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Superhero Bits: ‘The Flash’ And ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ Episodes Delayed, David Harbour Hates Stunts & More By Ethan Anderton/March 17, 2020 6:00 pm EST When will new episodes of The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow return to The CW? When does Spider-Man: Maximum Venom come to Disney XD? What does Eiza Gonzalez have to say about missing out on the role of Catwoman? Did Marvel actually shoot the Iron Man armor swap with Doctor Strange?...

Toronto International Film Festival Guests Won’t Be Required To Wear Masks While Watching Movies, Which Seems Like A Very Bad Idea By Ben Pearson/Sept. 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST Like many other festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival is largely going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You know, the global outbreak that’s killed more than 200,000 people in the United States alone? Yeah, that pandemic. Anyway, in addition to its virtual component, TIFF is going to be having some in-person screenings for this year’s festival, but for some inexplicable reason, attendees will not be required to wear masks while watching movies inside the festival’s theaters....

Watch: HBO Max Teases ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Space Jam 2’, ‘The Suicide Squad’ And More In New Sizzle Reel By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2021 1:02 pm EST Warner Bros. Pictures is shaking up the theatrical release model this year by releasing their entire movie slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited time. Wonder Woman 1984 was the first to try out this strategy, but the studio wanted to take it much further by sending movies like Godzilla vs....

‘Dickinson’ Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Has A Brush With “Death” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 20, 2019 2:30 pm EST Apple TV+’s upcoming comedy series Dickinson doesn’t do subtlety. The first trailer, which previewed a period drama rife with anachronisms and punk-rock rebellion, hinted as much — bucking perceptions of the literary icon Emily Dickinson as some kind of buttoned-up lady. Instead, as portrayed by Oscar-nominated Hailee Steinfeld, she’s a modern rebel who spouts words like “dude” and grapples with the concept of Death, which happens to look a lot like Wiz Khalifa....

‘Lucy In The Sky’ Trailer: Natalie Portman Has Trouble Adjusting To Life On Earth By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 26, 2019 10:00 am EST Astronaut Natalie Portman discovers life on Earth is a lot more complicated than life in space in the new Lucy in the Sky trailer. Legion creator Noah Hawley directs this curious-looking drama, based loosely on the true story of astronaut Lisa Nowak. Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, Nick Offerman, and Ellen Burstyn also star....

By Chris Evangelista/April 8, 2020 1:30 pm EST But here in the states, it’s had a rough time finding its way to the screen. It was originally set for an August 23, 2019 release, before being moved to July 2019. It then moved again to January 2020, then to March, and then finally landed on April 17. And then, of course, the coronavirus got in the way. So now the film is destined for streaming....

‘Peninsula’ Posters Try To Escape The Apocalypse Of The ‘Train To Busan’ Sequel By Chris Evangelista/June 7, 2020 9:00 am EST In a normal world, Peninsula, the eagerly-awaited sequel to Train To Busan, would’ve already played at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. But of course, we don’t live in a normal world, and this year’s Cannes was canceled. Thankfully, we’ll eventually get to see Peninsula, but for now, let’s make do with two new posters....

‘Solar Opposites’ Trailer: Aliens! They’re Just Like Us (Sort Of) By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 2020 12:00 pm EST Rick and Morty is returning on May 3 with the second half of the show’s fourth season on Adult Swim. But fans will be getting a double dose of animated comedy from co-creator Justin Roiland with a new series coming to Hulu less than a week later.Solar Opposites follows a team of aliens whose world has been destroyed, leaving them to make an emergency landing on Earth....

‘Space Jam 2’ Gets An Official Title – ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ By Ben Pearson/April 30, 2020 2:38 pm EST A sequel to the 1996 basketball movie Space Jam has been in the works for years, and superstar LeBron James has been chosen to step into the lead (human) role and replace original star Michael Jordan. But the sequel won’t just be referred to as the generic Space Jam 2: instead, it’ll be called Space Jam: A New Legacy, which is one of the most uninspired movie titles in recent memory....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Writers “Took A Lot Of Notes” From George Lucas, Says Kathleen Kennedy By Ben Pearson/Nov. 25, 2019 2:00 pm EST When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney back in 2012, he also sold the Mouse House some of his outlines for a new film trilogy. But when Lucas met with J.J. Abrams and then-writer Michael Ardnt, Lucas was upset to learn that they were not using his ideas and instead had their own plans for Star Wars: The Force Awakens – a film that Lucas ultimately ended up not liking very much....

‘The Aeronauts’ Trailer: Eddie Redmayne And Felicity Jones Take To The Sky To Change The World By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2019 12:00 pm EST The Aeronauts, inspired by a true story, focuses on young widow Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and headstrong scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) as they set out to fly a hot air balloon higher than anyone in history, all with the hope of determining whether or not they can predict the weather....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 21, 2020 11:00 am EST Warner Bros.’ indefinite delay of Tenet is leaving a trail of broken hearts, one of which is Sony’s The Broken Hearts Gallery. The Selena Gomez-executive produced romantic-comedy has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule, with no new date announced, in the wake of Tenet’s delay. The delay of Tenet has caused ripple effects not only among Warner Bros.’ release slate but to the schedules of other studios as well....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Renewed For Fourth Season At Hulu By Ben Pearson/July 26, 2019 10:38 am EST At the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Hulu announced that the streaming service has officially renewed its Emmy-winning drama The Handmaid’s Tale for a fourth season. Variety has the news about The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 announcement. Star Elisabeth Moss will presumably be back as June, but with three episodes still left in season 3, I suppose the show could technically take a drastic turn and kill off its central protagonist....

‘WandaVision’ Trailer Breakdown: Who Is Doing This To You, Wanda? By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2020 10:30 am EST The new WandaVision trailer released last night gave us our best look yet at the trippy Marvel Studios series coming to Disney+ in January. Clearly something is not right in the world of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), especially since her late lover Vision (Paul Bettany) is back from the dead. But that might be the least of Wanda’s concerns as it appears some kind of outside force is influencing her life....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Could Hit Theaters And HBO Max On Christmas Day, But Warner Bros. Hasn’t Decided By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2020 7:36 am EST All of the major blockbusters intended for theatrical release this year have evacuated their release dates and headed for 2021, except for one. Free Guy and Death on the Nile were the last big movies shifted to next year, and now all eyes are Warner Bros....

Bob Iger And Customer Surveys Provide A Sneak Preview Of How Disney & Universal Theme Parks May Re-Open By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2020 12:00 pm EST Right now Disneyland and Universal Studios are facing the unprecedented situation of being completely closed for an extended period of time in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus across the United States. As of now, there’s no estimate as to when the parks will re-open, but thanks to a new statement from Bob Iger, executive chairman of the board for the Walt Disney Company, and some surveys from Universal Studios, we have some idea of what it might be like when business resumes....

Disney’s ‘Cruella’ Looking To Add ‘I Tonya’ Star Paul Walter Hauser By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 30, 2019 2:30 pm EST If starring in a live-action remake of a beloved Disney animated classic won’t scare Paul Walter Hauser, no evil thing will. The I, Tonya and BlackKkKlansman scene-stealer is in talks to join Emma Stone in the Cruella cast. Paul Walter Hauser of I, Tonya fame is in talks to join Cruella, the live-action Cruella de Vil movie starring Emma Stone as a younger version of the 101 Dalmatians fur-loving villainess, according to The Wrap....

Elvis Biopic From Baz Luhrmann Adds Maggie Gyllenhaal As The King’s Mom By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 7, 2020 5:30 pm EST Maggie Gyllenhaal is about to give birth to the King of Rock and Roll. Gyllenhaal has been cast as Gladys Presley, AKA the mother of Elvis, in Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic Elvis. The real Elvis was very close with his mother, which means Gyllenhaal is likely to have a somewhat substantial role, and not just show up for a scene or two at the beginning of the movie only to then vanish....

J.J. Abrams Intended To Bring The Emperor Back To ‘Star Wars’ Since ‘The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2019 11:30 am EST When the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted during Star Wars Celebration this past spring, fans went absolutely nuts when the return of Emperor Palpatine was teased with his signature evil laugh. But many wondered exactly how the villain would be returning after being chucked down a reactor shaft by Darth Vader....

Joel Coen’s ‘Macbeth’ Will Be Like A Crime Thriller By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2020 2:00 pm EST Joel Coen is striking out on his own to make The Tragedy of Macbeth, a new take on the Shakespeare classic starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. Production on Macbeth is on hold for the moment – because of the apocalypse and all – but during a fundraising effort on Instagram, Coen and McDormand dropped some info on the film, and really played up how this is going to be a bit different from Macbeth adaptations in the past....