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‘The Crown’ Season 4 Trailer: Princess Diana’s Fairy Tale Begins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 13, 2020 8:00 am EST Netflix’s The Crown is back, and it’s the stuff “of which fairytales are made.” Until the “happily ever after” part is over, of course. The royal drama returns for its highly anticipated fourth season, which introduces two titans in British history: the divisive first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by a steely Gillian Anderson, and the beloved Princess Diana, played by newcomer Emma Corrin....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 19, 2020 4:30 pm EST An official trailer has not been released yet, but here’s a detailed description of the movie courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival’s program guide: In her hotly anticipated new film, Julie Taymor (Frida, Across the Universe) brings her signature inventiveness and audacity to craft a complex tapestry of one of the most iconic and legendary figures of modern history, based on Steinem’s own memoir My Life on the Road....

‘The Little Things’ Will Turn Jared Leto Into A Serial Killer By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 3, 2019 10:00 am EST In his ongoing quest to play nothing but creeps, Jared Leto is going from the Joker and Morbius the Living Vampire to playing a serial killer. The actor is in talks to join The Little Things cast, which stars Denzel Washington and Rami Malek as cops trying to catch a killer. John Lee Hancock (The Highwaymen) is set to direct....

‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Will Provide A Satisfying End To The Skywalker Saga, According To J.J. Abrams By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2019 4:30 pm EST J.J. Abrams really wants you to understand that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the end. Is it the end of Star Wars? No, of course not. But it is the end of the Skywalker Saga – the saga that encompasses nine films total. And when it comes to Skywalker, Abrams wanted to make sure he provided not just a good final film, but a satisfying conclusion to the saga as a whole....

‘The Secret Garden’ Trailer: The Literary Classic Gets A Shiny And Trim New Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2020 9:30 am EST The healing magic of nature has long been the driving message of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved children’s novel The Secret Garden. But in the shiny new adaptation of the literary classic, the titular garden may actually be magical? With a producing team that hails from Harry Potter and Paddington, that could very well be the case....

‘The Witcher’ Trailer: Henry Cavill Can’t Outrun His Destiny In Netflix’s High Fantasy Series By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2019 3:09 pm EST We’ve seen a few photos from the Netflix original series The Witcher, but actual footage from the show has been hard to come by – until now. During the Comic-Con panel for the upcoming fantasy series, the streaming service showed off the first trailer and quickly released it online for all to see....

D.J. Caruso To Direct Faith-Based ‘Redeeming Love’, Which Stars Logan Marshall-Green, Famke Janssen, And More By Ben Pearson/April 29, 2020 4:30 pm EST Logan Marshall-Green (Upgrade), Abigail Cowen (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken), Tom Lewis (Gentleman Jack), and Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, The Last Ship) are leading the cast. Get a breakdown of the plot below. For a stretch in the mid-2000s, D.J. Caruso’s career was on the rise....

Hasbro Has The Baby Yoda Toys Every Bounty Hunter Will Be Chasing In Spring 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2019 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every bounty hunter in the galaxy seems to be in pursuit of Baby Yoda on the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian on Disney+. Next spring, everyone in the real world will be after the same thing when the adorable little Force-sensitive creature will be made available as a few different toys from Hasbro....

Ice Cube Is Making A Screen Capture Sci-Fi Thriller With The Director Of ‘Wanted’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2020 5:00 pm EST Just two years ago, Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter director Timur Bekmambetov said he was developing no less than 14 movies that would use his Screenlife screen capture technology to tell stories that unfolded across the screens of computers, tablets, and phones. This narrative format has already been used with the likes of Host, Searching, Unfriended, and the sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web, which Bekmambetov produced....

Ken Jeong And Rob Delaney Join ‘Tom And Jerry’ Movie Cast, But Sadly Not As Tom And Jerry By Chris Evangelista/July 31, 2019 4:00 pm EST The Tom and Jerry movie that’s being made for absolutely no one still living on this planet has found two new cast members. Ken Jeong and Rob Delaney are the latest names to come aboard, although they’re not playing Tom and Jerry – which is a shame....

Marvel’s ‘Star Wars’ Comics Run Is Coming To An End This Fall, But Probably Not For Good By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2019 1:00 pm EST Marvel Comics has had an impressive run of Star Wars comics since taking over the franchise. In fact, the first issue of the new series is the only comic book title in this century to sell over a million copies. But after 75 issues, the Star Wars comics from Marvel are coming to an end....

More Ridiculously Obscure Things To Buy In ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2019 11:30 am EST On Friday’s episode of Ordinary Adventures, we return to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to take a look at more ridiculous merchandise being sold in Star Wars Land. As we said in our original video, we love that Batuu sells some insanely obscure prop replicas that only real Star Wars fans could love....

New ‘Mulan’ Trailer Touts Some Impressive Action And The Movie’s Arrival On Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2020 11:30 am EST Disney’s remake of their modern animated classic Mulan is coming to Disney+ starting next month. However, since subscribers will have to pay an additional $29.99 for the movie within the Disney+ app, the studio has to convince some viewers that the extra premium payment is worth it. That’s why a new Mulan trailer has arrived that is packed with action and really pushes the movie’s arrival on the streaming service....

Rey Wants To Know More About Her Parents In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2019 12:00 pm EST One of the biggest questions about the new Star Wars trilogy is the origin of the galaxy’s new savior. Who is Rey and where does she come from? Star Wars: The Last Jedi seemed to give us an answer when Kylo Ren flat out told her, “They were filthy junk traders, sold you off for drinking money....

The Morning Watch: How To Make Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Drinks, ‘Doctor Who’ Cast Recaps The Show & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 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....

VOTD: How ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/April 27, 2020 5:30 am EST Sonic the Hedgehog arrived in theaters about a month before all movie theaters started shutting down, so the Blue Blur ended up racing home a little sooner than usual. That’s given the folks at How It Should Have Ended plenty of time to come up with a different way for the video game adaptation to end....

‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’ Teaser: HBO Max Gives A First Look At The Animated Specials By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 6, 2020 3:30 pm EST It’s almost time for Adventure Time to return to our screens. The acclaimed Cartoon Network show is making a short comeback on HBO Max in the form of four animated specials that catch up with our favorite residents of the Land of Ooo. As we near the May launch of HBO Max, the streamer has released the first Adventure Time: Distant Lands teaser, along with synopses of the four exciting new specials....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Video Review - A Fresh, Action-Packed Take On A Classic DC Character By David Chen/Feb. 9, 2020 9:00 am EST Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has style to spare. The new film features a quirky and colorful Gotham, a memorable cast of characters, and some pretty impressive hand-to-hand combat. All of it is tied together by Margot Robbie, who commits to this version of Harley Quinn with a zaniness and intensity that is irresistible....

‘Bloodshot’ Bombs As The Coronavirus Crisis Causes One Of The Worst Box Office Weekends In Decades By Chris Evangelista/March 16, 2020 12:30 pm EST Movies can often be a great form of escape during times of crisis. But unfortunately, the crisis we currently find ourselves in – dealing with the coronavirus – has made movie-going difficult. Theaters are cutting capacity, and in some cases, closing entirely. On top of all that, the message that’s being spread far and wide is: social distancing, AKA “Stop going out in public, you dopes....

‘Dexter’ Revival Will Act As A “Second Finale” To Right The Original Ending’s Wrongs By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2020 3:00 pm EST Last week, Showtime dropped the bomb that Dexter would be returning as a limited series revival from original showrunner Clyde Phillips, with star Michael C. Hall set to don the splatter-proof vinyl apron again. It’s been seven years since Dexter went off the air, and seven years since most fans had purged the show from their brains after a particularly divisive finale....