Posts

‘The X-Files’ Recruits Mitch Pileggi Once Again By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2015 2:30 pm EST The actor tweeted a cheeky confirmation: Skinner evolved to be an ally to Mulder and Scully, with the Cigarette Smoking Man and Alex Krycek on the other side of the table. (Or the gun, as the case eventually was.) He appeared in spin-off show The Lone Gunmen, and also in the first X-Files film. As perhaps the most consistently-used character other than Mulder and Scully, the return of Skinner to the new X-Files season was assumed, but we’ll take the confirmation as a pleasant offering....

6 Directors Who Should Make Universal Monsters Movies By Jack Giroux/Nov. 3, 2015 9:00 am EST Read more after the jump. A year ago Donna Langley, the head of Universal, discussed the problems the studio has had making horror movies. Not many of them have been particularly good — which is part of the reason why they’ve failed to connect — but, to Langley, those missteps mean the Universe Monster franchise needs to go in a new, action-oriented direction....

Boba Fett Origin Story Will Power Second ‘Star Wars Anthology’ Film By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2015 2:24 pm EST We’ve seen the story of Boba Fett’s youth, including the events by which he was adopted as the son of Jango Fett rather than becoming one of the first generation of Stormtroopers. But we still haven’t quite seen how Boba Fett specifically became the character who appeared in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi....

Brian De Palma’s Next Film Is Chinese Thriller ‘Lights Out’ By Jack Giroux/Nov. 9, 2015 3:30 pm EST Brian De Palma has been attached to quite a few promising projects over the years. Most exciting of all, the director was going to reunite with his Scarface and Carlito’s Way star, Al Pacino, for a film about coach Joe Paterno. Whether De Palma is still involved with Happy Valley is unknown, and the same can be said for The Key Man and Heat....

DC Comics Will Officially Reveal The True Name Of The Joker For Some Reason By Jacob Hall/March 29, 2016 2:30 pm EST There are a couple of hard facts that remain firmly in place across the comic book landscape and tampering with them feels like a sin. Even the layman is familiar with most of them: Uncle Ben is dead and will always remain dead, Batman doesn’t kill people, Superman escaped the dying planet of Krypton as an infant, and so on....

Early ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Designs Reveal A “Perpetually Surprised” Star-Lord By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 11:00 am EST If we were to rank all of the major Hollywood filmmakers based on how good they are with social media, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn would rank somewhere near the top. Whether he’s interacting with fans or shooting down rumors, Gunn uses Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram better than just about anyone who is making massively expensive blockbuster movies....

First Look: Jesse Eisenberg As Lex Luthor In ‘Batman V Superman’ By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2015 8:01 am EST For months we’ve wondered what Jesse Eisenberg was going to look like as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Would he be bald? Would he show some other distinguishing characteristic? Now, exactly one year until the release of the film, the first official image of Eisenberg in character is out, and he’s pretty much as expected: Bald and mean....

Geek Deal: 25% Off Any Book, Today Only By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 12, 2014 1:24 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

How Well Do Today’s Teens Know 90s Cartoons? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2015 5:00 am EST We’ve seen how clueless some teens can be when it comes to the original animated iteration of Transformers, but also how excited they get about something like The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Now we get a mixed batch of reactions as the folks over at the React YouTube channel sets out to answer the question, “Do teens know 90s cartoons?...

Ian McShane Drops ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Details, Accidentally Proves A Huge Fan Theory By Jacob Hall/March 3, 2016 1:00 pm EST A few months ago, the great Ian McShane dropped a few hints about who he’s playing on Game of Thrones season 6. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to make an educated guess about his character and his role on the show. Today, McShane participated in a new interview and he said a little too much, essentially confirming that that early prediction and accidentally confirming a popular fan theory that has been the subject of much discussion amongst the readers of George R....

LOL: Cookie Monster Is John Hammond In Sesame Street ‘Jurassic Park’ Spoof By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2015 7:00 am EST With the release of Jurassic World just a few days away, there’s plenty of retrospective looks back at the entire Jurassic Park franchise around the web. Some of them are pretty scathing, like Everything Wrong with The Lost World: Jurassic Park, while others are just adorable and fun, like the Sesame Street spoof of Jurassic Park that debuted this week....

Marvel Studios Reveals Full Phase Three Calendar, Watch The Entire Marvel Announcement By Angie Han/Oct. 28, 2014 11:45 am EST It’s been one hell of a day for Marvel fans. At a press event today the studio unveiled its full Phase 3 calendar, consisting of nine films. In order, they are: May 6, 2016: Captain America: Civil War November 4, 2016: Doctor Strange May 5, 2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 July 28, 2017: Thor: Ragnarok November 3, 2017: Black Panther May 4, 2018: Avengers: Infinity War – Part I July 6, 2018: Captain Marvel November 2, 2018: Inhumans May 3, 2019: Avengers: Infinity War – Part II Click any of the above titles to learn everything we know about the newly announced projects....

More ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Parodies: Disney, Phantom, Spaceballs, Empire By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2014 6:00 am EST Lego, George Lucas and lens flairs were only the beginning. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer has only been out for three full days and already the parodies and reactions are impossible to keep up with. As you read this, someone is creating something new – and likely funny – about the trailer....

Page 2: Leonard Nimoy, WALL-E, Star Wars, Ex Machina, Forrest Gump, House Of Cards, Jurassic Park By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2015 2:30 pm EST Header Photo: Leonard Nimoy Memorialized On A Brilliantly Short But Sweet Billboard From Hollywood To Homeless: The Writer Of JASON X And DRIVE ANGRY On Screenwriting On The EdgeBlade Runner 2 Is The Least Necessary Sequel Of All Time 21,71659 bricken Rob Bricken ProfileFollow 24 Things We Learned from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 CommentaryThe Best Scene in House of Cards Happens in a Women’s Bathroom...

By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2016 5:30 am EST This weekend brings another reboot in a long string of Hollywood’s attempt to make something old feel new again with Paul Feig’s take on Ghostbsuters. There are endless comparisons to make between any reboot and the original that inspired it, but a new infographic puts forth a comparison to the originals by simply looking at numbers such as critic and audience scores as well as domestic and global box office....

Rogue One: Why Jedha Is So Important To Both The Jedi And The Empire By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2016 10:34 am EST Recently we learned that the Jedha, the new planet in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is “very important” to both the Empire and the Jedi. Why is the Empire occupying the Jedi holy land? Actor Donnie Yen reveals why Jedha is so important to both factions, after the jump....

Superhero Bits: Agents Of SHIELD Death, New Marvel Netflix Shows, The Joker’s Gun & More By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2016 5:30 pm EST Who died on Agents of SHIELD last night? When is the Batman: Return to Arkham video game bundle arriving? Which Marvel characters are rumored for their own Netflix series? Which comic convention will no longer have Stan Lee attending after this year? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Agent Carter, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Hellboy By Germain Lussier/Dec. 23, 2014 3:00 pm EST When might we see the first Ant-Man trailer? Want to learn more about the Suicide Squad? Has The Flash been renewed for season 2? How did the Walkman and tape work for so long in Guardians of the Galaxy? Can someone build a working Hellboy arm? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Arrow, Supergirl, Jessica Jones, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Heroes Reborn, Ant-Man By Angie Han/July 24, 2015 4:30 pm EST After a couple days away, Superhero Bits is back with tons of goodies! Has a classic X-Men star has been spotted on the set of Apocalypse? Which MCU actor recently hung out with the Suicide Squad? How did they make Michael Douglas look so young in Ant-Man? Does Brian Michael Bendis like Netflix’s Jessica Jones?...

Superhero Bits: Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League Dark, Batman V Superman, Captain Marvel, Daredevil By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2015 5:00 pm EST Is Justice League Dark moving forward or what? How much could Avengers: Infinity War cost? Want another look at Batman v Superman’s Batmobile? How about a first look at The Flash’s Zoom? What’s the main challenge of adapting Captain Marvel? How are Daredevil and Jessica Jones advertising at New York Comic-Con?...