‘Black Panther’ Will Be “Darker” And “Grittier,” Says Chadwick Boseman By Angie Han/Sept. 6, 2016 8:00 am EST The Marvel cinematic universe has tended to be lighter in tone, especially compared to the gloom and doom of the DC universe. But within the MCU, some films are funnier than others, with Ant-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy on one end of the spectrum and the relatively somber Captain America films on the other....
‘Coco’ Trailer: Pixar’s Love Letter To Mexico Looks Absolutely Stunning By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 13, 2017 9:00 am EST With the onset of fall, the season of Halloween and pumpkin spice is upon us. But more importantly, fall signals the coming of the joyous Mexican celebration, the Day of the Dead, also known as Día de los Muertos. The Day of the Dead is the centerpiece of Pixar’s upcoming film Coco, a love letter to the Mexican holiday and the country’s music....
‘Detroit’ Trailer: Kathryn Bigelow’s Film On The ‘67 Race Riots Shows A City At War By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 12, 2017 7:01 am EST The Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty has tackled hard issues around international war and torture, but Detroit hones in on one of the most devastating riots in U.S. history, and the polarizing issues of systemic racism and police brutality that still impact the country today....
‘Disenchantment’ Trailer Brings ‘Futurama’-Style Humor To A Fantasy Setting By Chris Evangelista/July 22, 2018 9:00 am EST Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, heads to Netflix with Disenchantment, a very-funny looking new animated series set within a fantasy realm. Groening and his team appear to be creating a series that owes more to Futurama than it does The Simpsons, right down to the voice actors and animation style. Watch the hilarious new Disenchantment trailer below....
‘Get Out’ Could Be Nominated As A Comedy At The Golden Globes Because The Golden Globes Are Weird By Jacob Hall/Nov. 14, 2017 11:30 am EST Get Out, the smash hit horror satire that may very well be the best film released in 2017, could be a dark horse awards contender. After all, this is looking like a weak year for prestige pictures and a critically lauded, bold-as-hell vision could sneak in through the cracks....
‘Lowriders’ Trailer Digs Into East LA Car Culture By Angie Han/Jan. 31, 2017 4:00 pm EST You might remember that a few years ago, Peruvian filmmaker Ricardo de Monteuil made waves with his sci-fi short film The Raven. Not long after, he signed on to direct the coming-of-age drama Lowriders, and today the first trailer for that film has arrived. War for the Planet of the Apes’ Gabriel Chavarria stars as Danny, a Mexican-American teenage graffiti artist growing up among the colorful lowrider car culture of East LA....
‘Neo Yokio’ Trailer: Ezra Koenig’s Netflix Anime Starring Jaden Smith Is A Thing That Exists By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 8, 2017 3:00 pm EST The lead singer of indie rock band Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig, is teaming up with actor/singer/Twitter personality extraordinaire Jaden Smith to create an anime series for Netflix. That’s a sentence you just read, and yes, it’s completely real. Neo Yokio is a surreal “postmodern homage to classic anime, English literature, and modern New York fashion and culture” written by Koenig and Nick Weidenfeld, starring Smith as the main character who fights demons and rival eligible bachelors in a city called Neo Yokio....
‘Professor Marston And The Wonder Women’ Trailer Reveals The Provocative Origins Of ‘Wonder Woman’ By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2017 4:00 pm EST Right now, Wonder Woman is a box office giant after the DC Comics superheroine finally got a big screen adventure all to herself. But back in the 1940s, Wonder Woman was nothing but an idea that was sparked inside the mind of Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston. While many fans may know the origin story of how Wonder Woman came to be an iconic comic book character, they may not know what inspired the character’s creation to begin with....
‘Red Sonja’ Movie Back On Track With Bryan Singer Directing By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 1:05 pm EST The long-delayed Red Sonja is apparently finally happening, now with Bryan Singer directing. Singer is reportedly in talks to direct the story of the female warrior created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor Smith for Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Singer has had several scandals following him throughout the years, and was recently fired from Bohemian Rhapsody, and yet his career persists....
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ International Poster Shows Luke Skywalker With A [SPOILER] By Jacob Hall/Oct. 30, 2017 12:00 pm EST It’s no secret that the marketing for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been carefully composed to hide the film’s biggest secrets. In fact, there’s something to be said for how the modern trailer machine has gotten so good at selling these massive event films while leaving the biggest secrets and reveals hidden....
‘The Deuce’ Trailer: James Franco And Maggie Gyllenhaal Bet On The Porn Industry By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 10, 2017 1:00 pm EST James Franco seems to be continuing the trend of Hollywood actors making a splash on the small screen by playing double with his role as two brothers in The Deuce, HBO’s upcoming TV series from The Wire and Treme creator David Simon. Franco is joined by Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal in the prestige drama series about possibly one of the least prestigious (but oh so tantalizing) topics: the porn industry....
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Director Reed Morano To Helm Anne Frank Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 30, 2018 9:30 am EST The post-World War II drama follows Anne Frank’s father Otto Frank as he searches for a publisher for his daughter’s now-famous diary that she had written while in hiding from the Nazis in the Netherlands. Otto Frank was the sole surviving member of his family after they were arrested and taken to a concentration camp....
‘Westworld’ Season 3 Adds ‘Breaking Bad’ Star Aaron Paul By Ben Pearson/Sept. 13, 2018 12:50 pm EST Westworld season 3 may have just gotten a lot more interesting.Aaron Paul, who broke out in AMC’s Breaking Bad and has since gone on to star in shows like Netflix’s BoJack Horseman and Hulu’s The Path, has officially joined the cast of HBO’s high-profile sci-fi show for its third season. Read more about the Westworld Aaron Paul casting below....
Bryan Singer Fired From Queen Biopic Due To On-Set Drama By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2017 3:07 pm EST Now there’s a new non-Star Wars-related firing that’s making waves. Bryan Singer, the director of movies like X-Men, The Usual Suspects, and Jack the Giant Slayer, has been fired from Bohemian Rhapsody, 20th Century Fox’s Queen biopic that stars Mr. Robot actor Rami Malek as frontman Freddie Mercury. Yep, another one bites the dust....
Cool Stuff: Mark Chilcott Brings Pop Culture’s Most Iconic Vehicles To Life By Ethan Anderton/July 28, 2017 6:00 am EST If you’re in the market for some cool prints that pay tribute to some of the most iconic vehicles in film and television, then artist Mark Chilcott has an exhibition that you’ll want to seek out this weekend. In an art show called Ride On!, artist Mark Chilcott has applied a style reminiscent of Scott C....
First ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Footage Debuts In New IMAX Featurette By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2016 10:00 am EST Fans of the Transformers franchise have been waiting to see the first footage from Transformers: The Last Knight ever since cameras started rolling earlier this year. Even people who aren’t all that excited about another sequel in the franchise are likely at least curious to see how this movie brings together King Arthur and his knights, Hitler and some mini-Dinobots and mch more....
Harrison Ford Served As An Advisor On ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 7, 2018 2:00 pm EST Harrison Ford, the original Han Solo, served as a covert technical advisor on Solo: A Star Wars Story. While it’s easy to assume that the frequently gruff Ford wouldn’t have much interest in yet another Star Wars movie, reports indicate he offered some sage advice about one of his most famous characters....
Jessica Chastain Will Hunt Fellow Redhead Eddie Redmayne In Serial Killer Movie ‘The Good Nurse’ By Ben Pearson/Aug. 9, 2018 4:00 am EST Charles Cullen may be the most prolific serial killer in recorded history. A 16-year nursing career afforded him the opportunity to kill as many as 400 people, earning him the twisted nickname “The Angel of Death.” His horrific exploits have been eyed as a movie for years, and now the film, which is called The Good Nurse, seems to have gained some steam....
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Tales From The Crypt’ Series Will Adapt Stories From The Comics By Jack Giroux/Nov. 19, 2016 10:00 am EST From 1950 to 1955, EC Comics published 27 issues of Tales from the Crypt. When a new reboot of Tales From the Crypt was announced, the word was it’d be influenced more by William Gaines and Al Feldstein’s stories than the HBO anthology series that aired from 1989 to 1996....
Marvel Is Launching A Wolverine Podcast In 2018, Teases An MPU (Marvel Podcast Universe) By Ben Pearson/Dec. 5, 2017 11:30 am EST Marvel Entertainment already has a slate of podcasts to its name, but with crime podcasts like Serial and S-Town making a big splash in that medium, the company is dipping its toes into their first-ever scripted podcast, and it’s centered on one of their most popular comic book characters....
