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Netflix Snags Lord & Miller’s Animated ‘Connected’ Movie, Now Titled ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2021 9:00 am EST Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s animated sci-fi family adventure movie Connected has been one of the many movies delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Sony Pictures held on to the movie with the hopes of releasing it in theaters, but it seems like the possibility of movie theater business being stagnant for at least the first half of 2021 has forced them to send the movie to streaming....

New ‘Evil Dead’ Movie Coming From ‘The Hole In The Ground’ Director Lee Cronin By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2020 11:30 am EST There have been rumblings of a new Evil Dead movie for a few years now, and it looks like it really is happening. Speaking with Empire, Ash himself, Bruce Campbell, confirmed that the new movie was in the works, and that it even has a director: Lee Cronin. “We’re just getting off the phone with Lee Cronin, who is writing and directing the next Evil Dead,” Campbell said....

Sequel Bits: ‘Indiana Jones 5’, ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ & ‘8’, ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’, ‘Scream 5’, And More By Ben Pearson/May 31, 2020 10:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Producer Frank Marshall gives an Indiana Jones 5 update Beverly Hills Cop 4 is still in the works A former Scream franchise star wants to come back for Scream 5 What’s the status of Pirates of the Caribbean 6?...

The Morning Watch: Behind The Scenes Of ‘Roma’, Building Hellboy’s Good Samaritan Gun & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 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, director Alfonso Cuarón break down a pivotal sequence in Roma for the American Film Institute....

The Two Episodes That Transformed ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ From A Good Show Into A Great One By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 21, 2020 11:00 am EST When Avatar: The Last Airbender debuted on Nickelodeon in 2005, there were no signs to indicate it was anything other than a silly kid’s cartoon beyond its richly imaginative world and the painstaking research that went into preserving the east and southeast Asian cultural influences. It was goofy, wacky, with a broad humor and even broader characters that were easy to categorize: the mother figure, the kid, the comic relief....

This Week In Trailers: Suicide Tourist, The Courier, The Song Of Names, Slayer - The Repentless Killogy By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 13, 2019 8:00 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?...

‘23 Hours To Kill’ Teaser: Jerry Seinfeld Shakes And Stirs Things Up In His New Netflix Comedy Special By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2020 2:30 pm EST James Bond may by MIA during this current global crisis (at least until November), but have no fear: Jerry Seinfeld is swooping in to save the day, or at least to lighten the mood. The acclaimed comedian is about to shake and stir up the comedy community with his first original stand-up special in 22 years on Netflix....

‘Angel Has Fallen’ Review: Forgettable And Predictable, But Never Truly Rotten By Josh Spiegel/Aug. 23, 2019 7:00 am EST How on Earth is it possible that there are three films in the …Has Fallen franchise? The series has somehow managed to extend across six years with a trio of grim action-adventures wherein a gruff Secret Service agent is the one true hero who can withstand all sorts of terrorists and protect the President....

‘Friends’ Honest Trailer: Since It Hasn’t Been Your Day, Your Week, Your Month, Or Even Your Year By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2020 6:00 am EST So no one told you it was gonna be this way. Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s DOA. And since coronavirus has us stuck at home in fear, it hasn’t been our day, our week, our month, or even our year. But now Friends can be there for us all over again now that the entire series is back in a streaming library....

‘Grant’ Trailer: The Three-Night Miniseries Event Explores The Life Of Ulysses S. Grant By Chris Evangelista/April 22, 2020 5:00 pm EST Ulysses S. Grant’s place in American history is secured – but also a bit misunderstood. Be it his reported alcoholism, his exploits on the battlefield during the Civil War, or his less-than-stellar presidency, Grant’s life is often overlooked by many. Ron Chernow’s phonebook-thick biography sought to change that, and now here comes the History Channel’s three-night miniseries event Grant, which strives to do the same (with Chernow’s involvement again)....

‘Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series, ‘Mission: Impossible 7,’ And ‘The Batman’ Slowly Resume Productions In The U.K. And New Zealand By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 6, 2020 10:30 am EST This week is the week that major tentpoles on both the big and small screen are starting to resume production in the U.K. and New Zealand. Mission: Impossible 7 and The Batman are among several Hollywood blockbusters to resume filming in the U....

‘No Time To Die’ Featurette Introduces Rami Malek As “007’s Most Terrifying Adversary Yet” By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 14, 2020 12:30 pm EST Will Rami Malek’s Safin be the next great Bond villain? We’ll see – assuming No Time to Die ever comes out, that is. A new No Time to Die featurette focuses on Safin, with Malek and director Cary Joji Fukunaga talking about how dangerous and scary this mask-wearing bad guy is....

‘On The Rocks’ Is “Playful With A Lot Of Heart And Sincerity,” Says Sofia Coppola By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 13, 2020 12:00 pm EST On the Rocks is the long-awaited feature reunion between Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray. With Coppola’s Lost in Translation, Murray seemed to reach a turning point in his career. After years of appearing in one comedy flop after another, he proved he had some serious dramatic chops under Coppola’s direction....

‘Primal’ Will Pit Nicolas Cage Against A Ship Full Of Killer Animals By Chris Evangelista/July 31, 2019 7:30 am EST Like some sort of perverted Noah’s Ark, Primal will trap Nicolas Cage on a ship full of predatory animals. And honestly, what the hell more do you need? Can’t you just see that movie in your head already? See Cage running around, screaming that scream of his, as CGI animals leap about with fangs bared?...

‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer Announces Long-Awaited Premiere Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 16, 2020 11:30 am EST TNT’s Snowpiercer has had a rough ride to the small screen — almost as rough as the perpetual train ride at the center of post-apocalyptic sci-fi series based on Bong Joon-ho’s feature film and Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette’s graphic novel. First it lost its showrunner, then it lost the director of its pilot. Then it bounced back and forth between TNT and TBS before finally making its way back to TNT....

‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Star Liam Neeson Has Kind Words To Say About ‘Episode I’ And Jar Jar Binks By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 14, 2020 5:30 pm EST Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace has gone from totally reviled to somewhat beloved over the years, and Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Jinn in the film, wants you all to know he’s made peace with the project. In a new interview, Neeson said he enjoys the movie and has nothing but good things to say about Jar Jar Binks and the actor who played him, Ahmed Best....

‘The Mandalorian’ Is A TV Show That Feels Like A Movie – This Is Its Greatest Strength And Greatest Weakness By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 20, 2019 2:00 pm EST One of the most common refrains among the men and women who work on high-caliber television shows — specifically television dramas — is that their programs are really just 10-hour movies. (Or 8-hour movies, or however many episodes are in a given season....

‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’ Trailer: Dev Patel Does Dickens For The Creator Of ‘Veep’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2020 9:30 am EST The Personal History of David Copperfield is an utter delight from beginning to end, and soon, more audiences will get to see that for themselves. Hailing from Veep creator Armando Iannucci, this funny, charming, inventive film takes an almost slapstick approach to the work of Charles Dickens, resulting in something special....

‘The Turning’ Trailer: Mackenzie Davis Is A Nanny At A Haunted House By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2019 9:03 am EST Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is going to be all the rage next year. Not only is Mike Flanagan using the book as inspiration for the second season of The Haunting of Hill House, but there’s a new movie based on the book as well. The movie is The Turning, and it stars Mackenzie Davis as a nanny who ends up at a potentially haunted house....

Avengers Campus Opening At Disneyland In Summer 2020, New Concept Art Reveals The Lay Of The Land By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 29, 2019 11:00 am EST Hot on the heels of the arrival of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, there’s a brand new Marvel expansion coming to the theme park in Anaheim, California. The park is already host to Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout, the redesign of the classic Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction, but soon it will have an entire land dedicated to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the form of Avengers Campus....