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‘War Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Casts Gabriel Chavarria As Human Lead Fox’sPlanet of the Apesprequel series is really all about the apes, but said apes still need some humans to butt heads with. And they’ve just found one for the upcomingWar of the Planet of the Apes. East Los HighactorGabriel Chavarriahas just been cast in the film, which brings backDawn of the Planet of the ApeshelmerMatt Reeves. More on theWar of the Planet of the ApesGabriel Chavarria casting after the jump....

2020 Emmy Winners: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sweeps Comedy Category, ‘Watchmen’ And ‘Succession’ Win Big For HBO Sunday night brought the72nd Primetime Emmy Awardsto ABC, honoring the best achievements in television from the past year.Jimmy Kimmelhosted an unusual virtual version of the broadcast in the age of coronavirus, and it was a big night forSchitt’s Creek,WatchmenandSuccession, each taking home several of the key awards in their respective categories. See if any of your other favorite shows ended up on the 2020 Emmys winners list below....

Amazon Sued For Allegedly Misleading Users About Whether They Own Movies They “Purchased” Maybe material goods are just ways of filling the emptiness that eats away at our souls, but at least we can have the assurance that we do own the things that we bought. But that isn’t necessarily the case for digital movies purchased throughAmazon Prime Video. Because of confusing licensing laws that result in streaming services like Amazon, Netflix, and others having to take films off their platforms, users who “buy” movies on Amazon Prime video never really own those films....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s ‘Lost Days’ Art Show Honors ‘Wayne’s World’, ‘Dumb & Dumber’, & More Gallery 1988 debuted a new art show over the weekend featuring works fromJeff BoyesandDan Mumford, each of them honoring some beloved films from decades past. Jeff Boyes focuses on films likeWayne’s World, Gleaming the Cube, andDumb & Dumber. Meanwhile, Dan Mumford tackled the likes ofThe Crow, TerminatorandFirst Blood. But both of them did their own tribute toBill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure....

Dan Trachtenberg’s New Predator Movie Has Wrapped Filming Reports indicate that a film crew in Canada is getting to the choppa as filming on the secretive new Predator sequel has officially wrapped production in Alberta, Calgary. Word on the hush-hush fifth film in the long-running franchise (filming under the code name “Skulls”) comes from cinematographer Jeff Cutter, who re-teams with his “10 Cloverfield Lane” director. He also confirms that Native American actress Amber Midthunder (“Hell or High Water,” “The Marksman”) has been cast as the lead alongside Dane Diliergo (“American Horror Stories”) and newcomerDakota Beavers....

Experience ‘Kingdom Hearts’ In VR As You Wait To Play With Baymax In ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Kingdom Heartsfans know how to wait. They’ve probably played the waiting game for longer than they’ve played any of theKingdom Heartsgames, so these next few months until the release ofKingdom Hearts 3should be a piece of cake after we’ve already waited 13 years. It’s fine. It’s totally fine. But wait! Before you go crazy waiting forKingdom Hearts 3to hit shelves onJanuary 25, 2019, the wait for any and allKingdom Heartscontent will be a tiny bit shorter thanks to aKingdom HeartsVR experience debuting on the PlayStation VR this holiday season....

First Look: Justice League Of America Cast? Warner Bros is set to announce the official cast for George Miller’sJustice League of Americamovie next week, but studio spies have leaked a supposed preview of what we should expect. Note: none of the following cast has been officially confirmed, and being late Friday night, it’s likely we won’t hear anything until Monday at earliest. But let’s take a look at the rumored cast ofJustice League....

Freelance: John Cena In Talks To Star In Action-Comedy From Taken Director The “Summer of Cena” may have ended, but Big Match John isn’t stopping his reign of action comedies anytime soon. As was first reported on Deadline, John Cena is currently in negotiations to star in the newest film from Pierre Morel (“Taken,” “From Paris with Love,” “Peppermint”) an action-comedy called “Freelance.” The film will be sold at the upcoming virtual American Film Market with Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios....

Hasbro And Mattel In Talks To Merge? What Could This Mean For Movies? Hasbro and Mattel, two of the biggest toy companies in the world, are reportedly in talks to possibly merge into one mega toy company. But what might this mean for there future of movies? The report of merger talks comes thanks toBloomberg Business: Hasbro approached Mattel about a potential transaction late last year, and the companies have held on-and-off-again talks about a deal, the people said, asking not to be identified as the situation isn’t public....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Rent Every Planet Of The Apes Movie (Welcome toWhere to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Planet of the Apes movies.) Like any long-running franchise, the “Planet of the Apes” movies share a fascinating developmental history and a colorful selection of very high highs set against infamously low lows....

Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: A Look At The Best Indie Films Of 2007 The Independent Spirit Awards nominees have been announced, but the award show celebrating indie film doesn’t happen until February 23rd of next year. The Indie Spirit Awards nominations are a great list of films and performances that is perfect for you to explore. Look over the list below, thanks to our friends atFirstShowing. And feel free to add some of these movies to your Netflix queue, although as usual, most of the films are either now playing or hitting theater screens in December/January (depending on what part of the country you may live in)....

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Dwayne Johnson In ‘Rampage’ There are three huge monsters running amok across North America inRampage. God help the one that tries to mess withJeffrey Dean Morgan(The Walking Dead), who along with starDwayne Johnson, we wouldn’t mind seeing go a few rounds, hand-to-hand, with a giant wolf or giant lizard. That dream may come true because Morgan has just been cast inBrad Peyton’s (San Andreas)video game adaption....

Justin Theroux Gets His First Studio Directing Gig Fresh off his screenwriting gig onIron Man 2,Varietyannounces thatJustin Therouxhas landed his second gig as director, and first for a major studio. In 2007 Theroux directed the indieDedication, about “about a misanthropic children’s book author who tries to find love with a sweet-natured illustrator”. Now he’ll helm a film calledChief Ronfor Universal, based on the story of Chief Ron Roberts, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed chap who claimed Native American ancestry in a bid to open an east coast casino....