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Michael Giacchino Has “Total Freedom” To Do Whatever He Wants With ‘The Batman’ Score By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2020 4:00 pm EST Michael Giacchino is set to join the likes of Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Elliot Goldenthal, and more as one of the people who have created music for the Caped Crusader. Giacchino is set to create the soundtrack for Matt Reeves’s The Batman, and according to the composer, he has free reign to do whatever the heck he wants....

Netflix To Release A Full ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy Next Summer, Based On The R.L. Stine Novels By Ben Pearson/Aug. 11, 2020 3:00 pm EST Deadline says that Leigh Janiak, whose directing credits include the 2014 indie Honeymoon and a couple episodes of shows like Outcast and Scream: The TV Series, ended up directing all three entries in this Fear Street trilogy. An earlier report indicated that she would just direct the first and third, with filmmaker Alex Ross Perry stepping in to helm the second entry....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Wraps, So The Sharks And The Jets Can Cool It Now By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 3, 2019 7:30 am EST At last, there can be peace among the Sharks and the Jets. Because that’s a wrap on Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. The acclaimed filmmaker has been talking about making a musical for years, and now, he’s done it. Spielberg’s new take on the Broadway musical of the same name by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler, with a script courtesy of acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner....

The Future Of DC Superhero Movies: Superman, The Flash, Green Lantern…and J.J. Abrams? By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2019 9:30 am EST In the wake of the box office disaster that was Justice League, the future of movies from DC Comics has been unclear. Despite the success of Wonder Woman and Aquaman at the box office, Warner Bros. Pictures has been trying to distance themselves from the interconnected universe of superheroes created by director Zack Snyder....

The Reopening Of Disneyland Has Been Delayed Indefinitely By Jacob Hall/June 24, 2020 6:44 pm EST The happiest place on earth will keep its gates shut a little longer. Or maybe a lot longer. Because the reopening of the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, California has been delayed indefinitely. The news was announced on Wednesday evening and follows widespread reports of skyrocketing coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in California and beyond. The decision was made by the Disney company itself following pushback from its employees and their unions, who feared for their safety if they were to return to work in the middle of a pandemic....

This Week In Trailers: Watson, Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator, No Man’s Land, The Street, Rat Park By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 9, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2021 2:30 pm EST In this edition of TV Bits: HBO sets early HBO Max premiere for the Euphoria second special Freaks and Geeks is coming to Hulu with its original soundtrack Peacock renews Saved by the Bell for season 2 Watch The Lady and the Dale trailer. Following the success of its first pandemic-filmed special episode, Euphoria is releasing its second special episode, titled “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob,” early on HBO Max....

Warner Bros, Disney, Netflix, And Sony Have Invested In Ava DuVernay’s Diversity Database For Hiring Film Crews By Ben Pearson/Dec. 30, 2020 5:00 pm EST The film industry’s systemic struggles with hiring non-white actors have been well documented, but director Ava DuVernay knows that what’s in front of the camera is only half the battle. It’s important that attention be paid to diversity efforts on film crews, as well. Through her nonprofit company Array Alliance, DuVernay has created a diversity database that studios like Warner Bros....

Wax On, Sing Off: ‘The Karate Kid’ Is Becoming A Stage Musical By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST Broadway may become the next battleground between underdog Daniel LaRusso and local bully Johnny Lawrence. The beloved ’80s classic The Karate Kid is being developed into a stage musical, with original screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen set to pen the musical’s book. The stage musical is currently in early development, but will stick to the story of the original movie....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’ Already Has A Prequel Movie And Anime Series In The Works By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2020 9:30 am EST We’re not sure exactly when Zack Snyder’s zombie heist movie Army of the Dead will arrive on Netflix, but it seems like the movie may not launch on the streaming service until next year. But that’s not stopping Netflix from getting a head start on using it as a launching point for a franchise....

‘Atlanta’ Seasons 3 And 4 To Begin Filming Early Next Year By Ben Pearson/Sept. 9, 2020 5:00 pm EST Donald Glover’s Emmy-winning FX series Atlanta is finally ramping back up next year. The critically acclaimed show was supposed to air its third season last year, but scheduling conflicts caused it to be pushed back. Since its stars, including Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, and Lakeith Stanfield, have become some of the most in-demand actors working in Hollywood these days, it makes sense it’d be a bit tougher than usual to get all of their schedules to line up....

‘Earth At Night In Color’ Trailer: Apple TV+ Brings You Some Nocturnal Animals By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2020 4:00 pm EST With Earth At Night In Color, narrator Tom Hiddleston guides viewers through a 12-part series that “uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals’ nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviors filmed in full color like never before.” It’s kind of like Planet Earth After Dark, if you will. It’s part of a series of documentary series that Apple TV+ is releasing in the next two months....

‘Fatale’ Trailer: Hilary Swank Has A Fatal Attraction To Michael Ealy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 4, 2020 5:00 pm EST Lionsgate has unveiled an official trailer for the steamy psychological thriller Fatale, a movie which is somehow opening in theaters in two weeks. In the wake of a game-changer like Warner Bros.’ announcement yesterday, many things still remain the same…like B-movie erotic thrillers getting buried during the winter season. But this time, instead of being buried in direct-to-video, the Hilary Swank-starring Fatale is being buried in theaters....

By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 11, 2019 10:30 am EST Yesterday, the news of a Jurassic World short film called Battle at Big Rock caught us all off-guard. The short will debut on FX this weekend on Sunday after Jurassic World airs on the cable channel, and it will be made available online immediately afterwards. But before that, we’ve got a first look at the short film with a couple images that have debuted online and some details about the Jurassic World short film revealed by director Colin Trevorrow himself....

‘Lovecraft Country’ Is Getting A Social VR Experience From HBO By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 1, 2020 1:30 pm EST One of the most praised elements of HBO’s Lovecraft Country is its interweaving of America’s racist legacy with the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft, resulting in a series that gracefully and powerfully tackles racism in the past and today. So HBO’s next step in tapping into the popularity of its new sci-fi horror series is to…turn it into a VR experience?...

‘Over The Moon’ Music Video And Featurette Highlight Netflix’s New Animated Musical By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 7, 2020 12:00 pm EST Over the Moon, a new animated musical from Netflix, has not one but two different videos for you today, so consider yourself blessed. A making-of featurette goes behind-the-scenes of the production, while a music video features the first single from the flick, “Rocket to the Moon.” Watch both videos below ahead of the film’s October debut....

‘Paranormal Activity’ Reboot Writer Hints At An “Exciting” Mystery Director By Ben Pearson/Nov. 13, 2020 12:30 pm EST Writer/director Christopher Landon has carved out a nice corner of the genre space for himself over the past few years with the Happy Death Day movies and the new body swap horror film Freaky, which was just released in theaters today. But he’s returning to a familiar franchise as the writer of the upcoming Paranormal Activity reboot, and now he’s teasing that the new film will be led by an “exciting” director who he describes as a “get....

‘Respect’ Trailer: Jennifer Hudson Has What You Want As Aretha Franklin By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2020 9:30 am EST What you want in an Oscar contender, baby, Jennifer Hudson’s got it. The Dreamgirls Oscar winner is gunning for her second trophy with Respect, an upcoming biopic about Aretha Franklin in which Hudson will play the Queen of Soul and sing her legendary songs. Watch the Respect trailer below. Respect Trailer...

‘Servant’ Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple Series Is Creepy And Weird, But Too Mysterious For Its Own Good By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2019 9:00 am EST “What happened?” is a frequently asked question in Servant, the latest addition to nascent streaming service Apple TV+. Mystery is the name of the game here, with the series – and its characters – playing things maddeningly close to the vest. That the show boasts the input of M....

‘Silicon Valley’ Season 6 Trailer: Thomas Middleditch Testifies In Front Of Congress By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2019 8:30 am EST HBO’s hit comedy series Silicon Valley is coming to an end this year with the sixth season. Not only is this the final season, but it’s also a bit of a shorter season with only seven episodes wrapping up the exploits of the tech company Pied Piper and the computer geniuses who founded it....