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A Turkish Company Has Created Real Life Transformers So Nothing Else Matters By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2016 5:30 am EST For decades, Transformers have just been a fictional race of robots who can change into vehicles. But history has been made in the year 2016 as a Turkish company has created real life Transformers. Letvision has created a fully functional prototype of a new remote-controlled vehicle called Letrons which transforms from a driving BMW into a standing robot....

By Fred Topel/July 29, 2018 10:00 am EST The Future of Transparent “We’re going to give the Transparent fans the closure they and we long for and do what’s right by those fans,” Salke said. “We would only want to behave that way so we’re excited what [Transparent creator Jill Soloway]’s come up with creatively. I was going to try to accelerate some sort of news about this but we couldn’t get it done in time....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988 ‘Objects Of Our Affection’ Show Is Full Of Things You Love From Movies & TV By Ethan Anderton/April 24, 2018 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 has opened up another new pop culture art exhibition, this time featuring two artists doubling up to pay tribute to the things and characters they love from their favorite movies and TV shows. Barry Blankenship and Dave Squiggle teamed up for the Gallery 1988 Objects of Our Affection show, each bringing their unique style to the table and honoring movies and TV shows like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Office, E....

Here’s Why Russell Crowe Turned Down Playing Wolverine In Bryan Singer’s ‘X-Men’ By Ben Pearson/May 22, 2017 3:00 pm EST It’s a well-known piece of trivia that Dougray Scott was initially cast to play Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s X-Men, but the actor ended up having to back out of the production due to scheduling conflicts with Mission: Impossible 2. An unknown actor named Hugh Jackman famously stepped in to take the role and played the character for the next seventeen years, culminating with an epic send-off in this year’s Logan....

Let’s Explore The ‘Westworld’ Timeline With This New Video By Jacob Hall/Nov. 11, 2016 7:00 am EST The beauty of Westworld is that there are several ways to enjoy it and to talk about it. You can pick apart its mysteries and examine every detail and try to discern the meticulous puzzle that showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have so gleefully assembled. You can enjoy it as a scathing commentary on art and entertainment in the 21st century, an examination of how we enjoy ourselves in a world where consequences are nullified....

Matthew Vaughn Wants To Make ‘Kingsman 3’ And Spin-Off Movies By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 20, 2017 10:00 am EST After all, why cast Channing Tatum as a badass American cowboy secret agent if you weren’t considering giving him a spin-off movie? I think there’s a story in my head which will be finished by the end of the next one. And then after that then, of course, there could be Statesman movies, there could be spinoff character films....

Michael Giacchino Is Conducting Another ‘LOST’ Concert In Los Angeles By Ben Pearson/April 4, 2018 11:03 am EST Are you ready to go back to the Island? If you’re in Los Angeles this September, LOST composer Michael Giacchino will be conducting a live performance of his legendary score for the acclaimed ABC drama, and you can be there in person to see it. Get all the details about the LOST concert below....

Netflix And Blumhouse Team Up For Original Indian Horror Series, ‘Ghoul’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 9, 2018 5:00 pm EST On the heels of its buzzy first Indian original series, Sacred Games, Netflix is taking its first dive into Indian horror with Ghoul, a series that will partner the streaming giant with Blumhouse for the first time. Blumhouse Productions, the studio behind acclaimed low-budget horror hits like Get Out and Split, has become the go-to studio for high-concept, low-budget horror....

Netflix Is Developing A ‘Death Note’ Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2018 10:30 am EST Despite facing a critical thrashing and controversy surrounding the whitewashing of its characters, Death Note is alive and well at Netflix. A Death Note sequel is reportedly being developed by the streaming giant, taking the adaptation of the acclaimed anime and manga to even more gruesome depths. Here’s all we know about Death Note 2....

Netflix Paid More Than $50 Million For ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 7, 2018 9:30 am EST It was the stunt that stole the show during the Super Bowl: Netflix dropped a surprise trailer for The Cloverfield Paradox, revealing that the J.J. Abrams-produced movie would be streaming immediately that night. It was an unprecedented piece of marketing, but what about the deal that made it happen? There had been rumblings in the weeks prior that Netflix and Paramount were in negotiations over the troubled project, but we didn’t know what those talks entailed....

New ‘The Grinch’ Poster Reminds You They Made Another Grinch Movie By Jacob Hall/Dec. 20, 2017 10:30 am EST Just in case you forgot: they’re making a new Grinch movie and it comes out next year. Titled either The Grinch or How the Grinch Stole Christmas (it seems to be known as both depending on where you look), this version hails from Illumination Entertainment, the company behind The Secret Life of Pets and the Despicable Me series....

No, White People Are Not Being Attacked At ‘Black Panther’ Screenings By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 16, 2018 10:00 am EST If you’ve spent even a small amount of time on the internet, you know that it can be just as awful as it is great. More recently, the social media landscape has been more horrific than pleasing, and a new example of intentional lies being used to create division and controversy has found its way to the cinema....

Simon Pegg Doesn’t Think The Tarantino ‘Star Trek’ Movie Will Happen By Chris Evangelista/April 4, 2018 4:00 pm EST Scotty himself, actor Simon Pegg, says that you probably shouldn’t count on that R-Rated Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie anytime soon. As Pegg puts it, time is against Tarantino, and the filmmaker is unlikely to get his Trek made according to Paramount’s schedule. Simon Pegg has weighed-in again on the R-Rated Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie....

Terry O’Quinn Reteams With J.J. Abrams For Stephen King’s ‘Castle Rock’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 29, 2017 2:30 pm EST Terry O’Quinn has to go back…to work with Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams. The Lost alum has been cast in a key role in Castle Rock, Abrams’ Hulu psychological-horror series revolving around the Stephen King universe. While O’Quinn has been getting steady work on television, starring in series like The Blacklist and Hawaii Five-0, he did his career-best work in Lost — and it would be wonderful to see him live up to the potential that Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Carlton Cuse helped him fulfill during the course of that sci-fi series....

The Future Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is Diversity And Representation, Says Kevin Feige By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2018 1:00 pm EST One of the biggest reasons that Black Panther has been such a success at the box office (creeping up on $1 billion worldwide) is that it puts forth a cast of characters who aren’t usually seen headlining Hollywood blockbusters. For decades, studios have turned away from movies that didn’t have a white male lead because they believed that they weren’t as big of a box office draw....

The Morning Watch: Lessons Learned From Michael Scott, ‘Between Two Ferns’ Returns & More By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 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, a video essay explores the art of sales by looking at the unconventional methods of Michael Scott from The Office....

The New ‘Terminator’ Sequel Casts ‘Blade Runner 2049’ And ‘The Martian’ Star Mackenzie Davis By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 8, 2018 9:55 am EST The untitled Terminator sequel has just added a fresh face to its cast. Mackenzie Davis is in negotiations to join the cast of the Terminator sequel/reboot, which will see the return of franchise stalwarts Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The Terminator Mackenzie Davis casting poses an intriguing possibility about what direction the latest Terminator movie will go in....

The Rebels Face A Terrible Weapon In New ‘Rogue One’ TV Spot And Banners By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2016 8:00 am EST Next month brings another anticipated Star Wars movie to the big screen, but as every fan knows, this one will be a little more different. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story marks the first spin-off from the primary Star Wars saga storyline, and while The Clone Wars brought an animated version of the Star Wars universe to life on the big screen awhile back, this is the first live-action movie that isn’t a milestone episode in the long-running franchise....

These ‘A Quiet Place’ Clips And TV Spots Will Give You The Creeps By Chris Evangelista/March 27, 2018 7:30 am EST A whole slew of A Quiet Place clips and TV spots have arrived to give you the creeps. John Krasinski’s horror film has already earned rave reviews out of SXSW, and from the intensity on display in these clips, it’s easy to see why. Watch the Quiet Place clips below....

TNT Orders ‘Snowpiercer’ Pilot From ‘Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Creator By Jack Giroux/Nov. 21, 2016 1:30 pm EST We recently learned a Snowpiercer television show is in the works. Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles’ creator Josh Friedman is leading the way on the series based on Bong Joon-ho’s creative and thrilling 2014 film. Bong and Oldboy director Chan-wook Park are executive producing the show, for which TNT has already ordered a pilot....