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‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’ Reboot Trailer Invites You To The Carnival Of Doom By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 13, 2019 8:30 am EST Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the classic Nickelodeon TV series in which Canadian kids sat around a campfire and told spooky stories, is getting a new lease on life. The show has been rebooted into a new limited series that pits a new group of youths against things that go bump in the night....

‘Community’ Movie Might Finally Be In The Works, According To Creator Dan Harmon By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 11, 2020 7:30 am EST Could Community finally live up to its mantra #SixSeasonsandaMovie? The format-breaking comedy survived showrunner changes, cancelations, and Chevy Chase, so why not? All six seasons of Community recently hit Netflix, and with that came a new surge in interest in the odd little pop culture-homaging sitcom. That interest may be translating to discussions over developing the long-awaited Community movie, series creator Dan Harmon recently hinted....

‘Creepshow’ Director Rob Schrab On Making The “Avengers” Of Werewolf Stories [Set Visit Interview] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 23, 2019 8:00 am EST With credits that include Community, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Sarah Silverman Program and so much more, Rob Schrab has become a go-to director for television comedy. But his experience in the comic book world, as well as his screenplay for the creepy family horror film Monster House, make him a great fit for Shudder’s revival of Creepshow....

‘Friends’ Cast Invites Six Fans To HBO Reunion Special: Here’s How You Can Win A Spot By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 22, 2020 1:00 pm EST The cast of Friends will be there for you, in the flesh — if you win their new challenge. HBO Max’s forthcoming Friends reunion special has extended an invite to six fans of the beloved sitcom to win a spot in the audience and experience the Friends VIP experience on the Warner Bros....

‘Godmothered’ Stars Jillian Bell And Isla Fisher On The Responsibility Of Leading A Girl-Powered Disney Adventure [Interview] By Jacob Hall/Nov. 30, 2020 8:00 am EST Godmothered is built on an indelible premise: what if a fairy godmother ventures into our world to prove that we still need magic, only to discover that the little girl she set out to assist has grown into a jaded adult with a couple of kids and loads of emotional baggage?...

‘Joker’ Was Originally Intended To Be Shot In 70mm, But Warner Bros. Passed By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2019 10:30 am EST If there’s one thing you can say for certain about Joker, it’s that it certainly looks cinematic. Director Todd Phillips and cinematographer Lawrence Sher drew inspiration from several classic ’70s films to form the look and feel of their villain origin story, particularly Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. But one thing they could not imitate from that era was the celluloid film the movies were shot on....

‘New Gods’ Movie Putting Together A Team Of Jack Kirby Experts By Chris Evangelista/July 30, 2019 9:30 am EST Ava DuVernay wants to get her New Gods movie right, so she’s making sure to bring in some experts. The filmmaker already recruited comic writer Tom King to pen the script, and now King has revealed he brought in an entire team of experts on Jack Kirby – the original creator of the New Gods....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Will Not Be Hiring Shane Gillis After Racism Controversy By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 2019 1:58 pm EST Last week, Saturday Night Live announced the hiring of three new comedians as featured players for the 45h season of the late night sketch series. However, one of the trio, comedian Shane Gillis, was immediately embroiled in controversy when undeniably racist comments made on a podcast from last year came to light....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Novelization Reveals Rey’s Father Is A Failed Palpatine Clone By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2020 8:30 am EST One of the biggest surprises to come out of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was its controversial revelation that Rey wasn’t actually “nobody.” But less surprising is that the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker novelization continues to give us information about the movie that we never asked for....

‘The Mandalorian’ Cast Learned About Luke Skywalker’s Cameo At The Same Time As Fans By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 25, 2021 7:30 am EST The appearance of a young Luke Skywalker in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian was one of the biggest reveals from the Disney+ series. It turns out that it was also its best-kept secret. Not even the cast of the Star Wars series knew who was going to step out of those doors until they saw it on Disney+ like everyone else....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Body Bags’ Has John Carpenter Hamming It Up As An Undead Horror Anthology Host By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 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: Body Bags (1993). Body Bags Now Streaming on Shudder Sub-Genre: Goofball horror anthology with John Carpenter in ghoul make-up and Mark Hamill with a mustacheBest Setting to Watch It In: A morgue, preferably with a nice formaldehyde martini in handHow Scary Is It?...

Borat 2 Stunt Almost Went Wrong First up, Sacha Baron Cohen appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and hyped up the Borat sequel to her audience. Since some of Ellen’s target audience probably isn’t aware of the inappropriate antics of Borat, Ellen has Cohen explain exactly what it is he does as the fictional reporter from Kazakhstan. Then Cohen goes into detail about how the gag involving him as Borat in disguise as Donald Trump nearly went wrong....

Cool Stuff: A Life-Size Cookie Monster Is The Next Crowdfunded Project From Hasbro’s HasLab By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2019 6:00 am EST Last year, Hasbro started a new crowdfunding initiative for unique and expensive toys called HasLab. It began with a massive Star Wars playset of Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge from Return of the Jedi that cost $500. The project ended up meeting its goal, and everyone who supported the project got their own sail barge scaled to 3 and 3/4 inch Star Wars figures....

Hong Kong Disneyland Will Close Again Due To New COVID-19 Outbreak By Chris Evangelista/July 13, 2020 10:00 am EST After reopening on June 18, Hong Kong Disneyland is shutting down again due to a new COVID-19 outbreak. The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort hotels, however, will remain open with an adjusted level of services. This is the latest setback for Disney – they had to delay reopening Disneyland in California, and they’re currently facing heavy scrutiny for reopening Disney World in Orlando, despite a huge spike in coronavirus cases in Florida over the last several days....

J.J. Abrams On Baby Yoda, The Knights Of Ren, Fandom, And If He Would Ever Return To ‘Star Wars’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 27, 2019 8:30 am EST It’s Star Wars season again, and that means The Rise of Skywalker director/co-writer J.J. Abrams is out on the publicity trail giving interviews left and right. In a particularly interesting one that was published this week, Abrams gave his thoughts on The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda, set some expectations for the Knights of Ren, commented on the franchise’s fandom, and addressed the idea of returning to direct another Star Wars film....

Keanu Reeves Is Training To Kill Everyone Again (In ‘John Wick 4’ And ‘The Matrix 4’) By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2019 2:30 pm EST The time has come for Keanu Reeves to murder everyone again. Not literally, of course, but on the big screen. The actor is now back in training for two big action sequels: John Wick Chapter 4 and The Matrix 4 – two movies, by the way, that are both currently set to open on the same day....

Kevin Smith’s ‘Mallrats’ Sequel Will Tackle The Illusion Of “Happily Ever After” By Ethan Anderton/April 27, 2020 12:00 pm EST Writer/director Kevin Smith has definitely made the most of his time in quarantine. On top of his regular podcasts and partaking in a recent watch party of Mallrats, he’s been working on the script for a sequel to the 1995 cult classic that will bring back the whole gang. The movie is called Twilight of the Mallrats, and now that Smith has completed the first draft of the movie, he’s given fans a taste of what they can expect, and it sounds like maybe there’s not quite as much of a “happily ever after” as the end of the original movie seemed to indicate....

Paul Greengrass Compares His Unmade ‘Watchmen’ Movie To ‘Joker’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 4, 2021 1:30 pm EST Once upon a time, before Zack Snyder’s movie and the excellent HBO series, we almost got Paul Greengrass’ Watchmen. Greengrass was actually one of several filmmakers to circle the project, including Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky, and even Tim Burton. Those are some very different filmmakers, and it’s easy to picture the wild ways Gilliam, Aronofksy, or Burton would interpret the material....

Superhero Bits: ‘Superman & Lois’ Concept Art Leak, Joker Gameplay In ‘Mortal Kombat 11’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2020 6:00 pm EST Did you know Spider-Man is getting a Wild West comic soon? Want to see what Superman’s new suit might look like in Superman & Lois? Ready to play as Joker in Mortal Kombat 11? Are you interested in a musical episode of Lucifer? Want to meet Gal Gadot’s stuntwoman for Wonder Woman?...

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘Alita’ Battle Angel’, Reviewing Sci-Fi Operating Systems & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 22, 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, a group of VFX artists take a closer look at the Alita: Battle Angel visual effects to explain why even the most impressive shots in the film don’t always feel quite right....