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‘Watchmen’ Season 2 Update: Damon Lindelof Continues To Keep The Door Open, But There Are No Concrete Plans By Ben Pearson/Feb. 3, 2020 3:30 pm EST Ever since HBO’s brilliant drama series Watchmen went off the air, fans have been wondering if showrunner Damon Lindelof would be coming back for a second season. And while the writer/producer has already made his thoughts very clear, interest in the show is so high that he’ll likely be fielding questions about the future of the show for a long time....

2020 Annecy Film Festival Will Include Conversations With Lord & Miller, ‘Chicken Run’ Directors, ‘Frozen 2’ Directors, And More By Ben Pearson/June 5, 2020 3:30 pm EST The Annecy Film Festival offers a glimpse at some of the best animation in the world, and while some other fests have been cancelled due to the coronavirus, Annecy is moving forward by shifting completely online this year. While more movies and panel discussions are expected to be added in the days to come, the festival already has an impressive lineup which includes looks at movies like Sony’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller-produced Connected, an early look at Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2, and more....

25 Years After It Hit Theaters, ‘Casper’ Remains A Melancholy Technical Marvel By Marisa Mirabal/May 26, 2020 11:00 am EST The image of a ghost conjures menacing motives and lingering negativity that can harm the otherwise safe, living person. However, a morbid fascination with the afterlife hovers over our culture and has remained present throughout time. This spiderweb of spooky intrigue is intricately woven into our traditions through a facade of cute Halloween decor and scary movies audiences can enjoy from a comfortable distance to make sense of what we wish to understand and accept the most: death....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Bride Of Frankenstein’ Lives Again With A New Vinyl Soundtrack And Spinature Collectible By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 19, 2020 6:00 am EST This year marks the 85th anniversary of the horror sequel The Bride of Frankenstein, the follow-up to the certified 1931 horror classic Frankenstein. Regarded as one of the greatest sequels in film history, the score by Franz Waxman is also an iconic piece of cinematic composition, and now you can bring the original music from the movie home on vinyl for the first time ever thanks to a new release from Waxwork Records....

Disneyland Paris Is The Latest Theme Park Slated To Begin A Phased Reopening In July By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2020 4:30 pm EST Even though we’re seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases in some states across the US, many businesses are still reopening in an attempt to get the economy back on track. Whether it’s a good idea or not, that not only includes the forthcoming return of movie theaters, but also the reopening of theme parks....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Adds ‘Mindhunter’ Star Holt McCallany By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2019 3:00 pm EST Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley already has a stacked cast, but another exciting addition can’t hurt. Character actor and Mindhunter scene-stealer Holt McCallany has come aboard the film, joining a line-up that includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, and Willem Defoe. The story follows a con-man who teams up with a psychiatrist to run a scam on unsuspecting saps....

Here Are The Guidelines Disney World Must Follow Once It Re-Opens, Which Could Be As Soon As June By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2020 12:00 pm EST As several states begin to slowly re-open businesses despite no signs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic slowing any time soon, the question of one of the biggest businesses in America — theme parks — has started to come to the forefront again. Disneyland and Walt Disney World remain closed indefinitely since the historic shutdown of Disney Parks amid coronavirus concerns....

Jada Pinkett Smith In Talks To Return For ‘The Matrix 4’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 16, 2019 7:30 am EST Jada Pinkett Smith may be the captain again. Pinkett Smith is in talks to reprise her role as Captain Niobe in The Matrix 4, joining the recently cast Neil Patrick Harris and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as well as returning stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.Deadline broke the news that Pinkett Smith is negotiations with Warner Bros....

Jamie Lee Curtis Steps Behind The Camera For Eco-Horror Movie In First-Look Deal With Blumhouse By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 19, 2020 3:45 pm EST The original scream queen is relinquishing her crown for a director’s chair. Jamie Lee Curtis is stepping behind the camera to direct the eco-horror film Mother Nature in the first project of a first-look deal with Blumhouse, the studio that brought the actress back in her most iconic horror role in 2018’s Halloween....

More Super Nintendo World Details Revealed – Here’s What You Need To Know About Universal’s Immersive Theme Park Land By Jacob Hall/Dec. 18, 2020 3:56 pm EST Universal Studios shook up the entire theme park landscape with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter when it opened in 2007. Now, they’re looking to do it again with another franchise beloved by people of all ages and from all around the world....

New ‘Star Wars’ Toys: Goofy Holiday Collection, Dark Side Rey, ‘The Mandalorian’ Armorer & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2020 3:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first ever Hasbro PulseCon unfolded over the weekend, revealing tons of new Star Wars toys and collectibles that fans will want to get their hands on in the coming months. Along with the reveal of the Ahsoka Tano Force FX Elite lightsaber that we highlighted recently, Hasbro also unveiled several new waves of action figures, including a goofy new holiday-inspired collection of various Stormtroopers....

Now Scream This: The Best Horror Movies To Watch On Valentine’s Day By /Film Staff/Feb. 14, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: If you’re venturing out to the cinema this Valentine’s Day weekend and can catch a screening of After Midnight, I urge you to do just that (or watch it on VOD)....

Sam Raimi Says A New ‘Evil Dead’ Is Being Written, And He’d Love To Make Another Sequel With Bruce Campbell By Ben Pearson/Jan. 3, 2020 2:30 pm EST Who could have imagined that the scrappy little 1981 horror movie The Evil Dead would have spawned a franchise that fans are still obsessed with in 2020? The obsession continues after three films, a remake, video games, comics, a musical, and a TV series, and in a recent Reddit AMA promoting the new version of The Grudge, director Sam Raimi says that a new Evil Dead is currently in the works....

Starz’s ‘The Continental’ Series Is Avoiding Conflicts With The ‘John Wick’ Movies [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 16, 2020 9:30 am EST Starz first announced plans for a series set in the John Wick universe in January 2017, one year after the success of John Wick Chapter 2 in theaters. There have been sporadic updates on the series at each TCA and this year was no exception.Starz President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch gave an executive session for the Television Critics Association and /Film asked for an update on The Continental....

Surprise, Marshmallows: ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 4 Is Streaming On Hulu A Week Early By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2019 1:04 pm EST Clear your weekend schedules, Marshmallows: Veronica Mars season 4 is streaming in its entirety on Hulu right now. The initial plan was for the anticipated fourth season of the show to premiere next Friday, July 26, but at the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel today, star Kristen Bell revealed that the wait is over and you can watch the whole series on Hulu this very second....

The Emmys Still On Track For September, But Deadlines Have Been Shifted And Campaigning Suspended By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2020 3:30 pm EST Nearly all television productions are shut down right now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Television Academy realized this might pose a bit of a problem for the upcoming deadlines to be considered and voted on for The Emmys, the awards show honoring the best in television that airs every fall....

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon M. Chu Wants Justice For Rose Tico, Offers To Direct Disney+ Series Starring Kelly Marie Tran By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2019 12:00 pm EST When Kelly Marie Tran made her debut in Star Wars: The Last Jedi as the lowly Resistance mechanic Rose Tico, she represented several things rarely seen in a Star Wars film: she was the first woman of color to play a lead in a Star Wars movie and she was the first character in the main feature film franchise to give a voice to the countless victims of the war raging throughout the galaxy far, far away....

‘Dune’: First Look At The Giant Sandworms From Denis Villeneuve’s Upcoming Movie By Ben Pearson/Aug. 28, 2020 9:30 am EST Even if you’ve never read Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction classic Dune, you likely know that it involves giant sandworms. The image of those colossal beasts bursting out of the ground has transcended that story and spread across pop culture, referenced in films as varied as Star Wars, Tremors, and Beetlejuice....

‘Dune’ Teaser: See New Footage Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Full Trailer By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2020 10:00 am EST Those lucky enough to see Tenet in theaters have been treated to the first footage from Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune. Weirdly enough, it’s actually a theatrical teaser that announces the impending arrival of the full trailer, which will show up online tomorrow, September 9. But since not a lot of people are going to the movies right now, Warner Bros....

‘He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe’ Animated Series Heading To Netflix To Accompany The Kevin Smith Anime Version By Ben Pearson/Dec. 20, 2019 4:30 pm EST A new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe CG animated series is coming to Netflix, adding to the streaming service’s seeming obsession with all things He-Man these days. This iteration will join She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as well as the upcoming Masters of the Universe: Revelation, the 2D anime series being overseen by director Kevin Smith....