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Bill Cosby Documentary No Longer Happening At Lionsgate, Or Hopefully Anywhere By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 2, 2021 10:54 am EST Lionsgate has pulled out of documentary project about Bill Cosby. The project was apparently being made with Cosby’s cooperation and was in the works for years, and garnered attention since his release from prison. The Dark Side of ‘America’s Dad’ According to Variety, Lionsgate has chosen to no longer work on the project, and it’s unlikely that it will find a welcoming home anywhere else....

The Villainous Side of Ethan Hawke Blumhouse Television Who’s your favorite Ethan Hawke villain? That’s something of a trick question since, until recently, Hawke had a “no bad guy policy as an actor.” This is something we mentioned when reporting on his involvement in “Raymond and Ray,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series where he will play Ewan McGregor’s brother. Hawke broke his “no bad guy” rule to reteam with “Sinister” director Scott Derrickson for “The Black Phone,” and it would appear that he’s breaking it again for “Moon Knight....

Halo Trailer: The Legendary Video Game Is Now A Paramount+ Series ViacomCBS By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 9, 2021 10:50 pm EST He’s not finishing the fight … this time, it’s only just beginning. Thanks to the Paramount+ “Halo” streaming series, everybody’s favorite futuristic super-soldier is officially making the jump from video games (and a frankly absurd amount of extensive lore in various books and graphic novels) to live-action. Microsoft, Bungie, and eventually 343 Industries’ incredibly popular “Halo” series revolutionized the gaming industry with 2001’s “Combat Evolved,” and continued to up the ante with each subsequent installment....

New Tentative Agreement Struck Between IATSE And The AMPTP gnep photo / Shutterstock By Marisa Mirabal/Oct. 27, 2021 3:26 pm EST A tentative agreement has been announced between IATSE (the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) and the AMPTP (the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) following an ongoing battle for better working conditions and safety protocol on set. The two parties have agreed to a three-year Theatrical and Television Motion Picture Area Standards Agreement deal following an earlier tentative agreement reached on October 16 for workers covered under the union’s Basic Agreement that averted a major strike which would have brought the entire industry to a standstill....

The Mitchells vs The Machines Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2021Genre: Animated ComedyDirector: Mike RiandaCast: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett This animated feature is bound to end up being one of the best films of 2021. A funny, inventive, sweet blend of comedy, sci-fi, and family bonding, The Mitchells vs. The Machines drops the awkward-but-loving family the Mitchells in the midst of a robot apocalypse....

Rian Johnson’s Production Company Launches New Label, Will Produce Low-Budget Films From New Directors By Ben Pearson/April 29, 2021 3:15 pm EST T-Street, the production company founded by Knives Out and Brick director Rian Johnson and his longtime producer Ram Bergman, is expanding its reach. Their production banner is teaming up with MRC Films, the indie studio that developed and produced movies like Knives Out, Baby Driver, Ted, and The Adjustment Bureau, to launch a new untitled label that will produce three to four low-budget movies per year from up-and-coming filmmakers....

Sony Turned Down The Rights To Black Panther, Iron Man, Thor And More Marvel Characters By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2018 9:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From the “We’ve made a huge mistake” department comes word that Sony came very close to owning the Marvel characters of the MCU for a rock-bottom price, only to turn the deal down. Back when Marvel was first starting to branch out into movies, they offered Sony an opportunity to snap up the rights to Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Black Panther and more for $25 million....

Superhero Bits: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Set Video At MIT, Kat Dennings Down For ‘WandaVision’ Spin-Off & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2021 2:25 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The 10 Best (Canon) Female ‘Star Wars’ Characters By Lindsey Romain/Dec. 15, 2017 7:00 am EST Star Wars is back in full swing with the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the heavily praised eighth entry in the Skywalker saga. The movie picks up just after the events of The Force Awakens, with our newly anointed heroine, Rey, coming face-to-face with Luke Skywalker. Rey was an instant fan-favorite, her strength a subject of intense debate, adoration, and speculation....

The 14 Best John Hughes Films Ranked Paramount Pictures By Rob Hunter/Nov. 5, 2021 5:13 pm EST John Hughes passed away in 2009 at 59 years of age, but his legacy as a filmmaker continues. Sequels to some of his biggest hits are still being produced (including 2015’s “Vacation” and this year’s “Home Sweet Home Alone”), and the affection so many of us feel towards his earlier movies is unlikely to fade anytime soon....

The Daily Stream: Constantine Proves Accuracy Isn’t Everything When It Comes To Adaptation Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 13, 2021 5:51 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Constantine” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a private detective and master of the occult....

The Hidden Meaning Behind The Byrdes’ Last Name In Ozark Netflix By Ben Pearson/Nov. 19, 2021 2:28 pm EST Have you ever wondered why Marty and Wendy, the married couple at the center of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning crime drama “Ozark,” have the last name Byrde? I admittedly never gave it much thought beyond the surface-level similarity of “Byrde” and “bird,” given how Netflix hasn’t exactly been subtle about that connection in its marketing for the show:...

The Morning Watch: ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Trailer Easter Eggs, VFX Artists React To ‘Volcano’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 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....

Under-Seen Horror Gem The Guest Is Getting A 4K Release This October Snoot Entertainment By Anya Stanley/Sept. 10, 2021 9:48 pm EST Could the colors of the Halloween Dance get even more vivid? We’re about to find out. UK company Second Fight Films is giving Adam Wingard’s “The Guest” the 4K Ultra HD treatment! The stylistic 2014 thriller arrives October 25, just in time for Samhain. Helmed by the same writer-director duo who brought forth the 2011 hide-n-seek thriller “You’re Next,” Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s “The Guest” stars Dan Stevens (of “Downton Abbey” fame, but he’s a bit more coarse here), as young soldier David Collins who shows up at the Peterson family home, claiming to be a friend of their late son who was killed in action....

Why The Coen Brothers Sometimes Use A Secret Identity Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 1, 2021 2:07 pm EST The Coen Brothers have a distinctly peculiar sense of humor, to put it mildly. Their ability to inject comedy into otherwise dramatic or downright unpleasant scenarios lends their movies a unique quality, often making it hard to tell how seriously or not seriously audiences should take whatever’s happening onscreen. They also frequently juggle multiple tones within the span of a single scene, going from being comical and silly to disturbing and violent (as they did in this infamous moment from “Burn After Reading”)....

‘Horror Noire’ Teaser: Black Horror Filmmakers Assemble For A New Anthology Film By Danielle Ryan/July 26, 2021 11:27 am EST The official teaser for Shudder’s Horror Noire anthology has dropped. The series is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. It will feature six stories from both emerging and acclaimed creators, showcasing stories of Black horror from Black directors and screenwriters. The Best and Brightest...

‘Inglourious Basterds’ 4K Release Arriving In October By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 10, 2021 8:22 am EST Inglourious Basterds, which may or may not be Quentin Tarantino’s best movie (depending on who you ask) is finally coming to 4K. The World War II flick with a twist on history will arrive on 4K, Blu-ray, and digital this October. And while there are no new special features here (just special features from previous releases), the prospect of having this damn good movie in 4K is too good to resist....

‘Loki’ Director Kate Herron On Introducing The Next Major MCU Villain And The Multiverse [Interview] By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2021 9:02 am EST Now that the first season of Loki is over, director Kate Herron can finally talk about all the spoilery details that she’s had to keep under wraps. After the finale debuted on Disney+, we sat down with the filmmaker to talk about the tricky balance between setting up the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and keeping the focus on Loki and Sylvie’s story....

‘The Car: Road To Revenge’ Isn’t Quite The Sequel You’re Expecting By Rob Hunter/Jan. 11, 2019 12:00 pm 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 take a road trip with a stylized sequel to a cult favorite horror flick.) Some sequels feel like no-brainers while others make no sense at all, and then you have something like The Car: Road to Revenge… which hits both of those extremes at ninety miles per hour....

‘The Collector 3’ Will Keep The Home Invasion Horror Series Alive By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2019 4:30 pm EST The Collector and The Collection are both nasty, effective horror films about one seriously twisted killer. They came on the heels of the Saw torture-porn horror trend, but are much better than most Saw knock-offs. The second film ended with a direct set-up for a third…but that third Collector never materialized. But it looks like that’s about to change....