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James McAvoy Would Play Professor X In The MCU, But ‘It’s Got To Be Good’ By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 27, 2021 3:13 pm EST The actor has been making the interviewing rounds to promote his voicing of Morpheus in the second part of “The Sandman” audio drama (see /Film’s own Hoai-Tran Bui’s interview with him here), and he had a response to the inevitable question about whether he’d play an MCU-version of Professor X, which he played in four “X-Men” films produced by Fox....

Locke And Key Season 3 Starts Production Netflix By Jenna Busch/Dec. 2, 2021 8:21 pm EST The Netflix series “Locke & Key” has officially begun production on season 3, according to an Instagram post from the official Netflix account. It also gives us a peek at the season 3 logo. In the post it says: Netflix/Instagram It got pretty quick responses from some of the cast including Coby Bird and Darby Stanchfield....

Marion Cotillard Says Her ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Character Is NOT Talia Al Ghul By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2012 3:30 pm EST Would an Oscar-winning actress lie to us all? That’s what I’m wondering after reading the latest comments from Dark Knight Rises co-star Marion Cotillard. The actress plays a character named Miranda Tate in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film and rumors have run ramptant (almost to the point of being considered fact) that she’s actually Talia Al Ghul, daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul, who was played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins....

New ‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ TV Spot May Feature A Reference To The Original 1962 Monster Mash-Up By Ethan Anderton/March 3, 2021 12:00 pm EST Godzilla vs Kong will stomp into theaters and on HBO Max in less than a month, bringing the two movie monsters together for an epic battle. As we head into the final stretch of marketing for the blockbuster, new footage is slowly surfacing online, and today brings a Godzilla vs Kong TV spot that may hold a reference to the original battle between the two titans from 1962....

‘I’m Hoping It Gets Its Day in the Sun’ 20th Century Studios Give Kenneth Branagh credit for this much, at least: during a spectacularly turbulent period of time, he has managed to channel his energy to making a deeply personal autobiographical film that has grand Oscars ambition and — most importantly — was filmed with stringent health and safety protocols in place. That’s the good news. The elephant in the room, on the other hand, has to do with the series of woes that have befallen production for “Death on the Nile....

Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon Trailer: The Stupidest Cops Vs. The Stupidest Conspiracy Theory Paramount+ By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 9, 2021 12:51 pm EST The world’s most incompetent pretend police are back, and this time they’re trying to take down a conspiracy as ludicrous as themselves. That’s right, the fictional sheriff’s department from “Reno 911!” have returned for a new movie on Paramount+ where they will try to infiltrate the conspiracy theory known as QAnon by going undercover on a cruise to Jeffrey Epstein’s island....

Sony Is Doubling Down On Video Game Adaptations, Teaming Up Its Gaming And Film Divisions By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 24, 2021 1:30 pm EST Per a report from The New York Times, Sony is doubling down on video game adaptations in a big way. The company is teaming up its Sony Pictures Entertainment division and its PlayStation powerhouse, Sony Interactive, to turn PlayStation games into “mass-appeal movies and television shows.” There are about 10 video game adaptations in the Sony Pictures pipeline, a huge leap from a couple years ago, when there were close to zero....

Stephen Sondheim Wrote A Neo-Noir Film And You Probably Haven’t Seen It Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 29, 2021 2:20 pm EST With the passing of musical theater genius Stephen Sondheim, many fans are looking to fill in any gaps in their knowledge of his incredible body of work. While everyone will be checking out “West Side Story” and “Sweeney Todd,” few probably know about his 1973 neo-noir movie, “The Last of Sheila....

Why It’s Essential Viewing FilmDistrict Based on James Sallis’ 2005 novel of the same name, “Drive” follows an unnamed Hollywood stuntman (Gosling) who moonlights as a getaway driver. He begins to fall for his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her young son, Benicio. When Irene’s ex, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, his old debts threaten the safety of his family, forcing the Driver to step in and protect them....

The Daily Stream: The Enduring Weirdness And Unexpected Empathy Of ‘Swiss Army Man’ By Jeremy Mathai/June 30, 2021 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: Swiss Army ManWhere You Can Stream It: KanopyThe Pitch: This one is derisively referred to as “That farting corpse movie,” infamous for debuting at the Sundance Film Festival and instigating mass walk-outs — including professional critics, mind you!...

Trainspotting Sequel TV Series In The Works, Robert Carlyle To Return PolyGram Filmed Entertainment By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 6, 2021 12:56 pm EST Begbie’s back, baby! That is to say, Robert Carlyle (“Stargate Universe”) is reprising his role as Francis Begbie, the most rotten man in all of Scotland. Deadline reports that Carlyle will executive produce and star in a TV series based on the “Trainspotting” novel sequel, “The Blade Artist.” The six-part series is being produced by Buccaneer Media....

Upcoming Dwayne Johnson Movies To Keep On Your Radar By Ben Pearson/Aug. 18, 2021 12:34 pm EST (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited…or not.)Dwayne Johnson is one of the busiest people in Hollywood, constantly working (and working out), hustling on side projects, and occasionally eating mountains of pancakes as a reward....

‘A Different Iteration of the Character’ Warner Bros. I have no idea what Lana Wachowski has in store for us with “The Matrix: Resurrections” and, at this point, I almost don’t even want to theorize about it anymore. After all, how can any of our guesses top the mind-melting concepts that the Wachowskis have already introduced in this franchise? At the top of that list has to be Morpheus’ apparent transformation from Laurence Fishburne into Yahya Abdul-Mateen II between the events of “Revolutions” and “Resurrections....

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Will Complete The Original T-Rex’s Franchise-Long Journey By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 10, 2021 10:07 am EST The Tyrannosaurus rex from Jurassic Park has come a long way. First appearing onscreen in the original 1993 film, the T-Rex has evolved from main movie monster to anti-hero, facing off with the terrifying Indominus rex in Jurassic World. And her story continues in Jurassic World: Dominion, and Colin Trevorrow shared the details with us....

‘Mother Schmuckers’ Review: This Deranged, Belgian Beavis And Butt-Head Flounders In Frenetic Filth [Sundance 2021] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 30, 2021 9:00 am EST Mother Schmuckers marks the first time a Belgian film is playing in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival. Normally, this section is a great place to find unsettling horror and/or twisted dark comedy, and while the debut film from directing duo Harpo & Lenny Guit delivers both, the problem is that the comedy is, well, horrific....

‘The School For Good And Evil’ Enrolls Charlize Theron And Kerry Washington In Key Roles By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2021 12:00 pm EST The School for Good and Evil will soon be in session at Netflix. The streaming service is turning the young adult fantasy novel series by Soman Chainani into a Netflix movie (presumably a franchise if all goes well), and director Paul Feig has found two big name actresses to take key educational roles....

‘WandaVision’ Looks To The Past To Set Up The Endgame With Its Penultimate Episode By Evan Saathoff/Feb. 26, 2021 7:00 am EST Hello all, and welcome to your weekly recap of whatever wildness occurred on the latest episode of WandaVision. These are meant to be read after watching, so they will go deep into spoiler territory. You have been warned! Last Week on WandaVision… It was Agnes all along! Well, a lot more happened than that....

By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2021 7:30 am EST Last year, Alex Winter returned alongside Keanu Reeves in the long-anticipated Bill and Ted Face the Music. But he also got musical in another way last year by directing Zappa, a documentary about famed musician Frank Zappa, who released a whopping 62 albums across his lifetime, dabbling in rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral arrangements and musique concrète. With unprecedented access to the musician’s estate, Zappa is a chronicle of the musician’s life and career, from his humble beginnings sleeping inside the recording studio to selling out stadiums around the world....

Despite Some Confusion, ‘The Flash’ Confirms The Return Of Michael Keaton As Batman By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2021 3:00 pm EST In 2020 word broke that Micheal Keaton would be taking up the cape and cowl and playing Batman once again for The Flash. Then just last month Keaton said his involvement with the film wasn’t a done deal, and there was a chance he might not appear after all. Now it’s time to put all this to rest, as it’s been confirmed once and for all that Keaton’s Dark Knight will be in The Flash, marking his first return to the iconic role in nearly 30 years....

Dracula Movie ‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Will Star Corey Hawkins By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 27, 2021 5:30 pm EST The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a Dracula spin-off movie that’s been in development for over 17 years, has found its star: Corey Hawkins, who has appeared in Straight Outta Compton, Kong: Skull Island, the 24 reboot, and more. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal is helming the movie, which is inspired by the chapter in Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire novel that features Count Dracula sailing from Transylvania to England....