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‘Indiana Jones 5’ Is Still Dealing With Scheduling And Script Issues, According To Harrison Ford By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 25, 2020 11:30 am EST What’s new with Indiana Jones 5? Last we heard, the latest (and final?) adventure of Dr. Jones was set to start filming in about two months. Or is it? Harrison Ford, currently promoting his movie where he hangs out with a cartoon dog, recently opened up about the sequel....

By Ben Pearson/Oct. 6, 2020 2:30 pm EST In the most unlikely of publications, word has recently come out about a Lumberjanes feature special and a subsequent streaming series for HBO Max. Here’s what we know so far. The eagle-eyed folks over at ComicBookResources spotted an announcement from the Children’s Media Association New York about a panel they’re hosting today, which unexpectedly contained some Lumberjanes HBO Max news that hadn’t been reported elsewhere....

‘Making The Witcher’ Trailer: Netflix Special Takes You Behind The Scenes Of The Fantasy Hit By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 26, 2020 8:00 am EST The content may soon start to dry up after several long months of lockdown, but Netflix is still a valley of plenty. And you don’t even need to toss a coin to your witcher for extra special features for Netflix’s hit fantasy show. Netflix has released the trailer for the Making The Witcher behind-the-scenes special, which is streaming now on the platform....

‘Masters Of The Universe’ Reboot Might Go Straight To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2019 1:00 pm EST Sony has been developing its Masters of the Universe reboot since 2007, hoping to launch a new blockbuster franchise. But now the studio is considering avoiding a potential box office flop by dumping the movie right on Netflix. While Sony still has a stake in Spider-Man, its non-Spidey franchises haven’t done so well....

‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Strikes A Podcast Partnership With Spotify By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2021 9:30 am EST Ava DuVernay directed the powerful drama about the famed march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, the eye-opening documentary 13th about the history of racial inequality in our prison system, and the harrowing story of five teens from Harlem falsely accused of a brutal attack in When They See Us. The filmmaker is also making huge waves in building diversity behind the camera through her her nonprofit company ARRAY Alliance....

‘The Eternals’ Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington, Confirms Gemma Chan [D23] By /Film Staff/Aug. 24, 2019 10:43 am EST The Eternals will continue to expand the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it arrives in theaters in the fall of 2020. The Marvel Studios movie will dig into the history of the universe by following super-powered and near-immortal beings known as Eternals as they try to keep Earth save from a more monstrous off-shoot known as the Deviants, both sects of powerful warriors created by the cosmic beings known as Celestials....

‘The Irishman’ Featurette Reminds You How Amazing The Film’s Cast Is By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2019 5:30 pm EST The Irishman brings together Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci with director Martin Scorsese for the first (and probably last?) time, and that’s a big deal. These guys are all legends, and they’re also all well into their twilight years. The prospect of them coming together for one last hurrah is exciting, and it helps that The Irishman is one of the year’s best movies, too....

‘The Willoughbys’ Director Kris Pearn Is Blending 2D And Stop-Motion Animation Styles For A New Take On An Old Story [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 22, 2020 11:00 am EST There’s something about The Willoughbys, Netflix’s new CG-animated family film based on the Lois Lowry children’s book, that looks a little old-fashioned. But director Kris Pearn doesn’t mind. In fact, that was his intention. Down to the yarn-like bright red hair that covers the heads of the Willoughby children, the intrepid protagonists of the family adventure, to the jittery character movement that mimics stop-motion animation, Pearn wants to use computer animation as a tool to give the film the same feeling as 2D and stop-motion animated films....

‘Watchmen’ Delivers Its Best Episode Yet, Giving Us “Little Fear Of Lightning” By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 17, 2019 7:00 pm EST After a slightly underwhelming episode last week, Watchmen comes back swinging with its best episode yet, “Little Fear of Lightning.” Tim Blake Nelson’s Looking Glass gets to step into the spotlight, opening the world of the show up even more while revealing more secrets. Here is an episode that both furthers a bigger storyline while also standing almost all on its own....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Revenge’ Is Brutal, Bloody, And Brilliant By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Revenge (2018). Revenge Now Streaming on Shudder Sub-Genre: Extremely brutal rape and revenge thriller shot in vivid, pop-art colorsBest Setting to Watch It In: While covered in the blood of those who’ve wronged youHow Scary Is It?...

Amblin Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Distant’ Adds Rachel Brosnahan Alongside Anthony Ramos By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2020 3:00 pm EST Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan and In the Heights’ Anthony Ramos are uniting for a sci-fi comedy from the fine folks at Amblin. The flick features a script from Spenser Cohen and follows an asteroid miner and a woman trapped in an escape pod. I, for one, am sick and tired of all these Hollywood movies about asteroid miners – there’s one every week!...

Disney World Alters The Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance Virtual Queue By Ben Pearson/July 10, 2020 3:15 pm EST When Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopens at Walt Disney World in Florida on July 15, the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance virtual queue will work a little bit differently than frequent guests are used to. According to the official Disney Parks Blog, the queue system for the popular Star Wars ride is being overhauled for the park’s reopening....

Germany Reopening Some Theaters This Weekend, But The United Kingdom Still Waiting Until July By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2020 3:30 pm EST As the coronavirus pandemic slows down around parts of the world, some restrictions are starting to be lifted by the government, allowing for certain businesses to open as long as they maintain social distancing policies and standards in order to avoid a resurgence of the illness. That means movie theater chains are in the process of either slowly reopening, or preparing to open this summer....

Get In The TARDIS, Whovians: ‘Doctor Who’ Is Moving Exclusively To HBO Max By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 1, 2019 1:00 pm EST HBO Max announced Thursday that it has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to all 11 seasons of the modern revival of Doctor Who in a new long-term deal with BBC Studios. As part of the deal, HBO Max will also be the exclusive streaming home for future seasons of Doctor Who after they air on BBC America....

Is Disney Planning To Merge Hulu And Disney+ Into One Big Streaming Service? By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2020 2:00 pm EST Collider reports that “multiple Hulu executives have been leaving or let go” from that service in anticipation of this potential shift. The idea of Hulu being folded into Disney+ has not been confirmed yet – maybe those departures are just a normal part of the corporate restructuring that’s going on there – but let’s take a closer look at this potential decision....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 3, 2020 4:30 pm EST John Mulaney may look like a very tired tall child, but that didn’t stop the Secret Service from taking his jokes a little too seriously when the comedian appeared on Saturday Night Live back in February. During his monologue, a harmless joke about leap years and Julius Caesar put the comedian on the radar of the Secret Service, who interpreted his joke as a potential death threat against Donald Trump....

Martin Scorsese Considered Making ‘Joker’, But “Did Not Have The Time For It” By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 4, 2019 11:30 am EST When word of a stand-alone Joker movie first broke, rumor had it that Martin Scorsese was going to be producing. That ultimately didn’t happen, but as it turns out, Scorsese did consider working on the project – but ultimately passed. In the filmmaker’s own words, he “did not have time for it”, and also ultimately decided the material just wasn’t his cup of tea....

Star Wars Bits: Gina Carano Talks ‘The Mandalorian,’ John Boyega Eats Spicy Wings, Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance Opens, Fans Give Back, And More! By Adam Frazier/Dec. 6, 2019 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Debuts in 2021 Thanks to the Disney Parks Blog, we’re getting our first look at the first thing you’ll see when you arrive at Walt Disney World for your Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser vacation....

Steven Spielberg May Have Saved Babu Frik’s Life In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ben Pearson/April 14, 2020 11:00 am EST In 1977, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas famously made a bet that the other person’s movie would end up performing better theatrically. Since Star Wars crushed Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg ended up walking away with 2.5% of Lucas’s stake in his space adventure. Now, years after Lucas sold his company to Disney, it seems that Spielberg still has an interest in a galaxy far, far away – and might have even made a suggestion to improve Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which could have ripple effects for years to come....

Superhero Bits: ‘Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee’ Clip, Why Nite Owl Didn’t Make It Into HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 19, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see a clip from the upcoming ABC special Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee? Why wasn’t Nite Owl in the first season of Watchmen? Which critics group awarded Joker the honor of Best Picture? What was a certain action sequence cut from Justice League? Did Sebastian Stan really put on enough muscle that his Winter Soldier arm doesn’t fit anymore?...