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‘Doctor Who: Revolution Of The Daleks’ Trailer Reveals New Year’s 2021 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 30, 2020 8:30 am EST After months of teasing (and an exciting teaser that revealed the return of fan-favorite character Captain Jack Harkness), BBC has finally released the trailer for the Doctor Who “festive” special “Revolution of the Daleks.” And now we know why they kept calling it the “festive special” — the release date has been revealed for the special holiday episode, which will hit the air on New Year’s Day 2021....

‘Fear City: New York Vs. The Mafia’ Trailer: Netflix Docuseries Details The Mob’s Stranglehold On The Big Apple By Ben Pearson/July 13, 2020 5:30 pm EST To put it mildly, New York City went through a rough stretch in the 1970s. Without getting too far into the complex whirlwind of factors that contributed to the city’s decline – police corruption, a financial crisis, etc. – New York was becoming a playground for organized crime, and five mafia families ruled the boroughs....

‘Firestarter’ Remake From Blumhouse Will Star Zac Efron By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 29, 2020 2:34 pm EST Blumhouse’s new take on Stephen King’s Firestarter has announced its first cast member: Zac Efron. There’s no indication of who Efron is playing, but it’s safe to assume he’s not going to play protagonist Charlie McGee, a little girl with the powers of pyrokinesis. Keith Thomas (The Vigil) will direct the film that is being adapted by writer Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce....

‘Hubie Halloween’ Images Terrify Us With The Idea Of An Adam Sandler Netflix Halloween Movie By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 8, 2020 11:30 am EST The Sandman signed himself a hefty deal with Netflix, and that deal has now brought us Hubie Halloween, a new comedy that features Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Michael Chiklis, Kenan Thompson, China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc, Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, June Squibb, Shaquille O’Neal, Karan Brar, Noah Schnapp, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Kym Whitley, Lavell Crawford, Betsy Sodaro, George Wallace, and Blake Clark....

‘Jackie Brown’ And ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor Robert Forster Has Died At 78 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 12, 2019 9:00 am EST Robert Forster has been kicking around Hollywood since the late 1960s. But it wouldn’t be until after decades of ups and downs later that his career would get the respect it deserved after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown in 1997. Since then, Forster has brought his chiseled chin to an eclectic array of film....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Hits $1 Billion At Global Box Office By Ben Pearson/Jan. 15, 2020 3:00 pm EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has Force-d its way to $1 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the fifth Star Wars movie to cross that threshold and cementing it as the second J.J. Abrams-directed film on the list of billion dollar grossers. But as you might have imagined, this movie crossed that milestone significantly more slowly than the previous two entries in the Skywalker saga....

‘Tenet’ Review: The Most Christopher Nolan-Y Movie Of All Time, For Better And Worse By Jason Gorber/Aug. 21, 2020 9:00 am EST One of the most delightful moments in Rian Johnson’s Looper occurs when Bruce Willis’s character dismisses the need to explain the temporal gymnastics at play to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, explaining that if he wastes time doing so they’re “gonna be here all day, drawing diagrams with straws”. With the latest chronotacular extravaganza Tenet, it’s fair to say that director Christopher Nolan has a deep love for straw diagrams, and has no hesitation making a palindromic structured (and titled) film to showcase them....

‘The Comey Rule’ Teaser: See Brendan Gleeson As Donald Trump And Jeff Daniels As Former FBI Director James Comey By Ben Pearson/July 29, 2020 11:00 am EST Writer/director Billy Ray (Shattered Glass, Richard Jewell) is accustomed to repurposing real-life events into compelling entertainment. He’s hoping to do the same thing with The Comey Rule, an adaptation of former FBI director James Comey’s book that stars Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) as President Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) as Comey himself....

By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2020 12:00 pm EST The Flight Attendant season 2 is cleared for takeoff by HBO Max. The Kaley Cuoco show has been a big hit for the streaming service, so it makes sense that they want more. In the first season – which just wrapped – Cuoco played a flight attendant who wakes up in a hotel and finds a dead man in her bed. The show is based on the book of the same name by author Chris Bohjalian....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 22, 2020 11:00 am EST Warner Bros.’ much-hyped DC FanDome launched with a bang today as Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and Pedro Pascal appeared to tout their upcoming superhero blockbuster. Here are some of the best moments from their panel discussion. “I really think the movie is so great on the big screen,” Jenkins explained at the start of the panel, partially justifying why the movie hasn’t been dropped on a streaming service yet....

2020 SAG Awards Nominations: ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, ‘The Irishman’, And ‘Bombshell’ Lead The Pack By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2019 9:00 am EST Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman and Bombshell all came out a the top with four nominations a piece. On the television side, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel continues to be an awards sensation with four nominations as well. Bombshell is the big surprise in the 2020 SAG Awards nominations since the movie hasn’t been getting a lot of awards buzz....

CBS All Access Will Be Relaunching As Paramount+ Starting In March By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 19, 2021 9:30 am EST Variety has news on the Paramount+ release date, but more specific details won’t be announced until ViacomCBS hosts a virtual investor presentation on February 24 to discuss their revamped streaming strategy. As of now, we know that Paramount+ will keep everything available in CBS All Access right now, but the app will be revamped to include hubs for ViacomCBS channels like Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, and more....

Chris Evans In Talks To Return To The MCU As Captain America By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 14, 2021 9:34 am EST Chris Evans may be waiting a little longer to hang up his shield. The actor is reportedly in talks to make a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America, bringing the character back from his supposed retirement in Avengers: Endgame. Deadline broke the news that Chris Evans is closing in on a deal to reprise his role as Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America, in “at least one Marvel property with the door open for a second film....

DC FanDome Reveals Star-Studded Lineup Of Guests Including Robert Pattinson, Val Kilmer, Gal Gadot, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2020 8:00 am EST DC FanDome just announced a super-sized lineup of guests set to make an appearance during the upcoming virtual event. DC film stars current — like Robert Pattinson, Gal Gadot, and Zachary Levi — and old, like Batman Forever’s Val Kilmer, are set to appear, as are directors such as Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Matt Reeves, and Andy Muschietti, likely to tease their upcoming projects....

Edgar Wright To Direct ‘The Chain’ Movie Based On The Bestselling Book, With Jane Goldman Writing The Script By Ben Pearson/June 18, 2020 2:14 pm EST Edgar Wright is about to tackle some dark material. The filmmaker, who has built his career making frequently comedic genre exercises, is going to direct a film adaptation of The Chain, author Adrian McKinty’s bestselling novel about a mother whose daughter is kidnapped. Jane Goldman, whose credits include films like Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service, and more, will write the screenplay, making this the first time Wright will direct a film that he isn’t writing....

Long-Lost ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ Song Has Been Rediscovered And Will Be Included In 4K Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 9, 2020 9:00 am EST The lost song cut from The Muppet Christmas Carol is lost no more. “When Love is Gone,” a ballad sung to a young Scrooge by his fiancée Belle (Meredith Braun), was originally cut from the theatrical release of the film due to Disney feeling it wouldn’t appeal to younger viewers, but was kept in the film for the VHS and LaserDisc releases....

Now Scream This: Horror Movies About Pandemics And Quarantines You Can Stream Right Now By /Film Staff/March 24, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: So how y’all enjoying self isolation? It’s only been a week for me and I now own 2019’s Cats, so let’s just say the situation has escalated exponentially in Casa De Donato....

Patty Jenkins Is “Grateful” For Her ‘Thor 2’ Experience, But Walked Away To Avoid Director’s Jail By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 1, 2021 11:00 am EST It’s no secret that Patty Jenkins parted ways with Marvel Studios after a brief but conflicting time on Thor 2. Jenkins was originally set to direct the Marvel sequel before she stepped away over creative differences (which would consequently earn Marvel the ire of star Natalie Portman, before Taika Waititi won her back)....

She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, And Moon Knight Will Appear In MCU Films After Disney+ Debut By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 11, 2019 8:30 am EST A new generation of Marvel heroes will assemble on the big screen…eventually. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe prepares to enter a new era of streaming on Disney+, the question remains whether fans will be able to see beloved superheroes like Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight — all of whom are set to headline their own Disney+ series — make their theatrical debut....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Michael Rosenbaum Passed On ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’, New Batman Game Teased & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2019 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here’s an extended trailer for the upcoming eighth and final season premiere for Arrow, arriving in October. Damon Lindelof, creator of HBO’s Watchmen series, will leave real, hot button issues open to interpretation....