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‘Joker’ Cast Adds Brett Cullen As Thomas Wayne, Replacing Alec Baldwin By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 12:04 pm EST The standalone Joker movie has found its Thomas Wayne. Brett Cullen, a character actor who already has some Batman history, will play Bruce Wayne’s father in the Todd Phillips film starring Joaquin Phoenix. Cullen replaces Alec Baldwin, who was first announced in the role only to immediately drop out. More on the Joker cast below....

‘Rick And Morty’ May Convince McDonald’s To Bring Back The ‘Mulan’ Szechuan Sauce By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2017 12:30 pm EST This past weekend, Adult Swim surprised everyone on April Fools’ Day by debuting the long-awaited third season premiere to Rick and Morty, both online and on Cartoon Network. It was a welcome return for the brilliant animated comedy series, though it has caused some debate among fans as to whether what is actually going on in the episode (you can find out more about that here)....

‘Searching’ Behind The Scenes Trailer: A Traditional Thriller Told In An Unconventional Way By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 5:00 pm EST One of my favorite parts of this job is going to bat for movies I love and spreading the word about smaller films that might not be on everyone’s radar. I’ve been a vocal supporter of a fantastic thriller called Searching ever since I saw it at Sundance, where I gave it a 10/10 review....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Partners With Solo Cups In A Genius Marketing Move By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 7, 2018 10:30 am EST It’s a match made in branding heaven. Lucasfilm has announced that it will be partnering with six different companies in anticipation of the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. And one of those six films is none other than Solo cups. Han Solo is a great name, one that immediately brings to mind the most famous space smuggler in cinematic history....

‘Y The Last Man’ TV Show Cast Adds Timothy Hutton As Someone Who Probably Won’t Stick Around Very Long By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2018 3:30 pm EST The Y the Last Man TV show cast has a new addition, and there’s a pretty good chance he won’t stick around very long. Timothy Hutton has joined the series, inspired by the comic from Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. Y is set in a world where all living mammals with a Y chromosome have died, with the exception of an escape artist named Yorrick and his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand....

By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2018 3:00 pm EST Danny Boyle may be the frontrunner to helm Bond 25, and if he takes the gig, it could reunite him with Trainspotting screenwriter John Hodge. More on the Bond 25 screenplay below. Bond Watch! It’s been less than 24 hours since word broke that Danny Boyle was the frontrunner to direct the next James Bond film. Now, here’s an update: not only is Boyle the likely frontrunner, but the job might reunite him with screenwriter John Hodge....

Bradley Cooper Now Making A Leonard Bernstein Biopic, Bringing The Bernstein Biopic Count To 2 By Chris Evangelista/May 10, 2018 4:00 pm EST Hollywood has Leonard Bernstein fever! Bradley Cooper is now planning to direct and star in a Leonard Bernstein biopic. This will be he second Bernstein biopic in development, as Cary Fukunaga is making one starring Jake Gyllenhaal. In a move that recalls the glory days of dueling meteor movies Deep Impact and Armageddon and dueling volcano flicks Volcano and Dante’s Peak, here comes dueling Leonard Bernstein biopics....

Damon Lindelof Begins Work On His ‘Watchmen’ TV Show For HBO By Ben Pearson/Sept. 19, 2017 3:25 pm EST Earlier this year, news broke that Lost and The Leftovers co-creator Damon Lindelof was in talks with HBO to adapt Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal superhero graphic novel Watchmen into a TV series. About a month later, Lindelof denied having met with HBO about the project…but now, thanks to an Instagram post from the man himself, we know that he’s officially begun work on the Watchmen TV show....

By Ben Pearson/June 27, 2018 1:30 pm EST In the ongoing battle for most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, here’s another point in favor of Disney. The Department of Justice has officially approved the latest Disney bid of $71.3 billion, as long as the Mouse House agrees to one condition. Learn about that condition below, and find out what moves Comcast is considering. A Step Forward For Disney There were concerns that Disney having control of those sports networks in addition to their ESPN channels would be a violation of antitrust laws and could give Disney the ability to force cable operators or internet distributors to raise their prices....

First ‘The Punisher’ Footage Screened, ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Announced [Comic-Con 2017] By Jacob Hall/July 21, 2017 6:17 pm EST Hall H was filled with thousands of Comic-Con attendees ready to learn more about The Defenders, the Netflix series that unites the heroes of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. But first, Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb had a special surprise for the crowd. Jon Bernthal took the stage and we all instantly realized what was coming....

Jimmy Kimmel Returning To Host The 90th Academy Awards In 2018 By Ethan Anderton/May 16, 2017 9:30 am EST This year’s Academy Awards were hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who delivered as much entertainment as he could during the extensive ceremony. Of course, all of that ended up being overshadowed by the Best Picture snafu that falsely gave the award to La La Land before it correctly went to Moonlight. But Jimmy Kimmel will get another chance to shine at the next Oscars telecast....

Kevin Smith Is Bringing Todd McFarlane’s ‘Sam And Twitch’ To BBC America By Jacob Hall/Feb. 17, 2017 9:30 am EST You’ve got to hand it to Kevin Smith – the man is certainly keeping busy. Yoga Hosers is a critical and financial bomb? No sweat, he’s got episodes of The Flash and Supergirl to direct. Clerks III isn’t going to happen? No big deal, he’ll just write a new Jay and Silent Bob movie....

Michael Giacchino Had Just One Month To Write The ‘Rogue One’ Score By Jack Giroux/Nov. 23, 2016 1:30 pm EST Michael Giacchino had a tough job to do on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The composer behind Up, Lost, Star Trek, and Doctor Strange only had four and a half weeks to write the score for director Gareth Edwards’ upcoming war film. Giachinno replaced Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel) back in September, meaning there was no time to waste....

Nathan Fielder Definitely Doesn’t Want You To Hack The Emmy Voting System In Favor Of ‘Nathan For You’ By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2018 1:30 pm EST Voting for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards begins in a couple days, and members of the television academy will determine which shows are worthy of nominations for one of the most prestigious awards given to talents from the small screen. One of those who is favored to get a nomination is Nathan Fielder and his comedy reality series Nathan for You, and the comedian wants to make sure he earns one fair and square....

Photos: ‘Sense8’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date, Confirms Christmas Special By Angie Han/Dec. 5, 2016 4:30 pm EST Netflix comes bearing gifts. Whether they’re wanted or unwanted gifts, though, will depend on your tolerance for Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski’s brand of metaphysical sci-fi insanity. The streaming service has officially announced that a Sense8 Christmas special will drop later this month, just as we suspected. But that’s not all....

Superhero Bits: Shiny LEGO Batman, Thor: Ragnarok Spoilers, Infinity War Alien Extras & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 26, 2016 5:00 pm EST What about The Punisher resonates with Jon Bernthal and convinced him to join the MCU? Interested in some potential spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok? Why didn’t the DC Extended Universe calendar account for things going wrong? What does Michael Fassbender have to say about the future of the X-Men franchise?...

Superhero Bits: When To Expect Phase 4 Titles, Avengers 4 Not Shooting With Infinity War & More By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2017 5:00 pm EST Which Superman villain might be coming to Supergirl before the end of the second season? Would Joss Whedon ever have Alicia Silverstone make a cameo in his Batgirl movie? Want to hear David Hasselhoff rap on a track from the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack?...

Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’ Adds ‘Baby Driver’s Eiza Gonzalez, ‘Outlander’s Sam Heughan, And Michael Sheen By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 24, 2018 12:30 pm EST Bloodshot is hitting the mark when it comes to its supporting cast. Baby Driver breakout Eiza Gonzalez, Outlander’s Sam Heughan, and Michael Sheen have all joined the adaptation of the Valiant Comics series. They will join star Vin Diesel in the sci-fi action flick following a former soldier unwittingly given the powers of regeneration, technomancy, and meta-morphing....

VOTD: You May Have Forgotten How Many Movies ‘Shrek’ Parodied By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2017 5:00 am EST It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost 16 years since DreamWorks Animation released the first Shrek into theaters, launching a multi-billion dollar franchise (that is supposed to continue sometime in the near future). If it’s been awhile since you sunk your teeth into the animated fairytale comedy, you might have forgotten just how many movies Shrek and Shrek 2 parodies and paid homage to....

Watch: Hans Zimmer Rocks Coachella With ‘Inception’ Medley By Ben Pearson/April 18, 2017 5:30 am EST 2017’s Coachella music festival is under way in Southern California, and while attendees may have flocked to the desert to seek out shows from Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga, one of the festival’s acts that might be of more immediate interest to a film-loving community like /Film’s is composer Hans Zimmer. Last night, Zimmer took the stage with his orchestra and delivered an impressive rendition of songs from Christopher Nolan’s Inception, and you don’t even have to brave the heat to see it....