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Thank Pitt’s hairdresser Paramount Pictures Total Film (via Games Radar+) describes Pitt’s “The Lost City” character as a “mysterious gung-ho adventurer” who aids Loretta and Alan in their quest to find the fabled “Lost City” before Fairfax and his goons. As for how the film landed the in-demand A-lister, Adam Nee says you can thank Pitt and Bullock’s hairdresser, Janine Thompson: “Brad Pitt’s name came up early for this. But the role isn’t a cameo, he’s in a good chunk of the movie....

Justin Lin Steps Away From Directing Fast 10, Will Remain Onboard As Producer Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/April 26, 2022 7:00 pm EST The latest installment in the so-called Fast Saga has hit a pretty serious snag. “Fast X” has lost its director just as production was getting underway. Director Justin Lin, one of the chief architects of the multi-billion-dollar franchise, has stepped away as director just after cameras on the film had started rolling mere days ago....

Fight the system Netflix The content warning is a thoughtful addition by the “Stranger Things” team, especially when one of the major themes throughout the series has been to staunchly criticize the U.S. government, the military-industrial complex, and the way children are used as pawns by the adults who are supposed to be keeping them safe from harm. El/Eleven/Jane was introduced to us as a child who discovered she had been kidnapped, experimented on, and raised in a secret laboratory....

Ozark Season 4 Part 2 Trailer: Ruth Bids The Byrdes A Bloody Farewell Netflix By Shania Russell/March 29, 2022 1:01 pm EST For the final seven episodes of the season, “Ozark” has chosen violence! This is nothing new for the Byrde family, of course. Despite their respectable, suburban roots, they often find themselves covered in blood — both literally and especially metaphorically. But “Ozark” season 4 part 2 is a special case — because this time, the Byrdes may not be able to keep themselves out of the crossfire....

See Season 3 Trailer: As Sight Returns, The Real Battle Begins Apple TV+ By Danielle Ryan/June 29, 2022 11:55 am EST The high-concept, futuristic dystopia series “See” is back for a third and final chapter on Apple TV+, and there’s a heart-pounding new trailer to tease its debut. The series stars Jason Momoa as Baba Voss, a warrior in a distant future where a virus has destroyed most of civilization and left the survivors completely blind....

Station Eleven Review: A Colorful, Humane, And Shakespearean Post-Pandemic Miniseries HBO Max By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 16, 2021 10:08 am EST HBO Max’s new 10-episode limited series, “Station Eleven,” based on the bestselling novel by Emily St. John Mandel, might face an uphill battle engaging some viewers, if only because of its pandemic plot. If you’re looking for a slice of escapist entertainment that won’t remind you of anything other than the comic books you read growing up, that’s what the latest Marvel jams in multiplexes and on Disney+ are for....

Stephen King Reveals His Next Book Will Be A Holly Gibney Novel Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/March 2, 2022 12:23 pm EST Great news, Stephen King fans! One of the greatest literary minds in all of horror isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The legendary author maintains a proudly outspoken presence on social media, weighing in on everything from major current events in the political realm to adorable dog pictures. But he’s also found time in his incredibly busy schedule to appear on podcasts dedicated to his acclaimed and accomplished works....

Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange 2 Wraps Reshoots, X-Men Goes Back To The 90s & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/Jan. 14, 2022 5:09 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Academy Quietly Gave Out Eight Awards In 35 Minutes, So Why Is The Show So Long? Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/March 27, 2022 8:29 pm EST Instead of televising and officially presenting the awards for eight important technical categories, the Oscars announced them quietly during the red carpet show. Setting aside just how disrespectful it is to forgo televising these awards in lieu of more celebrity-fawning, it’s still fascinating that they were able to present all eight awards to their recipients in just about 35 minutes....

The Guest 2 Never Happened, But The Soundtrack Did, And You Can Listen Right Now Picturehouse By Lex Briscuso/April 1, 2022 11:02 am EST Sometimes April Fools’ Day jokes are hilarious. Sometimes, they’re cruel. Other times, they make us yearn for what could’ve been. And then there are the April Fools’ Day jokes that might not be jokes at all … and that’s the headspace I’m in after finding out that, though a sequel to “The Guest” never actually came to pass, “The Guest 2” now has a soundtrack....

Late night TV is here to stay Prime Video Initially, the scheme to get Midge on late-night TV seemed impossible — mainly because of her own bad decision-making. Susie made an unsuccessful attempt to get her on “The Gordon Ford Show” which proved difficult thanks to Midge’s ridiculous stipulation of not being an opening act. Turning down a gig with Tony Bennett at The Copa also meant Ford’s bookers had nowhere to see her, forcing Susie to turn down Ford’s booker, Mike Carr (played by Brosnahan’s husband Jason Ralph)....

The Others’ Backstory In Lost Explained ABC By Michael Boyle/March 7, 2022 2:37 pm EST From the first few episodes, a lot of the narrative on “Lost” was focused on the mysterious Others. Having found themselves stranded on a mysterious, seemingly supernatural island, the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 quickly realize they aren’t alone. Not only is there a group of strange, unfriendly people living somewhere close by, but it’s soon revealed that one member of that group has been pretending to be a survivor the whole time....

This Is Every New Jackass Forever Cast Member MTV Entertainment Studios By Anya Stanley/Jan. 27, 2022 9:19 am EST “Jackass Forever” is notable in several ways. First, it’s allegedly the last “Jackass” we’ll ever see, and one glimpse at Johnny Knoxville’s salt-and-pepper hair provides plenty of reason for that. Any of these jokers can handle a fall, but as the years go on, it takes longer to get back up. Second, the movie contains two noticeable absences: Ryan Dunn, who died in 2011, and Bam Margera who, despite being removed from production after an alleged breach of his wellness contract, will still have one stunt seen in the final product....

January belonged to Jenna Ortega HBO Max Before landing on HBO Max this past January, writer/director Megan Park’s feature debut “The Fallout” first premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2021, winning the Grand Jury Prize in Narrative Feature Film Competition along with the Audience Choice Award. The film, detailing the aftermath of a horrific school shooting and one student’s fraught journey to navigate her own lingering PTSD, doesn’t shy away from its triggering subject matter or the reality that these stories don’t lend themselves to clean, happily-ever-after endings....

Mood and Atmosphere Sundance “Watcher” recalls films like “Rosemary’s Baby” — stories of women alone in big cities, convinced that dark forces are aligning against them while their friends and family accuse them of being hysterical. Francis, who seems to be a rather bad husband, has no patience for Julia’s claims. He tries to be supportive for approximately ten seconds before immediately assuming Julia is imagining things. As far as Francis sees things, Julia is simply lonely and afraid of their new city and allowing her troubled thoughts to get the better of her....

Why Ben-Hur Sparked A Public Feud Between Charlton Heston And Gore Vidal MGM By Mike Shutt/March 10, 2022 4:38 pm EST One of the first scenes in William Wyler’s Best Picture winning film “Ben-Hur” is a reunion between the titular Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and Messala (Stephen Boyd). During the scene, the two engage in a spear-throwing contest, and the spears end up just inches apart on this wooden cross beam....

Yellowstone Spin-Off 6666 Is Not Set In The Distant Future, Sorry Paramount+ By Jenna Busch/May 18, 2022 4:01 pm EST Despite the fact that the two “Yellowstone” prequels are named after the year they’re set in — “1883” and “1932” though the later is still a working title — the upcoming spin-off “6666” isn’t set in the future. Not that I wouldn’t watch a show about space cowboys. I’ve done it before....

34% Said This Is Their Favorite Star Trek TV Series - Here’s Our Vote ViacomCBS By Witney Seibold/Feb. 9, 2022 1:43 pm EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) Forget the BFI’s Sight & Sound Poll, the Nobel Prize nominating committee, the The U.S. Census, or the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, /Film has just received information on the single most important poll ever conducted: A casual poll run on SurveyMonkey haphazardly asking readers which “Star Trek” series they liked the best without any qualifications or comments....

A Short History Of The Gorn In The Star Trek Universe Paramount By Lyvie Scott/May 26, 2022 7:00 am EST This episode contains minor spoilers ahead for episode 4 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Canon is a funny thing in the world of “Star Trek.” The franchise, which has churned out 12 criss-crossing series (and just as many movies) in its 56-year history, has to tread carefully where continuity is concerned....

Ewan McGregor Says The Star Wars Prequels Were ‘Very Difficult’ Because Technology Got In The Way By Witney Seibold/May 12, 2022 2:44 pm EST Those of a certain age likely recall the arc of the “Star Wars” films released between 1999 and 2005. The three prequel films — “The Phantom Menace,” “Attack of the Clones,” and “Revenge of the Sith” — were each initially well-received by fans and were all enormous box office hits, but viewed with a sour attitude, with many fans and critics citing their sterile aesthetic, weird dialogue (“I hate sand”), and monkeying with “Star Wars” canon (midichlorians?...