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‘Waiting For The Barbarians’ Trailer: Mark Rylance, Robert Pattinson, And Johnny Depp Star In A Colonial Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2020 1:30 pm EST Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a trailer for its star-studded period drama Waiting for the Barbarians, based on the the J.M. Coetzee novel of the same name. Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, and Robert Pattinson star in the historical drama, which marks the English-language debut of Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent)....

Cool Stuff: ‘Batman Begins’ And ‘The Dark Knight’ Prints Deliver Justice From Artists Matt Ferguson Nd Nicholas Moegly By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2020 8:30 am EST This year marks the 15th anniversary of Batman Begins, and to help celebrate, artist Matt Ferguson has created a new print for Bottleneck Gallery and Vice Press featuring The Defender of Gotham speeding into action in the reliable military-grade Batmobile known as The Tumbler. But today, you get a double dose of The Caped Crusader, because there’s also a new print for The Dark Knight by artist Nicholas Moegly....

Cool Stuff: Marvel Legends ‘Deadpool’ And ‘Logan’ Action Figures Coming Soon By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2020 6:00 am EST Now that Disney has the rights to certain Marvel Comics characters that were previously in the hands of 20th Century Fox, it means Hasbro can make action figures from the X-Men, Wolverine, and Deadpool film franchises for their Marvel Legends toy line. We’ve already gotten a peek at some of the upcoming X-Men figures from both the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, and now it’s time for the Merc with a Mouth and Weapon X to get their time in the sun....

First Mando Monday: New ‘The Mandalorian’ Action Figures, Artwork, Sneakers & More Revealed By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2020 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. During the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian, every week will have a special “Mando Monday” reveal with new merchandise tied to the live-action Star Wars series on Disney+. With the second season premiere coming up this Friday, this week brought the first Mando Monday, and while there weren’t any merchandise reveals that provided any insights into the show’s story, it does have a some fantastic new The Mandalorian action figures, officially licensed artwork, Adidas sneakers, and much more....

Kevin Hart Lands A Deal At Netflix To Produce And Star In Four Moves By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 12, 2021 3:00 pm EST Comedian Kevin Hart already has quite a presence on Netflix, but it’s about to get even bigger with a new first-look film production deal with his HartBeat Production. Following in the footsteps of Adam Sandler, the Jumanji franchise star will produce and star in four new movies that will be available exclusively on Netflix....

New ‘Walking Dead’ Spin-Off First Look: Coming-Of-Age In The Post-Apocalypse By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 3, 2019 11:00 am EST AMC will never let The Walking Dead die. Even as ratings (and quality) decline, it’s still the biggest hit they have. In addition to the still-going main TV series they also have the spin-off Fear the Walking Dead. And then there’s a Walking Dead movie with Andrew Lincoln heading to theaters. You’d think that might be enough, but no: there’s another spin-off coming as well....

PSA: A New Episode Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Is Streaming Today, Along With A Clip From ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ben Pearson/Dec. 18, 2019 9:30 am EST If you’re eager to see more Star Wars-related things as soon as humanly possible, here’s some good news: the latest episode of The Mandalorian is streaming on Disney+ right now, two days ahead of its typical Friday release. Why? Because Disney presumably wants all eyes on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this weekend – and speaking of that film, there’s a new clip from the movie streaming on Disney+ as well....

Superhero Bits: ‘The New Mutants’ Deleted Scene, ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Prequel Novel & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to read a Spider-Man: Miles Morales prequel novel before the game comes out? Want to see a couple more clips from Batman: Death in the Family? Which Marvel characters would The Boys star Aya Cash like to play? What’s the closest you can get to David Ayer’s cut of Suicide Squad for the time being?...

Superhero Bits: Tom Holland Thought He’d Be Fired As Spider-Man, ‘WandaVision’ Episode 3 Easter Eggs & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2021 6:00 pm EST Did a foreign language voice actor spoil the appearance of a certain character in WandaVision? Did you know the end of Blade almost set up the debut of Morbius for a sequel? Can Regina King identify the real obscure superheroes in a line-up of ridiculous characters?...

The Morning Watch: ‘The Mask’ Movie Compared To Comic, ‘Stranger Things’ Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/July 18, 2019 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, find out how The Mask movie starring Jim Carrey compares to the weird, original comic book series that inspired it....

The Morning Watch: Scrapped Ideas From Pixar Movies, Mike Myers Salutes Sean Connery & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 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, learn about a bunch of scrapped ideas from Pixar Animation that didn’t make it into movies like Inside Out, The Incredibles, WALL-E, Monsters Inc....

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Adding The Halloween Marathon Of Mayhem Lagoon Show By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2019 2:00 pm EST Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios has been adding tons of new attractions to their spooky line-up this year. There are new mazes featuring Jordan Peele’s Us, Rob Zombie’s House of 1,000 Corpses, and the paranormal investigators known as the Ghostbusters. But this year’s Halloween Horror Nights will have something new that has never been part of the festivities before....

‘Black-Ish’ To Have An Election-Themed Animated Special This October By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 2, 2020 2:30 pm EST Black-ish has not shied away from tackling timely topics, with the ABC sitcom frequently addressing issues of race, racism, and even the turbulent political landscape. So it’s no surprise that Black-ish is getting political with an upcoming election-themed special set to air this October ahead of the show’s season 7 premiere. With a critical presidential election coming up in November, ABC has announced that its hit comedy series Black-ish will air an hour-long standalone special themed to the election....

‘GLOW’ Canceled, Previously Announced Season 4 No Longer Happening Due To COVID-19 By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2020 3:00 pm EST GLOW season 3 ended on a cliffhanger, and Netflix renewed the series for a fourth and final season back in 2019. Now, that’s no longer happening. Netflix has reversed course and canceled the show due to the coronavirus. As a result, that fourth and final season – and a satisfying conclusion to that cliffhanger ending – is no longer happening....

‘Hubie Halloween’ Trailer: Adam Sandler’s Back To Making Silly Netflix Comedies By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 10, 2020 9:00 am EST Every decade or so, Adam Sandler will emerge from semi-retirement to remind us that he really can act. And we, like the idiots we are, won’t give him the recognition he deserves. But this time, Sandler is coming back to his bad comedy career with a vengeance, having declared last year that if he didn’t get an Oscar for his spectacular performance in Uncut Gems, he would make a movie “that is so bad on purpose just to make you all pay....

‘Nomadland’ Heads To IMAX Theaters This Month – Check Out A Beautiful New Poster By Ben Pearson/Jan. 22, 2021 10:00 am EST A few days ago, we learned that Searchlight Pictures plans to put Chloé Zhao’s poetic drama Nomadland into IMAX theaters at the end of this month. Now a cool Nomadland IMAX poster has arrived to promote that large-format theatrical release – although, sadly, we can’t recommend seeing the movie in that format right now because of the pandemic is still raging in the United States....

‘One Punch Man’ Is Becoming A Sony Live-Action Film With ‘Venom’ Writers Set To Pen The Anime Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2020 11:30 am EST To attempt to describe the absurd comedic genius of One Punch Man would be to sound like an insane person. The ridiculous antics of the aspiring superhero who trained so hard that he became invincible is a hard sell even in the manga and anime world from which the series originates, but somehow One Punch Man became one of the biggest anime hits worldwide....

By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2019 10:30 am EST We’ve just over a couple months away from seeing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which means we’ll be learning more and more about the final chapter of the Skywalker saga as new details emerge from merchandise (including Triple Force Friday this week), marketing and more. However, it’s surprising to learn about a new cast member that we didn’t know about before. In this case, it’s a veteran comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star who has surprisingly confirmed their involvement in the movie....

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Creator Scott Frank Is Making A Sam Spade TV Series Starring Clive Owen By Ben Pearson/Dec. 7, 2020 3:00 pm EST It’s safe to say Scott Frank is having a moment right now. The acclaimed screenwriter and director has tons of terrific credits under his belt – Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Logan, Godless, and many more – but he’s reached new heights as the creator of The Queen’s Gambit, which appears to be one of Netflix’s most popular shows of the year....

21st Century Spielberg Podcast: ‘Bridge Of Spies’ And ‘The Post’ Personify The Spielbergian Hero’s Quest To Do The Right Thing By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 16, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to 21st Century Spielberg, an ongoing column and podcast that examines the challenging, sometimes misunderstood 21st-century filmography of one of our greatest living filmmakers, Steven Spielberg. In this edition: Bridge of Spies and The Post.) The Spielbergian hero is someone who not only does the right thing, but goes above and beyond....