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‘Don’t Breathe’ Is Genre Filmmaking Of The Highest Order [Video Review] By David Chen/Aug. 26, 2016 9:30 am EST I can’t remember the last time I watched a movie like Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe. Don’t Breathe is a film in which I was so tense, I felt sore afterwards from how on edge I was. Don’t Breathe is a movie where the audience was so engrossed for the duration that I barely heard them make a peep or shift in their seats....

‘Flashpoint’ Is Apparently Dependent On The Success Of ‘Justice League’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2017 7:58 am EST The DCEU has hit a few speed bumps on its journey to forge a cinematic universe. The DC superhero film saga finally seemed to stabilize with Wonder Woman, and now Justice League hopes to keep it alive. The future of DC’s superheroes, however, is tied directly into Justice League’s success. Case in point: some news making the rounds suggests that Flashpoint, the standalone movie focused on Ezra Miller’s The Flash, will live or die based on how well Justice League performs....

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Clip: A Boogeyman And His Dog Walk Into A Murder Hotel… By Jacob Hall/Jan. 19, 2017 1:00 pm EST I’ve become something of a broken record when it comes to John Wick, a movie I’ve watched more times than I could possibly count at the point. You wouldn’t see me putting it on any top 10 of all time lists, but if I was allowed to only rescue a handful of Blu-rays from my burning home, I would grab Chad Stahelski and David Leitch’s action masterpiece....

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Teaser Arrives Before The Full Trailer Debuts At NYCC By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 5, 2016 9:05 pm EST This weekend brings New York Comic-Con to the Big Apple, and while it’s not quite as big as San Diego Comic-Con over the summer, there will still be some goods that you’ll want to pay attention to. More specifically, Lionsgate will be unveiling a sneak peek at footage from John Wick: Chapter 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the action thriller starring Keanu Reeves....

‘Mandy’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Twisted Riff On ‘John Wick’ Is A Gnarly Acid-Trip [Sundance] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 21, 2018 10:30 am EST Mandy, the sophomore feature from Beyond the Black Rainbow director Panos Cosmatos, is another full-on plunge into a kaleidoscopic nightmare. It’s 1983, and Cage plays Red, a lumberjack who lives in a secluded cabin in the woods with his artist girlfriend Mandy (Andrea Riseborough), who spends her days reading fantasy paperbacks with covers that look like heavy metal albums....

‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Has A Script; J.J. Abrams To Begin Filming In July By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 22, 2018 9:30 am EST Star Wars: Episode 9 saw its share of behind-the-scenes troubles since Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow was first attached to direct the science-fiction sequel in 2015. The production was shaken after the unexpected passing of star Carrie Fisher and suffered script issues, leading Wonder writer Jack Thorne to join the team in late 2017....

‘The Lost City Of Z’ Trailer: Charlie Hunnam Explores The Unknown With Robert Pattinson By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2017 2:30 pm EST Watch a new The Lost City of Z trailer after the jump. Charlie Hunnam is joined by Robert Pattinson on this journey, and supported by his wife (Sienna Miller) and son (Tom Holland), the latter of which appears to venture out on his own at some point, perhaps to track down his missing father....

‘The Umbrella Academy’ Netflix Adaptation Will Star Ellen Page By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 10, 2017 7:30 am EST Ellen Page is bringing a new superhero team to Netflix. Gerard Way’s graphic comic The Umbrella Academy is about to come to life as a series on the streaming service, with Page as one of the leads. The story is set in an alternate reality and focuses on a group of dysfunctional superheroes. The series will debut in 2018....

‘The Young Pope’ Trailer: Jude Law Brings Scandal And Sex Appeal To The Vatican By Angie Han/Dec. 5, 2016 10:30 am EST Fear not, HBO subscribers. Just because Westworld is over for now and Game of Thrones isn’t returning til summer, doesn’t mean your expensive cable package has to go to waste in the meantime. Next month brings the debut of The Young Pope, Paolo Sorrentino’s lavish miniseries starring Jude Law as the fictional Pius XIII, the first American pope....

‘Wonder Woman 2’ May Be Set In The 1980s, Bring Back Chris Pine By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 11, 2017 6:30 am EST Wonder Woman is still persisting at the box office, breaking records and beating other superhero numbers, with no signs of stopping. So naturally Warner Bros. and DC Films are already looking ahead to Wonder Woman 2, though plot and crew details have remained in the dark — until now....

Ivan Reitman Says There Are ‘‘Many’’ More ‘Ghostbusters’ Movies In Development By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 28, 2016 7:30 am EST When the reboot of Ghostbusters arrived this year, Sony Pictures was banking on the movie being successful enough to warrant a whole new franchise. They were confident that a sequel would happen, but the box office numbers indicated that might not be in the cards anymore. We know director Paul Feig is still hoping he gets to take a crack at a sequel, but there’s been no word on whether or not a sequel will actually happen....

The ‘Fast 8’ Feud Between Dwayne Johnson And Vin Diesel May Be An Act For WrestleMania By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 25, 2016 12:00 pm EST Dwayne Johnson was revealed to be the highest paid actor in Hollywood today, making $64.5 million a year. However, more people are still interested in the feud that was revealed to be taking place between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel on the set of Fast 8....

The First ‘Deadpool 2’ Poster Assembles The Crew For Thanksgiving By Jacob Hall/Nov. 9, 2017 10:32 am EST It’s November, so you know what that means: Thanksgiving! And also marketing for movies arriving next summer! After all, ’tis the season for families to go to the movies so they can stop talking to each other for a few hours and ’tis the season to sell them on what’s coming out in six months....

The Morning Watch: Star Wars Edition - ‘Battlefront 2’ Gets An ‘SNL’ Mod, Episode 9 Theories & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 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 Weinstein Company Nearing Sale For Less Than $500 Million By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 4, 2018 1:30 pm EST The embattled Weinstein Company is nearing a sale for less than $500 million, a movie that would result in its shareholders losing all of their equity. The company, founded in 2005, was once an indie movie powerhouse. In October, multiple sexual assault allegations against co-founder Harvey Weinstein put The Weinstein Co. in a state of limbo....

Video: FX Has Released The Exceptional ‘Atlanta’ Pilot Online For Free By Jack Giroux/Sept. 8, 2016 3:00 pm EST Below, watch the Atlanta pilot. According to some critics who’ve seen more than the first episode, Atlanta gets better as it goes along. That’s exciting news because right from the start Glover’s series is confident. There’s no sense of anyone trying to find their footing with the tone, the characters, the setting, or any of that....

VOTD: How ‘Rick And Morty’ Evolved From An Attempt To Troll Major Movie Studios By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2017 6:00 am EST Rick and Morty is one of the best television shows on air right now. While the animated antics on the Adult Swim series are undoubtedly crass and vulgar, the writing on the show is sharp, witty and has some of the best sci-fi satire that TV has ever seen....

‘Black Water’ Trailer: JCVD And Dolph Lundgren Team Up In An ‘Under Siege’ Knock-Off By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2018 4:00 am EST Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren were action movie staples in the 1980s and 1990s, and the two have often shared the screen before – but they’ve always appeared as adversaries. But this year, the duo is finally going to be up on the same side in a new action thriller called Black Water....

‘Donnie Darko’ Director Richard Kelly Wants To Make A “Bigger And More Ambitious” Sequel By Jack Giroux/Jan. 26, 2017 3:00 pm EST I know what some of you are thinking, didn’t a Donnie Darko sequel already happen? Yes, it did. It was called S. Darko, and Donnie Darko writer-director Richard Kelly and Darko Entertainment publicly denounced it . Kelly had no control over the rights of the original film, so the sequel moved forward without his approval....

‘Fargo’ Star Carrie Coon Boards Steve McQueen’s Heist Drama ‘Widows’ By Ben Pearson/June 24, 2017 11:00 am EST Fresh off her excellent turns as police chief Gloria Burgle in the third season of FX’s Fargo and as Nora Durst on HBO’s The Leftovers, actress Carrie Coon is the latest to join the superb cast of director Steve McQueen’s upcoming heist movie, Widows. Read all about the Carrie Coon Widows casting below....