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SpectreVision’s Elijah Wood And Daniel Noah Want To Make A ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Reboot By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2019 3:30 pm EST The original Nightmare on Elm Street series has long since ended, giving way to an absolutely abysmal remake. What does the future hold for Freddy Krueger? Will he ever don his fedora and unleash his claws on unsuspecting teens? Or is Freddy truly dead? It’s safe to assume that sooner or later, Hollywood will give Freddy a second chance....

The 100 Best Horror Movies Of The Past Decade [Part Three] By Matt Donato/Oct. 30, 2019 10:00 am EST Welcome to part two of our countdown of the 100 best horror movies the past decade. This entry tackles entries 50-26. Naturally, we’ll reach our grand climax on October 31. You can read part one right here and part two over here. We’ve passed the halfway point and blaze onward! Here’s where things get interesting, as I’m sure some of you may notice the exclusion of some critical darlings....

The Morning Watch: ‘Mortal Kombat’ Stars Play ‘Mortal Kombat’, Analyzing Stunts From ‘Baby Driver’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2019 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, watch as two of the stars from the original Mortal Kombat movie playing Mortal Kombat II on an arcade cabinet and reminisce about making the blockbuster video game movie....

TV Bits: ‘Halo’, ‘Jeopardy!’, ‘Prison Break’, ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3, ‘The Shrink Next Door’, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 13, 2020 5:00 pm EST Let’s start things off with a bit of a bittersweet note. Longtime Jeopardy! host and TV icon Alex Trebek died earlier this week, and this video from the show’s executive producer explains what will happen to the series in the wake of that loss. (As of this writing, no replacement host has been announced yet....

Video: The Coolest Art At Comic-Con 2019 By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2019 10:39 am EST Watch as Peter searches the show floor of San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 for the coolest pop-culture art. The Coolest Art at Comic Con 2019 That video comes from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already! We have a lot of coverage of theme parks, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Comic Con....

‘Colin In Black And White’ Adds Mary-Louise Parker And Nick Offerman As Colin Kaepernick’s Adoptive Parents By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 18, 2020 5:00 pm EST Colin in Black and White, the upcoming Netflix limited series about the adolescent life of activist Colin Kaepernick, has added two new cast members: Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman. Parker and Offerman will play Teresa and Rick Kaepernick, the adoptive parents of Colin Kaepernick, who “must navigate what it means to raise a Black child in a predominantly white family and community....

‘Host’ Team Making Female-Driven Prison Breakout Horror Movie By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 26, 2020 9:00 am EST The team that brought us the horror hit Host is back at it with a great new idea. Host writer-director Rob Savage and writer-producer Jed Shepherd are teaming with Studiocanal for a horror movie that’s a cross between a prison break flick and a haunted house movie. The story follows a group of female prisoners who stage a jailbreak, only to find themselves facing off against a “dark presence....

‘Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez’ Trailer: A New True Crime Doc From Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2020 12:30 pm EST “No one has allegedly murdered two people and then played an entire season as a professional athlete.” So says a voice at the start of a new trailer for Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. The latest Netflix true crime doc series chronicles the story of Aaron Hernandez, a football player who spent three seasons with the New England Patriots before being arrested and convicted of murder....

‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Review: A Delightfully Goofy Time Travel Trip In A Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2020 8:00 am EST The last time Star Wars attempted to have its own holiday special, it resulted in one of the biggest mistakes in the history of the sci-fi saga. So why is Disney+ even attempting to make another one? Well, thanks to the existence of the LEGO side of Star Wars entertainment, the franchise has the perfect path to have fun with the saga without sullying any of the mythology....

‘Mank’: It’s Once Again Time To Point Out David Fincher Shoots Many Takes By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 11, 2020 4:00 pm EST You know the drill: anytime there’s a new David Fincher movie we are all required by law to talk about how many takes he shot. Cast members of the film in question come forward and say, “I shot a lot of takes!” We report it. Fincher rolls his eyes. Then we move on, only to revisit the story again whenever Fincher gets around to making another movie....

‘Predator: Hunting Grounds’ Video Game Bringing Back Arnold Schwarzenegger As Dutch By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2020 12:00 pm EST Predator: Hunting Grounds recently brought the film franchise back to the video game world with a first-person shooter game that allows you to either be part of a team of soldiers on various missions in the jungle or a Predator who kills the soldiers one-by-one. Now that the game has been out for a little while, some downloadable content is on the way, and the first downloadable bonus content for the game will be very exciting for fans of the original Predator, because it’s bringing back Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Is Returning To Theaters With A New Action Scene By Ben Pearson/Aug. 19, 2019 6:25 pm EST After two uninspired Amazing Spider-Man movies, Sony was scrambling to find a solution to its Spider-Man problem. The answer was to team up with Marvel Studios, a company which instantly rebooted the character and incorporated the webslinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I’m guessing this decision wasn’t easy for the Sony brass (it couldn’t have been pleasant to essentially acknowledge that they didn’t know what they were doing with one of their biggest characters), but it’s paid off in a huge way: this summer’s Spider-Man: Far From Home has now officially become not only the most lucrative Spider-Man movie ever, but the highest-grossing movie in Sony Pictures’ entire 95-year history....

‘The Legend Of Korra’ Is Coming To Netflix In August After The Smash Success Of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 21, 2020 1:30 pm EST Long ago, the world lived without means to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender without buying the Blu-rays or moving outside of the U.S. Then, everything changed when the beloved Nickelodeon series dropped on Netflix. When Avatar: The Last Airbender came to the streaming giant in May, it quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular titles, bringing both confusion over the resurgence of this kid’s “cartoon” and a wave of new fans who finally saw what all the fuss was about....

‘The Mandalorian’ Trailer Breakdown: Bounty Hunting Is A Complicated Profession By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 26, 2019 11:00 am EST Before the weekend hit, everyone around the world was finally given a proper first look at the upcoming live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, coming to Disney+ when the streaming service launches in November. The first teaser trailer introduced us to the bounty hunter with no name, and it set the stage for a much more grim, gritty series set in the Star Wars universe....

‘The Politician’ Trailer: High School Politics Is A Dangerous, Cutthroat Game By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2019 9:30 am EST Take the attitude of Glee, the rich world of Cruel Intentions, and the wit of Clueless, and you’ve got the new Netflix original comedy series The Politician from executive producer Ryan Murphy. Pitch Perfect co-star Ben Platt leads the series as a wealthy student who has dreams of being the President of the United States of America....

‘The Social Dilemma’ Trailer: Netflix Documentary Exposes The Dark Side Of Social Media By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2020 1:30 pm EST Shortly after the 2016 elections, a massive exposé revealed that Facebook had more of a part in the outcome of those elections than anyone anticipated. The invisible influence of Facebook’s algorithms were brought to light, and suddenly social media seemed way more sinister than the likes and hearts had made it appear....

‘The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee’ Trailer: Paul Hogan Stages A Comeback By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2020 5:00 pm EST Remember two years ago, when reports of a surprise Crocodile Dundee sequel surfaced? And then it all turned out to be part of a Super Bowl ad? After all the hoopla and excitement for what turned out to be an elaborate Australian tourism ad, it seems that Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan clued in to the nostalgia for the Australian crocodile hunter, staging his comeback in the upcoming meta-comedy The Very Excellent Mr....

‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Footage Teases More Monsters For Geralt To Destroy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 2, 2020 9:30 am EST Ghouls, and dragons, and chimeras, oh my! Geralt of Rivia is set to have dozens of dangerous, new monsters to fight in the second season of The Witcher, which Netflix teases in a newly released season 2 clip. The Halloween-themed clip, set to the spooky season classic “The Monster Mash,” is mostly a highlight reel of the monsters that Geralt (Henry Cavill) already destroyed, but a few new beasties can be spotted in the new The Witcher season 2 footage....

By Ben Pearson/Jan. 14, 2020 1:41 pm EST The Lord of the Rings Cast Members Filming begins in New Zealand in February 2020, and no premiere date has been announced yet. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each actor, straight from the press release: ROBERT ARAMAYO is a British actor and Juilliard graduate. He recently wrapped filming the Netflix/Left Bank limited series Behind Her Eyes. Later this year he will be seen in Lionsgate’s Antebellum, and The King’s Man directed by Matthew Vaughn....

Idris Elba Will Grace Apple With His Presence In A New Romantic Spy Thriller By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 14, 2020 3:00 pm EST Apple keeps signing big names as they build their streaming empire. The latest: Idris Elba, who has signed on to produce and star in a romantic spy thriller for the streamer, with Simon Kinberg also producing. The film will be set in Africa, but beyond that, there’s very little info....