‘The Mummy’ And ‘Pirates 5’ TV Spots Are Here To Remind You Summer Is Almost Upon Us By Jack Giroux/April 19, 2017 7:30 am EST The summer movie season hasn’t started yet, but after The Fate of the Furious’ monster opening weekend at the box office, it almost feels like it’s already begun. Two other mega popcorn movies coming up are The Mummy and Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales....
‘The Predator’ Star Sterling K. Brown Promises ‘A Wicked Sense Of Humor’ In Shane Black’s Sequel By Jacob Hall/April 12, 2017 12:30 pm EST Sterling K. Brown is a busy man. When he’s not winning Emmys for his incredible work on American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson or making it clear that he wouldn’t say no to playing Green Lantern in the DC Extended Universe, he’s starring on the critically acclaimed series This is Us and simultaneously filming Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther and Shane Black’s The Predator....
‘Whitney’ Trailer: The Whitney Houston You Never Knew Shines In Estate-Approved Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 29, 2018 10:00 am EST For a long time, Whitney Houston was simply “The Voice,” the uber-talented diva who could hit any note, who could pull off any run — and dominated the music charts for it. Then, she became the face of the tabloids, of washed up singers who struggled with a life of drugs, erratic behavior, and scandals....
A New ‘Clue’ Movie Will Kill Mr. Body In The Conservatory With The Potential Franchise By Jacob Hall/Aug. 17, 2016 11:00 am EST To be fair, the ‘85 Clue took that basic set-up and transformed it into a manic screwball comedy full of dynamite wordplay, ribald jokes, slapstick gags, and easily four or five of Tim Curry’s all-time best moments. As a game, Clue is such a barebones premise – you can expand on it and modify its tone in any way you see fit!...
Cool Stuff: This Matt Ferguson ‘Star Wars’ Print Set Reimagines The Original Trilogy In Three Colors By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2018 7:30 am EST Bottleneck Gallery, in association with ACME Archives, has teamed up with artist Matt Ferguson on a new Star Wars original trilogy print set. The good news is that it is being released in a timed edition, which means you’ll have the opportunity to buy it within a 24-hour window and won’t lose out like many of those limited edition releases....
Disney Wants To Buy Fox’s Movie Studio, TV Production And More By Jacob Hall/Nov. 6, 2017 11:30 am EST Our Many Questions Would Disney be the new home of The Simpsons and Family Guy? And would this finally see the release of the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray, something has been held up due to home video rights being shared with Fox? And what about the X-Men and the Fantastic Four?...
Final ‘Fast And Furious’ Sequels Could Bring Back Paul Walker’s Character By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2016 11:00 am EST Next spring, we’ll be sitting in our seats waiting to see what kind of high octane action comes in Fast 8, the next installment in the surprisingly long-running action franchise that started all the way back in 2001. But as we learned last fall, there’s plenty more Fast and Furious action on the way with two more sequels dated for 2019 and 2021, delivering on the promise that Vin Diesel made for one last trilogy in the franchise....
Heinz Ketchup Wises Up And Runs Don Draper’s ‘Pass The Heinz’ Campaign From ‘Mad Men’ By Jack Giroux/March 15, 2017 7:30 am EST Below, check out Don Draper’s Mad Men Heinz ads. Draper’s idea was shot down by Heinz in the episode. They couldn’t wrap their heads around the bigger picture and understand why the photos don’t show the Heinz Bottle. To Draper, the ads are “clean, “simple,” and “incomplete,” and the consumer will immediately know and think about what’s missing — ketchup....
Rogue One, Schmogue One: Alexandre Desplat To Score Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ By Jacob Hall/Sept. 20, 2016 11:30 am EST Feel free to insert your own conspiracy theory here: just days after Michael Giacchino replaced Alexandre Desplat as the composer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the latter has gone and attached himself to another science fiction movie. Director Luc Besson has revealed that Desplat, who won an Academy Award for his work on The Grand Budapest Hotel, will provide the score for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets....
Schwing! ‘Wayne’s World’ Will Have 25th Anniversary Screenings In February By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2017 5:00 am EST It’s Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party time! Excellent! This might be hard to believe, but the Saturday Night Live movie Wayne’s World will officially be 25 years old next month. The comedy hit theaters on February 14, 1992, and Paramount Pictures is preparing to celebrating this milestone anniversary with a theatrical re-release of the meta 90s comedy starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey....
Sequel Bits: ‘Rush Hour 4,’ ‘Fast And Furious 9’ Director, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 8, 2017 12:00 pm EST After years of gridlock, Rush Hour 4 is finally happening. More than 10 years after martial arts legend Jackie Chan and frantic comedian Chris Tucker teamed up as a cross-cultural crime-fighting team in Rush Hour 3, Chan has confirmed that Rush Hour 4 is in development....
Superhero Bits: Marvel Shows Staying At Netflix For Now, Justice League Reacts To Infinity War & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 2017 5:00 pm EST Which chart-topping singer is interested in playing Nightwing? Will Netflix’s Marvel shows be sticking around Netflix when Disney launches their own streaming service? Can Shazam be the Guardians of the Galaxy of the DC Extended Universe? What’s going on with Hulk and Iron Man in a new Avengers 4 set photo?...
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: X-Men: Dark Phoenix Will Be More Grounded, Mutant Response Division & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2017 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you see Marvel’s Inhumans in IMAX, you can get a mini-poster with Crystal (Isabelle Cornish) and Lockjaw. The earliest that Suicide Squad 2 will go into production will be the fall of 2018 due to Will Smith’s busy film schedule....
The ‘Galaxy Quest’ TV Show Is Currently In A ‘Hold Pattern’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2018 2:30 pm EST Back in 2015, word broke that a Galaxy Quest TV show was in the works. In 2017, Human Giant co-creator and The League co-star and writer Paul Scheer was announced as a writer on the series. Now, Scheer has provided an update. Appearing on The Wrap’s Shoot This Now podcast, Scheer says Galaxy Quest is currently in a “hold pattern” on the account of the firing of Paramount TV president Amy Powell:...
The Morning Watch: Designing Wolverine’s Suit, Macaulay Culkin Chats With Ellen DeGeneres & More By Ethan Anderton/April 24, 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, find out how Wolverine’s suit from X2: X-Men United was designed for the Marvel sequel....
This Mysterious ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Hologram Is Not Who You Think It Is By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 21, 2017 1:00 pm EST With the production on the new films notoriously kept secret, the internet has no other recourse than to speculate wildly. They’ll take any source they can find and try to make it fit into a theory, even if that source just happens to be from something as innocuous a toy....
This New ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3 Trailer Contains Actual Footage Of People Doing Things By Jacob Hall/May 11, 2017 2:30 pm EST The marketing for the hotly anticipated and long-delayed third season of Twin Peaks has been a masterclass in trolling, with each new preview offering only tiny snippets of footage, virtually no dialogue, and no indication of story. It’s frustrating and baffling and totally bizarre and, well, appropriate for Twin Peaks in every possible way....
TV Bits: ‘Dirk Gently’, ‘Making It’, ‘Alexa & Katie’, ‘The Americans’, ‘The Office’ And More By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2018 5:30 am EST Did you watch Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency? I sure didn’t, and for that, I’m sorry. I’m part of the problem. Because the show, which was created by Max Landis and features Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood, will not be coming back for a third season. Executive producer Arvind Ethan David took to twitter to post a note confirming the series would not be back for more....
Video: A Closer Look At The Incredicoaster, A Ride Based On ‘The Incredibles’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 15, 2017 11:30 am EST A roller coaster attraction based on The Incredibles called The Incredicoaster was announced as part of Disneyland Resort’s Disney California Adventure theme park’s Pixar Pier a few months ago, with a planned premiere date in the summer of 2018, but a new video can give you a sneak peek at what the ride will be like....
Watch Full ‘Nemo & Friends SeaRider’ Ride Footage From Tokyo DisneySea By Jacob Hall/May 19, 2017 4:00 pm EST This month, a new attraction opens at the Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort in California. Or rather, a new attraction built on the skeleton of an older attraction. Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! utilizes the same building and ride engine as the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, albeit with a complete Marvel makeover....
