At this point, all we can do is bring ourselves back down to Earth, and remind ourselves that while Mads Mikkelson sounds like an awesome new actor to play the role of Grindelwald, this is all still up in the air. Fantastic Beasts 3 still needs to find a definitive antagonist, and for all we
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Warning: This recap has spoilers about today’s Disney+ drop of The Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard Finally, three episodes in on season two of The Mandalorian, we return to some serious Star Wars mythology following two standalone adventures for Mando. We finally get to meet –in the flesh, as opposed to
Exclusive The father of the late singer Selena and Netflix are being sued by a Hollywood producer who claims they left him out in the cold when it came to producing the new TV series. Moctesuma Esparza filed docs suing Selena’s dad, Abraham Quintanilla, claiming he broke an agreement they signed in 1995 giving him
Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art Thursday announced a virtual return of the 49th annual New Directors/New Films festival rescheduled from last March to December 9-20. The 50-year old fest’s 2020 lineup of 24 features and 10 shorts will be available to audiences nationwide for the first time, screening exclusively in
James Reams, as the face of the Barnstormers and as a solo string player, has been in the bluegrass game for over a quarter of a century, and in the new documentary Like a Flowing River: A Bluegrass Passage, we get exclusive insight into his roots and the rhythm of life that continues to inspire his
Dash & Lily season 2 can take the story in many directions, and here’s everything that’s known about it. Dash & Lily’s first eight episodes follow two teenagers in New York City who communicate through a shared notebook, which leads to their inevitable face-to-face meeting. Dash & Lily season 1 stars Midori Francis as one of the two protagonists,
In his first extensive public comments about the major restructuring implemented in October, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said it has elicited “100% buy-in” from executives at the company. With the new structure in place, he added, it will be “full speed ahead” in terms of feeding more ambitious projects to Disney+ as theaters remain in
EXCLUSIVE: Universal has set changes to its leadership teams for Germany/Austria and the Netherlands as Paul Steinschulte, Managing Director for Germany and Austria, has decided to retire at the end of the year. A 31-year veteran of the studio, he joined in 1989 as part of a joint venture between Universal and Paramount. Universal’s President
Following the news today that Danielle Brooks has boarded the HBO Max The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker, we also can tell you that Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland and Chris Conrad are joining as well. Patrick will play the role of Auggie Smith; Conrad will portray The Vigilante/Adrian Chase; and Holland will reprise her Suicide Squad character
Warning: spoilers for The Village are in play. If you’ve somehow escaped spoilers for this M. Night Shyamalan film, and want to remain that way, don’t follow us into the woods. A little over 16 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan was on a hot streak, as his career had delivered three solid hits into the
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar addressed company employees at a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, which followed the latest round of layoffs at the media company yesterday. Kilar, joined by James Cummings, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, and Christy Haubegger, EVP and Head of Marketing & Communications, opened the hourlong meeting by acknowledging Veterans Day
Play video content mr.smash_ohana / TikTok Kevin Bacon‘s proud of American soldiers for serving their country, and he’s shouting out a group of heroes for nailing his famous dance … in their combat boots!!! The “Footloose” star just shared this awesome video of 3 soldiers cutting loose to the famous song and dance routine from
EXCLUSIVE: Verve Ventures and UTA Independent Film Group have come together to represent domestic sales on the feature film What We Do Next, from filmmaker and playwright Stephen Belber. The movie, starring Corey Stoll (Golden Globe nominee for House of Cards; Ant-Man, Midnight in Paris, upcoming West Side Story), Karen Pittman (AppleTV’s The Morning Show)
Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke have joined hands for Stangers – an upcoming Netflix feature film from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Robinson made her directorial debut in 2019 with the Netlfix rom-com Someone Great. The movie, which starred Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, Lakeith Stanfield, and Peter Vack in the lead roles, was highly popular on
Netflix has given a Season 3 order to one of its most popular series, The Umbrella Academy. Production on the 10-episode third season will begin in February in Toronto. Series-regular cast members set to return, reprising their roles, include Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu
Universal Pictures’ Jennifer Lopez music fueled romantic comedy Marry Me is moving from Presidents Day-Valentine’s Day weekend on the theatrical release calendar next year, Feb. 12 and going to May 14, 2021. Marry Me will take the place of DreamWorks Animation’s Untitled Spirit Riding Free movie which has now been title Spirit Untamed. That animated pic will now open on
The girl loves the boy on the next farm over, but he doesn’t get it. Now the grown woman loves the grown man on the farm next door, and … he’s still clueless. Here is the trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme. Set amid the 40 shades of green in rural Ireland, it follows Rosemary Muldoon (Emily
Money is definitely a key factor when it comes to making decisions in Hollywood, and while Superman Returns collecting $391 million worldwide would have been an incredible haul for a smaller-budgeted movie, it wasn’t enough to impress the Warner Bros executives. Granted, there had been talk about moving forward with Superman Returns 2, with the
EXCLUSIVE: Put Mads Mikkelsen atop the list of actors being considered to replace Johnny Depp in the David Yates-directed Fantastic Beast 3, the third installment of the Harry Potter spinoff based on the JK Rowling fantasy franchise. Sources said he is Yates’ choice to play Grindelwald and he is in early talks. The aim is
Bert Belasco — famous from BET’s “Let’s Stay Together” — has died … TMZ has learned. Bert’s father, Bert Sr., tells us his son’s body was found Sunday inside a hotel room in Richmond, VA — where we’re told he was about to start on a project for a new movie role. Bert Sr. says
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has halted production in the UK on The Witcher following multiple positive COVID-19 cases, we can reveal. The four positive cases are from today, we have confirmed, and Netflix will carry out an isolated round of testing of everyone involved in the show. Those impacted have been isolated and are not among lead
Wolverine is a character born in blood, literally. When experimented on by the vile Weapon X, his body was cut open and laced with one of the most resilient metals in the Marvel Universe, adamantium. Even worse for the lone-wolf mutant, his memories were wiped clean, leaving him to ponder if his own insatiable violence
The International Film Festival & Awards Macao has unveiled its program and jury ahead of its 5th edition taking place digitally December 3 – 8. Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda will receive the festival’s ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award at a virtual awards ceremony taking place online December 8. The event will also screen films via a
Universal, which already had July 22, 2022 already RSVP’ed on the theatrical release calendar, is designating that as the day to open Jordan Peele’s next horror event title. Between the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s Get Out and Us, his directed genre fare has minted a combined $510.5M WW for Universal.
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has made a deal to craft a new version of Saigon Bodyguards. The studio will make a high octane action comedy based on the Vietnamese film of the same name. Chris Pratt, fresh from wrapping Jurassic World: Dominion for Universal, is attached to star in the film with Wu Jing, the star
“Running Away From The Unknown” Official Press release by Zombie Media. Zombie Media is very pleased to have signed an agreement with CJ Productions for their film Running Away From the Unknown. We are very happy to add this film to our growing lineup of films. The film is currently available on DVD and for
The Metal Gear Solid franchise has long been known for its cinematic structure (and extremely long cutscenes) just as much as it has for its inventive and satisfying gameplay mechanics. This is why it is so frustrating that after all these years (the franchise goes all way back to 1987’s Metal Gear) we have never
Exclusive Batman was first revealed in a comic book way back in 1939, and though kids could have bought it then for 10 cents … a collector just paid $849,999.90 more to get his hands on one. Detective Comics No. 27 is the vintage comic in which the Caped Crusader makes his first appearance, and
Refresh for latest…: With cinemas in the bulk of the European majors now dealing with a second wave of closures amid the COVID-19 crisis, international box office is again led by Asia this weekend — and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Japan’s runaway smash Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is
Maddy Thorson, the creator of Celeste, has confirmed that the game’s protagonist Madeline is transgender in an open and honest blog post. The difficult platformer tells an emotional story as the main character attempts to climb a mountain, dealing with issues such as mental health. It is widely considered to be one of the best