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Sniff, A Film Noir Set In A Retirement Home, Will Star Morgan Freeman And Al Pacino New Line Cinema By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 7, 2021 8:20 pm EST What do you get when you put Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Dame Helen Mirren, and Danny DeVito in a retirement community together? A film noir, of course. The four actors, all of whom have received Academy Award nominations or wins over the course of their illustrious careers, will appear in “Sniff,” the latest film from director Taylor Hackford....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: ‘Justice League’ Plot Hole Explained, Daisy Ridley Responds To ‘Spider-Woman’ Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2021 6:00 pm EST Plenty of fans, creators, and members of the press are not happy about the Thanksgiving Comic-Con event. If you’re wondering what the return of Milestone Comics has to offer, here’s a panel with the writers/artists. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier showrunner teased a character in Ep....

Superhero Bits: ‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Release Window, “Agatha All Along” Almost Had A Different Title & More By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2021 6:00 pm EST Want to take a look back at the history of Deadpool and Cable in Marvel Comics? Will more X-Men characters come to MODOK if a second season is ordered? What month will Marvel’s What If…? arrive on Disney+? What was the alternate title for Agatha’s song in WandaVision?...

Sylvester Stallone Is Working On A ‘Rocky IV’ Director’s Cut, May Be Cutting Out Paulie’s Ridiculous Robot By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2020 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This year marks the 35th anniversary of Rocky IV. And since tensions with Russia are at their highest since the Cold War, maybe it’s time to revisit the movie where a boxer from Philly takes down the Soviet Union....

The Batman Looks Like Nolan’s Movies With A Proper Comic Book Makeover Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 16, 2021 4:59 pm EST Although “The Batman” was initially planned to be a solo film taking place amid the much larger DC Universe, fans quickly got over any lingering disappointment when that changed (especially with Ben Affleck’s Batman returning in “The Flash”). Now, enthusiasm for the Matt Reeves-directed, Robert Pattinson-starring iteration of the Bat-obsessed vigilante couldn’t possibly be any higher — especially on the heels of the dramatic new trailer unveiled today during DC FanDome....

The Best Lord Of The Rings Characters Who Weren’t In The Movies New Line Cinema By Liam Gaughan/Nov. 5, 2021 12:51 pm EST Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is one of the greatest in film history, both a box office blockbuster and a runaway awards-season success. Indeed, “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” wasn’t just the first fantasy film to win best picture at the Academy Awards — it also tied the all-time record for most wins (with 11), an honor shared only by “Ben-Hur” and “Titanic....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Bad Trip’ Has A Surprising Amount Of Kindness In The Face Of Total Mayhem By Ethan Anderton/April 8, 2021 7:00 am EST Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Bad TripWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: From one of the guys that brought you Jackass and Bad Grandpa, this hidden camera comedy follows best friends Chris and Bud (Eric André and Lil Rey Howery) as they go on a cross-country road trip to pursue one of their high school sweethearts....

This Movie Prevented Hugh Grant From Starring In Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Working Title Films By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 29, 2021 2:38 pm EST The “Harry Potter” franchise is teeming with heroes and villains, and then there are those who don’t fit cleanly in either category. Such as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. The less-than-genius wizard we were introduced to in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” was an extremely egocentric and narcissistic man who claimed to have accomplished deeds that made him a hero — but only in name....

Warriors! Come Out To Play … This New The Warriors Board Game Funko By Eric Vespe/Sept. 16, 2021 10:22 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How has it taken this long to get a “The Warriors” board game? I know Walter Hill’s 1979 action movie is a bit of a cult title and doesn’t carry the cache of something like “The Thing” or “The Shining,” which have previously gotten the tabletop treatment, but still!...

What Are The Chances ‘I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer’ Hooks Viewers With Fun? By Rob Hunter/Feb. 25, 2020 6:00 am EST (Welcome to DTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. This week, we go digging for secrets with a hook.) Ah, the ’90s. The decade that brought us Beanie Babies and Limp Bizkit also saw a rebirth of sorts for big-screen slashers....

Why David Lynch Decided To Adapt Dune Universal Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 20, 2021 2:35 pm EST Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” is almost here, which makes it the perfect time to revisit the other “Dune” film adaptation, directed by surrealist maestro David Lynch. Lynch’s “Dune”, released in 1984, is something of a mixed bag; it was a critical and commercial failure but has gained a small cult following over the years....

Why Peaky Blinders Is Ending – Here’s What We Know Caryn Mandabach Production By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 14, 2021 5:43 pm EST It was announced in January of 2021 that the currently in-development sixth season of “Peaky Blinders” (that’d be sixth series for our friends across the pond) would ultimately be the show’s last. That would’ve seemed to bring an end to the small-screen scramble for power and influence that Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his family-fronted gang of Peaky Blinders had first embarked upon with the first season back in September 2013....

Why Stranger Things Season 4 Is Taking So Long To Release Netflix By Shania Russell/Nov. 8, 2021 2:04 pm EST This past weekend marked a major Netflix holiday — Stranger Things Day! November 6 commemorated the day that Will Byers (Noach Schnapp) first went missing in season 1 of “Stranger Things,” an odd thing to celebrate, until you consider the bombastic nature of the series, it’s binge-worthy supernatural saga, and the burst of popularity that all began with one missing kid....

Willow First Look: The Legend Continues In A New Disney+ Series MGM By Marisa Mirabal/Nov. 12, 2021 10:47 am EST ’80s kids will either be delighted or disturbed that Disney+ has made a sequel television series to the 1988 adventure fantasy film “Willow.” Directed by Ron Howard and based on a story by George Lucas, the original film follows a humble farmer named Willow Ufgood (played by Warwick Davis) who discovers an abandoned baby that is prophesied to destroy evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) and halt her plans to take over the world....

Allen v. Farrow Trailer There are a handful of Woody Allen movies I consider to be genuinely great, but the filmmaker’s entire career has been torpedoed, in my eyes, by sexual abuse allegations that were raised in the 1990s. In August 1992, Allen was accused of sexually molesting Dylan Farrow, his adopted daughter with actress Mia Farrow. Allen denied the allegations, and the Connecticut State’s Attorney investigated the allegation but did not press charges....

‘Batman V Superman’ Clip: The Man Of Steel Is A Total Jerk To The Dark Knight By Jacob Hall/Jan. 14, 2016 12:00 pm EST Ever since the first teaser for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, we’ve been treated to Ben Affleck’s Batman kindly asking Henry Cavill’s Superman if he bleeds. This bizarre exchange has been the subject of countless raised eyebrows and more than a few stifled in-theater chortles. You can say a great many things about the trailers for Zack Snyder’s superhero epic, but everyone seems to be in agreement that this is one odd line of dialogue upon which to hang so much of your marketing....

‘Behind The Monsters’ Series Will Dig Into The History Of Horror’s Biggest Icons By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2021 2:44 pm EST As AMC’s genre-centric streaming service, Shudder is already packed full of horror, blood, and monstrosities. But soon, the spine-tingling streamer’s library will be joined by some of horror’s biggest icons in a new documentary series called Behind the Monsters. Deadline has learned that Shudder ordered six episodes of the docuseries that will focus on some of the most well-known killers from horror history: Michael Myers, Jason Vorhees, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, Pinhead, and Candyman....

‘Marvel’s Behind The Mask’ Trailer: Disney+ Documentary Goes Into Marvel Comics’ Superhero Origins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 2, 2021 12:00 pm EST No one may have cared who they are until they put on the masks, but the new Disney+ documentary, Marvel’s Behind the Mask, will help you care. An upcoming documentary about the comic book artists who helped create the Marvel superheroes that now grace our big and small screens, Marvel’s Behind the Mask goes into why superheroes connect so much with fans and readers....

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Featurette: How The Cast And Crew Made The Disney Animated Film In Lockdown By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 18, 2021 5:30 pm EST Any animated feature film is a massive production, usually involving hundreds of animators, story-boarders, production designers, and dozens of other positions. Under a major animation studio like Disney, Raya and the Last Dragon had a crew of roughly 400-plus people, all of whom were suddenly thrown for a loop when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit....

‘Saw’ And ‘American Psycho’ TV Series In The Works From Lionsgate By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2021 1:30 pm EST Lionsgate TV is dipping into their film library with the hopes of creating some new series. Both Saw and American Psycho TV shows are in the works, and while details are so slim they might as well be non-existent, horror fans will want to take note. Both of these titles actually have plenty of potential for the TV format – Saw can be turned into an ongoing series full of different traps and mysteries, while the American Psycho source material – Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial novel – is episodic by nature....