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1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Paramount Although beginning and ending within the proper chronology of the “Star Trek” future, Leonard Nimoy’s 1986 feature film “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” is set largely in the earliest point in the franchise’s timeline (again, excluding single time travel episodes of any given TV series, wherein Mark Twain, the 1950s, and other eras are regularly visited). In the film, the crew of the Enterprise must go back in time to rescue a pair of humpback whales from extinction in order to appease an enormous, inscrutable space monolith that has been draining future Earth of its oceans, looking for its own kind....

Gene Pushes Back In This Week’s Satirical Episode Of Barry HBO By Josh Spiegel/May 8, 2022 10:30 pm EST Before we get any further, I have some sad news to report. While the third episode of the third season of “Barry” is titled “ben mendelsohn”, I regret to inform you that the excellent Australian actor does not make an appearance. He will come up in the episode — in a particularly and unexpectedly funny way — but let’s hold off on that for now....

Halo Showrunner Explains Why ‘We Didn’t Look At The Game’ When Creating The TV Series Paramount+ By Joshua Meyer/March 21, 2022 9:56 am EST Adapting a video game or any intellectual property, especially one with a large built-in fanbase, for film or television carries with it a degree of expectation; but there’s also the nuts-and-bolts requirements of storytelling, which works differently across different mediums. Sometimes adaptations that stray a bit from the source material but remain true to the spirit of it can be better than ones that rigidly adhere to it....

Demonstrations of Damnation Netflix In “Hellbound,” people receive a decree from an angel that they are marked for death at an appointed time — and not only that, they’re bound for hell, per the series title. A cult called the New Truth Society springs up around the figure of Jeong Jin-soo, played by Yoo Ah-in, an actor who became more well-known internationally after his role in the great “Burning.” Jin-soo claims that the recipients of the decree are all “sinners” who deserve the bloody punishment they receive at the hands of the monstrous Executors....

Hero Has More In Common With Kill Bill Than Just Martial Arts Miramax By Steven Ward/April 25, 2022 9:48 am EST Despite being released nearly 20 years ago “Hero” (Ying xiong) remains as visually stunning and soul-stirring as it did when it was first released. It’s hard to believe there was a time when the film was out of reach for U.S. audiences, owed to Miramax’s decision to keep it on the shelf two long years after its initial Chinese premiere....

Insidious 5 Will Begin Filming Soon Blumhouse Productions By Jenna Busch/Feb. 3, 2022 5:32 pm EST Horror fans, listen up! “Insidious 5” is on the way! The film was announced way back in 2020 at BlumFest, a virtual event celebrating the Blumhouse horror catalogue, which was covered by our own Chris Evangelista. It’s gearing up to begin production, according to an interview with ScreenRant (via Collider). Star and director Patrick Wilson was speaking about his upcoming film “Moonfall,” and gave this update when asked about whether or not the film is moving forward....

‘It was perfect timing’ 20th Century Studios My first question is for Loren. There’s not really a blueprint for the series-to-movie adaptation. “South Park” went for the movie almost immediately, “The Simpsons” waited for what felt like forever, and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” fell somewhere in the middle. Why now for “Bob’s Burgers?” Bouchard: There’s the math that the studio executives have to do. And thank gosh, we’re not responsible for that....

Willow Lucasfilm One lifelong fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels was George Lucas, who was inspired by Tolkien’s writing when he created “Star Wars.” Later, Lucas decided that he wanted to reinvent the fantasy genre for a new generation, the same way he had relaunched science fiction with “Star Wars” and adventure serials with “Indiana Jones.” Drawing on a script he’d written in the ’70s called “Munchkins,” Lucas enlisted his former “American Graffiti” star Ron Howard to help him craft an original fantasy hero....

Never Have I Ever Season 3 Gets A Premiere Date On Netflix Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/May 9, 2022 10:21 am EST Whether you’re Team Paxton or Team Ben, here’s some good news for all of you. Season 3 of “Never Have I Ever” has revealed its official release date, promising the return of Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her shenanigans during another school year (via Entertainment Weekly). Created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” was recently renewed for a fourth and final season, which is slated to premiere sometime in 2023....

Pistol Trailer: Danny Boyle Tells The Story Of The Sex Pistols FX/Hulu By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 4, 2022 12:56 pm EST The first trailer for FX’s “Pistol” is here, and the Sex Pistols series looks like it’s ready to cause mayhem. The 42-second promo gives viewers a close-up look at the anarchic musicians who took over the U.K. scene in the ’70s, including Sid Vicious (Louis Partridge) and Nancy Spungen (Emma Appleton)....

Playing A Character On The Wire Was A Study In Paranoia HBO By Anya Stanley/June 30, 2022 10:40 pm EST “Breaking Bad” had Walter White. “Mad Men” had Don Draper. “The Sopranos” had Tony. But when it came to HBO drama series “The Wire,” the main player wasn’t a man but a city in decline, another casualty of America’s war on drugs. Each of its five seasons could be read as chapters in a grand novel, building up the macro by way of the micro....

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Release Date and Where You Can Watch It Warner Bros. “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” is slated to hit theaters on December 16, 2022. Warner Bros. intends to release its movies exclusively in theaters now, so it won’t be available on HBO Max on the same day as “The Suicide Squad” was, for example. Those wanting to watch from the comfort of home will need to wait at least until the 45-day theatrical window is up....

Dawn of justice Paramount The movie deals with Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) convincing the last of an ancient race of warrior echidnas, Knuckles (Idris Elba), to hunt down Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and find a mythical Master Emerald which can turn one’s imagination into reality. At the same time, Sonic teams up with his intergalactic number one fan, Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), to find the emerald and keep it safe. Following classic superhero tropes, most of the film involves Knuckles and Sonic fighting, despite having no reason to do so....

Sony Gets U.S. Rights For Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth, And Tom Hanks’ Here, With Robin Wright Joining The Unofficial Forrest Gump Reunion Paramount Pictures By Ben F. Silverio/May 11, 2022 9:33 pm EST Before you get your hopes up, a sequel to the acclaimed 1994 film “Forrest Gump” is not happening. At one point, one was written, and apparently, it was absolutely bonkers. Instead, director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, and star Tom Hanks have all joined forces again for a new project: a comic book movie....

Suspicion Trailer: Uma Thurman Trusts No One In This Apple TV+ Miniseries Apple TV+ By Shania Russell/Jan. 11, 2022 4:08 pm EST We’ve all had our fun teasing Apple TV+ for sometimes looking like the runt of the streaming service litter, but the little one is now on track for a serious glow-up period. In 2021, even with a limited library, Apple-produced originals managed to stand out and even win a few new subscribers....

The 20 Best Star Wars TV Episodes Ranked Lucasfilm By Caroline Cao/June 22, 2022 8:17 pm EST So many stories set in the galaxy far, far away burn so brightly that it’s difficult to pick out the most luminous of them all. When George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise first landed on television, the possibilities seemed as endless as the cosmos. The 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special” kicked things off, while the 1985 “Droids” and “Ewoks” cartoons marked Lucasfilm’s first foray into episodic animated television....

The Book Of Boba Fett Lets Star Wars Be Horny Lucasfilm By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 5, 2022 3:32 pm EST “Star Wars” has always been horny. For starters: there are no bras in outer space, but there are metal bikinis. Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams/Donald Glover) is both horny enough and sexy enough to write an entire book about. Han and Leia’s kiss? Hot. Twi’lek dancers? Hot. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) shirtless and angry?...

The Deleted Jackass: Number Two Scene That Featured Luke Wilson MTV Entertainment Studios By Anya Stanley/Jan. 26, 2022 10:19 am EST You ever hear about the time the “Jackass” boys gently requested to zap Luke Wilson’s balls? It was a beautiful, balmy day in an undisclosed location — the production team worried about fan interference and so kept details of their whereabouts under wraps during shooting. The reckless boys of the “Jackass” crew — by now Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Jason “Wee-Man” Acuña, Danger Ehren, and Preston Lacy — were enjoying the fruits of success....

The Disturbing Ray Liotta Scene We’ll Never Get Out Of Our Brains Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Witney Seibold/May 26, 2022 3:49 pm EST Ridley Scott’s 2001 film “Hannibal” was critically panned upon its release. The consensus at the time was that the central relationship from Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs” — that between FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) and imprisoned cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) — was relegated to a side story....

The Dropout Creator Elizabeth Meriwether On Heading Down The Elizabeth Holmes Rabbit Hole [Interview] Hulu By Shania Russell/March 7, 2022 12:45 pm EST Scammers, con artists, and silicon valley startups are taking over TV at a rapid pace, with each show touting its own understanding of the many scandals piquing audiences’ interest. On the off chance that your “ripped from the headlines” quota for the years isn’t already full, you might’ve already checked out Hulu’s latest entry into the genre....