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This Week In Trailers: Romantic Comedy, Why Don’t You Just Die, I Will Make You Mine, Rendez-Vous, Deerskin By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 29, 2020 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Warner Bros. Issues ‘Joker’ Statement: The Film Is Not “An Endorsement Of Real-World Violence Of Any Kind” By Ben Pearson/Sept. 24, 2019 1:56 pm EST For a movie about a clown, the discussions around Joker haven’t exactly been amusing lately. Todd Phillips’ Golden Lion-winning film has earned a fair share of hand-wringing about its depiction of the villain’s origin story, leading many to express concerns about whether it goes too far in sympathizing with its protagonist and if it could potentially even incite viewers to perpetrate violence....

Watch: Oscar-Winning Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s iPhone 12 Commercial By Ben Pearson/Oct. 14, 2020 11:00 am EST Mexican cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki has been relatively quiet since his stunning achievement of winning three Oscars in a row in 2013, 2014, and 2015. But now he’s back with a brief short film which hypes Apple’s newly announced iPhone 12 Pro, the first device that allows a person to “capture, edit, watch, and share Dolby Vision video....

‘Ad Astra’ IMAX Trailer: Watch Brad Pitt Save The World On The Biggest Screen Possible By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2019 7:30 am EST Even though The Walt Disney Company seems to be mostly disappointed with the movies they picked up for release this year from 20th Century Fox, there’s one that seems like it might really have the goods: the mysterious sci-fi drama Ad Astra. Directed by James Gray (We Own the Night, The Immigrant), Ad Astra follows astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who is sent on a mission to find his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones)....

‘Avengers: Damage Control’ Trailer: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Comes The VOID Virtual Reality Experience By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2019 10:30 am EST After Star Wars, Ghostbusters and Wreck-It Ralph came to the virtual reality experience known as The VOID in previous years, ILMxLAB and Marvel Studios are bringing the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life with an Avengers VR experience of their own. Avengers: Damage Control will let fans step into the MCU to team up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and the first trailer has arrived, revealing what appear to be Wakandan vibranium Iron Man suits that you’ll be wearing within the Avengers VR experience....

‘Defending Jacob’ First Look Goes Behind-The-Scenes Of The Chris Evans Apple TV+ Series By Chris Evangelista/April 17, 2020 4:00 pm EST What if your child stood accused of murder – and the evidence against them was overwhelming? That’s the intriguing premise of Defending Jacob, a new Apple TV+ series starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery. A newly released Defending Jacob first look goes behind-the-scenes of the series, and all the dark and moody atmosphere that accompanies it....

‘Floor Is Lava’ Trailer: The Pastime Of Bored Children Everywhere Is Now A Netflix Game Show By Chris Evangelista/June 15, 2020 5:00 pm EST Around 500,000 years ago, Homo erectus engraved symbols on shells. During the Upper Paleolithic period, cave painting was invented. Now, in the year 2020, art has hit its pinnacle. There’s nowhere left to go from here folks, so all artists and creatives might as well pack it in....

‘Helstrom’ First Look: Hulu’s Marvel Series Is Full Of People Standing Around Looking Very Serious By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2020 10:30 am EST Hulu’s last live-action Marvel series is here! And it’s full of people with severe haircuts standing around in rooms. The Helstrom first look images gives a glimpse at the final live-action series to be made under the Marvel TV banner after Marvel Studios terminated its overall deals with the showrunners, and it all looks…kind of bland....

‘Helstrom’ Teaser Gives First Look At Marvel Horror Series Following The Son Of Satan [Comic-Con 2020] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 25, 2020 9:00 am EST Hulu’s last live-action Marvel series is coming with a righteous fury. Helstrom, which follows “the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer” with superpowers as they hunt bad people, held a Comic-Con at Home virtual panel to tease the upcoming comic book series. Helstrom showrunner Paul Zbyszewski was joined by cast members Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy to give a sneak peek at the horror-inspired series....

‘Man In The Box’: Billy Eichner Wants To Change Who Gets To Play Gay Icons With Paul Lynde Biopic By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 22, 2020 10:30 am EST Cast a straight actor in the role of a gay icon, and they’ll likely get an Oscar for it. But Billy Eichner is looking to change that with his role as groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. Eichner plans to star in Man in the Box, a biopic based on the life of the TV star whose sexuality was well-known, despite never being officially “out....

‘Project Power’ Directors To Helm ‘Nemesis’, A Revamped Film Adaptation Of Mark Millar’s Comic By Ben Pearson/Sept. 1, 2020 2:30 pm EST Way back in 2009, before comic book writer Mark Millar had even completed his comic, Nemesis, he was talking about its movie potential. The story, which boils down to “what if, instead of becoming a superhero, a genius billionaire embraced anarchy and became the world’s worst supervillain?”, unquestionably had a hell of a hook, and Hollywood spent years trying to adapt it into a film, with directors like Sam Raimi, Guy Ritchie, Tony Scott, and Joe Carnahan potentially directing at various points and actors like Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp’s names being bandied about as possible stars....

‘See’ Trailer: Jason Momoa Stars In A Sci-Fi Show That Looks Like ‘Bird Box’ Meets ‘Waterworld’ By Ben Pearson/Sept. 10, 2019 11:00 am EST We caught a brief glimpse of footage from See, the upcoming AppleTV+ series from Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Peaky Blinders) which stars Jason Momoa (Aquaman), during the company’s sizzle reel earlier this year. But today, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the first full trailer for the series, and this thing looks ambitious as hell....

‘Singles’ Day’: ‘Plus One’ Director Jeff Chan To Helm Asian-Led Rom-Com About The Anti-Valentine’s Day By Ben Pearson/April 13, 2020 5:00 pm EST In the summer of 2018, New Line picked up a spec script from writer Lillian Yu called Singles’ Day, featuring a story set during the unofficial Chinese holiday of the same name. Now the new romantic comedy has a director: Jeff Chan, who co-directed last year’s indie rom-com Plus One....

‘The Mandalorian’ Comes With Major Revelations And More Questions In “The Jedi” By Bryan Young/Nov. 27, 2020 9:30 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers here. Dave Filoni, protege of George Lucas and a shepherd of the future of Star Wars, wrote and directed the thirteenth chapter of The Mandalorian. In this episode, Din Djarin finally makes his way to the forest planet of Corvus and the city of Calodan, and it’s there that we meet a familiar face....

‘The Simpsons’ Executive Producer Matt Selman Teases The Show’s Upcoming Marvel Episode [Interview] By Fred Topel/Feb. 11, 2020 1:00 pm EST Every Television Critics Association press tour, we catch up with The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean. January’s TCA was no exception, and we’ll bring you that interview soon enough. But this time, Jean brought executive producer Matt Selman with him. Disney acquired The Simpsons in its acquisition of 20th Century Fox....

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’: A Quick Guide To How Jane Foster Wields Mjolnir And Why It Matters By Amelia Emberwing/July 26, 2019 8:00 am EST Whosoever holds this hammer, if they be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor. Mjolnir’s inscription is pretty clear. Being + Hammer + Worthy = some God of Thunder butt-kicking. What folks have some confusion over is just who it is that decides that worthiness. Once upon a time, Odin thought it was him....

Brian K. Vaughan’s ‘Ex Machina’ Sci-Fi Comic Is Becoming A Movie From Legendary Entertainment By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2020 3:03 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Legendary Entertainment is adapting Brian K. Vaughan’s sci-fi comic book Ex Machina, but in order to avoid confusion with the A24 movie of the same name, it will be called The Great Machine. So what is this comic about?...

Disney’s ‘Avengers’ Ride System Will Be “Something That We’ve Never Seen Before” By Ben Pearson/Oct. 11, 2019 2:37 pm EST At this year’s D23 Expo, we learned about Disney’s plans to put Avengers Campuses with Marvel-themed rides in their theme parks across the world, starting with Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris, and that one of the attractions there would be an E-Ticket ride inspired by The Avengers. The piece of concept art above revealed guests in individualized seats flying separately through the middle of the action, and when an Imagineer was recently asked to describe the Avengers ride system, he explained that it will be “something that we’ve never seen before....

Dwayne Johnson Reveals The Cast Of ‘Young Rock’ TV Series, Including Three Versions Of Himself By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2020 8:30 am EST Back at the beginning of 2020, before we knew what trying times lay ahead, NBC announced a new series called Young Rock, a chronicle of the life of Dwayne Johnson as a kid, teen, college football player, and amateur wrestler. Now production is finally kicking off, and The Rock himself has revealed the main cast who will bring his story to life, including at least three different versions of himself....

Exclusive: Matt Ferguson’s NYCC ‘Batman’ Poster Cleans Out Axis Chemicals With A Bang By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2019 6:00 am EST New York Comic-Con is almost underway, and with it comes a new assortment of pop culture art from our favorite artists. The folks at Bottleneck Gallery will have quite a collection of new prints coming to the convention, and we’re proud to exclusively debut Matt Ferguson’s eagerly anticipated print for Tim Burton’s Batman from 1989....