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How ‘Watchmen’ Upends And Dissects Typical Superhero Mythology And Imagery By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 11, 2019 11:00 am EST HBO’s Watchmen may be the biggest TV surprise since Brian Fuller brought Hannibal to our homes. The show has taken what was once thought of as an “unfilmable” property and not only has it continued the story with an intriguing new mystery that carries on the themes of the original, but it has even improved upon the original graphic novel....

J.D. Dillard To Direct Korean War Epic ‘Devotion’ Starring Glen Powell By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 13, 2019 2:00 pm EST Fresh off his Sundance thriller Sweetheart, J.D. Dillard is switching gears to helm the Korean War epic Devotion. The biographical movie is set to star Glen Powell as an elite U.S. Navy fighter pilot who makes a heroic sacrifice during the Korean War. Variety reports that J.D. Dillard will be helming Devotion for Black Label Media, the indie production company behind La La Land, Sicario, and 12 Strong....

Martin Scorsese Stars In Coca-Cola Energy Super Bowl Commercial, But Is It Cinema? By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2020 12:30 pm EST In case you haven’t heard, Coca-Cola has launched a new energy soft drink called Coca-Cola Energy, and they’re making a big push for it with a new Super Bowl commercial starring Martin Scorsese. Because when you think energy, you think Martin Scorsese. But don’t worry, because the director’s Wolf of Wall Street supporting star Jonah Hill shows up (though he almost doesn’t) to make this even more weird....

Modern-Day ‘Black Beauty’ Adaptation Starring Mackenzie Foy And Kate Winslet Is Coming To Disney+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 29, 2020 9:30 am EST Disney+ has picked up Black Beauty, the latest adaptation of the beloved children’s book starring Mackenzie Foy and Kate Winslet. The already-completed film, which puts a contemporary twist on the 19th century novel of a wild horse captured by humans, will premiere on Disney+ later this year. Disney+ announced that it has picked up the contemporary adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic 1877 novel Black Beauty, which will premiere on streaming service in late 2020....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now The Farewell Serpico Honey Boy Steve Jobs Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2015Genre: BiopicDirector: Danny BoyleCast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jeff DanielsDanny Boyle’s Steve Jobs should’ve been a bigger deal, but it ultimately underperformed at the box office and was mostly overlooked by critics. But Boyle paints a clear picture of the Apple co-founder, as played by Michael Fassbender – drawing us into his world, and his mind....

Stephen King Thinks ‘Under The Dome’ Went Off The Rails, But Loves ‘Mr. Mercedes’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 5, 2020 2:00 pm EST Stephen King isn’t shy when it comes to talking about adaptations of his work. Heck, King has spent the last 40 years complaining about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. And now, the master of horror has opened up about two recent adaptations – the TV shows Under the Dome and Mr....

Superhero Bits: ‘Harley Quinn’ Coming To Syfy, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is PG-13, Dragon Con May Happen & More By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2020 6:00 pm EST When is Harley Quinn coming to Syfy? Could Dragon Con end up happening later this year? Want to see concept art of the Fantasticar from Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot? Who did Kevin Smith want to play Lex Luthor in Superman Lives? Which minor Spider-Man villain actor wants their own spin-off?...

The Morning Watch: Bill Hader Becomes T-1000 In DeepFake Video, Jim Henson And Kermit On Johnny Carson & More By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 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....

‘Animaniacs’ Trailer: Come For The Zany, Stay For The Brainy In The New Hulu Reboot By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 21, 2020 9:30 am EST The Animaniacs are back, and they’re zanier than ever. The celebrated animated series that was originally executive produced by Steven Spielberg has received a fresh reboot from Hulu, with Spielberg once again exec producing the series with Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation. And since it’s been 22 years since Animaniacs went off the air, Yakko, Wakko and Dot — and yes, returning fan favorites Pinky and the Brain — have more than two decades worth of self-referential jokes and fourth-wall breaks to make up for their absence....

‘Dolittle’ Review: A Messy, Ill-Conceived Voyage You’re Better Off Not Taking By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 15, 2020 10:00 am EST Everyone was a little baffled when Robert Downey Jr. chose to follow his career-defining role as Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with…Dolittle. It turns out, they were right to be. The Stephen Gaghan-directed family adventure film reboots the Doctor Dolittle films, which last saw Eddie Murphy taking on the role of the animal-talking doctor in the 1998 modern-day comedy and its sequels....

/Filmcast Ep. 563 - Tiger King By Slashfilmcast/April 14, 2020 8:00 pm EST The Netflix documentary series Tiger King could not have come at a better time as we hunker down. David, Devindra, and Jeff go on this wild kitty-cat ride and re-evaluate the boundary between reality TV show and documentary film. Thanks to our sponsors this week: Quip, StoryWorth, and BetterHelp. Visit getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill FREE. Go storyworth....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2020 10:30 am EST As if you didn’t have enough to worry about, you can now get eaten by dinosaurs — fictional ones, onscreen, in the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion. But only if you donate to charity in the world’s largest digital fundraiser dedicated to helping those in need during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Jurassic World franchise star Chris Pratt announced a new charity challenge, in which the winner will get the chance to be eaten onscreen in the third Jurassic World installment....

‘Midnight Mass’ Cast: Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Series Adds ‘Haunting Of Hill House’ And ‘Friday Night Lights’ Actors By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 5, 2020 3:00 pm EST Mike Flanagan is sticking with some familiar faces for Midnight Mass, his new Netflix horror series. Kate Siegel, who appeared on Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House (and is also married to the filmmaker) has joined the Midnight Mass cast, along with Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) and Hamish Linklater (Legion)....

‘Office’ Reboot Being Considered For Peacock, Because Of Course It Is By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2019 8:30 am EST What is dead may never die, as the saying goes, and sure enough, the fine feathered folks at Peacock – the new NBCUniversal streaming service – are in the midst of plotting an Office reboot. To be fair, this isn’t the craziest idea: the American Office was itself a reboot, and the show has continued to thrive after its ending thanks to the world of streaming....

‘Rick And Morty’ Season 4 Trailer: The Disastrous Duo Returns With New Episodes In November By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 7, 2019 6:30 am EST It’s been over two years since the third season of Rick and Morty came to an end, and fans have been hungry for more nasty dimension-hopping, time traveling adventures with the titular drunk uncle and his neurotic nephew. Thankfully, Adult Swim ordered a huge number of new episodes that will keep creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland busy for the next few years, and thanks to the new Rick and Morty season 4 trailer, we finally know that new episodes are coming in November....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Almost Featured Another Donald Glover Cameo By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2019 8:30 am EST Donald Glover has had a longstanding relationship with the character of Spider-Man. A viral online campaign to get him cast as the next webslinger after Tobey Maguire was so popular that the actor has basically become a part of Spider-Man lore himself. Easter eggs in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse reference him, and Glover even got cast to first voice Miles Morales in the animated Ultimate Spider-Man....

‘Tenet’ TV Spot Offers New Time-Bending Footage In What Christopher Nolan Calls His Most Action-Packed Movie Yet By Chris Evangelista/May 28, 2020 3:30 pm EST So many questions surround Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Just what the heck is the movie about? If it’s not about time travel, how does all the time-bending we see in the trailer work? And will the movie actually open in theaters in July? These questions still remain unanswered, but one thing we now know about the flick, directly from Nolan himself, is that it’s action-packed....

‘The Conjuring 3’ Gets Officially Pushed Back To June 2021 Following ‘Tenet’ Delay By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2020 10:30 am EST Following the indefinite delay of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, Warner Bros. has pushed back the Conjuring 3 release date to June 2021. The latest entry in the horror franchise following the exploits of paranormal investigators hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It was set to debut in September this year, but was was delayed by additional reshoots needed to complete the film....

AMC Theatres Has Furloughed Its Entire Corporate Staff And CEO In The Wake Of Coronavirus Closures By Chris Evangelista/March 25, 2020 2:48 pm EST Things continue to be quite dire for the movie theater industry. Last week, AMC Theatres shut down all of its U.S. and Canadian locations due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now there’s word the company has furloughed more than 600 corporate employees, including its CEO. The good news: all furloughed corporate employees will retain active employment status, which includes health benefits....

Awesome New ‘The Mandalorian’ Character That Isn’t Baby Yoda Is Getting A ‘Star Wars’ Black Series Figure By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2019 4:00 pm EST While fans are anxious to get their hands on a toy version of The Mandalorian character that has come to be called “Baby Yoda,” another new character from the Star Wars series on Disney+ seems to be getting the toy treatment even sooner. In the third episode of The Mandalorian, titled “The Sin,” another Mandalorian challenges Mando’s loyalty and gets into a little scuffle inside their secret base....