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Ian McDiarmid Casts Doubt On Emperor Palpatine Appearing In Obi-Wan Kenobi Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/May 26, 2022 7:44 pm EST “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the latest “Star Wars” series on Disney+, is almost upon us, and it will bring viewers a prequel trilogy reunion between Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, who are returning to reprise their roles as Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, respectively. The last time we saw McGregor and Christensen onscreen together was back in 2005 in “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” where Obi-Wan insisted that it was “over” and that he had “the high ground,” and expressed his disappointment in his padawan learner, Anakin, who was supposed to be “the Chosen One!...

Love, Death And Robots Creators Tim Miller And Jennifer Yuh Nelson On Season 3 And The Future Of Animation [Interview] Netflix By Danielle Ryan/May 20, 2022 11:00 am EST The Netflix animated anthology series “Love, Death and Robots” is back for a third season, and this time the show is bringing back some old favorites. The upcoming season (or “volume”) features eight all-new shorts, and one of them is a direct sequel to the beloved “Three Robots” entry from season 1, featuring the three hilarious robots who try to figure out why humanity went extinct....

Mondo’s New Rick And Morty Figure Includes Mr. Meeseeks And Mr. Poopybutthole Cartoon Network By Eric Vespe/May 20, 2022 10:44 pm EST It has been three long years since Mondo released their first high-end set of figures based on the highly popular, absurd sci-fi comedy “Rick and Morty.” Something happened between 2019 and this year of our lord 2022, but I can’t quite remember what world-changing event took place. Whatever happened, Mondo just announced a second set of “Rick and Morty” figures that will make you smile and just might even help your golf game....

Moon Knight Merch Gives Us Another Look At The Marvel Hero Marvel Studios By Jeff Ewing/Jan. 31, 2022 5:07 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Marvel Studios is barreling towards the release of “Moon Knight,” the newest buzzy TV offering for the Disney+ streaming service. This character currently has more cult status than mainstream recognition, but as we saw recently with things like “WandaVision” and “Eternals,” Marvel Studios is embracing the Very Cool Yet Slightly Weird corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

New Moon Knight TV Spot Has Two Oscar Isaacs For The Price Of One Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/March 14, 2022 2:22 pm EST Every day (night?) that passes brings us that much closer to Marvel’s “Moon Knight,” which is set to premiere on Disney+ at the very end of the month. That means we only have a few more weeks left until the phrase, “Neither Oscar Isaac or Ethan Hawke (or F....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller On That Men In Black/Jump Street Crossover That Never Happened Sony Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 7, 2022 1:06 pm EST The “Jump Street” franchise has laid dormant since 2014’s “22 Jump Street,” though not for lack of trying on Sony Pictures’ part. At one point, the studio even considered a crossover between its “Jump Street” and “Men in Black” movies — one that came “very close” to happening, according to “21/22 Jump Street” directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller....

Robin Williams Had To Hide One Of Dead Poets Society’s Best Scenes From Disney Buena Vista Pictures By Travis Yates/March 24, 2022 12:08 pm EST Fights between directors and studios are certainly nothing new to Hollywood. One way to avoid them is the approach taken by director Peter Weir in 1989’s “Dead Poets Society.” He opted to ask for forgiveness rather than permission to capture one of the film’s best improvised scenes....

Spike Lee Just Signed A Multi-Year Creative Partnership With Netflix Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 17, 2021 10:22 am EST Add Spike Lee to the growing list of artists who’ve signed lucrative deals with Netflix. The acclaimed filmmaker has already directed the Oscar-nominated movie “Da 5 Bloods” for the streaming giant, on top of turning his 1986 dramedy film “She’s Gotta Have It” into a series that ran for two seasons on the platform....

Spike Lee Placed An Angry Message For Oscar Voters In She’s Gotta Have It Netflix By Lyvie Scott/March 11, 2022 10:49 am EST Legendary director Spike Lee has had his fair share of beef with the Oscars. And rightfully so: it seems the Academy — and its annual awards ceremony — have never really respected Lee’s groundbreaking (and at times, controversial) work. After over 30 years of filmmaking, Lee has only won a single Oscar....

Supernatural Prequel Series The Winchesters Casts Its Leads The CW By Shania Russell/March 21, 2022 4:32 pm EST If you thought a fifteen-season run was enough for the Winchester family, I regret to inform you that this unkillable bloodline should never be underestimated. Just ask the many ghosts, vampires, or demons they’ve defeated. Or God himself. Not only has The CW ordered a pilot for their “Supernatural” spinoff series, but they are once again thrusting us into the chaotic world of Winchesters fighting for survival — but with a new duo taking the lead....

The Critic: Everything We Know So Far About The Ian McKellen Thriller Warner Bros. Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/June 28, 2022 5:11 pm EST People sure do have some funny ideas about professional critics. If one were to assume movies are accurate in the ways they tend to depict them, critics are all well-paid, fun-hating jerks who lack any sense of imagination and will happily give someone’s art a bad review purely out of spite....

Okay, But What Does This Mean? Paramount Pictures Zerner (who also played Shelley in “Friday the 13th Part III”) continued to explain through the Twitter thread that the lack of petition filing doesn’t necessarily mean that the parties are close to settling, nor does it mean that a new “Friday the 13th” movie is on the way. In fact, Zerner predicts Cunningham realized that filing a cert petition would have likely not gone in his favor and that it’s more probable that the duos are attempting to work out a resolution without the involvement of the courts....

The Train Aliens From The Book Of Boba Fett Chapter 2 Explained Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/Jan. 5, 2022 12:59 pm EST Another week, another episode of “The Book of Boba Fett” we need to discuss. The second episode of the “Star Wars” series once again gave Temuera Morrison’s take on the beloved character the spotlight. This time, in filling in some gaps from his past, we saw Boba encounter a hostile group of alien criminals who actually have a relatively rich history in a galaxy far, far away....

The Warren Beatty Movie That Marked The End Of The Intermission Era Paramount By Kathleen McHale/March 31, 2022 9:57 am EST Sometimes a star burns so bright in Hollywood that they are just able to make whatever movie they want. Today, that basically does not exist at all, because studios do not want to spend a penny on something they aren’t sure will earn a billion dollars at the box office....

Two Minor Book Of Boba Fett Characters Have A Long And Secret Star Wars History Lucasfilm By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2022 1:08 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “The Book of Boba Fett.” “The Book of Boba Fett” returned this week with the second chapter of “The Mandalorian” spin-off series, entitled “The Tribes of Tatooine.” The episode title seems to not only refer to the tribe of Tusken Raiders that Boba Fett aligned himself with in flashbacks, but also to the various crime syndicates that the former bounty hunter has to deal with....

What We Do In The Shadows Season 4 Will Wreck The Mansion, Recruit Real Raccoons FX By Jenna Busch/June 6, 2022 5:13 pm EST The brilliant and hysterical “What We Do in the Shadows” has been renewed for a fifth and sixth season before the fourth season even airs. Not only that, but our own Valerie Ettenhofer joined the press conference for the series and brought back some great info, including the Staten Island mansion’s decrepit state and some real raccoons joining the cast....

Why The Shocking Ending Of No Time To Die Divided Audiences United Artists Releasing By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 30, 2021 8:55 pm EST After three pandemic-related delays, the twenty-fifth film in the James Bond franchise and the fifth and final outing of Daniel Craig as the MI6 agent, “No Time To Die,” is finally available for the world to see, and it was definitely worth the wait. The highly-anticipated film from Cary Joji Fukunaga was meant to be an epic swan song for Craig, who has played James Bond more than any other actor, and for a longer period of time spanning 15 years....

Zootopia Filmmaker Rich Moore Just Inked A Major Deal With Skydance Animation Walt Disney Studios By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 17, 2022 11:18 am EST Rich Moore, who directed “Zootopia,” “Wreck-it Ralph,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” has landed a massive, multi-year deal with Skydance Animation, according to The Wrap. Under this freshly-forged contract, Moore will be creating and producing original animated features under the studio banner. This is great news for those who wish to see more fun, heartwarming animated films from filmmakers like Moore (whose “Wreck-It Ralph” was an animated offering that was so intrinsically special — that film oozes charm and heart)....

The Staircase (2018) Netflix ABC Television and Netflix’s “The Staircase” is the most obvious and boring follow-up to HBO Max’s “The Staircase,” but that doesn’t mean it isn’t the ideal one. The French-produced, English language true-crime documentary has been a fixture of its genre for some time. It first premiered in an abbreviated form as part of the ABC News program “Primetime Thursday” in 2004. A more complete version of the show was released on Canal+, BBC Four, and Sundance Channel the following year, but “The Staircase” wasn’t done....

An Ad-Supported Netflix Tier Could Exist One Day Netflix By Jenna Busch/March 9, 2022 10:54 am EST I hate commercials and so do you. I think the only people that like them are the actors who book them (congratulations, but I still don’t want to watch) and the companies who put them out. (Super Bowl ads are a separate category, but you’re watching anyway, so I really don’t count those.) We skip them, fast forward over them, or go do something else while they’re on....