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New Hawkeye Image Shows Off Clint And Kate And Bows And Arrows Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 17, 2021 9:22 pm EST “Hawkeye,” the next live-action streaming series from Marvel Studios, is coming your way on November 24. It’s one of those Disney+ shows you should keep on your radar. Jeremy Renner’s archer extraordinaire, Clint Barton, AKA Hawkeye, is the only founding Avenger who hasn’t had a shot at his own solo adventure yet....

New Nightmare Alley Image Teases Bradley Cooper And Cate Blanchett In Guillermo Del Toro’s Dark Noir Searchlight Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 26, 2021 12:49 pm EST If the idea of Guillermo del Toro tipping his toes into the water of film noir doesn’t excite you, then I’m afraid nothing will. The filmmaker with a deep and abiding love of movie monsters is taking a trip into uncharted territory, leaving creature features behind for a change to focus on something even scarier: people....

No Time To Die Might Need To Earn $800 Million To Make A Profit MGM By Ryan Scott/Oct. 13, 2021 7:19 pm EST As we fastly approach the second weekend for “No Time to Die” at the domestic box office, some sobering numbers have emerged. Specifically, it has been revealed that the latest “James Bond” movie, serving as Daniel Craig’s fifth and final installment, will need to make north of $800 million before it can become profitable....

Peacemaker Is James Gunn Unleashed, Calls It A ‘Funeral’ For Warner Bros. HBO Max By Jeff Ewing/Oct. 16, 2021 2:46 pm EST One of the breakout successes of James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” was John Cena’s turn as The Peacemaker, the ultra-violent vigilante who believes in peace at all costs (as he sees it), literally murdering his way through supposed obstacles to freedom. At DC Fandome, we saw a significant early glimpse at the forthcoming HBO Max “Peacemaker” series, set to premiere on HBO Max on January 13, 2021....

Peter Jackson Will Receive The Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2021 4:30 pm EST Peter Jackson knows a thing or two about special effects. He’s responsible for huge, effects-driven movies like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, his underrated remake of King Kong, and more. He’s also one of the founders of the digital effects company Weta Digital. And now, Jackson is set to receive the Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award....

Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’ Gets A February 2022 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 28, 2021 5:30 pm EST Roland Emmerick’s next sci-fi action flick is heading to theaters next year. Lionsgate has set the release date for Moonfall, Emmerich’s star-studded space epic starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, Michael Peña, and more. Lionsgate announced that it has set the Moonfall release date for February 4, 2022. The film, which began shooting in October in Montreal, has a reported budget of $140 million, making it the biggest-budget “independent” movie in years, according to Deadline....

Seinfeld Aspect Ratio Problem on Netflix Netflix Much like “The Simpsons,” the entire library of “Seinfeld” episodes that arrived on Netflix recently are presented in a 16:9 aspect ratio rather than the original 4:3 aspect ratio. Granted, it doesn’t seem to be quite as cumbersome of an issue since the most egregious problem with this switch doesn’t roll around until the eighth season (via The AV Club), in the episode entitled, “The Pothole....

Shooting The Credits Scene For Thor Was Such A Disaster That It Changed Production For The Avengers Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Oct. 21, 2021 10:54 am EST While post-credits scenes have been a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the very beginning, it turns out the one from “Thor” may have been one of the most influential in the franchise’s history. Albeit in a roundabout way, as revealed in the new book “The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Slugfest Trailer: New Roku Series From The Russo Brothers Chronicles The Rivalry Between Marvel And DC Roku By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 15, 2021 12:45 pm EST You remember Quibi, don’t you? The short-lived, bite-sized streaming experiment came to a sudden and very predictable end in December of last year, robbing us of the expensive streaming experiment that would’ve given us attention span-challenged viewers all the minutes-long content (a term I don’t use lightly) that nobody ever really asked for in the first place....

Sony’s Bullet Train Will Arrive At The Station A Little Later Than Expected Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 15, 2021 1:06 pm EST Sony’s “Bullet Train,” an action-thriller starring Brad Pitt as an assassin who (naturally) goes by “Ladybug,” will debut a little later than expected next year. Deadline has confirmed the film will now hit theaters on July 15, 2022, making it the only wide release currently scheduled for that date....

The Morning Watch: Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo Got Fired From ‘The Crown’, Kenan Thompson Does ‘Hot Ones’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 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....

The Morning Watch: The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Easter Eggs, Behind The Scenes Of Cinderella & More Warner Bros. Pictures By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 13, 2021 8:10 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 Office, Friends, Gremlins, And More Funko POP Christmas Ornaments Are On The Way Walmart By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2021 9:00 am EST Hallmark already has an amazing collection of Keepsake Ornaments inspired by your favorite movies and TV shows, but now they’re teaming up with Funko for a whole new series of ornaments featuring the ever-growing assembly of Funko POPs collectibles. “The Office,” “Friends,” “Gremlins,” “Ghostbusters,” “Harry Potter,” “Spider-Man,” “The Mandalorian,” and many more Funko POPs are being turned into cute little Christmas ornaments to hang from your tree....

This Week In Trailers: Finding Yingying, Philly D.A., Enforcement, The Stylist, Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 20, 2021 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Who Owns The Movie Rights To Marvel Characters: A Comprehensive Guide Sony/Marvel By Ben Pearson/Oct. 21, 2021 1:25 pm EST Thanks to its ingenious and methodical creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its record-breaking success over the past decade (and beyond), Marvel Studios sits firmly at the center of mainstream American popular culture. But unless you know a bit of corporate history and pay close attention to the ins and outs of studio deals, it can be difficult to track which Marvel Comics characters could show up in the next big comic-related project....

Why Is Money Heist Ending? Here’s What We Know Netflix By Ryan Scott/Oct. 13, 2021 5:09 pm EST (Welcome to Will There Be Another Season?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) One of the biggest (and arguably most unexpected) hits is coming to an end on Netflix. Indeed, “Money Heist” is getting ready to pack it in after the second half of season 5 is released in December....

‘A.P. Bio’ Season 4 Trailer: Hurricanes, Cults, And Bruce Campbell By Eric Vespe/Aug. 9, 2021 7:05 pm EST The new season of A.P. Bio is just about ready to hit streaming services and we finally got our first look at what’s in store for our favorite band of advance placement misfits. As you can see, top of the list is the appearance of the one, the only Mr. Bruce Campbell....

‘Greenland’ Sequel Coming, Even Though The First Movie Kind Of Ended The World By Chris Evangelista/June 14, 2021 1:37 pm EST Greenland, a shockingly good Gerard Butler movie about a planet-killing comet, is getting a sequel. Which is a little surprising, since the movie ended with the comet smashing into Earth and killing off a huge chunk of the population. But those who survived will now be forced to deal with more problems as they trek across the ruined wasteland of what was once Europe....

‘Launchpad’ Trailer: A Collection Of Short Films From A New Generation Of Storytellers On Disney+ By Chris Evangelista/April 14, 2021 12:30 pm EST First things first – Disney+’s upcoming Launchpad is not a spin-off of DuckTales focused on the lovable Launchpad McQuack. Instead, it’s a “collection of live-action short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers.” The six short films come from a group of filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds who were selected from more than 1,100 U....

‘Snake Eyes’ International Trailer Suggests The G.I. Joes Have Been Around For 600 Years By Chris Evangelista/June 24, 2021 8:57 am EST Did you know the G.I. Joe team has been around for six centuries? That’s what this new Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins international trailer seems to be suggesting, at least. In all likelihood, this is probably a case of two different lines of dialogue being cut together for the sake of exposition....