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James Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Adds Alison Araya, Lenny Jacobson To Cast In Recurring Roles By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 16, 2021 1:00 pm EST Peacemaker has added two more actors to its growing ensemble. Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson are the latest to join the Peacemaker cast as new characters in the HBO Max spin-off series of writer/director James Gunn’s upcoming movie The Suicide Squad.Variety broke the news that Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson have been tapped for recurring roles in the upcoming Peacemaker series at HBO Max....

Kevin Smith Confirms ‘Mallrats 2;’ Explains Its Origin And Offers Update By Germain Lussier/March 16, 2015 2:30 pm EST “I hate to disappoint people but, yes, I am doing a Mallrats sequel.” That was Kevin Smith speaking last Friday on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast. He made the statement after a tweet of his suggested he plans to do a follow-up to the 1995 cult comedy which bombed at the box office but became a fan favorite in the years since....

All Hail the King Above is a teaser clip for the short that was released seven years ago, when it was included as a bonus feature on the home video release of “Thor: The Dark World.” This was back when Marvel was consistently creating One-Shot films that told fun little stories in between Marvel movies, some of which helped fill in little narrative gaps and explained certain decisions and events which required a little bit more explanation....

Mondo Releasing Vinyl Soundtrack Series Devoted To The Movies Of Cameron Crowe, Starting With ‘Say Anything’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2021 5:30 pm EST Cameron Crowe knows a thing or two about music. He got his start as a 16-year-old music journalist for Rolling Stone – an experience he expanded into a feature film with Almost Famous. Now, Mondo is releasing a series of vinyl soundtracks devoted to Crowe’s films, starting off with his angsty teen dramedy Say Anything....

Nightmare Alley Trailer Breakdown: Guillermo Del Toro Explores The Depravity Of Man Searchlight Pictures By Ben Pearson/Sept. 17, 2021 3:26 pm EST “Nightmare Alley” has already been adapted into a movie once in the 1940s, and now director Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water,” “Pacific Rim”) is making a new version — and he’s gathered one of the year’s best casts to do it. The first trailer for del Toro’s take has arrived, so let’s take a closer look at this dark carnival noir....

Peacemaker First Look: Check Out John Cena’s New Team On Upcoming HBO Max Series Warner Bros. By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 13, 2021 12:52 pm EST James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” introduced us to John Cena’s Peacemaker, an overly zealous patriot who will happily burn America to the ground in order to “save” it. Gunn enjoyed writing the character so much that he decided in post-production of “The Suicide Squad” to give Peacemaker his own show....

A McRoyale with NFTs Miramax NFTs aren’t mentioned in Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” contract because that contract was drawn up over 25 years ago, long before anyone ever sought to capitalize on this new digital trend. In its lawsuit, Miramax claims: “Left unchecked, Tarantino’s conduct could mislead others into believing Miramax is involved in his venture. And it could also mislead others into believing they have the rights to pursue similar deals or offerings, when in fact Miramax holds the rights needed to develop, market, and sell NFTs relating to its deep film library....

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Just Wrapped Production On Its First Season Paramount+ By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 13, 2021 9:59 am EST Every rule has its exception. Living in a media landscape where transparently unnecessary spin-offs, prequels, and remakes are saturating an already IP-obsessed marketplace can make it very easy to dismiss the vast majority that are fighting for your attention on a daily basis … but sometimes, the potential of a given project is just too exciting to ignore....

Studio 666 Is A Real Movie About The Foo Fighters Moving Into A Haunted House Open Road Films By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2021 3:41 pm EST In what sounds like a rejected episode of “Scooby-Doo,” the movie “Studio 666” will follow the Foo Fighters as they try to record a new album in a haunted house. Yes, I promise you: this is a real movie, and the Foo Fighters are all on board to play themselves....

Teaser Trailer: Gore Verbinski’s Rango By Peter Sciretta/June 9, 2010 9:49 am EST Paramount Pictures has released the first movie trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski’s computer animated feature film Rango. Based on an original idea by Verbinski, Rango is scripted by The Aviator scribe John Logan. Johnny Depp stars as an “chameleon with an identity crisis.” PRevious information has stated that Rango is “a oddly charismatic household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self....

The Morning Watch: ‘Venom 2’ Trailer Easter Eggs, ‘Mallrats’ Magic Eye Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, take a deep dive into the new trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage and check out some comic book Easter eggs, callbacks, and a potential connection to the Marvel multiverse....

The Power Of The Dog: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2021 2:45 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.) Netflix isn’t exactly known for its quality these days, but in addition to pumping out forgettable fluff, the streamer will occasionally finance a project from a major auteur and justify our ongoing subscriptions....

The Suicide Squad: Things Only Comic Fans Will Know About Peacemaker Warner Bros. By Kirk Boxleitner/Aug. 25, 2021 2:37 pm EST The casting of professional-wrestler-turned-actor John Cena as the superhero known as Peacemaker has a number of non-comics fans suddenly curious about the character. Not only does Peacemaker steal the show in the James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” but an HBO Max series in which Cena reprises the role has already finished filming....

What The Scrapped Doctor Strange Cameo In ‘WandaVision’ Almost Looked Like By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 2, 2021 10:30 am EST We know that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange almost made a cameo in WandaVision, the enormously successful Marvel series on Disney+ that marked the beginning of Marvel Studios’ expansion of its cinematic universe to TV. With that in mind, it seemed like an easy decision: connect WandaVision to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in which Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff is due to co-star, by having Cumberbatch appear at the end of WandaVision....

‘Borat Supplemental Reportings’ Trailer Teases Three Collections Of New ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Footage By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2021 8:30 am EST Borat Supplemental Reportings Trailer The unused footage for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm has been cut into three different specials, each framing the footage in a unique way. Next, we have Borat’s American Lockdown, which gives us a 40-minute reality show following Borat as he takes shelter during the coronavirus pandemic with Jim Russell and Jerry Holleman, the two conspiracy theorists that we meet in the film....

‘Borderlands’ First Look Reveals Cate Blanchett As Badass Science Fiction Action Hero Lilith By Chris Evangelista/June 1, 2021 8:30 am EST Eli Roth’s star-studded movie adaptation of the video game series Borderlands is currently filming, and the first official images and art from the flick arrived today. We have a look at the candy-colored movie logo and a behind-the-scenes image of Cate Blanchett as Borderlands character Lilith. To be fair, the image is just Blanchett’s silhouette, but it looks cool anyway....

‘Dr. Brain’: Apple TV+ Orders New Sci-Fi Series From ‘I Saw The Devil’ Director Kim Jee-Woon By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2021 1:00 pm EST Apple TV+ has just ordered its first Korean-language project. Kim Jee-woon, who directed A Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw the Devil, will write and direct a new series called Dr. Brain for the streaming service, and Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun will star. The series is based on a Korean webtoon of the same name, and follows a scientist who uses new tech to access people’s consciousness and memories....

‘Knives Out 2’ Adds ‘Outer Banks’ Actress Madelyn Cline To Its List Of Suspects By Ben Pearson/June 8, 2021 2:16 pm EST Madelyn Cline, who plays Sarah Cameron on Netflix’s hit show Outer Banks, has just become the latest member of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2 cast. She joins an impressive roster of talent in the upcoming murder mystery sequel, including Daniel Craig returning as the Southern-fried detective Benoit Blanc and newcomers Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr....

‘Loki’ Writer Michael Waldron Weighs The Future Of The Time Variance Authority In The MCU By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2021 8:58 am EST Marvel’s new series Loki expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a complicated way by introducing the Time Variance Authority, an agency tasked with preserving the flow of time in what is known as “The Sacred Timeline.” Since the TVA is trying to prevent the creation of multiverses and a potential war between them, what place does this agency have in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?...

‘Spiral’ Trailer: Chris Rock Opens ‘The Book Of Saw’ By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2021 6:13 am EST Spiral, AKA Spiral: From the Book of Saw, was originally supposed to unleash its bloody horrors last summer. The pandemic nixed that idea, but now, with an end (hopefully) in sight, the sequel is ready to hit the big screen. This latest entry in the Saw franchise stands out because it comes from an unexpected source: Chris Rock....