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The Black Phone Author Joe Hill On Why Scott Derrickson Reminds Him Of William Friedkin [Interview] Universal By Jacob Hall/June 22, 2022 4:00 pm EST My number one goal when speaking with Joe Hill is to not bring up his father. After all, Hill has carved out a massively successful career as a novelist and comic book writer, penning books like “Horns,” “NOS4A2,” and “The Fireman” as well as comic series like “Locke and Key....

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Offers First Look At Celebrimbor – Here’s Why He Matters New Line Cinema By Jeremy Mathai/June 7, 2022 12:57 pm EST As befitting a production of this scope (and budget level), the upcoming “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will include a bevy of new characters and subplots for viewers to wrap their minds around. Set thousands of years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” — though, importantly, taking place in a separate continuity from the Peter Jackson films — the Prime Video series may feel a bit overwhelming to take in all at once, even with five total seasons to tell this complete story....

The Original Eternals Ending Was Far Bleaker Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 28, 2021 7:38 pm EST “Eternals” is flying your way on Disney+ in just two short weeks, which means you’ll soon be able to revisit the ending of Chloé Zhao’s Marvel movie. That ending is slightly abrupt; if you understood it and everything else in “Eternals” without needing to read anything or talk to anyone afterward, then I applaud you....

The Raid Remake Coming To Netflix With Michael Bay Producing XYZ Films By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 10, 2022 4:44 pm EST I really don’t like to be the harbinger of news that will absolutely throw you into a frothing frenzy of anger, but Netflix is remaking Gareth Evans’ pitch-perfect triumph “The Raid,” and bringing along Michael Bay and Patrick Hughes, the guy who directed no one’s favorite installment of “The Expendables.” Hollywood has been obsessed with trying to Americanize the Indonesian masterpiece since the film’s debut back in 2011, but now with Netflix, Michael Bay, and “The Raid” distributors XYZ Films on board, it’s finally happening....

Hooey Sony Pictures Releasing “The Da Vinci Code” is little more than a slightly more adult-friendly version of lighthearted kids’ swashbuckling pulp like “National Treasure” from 2004. In the film, Langdon becomes the prime suspect in a puzzle-related murder in the Louvre and goes on the run with the victim’s granddaughter (Audrey Tatou), a cryptographer in her own right. Their quest will be to examine symbols and treasure hunt clues in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci in order to locate nothing less than the Holy Grail....

31% Think This Is The Best Batman Animated Series – Here’s Our Pick Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/March 31, 2022 1:17 pm EST Batman is one of the most popular superheroes ever — an icon of both page and screen. While his live-action movies have left their mark at the box office and our cultural landscape, it is in animation that the character truly thrives. Whether it’s in LEGO form or in one of his multiple animated films or series, the Caped Crusader translates incredibly well to animation, where the grittiness of Gotham City and the silliness of Batman’s rogues’ gallery fit like a glove....

7 Prisoners Release Date and Where To Watch It Netflix “7 Prisoners” arrives simultaneously in select theaters and on Netflix globally in November 2021. No specific release date has been revealed, but the film premiered earlier this month at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. “7 Prisoners” had its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema section. What is 7 Prisioners? Netflix...

A Simple Line From Number Six Brought Religion To Battlestar Galactica SYFY By Devin Meenan/May 28, 2022 12:47 pm EST Religion has always been integral to “Battlestar Galactica.” Glen A. Larson, the creator of the original 1978 series, was a practicing Mormon and his faith influenced the series. For instance, Kobol, humanity’s original home-world in “BSG,” is an obvious anagram of Kolob, which Mormons believe to be a celestial body close to the throne of God....

A Simple Script Problem Led To One Of Barry’s Best Moments HBO By Michael Boyle/April 20, 2022 10:31 am EST Although HBO’s dark comedy series “Barry” has always been a little absurd, it hit strange new heights in season 2 with episode 5, “ronny/lily.” After being blackmailed by a crooked detective into killing said detective’s ex-wife’s new boyfriend Ronny (Daniel Bernhardt), Barry (Bill Hader) starts off the episode by breaking into the new boyfriend’s house and trying to convince him to go into hiding for a year....

All My Friends Hate Me Writers Tom Palmer And Tom Stourton Are Here To Make You Squirm [Interview] NEON By Jack Giroux/March 28, 2022 11:26 am EST “All My Friends Hate Me” is an anxiety film. Anyone who’s ever felt out of place among a group of strangers — or even worse, a group of friends or family members — will recognize the social anxiety on full display in the low-key horror-comedy....

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Footage Reaction: Aquaman And Ocean Master Are Back, Baby! [CinemaCon 2022] Warner Bros. Pictures By Jenna Busch AND Danielle Ryan/April 26, 2022 8:57 pm EST If you were missing Jason Momoa’s hair artfully swirling around in the ocean, we have good news! /Film is covering CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas, and today brings a new glimpse at “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” from Warner Bros. Pictures....

Choose Or Die Trailer: A Retro Game Unleashes A Deadly Curse Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/March 29, 2022 1:21 pm EST Get ready for another “death game” horror title coming from Netflix, because the trailer for British horror film “Choose or Die” really wants to remind you of “Squid Game” or “Alice in Borderland.” There is also a video game twist that brings to mind the Greed Island Arc from “Hunter x Hunter”, and how its game affected the real world, with players acquiring spell cards and items that they could use in the real world to kill each other mercilessly....

Cool Stuff: Ben Harman’s Dune Poster Harnesses Desert Power Warner Bros. Pictures By Jenna Busch/Jan. 14, 2022 8:33 am EST Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” is out on Blu-ray (including the limited edition pain box version), and we once again have a chance to live through Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) as he sets his eyes on the desert planet of Arrakis. Villeneuve’s vision of the planet is gorgeous, and now you can own a piece of it — in print form, anyway....

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Had To Solve A Star Wars Problem Warner Bros By Michael Boyle/June 8, 2022 2:59 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the first three “Dune” books, as well as all of “Star Wars.” During the filming of “Dune,” director Denis Villeneuve came into some mild conflict with J.J. Abrams, who was filming “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.” With “Rise of Skywalker” including scenes in the desert planet of Tatooine, and with “Dune” taking place almost entirely on the desert planet of Arrakis, both movies did a lot of filming in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan....

A Stylistic Swing For The Fences Eddy Chen/HBO This isn’t to say the second season of “Euphoria” totally forgoes its penchant for provocative, messy entertainment. Not at all. Season 2 opens with a ten-minute backstory that’s a whirlwind of crime and childhood trauma. It’s a sequence that beggars belief — but looks extremely cool as it does so. “Euphoria” generally takes bigger stylistic swings in its second season. When ultra-online Kat (Barbie Ferreira) feels the pressure to perform womanhood the way influencers tell her to, those influencers appear in person, comically oversized sun hats and all....

Every Stephen King Movie Cameo Ranked Warner Bros. Pictures By Ryan Leston/March 15, 2022 12:47 pm EST Stephen King isn’t known as the Master of Horror for nothing. He’s terrified readers for almost 50 years with some of the scariest horror stories ever written. He’s penned over 75 books to date with many of them adapted for film and TV … turning his literary creations into some of the greatest horror movies of all time....

Fargo Ending Explained: What Happened To The Money? Gramercy Pictures By Ryan Leston/Feb. 17, 2022 9:54 am EST One of the greatest joys of “Fargo” is the way the Coen Brothers contrast the Minnesota Nice against the Minnesota Not-So-Nice. The grimy criminal underworld of 1980s Minnesota provides a stark contrast to the buffet-eating, darn-tooting Marge Gunderson (played by Frances McDormand) who happens to be leading the investigation when a state trooper and two passers-by are brutally killed outside Brainerd....

Designing the ghosts of ‘Ghostbusters’ can be tricky — and spooky Columbia Pictures Brynn Metheney was no novice at creating characters before “Afterlife,” having worked as a concept artist on such visually striking films as “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” and “Men in Black: International.” She’s well aware that designing a memorable character requires making them simple enough for a child to draw, yet also giving them “something that the audience can latch onto — an iconic feature for them to remember....

Girls 5Eva Season 2 Trailer: The New Season Takes The Stage In May Peacock By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 12, 2022 2:06 pm EST The Girls5eva are going to be famous 5eva, or at least for a second season. The trailer for the sophomore outing of Meredith Scardino’s hilarious, underrated musical comedy is here, and it has all the makings of a certified platinum sitcom hit. “Girls5eva” is a sitcom made by the team behind “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “30 Rock,” and that same wacky spirit shines in the latest promo....

It’s a Barbie world and we’re all Barbie girls living in it Focus Features Whatever Gerwig’s reasons for including so many people in “Barbie,” there’s no denying she’s put together quite the talented cast. Ben-Adir, for example, is coming off a terrific performance as Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami” after doing fine work on shows like “The OA,” “Peaky Blinders,” and “High Fidelity.” Elsewhere, Perlman recently made a welcome return to the small screen with “The Bad Batch,” the animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” sequel series in which the “Cheers” star voices the deliciously savvy Trandoshan bar owner, Cid....