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Everything We Know About Baymax So Far Disney+ By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 16, 2021 3:59 pm EST Few studios know how to exploit their movies’ popular supporting characters like Disney, as shown by the sheer number of Olaf spin-offs the House of Mouse has churned out since the original “Frozen” brought the enchanted, heat-loving snowman to the screen. Disney Animation soon after introduced the world to another marshmallow-white sidekick in the form of Baymax, the gentle, robotic healthcare companion featured in 2014’s “Big Hero 6....

James Gunn Shares The Most Difficult Shot In The Suicide Squad Warner Bros. By Ben Pearson/Oct. 4, 2021 3:13 pm EST James Gunn’s antihero military film “The Suicide Squad” reportedly cost $185 million to make, and that money certainly made its way onto the screen: there are several jaw-dropping set pieces, as well as imagery (specifically during the climactic battle) that I never thought I’d see in a mainstream comic book film....

Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Veteran Emilia Clarke By Ben Pearson/April 20, 2021 12:00 pm EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe has just welcomed a Khaleesi into its ranks. Emilia Clarke, who portrayed the dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen in all eight seasons of HBO’s mega-hit fantasy series Game of Thrones, is heading back to television in a big way. A new report says she has joined the increasingly stacked cast of Secret Invasion, a show that counts MCU veterans Samuel L....

Marvel’s What If…? Episode Endings Could Lead To Sequel Stories For Variant Characters Marvel Studios By Eric Vespe/Aug. 27, 2021 7:20 pm EST The Watcher asks one simple question: “What if…” Sometimes that means what if T’Challa was picked up by the Ravengers instead of Peter Quill, or what if Peggy Carter took the super-soldier serum. But the biggest question has gone unanswered … until now. What if these episodes of Disney+’s “What If…?...

Midnight Mass Review: Keep The Faith And Follow Mike Flanagan Down A Haunting Rabbit Hole Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 24, 2021 2:49 pm EST “The more specific we are, the more universal we become.” So goes the saying, thrust upon writers of all craft: a stark reminder of the similarities in our differences, the shared foundation of our lives. When all else fails, specificity resonates, overwhelming the details to underscore truth....

New ‘Bewitched’ Movie In The Works At Sony Based On The Classic Sitcom By Ben Pearson/March 24, 2021 3:00 pm EST Maybe it’s because lots of people were watching WandaVision over the past few weeks and that show’s structure facilitated discussion of classic sitcoms being thrust back into the popular consciousness, but for some reason, Sony is trying to make another Bewitched movie. The new film will be based on the classic 1960s television show about a witch (Elizabeth Montgomery) who marries a mortal man and tries to live a “normal” life in the suburbs, but who frequently uses her magic while trying to keep her powers a secret....

Two Sons View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marvel Studios (@marvelstudios) In the deleted scene, we have Wenwu, Shang-Chi, Katy (Awkwafina), Razor Fist, and Xialing (Meng’er Zhang) sitting around the dinner table. Wenwu is trying to calm a fight between Shang-Chi and Razor Fist, telling them that they’re on the same side. He points out that he was heartbroken when his own son ran away, and while in Romania, he saw a boy on the street that reminded him of Shang-Chi....

Sister Act 3 Lands Tim Federle To Direct, Madhuri Shekar To Write Touchstone Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 2, 2021 1:16 pm EST Bus in the nun choir and get ready to sing along with Whoopi Goldberg as she makes her triumphant return in “Sister Act 3.” The belated threequel has brought on board Madhuri Shekar (“Welcome to the Blumhouse: Evil Eye”) to write the script and Tim Federle (“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”) to direct....

SyFy And USA Will Now Be Dropping F-Bombs Like A Motherf***er On Television By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 1, 2018 11:00 am EST When it comes to broadcast and basic cable channels, television programming has always had to be more careful about what it says on the air. However, in recent years, basic cable has cared less and less about saving the sensitive ears of the viewing public. No, they’re not just swearing willy-nilly during daytime television, but some of the more late night programming on basic cable has started to care less and less about tiptoeing around language....

The 10 Best Quotes From The Jon Favreau/Guillermo Del Toro Visionaries Panel By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2011 11:30 am EST In recent years, one of the coolest additions to the Comic-Con schedule have been the Entertainment Weekly Visionaries panels. They pair two amazing, A-list filmmakers together on the stage to just talk about movies. Two years ago it was Peter Jackson and James Cameron. Last year it was Joss Whedon and JJ Abrams....

The Alternate Star Trek Generations Ending We’re Glad We Didn’t See Paramount Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 18, 2021 8:55 am EST “Star Trek Generations” isn’t the most beloved of “Trek” films, but it could have had an ending that would have made it even worse in the sight of fans. After six movies featuring William Shatner and the cast of “Star Trek: The Original Series,” “Star Trek Generations” promised to boldly go where no “Trek” movie or show had gone before: uniting Shatner’s character, James T....

The Best Freddy Krueger Kills In The Nightmare On Elm Street Series Ranked New Line Cinema By David Court/Dec. 1, 2021 7:22 pm EST Being a memorable cinematic serial killer is challenging work. It’s all very well possessing preternatural strength, constitution, and tracking skills — not to mention ability to both wear a mask and fall neatly out of windows — but your Jasons, Shapes, Chuckies, and Leatherfaces can only go so far with the tools of their trade....

The DTV Sequels To ‘Joy Ride’ Should Remain The Road Trips Not Taken By Rob Hunter/March 21, 2019 9:00 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 hit the road with troublemaking youths and a murderous trucker named Rusty Nails.) If you didn’t know it previously or intuitively, horror movies are the ones most likely to see a direct to video follow-up in the years following a successful theatrical release....

The Morning Watch: Making Of ‘America: The Motion Picture’, Kevin Smith Breaks Down Silent Bob’s ‘Clerks’ Speech & More By Ethan Anderton/July 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....

The Obamas Set A New Scripted Comedy For Netflix With Regina Hicks Netflix By Shania Russell/Dec. 9, 2021 3:05 pm EST “The Upshaws” co-creator Regina Hicks just inked a multi-year overall deal with Netflix and her first new project involves a collaboration with former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. As you’ve probably noticed, outside of their political careers, the Obama’s dabble in production. Their partnership with Netflix has been through their production company, Higher Ground Productions, co-run by Priya Swaminathan, Tonia Davis, Ada Chiaghana, and Alex Pitz....

Tom Hardy Gets His First Film Writing Credit With ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ By Jeremy Mathai/July 6, 2021 8:21 am EST Tom Hardy: Actor, producer, and… writer? Is there truly nothing this Renaissance Man can’t do? Not content to rest on his well-earned laurels after a string of roles involving weirdly iconic voices and tons of physicality, Empire brings us the unexpected news that Hardy will actually be getting a “Story by” credit for the upcoming, preposterously-named Venom: Let There Be Carnage....

Warner Bros. And DC Have Decided It’s Time For An ‘Hourman’ Movie By Ben Pearson/March 17, 2021 3:00 pm EST Folks, the time is almost upon us: the moment we’ve all been waiting for since before World War II, when a certain comic book character first graced the pages of Adventure Comics #48. I’m talking, of course, about everyone’s favorite comic hero, Hourman, and the fact that Warner Bros. and DC have finally – finally – given in to the cacophonous clamoring of the populace and decided to do what they should have done years, nay, decades ago: make an Hourman movie....

Watch: The Halloween Episode Of Chucky Is Now Online For Free SYFY By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 21, 2021 12:50 pm EST The “Chucky” TV series just gave us something we never knew we needed until now: Chucky wearing a Hello Kitty mask. Chucky dons the mask to blend in during Halloween in the latest episode of the SYFY series. And if you’re still waiting to check the show out, you can watch that second episode – titled “Give Me Something Good to Eat” – online, for free, right now....

‘Doom Patrol’ Season 3 Teaser Goes Through The Looking Glass By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 9, 2021 12:15 pm EST It’s all but impossible to accurately capture just how gloriously weird Doom Patrol is to the uninitiated viewer, but this new footage sure seems like it comes as close as it can get to accomplishing that task. The HBO Max DC series has just released a first look at the upcoming season 3 and it’s, well, take a look for yourself....

‘Duck Butter’ Review: Sparks Fly In Alia Shawkat’s Intimate, But Underwhelming, Lesbian Drama [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2018 9:00 am EST Duck Butter is not a film about a whirlwind lesbian romance — rather, it’s a slow-moving train crash about a relationship that appears doomed from the start. But it’s one that you can’t look away from.Alia Shawkat stars in and co-writes the Miguel Arteta-directed dramedy about two women who embark on a 24-hour experiment that puts the fast-forward button on their relationship....