HBO Wants A Second Season Of ‘The Night Of’ By Angie Han/Oct. 28, 2016 2:00 pm EST HBO’s The Night Of felt like a one-and-done. From the very beginning, it was billed as a miniseries, not an ongoing drama, and the storyline came to a definitive conclusion in the series finale. (Yes, some unanswered questions remain, but they felt less like cliffhangers and more like a purposeful effort to close out on an ambiguous note....
How ‘Interstellar’ Changed The Ending Of ‘Arrival’ By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2017 3:00 pm EST The ending of Arrival is of a piece with the rest of the movie: a meticulously thought-out, beautifully understated gut-puncher that brings the entire story full circle. But as revealed by its Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer, it almost had a very different finale. It turns out that in a way, we’ve got Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar to thank for the finale we got....
How Much Time Has Tom Cruise Spent Running In Movies? [Video] By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2016 6:00 am EST It’s no secret that superstar Tom Cruise usually ends up running at some point in nearly every single movie he’s made. He’s quite the spry action star at age 54, and he’s showing no sign of slowing down soon. With Jack Reacher: Never Go Back coming to theaters this coming weekend, we’re bound to see him sprinting again, but until then, how about we find out just how long Tom Cruise has been running on the big screen....
Michael Bay Is Producing A Science Fiction Movie About A Trump-Inspired Dystopia By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2017 11:30 am EST When Donald Trump was somehow elected President of the United States of America, many people around the world took solace in knowing that this turn of events would probably inspire some pretty fascinating art before everyone got killed in the fires of a nuclear holocaust. However, I think it’s pretty safe to say that none of us expected Michael Bay to wade into this particular pond....
No One On Rotten Tomatoes Likes The ‘Flatliners’ Remake By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 29, 2017 4:30 pm EST Like any year, 2017 has had some truly excellent films, and then it’s also had some stinkers. As we approach the end of the year and enter awards season, get ready for more excellent films. For now, though, here come the summer runoffs – the films studios had no real faith in and dumped at the dead-end of September....
Peter Dinklage In Talks To Join ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2017 4:00 pm EST Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage may be headed to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor who plays Tyrion Lannister is being eyed for a pivotal role in the upcoming epic crossover event film Avengers: Infinity War. Hit the jump for more info on the possible Peter Dinklage Avengers: Infinity War casting.Variety has learned that Dinklage is in talks to join both Avengers: Infinity War and the yet-to-be-titled Avengers sequel (which we will just refer to as Avengers 4 for now)....
Robert Downey Jr. And ‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Teaming For ‘Perry Mason’ HBO Series By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2016 10:00 am EST It remains unclear whether True Detective will return for a third season, following a critically acclaimed first season and a widely panned second one. But in the meantime, it looks like creator Nic Pizzolatto will have a different HBO project to keep him busy. He and Robert Downey Jr....
Rumor: ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Is Based On An Unpublished Mark Millar Children’s Book By Jack Giroux/Aug. 27, 2017 10:00 am EST Below, learn more about the potential Fantastic Four reboot. We last heard the next Fantastic Four film might follow Reed Richards and Susan Storm’s kids, Franklin and Valeria, with The Human Torch and The Thing “along for the ride.” Now, Bleeding Cool writes that reboot is a rework of Millar and Tieg’s unpublished story, not based on any of the writer’s Ultimate Fantastic Four stories....
Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Edition - Full Press Conference, Disney Mash-Up & More By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2018 6:00 pm EST In this edition, everything is tied to Avengers: Infinity War, but you don’t have to worry about spoilers at all. Get one final request to not spoil the movie for fans. Find out how many show times the movie has sold out so far. Watch the entire press conference from this past weekend....
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Avengers: Infinity War In The 90s, Luke Cage Season 2 Episode Titles & More By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2018 6:00 pm EST Watch an animated history of Superman running through is comic origin through his most recent iterations. The mighty snap of Thanos won’t really have an impact on any of Marvel’s TV shows, at least not just yet....
The Morning Watch: ‘Solo’ Director Credits Explained, Deadpool Takes Over ‘The Late Show’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 17, 2018 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, a video essay explains how official credits for something like Solo: A Star Wars Story work when a director is replaced on a big production....
Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’ Adds ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Star Toby Kebbell To Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 27, 2018 5:00 pm EST Toby Kebbell is the latest actor to join Vin Diesel in the Bloodshot cast. Sony’s comic book adaptation is collecting some of Hollywood’s most talented character actors, with Kebbell joining the likes of Baby Driver breakout Eiza Gonzalez, Outlander’s Sam Heughan, and Michael Sheen in the sci-fi action flick....
‘Barry’ Teaser: Barack Obama Gets An Origin Story By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2016 6:00 am EST In the final year of his presidency, Barack Obama has been the subject of not one but two movies about his formative years. The first, Southside With You, premiered at Sundance and opened in theaters in August. The second, Barry, landed a few weeks later at TIFF and is now headed to Netflix before the end of the year....
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 4 Trailer: Jimmy McGill’s Transformation Into Saul Goodman Is Nearly Complete By Chris Evangelista/July 2, 2018 9:30 am EST The Better Call Saul season 4 trailer is here, and it reveals that Jimmy McGill’s transformation into Saul Goodman is nearly complete. The Breaking Bad spin-off series returns to AMC in August. Watch the trailer below. Better Call Saul Season 4 Trailer For the first few season of Better Call Saul, we only caught glimpses of the shady lawyer Jimmy McGill would eventually become: Saul Goodman, first introduced in Breaking Bad....
‘Carpool Karaoke’ Trailer: James Corden’s Popular Late Night Segment Goes Solo By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 2017 7:30 am EST Even if you’re not a regular viewer of The Late Late Show on CBS with host James Corden, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of his popular, consistently viral segment known as Carpool Karaoke. In the recurring segment, James Corden hops in a car with a famous celebrity, usually a chart-topping singer but sometimes just another figure in pop culture, and they cruise around Los Angeles jamming out to an assortment of songs in the car, just like you and me....
‘Halloween’ Box Office Tracking Indicates An Opening Weekend Best For The Franchise By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 26, 2018 3:00 pm EST Halloween is about to get a trick-or-treat bag loaded with cash. The latest entry in the horror franchise could be headed towards the biggest opening weekend for the franchise ever. Yes, even bigger than Halloween: Resurrection, starring Busta Rhymes. See the full Halloween box office tracking info below. The website Box Office Pro is estimating that David Gordon Green’s Halloween might be on the path towards a $50-60 million opening weekend (and could even go as high as $85 million)....
‘High Fidelity’ TV Series On Disney Streaming Service To Star Zoë Kravitz By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 24, 2018 4:30 pm EST Disney’s High Fidelity TV series has found its lead: Zoë Kravitz. The Rough Night co-star will executive produce and star in the series, a re-imagining of the 2000 John Cusack comedy now told from a female point of view. The series will be for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. There’s a full-circle element to this casting: Kravitz’s mother, Lisa Bonet, had a significant role in the original film....
‘The First’ Trailer: Hulu Heads To Mars With The Creator Of ‘House Of Cards’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 28, 2018 1:30 pm EST Sean Penn attempts to be one of the first people to set foot on Mars in The First, a new drama series from Hulu and Beau Willimon. No mere sci-fi saga, The First isn’t so much about getting to Mars as it is about the lives of the people involved with the complicated, dangerous mission....
‘The Only Living Boy In New York’ Trailer: Marc Webb’s Coming-Of-Age Drama By Jack Giroux/June 19, 2017 4:00 pm EST After spending around five years or so of his life making The Amazing Spider-Man movies, director Marc Webb returned to movies much smaller in scale. Webb’s first post-Spidey gig, Gifted, was well liked and struck a chord with audiences, making $24 million at the box-office. His next drama, The Only Living Boy in New York, doesn’t look as accessible, based on a trailer that’s maybe a tad overstuffed....
Cool Stuff: Tom Whalen & Dave Perillo’s Super Science Fair Artwork For Captain America, E.T. & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 2016 6:00 am EST Both Tom Whalen and Dave Perillo had some of their new artwork unleashed at NYCC, and they both sold out extremely fast after going on sale to the rest of the public earlier this week. But this coming weekend, fans of both artists will have another chance to get their hands on new pop culture art....
