‘Sharknado 5’ Is Coming To Syfy This Year By Jack Giroux/Feb. 2, 2017 4:00 pm EST The Sharknado series lives on. So far the Syfy channel has provided us with Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, and last summer’s Sharknado: The 4th Awakens. There’s currently no title for the fifth Sharknado feature, but director Anthony C. Ferrante and stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid are returning for it....
‘The Princess Bride’ Honest Trailer: The Best Sappy, Swashbuckling, Medieval Love Story Ever By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2017 5:00 am EST ScreenJunkies is continuing their Fan Appreciation Month with the next installment of Honest Trailers as voted on by their viewers. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was the first one to get the Honest Trailer treatment this monthafter coming in at #5, and now we have the movie that landed the #4 spot....
Apple Gives Jennifer Aniston And Reese Witherspoon’s Morning TV Drama A Two Season Order By Ben Pearson/Nov. 9, 2017 1:30 pm EST Back in July, we found out that Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon were planning to reunite (after Witherspoon’s brief guest stint on Friends) to star in a television drama about the cutthroat world of morning TV shows. Apple was among the many potential buyers to be interested, and now the tech giant has officially given the untitled series a two season order as part of their foray into original programming....
By Jacob Hall/Jan. 17, 2018 11:30 am EST Michael Green was one of the quiet heroes of 2017, with writing credits on Logan, Murder on the Orient Express, Alien: Covenant, and Blade Runner 2049. Beyond that, he was also an executive producer and showrunner for the audacious first season of Starz’s American Gods. What a year. What a collection of work! Unfortunately, Green and fellow showrunner Bryan Fuller departed American Gods over behind-the-scenes disputes, but Starz’s loss could be FX’s gain....
Here’s What A ‘Catwoman’ Solo Movie Starring Michelle Pfeiffer Could Have Been About By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2018 1:30 pm EST In terms of superhero movies, does it get any better than Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Batman Returns? And do superhero movies get any worse than 2004’s Catwoman, the laughable solo film starring Halle Berry in the title role? Those are rhetorical questions, by the way – the answer to both is clearly “no....
How Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm Fits Into ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2018 10:30 am EST For a franchise so steeped in nostalgia, Jurassic World has been fairly light on the cameos from the original Jurassic Park movies. B.D. Wong, who reprised his role as the devious scientist Dr. Henry Wu in Jurassic World, was the only familiar face in the new trilogy — until now. The appearance of Jeff Goldblum in the new film has been receiving a good share of the hype for the Jurassic World sequel....
How Warner Bros Is Course Correcting DC’s Movie Universe By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2016 1:45 pm EST DC Entertainment president Geoff Johns and production executive Jon Berg are finally in charge of the DC Films slate after the disastrous release of release Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The dynamic duo has been tasked with course correcting DC’s movie universe. Find out how they’re planning on doing it, after the jump....
James Mangold Reveals ‘Logan’s’ Timeline And Talks Unique Tone By Jack Giroux/Oct. 20, 2016 3:00 pm EST Below, James Mangold discusses Logan’s timeline and his aspirations for the film. In an interview with Empire, Mangold talks about how his film is driven more by character than conventional genre spectacle: To make the character more vulnerable his healing powers have been slowed down. The Logan we see in the trailer is scarred and battered, a true depiction of Old Man Logan....
Netflix’s ‘Lost In Space’ Series Casts Ignacio Serricchio As Don West By Jacob Hall/Dec. 14, 2016 11:30 am EST Yeah, we live in a reboot culture and yeah, it can get tiresome to see properties with familiar titles revived every few years like clockwork, but I can get behind a new version of Lost in Space because the core concept is so simple and sound. One family, stranded in outer space with some allies and frenemies, must find a way to survive and complete their mission....
New ‘Nancy Drew’ Movie Coming Starring ‘It’ Actress Sophia Lillis By Ben Pearson/April 20, 2018 2:00 pm EST 16-year-old actress Sophia Lillis broke out last year with her starring role as Beverly Marsh in the mega-hit film adaptation of Stephen King’s It, and now she’ll be playing an even more high profile literary character. A new report says that Lillis has been cast as the title role in a new Nancy Drew movie called Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, based on the second book in the popular series of mystery novels....
Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’ Finally Moving Forward By Angie Han/Oct. 26, 2016 4:00 pm EST Several years ago, Peter Jackson got involved with Mortal Engines, a post-apocalyptic steampunk adventure based on the books by Philip Reeve. The project went on the backburner while Jackson went off to direct the three Hobbit movies, but now that he’s back from Middle-earth he’s getting Mortal Engines going again. However, he won’t be the one directing....
Quentin Tarantino Is Researching 1970 For His Next Project By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2016 3:00 pm EST Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino revealed that he’d spent the last four years doing research about the 1970’s for an upcoming project. That’s not surprising, but what might shock you is that the Quentin Tarantino 1970 Project is probably not going to be a movie. Tarantino teased at the Lumière Festival in Lyon that the upcoming project may turn out not to be a movie:...
See Lando’s Cape Room In New ‘Solo’ Featurette Touring The Millennium Falcon By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2018 10:30 am EST A new Solo featurette offers you the chance to take a very entertaining tour of the Millennium Falcon with the new Lando Calrissian himself, Donald Glover. Learn all about the many accoutrements of the ship, including a Wookiee Cookie Jar and, of course, a cape room. I’m already sold on Solo: A Star Wars Story, but this video just made me more excited for the film....
Superhero Bits: ‘Infinity War’ Preview Night Box Office, Avengers Unnecessary Censorship & More By Ethan Anderton/April 27, 2018 6:00 pm EST Want a VR device that makes you feel like you’re turning into the Hulk? How much did Avengers: Infinity War pull in on Preview Night last night? Do you want to see Aquaman and Shazam in a 270-degree panoramic format? Why hasn’t Marvel Studios brought back One-Shots yet? Are you ready for some Unnecesary Censorship of Avengers?...
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Michael Fassbender’s Embarrassing X-Men Scene, Deadpool’s Gun Bag & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2016 5:00 pm EST How many times has The Dark Knight been kissed on his bat lips in the his live-action feature film adaptations? Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson talked a bit about the psychedelic visuals and diversity of the movie. James Gunn gave away a major spoiler about Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In October 2017 By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 21, 2017 3:00 pm EST All good things must come to an end, including Netflix titles. As September ends and gives way to October, so too does the tenure of several Netflix titles to make room for new ones. I know it’s sad to admit, but there are indeed movies leaving Netflix October 2017. So here’s your last chance to catch some of these great titles, because once they’re gone, they’re gone forever....
The Coen Brothers Are Polishing The ‘Scarface’ Remake Script; Peter Berg In The Running To Direct By Jack Giroux/Feb. 10, 2017 1:00 pm EST If there was one way to make the Scarface remake more compelling, hiring Joel and Ethan Coen to rewrite the script does the trick. The Universal project, which recently lost director Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer), is getting a polish from the Coen Brothers, who’ve done some well-known rewrites throughout their careers....
The Morning Watch: Lessons From ‘Baby Driver’, Foo Fighters ‘Carpool Karaoke’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2017 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition, a new video essay focusing on Baby Driver breaks down the chase scenes, the screenplay, and the structure of the movie. Plus, watch a short film called Cradle that uses time travel to correct a tragedy for one young man, and see what happens when Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters hop in the car with James Corden for some Carpool Karaoke....
The Reason Why ‘G.I. Joe 3’ Is Delayed By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2016 6:30 am EST It’s been a long time since we heard anything about G.I. Joe 3. The last development on the sequel had up and coming writer Aaron Berg brought on board as a writer, and before that D.J. Caruso was hired to be at the helm of the movie instead of G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M....
VOTD: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Without Visual Effects Is Still One Hell Of A Ride By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2016 5:00 am EST There is no doubt that Mad Max: Fury Road was not only one of the best blockbusters of last year, but one of the best films of 2015 in general. George Miller crafted a sequel that was simple yet riveting, seamlessly combining digital and practical effects to create some of the best action the big screen has ever seen....
