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The Final ‘Fast And Furious’ Movies Will Begin Filming Next Year, And “There’s A Lot More To Come” Regarding Justice For Han By Ben Pearson/June 28, 2021 3:20 pm EST With F9 in the rearview mirror, fans are already looking ahead to the future of the Fast and Furious franchise – especially after this latest movie left us with such a tantalizing mid-credits scene. Star/producer Vin Diesel, director Justin Lin, and actor Sung Kang, who plays Han in the franchise, have offered a few teases about what to expect as the franchise rolls toward its grand conclusion, and you can read their latest quotes below....

The Guilty Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua Directed The Movie From A Van After Covid Diagnosis Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 24, 2021 5:05 pm EST Sometimes, life really does imitate art. Few have the firsthand experience of knowing that to be true more than director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal while they worked on their latest movie, “The Guilty.” The film, a remake of the 2018 Danish production of the same name, is unique in that it features a single location and takes place over the course of a single day....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘The Matrix’, The Evolution Of ‘Sound Of Metal’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 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, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, listen as stuntmen react to the incredible fight sequences from the groundbreaking action movie The Matrix, as well as sequences from Raya and the Last Dragon and Terminal Velocity....

The Scariest Scene In ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Delivers Maximum Chills With An Innovative New Trick By Meagan Navarro/Aug. 27, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: This blood-curdling scene in Paranormal Activity 3 creates palpable tension with the advent of a new horror technique.)Horror filmmakers use any tools and tricks they can to scare their audience....

The Silent Sea Trailer: Gong Yoo And Bae Doona Survive An Abandoned Lunar Base In New Netflix Thriller Artist Company By Anya Stanley/Nov. 29, 2021 4:34 pm EST Netflix has been earning record numbers of viewership and engagement with their content, according to its own shady number-crunching. Whether or not you believe the statistics give you the full picture, it’s undeniable that several of their Korean dramas have staked a considerable claim on the pop culture conversation in 2021....

American Underdog Lionsgate Sports dramas, especially ones based on real events, have a way of plucking the heartstrings of even the most sports-averse. Films like “Remember the Titans,” “Rudy,” and “The Blindside” have left indelible marks on the biopic, and “American Underdog” is poised to join their ranks. This faith-based drama tells the story of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner, and his unorthodox rise from grocery store clerk to two-time MVP for the NFL....

Why Does The MCU Keep Returning To Christmas? Kevin Feige Explains Marvel By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 24, 2021 11:51 am EST Is every Marvel movie secretly a Christmas movie? Not quite, but that doesn’t mean that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige doesn’t have a soft spot for the holidays. The man behind the curtain of many of your favorite super hero movies is speaking out about why he enjoys setting films during Christmastime and what the holidays bring emotionally to his big budget and big scale action movies....

Yellowstone Prequel 1883 Will Feature A Cameo From America’s Movie Dad Paramount+ By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 13, 2021 9:53 am EST Move over, Ryan Murphy, because there’s a new face in the television scene. If folks like Shonda Rhimes and Murphy are the faces of Netflix, then Taylor Sheridan is rapidly becoming the figurehead of TV shows for the Paramount+ streaming service. In addition to shows such as “Mayor of Kingstown” and even a new Sylvester Stallone-starring series titled “Kansas City,” Sheridan continues to expand the world of his Emmy-nominated Western, “Yellowstone....

‘Boys From County Hell’ Exclusive Clip: “There’s Something Really Wrong” In Shudder’s New Vampire Comedy By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2021 8:30 am EST Get ready to sink your teeth into Boys From County Hell, a new Irish vampire comedy headed to horror streaming service Shudder this week. Ahead of the premiere, we’re debuting an exclusive clip from the film, which stars Jack Rowan (Peaky Blinders), Nigel O’Neill (The Bookshop), Louisa Harland (Derry Girls), Fra Fee (Animals, Hawkeye), John Lynch (The Terror, The Banishing) and Michael Hough (Chapelwaite)....

‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ Creators Want You To Ask “What The F**k Just Happened?” [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 19, 2021 7:09 am EST Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion had hard rules for Brand New Cherry Flavor. The co-creators of the new Netflix show, who previously worked together on the late, great Channel Zero, knew what would and wouldn’t fly in their adaptation of Todd Grimson’s novel. Nonetheless, Antosca and Zion won’t reveal what those exact rules were for their nightmarish Netflix limited series, which is about a director’s hellish journey in Los Angeles struggling to get her first film made....

‘Genius: Aretha’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Becomes The Queen Of Soul By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2021 4:30 pm EST Cynthia Erivo is the Queen of Soul in Genius: Aretha, the latest entry in Nat Geo’s anthology series that focuses on renowned historical figures. The first season was about Albert Einstein while season 2 dealt with Pablo Picasso. Now, season 3 will tell the story of Aretha Franklin, the legendary soul singer who became the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

“It’s The Joy Of Play”: A Career-Spanning Conversation With Willem Dafoe [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 22, 2021 10:00 am EST Willem Dafoe wants to see my face. During a Zoom call, the video is not working at the start of the interview. Finally, once Dafoe and I connect face-to-face, he explains, “It’s important.” And it is important. Seeing how someone reacts, what lights them up, or what disinterests them, matters during an interview....

‘Luckiest Girl Alive’: Mila Kunis To Star In Netflix’s Adaptation Of The Best-Selling Novel By Ben Pearson/Feb. 22, 2021 2:30 pm EST That’s how the official description begins for author Jessica Knoll’s 2015 novel Luckiest Girl Alive, which is being turned into a thriller movie at Netflix. And the streamer has now hired an actress to step into the lead role: Mila Kunis (Ted, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), who has been relatively quiet for the past few years....

‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster Producing New Horror Film From Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael R. Jackson By Joshua Meyer/July 16, 2021 6:10 pm EST Playwright Michael R. Jackson’s star is on the rise in Hollywood. The Pulitzer Prize winner has already racked up an impressive list of theater accolades including two Obie Awards and two Drama Desk Awards. In 2018, The New York Times spotlighted him as one of the “Black Male Writers for our Time....

‘Schmigadoon!’ Trailer: Cecily Strong And Keegan-Michael Key Get Trapped In A Musical By Ethan Anderton/June 25, 2021 10:04 am EST If you’re a couple who embark on a backpacking trip to mend a struggling relationship, what’s the worst place you could end up? The answer is a 1940s musical village from which there is no escape. That’s exactly what happens in Apple TV+’s upcoming original comedy series Schmigadoon! Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live) and Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) star in Schmigadoon!...

‘Shotgun Wedding’ First Look: Jennifer Lopez And Josh Duhamel’s Destination Wedding Goes Very Wrong By Chris Evangelista/April 29, 2021 4:00 pm EST The nuptials between Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel go to hell in Shotgun Wedding, a comedy about a destination wedding party that’s taken hostage. The Jason Moore-directed film is due out next year, but a first look arrived this week courtesy of Lopez, who posted some pics to social media....

‘The Chair’ Trailer: Sandra Oh Takes Charge In New Satire Series By Shania Russell/July 21, 2021 12:48 pm EST Sandra Oh has a brand new set of problems to work through. On the bright side, they don’t involve psychopathic assassins! In her new six-episode satire series The Chair, Oh has been put in charge of the English department at the very prestigious Pembroke University. It’s an exciting new role, making her the first woman to chair the department, but it comes with a couple of sizeable caveats: a rebelling staff, a media scandal, plus all her personal life drama which was already a struggle, to begin with....

‘WandaVision’ Showrunner On Red Herrings, How The TV Broadcasts Work For Darcy And Jimmy, Episode 4’s Hospital Scene, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Feb. 3, 2021 8:00 am EST How does an artist put a personal stamp on a project when they’re working within the confines of a massive, interconnected cinematic universe? For Jac Schaeffer, the head writer of WandaVision, Marvel Studios’ first-ever venture into television, the answer is to combine a unique mixture of influences that mean a lot to her and create something new within that framework....

‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ Trailer: How The Wu-Tang Clan Came Together By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 5:30 pm EST It’s hard to believe there was a time when there wasn’t a Wu-Tang Clan. The legendary, influential hip-hop group has had an impact on culture and society that will stretch on into the future. But they had to start somewhere – and that’s where Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga comes in. The new series tracks the Wu-Tang origin story, starting with their very early days....

Benedict Cumberbatch Didn’t Actually Read The Whole Spider-Man: No Way Home Script Disney Press Site By Jenna Busch/Dec. 3, 2021 8:29 am EST It’s not that surprising to hear that certain actors don’t read the entire script for their roles in films. They often want to keep only what their character knows in their heads during the performance. What is surprising is when it’s a script from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that every geek in the world would sell their Spider-Man collectables to look at....