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‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Featurette Goes “Behind The Bricks” With The Bat Family By Angie Han/Jan. 27, 2017 8:30 am EST Batman may fancy himself a lone wolf type, but he has a recurring habit of getting roped into teams. Like the Justice League, in this fall’s Justice League, or the Bat family, in next month’s The Lego Batman Movie. A new “behind the bricks” featurette gets up close and personal with Lego Batman and his teammates, including Robin (Michael Cera), Batgirl (Rosario Dawson), and Alfred (Ralph Fiennes)....

Billy Dee Williams To Return As Lando Calrissian In ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 9, 2018 5:21 pm EST All bets are off: Billy Dee Williams is returning to Star Wars. The actor will reprise his role as the intergalactic gambler and former smuggler Lando in Star Wars Episode 9, marking his first big screen return to the role since 1983’s Return of the Jedi. We’re floating on a cloud (city) right now....

Brian De Palma Is Writing A Horror Movie That Features A Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Character. Says ‘Domino’ May Never Be Released By Ben Pearson/June 1, 2018 5:00 pm EST It’s been six years since we’ve seen a movie from Brian De Palma, the director of Carrie, Scarface, and Mission: Impossible. He has completed a new film that we may never see (more on that in a minute), but in the meantime, De Palma says he’s writing a new horror movie that features a “sexual aggressor” in the mold of infamous producer Harvey Weinstein....

Carrie Fisher Couldn’t Tell The Difference Between ‘Rogue One’ VFX And ‘Star Wars’ Footage By Ethan Anderton/March 15, 2017 3:00 pm EST The visual effects of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were a hotly debated and discussed part of the first spin-off story from the rest of the Star Wars saga. While Industrial Light and Magic brought to life the usual space battles, planet environments, aliens and more that we’ve come to expect from the visual effects studio, they also essentially brought a deceased actor back to life with a digital recreation of Peter Cushing (played by Guy Henry) reprising his role as Grand Moff Tarkin from Star Wars: A New Hope....

Cool Stuff: Chogrin’s ‘Fake Theme Parks’ Art Show Is Coming To Gallery 1988 By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2018 6:00 am EST While you may have enjoyed going to the likes of Disney World or Universal Studios, there are plenty of theme parks from the world of movies and television that we’ll unfortunately never get to visit. Thankfully, pop culture artist Chogrin has given us the next best thing buy curating a whole art show surrounding these places we wish we could go....

Cool Stuff: LAIKA’s ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ And ‘Coraline’ Get Two Stunning Mondo Prints By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2016 6:00 am EST This was one of those lucky years when we were treated to the beauty of a stop-motion animated movie from those geniuses over at LAIKA. Kubo and the Two Strings didn’t arrive with much pomp and circumstance, but it was quite the satisfying theatrical experience for those of us who went out of our way to see it a couple months ago....

Dev Patel To Star In ‘David Copperfield’ Movie From ‘Veep’ Creator By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 14, 2018 3:30 pm EST Armando Iannucci already has his Death of Stalin follow-up planned. The Veep creator will next helm a David Copperfield movie movie that updates the classic Charles Dickens novel in present day. And now Iannucci has his leading man: Dev Patel.The Death of Stalin is one of the funniest movies of the last few years, and it’s just the latest pitch-perfect, pitch-black comedy from Armando Iannucci....

Does ‘Ravenloft’ Tell Us Something About ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2017 8:30 am EST The Super Bowl trailer for Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things gave us our first look at the new monster which will likely be the central antagonist of the new season. We theorized in our Stranger Things season two trailer breakdown that the monster might be a loose adaptation of the Thessalhydra from the kids’ Dungeons and Dragons game from the first season....

HBO Wants ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff: “It’s About Finding The Right Take” By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2016 3:30 pm EST We’ve got just two seasons left of Game of Thrones, with the eighth and final season set to air in 2018. But don’t assume that’ll be the last we see of Westeros. The network has previously floated the possibility of a Game of Thrones spinoff, and HBO programming president Casey Bloys says the idea is still under consideration....

Jake Gyllenhaal And Carey Mulligan Will Star In Paul Dano’s Directorial Debut ‘Wildlife’ By Jack Giroux/Sept. 23, 2016 4:00 pm EST Actor Paul Dano is gearing up to make his directorial debut. It was announced over the summer the Swiss Army Man star would direct Wildlife, based on Richard Ford’s coming-of-age novel. Dano co-wrote the adaptation with actress, partner, and screenwriter Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks), but neither of them will star in the film....

Jordan Peele Considering ‘Get Out’ Sequel; Says ‘Emoji Movie’ Made Him Quit Acting By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2018 12:30 pm EST Jordan Peele’s Get Out came out almost a full year ago, but it’s never faded from the collective consciousness. Thanks to recent, much-deserved Oscar nominations, Get Out has catapulted back into the headlines again. In a recent interview during Academy’s Nominees Night, Peele said he’s given serious thought to a Get Out sequel....

Showtime Unveils Jim Carrey-Produced Stand-Up Dramedy ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 13, 2016 9:00 am EST Showtime unveiled a first look at their upcoming series I’m Dying Up Here, a drama about standup comics in the 1970s, during their Television Critics Association session. Footage showed comics interacting with difficult audiences, and ranting about it over late night meals. One scene mentioned Richard Pryor coming in to do a set....

Superhero Bits: Batman: Return To Arkham Release Date, Avengers Alliance Shut Down & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2016 5:00 pm EST Could Deathstroke still come back to Arrow even if the character appears in the DC expanded universe? What does Stan Lee have to say about the Doctor Strange film adaptation? Want to see how Batman: Return to Arkham for PlayStation 4 improves the graphics for Arkham Asylum and Arkham City?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Batman Christmas Carols, Mark Millar Talks Civil War, Logan Influences & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2016 5:00 pm EST Netflix implores you to watch all the Marvel shows they have streaming with this “Wreck the Halls” holiday message. Will Smith says he’s totally down to have some kind of role in the developing Gotham City Sirens movie. Check out a batch of character posters for The LEGO Batman Movie with The Joker, Harley Quinn and more....

Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad As A Horror Film, Gotham City Sirens, Lynda Carter On Supergirl & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2016 5:00 pm EST Who are the best villains Batman has faced? Are the soundtracks for Hollywood movies like Suicide Squad getting obvious and lazy with their musical choices? Could Suicide Squad be considered a horror film? Want to see Lynda Carter as the President on the set of Supergirl?...

The Morning Watch: Pixar Edition - ‘Up’ Script To Screen, ‘Monster University’ Fun Facts & More By Ethan Anderton/April 10, 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, see how the most amazing sequence from the beginning of Up evolved from the script to the final cut....

The Morning Watch: The Art Of The Focus Pull, Dr. Doom Fan Film & More By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 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, a video essay explores the art of what is called a rack focus, a camera technique that you may not know by name but will undoubtedly be familiar, a fan made his own Dr....

‘Alfie’ And James Bond Director Lewis Gilbert Has Died At 97 By Ben Pearson/Feb. 27, 2018 4:30 pm EST Lewis Gilbert, the British director of Alfie and multiple movies in the James Bond franchise, has passed away at the age of 97. Read about the Oscar-nominated director’s career, including his three Bond entries, below. Lewis Gilbert Dead at 97 The Hollywood Reporter brings news about Gilbert’s death. THR says Gilbert got his start as a child actor before sliding behind the camera, starting his career as an assistant to Alfred Hitchcock on his 1939 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn....

‘Let The Corpses Tan’ Trailer Promises Style And Violence Galore By Chris Evangelista/June 2, 2018 11:00 am EST Let The Corpses Tan is the new stylish slice of violence from modern-giallo makers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzan. It’s one of those movies low on substance and big on shots and editing that smash you over the head – and I mean that in a good way. Watch the Let The Corpses Tan trailer below....

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ New Season Premiere Set For Thanksgiving By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 25, 2018 2:00 pm EST Mystery Science Theater 3000 is returning to Netflix with an all-new season, and the premiere date couldn’t be more perfect. The new MST3K season will debut on Thanksgiving Day, which is kind of a staple for the show. The very first episode of the show launched on Thanksgiving Day in 1988, and in its original incarnation, the series would run “Turkey Day” marathons on Thanksgiving....