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Superhero Bits: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is Vying For Oscars, ‘The Punisher’ Creator Laments Logo Misuse & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2021 6:00 pm EST What categories is Wonder Woman 1984 being up up for consideration in? What does The Punisher co-creator have to say about how the character’s logo is misused? Want to see yet another clip from Batman: Year of the Dragon? What kind of comic book movie would Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan want to tackle?...

The Best Movies Leaving HBO Max In October 2020 By Ben Pearson/Sept. 27, 2020 9:00 am EST We’re officially in Halloween season, and since the holiday has basically been canceled in many places this year, that gives you even more time to settle in and watch a bunch of movies. But if you burn through all of your annual horror favorites and still have time to poke around in the HBO Max library, these are a few movies that you should add to your queue and watch before they vanish throughout the month of October....

Tom Clancy Adaptation ‘Without Remorse’ Release Date Delayed Two Weeks By Ben Pearson/April 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST After Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit failed to make much of an impact at the box office, Paramount is gearing up to venture into another corner of that fictional universe with Without Remorse, a new film focused on a character that was also created by author Tom Clancy. The spy thriller, which stars Michael B....

‘Andor’ Teaser: Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor Leads A ‘Star Wars’ Series About The “Building Of A Revolution” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2020 3:40 pm EST “Everything I did, I did for the Rebellion.” Diego Luna’s Rogue One character Cassian Andor was a Rebel through and through, but how did he become so? That’s what Andor will explore in the new Star Wars series coming to Disney+. The first Andor teaser reveals the title of the Luna-led Rogue One Disney+ prequel series, as well as concept art of the origins of Cassian Andor and the “building of a rebellion....

‘Blade Runner’ Video Game Getting Remastered And Re-Released For PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch & PC By Ethan Anderton/March 13, 2020 5:30 pm EST Blade Runner will be making a surprising comeback in video game form thanks to Nightdive Studios, the company known for restoring classic video game favorites like System Shock and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The classic 1982 sci-film noir directed by Ridley Scott was turned into a point-and-click computer game in 1997 that follows an original story running parallel to the film starring Harrison Ford, occasionally intersecting with it and featuring some of the same famous locations and characters....

‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ Producer Cameron Crowe On Interviewing Rock Stars And Staying Curious [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 24, 2019 9:00 am EST David Crosby: Remember My Name evenhandedly shows the highs and lows of a life in rock ’n’ roll. The good times don’t outweigh the bad in director A.J. Eaton’s documentary on the iconic member of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. The documentary shows an artist struggling with the past and the future but still consumed by music....

‘Dazed And Confused’ Table Read Will Bring Together Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey And More By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 6, 2020 7:30 am EST Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, and more stars of Dazed and Confused will reunite for a charity table read. Immediately following the table read, Patton Oswalt will moderate a live Q&A with the cast, who are all coming together to raise money for get-out-the-vote initiatives the Voto Latino Foundation and March for Science....

‘Green Hornet’ Animated Series From Kevin Smith Raises Kato’s Daughter From Sidekick To Superhero By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 30, 2020 10:30 am EST Green Hornet is introducing a new generation of superheroes, with some help from Kevin Smith. The Jay and Silent Bob filmmaker is teaming up with WildBrain, the kids entertainment company behind Peanuts, to develop a Green Hornet animated series which will follow a new Green Hornet and Kato, the kids of the original heroes who are now crimefighting partners, not just hero and sidekick....

‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ Trailer: This Might Be The Best Trailer You’ll See All Year By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 7, 2020 7:31 am EST Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party, and how he was betrayed by William O’Neal, a petty criminal forced by the FBI to infiltrate the Panthers and sow discord within Hampton’s movement. Daniel Kaluuya plays Hampton and LaKeith Stanfield is O’Neal, with Shaka King directing in his feature directorial debut and Ryan Coogler producing....

‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Loses Brandon Routh And Courtney Ford By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2019 10:30 am EST One of the founding members of the Legends is leaving the ship. Brandon Routh, whose character of Ray Palmer (aka Atom) was introduced in Arrow, was a founding member of the Legends and a regular cast member since season 1. But he and his wife Courtney Ford, who joined the series as recurring character Nora Dahrk in season 3, are leaving the series in the upcoming Season 5, according to Deadline....

‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway’ Release Date Leaps Forward To Easter 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2020 10:30 am EST There may be less of a spring in Peter Rabbit’s step when the James Corden-voiced rabbit bounds back into theaters with Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Sony’s sequel to the live-action/CGI hybrid comedy has been hit by delay after delay amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and has received its latest new release date — which will be a full year after it was initially set to hit theaters....

‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Calls ‘Titans’ Writer Bryan Edward Hill For Morphin’ Time By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2020 9:30 am EST Last we brought news that eOne and Hasbro were working on a new Power Rangers universe that would unfold in both a new movie and TV show. The new version of the sci-fi superhero team, originally imported from Japan in the 1990s, will move away from the most recent big screen adaptation that came from Lionsgate in 2017 and branch off into an entirely new franchise....

‘The Old Guard’ Trailer: Charlize Theron Leads A Team Of Immortal Warriors In Netflix’s New Action Movie By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2020 7:30 am EST Charlize Theron leads the Netflix action flick The Old Guard, based on the comic book series written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Leandro Fernandez. Theron leads a team of mercenaries with an extremely rare skill set: they can’t die, and when they’re injured, they’re able to heal quickly (you know, like Wolverine)....

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Trailer: Anya Taylor-Joy Is A Boozy Chess Genius By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 24, 2020 10:30 am EST Genius comes at a cost for Anya Taylor-Joy’s chess champion in The Queen’s Gambit, and that cost comes with lots of pills and booze. Taylor-Joy stars as a chess master who breaks into the male-dominated world of competitive chess, but learns that there’s a thin line between genius and madness. Watch The Queen’s Gambit trailer below....

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Release Date Jets Off To December While ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Relocates To September By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2020 10:00 am EST The coronavirus has obliterated the movie release calendar as we know it. Studios are quickly pulling or pushing release dates as the situation continues on, with movie theaters across the globe currently shut down. Today, Paramount has announced some more shuffling for two of their upcoming sequels: Top Gun: Maverick and A Quiet Place Part II....

‘Watchmen’ Starts Asking Questions With “Martial Feats Of Comanche Horsemanship” By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 27, 2019 7:00 pm EST One thing is becoming apparent as Watchmen airs its second episode: it’s going to be exhausting trying to keep track of every single reference, Easter Egg, historical element, and beyond packed into this show. Much like Alan Moore’s work (see not just Watchmen but also From Hell), the Watchmen series is not just mere entertainment – it’s like a crash-course in, well, almost everything....

20 Years Ago, ‘Toy Story 2’ Forever Changed How Pixar And Disney Make Sequels By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 22, 2019 10:00 am EST Sequels represent a risk in Hollywood, and they’re the kind of risk that the industry just can’t get enough of. Audiences love the original story, so they’re given a second story that offers more of the same in the hopes that those same audiences will buy even more tickets....

A Crowded Field Of Double Male-Lead Movies Is Resulting In Awards Season Splits Between Best Actor And Best Supporting Actor By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2019 3:30 pm EST Grab your Dracula cape, bust out the candy corn, and light all the pumpkins. It’s the spookiest season of the year! I’m talking, of course, about awards season. As 2019 draws to an end, we’re rolling into awards season, where some of the year’s best films will be recognized by voters across the board....

AMC Theatres Reverses Re-Opening Policy, Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2020 10:14 am EST Update: Following outcry against AMC Theatres’ statement that it would not require guests to wear masks, the theater chain is now reversing course and mandating all guests wear masks at their venues.AMC Theatres, the largest movie theater chain in the world, has set plans to re-open most of its venues by mid-July after being shut down for nearly four months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

Bee Gees Documentary Coming To HBO From Filmmaker Frank Marshall By Ben Pearson/Sept. 24, 2020 3:45 pm EST Frank Marshall, legendary film producer and the director of movies like Arachnophobia, Alive, Congo, and Eight Below, is making sure his directing career is stayin’ alive. Marshall has directed a Bee Gees documentary that has been acquired by HBO Documentary Films. The movie will trace the rise of Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, who formed the band in the late 1950s and became disco era icons....