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The Spider-Man Deal Between Sony And Disney Would’ve Happened Eventually, Studio Execs Insist By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 30, 2019 11:30 am EST Fans of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man breathed a sigh of relief when Sony Pictures Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios announced that they had come to an agreement over the beloved webslinger’s fate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe last month. It was the triumphant end of what seemed like a viciously fought battle on both sides — Sony holding the movie rights to Spider-Man, Disney demanding higher profits, Marvel and its fans caught in the middle....

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Future Uncertain As Writers “Rethinking” How To Move Forward, Andy Samberg Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 7, 2020 1:00 pm EST Amid the global anti-police brutality protests sparked by Minnesota police officers killing George Floyd, TV shows centering around cops are starting to re-evaluate their priorities. One of those shows is the goodhearted NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which we learned last month is trying to grapple with its place as a comedy show about cops by scrapping its season 8 scripts and starting from scratch....

‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel’ Trailer: What Happened To Elisa Lam? By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 26, 2021 3:30 pm EST On January 26, 2013, Canadian student Elisa Lam came to Los Angeles. She eventually checked into the run-down Cecil Hotel located in Downtown Los Angeles. But by January 31, 2013, she had vanished, seemingly into thin air. There was no record of Lam checking out of the hotel, and all the police really had to go on was mysterious security camera footage from one of the hotel’s elevators that showed Lam behaving oddly....

‘Dream Horse’ Review: Toni Collette And Damian Lewis Lead This Crowd-Pleasing Sports Drama [Sundance 2020] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 26, 2020 1:00 pm EST Jane (Toni Collette) is tired. Tired of working multiple jobs in small-town Wales, tired of her boring husband Brian (Owen Teale) who bums around watching TV all day, tired of taking care of her aging parents, tired of the drudgery her life has become. So when Howard (Damian Lewis), a former hotshot racehorse owner, becomes a regular at the bar where she works, Jane is inspired to try her own hand at raising a racehorse – but she needs some help to pull it off....

‘Dune’ Debuts New Images Of Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, And More; Director Denis Villeneuve Teases “Complex” Two-Parter By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 14, 2020 7:30 am EST Be still(suit) our beating hearts: new Dune images have arrived. Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel has debuted a slew of new images featuring the film’s ridiculously good-looking cast, including Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, and of course, Timothée Chalamet as the reluctant hero Paul Atreides....

‘Gremlins’ Director Joe Dante Will Consult On HBO Max’s Animated ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai’ Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 18, 2020 11:30 am EST Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch director Joe Dante is feeding fans of the furry creatures with the confirmation that he will be consulting on the upcoming HBO Max animated prequel series, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. The filmmaker revealed to what degree he will be consulting on the series, which is set in 1920s Shanghai and will follow Mr....

‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Gives The Definitive Answer About What Happens To Zazie Beetz’s Character By Ben Pearson/Nov. 6, 2019 1:00 pm EST One of the questions people have after watching Joker is, “What happened to Zazie Beetz’s character?” Without spoiling anything yet, we’ll just say that her fate is left somewhat ambiguous in the final cut of the movie. But now director and co-writer Todd Phillips is coming in to provide a definitive answer about her fate....

‘Joker’ Is Creating Chaos On IMAX Screens Again For One Week Starting Today By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2019 8:30 am EST The twisted DC Comics origin story Joker has already made $1.05 billion at the box office, but Warner Bros. Pictures appears to be making one last big push. Director Todd Phillips announced that Joker is returning to IMAX screens for one week only, starting today, giving people a chance to see Joaquin Phoenix lose his damn mind on the biggest screen possible....

‘Like A Boss’ Review: Rose Byrne And Tiffany Haddish Can’t Put Concealer Over This Generic Buddy-Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 10, 2020 8:00 am EST Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish are both proven supporting players in raunchy R-rated comedies whose charisma is so strong, whose timing is so sharp, and whose deliveries are so hilarious that they have frequently threatened to upstage their leads. Byrne has played all manner of comedy wife or snobby socialite, while there isn’t an outrageous BFF that Haddish hasn’t been called up for....

‘Once Upon A Time In Uganda’: Welcome To Wakaliwood, Home Of Africa’s Indie Quentin Tarantino [SXSW] By Ethan Anderton/March 22, 2020 1:00 pm EST In Hollywood, independent cinema is mostly made up of auteur filmmakers, producers, financiers, and up-and-coming talent who want to take a chance on a movie becoming a surprise hit or sparking a career that will bring them into the big leagues of Tinseltown. But in Wakaliwood, a makeshift production studio in Uganda, independent cinema is purely a passion driven by determined filmmaker Isaac Nabwana (or Nabwana I....

‘Reno 911!’ Trailer: The Cop Comedy Is Back Walking A New Beat On Quibi By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 29, 2020 2:00 pm EST Maybe some crackpot cops will be the ones to save Quibi. The mobile streaming platform has gotten off to a shaky start, with disappointing download numbers, accusations of plagiarism, and unimpressed reviews of the new short-form service. But the return of a beloved comedy series may entice people to download the streaming platform....

‘Scare Me’ Clip: Jealousy Begins To Take Hold In Shudder’s New Horror Comedy By Ben Pearson/Oct. 2, 2020 8:00 am EST Scare Me, a new horror comedy which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is now streaming on the horror-centric streaming service Shudder. To celebrate the film’s streaming debut – and the fact that we’re finally just a few short weeks away from Halloween, which, as you know, is the spookiest movie-watching day of the year – we have an exclusive clip from the movie to share with you....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “A Distant Echo” By Bryan Young/Feb. 28, 2020 8:00 am EST “A Distant Echo” is the latest episode of the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars to hit Disney+ and it takes the fight one step further toward the culmination of this first arc. There are a few things to dive into for extra context in the episode and we’re here to bring it to you....

‘Star Wars’ Will Move Beyond Trilogy Format, Won’t Abandon New Trilogy Characters By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2019 9:30 am EST Right now, Star Wars fans are practically made of questions as they wait to see The Rise of Skywalker in theaters this week. It’s the final chapter of the Skywalker saga that began in 1977, and fans are wondering how/if it will come to a satisfying conclusion. But on top of that, with no specific plans announced by Luasfilm, they’re wondering what’s next for Star Wars....

‘Sudden Death’ Remake With A “Comedic Twist” Is Headed To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2019 4:30 pm EST Remember Sudden Death? It was a 1995 Die Hard knock-off set in an arena during a hockey game. Jean-Claude Van Damme played a firefighter who has to take on a group of terrorist – lead by Powers Boothe! – holding the entire arena hostage. Oh, and the Vice President is at the hockey game, too....

‘The Grudge’ Featurette Promises A “Much More Intense Experience” Than The Previous Films By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 19, 2019 5:30 pm EST What can we expect from the new The Grudge? According to producer Sam Raimi, a “much more intense experience” than any Grudge film before. This new The Grudge featurette has a glimpse at some creepy scenes from the new movie, as well as the cast talking up how damn scary it all is....

‘The King’ Trailer: King Timothée Chalamet Battles A Bewigged Robert Pattinson By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 24, 2019 8:30 am EST Timothée Chalamet is Henry V in The King, a new, gritty Netflix take on a story that’s previously been told by both William Shakespeare and Orson Welles. In The King, Chalamet’s Prince Hal has spent his life ignoring his royal lineage, but that all changes when his father dies, forcing Hal to take the throne....

‘The Witcher’ Showrunner Has Seven Seasons Planned By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 5, 2019 3:00 pm EST In the spirit of being overprepared (or perhaps tempting fate), The Witcher showrunner Lauren Hissrich has revealed she has seven seasons mapped out for the Netflix series. Whether or not the Henry Cavill-starring fantasy show actually makes it to seven full seasons is a question for another day, but for now, Hissrich is in this for the long haul....

2020 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘The Lighthouse’ And ‘Uncut Gems’ Lead The Pack With Five Nominations Each By Ben Pearson/Nov. 21, 2019 1:00 pm EST There’s no denying it: awards season is upon us. And this morning marked the arrival of the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards nominations, where A24’s The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems tied for the highest number of nominations with five each. Honey Boy also had a strong showing, locking down four noms, along with a movie called Give Me Liberty, which I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never heard of until this very moment....

AMC Theatres Coronavirus Response While some institutions are shutting down due to the coronavirus, AMC still wants you to venture out to their theaters during the pandemic. To make that scenario safer for guests, the chain is reducing capacity in each of their auditoriums by at least 50% from tomorrow until April 1, 2020. Smaller theaters will only have half of their seats available for any given screening, while larger ones with more than 500 seats will be capped to a maximum of 250....