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Everything We Know About Prey, The Predator Prequel, So Far 20th Century Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 13, 2021 4:11 pm EST Like its titular monster, the “Predator” movie franchise has proven very hard to kill, even after multiple sequels and crossovers that’ve seen wildly varying results when it comes to their financial success and, most importantly, their actual quality. The plan was for Shane Black’s 2018 quasi-reboot “The Predator” to usher in a shiny new era for the spine-ripping, skull-collecting aliens, but it wound up disappointing both critically and at the box office after a series of behind-the-scenes woes that included third act reshoots and much more....

First Five ‘Halloween’ Movies Coming To 4K This Fall, Just In Time For ‘Halloween Kills’ To Slash Most Of Them From Canon By Chris Evangelista/July 6, 2021 11:48 am EST It’s never too early to start thinking about Halloween, and to help you get into the spirit, Scream Factory just announced that they’re releasing the first five original Halloween movies on 4K UHD this fall. The set includes Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers, and Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers....

How ‘Loki’ Head Writer Michael Waldron Used The Latest Episode To Rewrite The Events Of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Shania Russell/July 7, 2021 9:38 am EST Spoilers below for episode 5 of Loki. No episode of Loki is more deserving of the series title than episode 5, “Journey Into Mystery,” which features more Loki’s than the God of Mischief himself can count. They come in all shapes and sizes now, including a child and yes, an actual alligator....

If You Seek More Britney, Netflix Is Working On Its Own Britney Spears Documentary Following Hit Hulu Doc By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 15, 2021 9:30 am EST Netflix is planning to hit audiences with its own Britney Spears documentary. Hot on the heels of Hulu’s successful New York Times feature on the pop princess and her polarizing conservatorship, Netflix is working on its own movie about Britney Spears, in the streamer’s latest dueling documentary response to a successful Hulu doc....

Inventing Anna Teaser: The Viral Conwoman Gets A Juicy Netflix Series From Shonda Rhimes Netflix By Shania Russell/Nov. 23, 2021 9:17 am EST “Who the hell is Anna Delvey?” The teaser for the latest Netflix-Shonda Rhimes teamup opens on a big question, which requires at least one whole miniseries to unpack. The answer is months away from revealing itself, though, as “Inventing Anna” isn’t due until February 2022. Until then, Netflix is tiding over the hype with a flashy teaser trailer, showing off Julia Garner’s (“Ozark,” “The Assistant”) transformation into the famous German fraudster who took the New York social scene by storm....

James Gunn Rips Into Hollywood For Taking The Wrong Lessons From ‘Deadpool’ By Angie Han/Feb. 15, 2016 11:30 am EST Deadpool didn’t just win the box office this weekend. It absolutely slaughtered it, smashing about half a dozen records on its way to a $132 million opening weekend — the biggest ever for an R-rated movie, and a whole lot better than many PG-13 superhero pics that should theoretically appeal to a much wider audience....

Leonardo DiCaprio’s 15 Best Films, Ranked Paramount By Audrey Fox/Nov. 18, 2021 9:20 am EST Since the early 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio has been wowing audiences around the world. His career has served as a model for young actors who rise to fame quickly, and feel pressure to avoid being typecast in teen heartthrob roles. Rather than settling into a comfortable, if creatively uninspired, run of romantic lead performances, DiCaprio purposefully sought out challenging opportunities that would prove his range....

Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Movie ‘Infinite’ Headed Straight To Paramount+ In June By Chris Evangelista/May 26, 2021 10:30 am EST Today, Paramount announced that Infinite, a new Mark Wahlberg movie helmed by Antoine Fuqua, is headed right to Paramount+ on Thursday, June 10. The film is described as “a high-octane sci-fi action film that delves into the concept of reincarnation through spectacular visuals and nuanced characters who must use memories and skills from past lives to ensure the future....

Oblivion Song Movie, Based On A Comic From The Walking Dead Creator, Will Star Jake Gyllenhaal 20th Century Studios By Ben Pearson/Aug. 24, 2021 4:57 pm EST Jake Gyllenhaal is trekking into oblivion. The “Nightcrawler” and “Brokeback Mountain” actor is set to star in “Oblivion Song,” a new movie based on the comic from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and collaborator Lorenzo De Felici (“Murder Falcon,” “Infinite 8”). Gyllenhaal’s production company, Nine Stories, will produce the film with Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, where Kirkman, Riva Marker (“The Devil All the Time”), David Alpert (“Invincible”), Bryan Furst (the upcoming “Renfield”), and Sean Furst (“Daybreakers”) will also serve as producers....

Peacock Sees 9 Million New Sign-Ups After Arrival Of WWE And ‘The Office’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2021 7:00 am EST Well, well, well, how the turntables. Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service that seemed like it was struggling to make an impact compared to fellow new competitors like Disney+ and HBO Max, has hit 42 million subscribers total in the U.S. And a lot of the new Peacock sign-ups can be credited to the addition of The Office and WWE....

Seeing Double: ‘Deep Impact’ Vs ‘Armageddon’ And The Collision Of 1998’s Dueling Rockbusters By Rob Hunter/Nov. 28, 2019 10:30 am EST (Welcome to Seeing Double, a series where two strangely similar films released around the same time are put head-to-head. This time, we look skyward once again only to see big rocks filling our view, heading our way, and putting a countdown on life as we know it.) We’re currently gizzard deep in the great aught streaming wars, and while it’s too early to declare an ultimate winner yet the odds are it will be one corporation or another....

Sex And The City Review: A Man’s Perspective By Zach Lawrence/June 1, 2008 12:26 pm EST The following review comes from our east coast correspondent Zach Lawrence: Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Jungle of the Swinging Shia, The Chronicles of Narnia; the last few weeks, my girlfriend has been a hardcore trooper. So what does a man do? He owes. He owes her one, and my fellow fan boys and movie geeks, listen closely, this information could save your life....

Superhero Bits: ‘The Boys’ Season 3 Adding A Few New Heroes, Owen Wilson Probably Won’t Say “Wow” On ‘Loki’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2021 5:00 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Aging Effects Of Anger Apple TV+ Nate’s character goes through a huge evolution as “Ted Lasso” progresses. In the beginning of the first season, Nate is AFC Richmond’s often-overlooked kit man, but fish-out-of-water Ted regularly encourages Nate to speak up and asks his thoughts on football tactics. At the end of season 1, Ted offers Nate a major promotion to Assistant Coach. The second season takes Nate’s journey much further as it shows him growing in tactical prowess, even as he still struggles to find his psychological footing....

The Tragedy Of Macbeth Teaser Shows Off Its Gorgeous Cinematography A24 By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 18, 2021 9:54 am EST Something wicked this way … knocks. For the first time in their well-traveled and consistently critically acclaimed careers, the dynamic Coen Brothers duo has been broken up. Filmmaker Joel Coen is headed out entirely on his own with “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” having written and directed this latest Shakespeare adaptation without the assistance of sibling and longtime creative partner, Ethan Coen....

Under The Banner Of Heaven: Mormon Murder Mystery Adds Wyatt Russell And Sam Worthington Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 27, 2021 8:47 am EST Wyatt Russell, Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, and Rory Culkin are now united “Under the Banner of Heaven” with Andrew Garfield. They’re among the names that have joined the Garfield-led Mormon murder mystery series for FX on Hulu. Earlier this summer, we reported that Garfield would star alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in a TV adaptation of John Krakauer’s “New York Times”-bestselling nonfiction crime novel, “Under the Banner of Heaven....

VOTD: ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ Celebrates The Comedic Chemistry Of Kristen Wiig And Annie Mumolo By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2021 6:00 am EST If you need a quick pick-me-up, you simply can’t go wrong with Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. This delightfully absurd comedy has touches of Hot Rod, Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, Austin Powers, Airplane!, and Zoolander, and it all works because of the quirky characters and comedic chemistry created by writers and stars Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo....

What’s The Deal With The ‘Seinfeld’ Soundtrack Finally Being Released? By Ben Pearson/July 1, 2021 11:51 am EST Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld’s mega-hit comedy series Seinfeld went off the air in 1998, but the show’s memorable music has never been made available for purchase by itself…until now. More than 20 years after the series finale, the Seinfeld soundtrack is finally about to be released. WaterTower Music is set to release a 33-track soundtrack album tomorrow, on July 2, 2021, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday....

Will There Be A Sequel To Monster Hunter? Here’s What We Know Sony By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 7, 2021 2:58 pm EST (Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) “Monster Hunter,” a movie that gave Paul W. S. Anderson and his muse/wife Milla Jovovich yet another chance to get silly with big, dumb action movie mayhem, had a rough time of it at the box office....

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Is Likely The Second Entry In A Trilogy By Ben Pearson/May 25, 2021 2:00 pm EST Though it’s not official yet, it sounds like audiences can go ahead and start preparing to get quiet…for a third time. According to Emily Blunt, who starred in the first two installments of Paramount’s A Quiet Place franchise, this month’s A Quiet Place Part II is probably going to be the second entry in a Quiet Place trilogy, and writer/director John Krasinski already has ideas for where the third film can go....