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Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series To Begin Filming In March, Ewan McGregor Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 12, 2020 9:30 am EST We will see Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ soon. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring McGregor, reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel films, is set to begin filming this March, the actor revealed. While no official release date has yet been set for the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, this means we can probably expect the series to debut sometime in late 2021 or early 2022....

Paramount Moves ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ From Theaters To Hulu, Sets Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ For December By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 7, 2021 11:30 am EST Paramount has officially removed Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday from its theatrical calendar and dated Damien Chazelle’s Babylon for a December 2021 limited release. The move comes after The United States vs. Billie Holiday was reported to be heading to Hulu....

Robert Downey Jr. Will Produce And Possibly Co-Star In A New Apple TV+ Detective Series By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 5, 2020 5:00 pm EST Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey production company are already responsible for one detective show – HBO’s Perry Mason reboot – and now they’re moving on to another. The Downeys are teaming with Apple TV+ to produce a new detective series that Downey Jr. might also appear in....

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Taking ‘UNprofessionals’ United Nations Comedy To CBS By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 27, 2019 3:30 pm EST CBS is developing a new comedy series called UNprofessionals from the producers of the recent raunchy hit film Good Boys and directors of This Is The End. No, that capitalized UN isn’t a typo, because the series will focus on a group of the least important people working at the United Nations....

Superhero Bits: ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ NYCC Panel, Alan Moore Thinks Adam West Is The Best Batman & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2020 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Want to see New York Comic-Con panels for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, The Sandman audio drama, and X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series? Who does Alan Moore think is the best Batman?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Possible Tom Welling Cameo In ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’, Hulk Vs Thing Revisited & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2019 6:00 pm EST Marvel sets the stage for their big Absolute Carnage event in the comic book world with this animated comic. Check out the full list of special features you’ll find on the home video release of Wonder Woman: Bloodlines....

The Morning Watch: The Best And The Worst Horror Screams, The Music Of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2020 5:00 am EST In this edition, a professional acting coach takes a look at what makes the best and the worst screams in horror, from Psycho and Scream to Troll 2 and The Blob. Plus, watch a remotely produced montage highlighting The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the original music from the show, and watch The Hollywood Reporter’s comedy actress roundtable with Jameela Jamil, Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Halloween’ Is Still Scary After All These Years By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2020 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: HalloweenWhere You Can Stream It: ShudderThe Pitch: John Carpenter accidentally invents the American slasher movie by making a low-budget fright-flick where a guy in a William Shatner mask terrorizes teens....

The Star Wars Show Gets Up Close With Some ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Props By Chris Evangelista/April 1, 2020 5:00 pm EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hit Blu-ray this week, and so did The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. That means the final entry in the Skywalker Saga is back in the news yet again. Case in point: a new episode of The Star Wars Show on YouTube goes all-in on the many Rise of Skywalker props, including a plethora of stuff that appeared in John Williams’ cameo scene....

TV Bits: ‘Titans’, ‘Sandman’, ‘The Good Place’, ‘Halo’, ‘Fresh Off The Boat’, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 13, 2019 3:00 pm EST Titans, the first DC Universe original series, has been renewed for a third season. Dick Grayson, Rachel Roth aka Raven, Kory Anders aka Starfire, Gar Logan aka Beast Boy, Hank Hall and Dawn Granger aka Hawk and Dove, Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl, and Jason Todd aka Robin will return for more action in Fall 2020....

VOTD: Original ‘Halloween’ Mask Creator Reveals How William Shatner Became Michael Myers By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2020 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most well-known pieces of movie trivia is that the mask worn by the seemingly invincible slasher Michael Myers in Halloween is a repurposed mask of William Shatner as James T. Kirk from Star Trek. However, what no one has ever really heard is the process by which the sci-fi costume accessory was turned into the iconic horror mask....

Wanda And Vision’s Domestic Bliss Was Messed-Up From The Very Beginning By Evan Saathoff/Jan. 19, 2021 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Great Moments in MCU History, where we fondly recall great little bits that made us fall in love with the MCU.)Two episodes of WandaVision are out now on Disney+, with seven more on the way before Marvel Studios’ first proper foray into television wraps up. But even two episodes in, it’s safe to say Wanda and Vision’s life of domestic bliss has issues....

What A Lovely Day: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Sequel Will Happen, According To Director George Miller By Ben Pearson/July 25, 2019 3:00 pm EST If Mad Max: Fury Road was the only movie director George Miller had ever made, that film is such a miracle that it would have guaranteed him a place in the pantheon of action filmmakers. But after years of waiting around and legal battles, it sounds like he’s ready to drive back into Valhalla once again, because in a new interview, Miller strongly indicates that three more Mad Max-related movies are finally going to happen, including one that centers on Charlize Theron’s Furiosa....

‘6 Underground’ Trailer: Michael Bay Sends Six Vigilantes To Take Down Criminals By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2019 7:17 am EST Michael Bay has been very busy since giving us one of the worst installments in the Transformers franchise. The director went from Los Angeles to Italy to the United Arab Emirates to shoot the action movie starring Ryan Reynolds, and now he’s delivered the first trailer for 6 Underground, a movie about six people who form a vigilante squad after faking their deaths, all so they can take down some of the most notorious criminals at large....

‘Castle Rock’ Season 2 Will Bring ‘Misery’ In October By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 29, 2019 10:30 am EST The Castle Rock season 2 premiere date has been revealed. The second season of Hulu’s Stephen King-inspired series will bow this October, bringing a whole new slew of King-based characters to the cursed town. This season will be heavily influenced by King’s novel Misery, with Lizzy Caplan taking on the role of crazed nurse Annie Wilkes....

‘Cats’ Is Tap Dancing Its Way To A Possible $100 Million Box Office Loss By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2019 2:00 pm EST The only thing Cats can’t drag in is more money. Tom Hooper’s pricey big-screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is on track to lose up to $100 million at the box office, making the Universal film one of the biggest box office bombs of the year....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Will Premiere Early For Fandango VIP Members By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 17, 2019 10:30 am EST If you just can’t wait to see Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining, and also happen to be a Fandango VIP member, I have some good news. Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation will screen nine days earlier than the official release date for members of Fandango VIP. The horror film follows an adult Danny Torrance as he reckons with his traumatic past while dealing with a new supernatural threat....

‘Doctor Who’ Offers Love In The Time Of Ecological Horror In Season Highlight “Praxeus” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 3, 2020 1:00 pm EST Doctor Who is inherently a cheesy and sentimental show — despite its sci-fi label, it’s about as far from the hard science and technological imaginings that the genre offers. The series has always been about a quirky time traveler who saves the day with compassion. Doctor Who is often at its best when its leaning into its big, overwrought emotions and delivering a humanist vision of sci-fi and, yes, when it lets the Doctor save the day with love....

‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Trailer: ‘Twas The Night Before Life Day… By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 5, 2020 8:00 am EST There isn’t a new Star Wars movie (or a lot of movies in general) coming to theaters this year. But Lucasfilm and Disney will try to make up for it with the arrival of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. Following in the footsteps of the original holiday special set in the Star Wars universe, this new animated production celebrates Life Day....

‘The Mortuary Collection’ Trailer: This Horror Anthology Strongly Advises Against Chatting With Creepy Morticians By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2019 3:30 pm EST I’m the type of person who would love to hang out at a spooky old mortuary. But I also realize that’s not exactly everyone’s idea of a good time. And according to this fun The Mortuary Collection trailer, such an activity could have consequences. This horror anthology follows a young girl who strikes up a conversation with a creepy mortician, who proceeds to tell her four tales of terror....