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Morbius Sinks Its Living Vampire Fangs Into $39.1 Million Opening Weekend Sony Pictures By Danielle Ryan/April 3, 2022 7:58 pm EST “Morbius,” the movie about the day-walking vampire that’s not Blade, is finally here after a two-year release delay … and apparently it wasn’t really worth the wait. The film has received abysmal reviews, with /Film’s own review declaring that it might put viewers to sleep. But Sony gambled on this “Spider-Man” universe spin-off, and based on the early numbers, “Morbius” looks set to prove that superhero movies are still a solid bet — no matter the Rotten Tomatoes score....

Nature Doc Predators To Be First Co-Production Between Netflix And Sky Netflix/Sky By Jenna Busch/Jan. 26, 2022 2:03 pm EST Netflix and Sky are marking their first co-production with the nature documentary “Predators.” The show “will follow six apex predators as they face the ultimate survival test in ever-changing landscapes.” We’ve even got a trailer for you. Just look at the fuzzy little murder faces in the pic! Look at them!...

Obi-Wan Kenobi Just Explained A Key Part Of Leia’s Backstory Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/June 8, 2022 11:07 am EST This post contains spoilers for episode 4 of “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” For as much as some fans may loudly complain whenever a new addition to “Star Wars” canon appears to retcon previously established lore, that’s actually sort of a rite of passage when it comes to this franchise. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” might be the most aggressive example of this, as director Gareth Edwards crafted an entire movie to explain away the “plot hole” of the first Death Star containing one critical design flaw....

Only Murders In The Building Season 2 Teaser: Only In New York, Right? Hulu By Shania Russell/March 27, 2022 9:06 pm EST In honor of film’s biggest night, we’re bringing you the latest in TV news! “Only Murders in the Building” is set to make its grand return later this year with the dynamic team-up of Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. In case you missed out on one of the most delightful new series of last year, here’s the lowdown: Charles Haden-Savage (Martin) is a lonely, washed-up ’90s TV star; Oliver Putnam (Short) is a Broadway director struggling to find work; and Mabel Mora (Gomez) is a mysterious young woman renovating her aunt’s apartment....

High Noon and Halo and Godzilla, Oh My! Paramount+ If a modern-day “High Noon” remake starring Mark Wahlberg sounds like a bad idea, Whitta is right there with you. He developed a synopsis for just such a remake, which would have been “set in central California in the aftermath of a 9.0 earthquake.” But “again complicated rights issues killed it right when we were on the verge of setting it up,” he tweeted....

You have to believe in your characters Sony Pictures Releasing In a podcast interview with Nerdist (as reported by Entertainment Weekly), the filmmaker admitted that he “messed up plenty with ‘Spider-Man 3.’” His reason? His heart wasn’t in it as much as another super-fan’s might be. He admitted: “I tried to make it work, but I didn’t really believe in all the characters, so that can’t be hidden from people who loved Spider-Man....

Seasonal Special Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation To Hit Disney+ In August Disney+ By Jenna Busch/May 31, 2022 9:28 pm EST The weather is heating up, the beach is calling, and that’s not just for those of us on Earth. Many planets in the galaxy have a summer season, and Jedi, Rebels, and pilots are all ready for a vacation. Even if you’re one with the Dark Side of the Force, beach margaritas and volleyball are calling....

The 15 Greatest Edward Norton Movies Ranked Rich Fury/Getty Images By Liam Gaughan/Feb. 8, 2022 11:30 am EST Among late ’90s breakout stars that continue to be prominent today, few have had quite the career path that Edward Norton did. Norton didn’t start in bit parts or appear in popular young adult films. Instead, he kicked off his career on a high note with a string of acclaimed, Oscar-nominated performances working alongside some of the industry’s greatest directors....

Dean Cundey’s Impressive Career Universal Pictures Cundey’s impressive career dates all the way back to the early 1970s, but wasted little time before creating an all-timer, as he served as the director of photography on John Carpenter’s horror classic “Halloween” in 1978. That was the first in a series of many, many classics he shot, including several other Carpenter pictures, such as “The Fog,” “Escape From New York,” “Big Trouble in Little China,” and “The Thing....

The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder Release Date and Where You Can Watch It Disney+ “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” is set to premiere on Disney+ sometime in February 2022. The original series is currently available to stream, so you’ve got plenty of time to revisit it in time for the sequel series. What is The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder About? The original series debuted in 2001 and ended prematurely in 2005 after only two seasons....

A quick recap Warner Bros. Things appear to be going well for Team Sol, with Marcus and Paul chatting about the latter’s decision to come warn them. Paul tells Marcus that he won’t be able to find the tree on the planet because the seeds are with the atheists, and he also reveals that he knows Marcus isn’t his real father, because Sol told him. The two start talking about Sue (Niamh Algar) and Decima (Kim Engelbrecht) when Paul begins choking and developing scale-like lesions....

The Reason Sam Mendes Broke 1917’s Continuous Shot Universal Pictures By Lyvie Scott/March 24, 2022 9:57 am EST It’s impossible to talk about Sam Mendes’ “1917” without discussing its jaw-dropping technical achievements. The story of two soldiers trekking through enemy territory to save a battalion from a German ambush comes equipped with a unique sense of urgency, and for Mendes, there was only one way to portray it on film. The war epic was shot to appear as one continuous take, with meticulous blocking, set design, and cinematography all contributing to the illusion....

They/Them Teaser: Kevin Bacon Returns To The Summer Camp Slasher Genre Peacock By Eric Vespe/June 22, 2022 10:38 pm EST You can take the boy out of the camp slasher, but you can’t take the camp slasher out of the boy. Kevin Bacon was a young star on the rise when he booked a sweet gig in a little low-budget horror movie about a bunch of horny camp counselors setting up for camping season on the traditionally unlucky date of Friday the 13th....

‘This movie was a dream’ Paramount Pictures It would seem that Cannes took the opportunity to treat “Top Gun: Maverick” as a victory lap of sorts, celebrating all of Tom Cruise’s contributions over his remarkable career in Hollywood. Variety also reports that festival attendees were treated to a greatest hits montage of several of the actor’s movies over the decades. The long-awaited “Top Gun” sequel (pushed back several times, as we all know, due to VFX work and then the pandemic) provided the perfect excuse to honor the actor who has repeatedly risked life and limb to help provide visceral entertainment to the masses....

Top Gun: Maverick’s Jon Hamm On Pilot Culture, Playing The Heavy, And Shooting On An Aircraft Carrier [Interview] Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/May 25, 2022 1:00 pm EST Jon Hamm plays a Navy Vice Admiral with the callsign “Cyclone” in “Top Gun: Maverick.” His character is an adversary to Tom Cruise’s Maverick, and the logical counterpart to Maverick’s outside-the-box thinking. Hey, there has to be someone, right? In the film, Maverick has been working as a test pilot when he’s called to train Top Gun graduates for a dangerous new mission....

Why Dead Like Me was great Showtime It’s an over-simplification to say that the pandemic is the only cause of the recent phenomenon as the Great Resignation: workers quitting their jobs en masse, leaving a critical labor shortage behind them. As much as the past few years have sucked, the decade that preceded them wasn’t that great either. In the wake of the financial crash of 2007-2008, there was a pervasive sense that you were lucky to have a job, any job, and you’d better not complain about the pay or conditions because everyone is replaceable....

Uncharted Cements Tom Holland’s Movie Star Status While Cyrano And Studio 666 Bomb At The Box Office Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Feb. 28, 2022 2:28 pm EST It was a semi-quite weekend at the box office, all things considered. The only new wide release was the Foo Fighters’ horror flick “Studio 666,” while the same three movies from last weekend repeated atop the box office, with Tom Holland’s “Uncharted” winning the day....

Watch The Batman’s Deleted Joker Scene With Director’s Commentary Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/April 26, 2022 2:02 pm EST While we wait for Warner Bros. to finally come to their senses and greenlight a sequel to “The Batman” already, we can take solace in rewatching our favorite scenes from Matt Reeves’ take on the Dark Knight. One of those scenes is the phenomenal opening scene, which transforms Gotham City into a horrible place reminiscent of David Fincher’s “Se7en....

West Side Story Blu-Ray Release Set For March 20th Century Studios By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 22, 2022 2:07 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s most recent cinematic triumph, “West Side Story,” is officially scheduled for a home release. The musical, which earned seven Oscar nominations, including a Best Picture nod, will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD on March 15, 2022. That’ll give movie fans who missed the film when it was in theaters — as many did, thanks to the Spider-Man-shaped cloud that overshadowed its release — close to two weeks to catch the film ahead of the Oscars....

Writer’s Guild Of America West Is Asking Studios To Consider Abortion Laws When Choosing Shooting Locations HBO Max By Lex Briscuso/May 5, 2022 9:51 am EST Following the leak of the horrific draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn national abortion rights protections, the Writers Guild of America West is urging productions to choose filming locations in states where reproductive healthcare will be preserved by state law. The statement, which was issued on May 4, reads in full:...