I Made Fun Of The Boss Baby, And The Boss Baby Called Me Out DreamWorks By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 8, 2021 4:32 pm EST Yesterday I wrote a piece announcing to the world that the titular Boss Baby had joined Cameo, the service that allows you to pay celebrities, athletes, and internet personalities to provide customized messages for cash. Admittedly, the news of Boss Baby’s ability to customize messages haunted me deep within my soul....
Jake Gyllenhaal And Antoine Fuqua On Filming The Guilty Using Unorthodox Pandemic Methods [Interview] Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2021 9:59 am EST Star Jake Gyllenhaal and director Antoine Fuqua transport the 2018 Danish film “The Guilty” to the states, remaking the film through a distinctly American eye. During the Toronto International Film Festival, /Film sat down (virtually) with Gyllenhaal and Fuqua to discuss the unorthodox way the film was shot and how they grafted modern American toxic masculinity onto the story to better reflect the world we’re living in today....
Haven’t We Been Here Before? Sony Pictures Television In a fitting twist for the kind of year that 2021 has proven to be so far, this has officially become the saga that will simply never end. After a series of self-inflicted missteps on the way towards deciding a new host to step in for the legendary Alex Trebek, “Jeopardy!” most recently found itself in the awkward position (to put it mildly) of airing five new episodes hosted by embattled producer and would-be host Mike Richards … after having already publicly parted ways with him....
Kevin Feige Talks Sony/Marvel Split, Doesn’t Want To Put Fans Through That ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’ Again Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 28, 2021 1:06 pm EST Buckle in, kiddos, because I’m about to wax poetic about the pros and cons of the internet with regards to movie entertainment. On the plus side, fans have greater access to all the most exciting filmmaking updates they could possibly want than at any other time in history....
Next Quiet Place Movie Loses Director Jeff Nichols, But There’s Some Good News Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/Oct. 27, 2021 5:18 pm EST Here’s some potentially bad news for fans of the budding “A Quiet Place” cinematic universe. Jeff Nichols (“Mud,” “Midnight Special”) has departed the director’s chair for the upcoming spin-off movie set in the same universe as the previous two installments. The good news is that the situation doesn’t sound remotely bitter and, if anything, is a positive sign of things to come for sci-fi fans in general....
Sci-Fi Pic ‘Stowaway’, Starring Anna Kendrick And Toni Collette, Headed To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 1, 2020 5:30 pm EST Netflix has picked up Stowaway, a sci-fi film featuring Anna Kendrick (A Simple Favor, Pitch Perfect), Toni Collette (Velvet Buzzsaw, Hereditary), Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O, Lost, Always Be My Maybe), and Shamier Anderson (Race, Destroyer). The Joe Penna-directed movie involves a mission to Mars gone wrong. Netflix will release the pic in the US, UK, Australia/New Zealand, India, Latin America, Africa, and select other countries in Asia and Europe....
The Best Movies And TV Shows Leaving Netflix In October 2021 Warner Bros. Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/Sept. 23, 2021 10:33 am EST Spooky season is almost here, but before you fill your yard with jack-o-lanterns and your home with jack-o-lanterns and your body with jack-o-lanterns (AKA that sweet pumpkin spice drip), you have some streaming to do. As per usual, Netflix is rearranging their lineup and some classics will be disappearing into the ether, never to be seen again (kind of)....
The Book Of Boba Fett Trailer: A Crime Lord Is Born Disney By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 8, 2021 2:30 pm EST The new Disney+ Star Wars series, “The Book of Boba Fett,” is almost here, and the folks at Disney have given us another tiny taste of what’s to come with a new trailer called “The Return.” The trailer highlights the return of former bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) to the city of Mos Eisley, once run by the notorious Jabba the Hutt....
Why It’s Essential Viewing Shudder I’ve already talked about the importance of the Shudder Ghoul Log. Twice, in fact. Every Halloween, Shudder releases a Ghoul Log, a tribute to the classic TV Yule Log. For those that don’t know, from 1966 to 1989 on New York City television station WPIX (channel 11), there was a televised fireplace that was broadcast traditionally on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. The Yule Log lives on via Netflix, which has multiple versions that they call “Fireplace For Your Home....
The Massive Gun Heist That Hit The Set Of Rambo: First Blood 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Dec. 8, 2021 10:56 am EST Odd and terrible things can happen on movie sets, from animals wandering into a shot to stunts going horribly wrong. One of the wildest stories we’ve heard happened decades ago on an iconic action film. Blake Brown, professor of history at St. Mary’s in Canada, recently tweeted about a gun heist on the set of the 1982 Sylvester Stallone film “First Blood....
‘12 Mighty Orphans’ Trailer: Luke Wilson Leads A Ragtag Football Team During The Great Depression By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2021 11:00 am EST Luke Wilson is the latest actor to take the lead of a ragtag sports team in an inspiring drama full of life lessons. Heading all the way back to the time of The Great Depression, 12 Mighty Orphans follows the true story of a team of Fort Worth orphans known as the Mighty Mites and their surprising journey to the Texas state championships....
‘24: Legacy’ Is Bringing Back Carlos Bernard As Tony Almeida By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2016 1:00 pm EST Even though Kiefer Sutherland disappointed fans by shooting down any plans to have Jack Bauer pop up at some point in 24: Legacy, that doesn’t mean other surviving characters from the original series run of 24 can’t return. We’ve already heard that there’s the possibility of Mary Lynn Rajskub returning as Chloe O’Brian, but now we have definitive news on the return of a veteran character from the show, one with a history spanning all the way back to the first season That character is Tony Almeida....
‘Devotion’, J.D. Dillard Movie Set During The Korean War, Casts Serinda Swan As Elizabeth Taylor By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 5, 2021 10:30 am EST When you hear about a Korean War movie, your first thought probably isn’t, “I wonder who they’re going to cast as Elizabeth Taylor?” But here we are! Devotion, a new movie from director J.D. Dillard (Sleight), is about a pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots who “risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen,” but at some point, legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor pops up in the story as well....
‘How I Met Your Father’: Hulu Announces ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spin-Off Series Starring Hilary Duff By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2021 2:30 pm EST Wait for it…How I Met Your Mother is getting a spin-off series. Hulu announced that it has ordered How I Met Your Father, a follow-up to the beloved CBS sitcom which is set to star Hilary Duff in the lead role. How I Met Your Father, a new comedy series from Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (This Is Us, Love, Victor) has received a straight to series order to stream exclusively on Hulu in the U....
‘Jungle Cruise’ Early Buzz Draws Favorable Comparisons To ‘The Mummy’ And ‘Romancing The Stone’ By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2021 9:03 am EST First up, let’s see what our own Jacob Hall had to say about Disney’s latest blockbuster adventure. I had a good time with JUNGLE CRUISE, which aspires for, and mostly captures, the frothy thrills of the 1999 MUMMY and the first PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have killer chemistry....
‘Kindergarten Cop 2’ Gets An F By Rob Hunter/Oct. 4, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to DTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we go back to school… again!) The 1980s were heaven for action movie fans, and one of the biggest onscreen talents bringing violence and quips to the multiplexes was Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the decade wound down, he began mixing up his action hits with comedies including Twins (1988), Junior (1994), and Jingle All the Way (1996), but his highest-grossing comedy – and not-so-coincidentally his best – is 1990’s Kindergarten Cop....
‘Knives Out 2’ Adds ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Star Wars,’ And ‘Iron Fist’ Actress Jessica Henwick By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2021 11:55 am EST Jessica Henwick is trading her swords for knives, as the latest cast member to join Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel. The Game of Thrones and Iron Fist star has been cast in Knives Out 2, joining Daniel Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc alongside an array of series newcomers including Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr....
By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 29, 2016 9:30 am EST Executive producer Shawn Ryan revealed the plans to fans on his Twitter account, explaining why there would not be a second season of the hit show: Even though Ryan notes that Mad Dogs season 1 was envisioned as a one-season story, it ends with loose ends that I wish we could have explored in further seasons. That said, I really had no idea where they could take the show after this ending....
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Cast Adds Kumail Nanjiani, Sung Kang, O’Shea Jackson Jr. And More As Production Begins By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 29, 2021 7:39 am EST The Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series has set its official cast, just as the Disney+ limited series is set to begin production. Disney+ has announced the full cast of the Star Wars limited series+ starring Ewan McGregor as the Jedi Master, with old faces like Hayden Christensen and Joel Edgerton joining him as well as new surprises including Kumail Nanjiani, Sung Kang (the Fast and Furious franchise), and…Uncut Gems co-director Benny Safdie?...
‘Scenes From A Marriage’ Trailer: Watch Oscar Issac And Jessica Chastain Fall Apart On HBO By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2021 12:09 pm EST Hagai Levi, the creator of Showtime’s The Affair and the Israeli drama that inspired In Treatment, set his sights high for his next project. He decided to write, direct, and executive produce a remake Scenes from a Marriage, the 1970s classic by Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman. Go big or go home, right?...
