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James Cameron Says He May Not Direct Avatar 4 And 5 Himself 20th Century Studios By Danielle Ryan/July 4, 2022 12:27 pm EST James Cameron’s “Avatar” is somewhat divisive. It’s one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, but some viewers weren’t impressed about a movie that felt like “Fern Gully” with blue cat people. Regardless of which camp you fall in, there are more “Avatar” movies headed our way, with the second film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” headed to theaters on December 16, 2022....

Lupita Nyong’o Has Recovered From Covid And Is Showing Off Her Black Panther 2 Training Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Jan. 25, 2022 12:31 pm EST Just when it seemed like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was ready to resume filming after halting production to give Shuri actor Letitia Wright time to recover from a stunt-related injury, the Marvel sequel hit another snag. As we reported last week, director Ryan Coogler and his team were forced to hit the brakes again when several members of the movie’s staff tested positive for COVID-19, star Lupita Nyong’o among them....

Mortal Kombat Writer Brings System Shock Adaptation To Binge Streaming Service Nightdive Studios By Debopriyaa Dutta/Jan. 27, 2022 12:53 pm EST The trend of adapting popular video games into live-action adaptations continues (a trend with an uneven, complicated legacy), key examples being 2021’s “Mortal Kombat” and the recently released Netflix series, “Arcane,” which is set in the “League of Legends” universe. According to a report by Deadline, Greg Russo, one of the writers involved in the “Mortal Kombat” movie reboot, will be writing and directing the upcoming “System Shock” series, which will be released on Binge....

My Dress-Up Darling Is A Steamy Rom-Com With An Infectious Love For Cosplay Funimation By Rafael Motamayor/March 23, 2022 9:01 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) Anime is as mainstream as it’s ever been, there’s no denying that. We live in a time where “Jujutsu Kaisen” got a wide release and is the number 2 film at the box office; where “Attack on Titan” and “Demon Slayer” are as big and popular as “The Mandalorian” or “Game of Thrones” and trend on Twitter every week....

Nielsen, The Company That Compiles TV Ratings, Has Been Sold – Here’s What That Means Universal Pictures By Lex Briscuso/March 29, 2022 11:19 am EST Well, there goes the neighborhood. Or at least, it’s under new management. Nielsen, the age-old audience measurement system for entertainment, has announced they have been acquired by a private equity firm for a whopping $16 billion. According to Variety, the deal was finalized on Tuesday, March 29....

Space Force Season 2 Trailer: What Happens On The Moon Stays On The Moon Netflix By Jenna Busch/Jan. 27, 2022 2:20 pm EST Remember way back at the beginning of the pandemic? Back when “Tiger King” was all the rage? A show premiered on Netflix called “Space Force,” starring Steve Carell. It premiered May 29, 2020, so you can be forgiven for not having any idea what I’m talking about. Someone else was President, and oh my, the world has changed over the past few decades years....

Tom Holland to the Rescue Again? Sony Pictures As “No Way Home” gradually winds down its run, the box office could see a sharp drop-off in February. Lionsgate is hoping to lure audiences back to theaters on February 4 with “Moonfall,” the latest sci-fi disaster epic from Roland Emmerich, while Paramount will release “Jackass Forever” as counter-programming to Emmerich’s effects-heavy spectacle that weekend. A week later, Disney plans to finally drop the long-delayed “Death at the Nile,” in the hopes that Armie Hammer’s role (among other things that have made Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded murder mystery so toxic) isn’t enough to ward off moviegoers looking for a change of pace....

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Features An Easter Egg From One Of The Most Famous Episodes Of All Time Paramount By Lyvie Scott/June 17, 2022 11:59 am EST This post contains spoilers follow for episode 7 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” The concept of fate is a pretty crucial component in the latest “Star Trek” series, “Strange New Worlds.” Though the series has cleverly found a way to flesh out the most overlooked characters from the original series, it’s still clearly adhering to the canon in the larger scheme....

The Backstory Of Each Ghost From Thirteen Ghosts Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/April 21, 2022 10:22 pm EST Let’s get one thing out in the open — “Thirteen Ghosts” (or “THIR13EN GHOSTS” if you’re cool) rules. The 2001 remake of William Castle’s classic 1960 film of the same name is dripping with Y2K era horror goodness, a wild rogues’ gallery of terrifying ghost designs, and a supporting role from horror good luck charm Matthew Lillard....

The Bandersnatch Easter Egg That Ties In To One Of Black Mirror’s Most Unsettling Episodes Netflix By Michael Boyle/March 7, 2022 4:01 pm EST Although “Black Mirror” is an anthology series, the show has never been afraid to throw in little references to past episodes every now and again. One of the most memorable, most direct Easter eggs came in its 2018 special “Bandersnatch,” where the symbol shown throughout the season 2 classic “White Bear” shows up on the main character Stefan’s (Fionn Whitehead) computer....

The Bizarre Randy Newman Cameo You May Have Missed In Everything Everywhere All At Once A24 By BJ Colangelo/April 9, 2022 9:20 am EST Beware: mild spoilers for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” are referenced in this article. The Daniels directing duo of Daniel “Dan” Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are no strangers to making weird yet brilliant films, with “Swiss Army Man” showing audiences that there is beauty to be found in a world where Danielle Radcliffe plays a farting corpse....

The Black Phone Has Been Pushed Back To A Summer Release Blumhouse Productions By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 17, 2021 9:49 am EST If you were looking forward to seeing “The Black Phone” a few short weeks from now, prepare to be bummed out. The upcoming horror film already had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin back in September, at which time, /Film’s own Eric Vespe gave it a positive review....

The Book Of Boba Fett Breaks Out The Star Wars Easter Eggs And Big Action With ‘The Tribes Of Tatooine’ Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Jan. 5, 2022 10:09 am EST This article contains spoilers for the new episode of “The Book of Boba Fett.” The second episode of “The Book of Boba Fett,” directed by Steph Green and titled “The Tribes of Tatooine,” reaches a little bit further into the present timeline of Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison), but takes giant leaps in his bacta driven flashbacks....

The Lincoln Lawyer: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By BJ Colangelo/April 6, 2022 3:07 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Back in 2011, Matthew McConaughey starred in a moderately successful film adaptation of “The Lincoln Lawyer,” with Lionsgate intending to spark a franchise of films based on Michael Connelly’s series of novels....

The Sandman Teaser: Dream Big With Neil Gaiman As The Series Premieres On Netflix In August Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/June 6, 2022 1:35 pm EST The last five years have been a roller coaster ride for Neil Gaiman fans, between the rise and fall of “American Gods” on Starz and the success of “Good Omens” on Prime Video. Things aren’t going to be slowing down anytime soon, either, what with the second season of “Good Omens” on the way, along with the small screen adaptations of the multi-hyphenate’s “American Gods” quasi-spinoff novel “Anansi Boys” and his venerated comic book series “The Sandman....

The Strangest Moments In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Marvel By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 6, 2022 3:43 pm EST This post contains major spoilers. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has finally arrived. The long, strange trip its promos promised is pretty much as weird as expected, though not necessarily in the way Marvel fans might have anticipated. It turns out the strangeness of “Multiverse of Madness” comes less from the multiverse itself — a concept that the movie only explores via a handful of alternate realities — and more from director Sam Raimi’s knack for gonzo horror-comedy....

The Tender Bar Screenwriter William Monahan On Adapting JR Moehringer’s Unusual Memoir [Interview] Prime Video By Jack Giroux/Jan. 12, 2022 12:57 pm EST “The Tender Bar” is a story with a kind heart. Based on JR Moehringer’s memoir, the film adaptation doesn’t sugarcoat conflict to achieve any of its feel-good moments, either. The drama focuses on the bad times as much as the good times. Screenwriter William Monahan is behind the adaptation, which features Ben Affleck as the watchful Uncle Charlie....

Val Kilmer Was The Best Batman, Actually: Defending The Most Overlooked Dark Knight Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 3, 2022 1:53 pm EST The trailer for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” has given us a glimpse at Robert Pattinson’s version of the Caped Crusader, and he might end up being the perfect performer to don the cowl. His haunted expression and fierce pout reminded me of Val Kilmer’s turn in the 1995 film “Batman Forever,” which I contend is the best live-action Batman performance, hands down....

What If…? Head Writer Confirms A 2022 Return For Season 2 Disney+/Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/March 14, 2022 11:17 am EST Multiverses are the hot thing in pop culture right now. Be they the minds behind the biggest superhero franchises in the world or “Swiss Army Man” (AKA the film where Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse), it seems like everyone is into the idea of multiple realities, and for valid reason, given that our own universe feels more and more apocalyptic by the day....

Willow Series Takes Place 20 Years After The Movie, Will Feature The Return Of Sorsha Disney+ By Jeremy Smith/May 26, 2022 4:28 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1988, five years after the conclusion of the “Star Wars” original trilogy, George Lucas tried his hand at another original fantasy saga. Despite months of hype that began with a tantalizingly opaque teaser, “Willow” fell far short of Lucas’s box office expectations (according to John Baxter’s “Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas,” the producer had hoped it would do business on par with “E....