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‘Mulligan’: ‘30 Rock’ Creators Tina Fey And Robert Carlock’s Animated Comedy Goes To Netflix By Ben Pearson/March 9, 2020 2:30 pm EST Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the creators of NBC’s 30 Rock and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, are stepping into the world of animation. Netflix has given a series order to Mulligan, a new animated comedy series which will be executive produced by Fey and created by Carlock and Sam Means, a writer/executive producer on Kimmy Schmidt....

‘Muppet Night Football’ Will Bring The Muppets To Monday Night Football Tonight By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2020 3:30 pm EST The Muppets are celebrating the holidays with, uh, football. During tonight’s Monday Night Football broadcast on ESPN, the Muppets are going to stop by for something dubbed Muppet Night Football. Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will kick things off in the broadcast booth while Fozzie Bear reports from the field, and all of this is leading towards a Carol of the Bells music video featuring the Muppets....

‘One Day Die’: ‘Saw’ Veteran Darren Lynn Bousman Launches An Interactive Séance Experience By Ben Pearson/Sept. 23, 2020 11:30 am EST Séances seem to be all the rage right now – heck, Team /Film just participated in one with the cast and crew of Host, the recent movie about what happens when a séance goes bad. Now Darren Lynn Bousman, who has directed multiple Saw movies and spent years developing several immersive experiences, invites you to participate in an interactive séance experience called One Day Die....

‘Retaliation’ Trailer: A Vengeful Orlando Bloom Has A Cross To Bear By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2020 4:30 pm EST Orlando Bloom has a cross to bear and revenge to carry out in the new thriller Retaliation, which sees the former matinee idol take on a much darker and bloodier role than he has in the past. Bloom stars in the thriller as a demolitionist named Malky, who finds himself face to face with the man he holds responsible for a childhood trauma....

‘The Call Of The Wild’ Clip: Harrison Ford Befriends A Cartoon Dog By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2020 3:00 pm EST The Call of the Wild looks like a perfectly nice movie. Harrison Ford grew a beard and signed up to make a family film, which is surprising, since he seems like he’d rather…not do that sort of thing. But here he is, starring in Call of the Wild as John Thornton, who sets off on an adventure with a big dog named Buck....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Trailer May Have Evidence Of Boba Fett Hiding In Plain Sight By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 17, 2020 1:15 pm EST The first trailer for the second season of The Mandalorian arrived earlier this week, and we took a deep dive into the first footage frame-by-frame. However, a more eagle-eyed fan picked up on a detail that we missed, and it appears to show evidence of the return of Boba Fett – or at least his armor....

‘The Politician’ Trailer: Bette Midler And Judith Light Are Here To Have Fun By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 22, 2019 6:03 pm EST Bette Midler and Judith Light in power suits? You know they’re here to win. And as the new trailer for Ryan Murphy’s razor-sharp black comedy series says, “the real honor is actually winning.” Midler and Light join the insanely stacked cast of The Politician, which stars Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect) as a wealthy student who dreams of being the President of the United States of America....

‘WandaVision’ Features “Intense Scenes” With Top Secret Actor Who Paul Bettany Has Always Wanted To Work With By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 26, 2021 4:00 pm EST What’s coming up next on WandaVision? Marvel Studios is keeping a tight lid on all things spoilers for the Disney+ TV series about Wanda and Vision’s wedded sitcom bliss, but star Paul Bettany has a few things to tease about upcoming episodes…including a top secret star with whom he’s “always wanted to work with....

Apple Event COVID-19 Message Might Be A Preview Of Things To Come By Chris Evangelista/June 23, 2020 10:30 am EST Yesterday’s virtual Apple event came with something new, and I’m not talking about technology. As the event came to an end, a series of disclaimers revealing the precautions put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19 during production flashed across the screen. While this is tied directly to the Apple event, one has to wonder if these are the types of disclaimers we’ll be seeing across productions and presentations in the near future....

Learning How To Cheat: Ranking The Films Of Rian Johnson From Good To Best By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 27, 2019 10:00 am EST Rian Johnson burst through the wave of independent filmmakers of the mid-2000s with a debut film that was defiant in its design, and has translated its success into such heights that he’s directed one of the most talked-about franchise entries of the new century. In between making his five features, including Knives Out, opening this week, Johnson has directed some seminal episodes of the brilliant TV drama Breaking Bad (including a final-season episode that many critics and fans accurately dubbed the series’ best hour), helmed some music videos, and more....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Will Start Filming In March By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 2, 2019 4:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is now on Netflix and will probably be a contender come Oscar season. But Scorsese is already moving on to other things. Not only is he set to make a documentary about the music scene in the 1970s, he’s also about to film his next feature: Killers of the Flower Moon....

Marvel Studios Has The Next Half-Decade Of Movies And Disney+ Titles Planned Out By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 12, 2021 2:30 pm EST One of Marvel Studios’ biggest achievements is the meticulous planning that has gone into its cinematic universe right from the start. It’s why other studios’ attempts to replicate that success have failed (RIP Dark Universe), and why Marvel is going strong even after it reached its, well, Endgame. Already, Marvel has the next few years lined up with theatrical releases and Disney+ shows....

New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Is In Development, ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez Producing By Ben Pearson/Sept. 19, 2019 11:45 am EST After 2017’s disappointing prequel Leatherface, it looked like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise may have closed its tool shed for the last time. But it looks like the ol’ saw has been gassed up and the door has just been kicked open once again, because a new report says we’re getting another Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, this time in the vein of what David Gordon Green and Danny McBride did with last year’s Halloween movie....

Paul Reubens Wants The Safdie Brothers To Make A Dark ‘Pee-Wee Herman’ Reboot By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2020 10:30 am EST Once upon a time, Paul Reubens’s character Pee-wee Herman was a huge deal. Starting off with a comedy special, graduating to a TV show, and then onto the big screen, the strange man-child character with a fondness for bow-ties and red bikes was a bonafide pop culture phenomenon. Then it all came crashing down when Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure at an adult movie theater....

Scott Derrickson Returning To Horror After ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2019 4:30 pm EST Before he directed Marvel’s magical hit Doctor Strange in 2016, Scott Derrickson was a well-known name in the horror community, having shot to fame with films like The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister. But it has been four years since Derrickson has directed a horror film and fans had been wondering whether he intended to return to the genre at all....

The Morning Watch: ‘Picard’ VFX Take ‘Star Trek’ To The Future, Analyzing Hostage Negotiation Scenes & More By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2020 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, the lead visual effects artist talks about how Star Trek: Picard brings the franchise into the future....

Theme Park Bits: Epcot Plans Changed, No Moving While Eating At Disney, And More By Josh Spiegel/July 24, 2020 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Prepare to stand still while eating at Walt Disney World. Merchandise discounts galore for Annual Passholders and Disney Cast Members. Epcot’s expansion has been shifted. And more! As Walt Disney World continues to operate at limited capacity, there are plenty of changes afoot....

This Year’s Gotham Awards Spread The Love: ‘Nomadland’, ‘One Night In Miami,’ ‘Sound Of Metal’ & More Win Awards By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2021 11:30 am EST Awards season is unfolding a little later than usual this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic shifting the windows for qualifying films into early 2021. That’s why movies like Nomadland and Minari, which you’ve seen pop up on various lists naming the Top 10 Films of 2020, aren’t getting wide theatrical releases until February....

Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch Walks Into A Comic Store Dressed As Doctor Strange By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 28, 2020 3:00 pm EST Benedict Cumberbatch walks into a store dressed as Doctor Strange… It sounds like the set-up to the most wholesome joke, but we get to see the end result of thanks to a Doctor Strange throwback video shared by director Scott Derrickson on Twitter. The behind-the-scenes video, shot while Cumberbatch and co....

‘21 Bridges’ Trailer: Chadwick Boseman Uncovers A Set-Up By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 29, 2019 10:30 am EST It seems like it would be difficult to lose track of 21 Bridges (that’s so many bridges!), but the first post-Avengers: Endgame flick from producers The Russo Brothers has continually been pushed back from its initial release dates. First set for the summer, it was then moved to September before it settled on its current November release date....