lessen to varying degrees around the country, the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado has announced that the show must go on, lengthening the festival’s run by an extra day in an attempt to provide more safety for the attendees....

Video: We Experience Halloween Horror Nights 2019 Hollywood - All The Mazes & Scare Zones By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2019 1:00 pm EST On the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights 2019 at Universal Studios Hollywood, we experienced all the10 mazes and 5 scare zones and vlogged to tell about it. Watch a video of our Halloween Horror Nights 2019 Hollywood experience after the jump. The video comes from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already!...

Wesley Snipes Remembers Auditioning For The Original ‘Coming To America’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 28, 2020 11:30 am EST Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the star of Blade and White Men Can’t Jump recalled auditioning for the role of Darryl, the heir to the Soul Glo empire played by future ER star Eriq LaSalle. Snipes remembered: Darryl also happened to be the douchebag boyfriend of Lisa McDowell (Shari Headley), who Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) had fallen in love with....