Latest ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Image Drops In On A More Magical Version Of 1920s New York By Angie Han/Dec. 29, 2015 1:30 pm EST The first Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them teaser dropped earlier this month, but it didn’t reveal a whole lot about the characters, or the story, or the world it’s set in. As a result, we’re still in the “lap up anything we can get” stage of our Fantastic Beasts anticipation....
LOL: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Vampires Reveal The Rules Of Being A Vampire By Angie Han/Feb. 20, 2015 11:00 am EST If you’ve seen enough vampire shows and movies — and there are always plenty to choose from — you’ve probably noticed that they feature some conflicting mythology. Do these creatures of the night sparkle when exposed into sunlight, or burst into flames? Can they control your mind, or just read it?...
NBC Plans Stop-Motion Animated ‘Elf’ TV Special By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2014 4:00 pm EST Buddy the Elf will be back this winter to spread holiday cheer. But he may look and sound a bit different than you remember. NBC has set Jim Parsons to voice Santa’s not-so-little helper in Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, a stop-motion animated holiday special set to air next month. The character was played by Will Ferrell in the 2003 live-action movie....
New ‘Star Wars’ Character: Who’s The Mystery Woman On The Cover Of ‘Shattered Empire #2’? By Angie Han/Aug. 27, 2015 5:30 pm EST At this point, every Star Wars reveal just seems to raise more questions. Case in point: We now know what the cover of Star Wars: Shattered Empire #2 will look like — and it’s just making us wonder who the hell the mystery woman is on the cover....
By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2016 3:00 pm EST Netflix has named two new show runners for their original series House of Cards, replacing the show’s creator Beau Willimon. The streaming service is promoting two of the senior writers who have been working on the show since 2014. The new House of Cards showrunners will be Melissa James Gibson (whose plays include Placebo, What Rhymes with America, This, [sic], Suitcase or, Those that Resemble Flies from a Distance and Brooklyn Bridge) and Frank Pugliese (whose theater work includes Aven’U Boys, The King of Connecticut, The Talk, The Alarm, The Democracy Project)....
Superhero Bits: Batman & Daffy Duck, Darth Vader As Venom, Apocalypse Poster & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2015 4:30 pm EST Did Andy Warhol direct a Batman movie at some point? Which Avenger will Emily VanCamp fight in Captain America: Civil War? When did Batman team up with Daffy Duck? What would Darth Vader look like as Venom? Which superhero will Martian Manhunter impersonate on Supergirl? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Announces DC Universe Exhibit: Explore Props And Sets From ‘Suicide Squad’ And ‘BvS’ By Angie Han/April 29, 2016 2:30 pm EST Regardless of whether you loved Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or loathed them, the world they exist in probably isn’t one you’d want to live in. It’s dark and dangerous and grimy, and often visited by superpowered extraterrestrials who reduce entire cities to rubbish....
Watch: Lego ‘Back To The Future’ Short Recreates Film’s Climactic Clock Tower Sequence By Angie Han/March 3, 2015 12:01 pm EST Is there anything Legos can’t make better? If this Lego Back to the Future short is any indication, apparently not. Even one of the most iconic scenes from one of the most beloved movies of all time looks ever-so-slightly more charming when rendered in stop-motion with little plastic bricks....
Zach Galifianakis Is The Joker For ‘Lego Batman’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 12, 2015 1:30 pm EST THR reports that Zach Galifianakis is nearly done with a deal to voice the Joker for Lego Batman, which The Lego Movie animation supervisor Chris McKay is directing from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin are producing. We don’t know too much about Lego Batman at this point, but Phil Lord has teased that the film would center around the question of whether Batman could ever truly be happy....
‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ TV Series Will Feature Two New Leads Alongside Bruce Campbell By Russ Fischer/Dec. 23, 2014 11:30 am EST Bruce Campbell will fight evil once again in Ash vs. Evil Dead, a 10-episode TV series planned for broadcast on Starz in 2015. The show basically acts as Evil Dead 4, but will offer more than a single film could. In a huge interview, Campbell has spoken up about some of what the show will do, and given a brief description of two new characters who will join him in the fight against the deadites....
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Behind-The-Scenes Trailer: Michael Fassbender Tries To Break The Video Game Movie Curse By Angie Han/June 14, 2016 9:30 am EST 2016 looked like it could be a turning point for video game movies, but so far the results have been severely mixed. The Angry Birds Movie has made good money, but did little to change the minds of people who thought a film based on an iPhone game was a dumb idea....
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Will Bring Back Winter Soldier And (Probably) Dr. Erik Selvig By Angie Han/Aug. 10, 2016 11:00 am EST Without going too much into spoilers, the ending of Captain America: Civil War left us wondering where Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes (a.k.a. Winter Soldier) might turn up next. Marvel isn’t ready to say just yet, but a new report suggests that if nothing else, we can expect to see him in Avengers: Infinity War, out summer 2018....
‘Cut Bank’ Trailer: A Great Cast In A Murderous Coen-Style Thriller By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2015 4:00 am EST In the thriller Cut Bank, Liam Hemsworth plays a guy living in the so-called coldest spot in the United States. Naturally, he wants out. When he captures video of a murder, he gets the idea to use that video as his ticket out of town. And naturally, that doesn’t go so well....
‘Fast 8’ Adds Charlize Theron And ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Kristofer Hivju [UPDATED] By Angie Han/April 7, 2016 10:00 am EST UPDATE: Variety says Charlize Theron has also been confirmed for the Fast 8 cast, in the role of a villain. Read our earlier report on her (then unconfirmed) casting here. Dom Toretto and his “family” have generally come out on top against every foe they’ve faced, but the next Fast and Furious villain may not be shaken so easily, considering he’s faced down much worse....
‘Labyrinth’ Sequel (Not) In Development [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2014 9:45 am EST The Jim Henson Company is moving forward with an animated adaptation of Eva Ibbotson’s 1979 book Which Witch?, with Billy Crystal co-writing and set to play a role. But that’s not the bit you might be excited to read about. The bit that could get your attention is that, along with that film, The Jim Henson Company is also developing a slate of films tied to properties you might be more invested in already....
By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2015 3:30 pm EST Director Alejandro Amenábar, who directed Open Your Eyes, The Sea Inside, and The Others, goes back to dark atmospheres once again with Regression, which stars Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke. (You’ve seen the picture above, so you probably knew that.) We find their characters in Minnesota in 1990, where Watson’s character accuses her father and others of coercing her into some unspeakable deeds....
‘The Simpsons’ Are Turned Into Monsters In ‘Rick And Morty’ Couch Gag By Russ Fischer/May 14, 2015 1:59 pm EST I joked a few days ago about how one of the only reasons people seem to watch The Simpsons lately is the occasional use of guest artists for a couch gag opening. And now Rick and Morty, the show created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon (which also happens to be one of the best, funniest, and sickest animated shows ever to air on television) has invaded The Simpsons and, yep, I love it....
A Cast Of Kings S1E03 - Lord Snow By David Chen/Oct. 21, 2015 10:00 pm EST In this episode of “A Cast of Kings,” Joanna and David discuss third episode of the first season of Game of Thrones, “Lord Snow.” Use this chart to follow along with your own book-reading. Thanks to our sponsor for this ep, Audible. Go to audible.com/acastofkings to get a free audio book download. Thanks also to Adam Wells from the Beyond The Shield podcast for his help in putting this ep together....
AMC Wanted ‘Mad Men’ Spinoffs For Peggy And Sally By Angie Han/March 12, 2015 7:45 am EST During the final stretch of Breaking Bad, AMC announced plans to stay in Albuquerque with Better Call Saul. And though The Walking Dead is still going strong, AMC is expanding that world with a companion show. So as the end of Mad Men looms, might AMC consider keeping the party going with another new series?...
Bryan Fuller And Amblin TV Reviving Steven Spielberg’s ‘Amazing Stories’ Anthology Series By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 24, 2015 2:00 pm EST At a time when anthology television series such as American Horror Story, True Detective and Fargo are such hits, it’s surprising that shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits aren’t getting the remake treatment. However, that might change if NBC finds success bringing a familiar anthology series of that kind back to the small screen....
