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Superhero Bits: ‘Supergirl’ Co-Star Chyler Leigh Comes Out, Brian Azzarello’s Joker Influenced ‘Suicide Squad’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2020 6:00 pm EST What did Grant Gustin have to say about the actor recently fired from The Flash? Which version of Joker inspired the one we see in Suicide Squad? Which Riverdale star is up for the role of Batwoman? When will Arrowverse stars get back to shooting in Vancouver?...

Superhero Bits: Willem Dafoe Plays Doc Ock On ‘Spider-Man 2’ Set, New ‘Avengers’ Video Game Details & More By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2020 6:00 pm EST Which Star Trek actor once played Captain America at comic book shop openings? Want a better look at the character customization options in The Avengers video game? Ready to see Superman take on the Ku Klux Klan again? Want to see Willem Dafoe mess around as Doc Ock on the set of Spider-Man 2?...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe May Produce Blockbusters, But It Doesn’t Create Movie Stars By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 12, 2020 8:00 am EST The old-fashioned concept of movie stardom, depending on how you look at it, has been on life support for a long time or just flat-out dead. The premise is simple: actors open a movie, not intellectual property. But even if you had a slightly more positive outlook on the state of movie stardom, the recent film Dolittle should have served as the final nail in the coffin of any hopes you had for a 21st-century movie star....

The Morning Watch: ‘Rick And Morty’ Season 4 Trailer Easter Eggs, The Decline Of Kevin On ‘The Office’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2020 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition, take a closer look at the recent Rick and Morty season 4 trailer teasing the remaining five episodes. Plus, a video essay explores what is being called the decline of Kevin Malone on The Office, and finally, have your kids gather around for storytime as he reads one of 365 Bedtime Stories for Disney....

This Week In Trailers: Trump Card, The Swamp, My Rembrandt, Uncle Peckerhead, Represent By Christopher Stipp/July 18, 2020 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?...

Watch An Exclusive Clip From ‘Stuber’, Now Available On Blu-Ray And Digital By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 15, 2019 3:00 pm EST Stuber is now available on Blu-ray and digital, and we have an exclusive clip from the Kumail Nanjiani/Dave Bautista buddy comedy to mark the occasion. The clip is part of several special features included on home media release, and it’s titled “Joke-O-Rama” – just in case you’re in the mood for that sort of thing....

Why ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is Not A Sequel, According To Patty Jenkins [Set Visit] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 19, 2020 10:00 am EST Sequels are par for the course for superhero movies. If a first comic book movie was successful, than there is bound to be a follow-up to expand on the continuing adventures of the hero. But Patty Jenkins wanted to make sure from the beginning that Wonder Woman 1984 wasn’t just seen as a simple sequel to her 2017 smash hit Wonder Woman....

‘Black Widow’ Super Bowl Spot: The Family That Spies Together Probably Doesn’t Stay Together By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 2, 2020 4:08 pm EST Natasha Romanoff sacrificed herself in Avengers: Endgame to bring back everyone that Thanos snapped away in Avengers: Infinity War. But there’s more to the former SHIELD agent’s story in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and the villainy of Thanos, and we’ll see it unfold in Black Widow....

‘Candyman’ Trailer: Nia DaCosta And Jordan Peele Update A Horror Classic By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2020 8:04 am EST Someone must’ve gone ahead and said his name five times in front of a mirror, because Candyman is back. The horror classic, based on a short story by Clive Barker and directed in 1992 by Bernard Rose, gets a modern-day update courtesy of director Nia DaCosta, and producer and co-writer Jordan Peele....

‘Frozen 2’ Box Office Tracking: Disney’s Sequel Targets A Cool $100 Million Opening By Ben Pearson/Oct. 31, 2019 2:00 pm EST About a month ago, early Frozen 2 box office tracking numbers suggested that the highly-anticipated Walt Disney Animation sequel was on pace for a huge $145 million opening weekend. But if Disney executives are feeling a shudder up their spines this morning, it may not just be because today is Halloween – they may have just seen the most recent tracking numbers, which instead suggest that Frozen 2 is on track for something closer to a $100 million opening....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’: Here’s The Drax Joke Disney Asked James Gunn To Cut By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 1, 2020 7:30 am EST Disney has a reputation for being strict with its family-friendly image, but the company has given more free rein to the studios under its banner than you might assume. While Marvel Studios films often have to abide by a certain formula (and unfortunately, a certain aesthetic), a few filmmakers have been allowed relative creative freedom....

‘Hidden Figures’ Stage Musical In Development At Disney By Ben Pearson/July 24, 2020 3:30 pm EST Hidden Figures, the 2016 film that earned a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, is heading to the stage. Disney is reportedly developing a Hidden Figures musical, which would adapt the story of the Black female mathematicians who were an essential part of the United States space missions during the Space Race of the 1960s....

‘Joker’ Review Round-Up: Comic Book Movies Will Never Be The Same By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2019 10:56 am EST Our own Peter Sciretta caught the movie and posted his thoughts to Twitter: Joker feels like if Scorsese made Taxi Driver as a comic book film. Amazing performance, great score, but I’m not sure it knows what it’s trying to say. Could potentially be dangerous for the wrong person to watch. Some fun twists that make me want to see it again and discuss....

‘Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss’ Trailer: Taika Waititi Is A Death Cult Leader By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2020 4:00 pm EST What could be funnier than a bunch of cult members dying by suicide? Okay, I guess that’s not really that funny in the real world. But it’s a source of (very) dark comedy in Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss, in which a couple learns their dream apartment is the final destination for cultists with a death wish....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Sequel Pushed Back A Month By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2020 7:29 pm EST You’ll have to wait a little longer before you see the Spider-Man: Far From Home sequel, but not that long. While the coronavirus continues to play hell with release dates, with studios shuffling things around every other day, the Far From Home sequel has moved from November 2021 to December 2021. Again: not that big of a push, so you don’t have to get too bent out of shape about this one....

‘The Last Of Us’ TV Series Headed To HBO With ‘Chernobyl’ Creator And Game’s Original Writer By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2020 10:00 am EST The game was a “tale of the post-apocalypse centered on the relationship between Joel, a smuggler in this new world, and Ellie, a teenager who may be a key to a cure for the deadly pandemic…Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle the 14-year-old girl out of an oppressive quarantine zone....

Giancarlo Esposito’s Mandalorian Character Could Go Either Way Disney is not revealing who many of the supporting characters in The Mandalorian are, and neither is Esposito. However, given his success playing criminal characters, he did concede that he may be playing another underworld character in a galaxy far, far away.“In a way, you might call him an underworld character,” Esposito said. “You may also look at him as a savior, as someone who might bring back some order to the world after it’s all collapsed....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Title Treatment Revealed As The Cast Wishes Director James Gunn A Happy Birthday By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 5, 2020 12:30 pm EST It’s James Gunn’s birthday, and while that’s not exactly the type of story we’d consider “newsworthy,” we’re going to mark the occasion by sharing this silly-but-fun video featuring The Suicide Squad cast wishing their director a happy birthday. Don’t expect anything from the actual movie here (except for Margot Robbie briefly using her Harley Quinn voice), but do expect to see a lot of disheveled-looking actors talking directly into the camera while also clutching their tiny dogs....

‘Togo’ Trailer: Willem Dafoe And His Dog Sled Their Way Into Our Hearts By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 4, 2019 9:30 am EST If Disney+ is carving out a niche of just “dog movies,” then we’re all in. Especially if one of those aforementioned dog movies stars Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe, who by all accounts shouldn’t be slumming it in a made-for-streaming inspirational drama about a musher who braves 300-plus miles of the Arctic tundra with his beloved sled dog....

Apple TV+ Clips Give Sneak Peeks At New Shows From M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Momoa, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 23, 2019 4:00 pm EST Apple is stepping up the promotion for its forthcoming streaming service, Apple TV+. Over the weekend, a slew of Apple TV+ clips were dropped, giving us a sneak at the streaming platform’s highly anticipated new titles from M. Night Shyamalan, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, Jason Momoa, and more....