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Vin Diesel Asks Dwayne Johnson To Return To Fast And Furious In The Weirdest Way Possible Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 8, 2021 10:34 am EST Family: Can’t live with ’em and can’t live without ’em, am I right? The “Fast & Furious” spin-off “Hobbs and Shaw” used a needle-drop of War’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends” as the focal point of its marketing. How quaint! That little clashing of egos simply pales in comparison to the ongoing real-life drama between former co-stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson....

Why Can’t Dracula Dress For S***? A Look At Our Worst-Dressed Movie Monster Universal By Rebecca Pahle/Oct. 26, 2021 9:00 am EST Count Dracula is, and always has been, a sex symbol. All those horny love letters women sent to Bela Lugosi prove it, but if you need more, look to the symbolism: A man sneaking into your room at night to do a little necking and turn you into an (ahem) creature of the night....

Will There Ever Be A Santa Clause 4? Here’s What We Know Disney By Ryan Scott/Nov. 9, 2021 3:51 pm EST (Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) Tim Allen gave ’90s kids one of that decade’s most defining takes on Saint Nick with “The Santa Clause” in 1994. The film starred Allen as a regular guy who ends up inheriting the duties of being Santa after the real Santa dies, and it became a huge hit, paving the way for an entire trilogy of holiday flicks....

‘Chapelwaite’ Showrunners Share What It’s Like To Play In The Stephen King Sandbox [Interview] By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 18, 2021 8:00 am EST Chapelwaite, the EPIX series based on Stephen King’s short story, “Jerusalem’s Lot,” is making its way to the small screen this weekend. The series is set in the 1850s and stars Adrien Brody as Charles Boone, a sailing captain who relocates his family to his ancestral home in Maine after his wife dies at sea....

‘Monsters At Work’ Trailer: Pixar’s Disney+ Series Reveals What Happened After ‘Monsters, Inc.’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 18, 2021 9:00 am EST There’s some new monsters in charge. Mike and Sulley are taking over Monsters Inc. and turning it into a laugh factory, but that changes things up enormously for some of the recent Scarer grads who find themselves without a job. While Billy Crystal and John Goodman make a brief appearance as their beloved Monsters Inc....

‘The Conjuring: The Lover’ Comic From DC Horror Label Will Set Up ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2021 12:00 pm EST Excited about The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and want more Conjuring goodness? You’re in luck! DC is launching a new label called DC Horror, and they’re kicking things off with a limited series prequel called The Conjuring: The Lover. Written by The Devil Made Me Do It screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick along with Rex Ogle, and featuring art by Garry Brown, the five-issue limited series is described as a “prelude” to the new Conjuring movie....

‘The Eyes Of Tammy Faye’ Trailer: Jessica Chastain Transforms Into Infamous Televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2021 7:27 am EST If you’re familiar with Tammy Faye Bakker, it’s probably because of all the salacious headlines and gossip that circulated around the televangelist and her husband Jim Bakker back in the 1980s. After creating a religious media empire, a sex scandal sparked by Jim Bakker brought everything tumbling down, sending them both into a highly publicized tailspin....

A Quiet Place Video Game Will Tell A New Story Set In The Film’s Universe Platinum Dunes By Anya Stanley/Oct. 27, 2021 11:21 am EST Stay silent, stay safe. A new video game based on John Krasinski’s sound-centric horror film “A Quiet Place” and its sequel is currently being developed, shooting for a 2022 release. Helmed by Saber Interactive, iLLOGIKA, and EP1T0ME, the game promises a fresh perspective “in the ‘A Quiet Place’ Universe” (the QPU, if we follow Marvel Universe acronym precedent)....

America’s Dad Grows Up: Exploring The “New” Tom Hanks Heroes And How They Reflect Changing Times By Marshall Shaffer/March 23, 2021 9:00 am EST It had to be Tom Hanks. There was no one else but the legendary actor to host the 2021 inaugural celebration. The authoritative and avuncular presence of Hanks, who for many was the first person whose COVID-19 diagnosis made the virus’ threat feel real, represented a tentative hope that the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel was brightening....

Army Of The Dead Sequel Gets A Title: Planet Of The Dead Netflix By Ryan Scott/Oct. 27, 2021 12:49 pm EST Zack Snyder has revealed the official title for his upcoming “Army of the Dead” sequel: “Planet of the Dead.” Rather than go with a simple 2 at the end of the title or something along those lines, Snyder has opted to say a lot by saying a little with the title, indicating that the stakes are going global in the next zombie flick he’s cooking up for Netflix....

Cara Delevingne Joins Only Murders In The Building As A Season 2 Regular STX Entertainment By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 1, 2021 7:37 pm EST After a triumphant first season, Hulu’s mystery-comedy “Only Murders in the Building” is already pushing forward on shooting its second season. The series starring living comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short are joined by pop sensation (and very good actress, thankyouverymuch) Selena Gomez as neighbors in the fictional luxury apartment complex, The Arconia....

China Censored ‘Nomadland’ Director Chloé Zhao’s Historic Oscar Wins By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 26, 2021 11:00 am EST According to The New York Times, the Chinese government has imposed censors online for any and all discussions of Zhao’s historic Oscar wins. Per the report, Chinese social media platforms have been deleting articles and posts about the Oscars and Zhao, “forcing many internet users and fans to use homonyms and wordplay to evade the censors....

Dan Stevens And Betty Gilpin Join Watergate Drama ‘Gaslit’ At Starz By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 16, 2021 12:00 pm EST Dan Stevens and Betty Gilpin have boarded the cast of Starz’s upcoming Watergate drama series, Gaslit, described as “a modern take” on the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon. The respective stars of Legion and Glow will join an ensemble that already includes Sean Penn and Julia Roberts.The Wrap reports that Gilpin and Stevens have both joined the Gaslit cast to play “infamous” couple Mo and John Dean, the “young duo who were wrapped up in the political scandal while John was serving as a White House lawyer under the Nixon administration....

Dead & Beautiful Clip: A Unique Vampire Movie Heads To Shudder [Exclusive] Shudder By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 28, 2021 11:28 am EST In no time at all, Shudder has made a name for itself as a reliable resource for fans and up-and-coming horror storytellers alike. The next can’t-miss Shudder original will be David Verbeek’s “Dead & Beautiful,” a Chinese vampire thriller that offers a neat twist on the familiar concept of the supernatural beings....

Dune Will Premiere Slightly Earlier On HBO Max Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 20, 2021 10:04 am EST The impending release of “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve’s latest sci-fi epic, promises that “the spice must flow.” But for those viewers who will be taking in the film from the comfort and safety of their own homes rather than the multiplex, it turns out the spice will flow just a little bit sooner....

Edward Norton, Keri Russell, And Michael Gandolfini Join The Cast Of Apple TV+ Anthology Extrapolations Focus Features By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 9, 2021 11:30 am EST Apple keeps throwing money into TV shows and we keep watching them because, hey, why not? This time around, your friends at Apple TV+ have cast a slew of celebrities, including Edward Norton and Keri Russell, in their upcoming anthology series about … climate change? This feels like it could be the beginning of some sort of madlibs, but I promise you it’s very real and it’s very much coming to an Apple TV near you, and by near you I mean the one person you know who has loaned you their login info....

Henry Cavill Would Love To Play Marvel’s Captain Britain, Wouldn’t Say No To James Bond Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 10, 2021 12:52 pm EST Ordinarily, playing the role of Superman in a series of (mostly) successful movies would tend to go down as an actor’s most famous, beloved, and memorable performance. Though there’s plenty of very vocal fans of his DC Universe appearances, Henry Cavill has leveraged his post-Superman opportunities to tackle even more talked-about projects, like his villainous turn in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” his charming supporting role as famous detective Sherlock Holmes in Netflix’s “Enola Holmes,” and especially his ongoing gig as the lead of the Netflix series “The Witcher....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Rent Every ‘Jurassic Park’ Movie By Jeremy Mathai/July 30, 2021 2:30 pm EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies.) The Jurassic Park movies represent one of the most profitable franchises out there, clocking in at number eight out of the 50 highest grossing properties ever....

Move Over, Mando, The Art Of Star Wars: Visions Book Is Coming In 2022 Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 7, 2021 9:14 am EST “Star Wars: Visions” began life over a decade ago as an art project curated by George Lucas himself. It started out as a coffee table book, then it became a touring museum exhibit in Japan, then it became a nine-episode Disney+ anthology series animated by seven different Japanese studios....

New Clip From Knocking Teases Precarious Encounters Läsk Films By Anya Stanley/Oct. 24, 2021 1:09 pm EST Most women have a story about the time they either helped out or were helped out by another woman in a dangerous situation. We pretend to be long-lost friends and cousins at the bar, when a man won’t take no for an answer and we’re worried that he’ll turn violent in the face of rejection....