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Ben Affleck’s ‘The Batman’ Has All The Confidence Of Future Villain Joe Manganiello By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2016 9:00 am EST Last week, a troubling rumor arose about the state of the script for Ben Affleck’s developing The Batman (or whatever it ends up being called), thanks to some secondhand information from Bret Easton Ellis. After what he said spread on the internet like wildfire, he walked back his statements, making sure to reiterate that all this information was from people who aren’t directly tied to the project....

Cool Stuff: Kevin Tong’s Print For Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 14, 2016 8:00 am EST We’ve been covering Kevin Tong’s art for seven years now. You might remember his work on Gallery1988’s Lost show, or his amazing R2-D2 deconstructed poster for Mondo, his stunning Iron Giant print for MMM, his Breaking Bad infographic print which could be seen on the wall in Talking Bad, or more recently his work on Warcraft and Rocketeer....

Dick Van Dyke Will Be In ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2016 11:00 am EST Mary Poppins Returns will largely feature a brand-new cast, with Emily Blunt stepping into the title role, Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer playing the Banks children, Lin-Manuel Miranda playing Mary’s new buddy Jack, and more. But they’re also making room for one of the classic stars. Dick Van Dyke has confirmed he will return for the new film, which takes place about 20 years after the events of the original....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Grasshopper Jungle’ Leaps Back Into Play And Might Be His Next Film By Ben Pearson/April 13, 2017 2:30 pm EST Now that Baby Driver is racing into theaters sooner than we thought, Wright’s again on the hunt for his newest project – and it looks like a familiar project has reared its head once again. Read on for the latest about Edgar Wright’s Grasshopper Jungle. Here’s the full description of Smith’s book:...

First Look At The New Jaegers In ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ By Angie Han/Feb. 9, 2017 2:00 pm EST John Boyega recently offered our first look at Jake, who represents the next generation of badass kaiju-fighting Pentecosts. Naturally, he and the rest of this new wave of warriors will need some new tech to work with. So today, prepare to feast your eyes upon the next evolution in giant freakin’ robots. We’ve got a peek at the design for the new and improved Pacific Rim: Uprising jaegers, and you can click through to check ’em out....

Hans Zimmer Composing ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Score By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 22, 2018 3:03 pm EST Wonder Woman 2 has a new sound. The prolific Hans Zimmer will compose the Wonder Woman 1984 score, taking over for Wonder Woman composer Rupert Gregson-Williams. Zimmer composed Wonder Woman’s extremely badass electric cello theme for Batman v Superman, so he’s no stranger to the character. Hans Zimmer is adding yet another superhero soundtrack to his resume....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 1, 2016 11:30 am EST Also, this also includes all of the old series from the cable network including hits like The Sopranos, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood and many more. There are also HBO Documentary Films that are part of the library, and a bunch of stand-up specials and of course, movies. With Cinemax, you’ll get access to their somewhat less impressive roster of original programming like Quarry, The Knock, Strike Back and Banshee....

New ‘Iron Fist’ Photos Feature Danny Rand, Colleen Wing, Claire Temple & More By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2016 11:30 am EST 2017 is shaping up to be a very, very good time to be a Marvel fan. Not only are we getting three Marvel movies on the big screen (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok), we’ll get to see three new Marvel shows on Netflix. The first one out that gate will be Iron Fist, starring Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones as the mystical martial arts master Danny Rand....

Paul Thomas Anderson Just Directed (Part Of) An Adam Sandler Netflix Special By Ethan Anderton/April 11, 2018 9:00 am EST The comedy offerings of Adam Sandler have left plenty to be desired for the past decade-plus. However, it sounds like we might have something to look forward to from Sandler, and not simply because it’s terrible. This past week, Adam Sandler shot a brand new comedy special for Netflix at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles....

Clint Howard in Solo: A Star Wars Story The above photo was cropped from an image Ron Howard posted to Twitter while working on the final sound mix for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Since the movie hits theaters in a little over a month, they’re working on finalizing the cut. In fact, they need to have it done before then because the movie is slated to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15....

See How ‘Fantastic Four’ Would Have Looked In An Axed ‘Deadpool 2’ Cameo By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2018 11:30 am EST When it comes to Deadpool 2, there were a lot of ideas that never came to fruition for one reason or another. For example, one idea featured Chris Evans reprising his role as Human Torch from 20th Century Fox’s 2005 adaptation of Marvel’s first family during the X-Force interview process....

The Morning Watch: ‘Jurassic World’ Parkour, Stunt Driving With Zoe Bell & More By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 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, Adam Savage goes for a drive with stuntwoman Zoe Bell as she tries to get the hang of drifting....

The Story Behind The Long-Lost Bill Murray Movie ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 6, 2016 6:00 am EST Some of you might’ve been lucky enough to catch the long lost Bill Murray movie, Nothing Lasts Forever, on Turner Classic Movies over a year and a half ago. It was a rare showing of the 1984 film that never got released in theaters and starred Gremlins’ Zach Galligan, Dan Aykroyd, and musician Eddie Fischer....

This ‘Stranger Things 2’ Detail Provides More Insight Into Hopper And Eleven’s Relationship By Ben Pearson/Nov. 14, 2017 8:00 am EST The first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things ends with Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) leaving some Eggos in a box in the woods. The implication: he’s the only person who knows Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) survived her battle with the Demogorgon, and that’s going to factor into season 2 in a big way....

VOTD: Will Ferrell Delivers USC’s 2017 Commencement Speech With A Special Song By Ethan Anderton/May 16, 2017 5:00 am EST It’s graduation season, and plenty of students around the world are preparing for the next phase of their life. While high school students are heading into the exciting and expensive world of higher education, college students are heading into the dismal real world to begin careers that will disappoint them for the rest of their life....

Watch A Tour Of ‘Avatar’ Land: This Is What The End Of The Avatar Sequels Looks Like? By Jacob Hall/March 9, 2017 11:00 am EST Universal Studio’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter didn’t just transport you to J.K. Rowling’s fantasy world – it transported you to a specific point in the Harry Potter canon, with the events of the attractions taking place at a specific point in the series. Not to be outdone, Walt Disney World’s Pandora: The World of Avatar isn’t just an extension of James Cameron’s film (and soon to be film series)....

Woody Harrelson Confirms He’ll Appear In ‘Venom’ And ‘Venom 2’ By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2018 5:00 pm EST Despite the fact that we’ve seen two trailers for it already, I’m still having trouble believing that Sony Pictures’ Venom is a real movie. But as baffling as it is for Sony to create an entirely separate Marvel cinematic universe centered on Spider-Man’s supporting characters while not featuring the web-slinger himself, that’s exactly what they’re doing....

‘Fargo’ Season 3 Adds Jim Gaffigan By Angie Han/Oct. 27, 2016 7:00 am EST The Fargo season 3 cast just keeps getting better and better. The latest addition to the cast is Jim Gaffigan, joining Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, and Ewan McGregor again. (Yup, McGregor has two roles.) Find out who he’s playing below. As previously reported, Fargo season 3 will take place in 2010, putting it a few years after the events of season 1....

‘Goosebumps’ Sequel Adds ‘Jumanji’ And ‘It’ Stars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 23, 2018 9:30 am EST Four young stars have been cast in the lead roles of Goosebumps 2. And two of them are familiar faces to the movie audiences, having starred in two of the biggest blockbusters of 2017. Sony Pictures has cast Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Madison Iseman and It star Jeremy Ray Taylor in Goosebumps 2, along with Ben O’Brien and Caleel Harris, according to Variety....

‘It Comes At Night’ Trailer: One Of The Summer’s Creepiest Movies Gets A Misleading Preview By Jacob Hall/June 1, 2017 8:30 am EST I was able to see director Trey Edward Shults’ It Comes At Night a few weeks ago and I agree with our own Alex Riviello, who reviewed it from the world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival: it’s a really good movie. It is also not the movie being presented in this new preview, which could be a problem for some audiences....