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Margot Robbie’s Barbie Hits Theaters In July 2023 — See A First Look Now Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/April 26, 2022 8:14 pm EST Come on, Barbie! Let’s go party! The Greta Gerwig directed film based on the world’s favorite fashion doll, “Barbie” has finally been given a release date. Warner Bros. first made the announcement during their presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, revealing that the doors to the Dreamhouse are set to open on July 21, 2023....

Creation in chaos Marvel Waldron isn’t the first “Rick and Morty” alum to have a hand in the “Doctor Strange” movie adaptations, either. “Rick and Morty” and “Community” co-creator Dan Harmon famously helped punch up the script for the first film, and the Dormammu sequence still bears his trademark dry humor, even if many of his jokes were cut from the final film. It turns out that “Rick and Morty” is kind of the perfect place to hone your sci-fi storytelling skills, as Waldron explained:...

Netflix Axes More Animated Projects, Including Ava DuVernay’s Wings Of Fire And Antiracist Baby Scholastic By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 17, 2022 5:30 pm EST It’s a day that ends in -y in 2022, which means it’s a day that brings more breaking news from Netflix headquarters. The streaming giant has just scrapped four animation projects that had already been in development, three of which had been publicly announced (per Variety). This news comes just hours after reports emerged that around 150 staffers have been impacted by a new round of layoffs at Netflix....

One Of The Batman Spin-Off Series Will Connect To Arkham Asylum Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/March 3, 2022 2:46 pm EST The world of “The Batman” is growing, with HBO Max carving a “Batverse” out of director Matt Reeves’ film in order to flesh out this new iteration of the Caped Crusader and the Gotham City he swore to protect. For the first time, a Batman film will actually have the time to explore the intricate lives of the people of Gotham beyond the nearly three hours of runtime we get with this movie....

Sirens Review: An All-Woman Middle Eastern Thrash Metal Band Rocks During A Tumultuous Time [Sundance 2022] Sundance Film Festival By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2022 8:22 am EST Trying to make it in the music industry is hard enough, but when you’re the only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East, it’s even harder. In Rita Baghdadi’s documentary “Sirens,” the group known as Slave to Sirens (led by founders and guitarists Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara) has to deal with the struggles of their people in the tumultuous and unraveling city of Beirut, Lebanon....

I was moved to tears' Columbia Pictures King has an unsteady history with Hollywood. He’s never been shy about telling Tinsel Town exactly what he thinks of their adaptations, good or bad. It’s a well-known fact that he hates Kubrick’s version of “The Shining” and Mark L. Lester’s “Firestarter,” so I can imagine it’s quite an intimidating feat for a writer or director to take on one of the man’s stories....

Cooper Raiff is a Jack of All Trades Netflix “Cha Cha Real Smooth” was financed by Erik Feig’s PicturesSmart and Endeavor Content. Feig, Jessica Switch, Dakota Johnson, and Ro Donnelly are producers for the film. Johnson is currently getting a ton of buzz for her work in the Netflix film “The Lost Daughter.” Aside from the title that sticks in your head, the reviews coming in for the film are pretty great across the board....

‘I always wondered what that little square was on Adam West’s nose’ Warner Bros. What were some early ideas tested? What worked and what didn’t? Dillon: In terms of the drawings of the cowl, it’s a bit of a blue sky process where we’re just throwing in everything. I did one that actually kind of flared out of the back more like a helmet, but we quite quickly got rid of that, because it felt a bit too “Star Wars,” if anything....

The Best Picture Oscar Nominees: A Box Office Breakdown Focus Features By Ryan Scott/Feb. 8, 2022 11:41 am EST It is one of the biggest days of the year for film lovers of the world as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed this year’s list of Oscar nominees. There were many pleasant surprises and snubs in the bunch but one of the most interesting categories (as it often tends to be) is Best Picture....

The Boys Presents: Diabolical trailer What do you get when you let some of the most maniacal minds in entertainment today write their own animated shorts set in the world of ‘The Boys’? You’d get ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical,’ an eight-episode animated anthology series that plunges elbow-deep into the unseen crevices of superhero violence audiences have devoured — and emerges with a fistful of insanity. From Homelander’s first mission/mistake and a home for kids who didn’t quite get the A-list superpowers, to Butcher and Hughie in the style of the original comics, ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical’ has something for everyone — everyone who enjoys blood-drenched but also shockingly emotional television....

There are many kinds of love Prime Video Frenchie and Kimiko have kissed twice now, with each of them instigating the kiss once, and both times in unusual circumstances. Frenchie kissed Kimiko while under the influence of drugs in season 2, and she kissed him in season 3, episode 5 shortly before being kidnapped by Little Nina (Katia Winter). When they finally get the chance to process what happened, Kimiko tells Frenchie that the kiss felt weird, and he’s “family....

The Morning Watch: Peacemaker Props Extravaganza, Reviewing Space Suits In Movies & More HBO Max By BJ Colangelo/March 15, 2022 8:00 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, join host Tiffany Smith in the second episode of “The Archive: Unboxed” to get a look at the costumes and props from everyone’s favorite super himbo series, “Peacemaker....

The Morning Watch: The 2021 Movie Trailer Mash-Up, The Improvisation Of Don’t Look Up & More Pixar By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 4, 2022 8:15 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, our old friend Sleepy Skunk is back with the 2021 Movie Trailer mash-up to help us close out the year in cinema....

The Poltergeist Scene That Legitimately Spooked The Cast MGM Studios By Miyako Pleines/Jan. 13, 2022 3:52 pm EST Don’t get me wrong. It sounds absolutely thrilling to be haunted by a ghost. But if it’s the ghost in the 1982 film “Poltergeist,” I’ll take a quick pass on being haunted by them. I mean, it’s a poltergeist, which is arguably more upsetting than your average “walk through walls” spooky spirit. Poltergeists throw things and try to physically harm you, and if you’re sweet little Carol Anne Freeling, literally suck you into another dimension from which you may never return....

Why Camp Cretaceous Is The Best Jurassic Park Sequel Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/June 10, 2022 9:00 am EST Few franchises have a first movie as great as the first “Jurassic Park,” and sequels as bad as the rest of the movies in this franchise. That first movie was such a novel piece of filmmaking, a techno-thriller about the horrors of humans playing god and messing with things we don’t quite understand, with a groundbreaking use of animatronics and CGI....

Why Does Spider-Man: No Way Home Both Love And Hate The Sam Raimi Movies? Sony Pictures By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/Feb. 4, 2022 11:00 am EST Like most of us, Sam Raimi loved “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Directed by Jon Watts, the third MCU Spider-Man film heavily borrowed from, paid homage to, and repeatedly poked fun at Raimi’s own Spider-Man trilogy. While it’s clear that Raimi is taking “No Way Home’s” numerous gibes in stride, one can’t help wondering why so much of “No Way Home” seemed concerned with simultaneously showing affection and disdain for the OG Spider-Man movies....

Why M. Night Shyamalan Says He’s Never Made A True Horror Film Universal Pictures By Natalia Keogan/March 8, 2022 11:47 am EST Veteran filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has conjured incredibly terrifying images in his darkly-skewed work, ranging from found footage frights to supernatural scares. Having effectively traumatized a generation with just one Brazilian birthday party-set jump-scare, many would argue that the Indian-born, Pennsylvania-raised director produces his best work when foraying into the horror genre....

Aaron Paul Thinks Fans Will Be ‘Thrilled’ With His Better Call Saul Cameo AMC By Rafael Motamayor/April 18, 2022 11:52 am EST “Breaking Bad” is one of the best TV shows of the 21st Century, a show with incredible writing, memorable characters, and stunning visuals. It is also a movie with a perfect ending that did not need any continuation. So when “Better Call Saul” was announced as a prequel, the first question on many people’s minds was: when are Walt and Jesse going to show up?...

Benedict Wong Says We Have Entered ‘Phase Wong’ Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel Studios By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 15, 2022 11:54 am EST Master of the Mystic Arts, Wong (Benedict Wong), will undoubtedly play a seminal role in the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” especially now that he has taken over the mantle of the Supreme Sorcerer from Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). According to the May 2022 issue of Empire Magazine, Benedict Wong said that we have now entered “Phase Wong” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, given his critical role in MCU tie-in films, most notably in “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings....

Chris Evans Would Love To Return To The MCU … As The Human Torch Chris Evans is on fire to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe … as the Human Torch, maybe? Years before he went from scrawny to brawny as Steve Rogers — the pencil-necked, 98-pound weakling-turned-super soldier — in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Evans played the wisecracking Johnny Storm in another, less well-regarded Marvel superhero duology. Directed by Tim Story, Fox’s first “Fantastic Four” movie and its sequel, “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” hit theaters in 2005 and 2007, respectively....