Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 10, 2015 3:56 pm EST The most trusted name in fake news is preparing to walk away from his desk. During the taping of tonight’s The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart told his studio audience that he will be leaving the show. Tweets from those who attended the taping first spread the word, and Comedy Central quickly followed with an official statement....
Paul Feig Reveals Character Names For The New ‘Ghostbusters’ By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2015 10:30 am EST Director Paul Feig has been revealing quite a bit from his forthcoming Ghostbusters reboot that’s currently shooting in New York City. We’ve already seen the new proton packs (with added specs to help cosplayers), the new Ecto-1, and a shot of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones all suited up and ready to bust ghosts....
Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Fantastic Four, Arkham Knight, Aquaman, Legends Of Tomorrow By Angie Han/Sept. 18, 2015 4:30 pm EST Did The Flash pilot originally include an Aquaman reference? Does Batman: Arkham Knight have a secret room? What does Tom Hiddleston know about Loki’s future? Will Batman co-creator Bill Finger finally get official credit from DC? Would Julie Delpy want to direct a Marvel movie? How did Sebastian Stan respond to Zack Snyder’s Marvel diss?...
Superhero Bits: Constantine, She-Hulk, Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Flash, X-Men Days Of Future Past By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2014 5:30 pm EST Want to watch some new footage from NBC’s Constantine? What does Captain Cold look like in The Flash? Is Gotham making some really big mistakes? Where is the director of Doctor Strange at the moment? Which actress wants to play She-Hulk? Can you look at the autopsy photos from X-Men: Days of Future Past?...
Superhero Bits: Punisher, Doctor Strange, Batman V Superman, Suicide Squad, Ant-Man By Germain Lussier/June 11, 2015 4:38 pm EST Who did this awesome Punisher fan art? Want to see a new poster for Ant-Man? What secrets are being unveiled on the Suicide Squad set? Which celebrities have played Batman: Arkham Knight? Is Constantine totally finished? When does Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season 3 start? Who among The Avengers does Chris Pratt most want to act with?...
Superhero Bits: Supergirl, Batman V Superman, Inhumans, Powers, Sandman, Groot By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2014 5:00 pm EST What’s up with these Inhumans and could it have anything to do with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D? How can you get a choose your own adventure Batman comic book? Which actress is the latest rumored to play Supergirl? Want to see the full cast of Powers? Would Rebecca Romijn play Mystique again? Was Christian Bale ever asked to return as Batman?...
The Ones Who Knock S01E05 - Alpine Shepherd Boy By David Chen/March 7, 2015 2:26 pm EST David and his brother Michael discuss Better Call Saul’s fifth episode, “Alpine Shepherd Boy.” E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at bettercallsaul.audio. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!...
Uwe Boll Curses Crowdfunding And Hollywood In Mad Video Rants By Russ Fischer/June 8, 2015 9:30 am EST Is Uwe Boll a master short film director in disguise? Most film audiences couldn’t name even half of the ten features released since 2010 that bear Boll’s name, but hundreds of thousands have already watched his latest short YouTube video. That’s because the video is one of two in which an angry Boll rants against crowdfunding, Hollywood, and entitled movie stars....
WTF: ‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ Reality Show In The Works By Angie Han/June 23, 2015 4:30 pm EST More on the Mr and Mrs Smith reality show after the jump. Directed by Doug Liman and scripted by Simon Kinberg, the original movie starred Brangelina as a bored suburban couple. In reality, they’re both assassins working for competing agencies. When they discover the truth, each is assigned to eliminate the other. However (plot twist!...
‘Dear White People’ TV Series Coming To Netflix By Angie Han/May 5, 2016 3:00 pm EST Justin Simien made a big splash with his feature directing debut Dear White People, and now he’ll continue making waves over at Netflix. The streaming service has ordered a Dear White People TV series, which like the movie will center on students of color attending a mostly white Ivy League school. As of now, there’s no word on whether any of the original cast members (which included Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, and Tyler James Williams) will return....
‘Helix’ Season 2 Trailers Head To A Remote Island By Russ Fischer/Jan. 2, 2015 3:00 pm EST SyFy has been working to redefine itself somewhat, with movie-inspired series such as 12 Monkeys and Ascension and to, well, varying degrees of success. The channel’s other original series Helix is also redefining itself for the second season. Or the show is changing up a few noticeable things, at least, trading the frigid “lab under ice” setting of the first season for a remote island....
‘The Dark Knight’ Theory Proposes That The Joker Actually Saved Gotham City By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2015 10:00 am EST It sounds like the internet must have some kind of obsession with turning heroes to villains and vice versa. Hot on the heels of a video essay saying that Daniel LaRusso was actually the villain in The Karate Kid, and a fanmade trailer that turns Harry Potter into the villain of the fantasy franchise, a new fan theory for The Dark Knight has proposed that The Joker could be considered the hero truly responsible for saving Gotham City instead of Batman....
‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent’ Gets One Last Trailer By Angie Han/Feb. 25, 2015 7:30 am EST The dystopian YA trend is still going strong in 2015, with The Divergent Series: Insurgent the first one out of the gate. Shailene Woodley once again plays Tris, a special snowflake with more than one personality trait. That makes her a threat to the corrupt system, run by Jeanine (Kate Winslet). Joining her once more are Theo James as handsome love interest Four, Miles Teller as mean kid Peter, and Ansel Elgort as Tris’ skeptical brother....
‘The Little Prince’ Will Go Straight To Netflix By Angie Han/March 18, 2016 11:30 am EST Had everything gone according to plan, we’d be taking breaks from our Daredevil binges this weekend to bask in the radiant loveliness of The Little Prince, Mark Osbourne’s animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic. But with just days to go before the March 18 theatrical release date, Paramount Pictures dropped The Little Prince from its slate for still-mysterious reasons....
‘The Martian’ Release Date Moves Up; ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Pushed Back By Angie Han/June 11, 2015 7:30 am EST Deadline reports the two films have switched dates. The Martian, previously scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend (November 25), will now open October 2. The new date pits it against Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk, the action sequel London Has Fallen, and the Bradley Cooper comedy Adam Jones. The trade notes The Martian now has the same slot that the similarly themed Gravity rode to critical and commercial success in 2013....
‘Unexpected’ Trailer: Cobie Smulders And Anders Holm Get Pregnant By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2015 11:00 am EST After playing the 2015 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, plenty of indies will be headed to theaters as the year goes on. This summer will bring quite a few as counter-programming to the big studio projects crowding the multiplexes, and one of those films is the charming comedic drama Unexpected. The film stars Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Anders Holm (Workaholics) as a couple dealing with an unplanned pregnancy....
Back To The Future Part 2 Concept Art: Unused 2015 Future Tech Revealed By Germain Lussier/Jan. 12, 2015 12:00 pm EST This is a story for anyone sick of all the recent Back to the Future Part II posts. Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you know that we’re now in the year that Marty McFly goes to as “The Future” in the 1989 sequel. And, of course, lots of things Robert Zemeckis and his team imagined in the film – hoverboards, flying cars, self-tying laces – are not yet real....
Dave Coulier Confirmed For Netflix’s ‘Full House’ Spinoff ‘Fuller House’ [Update] By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2015 11:30 am EST Update From Editor Peter Sciretta: Dave Coulier (Uncle Joey) has confirmed on twitter/instagram that he will be reuniting with John Stamos (Uncle Jesse) for the Full House spin-off with Mark Cendrowski directing. Angie’s original story from April 21st 2015 follows. Netflix is making it official. The streaming service has given a 13-episode order for Fuller House, a multi-cam spinoff of the ’80s and ’90s ABC sitcom Full House....
Disney Sets ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ For December 2018; Emily Blunt And Lin-Manuel Miranda Starring By Angie Han/May 31, 2016 12:48 pm EST Earlier this year Disney staked out three more release dates for its live-action fairy tale series, and now we know what one of them will be. The studio has announced that Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to its 1964 classic Mary Poppins, will arrive December 25, 2018. As previously reported, Emily Blunt takes over the role of the practically perfect British nanny, while Hamilton superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda stars as a new character named Jack....
Drew Struzan Says ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is Probably The Best ‘Star Wars’ Movie By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2015 10:30 am EST Legendary poster artist Drew Struzan has been involved with the Star Wars movies since the beginning of the saga. We included some of Struzan’s Star Wars one-sheets in our post about his exclusive D23 Expo 2015 poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we’ve even done a breakdown over-analyzing the components and composition of the new one-sheet....
