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Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Sacha Baron Cohen Was Wanted To Play Warlock, Jim Lee’s DC FanDome Art & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2020 6:00 pm EST Alitha E. Martinez really takes her time showing how to draw Marvel’s Namor in this two-hour drawing lesson.Arrowverse’s Marc Guggenheim teased a surprise at the Crisis on Infinite Earths panel at DC FanDome. Here’s a look at a wrist gadget that allows you to shoot some hand sanitizer on things like you’re Spider-Man....

Taika Waititi Returning As Korg For ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’, Unsure If Jane Foster’s Cancer Storyline Will Be Used By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2019 9:48 am EST Fans are already excited about Thor: Love & Thunder continuing the God of Thunder’s film franchise. Marvel Studios announced the sequel at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer with Taika Waititi back in the director’s chair after knocking Thor: Ragnarok out of the park in 2017....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In February 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2020 3:30 pm EST A new year brings new movies to our screens, and even more to leave our streaming services. Now that January is over with, and our resolutions are starting to wane, Netflix is remind you of those movies sitting on your watch list that you’ve been meaning to get to. In February, several great titles leave the service....

The Morning Watch: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Scene Breakdown, The Russo Brothers Entire SDCC Panel & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 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 director David Leitch breaks down one of the opening sequences from Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw....

The Morning Watch: Creating Burn Wounds For Movies & TV, Revolutionizing ‘Little Women’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 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, find out how burn wounds are created by make-up effects artists for movies and TV shows....

The Morning Watch: THR’s 2020 Directors Roundtable, ‘Uncut Gems’ Script Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 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, watch The Hollywood Reporter’s 2020 directors roundtable with Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, Greta Gerwig, and more....

VOTD: How ‘The Irishman’ VFX Used New Technology To De-Age Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Joe Pesci By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 6, 2020 6:00 am EST In recent years, the visual effects used to de-age actors has produced impressive results. Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Michael Douglas have all been made young again in the movies of Marvel Studios. But those are blockbuster movies. Could the same digital technology be effectively used to craft an award-worthy drama featuring de-aged actors?...

Watch: ‘Little Women’ Scene Breakdown With Greta Gerwig, Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, And Laura Dern By Ben Pearson/Dec. 21, 2019 12:00 pm EST Greta Gerwig’s unique adaptation of Little Women is a late addition to my favorite films of 2019. The movie doesn’t open until next week, but Gerwig and stars Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, and Laura Dern gathered to break down one of the film’s whirlwind scenes in a new video....

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Early Buzz: Another Masterclass In Suspense From John Krasinski By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 6, 2020 7:30 am EST The buzz for A Quiet Place Part II has been far from quiet, with horror fans and non-horror fans alike anticipating John Krasinski’s follow-up to his 2018 surprise hit. And it seems like that buzz will only get louder based on the universally positive early reactions to A Quiet Place Part II....

‘Groundhog Day’ Video Game Trailer Lets You Stick A Fork In A Toaster By Ben Pearson/Aug. 27, 2019 1:00 pm EST Have you ever wondered what happens after the credits rolled on Harold Ramis’s fantastic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day? A video sequel is on the way to answer that question, and it appears the Connors family might be cursed. Bill Murray’s movie character, Phil Connors, has a son named Phil Connors Jr....

‘Rebel Ridge’, From Director Jeremy Saulnier, Adds Don Johnson And More Alongside Star John Boyega By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 25, 2020 6:00 pm EST Rebel Ridge, a new Jeremy Saulnier-directed Netflix movie starring John Boyega, just added a bunch of familiar names to its cast. Don Johnson, James Badge Dale, Zsane Jhe, James Cromwell, and Erin Doherty have all now joined the film, which is being described as a “high-velocity thriller.” Not much more is known beyond that, but a new Jeremy Saulnier movie is always worth paying attention to....

‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ Launch Pushed To January 2021 Due To “General Marketplace Delays” By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2020 10:30 am EST Earlier this year, back when the future was virus-free and full of promise, Lucasfilm announced a major new publishing initiative called Star Wars: The High Republic. Set 200 years before the Skywalker saga began in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the multi-year program will span books and comics that follow an era when Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order are at the height of their power, serving as true guardians of peace and justice around the galaxy....

‘The Bourne Stuntacular’ Virtual Sneak Peek Takes You Behind The Scenes Of The Newest Universal Orlando Experience By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 30, 2020 11:30 am EST Universal Orlando has released a virtual sneak peek of The Bourne Stuntacular, a stunt show that shows why it is “the most technologically advanced action stunt show ever.” The theme park held the soft opening for the show earlier this month, giving guests a glimpse at the technical rehearsals, but The Bourne Stuntacular virtual sneak peek allows a look behind the scenes at how the show came together....

‘The Green Knight’ Trailer: Director David Lowery Sends Dev Patel On A Quest By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2020 6:01 am EST David Lowery takes on part of the Arthurian legend with The Green Knight, a medieval fantasy film coming from A24. Dev Patel is Sir Gawain, “King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic green-skinned stranger.” Since this is a David Lowery film, you can bet it’s not going to be your typical fantasy epic....

‘The Iron Mask’ Trailer: It’s Jackie Chan Vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, But Only For Maybe 5 Minutes By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 12, 2020 12:45 pm EST What kind of movie could bring together the likes of action legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan? A movie in which they probably won’t appear much at all. The Iron Mask, originally released in China in 2019 under the title Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask, is a Russian-Chinese production that managed to score both Schwarzenegger and Chan — except they’re not the stars of the film....

‘The Moneychanger’ Review: A Slight Political Drama With A Few Delights [NYFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Oct. 17, 2019 9:00 am EST That’s not to say that The Moneychanger is bad, to be clear. It just shows that perhaps the film’s ambitions are a touch out of sync with what it actually does. Veiroj’s film works a self-contained, small story about Humberto’s unexpected turn as a South American money launderer. But when he zooms out and tries to place it some kind of larger historical or moral framework, the film lacks a similar spark....

‘The Morning Show’ Teaser Trailer: Our First Look At The Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon Apple TV+ Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 12, 2019 8:30 am EST The Morning Show is one of the many high-profile original TV series in Apple TV+’s roster as the tech company makes its bid to enter the competitive streaming field. But apart from a cast list, a very brief summary, and one still image of Jennifer Aniston, there is very little prove that this is a show that exists....

‘The Whistlers’ Director Corneliu Poromboiu On His Wild New Crime Caper [Interview] By Marshall Shaffer/Feb. 28, 2020 1:00 pm EST When I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Corneliu Porumboiu, writer and director of the delightful film The Whistlers, it was the first time in my writing career I ever felt I shouldn’t come too heavily prepared with questions. I didn’t want answers from the filmmaker at the vanguard of the Romanian New Wave about his new work....

‘Tiger’ Trailer: HBO Sports Documentary Charts The Rise, Fall, And Rise Again Of A Golf Icon By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 22, 2020 2:30 pm EST “The problem with conquering the world is that the world is going to want its revenge.” The career of Tiger Woods is one of high peaks and low valleys, but the golf icon managed to stage a comeback of a lifetime. That rise, fall, and rise again is chronicled in the new HBO Sports documentary Tiger, which needs no further introduction....

ABC Buys Two New Shows From ‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Sam Esmail By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 29, 2020 2:30 pm EST Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail has not one but two shows now set at ABC. The network scooped up Acts of Crime, which has landed a production commitment, and an Untitled CDC Project, which has received a put pilot commitment (a put pilot, for those who don’t know, is a pilot that a network agrees to air even if the show its representing doesn’t get picked up)....