Four ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequels Announced By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2016 1:42 pm EST It’s no secret that Warner Bros wants to reignite the Harry Potter franchise with Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Today at the Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them fan event, author J.K. Rowling announced that they were making five Fantastic Beasts movies in total. Hit the jump for more details on the Fantastic Beasts sequels....
Idris Elba To Direct And Star In ‘The Hunchback Of Notre Dame’ Musical For Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST Idris Elba will be putting a sexier, modern-day spin on Victor Hugo’s Gothic classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Elba will be directing, producing, and starring in The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Netflix in a movie that is described as a “sonic and musical experience.” But that’s not the best part — Elba, who is a pretty successful DJ when he’s not working as a Hollywood star, will also be producing original music for the feature....
It’s Official: Bobby Moynihan Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 9 Seasons By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2017 9:15 am EST UPDATE: Variety has learned that Bobby Moynihan is indeed leaving the late night sketch series after being on the show for nine seasons. CBS picked up his new comedy series Me, Myself & I so it’s time for the comedian to move on. Here’s hoping that a couple of his characters get send-offs in the season finale this coming weekend....
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Sequel Is Officially Happening, Without Max Landis By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 3, 2018 8:30 am EST 2018 is just getting Bright-er by the minute. A sequel to the critically maligned, inexplicably popular Bright has officially been greenlit by Netflix, which will bring back director David Ayer and stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton. The one upside is that polarizing screenwriter Max Landis will not be returning for the Bright sequel....
Patrick Stewart Is Down For That Quentin Tarantino ‘Star Trek’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 9, 2017 12:00 pm EST It’s been a weird week for Star Trek. On Monday, news broke that Quentin Tarantino might be directing the next Star Trek film. Later in the week came word that not only is Tarantino still planning to direct, but he also insisted his Star Trek movie be rated R, and Paramount agreed....
Paul Walker’s Family Wants His ‘Fast And The Furious’ Character To Return By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 16, 2018 10:30 am EST After Paul Walker’s tragic death, the Fast and the Furious franchise reworked things to have the actor’s character drive off into the sunset via some digital trickery. That’s likely the last we’ll see of Brian O’Conner in the series, but Walker’s brothers would like to change that. Caleb and Cody Walker both served as stand-ins for their brother to complete Furious 7, and now the siblings are saying they’re open to the idea of helping bring Walker’s character back for future installments....
Rian Johnson Talks ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’, Still Won’t Reveal The Actual Title By Jacob Hall/Jan. 10, 2017 9:30 am EST If there was just a new Rian Johnson movie coming out in less than twelve months, I’d be on pins and needles. But we’re getting a Star Wars movie directed by Rian Johnson and there are few things as promising as that combination of nouns. But as is the norm with any new Star Wars movie, every detail about Star Wars: Episode 8 is currently under lock and key…which means that this interview with Johnson features him merely hinting at what we can expect to see from upcoming sequel....
Ron Howard To Take Over Directing The ‘Han Solo’ Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2017 7:43 am EST Ron Howard is stepping in to direct Lucasfilm and Disney’s untitled Han Solo movie, taking over the production after original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were fired with three weeks left to the production. Find out more about Ron Howard directing Han Solo after the jump. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Howard will take a look at the “rough edit to see what the project has and still needs....
Sequel Bits: ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2, ‘Bad Boys 3,’ ‘The Lost Boys’ Comic, And ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 9, 2016 9:00 am EST Screenwriter Jane Goldman was recently promoting her adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Goldman has written most of director Matthew Vaughn’s films, including Kingsman: The Secret Service and next year’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle (due out June 16th, 2017). While speaking discussing Tim Burton’s latest with Collider, she said the Kingsman sequel is “pretty crazy” and described the approach to the action:...
Superhero Bits: Nick Fury May Be In Avengers 4, Erik Kilmonger’s Black Panther Suit & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2017 5:00 pm EST Will you try the Justice League VR experience? What’s the long range box office forecast for the opening weekend of Thor: Ragnarok? Does a casting call indicate Nick Fury will be appearing in The Avengers 4 after all? Why was Inhumans turned into a TV series instead of a movie?...
The Morning Watch: Why ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Is Great, Every Time Owen Wilson Says Wow & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 13, 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....
The Russo Brothers’ ‘Quantum And Woody’ TV Series Is In Development At TBS By Ben Pearson/July 10, 2018 2:00 pm EST In the early 2000s, who could have foreseen the fact that Anthony and Joe Russo would one day become the directors of some of the biggest films of all time? The Avengers: Infinity War filmmakers are expanding their producing efforts for television, and one of their new projects is a Quantum and Woody TV series, an adaptation of the Valiant comic of the same name....
Warner Bros. Reportedly Planning Massive ‘Wonder Woman’ Oscar Campaign By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 28, 2017 6:30 am EST Wonder Woman has made leaps and bounds at the box office and with the critics, but the Patty Jenkins-helmed superhero movie is looking to make the leap over yet another Hollywood establishment: the Academy Awards. Warner Bros. is reportedly planning to launch a “groundbreaking” Oscar campaign for the female-led superhero movie for both the Best Picture and Best Director categories....
Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Unites In An Odd New Poster By Ben Pearson/April 12, 2017 2:30 pm EST It’s a very quiet week in entertainment news, as the movie studios are all seemingly stepping aside to allow Disney to do their thing at Star Wars Celebration over the next few days. But the Warner Bros. marketing team isn’t letting this week go by without throwing a tiny bone to fans of the DC Extended Universe, so they’ve released a teaser poster for Zack Snyder’s Justice League....
‘Akira’ Finds New Life With ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Taika Waititi In Talks By Ben Pearson/Sept. 19, 2017 5:53 pm EST Now, yet again, WB has breathed new life into the project and has attached another fascinating director to potentially translate the story into a massive blockbuster. Taika Waititi, the New Zealand-born filmmaker responsible for films like What We Do In The Shadows and the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, is the latest person to get sucked into this film’s whirlpool....
By Ben Pearson/Nov. 21, 2017 12:30 pm EST Elsewhere, Jordan Peele’s Get Out and the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time tied for the second highest number of nominations with five each, Lady Bird and The Rider earned four each, and I, Tonya, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Columbus pulled in three nods apiece. You can read the full list below, but for me, some of the biggest snubs center around The Big Sick....
‘Cloverfield 4’ Is A WWII Thriller Called ‘Overlord’ And It’s Already Done Filming By Ben Pearson/Jan. 29, 2018 12:30 pm EST Who could have predicted that 2008’s hand-held monster movie Cloverfield would spawn a franchise we’d still be talking about 10 years later? 2016’s surprise sort-of-sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane provided our first look at the anthology-like nature of this loose franchise umbrella, and while we wait to see a trailer for God Particle (now possibly titled Cloverfield Station) and learn when and how we’re actually going to see that movie, we have confirmation that Cloverfield 4 not only exists, but that it’s already completed filming....
‘Hotel Artemis’ Clip: Jodie Foster Explains The Rules Of Her Criminal Hospital By Ben Pearson/May 22, 2018 6:30 am EST Whoa, a John Wick: Chapter 3 clip already? That was fast – they just announced much of the cast this morning. What’s that? Oh, this isn’t from John Wick: Chapter 3, it’s a Hotel Artemis clip instead? Ah yes, it’s that other movie about a secret society of criminals with a strict code of enforced rules....
‘Jackie’ Trailer: Natalie Portman Plays A Grieving First Lady By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2016 12:30 pm EST The vast majority of 2016 movies are in our rearview mirror at this point, but there are still a few gems to look forward to before the year’s out. Among them is Jackie, a biopic of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the difficult days following her husband’s death. The film’s already earned high praise on the festival circuit, particularly for director Pablo Larraín’s unsentimental approach to his subject and for Natalie Portman’s insightful lead performance, and in just a few weeks it’ll be in theaters for the rest of us to enjoy....
‘Narcos’ Season 4: Who’s Starring In The Upcoming Season Of Netflix’s Popular Crime Drama Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 18, 2018 3:00 pm EST The Narcos season 4 cast is beginning to shape up. The previously announced leads, Diego Luna and Michael Pena, will lead an almost entirely fresh cast that will shake up the critically acclaimed Netflix series. Narcos showrunner and executive producer Eric Newman revealed the key actors that will be rounding out the Narcos season 4 cast, according to Variety ....
