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‘Castle Rock’ Seasons Will Jump Around In Time; Allison Tolman Joins Cast By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2018 5:00 pm EST New details from Hulu’s Castle Rock have just surfaced, with the executive producers of the Stephen King-inspired series delving into what the show is really about. The producers also confirm that King himself fully approves of the series. What is Castle Rock? We already knew that Hulu’s upcoming series was set within the world of Stephen King, and we also had a few vague details about characters and their motivations....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Dragons Were Inspired By…Chickens? By Ben Pearson/Nov. 8, 2017 1:00 pm EST Each season, we get to see new behind-the-scenes videos detailing the impressive work of the visual effects teams for HBO’s Game of Thrones and how they’re able to generate some of the most iconic images in fantasy from scratch. Take, for instance, Daenerys Targaryen’s three dragons: Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaegal. A company called Pixomondo has been in charge of bringing Dany’s “children” to life since season 2, and now they’ve revealed the unlikely inspiration for the fearsome winged creatures from our real-life animal kingdom....

Han Solo Ralph McQuarrie easter egg Can anybody translate for me? #McQuarrie #UntitledHanSoloMovie pic.twitter.com/mbKltvhFbW — Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) September 26, 2017 Those alien runes could be anywhere on the set, but only the most diehard Star Wars fan would be able to trace those markings back to a specific piece of McQuarrie’s work. Luckily, this is Star Wars we’re talking about: of course there’s a diehard fan out there who knows this stuff inside and out....

‘In The Heights’ Director Compares The Musical Adaptation To ‘Do The Right Thing’ And ‘Annie Hall’ By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 4:30 pm EST Before Lin-Manuel Miranda became a household name with his Broadway smash hit Hamilton, he created the Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights. That play has been inching toward a Hollywood adaptation since 2011, but it seems like it’s finally going to happen with director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, G....

‘Iron Man’ Ride Video Reveals New Details And Commentary From The People Who Worked On It (And Also Stan Lee) By Jacob Hall/Nov. 8, 2016 2:00 pm EST While the theme park rights to the Marvel superheroes continue to prove complicated in the United States, the first Marvel-themed Disney attraction is finally set to open its doors at Hong Kong Disneyland early next year. That ride is Iron Man Experience, an attraction that will invite guests to take flight with the iconic Avenger through a storyline where surely nothing will go wrong....

‘Mudbound’ Director Dee Rees Returns To Netflix With ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ By Chris Evangelista/May 25, 2018 4:00 pm EST Mudbound director Dee Rees is headed back to Netflix with her new film. Rees will adapt Joan Didion’s book The Last Thing He Wanted for the streaming platform, with Anne Hathaway set to star. Dee Rees’ Mudbound was one of the best films of last year, so the more movies she makes, the better off we’ll all be....

‘On Chesil Beach’ Review: Dominic Cooke’s Adaptation Is Dead On Arrival [TIFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 17, 2017 8:00 am EST The main action of the film follows – or at least attempts to follow – the ill-fated honeymoon of young lovers Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle) as they struggle to consummate their fresh matrimony at a British seaside retreat. Both approach sex with a fair amount of trepidation, retreating inside the security of their own minds at crucial junctures along the journey to their marital bed....

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Trailer: Grand Admiral Thrawn Will Tear The Rebels Apart By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 13, 2016 6:30 am EST This season of Star Wars Rebels is shaping up to be a big one for fans of the stories that became Star Wars Legends when Disney took over Lucasfilm. A whole series of tales that took place within the Star Wars universe were retconned favor of a future where all of the stories that took place in a galaxy far, far away were officially tied together by the same continuity....

‘Stranger Things 2’ Featurette Dives Into The Show’s Cinematography By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 21, 2018 12:00 pm EST Stranger Things withdrawal is real. While we wait another year for the beloved sci-fi/horror series to return in 2019, Netflix teases out our anticipation with another featurette to remind us why we love the show. And to get some Emmy Awards campaigning in. The latest Stranger Things 2 featurette delves deep into the show’s cinematography, which showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer are determined to make as cinematic as possible....

A ‘King Kong’ Broadway Musical Will Stomp Through New York In 2018 By Jacob Hall/May 17, 2017 10:30 am EST In 1933’s King Kong, the great ape of Skull Island is taken from his home and put on Broadway by film director Carl Denham, a stage performance that ultimately ends in disaster and destruction. Kong escapes and wreaks havoc across New York City, eventually climbing the Empire State Building and falling to his death....

Bruce Campbell Says He’s Retired As Ash, And Now We’re Sad By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2018 4:30 pm EST Bruce Campbell is hanging up his chainsaw for good. According to the actor, he’s retiring from playing Ash vs Evil Dead’s Ash Williams – a character he’s played on and off again for almost 40 years. When word broke recently that Starz was cancelling Ash vs Evil Dead, fans were understandably crestfallen, but still somewhat hopeful....

Cool Stuff: Stan & Vince’s ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’ Print Is Spellbinding By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2017 5:00 am EST The folks at Dark Hall Mansion have been churning out some incredible artwork inspired by your favorite movies and TV shows. Last year they did some stellar prints for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and coming tomorrow they have something really special for fans of a certain boy wizard....

Could A ‘Hot Fuzz’ Sequel Actually Happen? By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 9, 2017 4:00 pm EST The closest Edgar Wright has come to making a sequel is his Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, the unofficial series of genre films loosely tied together by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (and ice cream). But would he consider making a sequel to one of his most popular films? Maybe, Wright answers. And only one of his films really lends itself to a sequel: the second in the Cornetto Trilogy, the buddy cop comedy Hot Fuzz....

By Fred Topel/Jan. 4, 2018 12:15 pm EST “It seems like if those are the circumstances, there won’t be more X-Files,” Walden said. The X-Files lost David Duchovny in its initial run. Robert Patrick filled in as Agent Doggett for seasons eight and nine. A similar replacement is unlikely. “We are developing a new iteration of Prison Break,” Thorn said. “It’s very early stages of development.” “We look at them as being very different,” Thon said....

Jonathan Nolan Responds To That Westworld Location Theory By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2016 12:00 pm EST In our first Westworld theories article, we presented the possibility that Westworld might not be located on Earth. How could the Delos corporation obtain so much land for this western theme park experience? The Westworld showrunners have said that we will find out that the landscape is just as methodically designed as the hosts, whom we have seen 3D printed and programmed (we get a hint of that in the trailer for next week’s episode)....

MoviePass Acquires Moviefone, Lifts Ban Of Popular AMC Theaters By Ben Pearson/April 5, 2018 11:30 am EST After making a deal just last week with Mark Cuban’s Landmark Theaters, MoviePass is back in the news again. The movie theater subscription service and its owner, Helios & Matheson, have acquired Moviefone, an entertainment brand that’s been around since the late 1980s. Plus, MoviePass has lifted its ban of popular AMC theater locations in major cities like New York, Boston, and Los Angeles....

NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Considering ‘Weekend Update’ Spinoff By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2017 3:00 pm EST Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update could be headed to weekdays. The show is reportedly considering a half-hour spinoff to debut on primetime sometime this fall. The Weekend Update desk has been manned by Colin Jost and Michael Che since 2014, but details are sparse at this time and we don’t have any confirmation on which talents will be involved....

Paul Thomas Anderson Turns Three Haim Live Performances Into A Short Film, ‘Valentine’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 25, 2017 2:30 pm EST Haim still has Something to Tell You, and it’s in the form of a short film directed by none other than Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights). The 14-minute short film is a relatively simple video, comprised of nothing more than steady tracking shots of the three sisters who make up the pop-rock trio as they perform a series of songs....

Showtime’s ‘Purity’ Won’t Keep Daniel Craig From Returning As James Bond [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 11, 2016 4:00 pm EST When the upcoming Showtime miniseries Purity cast Daniel Craig, some fans speculated it could be a sign he really was leaving the James Bond franchise. Today, Showtime Networks Inc. President and CEO David Nevins spoke about the upcoming show in his announcements to the Television Critics Association. After his panel, Nevins spoke with reporters further and we asked if Purity would tie up Craig long enough to keep him from playing Bond again....

Stephen Colbert Hosting The 2017 Emmy Awards By Jack Giroux/Jan. 23, 2017 3:00 pm EST We still have a little while to go until the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, but we now know who’s hosting: Stephen Colbert. “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period,” the Late Show host stated, referencing White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, “Both in person and around the globe.” This will be the first time Colbert has hosted the Emmys....