The CW Adds ‘Black Lightning’ To Its DC Comics Superhero Show Line-Up DC Comicsfans are getting inundated from all sides — the DC Extended Universe is going full-steam ahead with the upcomingWonder WomanandJustice Leaguemovies this year, and The CW superhero universe (or theArrowverse or the Berlanti-verse, whatever you like to call it) just keeps getting bigger. Adding to their highly successful line-up of superhero shows, which already includesArrow,The Flash,Legends of TomorrowandSupergirl,The CW has picked upBlack Lightning, based off the comic book starring one of DC’s first major African-American superheroes....

The First Episode Of Lord And Miller’s The Afterparty Is Streaming For Free If there are two things that audiences love in this world, it’s murder mysteries and laugh-out-loud comedies. Fortunately for us, the new Apple TV+ show “The Afterparty” combinesboth in an eight-episode series from “The LEGO Movie” and “21 Jump Street” directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Sam Richardson, Ilana Glazer, John Early, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and plenty more all attend a high school reunion afterparty hosted by the insufferable Xavier (Franco), who graduated and became one of the biggest celebrities in the world....

The Morning Watch: Warner Bros. Movie Prop Warehouse, Zachary Levi’s Man Cave & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, take a tour of Warner Bros. Pictures old movie prop warehouse featuring iconic pieces from movies likeBatman, theHarry Potterfranchise,The Matrix, and more....

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Looks Like It’ll Explore The Failures Of The Jedi – Good The Jedi may have the coolest weapons in the “Star Wars” galaxy, but they are one of the most corrupted, negligent, complacent orders in fiction. Their hubris led to the deaths of thousands, the end of the Jedi Order, and the rise of an evil Empire (OK, an Empire that lasted only about 30 years, but that’s beside the point)....

This Famous ‘Star Wars’ Poster Was Created In Just 36 Hours Erik SharkeyandKevin Burkelove movie posters so much that they’ve both made movies about them. Erik directed a film about legendary poster artist Drew Struzan titledDrew: The Man Behind the Poster, while Kevin directed24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters, which examined the birth, death, and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Now the two filmmakers are joining forces to make a film about one of the most famous illustrators to ever work in the science fiction and fantasy genres:Greg Hildebrandt....

Tron Guy Reviews Tron Legacy WiReD Magazine had the brilliant idea to hireJay Maynard, a computer programmer/system administrator probably best known on the internet as “Tron Guy”, to review Disney’sTron Legacy. What did Tron Guy think of the sequel 28 years in the making? “I walked in, expecting to be blown away both from what I’d seen before and from what I knew about the production. I was not disappointed.” … “… the result is visually stunning, intellectually engaging and emotionally exhausting....

Unraveling The Seams: Revisiting The Astonishing Costume Design Of ‘The Cell’ 20 Years Later Serial killers are true evil personified. And yet, fascination with them has increasingly grown over the past several decades. True crime books fly off shelves, murder-focused podcasts play in the ears of millions, and an entire population of self-professed"murderinos"enjoy digging through cold case files to learn about these heartless humans.Endless films have depicted serial killers, but none have intimately navigated the inner workings of their mind quite like directorTarsem Singh’sThe Cell, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week....

VOTD: See The Seamless ‘Black Panther’ VFX Used To Create The South Korea Car Chase Visual effects have become so advanced that many times it’s difficult to tell what is real and what is created in post-production. Digital effects can be used to create digital doubles of actors, create entire environments, or make any of these things disappear from any given shot. When it comes to Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, you’d be hard-pressed to find a movie that didn’t have some kind of visual effect in it somewhere....

Whew! AMC Theatres Pulls Back On Allowing Texting In Movie Theaters Just yesterday, AMC Entertainment headAdam Aronreally made a lot ofAMC Theatrescustomers angry by indicating that the chain of movie theaters was considering having some of their screeningsbecome more texting friendly. The consideration came about as a way to help entice more millennials who can’t put down their phone to come to the movies. However, an overwhelmingly negative response from customers has Adam Aron pulling back on any potential plans for AMC Theatres allowing texting in theaters....

Why These Spider-Man Villains Didn’t Show Up In No Way Home The long wait is finally over. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has arrived in theaters after countless months of breathless speculation, rumors, and maybe even an unfortunate leak or two. Fans crammed into multiplexes around the country and the rest of the world, providing a much-neededjolt at the box officejust as the year is winding down to a close. While audiences have proven their love for Spider-Man again and again over the years, this latest film has turned into something else altogether....

‘Anchorman’ Sequel Adds Another A-List Cameo, Harrison Ford Comments On His Role Anchorman: The Legend Continueshas an extensive lineup of celebrity cameos that ranges from the fairly obvious (John C. Reilly) to the nearly out of left field (Harrison Ford). But it’s not done adding people yet. A new report indicates that a very high-profile A-lister has agreed to lend her talents to the film. Her role hasn’t been revealed at this time, but let’s hope she has a less strange experience than Ford did with, as he puts it, “What’s-His-Name and the applesauce girl....

‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker’s Mysterious 2020 Project Gets A Mysterious Teaser This year has been such a shit-show that it makes episodes ofBlack Mirrorlook almost quaint by comparison.Black MirrorcreatorCharlie Brookeris aware of that, so rather than bring us a new season ofBlack Mirrorhe’s unleashing a new, mysterious mockumentary about the hell year that was 2020. Brooker just dropped a new teaser for the project, which may or may not be calledDeath to 2020....

‘Calvin And Hobbes’ Creator Bill Watterson Draws Poster For Cartooning Doc ‘Stripped’ Here’s a huge and very pleasant surprise:Bill Watterson, the creator ofCalvin & Hobbes, who retired that strip in 1995 and has not published a cartoon in the years since, has drawn a movie poster. The image is for the documentaryStripped, which is about the art and business of newspaper comic strips. Dozens of people were interviewed for the film by directorsDave KellettandFrederick Schroeder, including Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics,Zot!...