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‘Ready Player One’ First Look Teases Steven Spielberg’s Return To Sci-Fi Adventure By Ethan Anderton/July 14, 2017 8:30 am EST One of the movies heading to San Diego Comic-Con 2017 is Ready Player One, the adaptation of Ernest Cline’s popular 2011 sci-fi novel, safely in the hands of director Steven Spielberg. Before the hype train gets rolling next week, we have our first look at the anticipated film, along with some details about our lead character, his Steve Jobs-esque idol, and the world in which this sci-fi adventure takes place....

‘Reprisal’ Trailer: Oh, Good! Another Bruce Willis Movie To Forget About By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2018 5:00 pm EST Have you heard of Acts of Violence, First Kill, Marauders, Extraction, Vice or The Prince? They’re all Bruce Willis action thrillers that you’ve likely forgotten about or never even heard of, and they’re all movies that have come out within the last four years. That just goes to show you how often Bruce Willis is churning out forgettable fodder for action-hungry audiences who will watch anything while eating a Little Caesar’s pizza....

‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Super Bowl Spot: Dom Turns His Back On His Family By Angie Han/Feb. 5, 2017 4:51 pm EST There’s only one thing Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) cares about more in life than fast cars, and it’s family. He talks about family all the time, and goes to great lengths to show his loved ones just how much they mean to him. So what on earth could compel him to turn against them?...

‘The Founder’ Featurette: Everyone Loves Michael Keaton By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2017 4:30 pm EST Next week brings the wide release of The Founder to theaters across the nation. Michael Keaton stars in the movie as Ray Kroc, the man who took a family-owned burger diner in Southern California and turned it into the fast food empire known as McDonald’s, and he has some awards buzz for a potential Oscar nomination....

‘The Nun’ Featurette: Building ‘The Conjuring’ Cinematic Universe By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 24, 2018 2:45 pm EST When The Conjuring was released in 2013, few people expected it to launch a whole cinematic universe with its own mythology and crossover characters. A sequel or two, maybe, as hit horror films are expected to make. But one that could rival the superhero universes? Blasphemy. But eight years later and we’re four films into a Conjuring cinematic universe, with even more to come in the future....

Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn Inspires A Quartet Of Comedic Texting & Talking PSAs By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2016 6:30 am EST Congratulations, Brooklyn, you now have your very own Alamo Drafthouse. The official website for the new location has listings for all the events are coming to your neck of the woods for the grand opening of the theater, but that’s not all. In honor of the new location, a quartet of Alamo’s famous talking and texting PSAs has been revealed featuring Mike Birbiglia and the cast of his outstanding movie Don’t Think Twice, comedian and Wet Hot American Summer star Janeane Garofalo, as wel as Dwayne Johnson with his Moana composer and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda....

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Live-Action Remake Set For 2018 By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2016 11:30 am EST Disney’s made a lot of money producing live-action remakes of their own animated classics, with recent hits like Maleficent, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book. Now the studio has just set a date for one more film in that vein. Mulan will be marching into theaters in 2018, 20 years after Disney’s animated version hit theaters. Casting for a Chinese actress to play the lead will get underway shortly....

Elusive Scamp ‘Detective Pikachu’ Has Left Universal For Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/July 25, 2018 12:30 pm EST The very-elusive crime solver known as Detective Pikachu has decided to move out of his home at Universal and set up shop at Warner Bros. instead. The film, which is 100% real, we swear, features Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu, a Pokemon who solves mysteries and wears a Sherlock Holmes hat, or some such silly nonsense....

Hulu’s ‘Runaways’ Series Casts A Pride Of Evil Parents By Jacob Hall/Feb. 10, 2017 9:00 am EST Marvel’s Runaways has one of the greatest high concepts in modern superhero comics: what if a group of kids learned that their parents were all members of a super villain group known as The Pride? And what if they fled their homes and decided to use their inherited abilities for good? Originally created by writer Brian K....

Is Max Landis Writing A ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Remake? If So, Can He Not? By /Film Staff/July 27, 2018 4:30 pm EST The Dark Universe might still be alive…and in the hands of Max Landis. A new rumor has surfaced that the Victor Frankenstein writer might be penning a script for a Creature From the Black Lagoon remake. The question is: does anyone want this? Here’s something new I learned today (h/t The Playlist): there’s a Max Landis subreddit....

Listen To A Sample Of Michael Giacchino’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Score By Angie Han/Dec. 9, 2016 4:00 pm EST Thanks to all the trailers, clips, photos, and featurettes released so far, we know very well what Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will look like. But what will it sound like? We’d be excited to hear new Star Wars music under any circumstance, but we’ve been especially curious about Rogue One because it’s the very first Star Wars film not to be scored by John Williams....

Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Remake Gives Aladdin And Jasmine A New Duet, Along With A Whole New World Of Original Songs By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 15, 2018 11:30 am EST When we learned that La La Land and The Greatest Showman maestros Benj Pasek and Justin Paul were on board to pen new songs for Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of Aladdin, we knew were in for a whole new world of great music. But can they live up to the renown of Alan Menken’s masterful songs for the 1992 animated film?...

LOL: Jimmy Kimmel Hires Doctor Strange For A Kid’s Birthday Party By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 21, 2016 9:34 am EST Even though we won’t see Doctor Strange until November 4th here in the United States, the trailers have already indicated that Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) will quickly become a master of the mystical arts, despite the fact that he doesn’t really believe in all that spiritual nonsense at first. However, it appears some wires got crossed and Jimmy Kimmel thought Doctor Strange was just a magician who could entertain at a kid’s birthday party....

Lucasfilm Promises Female ‘Star Wars’ Director By Jack Giroux/Oct. 14, 2015 4:00 pm EST Directors J.J. Abrams (Star Trek), Rian Johnson (Looper), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (22 Jump Street), Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World), and Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) are all white dudes. All very talented white dudes, mind you, but they’re white dudes. This has caused a slight uproar amongst Star Wars fans, but Lucasfilm promises there will be a female Star Wars director....

Meet The New ‘Solo’ Characters In The Ever-Expanding ‘Star Wars’ Universe By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 9, 2018 9:30 am EST If you thought you could finish out the week without one more Solo news story, think again! New info has just emerged about the three new potentially villainous Solo characters played by Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, and Paul Bettany. When it comes to Solo: A Star Wars Story, there are some things we know, and some things we don’t....

Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride Character “Redd” Makes Her Debut In Disneyland By Ben Pearson/June 12, 2018 6:30 am EST Updates to Disney theme park rides are a fairly regular occurrence, even to the beloved and iconic Pirates of the Caribbean, the last attraction that Walt Disney personally oversaw before his death in 1966. We’ve already written about how they’ve added a new female pirate character named Redd to a revamped version of the ride’s auction scene, but now we have some new video of Redd meeting guests in the park....

Rian Johnson On How His New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Impacts His Future Projects By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2017 10:00 am EST During my discussion with Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (the full interview runs next week), I asked him what his new Star Wars trilogy means for his non-Star Wars films. Here’s how this new trilogy might impact future Rian Johnson films that don’t have Star Wars in the title....

Saw 8 Will Now Be Titled ‘Jigsaw’ By Peter Sciretta/June 21, 2017 12:30 pm EST Lionsgate has announced that Saw 8, formerly called Saw: Legacy, will now be titled Jigsaw, a reference to the Tobin Bell’s iconic character who, after learning of an inoperable frontal lobe tumor, created a series of horrific traps to help “lost” individuals rediscover their passion again. Learn more about Jigsaw after the jump. The Jigsaw movie title is interesting for a variety of reasons: Saw franchise creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell has originally wanted to call the first Saw film Jigsaw....

Stephen Colbert’s Animated Donald Trump Series Will Hold 5 Minutes For Topical Scenes [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 8, 2017 8:45 am EST Stephen Colbert is producing an animated series for Showtime about Donald Trump and his family. Speaking with the Television Critics Association, Showtime President and CEO David Nevins described the series as an animated sitcom. He also outlined a technology that will allow the writers to fit in at least one scene each episode addressing the current week of the Trump administration....

Syfy Hits The Reboot Button For Their 25th Anniversary By Jack Giroux/May 11, 2017 4:00 pm EST The Syfy channel, formerly called Sci Fi, turns 25 years old this September. Syfy is making some changes for the 25th anniversary. They’re expanding across the board by ordering some new high-profile shows, acquiring a few major film titles, doing more with Syfy Wire, and even by going with a new logo. Below, find out how they’re rebranding and check out the new Syfy logo....