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Yoko Ono Developing A Movie About Her Relationship With John Lennon By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 2, 2017 1:30 pm EST There have been plenty of documentaries about The Beatles, not to mention a bunch of movies starring them at the height of their popularity, but the number of movies about the star musicians have been few and far between. Now one of the Fab Four will be getting a movie about one of the most intimate parts of his life, and it’s being developed by the one person who was closest to him....

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Casts Geek Staple Jackie Earle Haley By Angie Han/Sept. 15, 2016 7:30 am EST Based on Yukito Kishiro’s 1990s manga series and set in the 26th century, Alita is billed as an action-adventure story with “themes of self-discovery and the search for love.” The title refers to the lead character, a female cyborg (Salazar) who wakes up in a scrapyard with no memory of her past life. She puts her extensive martial arts skills to use as a bounty hunter while also searching for clues about her own past....

‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Honest Trailer: A Game Of Human Pokémon By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2017 6:00 am EST Watch the Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Honest Trailer after the jump. If you haven’t watched Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure recently, you might have forgotten about that little gay slur between the two titular characters after they let a hug linger for too long. It’s more than awkward to see play out by today’s social standards, but it was the 1980s, and we were just ignorant back then....

‘Black Panther’ Sails Past ‘Titanic’ To Become The Third Highest-Grossing Release In Domestic Box Office History By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 9, 2018 9:30 am EST There’s a new king of the world. Or at least, a new No. 3 in the list of the highest-grossing movies released in the U.S. The Black Panther box office has just sunk Titanic’s record as the third biggest U.S. theatrical release of all time. Black Panther keeps breaking records....

‘Cobra Kai’ Marketing Kicks Into Gear, “Vandalized” Billboard Appears In L.A. By Ben Pearson/March 28, 2018 2:15 pm EST Daniel LaRusso may have been an underdog in 1984’s The Karate Kid, but three decades later, the character has become a car dealer content with rehashing his glory days. How’s that for a character shift? Cobra Kai, the upcoming YouTube Red series that serves as a continuation of the Karate Kid franchise, is set to premiere soon, and following the release of a full trailer last week, the Cobra Kai marketing blitz continues....

By Ben Pearson/March 29, 2017 4:30 pm EST That’s wrestler/actor John Cena as the title character, and that piece of meta casting may be the most intelligent thing this movie has going for it. Cena is an imposing physical presence in real life, and it makes sense that he’d be the star of a brainless action movie like 12 Rounds. But as we’ve recently seen in comedies like Trainwreck and Sisters, there’s more to him than meets the eye....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Finale Will Disappoint Some Fans, Excite Others, Says Sophie Turner By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2018 1:30 pm EST You can’t stop what’s coming. The Game of Thrones finale will happen soon, and fans everywhere will be glued to their screens waiting to see how it all plays out. With so much hype riding on the end of such a popular show, potential disappointment is inevitable. Star Sophie Turner certainly knows that....

‘Marvel’s Runaways’ Photos: Hulu Gets Super With New Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 29, 2017 8:30 am EST Hulu is getting in on the superhero game with their new series, Marvel’s Runaways, which follows a group of kids who discover that their parents are part of a cabal of supervillains. Though we have seen glimpses of the upcoming show in cast photos and teasers, Hulu has released a new batch of Runaways photos that give us the best look yet at what to expect....

‘New Mutants’ Director Josh Boone Seemingly Confirms Maisie Williams As Wolfsbane By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 13, 2017 7:00 am EST Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has been linked to the cast of New Mutants, though no word on her involvement has been confirmed by anyone. Josh Boone may have just done that though by sharing a piece of art featuring the actress as Rahne Sinclair, the mutant who comes to be known as Wolfsbane, due to the fact that she can transform into a wolf....

‘Okja’ Trailer: Critics Sing Praises For Bong Joon-Ho’s Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 16, 2017 7:30 am EST Okja has been at the center of many conversations — it’s Bong Joon-ho’s next anticipated film after his critically acclaimed cult hit Snowpiercer, it’s Netflix’s next big gamble in the feature film business, and it has caused all kind of controversy at the Cannes Film Festival for its lack of a traditional theatrical release....

‘Skyscraper’ Featurette: Inside The Rock’s Towering Action Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2018 5:30 am EST It’s no secret that action thrillers like Die Hard and The Towering Inferno are heavy influences on this summer’s new Dwayne Johnson action movie Skyscraper. But a new Skyscraper featurette explains exactly how the new movie differs from the action disaster dramas that came before it. Skyscraper Featurette A new Skyscraper featurette invites us to take a look inside the tower at the center of the action film that reunites Johnson with Central Intelligence director Rawson Marshall Thurber....

‘Suicide Squad 2’ Could Start Filming Next Year, Says Joel Kinnaman By Ben Pearson/June 6, 2017 8:30 am EST Superhero movie fans are riding a Wonder Woman high right now, but it’s slightly difficult to sustain that excitement when we stop and think about what’s coming next from the DC Extended Universe. Sure, James Wan’s Aquaman could end up being really cool, but Justice League is the next DCEU film to hit theaters, and that one has a cloud of sadness around it based on the tragedy in the family of director Zack Snyder and his producing partner and wife Deborah Snyder....

By Ethan Anderton/March 19, 2017 8:00 am EST Stephen King fans have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first trailer for the adaptation of the author’s book series The Dark Tower from Columbia Pictures and MRC. It sounds like they won’t have to wait much longer though, because Stephen King just released the first teaser poster for the film.The Dark Tower teaser poster seems like a pretty simple piece of marketing at first, using juxtaposing images of Idris Elba as The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and Tom Taylor as Jake Chambers opposite an image of Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black, the silhouette created by the buildings around them should reveal an image familiar to fans of the books....

‘The Hummingbird Project’ Review: An Engaging Financial Thriller Stops Just Short Of Greatness [TIFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 14, 2018 11:00 am EST The turn of phrase is an endearing one – it’s just not something the film necessarily earns. Nguyen’s film is far from The Big Short in the depiction of outsiders trying to beat the financial establishment by exploiting their laziness and beating them at their own game. The Zaleski cousins have nothing to establish their animosity for other traders....

‘Victoria And Abdul’ Trailer: Judi Dench’s Queen Of England Finds A New Friend By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2017 3:30 pm EST Has there been an actress who’s played more members of English royalty or upper class society than Dame Judi Dench? She has to be the first call casting directors make if they’re looking for someone to play a role like that, and over the course of her long career, she’ve proven adept at allowing bits of humanity to shine through the authoritative figures she often plays....

Charlie’s Angels Cast Adds Patrick Stewart As Another Bosley By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 3:00 pm EST Patrick Stewart is the latest addition to the Charlie’s Angels cast. The new reboot comes from director Elizabeth Banks, and stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska. Stewart (Patrick, not Kristen) will play Bosley, but he’s playing one of several Bosleys that will appear in the film.THR has the news regarding Patrick Stewart’s casting, which also confirms some new plot details....

Donald Glover Talks Lando Calrissian’s Coolness, Comfort And Capes In ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2018 8:30 am EST This week brought our first look at Solo: A Star Wars Story, and while this movie may be about Han Solo’s younger years, one character is already stealing the show from him. Solo: A Star Wars Story not only introduces us to a young Han Solo played by Alden Ehrenreich, but also his scoundrel of a pal Lando Calrissian....

Harley Quinn Is Getting Her Own Animated Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 21, 2017 8:00 am EST Harley Quinn is back, baby, and this time she’s getting the spotlight all to herself. The Batman villain and Hot Topic bestseller is getting an animated series to call her own, in the form of a half-hour action-comedy on DC Comics’ untitled streaming service. The series, titled Harley Quinn, will follow the adorable psychopath after she’s rightly severed ties with her abusive and equally iconic ex, the Joker....

LOL: Watch As HBO’s ‘Girls’ Becomes ‘The Golden Girls’ In The Year 2067 By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2017 5:00 am EST HBO’s comedy series Girls is nearing an end to its sixth and final season. We’re not sure where the stories of Hannah (Lena Dunham), Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) will end up, but we won’t have to wait for long. Though this is the final season of the show, Lena Dunham has said that she would love to bring these characters back for a movie, but not until enough time has passed for them to be in a completely different place in their lvies....

Marvel Comics Finally Added To Comixology’s Comic Book Subscription Service By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2017 1:00 pm EST But today, it was announced that Marvel Comics is finally joining the Comixology Unlimited fold. No, not all of Marvel’s extensive comic library will be available on Comixology Unlimited – only a mere 52 collections, which seem to be offer entry points into many of the more popular series. Marvel will continue to offer the vast majority of their back comic catalog on their own subscription service....