Steve Nash Is Producing A “Pistol” Pete Maravich Biopic By Jack Giroux/Dec. 10, 2015 12:00 pm EST Learn more about the Pistol Pete biopic after the jump. The Wrap broke the news of the biopic. Steve Nash had this to say: As The Wrap points out, Pistol Pete’s career in the NBA was fraught with drama. The player suffered from injuries, personal demons and losses — including a battle with alcoholism and the tragic loss of his mother....
Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Ant-Man, The Flash, Agent Carter, Iron Man By Germain Lussier/Dec. 18, 2014 7:00 am EST Terrence Malick meets Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight of Cups. Thanks to Patrick Tomasso via Playlist.Cobie Smulders talked to Entertainment Weekly about Maria Hill’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron: Another awesome Agent Carter poster via Marvel. That’s Nicholas Gonzalez, who’ll be playing Cisco’s brother on The Flash....
Superhero Bits: Superman, Avengers Age Of Ultron, Spider-Man, Justice League, Hit-Girl By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2015 4:00 pm EST Who is the actor Gotham teased as The Joker? Did Spider-Man contender Logan Lerman comment on the possibility of playing a superhero? Want to see footage from a cancelled Justice League video game? Did Steven Spielberg ever pursue making a Superman musical? What movie has to happen before Matthew Vaughn thinks Kick-Ass 3 does?...
The 45 Most Underrated, Weird And Fun Moments In ‘Pitch Perfect’ By Germain Lussier/May 18, 2015 9:30 am EST A movie that definitely fits that description is the first Pitch Perfect. It’s an immensely entertaining and rewarding film that gets better with every single rewatch. Want to know why Pitch Perfect 2 just made $70 million at the box office opening weekend? It’s because fans watched the first film so many times, they were dying for something new from the characters....
TV Trailers: ‘Sherlock’ Season 4, ‘The Exorcist’, And The ‘Prison Break’ Revival By Jacob Hall/July 26, 2016 3:00 pm EST So let’s check out the new trailers for Sherlock, The Exorcist, and the Prison Break revival and start crafting our new TV schedules now. Let’s kick off this round-up with the new trailer for Sherlock season 4, which teases the first episodes of the beloved BBC series since 2014. This preview is a somber affair: Moriarty seems to be back, all kinds of nasty conspiracies seem to be afoot, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes seems colder and unhappier than usual....
VOTD: ‘Star Wars’ Gets A ‘True Detective’ Opening Credits Sequence By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2015 5:30 am EST As we wait to find out when we might see some live-action Star Wars series in this resurgence of activity in a galaxy far, far away that will go into overdrive after Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the folks over at Star Wars Minute have given us a fun video to pass the time....
VOTD: Elders React To New ‘Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ Trailer By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2015 5:00 am EST When the new trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice debuted in Hall H at Comic-Con in San Diego, you could feel the excitement from fans. But how does the trailer play to more general audiences? Or more specifically, how does it play to the elderly? That’s what Fine Brothers Entertainment, the folks behind those adorable Kids React videos (we recently featured some youngsters learning that Transformers existed before 2007), found out when they sat down some lovely old people to watch the most recent trailer for the DC Comics match-up for the first time....
VOTD: Matt Damon Recaps The Entire Bourne Film Franchise In Just 90 Seconds By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2016 5:00 am EST There’s just a few days left until Jason Bourne hits theaters. That means you’re running out of time to catch up on the film franchise that began all the way back in 2002 with The Bourne Identity and appeared to conclude with The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007. So if for some reason you’re desperate to see this movie on opening weekend, you don’t have time to sit through three movies that run about two hours each, then we have good news....
Wagner Moura Is One Of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ By Angie Han/April 24, 2015 7:35 am EST Antoine Fuqua’s Magnificent Seven is getting close to that lucky number. Wagner Moura (Elysium) has just been added to the cast, joining Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Luke Grimes. That’s seven cast members, but not all of them are part of the capital-S Seven. More on the Magnificent Seven Wagner Moura casting after the jump....
Why Quentin Tarantino Thinks Hans Landa Is His Best Character By Jacob Hall/July 11, 2016 12:30 pm EST Last year, I embarked on the ridiculous task of ranking every single Quentin Tarantino character and Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa, the scheming Nazi villain of Inglourious Basterds, landed in the number two spot. It turns out that Tarantino thinks more highly of this character than I do, since he has revealed that Landa is his personal favorite of every character he has created....
‘Annabelle 2’ Finds A Director In ‘Lights Out’ Director David Sandberg By Jacob Hall/March 23, 2016 7:45 am EST As one of the people who unapologetically enjoyed 2014’s Annabelle, I welcomed the news of a sequel with open arms. The original film is stylish, spooky, and yes, occasionally silly. It was a ton of fun and I stand by that assessment, Rotten Tomatoes score be damned! Yesterday, Warner Bros. announced that Annabelle 2 will hit theaters on May 19, 2017 and today, it’s been revealed that director David F....
‘Burying The Ex’ Trailer: Joe Dante Serves Up A Zom-Rom-Com By Angie Han/May 26, 2015 3:30 pm EST Moving on from a bad relationship is tough even under the best circumstances. It’s infinitely more difficult when your ex comes back as a zombie determined to sabotage your rebound relationship and/or eat you alive. That’s what happens in Burying the Ex, Joe Dante’s first film since 2009’s The Hole. Anton Yelchin plays hapless Max, whose relationship with Evelyn (Ashley Greene) has gone downhill....
‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ Season 5 Trailer: Starts November 6 With Kevin Hart By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2014 10:30 am EST Every day, new shows hit the Internet. YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, content created for the internet used to be unique, but has now become the norm. It’s gotten to the point where, such is the case with real TV, the only ones that get a lot of attention are the best ones....
‘Jurassic World’ Honest Trailer: “Another ‘Blackfish’ Documentary Waiting To Happen” By Angie Han/Oct. 13, 2015 2:00 pm EST Jurassic World was by far the biggest smash hit of the summer, demolishing records to gross $1.6 billion worldwide. But all that sweet box office dough can’t protect it from the irreverent scrutiny of the Screen Junkies, who’ve just unveiled their Jurassic World Honest Trailer. The team takes the dino sequel to task for its literal “nostalgia goggles,” as well as all the questions it raises – starting of course with “How can this lady outrun a T-Rex in high heels?...
‘Listen To Me Marlon’ Trailer: Brando Narrates His Life By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2015 11:00 am EST Listen to Me Marlon is a documentary that tells the story of the great Marlon Brando. Unlike so many profile documentaries, however, this one is based primarily on material from the late Brando’s own archives, including audio and video recordings made by the actor — so this is Brando taking you on a tour through his life and mind....
‘Midnight Special’ Trailer: Is Michael Shannon’s Son A Weapon Or A Savior? By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2015 11:30 am EST Director Jeff Nichols has delivered two rich, fantastic indies with Mud and Take Shelter, but now we’ll get to see how he fares with a studio sci-fi flick, Midnight Special. The film follows young St. Vincent star Jaeden Lieberher, a young boy who has mysterious supernatural gifts, forcing him and his father (Michael Shannon, because of course) to go on the run from agents who just don’t understand his powers....
‘Ocean’s Eight’ Adds Anne Hathaway, Rihanna & Rapper Awkwafina To The Heist By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2016 9:30 am EST Over the past couple months, the cast of the Ocean’s Eleven spin-off Ocean’s Eight has slowly been filling out. Sandra Bullock was the first name attached to the project, and we later learned that she would be playing Danny Ocean’s sister, who also happens to be a charming ex-con just like her brother....
‘Sharknado 3’ Gets A Premiere Date And A Predictably Ridiculous Title By Angie Han/March 18, 2015 8:30 am EST Thank climate change for the fact that storms filled with murderous flying sea creatures have become an annual tradition. Syfy has set a July premiere date for the next installment of the harrowing Sharknado saga, titled Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Because of course it is. More details on the Sharknado 3 release after the jump....
Ava DuVernay To Direct ‘The Battle Of Versailles’ For HBO By Angie Han/March 21, 2016 2:30 pm EST Ava DuVernay’s to-do list just keeps getting longer — not that we’re complaining. Just a few weeks after we heard she’d signed on to direct Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, DuVernay has been set for The Battle of Versailles, an HBO movie about a 1973 fashion show that pit French designers against American ones, and wound up changing the industry forever....
Cool Stuff: Vans Has A ‘Toy Story’ Shoe Collection On The Way By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2016 5:30 am EST Earlier this year, some pretty sweet kicks came from Sperry in honor of Jaws. But if you’re more of a Pixar Animation fan, then Vans has you covered with some more movie sneakers for you to throw your money at. Some photos have emerged online that reveal a whole new line of Vans shoes inspired by the Toy Story franchise....
