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Unmade ‘Terminator Genisys’ Sequels Would Have Been “Trippier” And Focused On The Time Loop, Says Co-Writer By Ben Pearson/July 22, 2020 4:30 pm EST The Terminator film franchise has been a mess for years. James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day was such an incredible flex – a stone cold action/sci-fi classic and a franchise-redefining powerhouse that pushed visual effects to the brink of what was possible at the time – that all other Terminator sequels have paled in comparison....

‘Bullet Train’, About A Group Of Assassins On A Speeding Train, Coming From Director David Leitch By Chris Evangelista/June 24, 2020 5:00 pm EST David Leitch, director of Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, is catching a ride on the Bullet Train. Leitch will direct the action pic which focuses on a group of assassins all on the same train. Talk about awkward. Zak Olkewicz, writer of the upcoming R....

‘Cold Storage’: ‘Jurassic Park’ Screenwriter David Koepp’s Bioterrorism Thriller Finds A Director By Ben Pearson/April 23, 2020 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository....

‘Dickinson’ Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Is A Poet Ahead Of Her Time By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 17, 2019 2:30 pm EST Emily Dickinson is a woman ahead of her time, quite literally in the case of the upcoming Apple TV+ series starring Hailee Steinfeld as the legendary female poet. Dickinson is a coming-of-age comedy series set in the mid-1800s that is all about those anachronisms, Steinfeld and her co-stars happily sling around words like “dude,” and “gross....

‘Escape From Pretoria’ Trailer: Can Daniel Radcliffe Escape A South African Prison? By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2020 4:00 pm EST Daniel Radcliffe escaped the threat of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise, and since then, his career has been on an eclectic path. The actor has appeared in movies like the dark comedic thriller Horns, the indie romantic comedy What If, the oddball Sundance selected Swiss Army Man, the TBS anthology comedy series Miracle Workers, and the upcoming bonkers-looking Guns Akimbo coming next month....

/Filmcast Ep. 553 - The Rhythm Section By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 4, 2020 8:00 pm EST David and Jeff debate the differences between a documentary series and reality television. More Slashfilm meetups pop up around the country, fight club style. The cast discusses The Rhythm Section, the latest movie by director Reed Marano, for their feature review. Read about the origin of EGOT here in the Atlantic. Thanks to our sponsor this week: Feals....

‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Season 14 Trailer: Laser Tag, Melons, Poison And So Much More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2019 2:30 pm EST Later this month, the FX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia begins a historic 14th season. It’s the second of a two-season order made in 2016 that will make the series the longest-running live-action comedy series in TV history, tied with The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet....

‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’: A24 Developing A Film Adaptation Of Best-Selling Book By Ben Pearson/Dec. 25, 2020 10:00 am EST The most recent episode of the A24 podcast (which I’d definitely recommend subscribing to, by the way) features a conversation between authors Bryan Washington, who wrote this year’s captivating novel Memorial, and Ocean Vuong, whose debut novel was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. We already knew that A24 was developing Memorial into a limited series for television, but during the introduction of the podcast episode, the studio announced “now seems like as good a time as any to announce that we’re also busy working on the film adaptation of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous....

Perry Mason Sneak Peek Matthew Rhys can peek into my window any night of the week. A closer look at #PerryMasonHBO is coming soon. pic.twitter.com/zwH58hqGcW — HBO (@HBO) April 14, 2020 Previous iterations of Perry Mason have been buttoned up and noble-browed, but HBO teases its upcoming eight-episode limited series with the cheeky text, “Matthew Rhys can peek into my window any night of the week,” which suggests a sexier take on the criminal defense lawyer....

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Clip: “Even Assassins Need A Bath Sometime” By Ben Pearson/Jan. 19, 2020 11:00 am EST We’re just one week away from the release of Star Trek: Picard, the highly-anticipated CBS All Access streaming series that features the return of Sir Patrick Stewart as beloved Trek character Captain Jean-Luc Picard. And because CBS clearly knows what audiences want, a new clip has made its way online that includes Picard and his dog aimlessly wandering through the former Starfleet officer’s gorgeous vineyard....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Writer On The Gifts Of ‘The Last Jedi’ And The End Of Rey’s Story Arc By Ben Pearson/Dec. 30, 2019 10:30 am EST In grand Star Wars tradition, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is yet another film in the saga that’s caused deep division within the ranks of fandom. If you close your eyes and listen hard, you can still hear the echoes of a million voices crying out to either attack or defend the movie over the Christmas break, with many saying the new film deliberately rejects many of the ideas put forth in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

‘The Farewell’ Review: Awkwafina Delivers An Electric Performance In This Charming Dramedy By Chris Evangelista/July 11, 2019 7:00 am EST (This review originally ran during our coverage of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Farewell hits theaters on July 12, 2019.) In 2018, rapper and actress Awkwafina broke out in a big way, delivering memorable turns in Ocean’s 8 and Crazy Rich Asians. Those two particular performances were indeed enjoyable and fun, but they also bordered on schtick – the actress was very much playing characters; individuals that felt cooked up primarily in the minds of screenwriters....

‘The Irishman’ Trailer: A Lot Can Happen In A Lifetime, Especially In A Martin Scorsese Movie By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2019 9:11 pm EST Martin Scorsese returns to organized crime in a big way with his first Netflix movie, the three and a half hour drama The Irishman. The film is playing at the New York Film Festival this week, so a new trailer has arrived to showcase the movie starring Robert De Niro....

By Ben Pearson/Oct. 23, 2020 3:00 pm EST Ben Wheatley is about to take a swim. The director of such varied projects as Sightseers and Netflix’s new Rebecca remake has been hired by Warner Bros. to direct The Meg 2, a follow-up to the studio’s 2018 giant shark movie. Star Jason Statham is expected to return to lead the cast once again, but man…Ben Wheatley directing a big-budget studio shark film?...

‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2 Arrives On Netflix This July By Chris Evangelista/May 18, 2020 9:30 am EST It’s almost time to enroll in The Umbrella Academy again. The Netflix series, based on the comic book created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá, returns for a second season this July. To announce the season 2 premiere date, the cast of The Umbrella Academy got together – virtually....

20 Interesting Tidbits From ‘Star Wars: Fascinating Facts,’ The Latest Must-Own ‘Star Wars’ Book By Adam Frazier/Nov. 27, 2020 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Written by Pablo Hidalgo, Senior Creative Executive of Franchise Story & Content at Lucasfilm, Star Wars: Fascinating Facts - Story, Lore & History From the Greatest Galaxy is a compendium of hundreds of little-known facts about the Star Wars saga....

2020 Writers Guild Awards Nominees Include ‘Parasite’, ‘1917’, ‘Knives Out’, ‘Little Women’, ‘Joker’, And More By Ben Pearson/Jan. 6, 2020 12:00 pm EST The 2020 Writers Guild Awards will be given out just a few days before the Oscars this year, and the full list of nominees has been announced. Some of last year’s best movies are in contention for the top prize: films like Parasite, 1917, Knives Out, Little Women, and Booksmart....

An Official Flagship Harry Potter Store Will Bring Magic To New York This Summer By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2020 4:30 pm EST Accio Harry Potter merchandise! That’s what you’ll be saying when the first ever flagship Harry Potter store is opened by Warner Bros. in New York City this summer. A press release has announced the opening of an official Harry Potter store that will become a permanent fixture and inevitable tourist attraction in the iconic Flatiron building at 935 Broadway....

Apple TV+ Series ‘Lessons In Chemistry’ Will Star Brie Larson As A Cooking Show Host By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 22, 2021 12:30 pm EST Brie Larson is headed to Apple TV+ with the series Lessons in Chemistry. Based on the upcoming book of the same name, the show follows a woman who has to put her dreams of becoming a scientist on hold and then ends up becoming the host of a TV cooking show....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Has The ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Figure You’ve Been Waiting For By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2020 6:00 am EST It’s been over a year since Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gave us one of the best superhero movies. Period. For some reason, the high quality toy manufacturers at Hot Toys needed some extra time to get a figure of Miles Morales from the animated movie just right. But thankfully, the time is now to see the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Hot Toys figure that looks like it will be well worth the wait, especially with the plethora of accessories that come with the cartoon webslinger....