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The Mandalorian Honest Trailer Isn’t it amazing how The Mandalorian does something new with Star Wars without being overly familiar and fans are crazy for it? There’s a lesson in there somewhere that maybe Disney should learn overall when it comes to their approach to the Star Wars universe. Sure, the series may still be derivative, drawing from westerns and samurai stories, but isn’t that what George Lucas did with the original Star Wars to begin with?...

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Trailer: The World Is Not Yet Ready For Wonder Woman By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 7, 2020 7:30 am EST The world is not yet ready for a superhero like Wonder Woman. But we soon will be, with the highly anticipated sequel fast heading to its unprecedented day-and-date release in theaters and HBO Max this Christmas. Wonder Woman 1984 brings back Gal Gadot as Diana, the now-exiled princess of Themyscira, in an adventure that puts her up against two of her greatest foes, Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal)....

Aardman Animation Bringing ‘Robin Robin’ Stop-Motion Short To Netflix In 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2019 12:00 pm EST Aardman Animation is one of the few places keeping stop-motion animation alive today. They’ve been more popular overseas with the likes of Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit, but the studio still has plenty of American fans too. Now the animation studio is heading to Netflix with their next project, a short film called Robin Robin that will debut on the streaming services around Christmas in 2020....

Standing Apart from the Original Utopia Gillian Flynn wanted to do something different than the original British series from Dennis Kelly, which had some pop flair to it, not unlike the kind of graphic novel that’s at the center of the series. She explained: “My idea was to not only Americanize is and deal with things that I think specifically feel resonant with Americans in a lot of ways, but also to make it gritty, and dirty, and nasty, in a very realistic way....

BBC’s ‘The War Of The Worlds’ Series Diverges From The Familiar Story In Fascinating Ways By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 7, 2019 8:00 am EST H.G. Well’s seminal sci-fi tale of an alien invasion has captivated audiences for over a century. Orson Welles, Byron Haskin and Steven Spielberg all famously adapted The War of the Worlds and gave it a contemporary (and American) setting in order to make the aliens a stand in for anything from mass media to the 9/11 attacks....

Black Mask And Victor Zsasz’s Relationship In ‘Birds Of Prey’ Is About Obsession And “Control” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 6, 2020 1:00 pm EST Black Mask and Victor Zsasz are a dynamic duo — in more ways than one. Unlike many mob boss-henchman relationships, Ewan McGregor’s Roman Sionus, aka Black Mask, and Chris Messina’s Zsasz, a serial killer with a penchant for face-peeling, are utterly devoted to each other. The pair are rarely seen without each other in Birds of Prey, and seem to have a secret language between the two of them that only they understand....

Cineworld, Owner Of Regal Cinemas, May Close All Theaters In United States And United Kingdom This Week By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 4, 2020 10:00 am EST Last week, the James Bond franchise sequel No Time to Die became the latest blockbuster to have its theatrical release delayed to 2021. That may have been the last bit of hope that movie theaters had for staying open through the rest of the year, because Cineworld is seriously considering the temporary closure of all their Regal Cinemas theaters in the United States, as well as all of their cinemas in the United Kingdom....

Halloween-Themed ‘Dark Harvest’ Movie On The Way From ‘30 Days Of Night’ Director David Slade By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 11, 2019 4:30 pm EST David Slade, the filmmaker responsible for Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, has a new project in the works. Slade has been tapped to direct Dark Harvest, a film set on Halloween, which means it’s instantly something I want to see. The story concerns a right of passage in a small Midwestern town in which local boys have to face off against a supernatural entity that rises from the cornfields every Halloween....

Martin Scorsese Reveals He Loves ‘Hereditary’ During 40-Minute Q&A By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 2019 4:30 pm EST Martin Scorsese is out there hyping up his latest masterpiece The Irishman, but he’s also taking time to sing the praises of other people’s films as well. During a Q&A at the New York Film Festival, Scorsese opened up about his love of Ari Aster’s Hereditary, praising the movie’s family dynamic above its horror elements....

Special Makeup Effects Maestro Greg Nicotero On Tom Savini, Shudder’s ‘Creepshow,’ And His Legacy As An Artist By Meagan Navarro/Dec. 26, 2019 11:00 am EST Greg Nicotero is a prominent genre mainstay responsible for reinvigorating mainstream horror as an executive producer, special make-up effects supervisor, and primary director for AMC’s The Walking Dead. However, his prolific work extends decades before the show’s rise to meteoric fame. He got his start working under Tom Savini on Day of the Dead, where a lifelong friendship was born....

The Best TV And Movies Coming To Disney+ And Hulu In January 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2020 11:00 am EST At this point, we know that Disney owns everything, and maybe we’ve come to accept it. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be excited for the films and shows coming from the global multimedia conglomeration that owns half of our favorite streaming services. Disney has unveiled the TV and movies coming to Disney+ and Hulu this January....

The Morning Watch: Musical Dialogue Of ‘The Social Network’, Remembering Jerry Stiller And Anne Meara & More By Ethan Anderton/June 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, take a closer look at the script Aaron Sorkin wrote for The Social Network to see how he uses certain literary devices to give dialogue rhythms and melodies....

The Quarantine Stream: Let ‘The Cable Guy’ Make You A Preferred Customer Again By Ethan Anderton/May 9, 2020 10:00 am EST But Carrey isn’t the only one who makes this worth watching. Matthew Broderick, who was once the face of carefree fun in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off makes for the perfect hapless ex-boyfriend. Broderick’s descent into paranoid madness in the wake of his friends and family embracing Carrey’s deceptively friendly Cable Guy Who Is Never Really Named is one of only a few good big screen roles in the 90s, along with The Lion King and Election....

Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights Canceled For The First Time In 30 Years By Chris Evangelista/July 24, 2020 9:00 am EST Bad, but predictable, news: Hollywood Horror Nights has been canceled in both Orlando and Hollywood this year. The major haunted house event usually kicks-off in September every year, but things are different this year due to the coronavirus. In two statements, Orlando said they would be “focusing exclusively on operating its theme parks for daytime guests, using the enhanced health and safety procedures already in place,” while Hollywood added that they continue to face “ongoing business restrictions” that leaves opening in doubt....

‘Arachnophobia’ At 30: One Of The Best Killer Bug Movies Ever Made Still Has A Sharp Bite By Marisa Mirabal/July 21, 2020 9:00 am EST Jack Arnold’s Tarantula! tapped into America’s fear of atomic radiation during the nuclear arms race. The film centers around one particular tarantula exposed to a chemical cocktail mutation that causes it to grow at an alarming rate by a well-intentioned scientist, eventually terrorizing a small town....

‘Carrie’ TV Series Based On Stephen King’s Novel In The Works At FX By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2019 3:30 pm EST Carrie, the first published Stephen King novel, has received several different adaptations, and even a sequel. Now it’s time for a TV series. FX is currently developing a Carrie TV series, but their approach to the material is going to change things up a bit. While all incarnations of Carrie White in the past have been of a cis white woman, FX is looking for a trans performer or an actress of color for their Carrie....

‘CopShop’ Thriller Starring Gerard Butler And Frank Grillo Pauses Production After Crew Members Test Positive For COVID-19 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 2, 2020 4:00 pm EST Gerard Butler and Frank Grillo don’t play characters who live by society’s rules. But their upcoming action thriller CopShop has to follow the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocol rules just like everyone else, especially after three crew members recently tested positive for COVID-19. Production has been temporarily brought to a halt while the crew members are isolated and put in quarantine....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Producer Trevor Macy On Getting Stephen King’s Blessing And Being An “Audience’s Producer” [Interview] By Jacob Hall/Nov. 8, 2019 11:00 am EST As director Mike Flanagan has risen to become one of the most distinctive voices working in modern horror, he’s always had one man in his corner: producer Trevor Macy. The two have collaborated on Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake, Gerald’s Game, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and The Haunting of Hill House and their partnerships continues with Doctor Sleep....

/Filmcast Ep. 557 - Downhill, The Lodge, Devs, Standing Up, Falling Down By Slashfilmcast/March 3, 2020 4:18 pm EST David checks out a few smaller movies while Jeff catches up on episode 5 of the show Mythic Quest. In the After Dark segment, the cast throw some shade at blu-ray and discuss the black and white conversion of films. Read Top 10 Reasons Blu-ray Sucks by Cinemassacre here. Thanks to our sponsors this week: Lensabl and Feals To get 20% off your first lens replacement order, head to lensabl....

‘Into The Dark’ Season 2 Will Scare Streamers With Another Year Of Holiday Horror By Jacob Hall/Aug. 21, 2019 3:00 pm EST Hulu is staying in the horror anthology business. The streaming service has renewed Into the Dark for a second season, keeping the monthly horror show rolling into 2020. The news of the renewal comes our way courtesy of Vulture, who report that Hulu has ordered nine more episodes of the show on top of the 15 episodes from season one....