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The Batman Star Zoë Kravitz Reveals How She Landed The Role Of Catwoman Universal Pictures By Ben Pearson/Sept. 30, 2021 5:58 pm EST In 2019, we learned that Zoë Kravitz beat out actresses like Zazie Beetz and Eiza Gonzalez to win the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in director Matt Reeves’ upcoming DCEU film, “The Batman.” (Fun fact: this will be the second time she’s played Catwoman, since she lent her voice to the animated version of the character in 2017’s “The LEGO Batman Movie....

‘Barbarian Mode’ Lucasfilm After portraying Jango Fett and the legions of clones in the Prequels, Temuera Morrison is back in full Boba Fett gear for his own standalone story in the “Star Wars” universe — what a time to be alive, folks. The bounty hunter, first introduced on-screen in “The Empire Strikes Back” (well, okay, technically it was the “Star Wars Holiday Special” but we don’t talk about that) ahead of his rather buffoonish demise in “Return of the Jedi,” nonetheless fired up the imaginations of an entire generation thanks to his nifty outfit and vague threats of disintegrations....

The Champions Will Star Ben Stiller And Cate Blanchett As Old School Superheroes Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 11, 2021 5:07 pm EST Do you remember the 30 episode run of the 1960s British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series known as “The Champions?” Don’t worry, most don’t, but that’s what makes the announcement of the new film adaptation of the series starring Ben Stiller and Cate Blanchett so exciting....

By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 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, get a closer look at all the horror movie references from across all three movies in the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix....

The Morning Watch: Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt Board ‘Jungle Cruise’, Exploring The Attraction Updates & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 2, 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, watch as Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt hop on board the real Jungle Cruise attraction and put a little spin on the ride thanks to a voice in their ear....

The Simu Liu Show To Watch After Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings CBC Television By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 3, 2021 11:04 am EST Simu Liu fights his way into a big-screen blockbuster this weekend with Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” And if you leave that film thinking, “Where can I see more of that handsome fellow?”, I have the perfect answer: “Kim’s Convenience.” The Canadian sitcom has often been compared to another show from the Great White North, “Schitt’s Creek,” and perhaps that’s all you need to know....

The Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window Trailer: Kristen Bell Leads A Dark Comedy Series Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 8, 2021 4:28 pm EST Have you ever watched a trailer for something and immediately got paranoid that you’ve secretly been starring on your own version of “The Truman Show” and Netflix used the information to make shows that cater to a very specific cross section of enjoyment in your brain?...

Who Is The Main ‘She-Hulk’ Villain? Titania Explained By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2021 10:39 am EST Marvel will soon be expanding the roster of green superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a She-Hulk series coming to Disney+ sometime in 2022. Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is taking the title role, which is the alter ego of lawyer Jennifer Walters, who suddenly becomes a a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself after receiving an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), AKA The Incredible Hulk....

Why The Hell Was ‘Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls’ Even Made And Who Actually Wants To See It? By Rob Hunter/Feb. 6, 2019 7:00 am EST (Welcome to DTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we get sporty with a sequel to an underdog baseball flick that even underdogs would disown.) Comedy is subjective, so while I may worry about people who find 2006’s The Benchwarmers to be funny I don’t really wonder why....

Willie Garson, Who Played The Beloved Stanford Blatch On Sex And The City, Has Died At 57 HBO By Ariel Fisher/Sept. 21, 2021 11:46 pm EST Willie Garson, best known for playing the beloved Standford Blatch on “Sex and the City,” has passed away at the shockingly young age of 57. The cause of death is not yet confirmed, and many are left shocked as a result. A prolific actor whose career spanned 35 years and 170 credits, Garson was beloved by everyone who knew him....

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’: Mary Jane’s Deleted Scene Revealed By Angie Han/April 30, 2014 3:30 pm EST Early on, one of the major casting reveals for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was that Shailene Woodley would be playing Mary Jane Watson. Woodley got as far as shooting her scenes for the movie, only to be cut from the final edit. But now director Marc Webb reveals how she would have fit into the film....

‘Battleship’ Trailer: Fire Your Guns! By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2011 8:53 am EST Universal and Peter Berg reportedly spent two hundred million on Battleship, and with the official trailer premiere you can start to make a dollar-per-pixel tally of just where that money went. This is more like a chunk of the first big battle sequence in the film rather than a conventional trailer — no hiding the otherworldly bad guys in this one....

‘God Is A Bullet’: Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, January Jones Lead Action Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 19, 2021 4:00 pm EST Jamie Foxx, Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mad Men star January Jones and more are set to star in God is a Bullet, a movie directed by The Notebook helmer Nick Cassevetes, which follows a man who infiltrates a satanic cult that killed his ex-wife and kidnapped his daughter....

‘Logan’ Images: X-23 Unleashes The Fury By Jack Giroux/Jan. 24, 2017 7:00 am EST The latest trailer for Logan continued to help make James Mangold’s film stand out from the herd. Everything we’ve seen so far from the R-rated comic book movie implies what Mangold has been saying all along: this isn’t your average superhero movie. Hugh Jackman recently described Logan as a slightly more violent Little Miss Sunshine, which isn’t the typical go-to reference for most comic book movies....

‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation’ First Look Photos: Kevin Smith Continues The 1980s Animated Series By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 2021 10:30 am EST This summer, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is making a comeback with a new animated series that picks up where the original 1980s show left off. Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back director Kevin Smith is behind the latest iteration of the fantasy franchise that launched the iconic toy line, and the first photos of the revamped animated series have arrived....

‘New Mutants’ Release Date Pushed Yet Again, Will Now Open In 2020 By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2019 10:12 am EST Will we ever get to see New Mutants? Or will the movie simply be pushed back, over and over again, until the end of time? The Josh Boone-directed movie was originally slated for April 13, 2018. That changed to February 22, 2019. Which changed yet again, to August 2, 2019. Today, Disney has announced yet another new release date: April 3, 2020....

‘Robin Robin’ Teaser Shows Off The Next Aardman Stop-Motion Film, Coming To Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 17, 2021 9:16 am EST Aardman is one of the pillars of stop-motion animation, a studio that has been chugging along for decades now and is still going strong. But its survival is still kind of miraculous, especially as stop-motion becomes less common in a CG-dominated animation landscape, on top of Aardman’s tendency to take its sweet time between releases....

‘Schmigadoon!’ Director Barry Sonnenfeld On His Favorite Song And Dance Number In The New Musical Comedy Series [Interview] By Ben Pearson/July 7, 2021 8:00 am EST In the opening minutes of the forthcoming AppleTV+ series Schmigadoon!, New York City residents Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) find themselves lost in the woods on a camping trip. But just like the protagonists of the 1954 MGM movie Brigadoon, they suddenly stumble into a mystical town that seems to appear out of nowhere....

5 Paul Rudd Movies To Stream After Ghostbusters: Afterlife Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Nov. 18, 2021 1:06 pm EST Paul Rudd has been one of the most consistent comedy actors working in the business for many, many years now. You wouldn’t exactly know that given that he has also proven to be an ageless wonder, as well as a recently-named Sexiest Man Alive. It’s a good time to be Rudd, especially because he’s starring in the long-awaited “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” which is finally in theaters and offering fans of the franchise a return to that spooky universe....

A Very British Scandal Trailer It’s a stunning trailer, but a rough relationship. Looks like Margaret is a big fan of sex, and it’s not always with her husband. He appears to be an alcoholic. It’s bad news for a marriage. Here is the synopsis for you: Famed for her charisma, beauty and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated the front pages as a divorcee featuring accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, secret recording, bribery, and an explicit polaroid picture all played out in the white-hot glare of the 1960s media....