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Early Script For ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Had A Hilariously Tragic ‘Ghostbusters’ Reunion And Joe Pesci By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2019 3:30 pm EST Zombieland: Double Tap is in theaters now, bringing back Woody Harrelson, Jessie Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin for more zombie apocalypse action. It’s been 10 years since the original movie hit theaters, but writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (the duo behind the Deadpool franchise) were hired almost immediately to write the sequel....

Eddie Murphy Rings In The Holidays With The Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ In Recent Memory By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 22, 2019 11:30 am EST For the first time in 35 years, Eddie Murphy returned to host Saturday Night Live. Since this was also the Christmas episode, the pressure was on for this to truly be a television event. Thankfully, Eddie Murphy didn’t disappoint, and he brought a bunch of his friends with him, not to mention the cavalcade of guest stars that’s been popping up for the Democratic debate spoofing....

First AppleTV+ Bundle Includes CBS All Access And Showtime For $9.99 A Month By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2020 3:00 pm EST AppleTV+ may have some solid original programming under its belt, but the fledgling streaming service is still trying to find a way to try to gain some footing in the Streaming Wars. Now it’s getting into the bundling game and offering its first-ever bundle, which will give subscribers access to AppleTV+, CBS All Access, and Showtime for just under $10 per month – that is, as long as you’re using the free year of AppleTV+ which Apple gives out to people who purchase a new Apple device....

HBO Max Reveals ‘Green Lantern’ Series Details And Their Future Plans For The DC Universe Streaming Service [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 16, 2020 7:30 am EST WarnerMedia had its first Television Critics Association panel for HBO Max since they named their upcoming streaming service. HBO Max Chief Content Officer Kevin Reilly previewed the service last year, but it was still untitled at the time. In their October investor presentation, HBO Max revealed one of their originals is a Green Lantern series from producer Greg Berlanti....

Lee Daniels To Direct Comic Book Adaptation Of ‘Stealth’ From ‘The Walking Dead’ Creator By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 19, 2019 2:30 pm EST A new superhero comic book adaptation is coming your way from the creator of The Walking Dead. The Butler director Lee Daniels has been tapped to helm Stealth, a feature film adaptation of the Skybound/Image comic by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and artist Marc Silvestri. Universal Pictures has tapped Lee Daniels to direct the Stealth movie adaptation that “introduces an unusual superhero crime fighter,” according to Deadline....

New ‘Star Wars’ Merchandise Will Be Revealed This Thursday Before Next Week’s Triple Force Friday By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2019 11:30 am EST With a new movie in the Star Wars saga coming this winter, that means it’s almost time for Force Friday, the first day that new merchandise for The Rise of Skywalker goes on sale. But this year’s Force Friday is even bigger, because thanks to the arrival of The Mandalorian on Disney+ and the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game in November, we’re looking at a Triple Force Friday on October 4....

Our National Nightmare Is Over: Disney Is Finally Releasing The ‘Avatar’ 10th Anniversary Merchandise That The Whole World Has Been Clamoring For By Ben Pearson/Nov. 22, 2019 12:00 pm EST I’m happy to report that I will finally rest easy tonight, because at Pandora – The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, that sweet, sweet Avatar merch is finally on sale. I mean, who wouldn’t want an Avatar 10 year anniversary water bottle?...

Steve Jobs Called Disney CEO Bob Iger To Tell Him ‘Iron Man 2’ Sucked By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2019 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Another day, another interesting tidbit coming out of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s recently released book, The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. So far, we’ve heard about Iger’s meeting with Kathleen Kennedy, J....

Superhero Bits: Los Angeles Comic-Con Is Stupidly Still On, ‘Hawkeye’ Series Villain Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2020 6:00 pm EST How did Damon Lindelof fall in love with comics and become obsessed with Watchmen? Want to buy a book full of sketches Hellboy creator Mike Mignola did in quarantine? Why is Los Angeles Comic-Con still happening in a pandemic? What was Dwayne Johnson’s call with Aldis Hodge like after being offered the role of Hawkman in Black Adam?...

The Best World War I Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/Jan. 10, 2020 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week we go back in time with some movies set during the war to end all wars.) World War I doesn’t get as much love in theaters as its younger brother World War II, and while there’s no good reason for that I assume it’s simply because WWII offers a greater variety of locales and military hardware to explore....

The Morning Watch: The Making Of ‘Primal’, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Storytelling In Merchandise & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 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, take a look behind the scenes of the Adult Swim animated series Primal created by Genndy Tartakovsky....

The Team Behind CGI James Dean Is Forming A Grotesque New Company To Resurrect More Hollywood Legends By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 12, 2019 11:30 am EST When you’ve garnered the disgust of everyone on the planet by digitally resurrecting one of the most beloved Hollywood legends, the only thing you can do is double down on being terrible. The team behind the controversial digital resurrection of James Dean for a new Vietnam War movie is forming a new company with the express aim of digitally exhuming even more Hollywood legends....

This Is Probably The Only Top 25 Movies Of 2016 Video You’ll Need By Jacob Hall/Dec. 8, 2016 11:30 am EST The end of year is always accompanied by a parade of lists and rankings and recaps and awards, all of the assembled by publications and groups of all sizes and tastes. At its best, this is a season of celebration, of looking back on the year and appreciating the absolute best cinema from past 52 weeks....

Weekend Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ Is A Huge Hit (Bet You Didn’t See That One Coming!) By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2019 5:00 pm EST Finally: Disney can breathe a sigh of relief knowing they’ve scored a box office win. But seriously, folks: Frozen 2 is a smash hit. The long-awaited sequel to the 2013 animated film debuted over the weekend, and hauled in $350 million globally. That includes a $127 million domestic intake, which some are calling the biggest animated opening ever – but that’s not quite correct....

Wesley Snipes Joins Eddie Murphy In ‘Coming 2 America’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2019 2:00 pm EST It’s been a long time coming for the Coming to America sequel, but now that it’s on its way, Eddie Murphy is assembling quite a cast. Wesley Snipes has joined the Coming 2 America cast in a new role, joining Murphy and original cast member Arsenio Hall in Paramount’s sequel to the classic 1988 comedy....

By Amelia Emberwing/Aug. 23, 2019 12:00 pm EST It was just announced that Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford will be exiting Legends of Tomorrow as series regulars. The couple took to their social media to express their disappointment and understanding, both sharing remarkably kind and on-brand messages in light of the news. This kind of thing happens in television, especially in shows like Legends. Though, even with that in mind, the departure of these two particular characters is a tough pill to swallow....

‘Confessional’ Trailer: The Truth Has Terrible Consequences In Shudder’s New Horror Film By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2020 2:30 pm EST Seven college students are about to confess some deep, dark secrets in Confessional, a new Shudder exclusive. In the film, students enter confessional booths like Catholics attending confession, or Real World contestants talking about their drunken exploits, and get more than they bargained for. The movie premieres on the horror streaming service next week, and we’re debuting a trailer below....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 26, 2020 12:00 pm EST Here is the synopsis for Butler’s Dawn novel: With an ambitious sci-fi premise and a diverse lead character (one named after the fallen first woman in the Bible at that!) it’s no wonder that Dawn appealed to DuVernay, who seems to be using her clout to boost another minority filmmaker. Mahoney too seems to be benefiting from the influence of her Star Wars gig, taking the lead for Dawn after years of helming episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, American Crime, Claws, Power, You, and I Am the Night....

‘Don’t Look Deeper’ Trailer: Catherine Hardwicke’s Nightmarish Sci-Fi Series Comes To Quibi By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 22, 2020 12:30 pm EST Do A.I. robots dream of high school exams? Catherine Hardwicke’s new sci-fi thriller Don’t Look Deeper suggests that they dream of their weird, nightmarish origins. This Quibi series follows a high school teenager who begins to suspect that she is not like the other girls. In fact, she might not even be human....

/Filmcast Ep. 598 - Tenet (GUEST: Dan Murrell) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 22, 2020 8:00 pm EST ‘Tis the season for Tenet! Finally, David, Devindra, and Jeff get their hands on a physical blu-ray of the latest Christopher Nolan film. The cast is joined by Dan Murrell to review the film front to back. Check out Dan’s Patreon here. Listen to Dan’s podcast here. Subscribe to Dan’s Youtube channel here. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch....