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Spencer Director Pablo Larrain Doesn’t Think He’s The Right Person To Make A Britney Spears Movie [Exclusive] Neon By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 10, 2021 4:32 pm EST Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer” begins with the title card, “A fable from a true tragedy.” As those who watched his 2016 Jacqueline Kennedy film “Jackie” know, Larraín knows exactly how to transform what could’ve been a stodgy, dull biopic into a quietly meditative — but incredibly compelling — story that humanizes larger-than-life figures and uncovers new layers that far too many of us may have neglected to consider with their real-life counterparts....

Sub-Zero Actor Joe Taslim Has Signed On For Four More ‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequels By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 22, 2021 12:30 pm EST Get ready for at least four more movies of ice-kicking. Sub-Zero actor Joe Taslim, who plays the iconic villain in the upcoming Mortal Kombat, has revealed that he’s signed on for four more sequels. Flawless victory (for Mortal Kombat fans)! In an interview with Variety for its Just for Variety podcast, Indonesian actor and martial artist Joe Taslim revealed that he’s signed on for four more Mortal Kombat sequels as Sub-Zero — if Warner Bros....

Tom Holland Hasn’t Given Much Thought To A Potential Spider-Man Versus Venom Showdown Disney By Jeff Ewing/Nov. 13, 2021 10:42 am EST Spider-Man news is all the rage right now, with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” on the horizon and the internet perpetually abuzz with casting and plot rumors for the multiverse-bridging film. The newest poster reveals a host of baddies challenging our friendly neighborhood arachnid-themed gent, including a very visible Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus tentacles (alongside sand plumes and lightning)....

Wakanda TV Series Coming From ‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler, More Marvel Shows In The Works By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2021 12:30 pm EST Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is sticking with the House of Mouse. Coogler’s Proximity Media has just signed a five-year overall exclusive television deal with Disney, which will have Coogler developing new television series for Disney+ and other TV divisions of the company. And that deal already has a project that will have people buzzing: a Wakanda TV series is headed to Disney+....

The Riddler’s Comics History DC Comics The Riddler first appeared all the way back in 1948 in Detective Comics #140, written by Bill Finger and pencilled by Dick Sprang. The cover depicts him in a green leotard, emblazoned with question marks, similar to how he would look in “Batman Forever.” In the issue, we learn a bit of his backstory: how he formed a fascination with puzzles at an early age and was not above cheating to solve them....

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Has Slipped Onto Paramount+ And Is Streaming Right Now By Chris Evangelista/July 12, 2021 9:00 pm EST Did you miss A Quiet Place Part II in theaters? Well, I have some good news for you – provided you have Paramount+. A Quiet Place Part II has just dropped onto the streaming service, which pretty much lines up with the previous announcement that Paramount theatrical releases would hit Paramount+ about 45 days after releasing on the big screen....

Planet of the Vampires Trailer In Planet of the Vampires, a team of astronauts lands on a volcanic planet and proceed to kill each other. Another team of astronauts also lands on the planet and investigates what happened. As it turns out, vampire-like aliens without bodies forced the first team to kill each other – and soon they’ve possessed the bodies of the dead in an attempt to get back to Earth....

‘House Of The Dragon,’ ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 And ‘Matilda’ Productions Shut Down Due To COVID By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2021 8:09 am EST Remember COVID? It’s back! Okay, to be fair, COVID never actually went away. It’s just that human beings, in their infinite ignorance, assumed “Slowly getting the pandemic under control” was somehow the same exact thing as “the pandemic is gone.” But it’s not, and while everyone is desperate for some return to normalcy, that’s not going to be so easy....

‘S-Town’ Podcast Is Becoming A Movie From ‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2018 1:30 pm EST After Serial become a podcast sensation, listeners were hungry for another story from This American Life that would keep them fascinated. Unfortunately, the second season of Serial didn’t deliver, but last spring brought us a worthy successor in the form of a podcast called S-Town. That podcast will now become a movie....

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Images Reveal A Battered But Familiar Crew And A Battered Mystery Ship By Jacob Hall/April 29, 2016 12:00 pm EST We know that the next trailer for Star Trek Beyond is set to arrive on May 20 and will be revealed as part of a larger “fan event” that will include a Q&A with the cast and director Justin Lin. After all, it’s Star Trek’s 50th anniversary – this is the perfect excuse to go big....

‘Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters’ Reveals Who Stole Han Solo’s Body While He Was Trapped In Carbonite By Bryan Young/June 4, 2021 12:00 pm EST Naturally, there are major spoilers here. The conventional wisdom is that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but it seems like there are no straight lines in Star Wars. Though many of the laws of physics and mortals don’t apply in Star Wars, Murphy’s Law does, and that’s really at the heart of the new Marvel Comics event, War of the Bounty Hunters....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man:’ 4 Minute Super Preview During ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Tobey Maguire Interviews Andrew Garfield By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2012 2:30 pm EST Even if you aren’t excited for the debut of Howard Stern on NBC’s America’s Got Talent next week, now there’s a superhero reason to watch as well. According to a new television commercial, a special four minute “super preview” of Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man will air during the show on Monday May 14....

The Spine of Night Trailer Whoa. Didn’t think I’d be spending a Thursday afternoon watching animated people have their limbs hacked off, but here we are. This looks extremely cool, and not just the novelty of the rotoscope effect, but the vibes of the whole thing: the capes, the torches, the Lord of the Rings-influenced architecture, the…hang gliders? Hell yes. There really aren’t enough hang gliders in movies these days....

Rosemary’s Baby Paramount Pictures “Rosemary’s Baby,” based on the novel written by Ira Levin and released in 1968, was an extremely successful film. It was Roman Polanski’s American debut and established him as one of the most distinctive filmmakers of the time, as well as cementing Mia Farrow’s status as a movie star. It was also plagued by deaths among the cast and crew, who died in strange and tragic ways....

20 Years Ago, ‘Sexy Beast’ Reinvented Ben Kingsley And Gave Us One Of Cinema’s Greatest Villains By Josh Spiegel/Sept. 18, 2020 7:00 am EST In the British heist film Sexy Beast, the buildup to the arrival of a feared English crook is almost as terrifying as his presence. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 20 years ago this month, begins as the story of the carefree Gal Dove, who lives peacefully in a remote Spanish villa with his gorgeous wife after retiring from lowdown criminal work....

Belfast Trailer: A New Look At Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar Contender Focus Features By Shania Russell/Oct. 20, 2021 1:13 pm EST Kenneth Branagh returns home with “Belfast,” his latest film, already described as his “most personal” project yet. Taking place in the very city where he grew up, the semi-autobiographical story chronicles the lives of a working-class family in 1960s Northern Ireland. As a boy comes of age and a family figures out their future, life continues in Belfast, joyful and determined....

Bo Burnham’s Inside Was Filmed In The Nightmare On Elm Street House Netflix By Kaylee Dugan/Oct. 22, 2021 9:21 am EST This article is a gift to you. Imagine a fully wrapped parcel in some fancy, Martha Stewart thick wrapping paper, with like multiple color-coordinated bows layered on top and a delicately placed name card tucked just so under one of the bows. That is this article. I’m saying all of this because I have multiple layers of truly delightful news for you, some of which have been spoiled by the title, but what can I say?...

Carey Mulligan Stars In A Lesbian Period Drama And Gets IBS On A Familiar But Funny ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/April 11, 2021 12:17 pm EST Carey Mulligan is primarily known for starring in prestige dramas and hasn’t shown much evidence of harnessing any secret comedic chops. Though her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live undoubtedly let Carey Mulligan get a little bit more loose, she was still mostly relegated to the same position that many prestige British actresses end up: the straight-person....

Here’s How They Built A Sean Bean Puppet To Mutilate In ‘Possessor’ By Chris Evangelista/April 25, 2021 12:00 pm EST If you’ve seen Brandon Cronenberg’s excellent, disturbing sci-fi thriller Possessor, you know it’s extremely violent. Not only that, but the violence on screen is alarmingly realistic, to the point where I came away from several scenes wondering just how the hell they pulled some of it off. Now, Dan Martin, who was the film’s special makeup and figurative effects designer, has uploaded a neat (and somewhat graphic) thread revealing how they put together a Sean Bean puppet that could be mutilated on screen....

James Gunn Explains Why The Joker Isn’t In ‘The Suicide Squad’: He “Wouldn’t Be Helpful” In A War Situation By Shania Russell/July 14, 2021 12:59 pm EST Apologies for bringing up a painful memory, but we all remember Jared Leto’s Joker, right? The pale guy with silver grills, neon green hair, and a grating laugh? He had the word “damaged” tattooed across his forehead? It’s a hard look to forget (no matter how hard you try)....