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The Future Of Disney Parks Includes Disney+ Synergy, Metaverse Integration, and…Real Working Lightsabers? By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2021 9:00 am EST Disney Parks recently unveiled their hopeful plans for a massive expansion of Disneyland in Anaheim, California that would allow them to integrate attractions, restaurants, hotels, and more in a single area of the park. But that’s not all Disney Parks has in store for the future of their theme park experiences....

The Morning Watch: ‘WandaVision’ Commercials Explained, Adam Savage’s Life-Size Raptor Costume & More By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, in case you haven’t figured it out, learn what all the commercials from Marvel’s WandaVision series actually mean....

The Morning Watch: The Sound Of Blood And Gore In ‘Mortal Kombat’, The Evolution Of Cruella De Vil & More By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Real Reason ‘Hudson Hawk’ Is So Bonkers By Fred Topel/March 7, 2017 3:00 pm EST It’s no secret I was Team Hudson Hawk from day one in 1991. Although the film has achieved cult status among its fans today, it was a box office bomb in the summer of 1991. Some say it was ahead of its time, mixing musical numbers and wacky comedy with action. Producer Joel Silver once told me he thought it should have been more like Wayne’s World....

The Shrink Next Door Trailer: Paul Rudd Is Will Ferrell’s Very Unethical Therapist In The Apple TV+ Series AppleTV+ By Shania Russell/Oct. 12, 2021 2:35 pm EST “Anchorman” alums Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell are reuniting to portray a decade-spanning friendship, much more complicated than it seems. “The Shrink Next Door” is a dark comedy based on the true story of a soft-spoken, anxiety stricken man and the therapist who turns his life around … before taking it over....

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett Trailer The trailer offers us a look a the documentary, which is a deep dive into the character’s history, from his unassuming origins in the “Star Wars Holiday Special” to becoming one of the most popular characters in the entire franchise. Perhaps Dave Filoni, the man behind “The Clone Wars” and “The Mandalorian” puts it best saying, “Despite his lack of screen time, next to no dialogue, he’s everywhere....

Vin Diesel Makes A Car Swing Like Spider-Man In This Ridiculous ‘F9’ Clip By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2021 9:30 am EST Even though international audiences are already enjoying the high-octane action of the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, we’re still patiently waiting until the end of June to see F9. Thankfully, Universal Pictures has released a new F9 clip to hold us over, and it has Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez pulling off a stunt that would make Spider-Man proud....

Watch Christopher Nolan On The Colbert Report: “I Have Blown Up A Lot Of S*** In A Lot Of Movies” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2014 10:00 am EST This week filmmaker Christopher Nolan appeared on The Colbert Report. I wanted to spotlight this interview because Christopher Nolan usually doesn’t do fun talk shows like Colbert, and Stephen gets the almost-always-serious Nolan to swear and talk on a more down to earth level....

What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘WandaVision’: Grief, Trauma, And Fan Theories By Chris Evangelista/March 3, 2021 8:00 am EST Living in the Marvel Cinematic Universe must be terrifying. It is a world full of superhuman, god-like beings who answer to no one; a near-Lovecraftian existence where threats from beyond the cosmos are constantly in danger of crashing through and swallowing up everything and everyone. The MCU is a reality where half of humanity can be snapped out of existence – only to return years later to find a world that’s moved on without them....

What Happens in Scrooged? Paramount Pictures Before we get into any possible “Scrooged 2” talk, let’s take a look back at the original. In “Scrooged,” Ruthless television executive Frank Cross (Bill Murray), responsible for wholesome holiday programming like “The Night the Reindeer Died,” is busy preparing his Christmas Eve musical extravaganza, a live TV adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.” After firing a subordinate, making his staff slave on the show through the holidays, and sending his colleagues and family cheap, thoughtless gifts, it’s clear that Cross is permanently on Santa’s naughty list....

‘Alien 5’ Concept Art Reveals More Of Neill Blomkamp’s Scrapped Sequel To ‘Aliens’ By Ben Pearson/June 2, 2021 11:00 am EST We’ve seen lots of concept art for this scrapped Alien 5 movie over the years, but AVP Galaxy (via Bloody-Disgusting) unearthed some more today that we’d never seen before. The site found that concept artist Geoffroy Thoorens had recently re-uploaded several pieces from the development of this movie that we’d seen already to his personal website, but there were a couple of unfamiliar pieces thrown into this batch of artwork as well....

‘Apostle’ Director Gareth Evans Builds The Perfect Halloween Movie Marathon [Interview] By Jacob Hall/Oct. 30, 2018 9:00 am EST With The Raid and its sequel, director Gareth Evans established himself as one of the most exciting action directors working today. With Apostle, which is currently streaming on Netflix, Evans has established himself as one of the most exciting folks making horror movies as well. In other words, anything with his name on it is worthy of your attention....

‘Last Action Hero’ 4K Blu-Ray Will Bring Jack Slater Home In May By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2021 10:30 am EST The Last Action Hero 4K Blu-ray release is being billed as something fans demanded. In 2019, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ran a fan poll where they provided a list of some of their films and asked participants which of the titles they wanted to see on 4K. Believe it or not, SPHE says that with over 30,000 responses, Last Action Hero was the movie that won out....

‘Little Demon’: Dan Harmon Will Executive Produce FXX Animated Series Starring Danny DeVito And Aubrey Plaza By Chris Evangelista/May 12, 2021 4:30 pm EST FXX has ordered a new animated comedy series called Little Demon, which follows a woman who was impregnated by the Devil and gave birth to the Antichrist. That’s a good hook on its own, but the casting is even better: Danny DeVito will voice the Devil, while Aubrey Plaza is voicing the mother of the Antichrist....

‘The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K’ Is A Hilarious And Self-Aware Comedy Anime About Wanting To Be Left Alone By Rafael Motamayor/July 22, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)The problem with comedies, especially gag anime, is that they tend to focus on a specific pun or joke based on their concept. And the longer that concept goes, the fewer ways you have to continue exploring the concept without it feeling old....

‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Trailer: Captain America’s Best Buds Head To Disney+ By Ben Pearson/Feb. 7, 2021 3:54 pm EST The boys are back in town. Marvel Studios and Disney+ released a new The Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailer during tonight’s Super Bowl, showcasing a return to the more conventional, quippy, action-heavy, Marvel house style that fans have come to expect. Check out the latest trailer below....

‘The King’s Man’ Special Look: Learn The “Bloody” Origin Of The Kingsman By Chris Evangelista/July 6, 2021 10:36 am EST If you forgot there was going to be yet another Kingsman movie, that’s okay – I’m sure many others did as well. The film, a prequel called The King’s Man, has had its release date shuffled multiple times – and not just because of COVID-19. The flick was originally due out in 2019, but is now set to open this holiday season....

‘The Tomorrow War’ Trailer: Chris Pratt Gets Drafted Into A Future War To Stop An Alien Invasion By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2021 7:14 am EST The Tomorrow War Trailer The World Cup is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a group of soldiers who claim to be from 30 years in the future, where a war with aliens is tearing humanity apart. Sent with technology to bring people from the past into the future, they need all the help they can get to stop this alien threat....

All Eyes (And Ears) Are Back On ‘Tenet’ Yet Again As The Latest From Christopher Nolan Finally Opens In The U.S. By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 2, 2020 12:00 pm EST All summer, the same story: Tenet will fix things. Tenet will hail the return to movie theaters, and save them from bankruptcy in the process. Tenet will be the solution to the problem…if only it could open. Of course, nothing went according to plan....

American Underdog: Release Date, Cast, And More Lionsgate By Ryan Scott/Oct. 14, 2021 3:12 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Even for those who don’t enjoy watching football, it’s tough to argue against the notion that it makes for compelling drama. Especially when the human element is factored in....