Jared Leto In Talks For ‘Bloodshot’ Comic Book Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 26, 2017 10:30 am EST Jared Leto has the lead role in Sony’s adaptation of the Valiant comic book series Bloodshot in his sights. The Suicide Squad actor can’t seem to get enough of comic book roles, looking to follow up his role as the DC Extended Universe’s Joker with Bloodshot, the vengeful former soldier who gains superhuman strength and healing powers....
Mark Hamill Shaves His Luke Skywalker Beard, Teases Its Glorious Return For ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Jacob Hall/Aug. 31, 2016 9:00 am EST During the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars fans kept an obsessive watch over the status of Mark Hamill and his beard. This wasn’t the first time a passionate fandom followed an actor’s hair for clues about what to expect from their character in the future....
Movie Theaters Are Talking With Studios Again About A 17-Day Theatrical Release Window By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2016 3:00 pm EST As the playing field for media has changed in recent years, with exponentially much more content becoming available to stream by way of the internet, the distribution model for theatrical releases has been a hotly debated topic between movie studios and movie theaters. While movie studios have expressed interest in making movies available on VOD much sooner than usual, movie theater chains have pushed back with threats of refusing to show movies on their screens....
Netflix Will Lose All Of These Networks’ TV Shows At The End Of 2016 By Angie Han/Nov. 9, 2016 2:31 pm EST The decision, of course, comes down to money. Specifically, Scripps’ nagging feeling that they could be making more of it. In an earnings call, COO Burton Jablin said the Netflix deal “really is not the kind of dual-revenue model that best monetizes our content over the long term.” CEO Kenneth Lowe was more direct and specific, explaining that they were losing ad dollars (because Netflix doesn’t play ads)....
RedLetterMedia Is Not A Fan Of ‘Rogue One’ [Video Review] By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 28, 2016 6:00 am EST The YouTube channel RedLetterMedia (created by independent filmmaker Mike Stoklasa) gained notoriety for their extensive seven-part video review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace back in 2009. Since then, his character Harry S. Plinkett has taken down all the other Star Wars movies by mixing humor with some rather insightful commentary. And now he’s doing the same with the latest addition to the Star Wars film line-up....
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Deleted Scenes, Spider-Man Sequel Hopes & More By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2017 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gal Gadot and Chris Pine took the time to wish Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there this coming weekend. Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has already pulled in over $500 million at the global box office....
Taika Waititi Says His Live-Action ‘Akira’ Will Be Closer To The Comic By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2017 2:00 pm EST Taika Waititi has made the leap to big blockbuster filmmaking with Thor: Ragnarok, set to hit theaters this week. Already tracking to be a box office hit, Thor’s success will likely launch Waititi to helming even bigger projects. His name has already been mentioned several times in connection with the live-action Akira movie, and while there’s no official deal yet, Waititi has weighed-in on what type of Akira film he might make....
The Next ‘24’ Will Have A New Cast and Won’t Involve CTU [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 8, 2017 11:30 am EST “We’re really exploring what the future might be,” Walden said. “We talked previously that it might live in a more anthological storytelling. We let Corey Hawkins out of his obligation to be back for fall so he could do his play. It felt like where we left off, to continue telling stories about those exact characters in that exact world felt very close to what we did in the original....
VOTD: ‘Nerf John Wick’ Lets The Foam Bullets Fly In The Most Badass Way By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2017 5:00 am EST Gunplay was taken to an exciting new level with both John Wick and this year’s outstanding sequel John Wick: Chapter 2. Not only is the choreography of the gunfights between Keanu Reeves and his enemies awesome, but the way they’re shot is like a masterful dance through a battlefield of bullets....
Why Christopher Nolan Didn’t Want To Direct ‘Blade Runner 2049’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 7, 2018 12:00 pm EST Read any Christopher Nolan interview and he’ll probably go on at length about how big an influence Blade Runner plays on his films. Shades of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi classic can be found in everything from his superhero starter film Batman Begins to his ambitious and cerebral Interstellar. Nolan’s love for the 1982 film (he’s watched it over 100 times!...
‘12 Strong’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Rides Into Battle Against The Taliban By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 22, 2017 7:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the 12 Strong trailer, one of the things the soldiers carries into the hunt for the Taliban is a piece of rubble from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. “This is from the towers. You carry that with you,” William Fichtner’s Colonel Mulholland solemnly declares as he hands the small piece to Chris Hemsworth’s Captain Mitch Nelson....
‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ TV Spot: Paul Rudd And Evangeline Lilly Get Ready To Bust A Ghost By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 29, 2018 6:30 am EST Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly ain’t afraid of no ghosts — at least, they’re not afraid of Ghost with a capital “G.” Ghost is the latest Big Bad to hit the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and she gets the spotlight in the newest Ant-Man and the Wasp TV spot....
‘Deadpool 2’ Will Not Recast T.J. Miller By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 8, 2018 3:00 pm EST Ridley Scott set a precedent when he worked quickly to remove Kevin Spacey from All the Money in the World following sexual misconduct accusations against the actor – but don’t expect the Deadpool 2 filmmakers to follow in Scott’s footsteps. Weeks after a story broke accusing Untitled Deadpool Sequel co-star T.J. Miller of sexual assault, the film’s producer confirmed that since Deadpool 2 is in its final editing stage, Miller’s performance would likely remain intact....
‘Justice League’ Is An ‘Interesting Product’ Of Two Very Different Directors Says Ben Affleck By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 11, 2017 1:30 pm EST Frenzied reports of the goings-on of the Justice League reshoots have DC Extended Universe fans concerned that this spells Doomsday for massive superhero team-up movie. But Justice League star and Caped Crusader himself, Ben Affleck, is swooping in to save the day and say, don’t worry. Um…we think?...
‘Matrix’ Reboot Still In The Early Stages; Screenwriter Zak Penn Provides Update By Chris Evangelista/March 19, 2018 9:30 am EST Writer Zak Penn has been offering updates on the potential Matrix reboot since March of last year. Now, Penn, who is out on the circuit promoting Ready Player One, has offered new details, telling us where his The Matrix reboot currently stands. So what’s up with that The Matrix reboot? Writer Zak Penn has offered some insight into the film over the past year....
‘Nocturnal Animals’ Trailer Teaser: Tom Ford Explores The Past With Amy Adams And Jake Gyllenhaal By Jack Giroux/Sept. 14, 2016 10:30 am EST The first wave of reviews for Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals are mostly positive. The critics who aren’t particularly taken with Ford’s romantic crime thriller describe it as a hollow piece of work. Ford’s moving debut A Single Man received similar criticisms from its few detractors, so it sounds like we should expect a similar response to his latest film, although it looks and sounds like a completely different movie....
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi ’ TV Spots: Rey Spars, Poe And Leia Banter By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 15, 2017 8:22 am EST As the release date for Star Wars: The Last Jedi comes closer, Lucasfilm and Disney have amped up the marketing for the latest entry into the ever-growing Star Wars franchise. Three new TV spots have been released, each highlighting Rey, Finn, and Poe while the ominous Supreme Leader Snoke begins to emerge from the shadows....
‘The Conjuring’ Spin-Off ‘The Nun’ Pushed Back, ‘The Equalizer 2’ Bumped Up By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2018 10:30 am EST Several Warner Bros. and Sony release dates for upcoming 2018 films are being shuffled around ahead of the summer season. Warner Bros. is pushing back The Conjuring spin-off The Nun, while Sony is moving up the release for Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer sequel. Warner Bros. Shifts The Nun Release Date...
‘The Tale’ Review: This Brave & Heartrending Story Couldn’t Be More Important Or Timely [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2018 7:07 pm EST However, it’s Laura Dern’s stirring performance and young Isabelle Nélisse as her younger self who drive the movie. Dern grows increasingly panicked and determined as more of her memories come to light while Nélisse also goes through a transformation of sorts as her younger self comes to terms with what she really endured at 13 years old....
‘Westworld’ Season 1 Finale Will Blow Your Mind, Says Evan Rachel Wood By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2016 11:00 am EST We are only four episodes into the ten episode first season of HBO’s Westworld, and we’re already wondering where the show could possibly be headed. Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood adds some more fuel to that fire, revealing that the last two episodes of the season will blow our minds and break out hearts....
