Emma Stone Once Auditioned For Nickelodeon’s ‘All That’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2016 11:30 am EST This weekend, Emma Stone returns to Saturday Night Live to host the late night sketch show for a third time. However, she almost starred in an entirely different sketch comedy show much earlier in her career, one that would have had her crossing paths with a certain SNL cast member at a young age....
First ‘John Wick Chapter 3’ Photo Fires Up The Neon By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 9:00 am EST John Wick Chapter 3 has commenced filming, and we have the set photo to prove it. Cinematographer Dan Laustsen posted a photo from day two of filming the Keanu Reeves sequel, and it’s predictably stylish and cool. See the John Wick Chapter 3 photo below. Are you ready for John Wick Chapter 3?...
Mahershala Ali Confirmed To Star In ‘True Detective’ Season 3 [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 27, 2017 6:14 am EST Update: HBO’s president of programming Casey Bloys has confirmed that Mahershala Ali will star in True Detective season 3. No directors have been hired yet, but he has read the scripts for the first five episodes: “They are terrific. I was very impressed and excited. We are talking to directors, and when we have a director we want to hire, it will be a go....
New ‘The Defenders’ Poster Serves Some ’90s Network TV Style By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2017 6:30 am EST “There’s no us in team,” the caption for the new motion teasers for Marvel’s Netflix series The Defenders claims. But Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist all look pretty cozy — and fierce — in the just-released poster for the series. The four superheroes who fight on the streets of New York glare at no one in particular in the new poster and key art, looking like they came straight out of promotional material for a ’90s network TV drama....
Paramount Animation Announces SpongeBob Sequel ‘It’s A Wonderful Sponge’, Two More Animated Movies By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2018 11:30 am EST During Paramount Pictures’ panel at CinemaCon, the studio revealed that a sequel to A Quiet Place and “proper” sequel to Cloverfield were in the works, but there’s another sequel developing at Paramount’s animation division. Paramount Animation has a SpongeBob SquarePants sequel on the way called It’s a Wonderful Sponge, which will presumably be an animated version of It’s a Wonderful Life with SpongeBob SquarePants in the Jimmy Stewart role....
Photos: Patricia Clarkson & Campbell Scott Join ‘House Of Cards’ Season 5 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 8, 2017 2:30 pm EST Netflix has released a bunch of teaser trailers and made a ton of announcements today, many of which we’ve already covered elsewhere on the site. One of the announcements is the casting of Oscar-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson (Green Mile, Pieces of April) and Campbell Scott (Big Night, Roger Dodger) in their hit political dramatic series House Of Cards....
Post-Infinity War MCU Will Be “Very, Very Different,” Plus A Look At The Future Of Marvel Movies By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2017 1:00 pm EST With the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 press junket happening this week in Los Angeles, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has been participating in numerous interviews talking about the future of the company’s films. We’ve collected a few choice quotes below, including Feige talking about how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be “very, very different” after Avengers: Infinity War, his plans to hire more top caliber Hollywood veterans, and an update on the studio’s filming slate....
Robert Downey Jr. Making Directorial Debut With ‘Singularity’, Starring Anthony Michael Hall By Angie Han/Nov. 16, 2016 1:30 pm EST After over thirty years in Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr. is ready to branch out into the next phase of his career: directing. Downey is set to make his debut on Singularity, a TV pilot featuring his Weird Science co-star Anthony Michael Hall. Downey and his wife Susan Downey are also producing through Team Downey Productions....
Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 MPAA Rating, Superman Transformations & More By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2017 4:00 am EST Is Teen Titans: The Judas Contract any good? Are you young enough that you need Chris Pratt to explain to you what a Walkman is? Should Agent Venom be at the center of Sony’s Venom spin-off? Which of Marvel’s Netflix series got nominated for a Peabody Award this year? What is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
The Morning Watch: The Philosophy Of ‘Westworld’, Designing The Kaiju Of ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 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, dive into the philosophy behind the first season of HBO’s hit sci-fi series Westworld....
True Crime: ‘Dirty John’ TV Show In The Works, ‘Maze Runner’ Star To Play Ted Bundy’s Ex By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 30, 2018 2:30 pm EST The true crime zeitgeist shows no signs of slowing down, as a popular true crime podcast is set to receive a TV adaptation and a feature film about Ted Bundy casts a rising star as Bundy’s ex-wife. First, the popular LA Times podcast Dirty John is being adapted into a TV series by Bravo, written by Chance creator Alexandra Cunningham....
VOTD: ‘Phantom Thread’ Deleted Scene Hits Daniel Day-Lewis With A Food Fight By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2018 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Phantom Thread is simultaneously delightfully wicked and deliciously wonderful, and it would have lived up to both those descriptors even more if a certain scene didn’t end up on the cutting room floor. Now that the film from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is available to buy on digital download (then Blu-ray and DVD on April 10), a Phantom Thread deleted scene has surfaced online featuring fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) getting into a messy spat with his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) at the breakfast table....
VOTD: Are These The Best End Credits Sequences In Movies? By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 6, 2017 6:00 am EST Not too long ago, we highlighted a video that was bold enough to pick the best opening credits sequences from movies. They left out some that could have easily made the list without any argument, but it was never going to be an easy task. This time, we have a video that tries to accomplish the seemingly easier task of picking the best end credits sequences in movies....
‘20th Century Women’ Featurette: Meet The Lovable Ensemble From Mike Mills’ Newest Film By Jack Giroux/Dec. 4, 2016 10:00 am EST As of this moment, 20th Century Women is my favorite movie of the year. Mike Mills’ (Beginners) latest film is warm, compassionate, honest, and funny. It’s easily the director’s most accomplished feature to date. While watching 20th Century Women, there are themes that call to mind his previous features. Time is a crucial component of Mills’ work, and in 20th Century Women, he focuses on a very particular and relatable time in most peoples’ lives....
‘Black Panther’ Clip: Danai Gurira’s Okoye Kicks Ass By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 2, 2018 6:30 am EST Another day, another exciting Black Panther clip. At this point, it’s almost like Marvel is teasing us. We get it: this movie looks amazing. Just release it now, we’re tired of waiting and need this movie in our lives. In this new Black Panther clip, Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o engage in some banter while taking part in a car chase....
‘Blair Witch’ TV Spot: Yep, Those Woods Are Still Creepy As Hell By Angie Han/Aug. 23, 2016 1:30 pm EST In one sense, we’ve been waiting for a new Blair Witch Project sequel for over a decade. The original film came out 17 years ago, and the much-reviled sequel was released 16 years ago. But really, we’ve only known we were waiting for the past few weeks. It wasn’t until last month we even realized another Blair Witch Project movie was happening, when Lionsgate revealed at Comic-Con that Adam Wingard’s The Woods was actually titled Blair Witch....
‘Cars 3’ Trailer: Are Lightning McQueen’s Racing Days Over? By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2017 9:09 am EST This summer brings the third installment of Pixar’s animated Cars franchise. Taking a cue from sports dramas that have come before it, Cars 3 focuses on Lightning McQueen as we’ve never seen him before: the underdog. The red racer voiced by Owen Wilson simply isn’t the hot shot that we’ve come to know, and he’s forced to confront the limitations that come with being the senior car on the track, as well as rediscovering his passion for racing....
‘Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block’ Premiere Date Revealed In New Teaser By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 29, 2017 3:30 pm EST Channel Zero, one of the best horror shows on TV that you’re probably not watching, just recently wrapped-up its second season, Channel Zero: No-End House, in October, but season 3 is ready to go. A new teaser for Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block reveals the premiere date for the new season, and it’s a lot closer than you think....
‘Forrest Gump’ Writer To Pen Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 6, 2017 6:30 am EST Dune is widely considered to be one of the best sci-fi stories ever, and a daunting task to adapt to film. So it’s a good thing that Legendary has tapped an Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated team to helm the reboot.Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth is set to write the script for Arrival director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, the second Hollywood adaptation of the beloved Frank Herbert novel after David Lynch’s classic film in 1984 starring Kyle MacLachlan....
‘Ghiblies: Episode 2’ Clip: A Studio Ghibli Short Comes To U.S. Theaters For The First Time Ever By Angie Han/Nov. 29, 2016 2:00 pm EST In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Spirited Away is headed back into theaters for a very limited run next month. And while you’re probably familiar with that Studio Ghibli classic already, it’ll be bringing with it something you’ve probably never seen before. Playing after Spirited Away will be Ghiblies: Episode 2, a Studio Ghibli short film that’s never been released in North America....
