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‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Gives A High-Powered Performance As A Disillusioned Lawyer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 5, 2017 8:30 am EST Denzel Washington and Nightcrawler writer/director Dan Gilroy? Sounds like a dream team behind the new legal drama Roman J. Israel, Esq. The first trailer for Gilroy’s anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed directorial debut Nightcrawler has dropped, and it has Washington setting the bar for Oscar-buzzy performances as the titular idealistic lawyer who becomes disillusioned with the practice....

‘Silence’ Trailer: Martin Scorsese Heads To Feudal Japan By Angie Han/Nov. 22, 2016 6:57 pm EST Martin Scorsese has been working on Silence on and off since about 1990, and as of today, it’s just a few weeks from release. We’ve got the first trailer for the new drama, which stars Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as a pair of Jesuit priests who travel to feudal Japan in search of their former mentor, played by Liam Neeson....

‘Stranger Things’ Creators Deny Stealing ‘Montauk’ Pitch [Updated] By Ben Pearson/April 4, 2018 11:40 am EST Update: Alex Kohner, attorney for the Duffer Brothers, has issued a statement (via Deadline) in response to the lawsuit: Mr. Kessler’s claim is completely meritless. He had no connection to the creation or development of Stranger Things. The Duffer Brothers have neither seen Mr. Kessler’s short film nor discussed any project with him. This is just an attempt to profit from other people’s creativity and hard work....

‘Vice Principals’ Season 2 Trailer: Gamby Wants Answers By Jack Giroux/Aug. 1, 2017 3:30 pm EST While the first season of Vice Principals was inspired by the films of John Hughes, season 2 of the HBO comedy is influenced by Brian de Palma. Jody Hill and Danny McBride’s series is about to take a more sinister turn, as Mr. Gamby (McBride) takes matters into his own hands and looks for the person who shot him last season....

Cool Stuff: Hero Complex Gallery’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Art Is Now On Sale By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2017 6:00 am EST In its second weekend, Thor: Ragnarok will remain at the top of the box office, pulling in an estimated additional $56 million at the domestic box office. That brings the US box office total to $211.6 million, putting the Marvel Studios sequel at the #9 spot on the list of the highest grossing movies of 2017, and that’s after just 10 days of release....

Louis C.K. is Not Thinking About ‘Louie’ Much [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 9, 2017 1:00 pm EST “The version of Louie that was on FX, I don’t think I’ll do that again,” C.K. said. “I haven’t been that guy in a while with the stained black T-shirt. My kids are older now.” A new version of Louie could reflect more the Louis C.K. who is now a successful standup comedian and television star, but don’t get your hopes up....

Maz Kanata’s Role In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, Evil BB-8 & Will Episode 9 Return To Jakku? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 28, 2017 10:30 am EST Over the last few days, a bunch of new information has been revealed about Star Wars: the Last Jedi and the yet-to-be-titled Episode IX. We have finally learned how Maz Kanata fits into this upcoming eighth installment, got a better look at the First Order’s black BB-unit droid, and heard some rumblings that Collin Trevorrow’s film may return to Jakku....

Oscar-Nominated ‘Arrival’ Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Has Died At 48 By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 10, 2018 1:00 pm EST Tragic news came out of Hollywood again this weekend with word that Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away at age 48 in Berlin yesterday. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. We remember the praiseworthy but all too short career of Jóhann Jóhannsson below. News of Jóhann Jóhannsson dead came from Deadline after the composer’s death was confirmed by his manager Tim Husom from Redbird Music Management, who said, “I’m so very sad....

Rian Johnson Shoots Down A Popular ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Fan Theory By Ben Pearson/July 17, 2017 1:30 pm EST Han Solo may have shot first, but Rian Johnson isn’t afraid to pull the trigger when the occasion calls for it, either. Yesterday morning, the writer/director of one of this year’s most anticipated blockbusters shot down a popular Star Wars: The Last Jedi fan theory about the true identity of Benicio Del Toro’s mysterious character....

Ron Howard Speaks Up On Directing ‘Han Solo’: I’ve Been A ‘Fan Forever’ Of ‘Star Wars’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2017 8:30 am EST This week has been a whirlwind for Star Wars fans — the news that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were fired two-thirds of the way through production of the untitled Han Solo spin-off movie hit the Internet on Tuesday. Just as quickly, it was announced that Ron Howard would step in to finish directing the film....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man Pirate, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Luke Cage Comic, Batman Arkham VR & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2016 5:00 pm EST Did you know there exists a Spider-Man pirate named Web Beard? Want to see the first pages from Genndy Tartakovsky’s Luke Cage comic? Who is Hannibal Buress playing in Spider-Man: Homecoming? How many things did Cinema Sins find “wrong” with the original Blade movie? Want to see how they made the Batman Arkham VR experience?...

That’s Not All, Folks! ‘Looney Tunes’ Is Coming Back As A Short-Form Content Program By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2018 1:30 pm EST What’s up, Doc? Well, just the greatest news that could arrive for classic animation lovers. Warner Bros.’s staple of short film animation, Looney Tunes, is coming back to TV. And not just TV — the Looney Tunes revival will be made available on “all screens,” meaning the classic animated characters of Looney Tunes will be coming to a digital and mobile screen near you....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Bloopers, Simon Pegg’s Most Iconic Characters & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 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, check out some flubs from the set of Avengers: Infinity War that will crack you up....

The Morning Watch: ‘Gremlins: Recall’ Fan Film, The Color Of ‘Wonder Woman’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 7, 2017 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, check out an impressive fan film called Gremlins: Recall with some solid practical puppet effects....

The Morning Watch: The Clay Of Aardman Animation, ‘Friends’ Movie Trailer & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2018 5:00 am EST In this edition, learn about the specific clay that’s used in the stop-motion animation from Aardman Animation. Plus, watch the Friends movie trailer that had the internet freaking out recently, and see the theatrical trailer for Maze Runner: The Death Cure recreated in LEGO form. Adam Savage and the Tested crew go behind the scenes of Aardman Animation to learn how they studio produces hundreds of pounds of clay in various colors to create all the different versions of the various characters appearing in movies like The Early Man and Wallace and Gromit....

VOTD: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Stunt Features A Practical 125-Foot “Leap Of Faith” By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2016 1:00 pm EST Warcraft was the most successful video game movie of all time, and a sequel sounds like it may come together despite a disappointing box office performance in the United States. But the video game movie still needs, for lack of a better term, a game changer for the genre. With a director like Justin Kurzel behind the camera and an actor like Michael Fassbender in the lead, Assassin’s Creed could be that movie....

VOTD: Jimmy Kimmel’s 2017 Oscars Monologue, Mean Tweets & Hollywood Tourist Surprise By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 27, 2017 5:00 am EST If you missed the 89th Academy Awards last night, you missed out on the live broadcast insanity of the Best Picture debacle that saw La La Land announced as the winner, only to have the correction made much later than it should have been to rightfully give the award to Moonlight instead....

VOTD: Kate McKinnon Transforms From Jeff Sessions To Gross Mermaid On ‘SNL’ In 4 Minutes By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2017 6:00 am EST Saturday Night Live is one of the most unique shows on television because of the fact that every new episode is created in a single week and performed live with just minutes between commercial breaks for new sketches to be set up. It’s always impressive what SNL is able to pull off live on the air....

Watch: Superhero Fight Club 2.0 Brings Together The CW’s DC Heroes By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2016 9:00 am EST After spending her debut season over on CBS, Supergirl is flying over to The CW this fall to join the rest of the network’s DC heroes. And that means it’s time for Kara to get inducted into one of the franchise’s burgeoning traditions, Superhero Fight Club. The first Superhero Fight Club promo aired last year, pitting the heroes and villains of Arrow and The Flash against each other in an epic cage match....

WB’s ‘Methuselah’ Movie Is Stayin’ Alive, Now Has Tony Gilroy On Board By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2017 4:00 pm EST Warner Bros. has spent years developing a film based on Methuselah, the oldest man in the Bible, and like that man himself, this project just won’t seem to die. Their most recent attempt to bring this story to life had Tom Cruise attached to star, and while it’s unclear if the 55-year-old action movie icon is still involved at this point, the project just got a significant boost: Tony Gilroy, the writer/director behind Michael Clayton, is now in talks to write the script and is also angling to direct it....