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‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ Interview: Cynthia Erivo Is About To Be A Star Cynthia Erivois on the rise, and she’s about to have one hell of a Fall. The British actress/singer is set to appear opposite Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, and more in Steve McQueen’sgritty heist filmWidowsin November, but first, she’ll make her big screen debut inBad Times at the El Royale, a 1960s-set crime drama written and directed byDrew Goddardthat features a fantastic ensemble cast of its own....

‘Death Note’ Remake Promises Nudity, Swearing, And “A Ton Of Violence” Now that he’s successfully resurrected theBlair Witchfranchise, filmmakerAdam Wingardis preparing to tackle another beloved genre property. His next movie isDeath Note, a live-action adaptation of the hit manga series (and subsequent anime adaptation). But according to Wingard, this one will be lessBlair WitchthanThe Guest, at least in terms of tone. Speaking about his upcoming project in an interview, Wingard teased a return to “something kind of weird” forDeath Note, promising nudity, swearing, and “a ton of violence....

‘Expedition: Back To The Future’ Trailer: New Discovery+ Series Searches For The Original DeLorean Time Machine The Discovery Channel is about to do a little bit of time traveling with the new seriesExpedition: Back to the Future. Slated for streaming exclusively onDiscovery+, the series fromExpedition UnknownhostJosh Gateswill bring in Doc Brown actorChristopher Lloydfor an adventure to track down the original DeLorean time machine from the firstBack to the Futuremovie. And there are plenty more treats in store for fans of the time traveling franchise....

‘Ghostbuster’ Image: Rock Out With Your Proton Packs Out The newGhostbustersmovie has damn big shoes to fill. Ivan Reitman’s 1984 is a stone-cold classic that millions of Gen Xers and Millennials around the world have grown up with, andGhostbusters IIis remembered with great affection even if it’s not quite up to par. It’s hard to imagine anyone else quite replacing the original foursome, which may be why directorPaul Feigisn’t really trying....

‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Trailer: Can Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham Save The Summer? If the last trailer forHobbs and Shawwasn’t enough to convince you to check out this blockbuster madness in theaters, then we don’t know what to tell you. That positively insane and silly trailer is one of the best pieces of entertainment of the year. But for everyone else out there who isn’t sure they need a movie starringDwayne JohnsonandJason Stathamin their life, a newHobbs and Shawtrailer has been released....

‘Horimiya’ Is A Rom-Com Anime For People Tired Of Rom-Coms (Welcome toAni-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)February just ended and many entertainment outlets just wrapped up publishing endless lists about the best romantic comedies. The problem with the rom-com, like with any popular genre, is that their tropes are so well-known that it can become tiresome to go through yet another story of an odd couple getting together and breaking up due to some stupid misunderstanding, all before a grand finale where love is professed and everyone lives happily ever after....

‘Joker’ Cast Adds Brett Cullen As Thomas Wayne, Replacing Alec Baldwin The standaloneJokermovie has found its Thomas Wayne.Brett Cullen, a character actor who already has someBatmanhistory, will play Bruce Wayne’s father in theTodd Phillipsfilm starringJoaquin Phoenix. Cullen replacesAlec Baldwin, who was first announced in the role only to immediately drop out. More on theJokercast below. ComicBook.com(with back-up fromThe Wrap)is reporting Cullen’s casting as Batman’s doomed dad, Thomas Wayne. As you’ll no doubt remember, Alec Baldwin was the previous occupant of this part, but less than 48 hours after the announcement, Baldwin himselfrevealedhe wouldn’t be playing Thomas Wayne after all....

‘Morris From America’ Trailer & Poster: Craig Robinson Raises A Teen With Big Dreams In Germany Year after year, the Sundance Film Festival is chock full of coming-of-age stories. Many are derivative and familiar, but there are always a few that know exactly how to pull at your heartstrings or bring unique enough characters that the movie still feels refreshing. This year, one of those movies wasMorris from America, featuring a breakout performance from teenage actorMarkees Christmasand an outstanding turn fromCraig Robinsonwho does much more than provide comic relief....

‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ And The New Religion Of 21st-Century Fandom Fandom is a religion that thrives on killing its own gods. InNeon Genesis Evangelion, there’s a passing line of dialogue that suggests self-destruction is the natural endpoint of evolution. The Japanese television and film series periodically evokes deicide with exotic Judeo-Christian imagery, such as god-killing spears and figures nailed to crosses. Yet it’s known for the line, “The fate of the destruction is the joy of rebirth....

‘Respect’ Teaser: Jennifer Hudson Is Aretha Franklin In This New Biopic Jennifer Hudsonis coming for that Oscar, so everyone might want to get the hell out of her way. The actress and singer can currently be seen in Tom Hooper’s nightmarishCats, and while she’s probably not about to get an awards season nod for that, come next year, all bets are off. Because Hudson stars as the legendary Aretha Franklin inRespect....

‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Gets An Exciting New Director The story herecouldfocus on the news thatGuillermo del Torois no longer directing CBS Films' adaptation ofScary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the book series that traumatized a generation of kids (including yours truly). However, the big news here is that they’ve found one hell of a replacement for theShape of Waterdirector in Norwegian directorAndré Øvredal, one of the most exciting directors working in genre cinema at the moment....

‘Stranger Things’ Officially Renewed For Season 2 To date, one of the strangest things aboutStranger Thingshas been the lack of a renewal. Netflix has been known to renew just about everything, sometimes even before the season one premiere, andStranger Thingsis believed to be one of themost-watchedNetflix original series of all time. It seemed just plain odd that, a full month afterStranger Things' debut, the service hadn’t gotten around to re-upping it....

‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’ Trailer: The First Wide Studio Release Of The Summer Nature is healing – movies are returning to theaters. Okay, nature isn’t actually healing, and there’s still the very real threat of the coronavirus out there. But Hollywood is eager to get back to normal, and they’re putting all their hopes and dreams into the month of July. July will mark the first time we’ve had new big studio movies in non-drive-in theaters since March, and whileTenetis the title everyone keeps mentioning, there are a few other films arriving before the latest Christopher Nolan blockbuster....