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Why Robert Downey Jr. Knew It Was Time For Him And Chris Evans To Retire From The MCU By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2019 7:30 am EST It’s been four months since Avengers: Endgame gave Tony Stark and Steve Rogers send-offs that were equally tragic and triumphant, but we’re still reeling from the loss of the two biggest Avengers. But Robert Downey Jr., whose 2008 smash hit Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is finally talking about his and co-star Chris Evans’ MCU departures....

‘Brahms: The Boy II’ Trailer: That Creepy Little Doll Makes A New Friend By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2020 8:00 am EST The Boy turned out to be a surprisingly satisfying little thriller when it was released back in 2016. Four years later, the creepy little doll at the center of the movie is coming back, and this time he’s made a new friend.Brahms: The Boy II finds a new family (Katie Holmes and Owain Yeoman) moving into a guest house that just so happens to be on the estate of Heelshire Mansion, where our old buddy Brahms used to live....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Is A Sequel To Both Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ And Stephen King’s Original Novel [Set Visit] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 5, 2019 9:30 am EST The film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep had a unique problem before cameras could roll. Or even before the script could be written. How do you make a sequel to The Shining when the original book and its iconic, widely-seen and admired film adaptation are so incredibly different?...

‘Jump Street: Now For Her Pleasure’ Is Apparently The Title Of The Female ‘Jump Street’ Spin-Off By Ben Pearson/Nov. 20, 2020 1:30 pm EST Word came out today that Marvel Studios is developing an R-rated Deadpool 3, but buried in that original report was a separate piece of news we hadn’t heard before. Sony’s planned female-led Jump Street spin-off reportedly has a title, and it’s appropriate given the franchise’s penchant for humor: Jump Street: Now For Her Pleasure....

‘Jurassic World 3’ Might Bring Back Another ‘Jurassic Park’ Character By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 24, 2020 12:00 pm EST Oh Timmy, Timmy, Timmy. You were part of the original 1993 Jurassic Park, a film that shaped a generation of dinosaur lovers and launched a franchise that still sends chills down our spines today. Your wide-eyed look remains iconic. Your battle with the electric fence will never be forgotten. And, according to your actor Joseph Mazzello, you may be coming back in Jurassic World 3 for yet another round with that darned electric fence....

‘Knives Out’ Honest Trailer: Rian Johnson Combines A-Listers, A-Holes And A-Gatha Christie By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2020 6:00 am EST Since Star Wars: The Last Jedi got a bunch of manbabies riled up about minority characters, female empowerment, and whiny entitled douchebros, writer/director Rian Johnson decided to take it one step further with Knives Out. The whodunit in the vein of Agatha Christie isn’t quite as much of a mystery as it would seem, mostly since we find out who the killer is roughly halfway through the movie....

‘Mrs. America’ First Look: Cate Blanchett And All Your Favorite Character Actresses Transform Into ’70s Political Figures By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2019 8:30 am EST The battle for equal rights is being waged in the anticipated upcoming show Mrs. America, but the battle for our affections is taking place in the first look images for the FX limited series. Cate Blanchett transforms into conservative ’70s activist Phyllis Schlafly, who faces off against prominent feminist figures in the nine-episode limited series played by Rose Byrne, Margo Martindale, and more....

‘Promising Young Woman’ Trailer: The Carey Mulligan Sundance Darling Is Heading To Theaters This Christmas By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 9, 2020 3:00 pm EST Promising Young Woman premiered to raves at Sundance ealrier this year, with many praising the rape revenge black comedy by Killing Eve head writer Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut, as well as star Carey Mulligan’s sharp lead performance as a victim of sexual assault who enacts bloody vengeance on all men....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Contains Scenes Of Sustained Flashing Lights, Disney Warns Theaters By Ben Pearson/Dec. 6, 2019 11:30 am EST While the pop culture landscape eagerly awaits the impending release of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the studio has notified the Epilepsy Foundation and exhibitors around the world that the highly-anticipated new film contains multiple sequences that could trigger seizures in audience members who have photosensitive epilepsy....

‘Star Wars Resistance’ Season 2 Trailer: The Final Season Brings Kylo Ren On Board By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 14, 2019 11:00 am EST Star Wars Resistance returns for its second and final season this October. The new season of the Emmy-nominated series, which takes place during the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and leads up to the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker, follows Kaz and his fellow Resistance fighters as they continue to wage their war against the First Order....

‘Stargirl’ Trailer: The CW Superhero One, Not The Disney+ One By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 15, 2020 4:00 pm EST It’s been a confusing day for girls named Stargirl. First, Disney+ releases the trailer for Stargirl, a coming-of-age drama film based on the novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli. Then the CW follows up with its own Stargirl, a new superhero series about a teenage girl (Brec Bassinger) who discovers latent superpowers....

‘The Batman’ Star Zoe Kravitz Talks The Feminine Power Of Catwoman, Calls The Movie “Grounded And Deep” [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 17, 2020 12:30 pm EST Zoe Kravitz was on a Television Critics Association panel today for the Hulu series High Fidelity. She stars as Rob in the gender-flipped adaptation of Nick Hornby’s book, which was adapted as a movie starring John Cusack. Kravitz also plays Selina Kyle in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, so after the panel she spoke with reporters further about her upcoming movie....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3: Jon Favreau On How The Show Could Continue Filming During The Pandemic By Ben Pearson/Aug. 18, 2020 12:00 pm EST The Mandalorian season 2 hasn’t even debuted yet (that happens this October), but assuming this country hasn’t destroyed itself in the year that follows, what about season 3? Will a potential third season of the live-action Star Wars show be affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic?...

‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ Adaptation Will Be Apple’s Second Collaboration With A24 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2019 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Join Lennie on this heartbreaking and hilarious journey of profound sorrow and mad love, as she makes colossal mistakes and colossal discoveries, as she traipses through band rooms and forest bedrooms and ultimately right into your heart. As much a celebration of love as a poignant portrait of loss, Lennie’s struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her is always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable....

‘Wolfwalkers’ Trailer: What If Hiccup From ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Actually Turned Into A Dragon? By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2020 5:00 pm EST Depending on who you talk to, hand-drawn animation is either inching toward being an endangered art form in Hollywood, or it’s already reached that point. Major film studios have generally leaned toward CG animation over the past twenty years, leaving streamers like Netflix and to fund the occasional hand-drawn movie and keep the art form on life support....

2020 Oscar Nominations: ‘Joker’ Leads The Pack With 11 Nominations By /Film Staff/Jan. 13, 2020 5:44 am EST Early this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2020 Academy Awards nominees, celebrating the best of the previous year in film. As usual, many of the predicted films and filmmakers were among the new batch of Oscar nominees, but there were also plenty of surprises (and snubs, of course)....

Diego Luna Talks How ‘Rogue One’ Influences The Spin-Off Prequel Series ‘Andor’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 22, 2020 11:30 am EST Among the plethora of Star Wars content headed to Disney+ over the next two to three years is the return of Rebel Alliance fighter Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Actor Diego Luna is reprising his role in Andor, a spin-off series that will take place before the events Rogue One, which ended with every major character dead....

Hear An Exclusive From The ‘Gemini Man’ Soundtrack By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2019 5:30 pm EST Lorne Balfe, the composer responsible for the pulse-pounding score to Mission: Impossible – Fallout, is back with Gemini Man. Bafle’s Gemini Man score features the same type of propulsive, churning, tension-building sound so prevalent in Fallout, lending weight to Ang Lee’s action thriller. We have an exclusive track from Loren Balfe’s Gemini Man soundtrack below....

Hear An Exclusive From The ‘Shirley’ Soundtrack, One Of The Year’s Best Film Scores By Chris Evangelista/May 29, 2020 9:30 am EST Shirley, a fictional portrait of The Haunting of Hill House author Shirley Jackson, is one of the year’s most fascinating movies, and it comes accompanied with an unconventional, hypnotic score courtesy of Tamar-kali (Mudbound). Ahead of Shirley’s impending release, we’re debuting an exclusive track from the Shirley score. Hear it below....

Martin Scorsese Directing Documentary About 1970s New York City Music Scene By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 27, 2019 4:30 pm EST Martin Scorsese can’t stop, won’t stop. He just delivered The Irishman, one of his best films, and he’s also working on Killers of the Flower Moon. You’d think he might want to take a break, but no – he’s already got something else lined-up: a new documentary. The doc is about the 1970s New York City music scene, and while more specific details aren’t known, Scorsese has a proven track record with music documentaries....