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‘The Last Duel’ Trailer: Matt Damon And Adam Driver Fight To The Death In Ridley Scott’s Historical Epic Ridley Scottis back withThe Last Duel, a historical epic based on the true story of knight Jean de Carrouges and squire Jacques Le Gris, two men who started off on good terms and then became mortal enemies.Matt Damon,Adam Driver, andJodie Comerstar in the movie, which is due out this fall. Watch the firstThe Last Dueltrailer below....

‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Teaser: Kevin Hart Is A Fluffy Little Bunny Everyone claims to know their pets — their likes, their dislikes, their habits and personality quirks — but do wereally? Or are we just projecting our own ideas and preferences onto a bunch of unamused creatures? Universal’s upcomingThe Secret Life of Petsposits that there’s a lot more to these animals than we might suspect. Maybe they have feelings we don’t understand....

‘The Staggering Girl’ Trailer: Luca Guadagnino’s Eerie New Short Stars Julianne Moore And Kyle MacLachlan Luca Guadagninoseems to have gotten a taste for atmospheric horror after dipping his toes in the genre with his remake ofSuspiriain 2018. His follow-up short film,The Staggering Girlhas that creepy giallo-inspired effect to it, with starsJulianne MooreandKyle MachLachlanmaking their way through a version of Rome that is much more unsettling than the one that Guadagnino showed in his dreamy romanceCall Me By Your Name....

‘The Storyteller’ Reboot In The Works From The Jim Henson Company And Neil Gaiman The Storyteller, the imaginative 1980s TV series created by Jim Henson, is ready to tell a new tale. The Jim Henson Company, Fremantle and authorNeil Gaimanare teaming for aStorytellerreboot which will once again adapt fairy tales and folklore with puppetry. While there’s no official home for the rebooted series yet, it’s being developed for binge-watching audiences.Deadlinebroke the news about theStorytellerreboot....

‘The Whistlers’ Director Corneliu Poromboiu On His Wild New Crime Caper [Interview] When I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview withCorneliu Porumboiu, writer and director of the delightful filmThe Whistlers, it was the first time in my writing career I ever felt I shouldn’t come too heavily prepared with questions. I didn’t want answers from the filmmaker at the vanguard of the Romanian New Wave about his new work....

Both ‘Mission: Impossible’ Sequels Bringing Back Henry Czerny As Kittridge From The First Movie Just when you thought the cast of the upcoming back-to-backMission: Impossiblesequels couldn’t get any better, directorChristopher McQuarriedigs back into the past for a real stunner. In the originalMission: Impossible, agent Ethan Hunt was framed as a mole in the IMF, and he was pursued aggressively by agency director Eugene Kittridge. He was quite a ruthless character, but only to enemies of the IMF, and once Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) was revealed to be the real mole, all was forgiven....

Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, And Chris Cooper Will Star In Boston Strangler Keira Knightley won’t be facing the Boston Strangler alone. Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, and Chris Cooper have all signed on to join her in the upcoming “Boston Strangler” movie from 20th Century Studios. Deadlinereports that production on the film, based on the real-life murders that shook the Boston area during the 1960s, will begin on location in the city next month....

Disney Wants Taika Waititi To Develop A New ‘Star Wars’ Movie The ever-busyTaika Waititiis already part of theStar Warsuniverse, having lent his voice talents to and directed an episode of theStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorian. Now, Disney and Lucasfilm want more. A report states that theStar Warsproprietors are courting Waititi to develop a newStar Warsmovie. This news is as vague as it comes – do they want him to write, direct, or both?...

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Made A Magical $36 Million In Thursday Previews It is almost unavoidable for anyone who pays attention to movies even a little bit, but “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is in theaters as of today. Perhaps not at all surprisingly, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is expected to make a lot of money this weekend, and it’s already off to an incredibly strong start....

Germany Reopening Some Theaters This Weekend, But The United Kingdom Still Waiting Until July As the coronavirus pandemic slows down around parts of the world, some restrictions are starting to be lifted by the government, allowing for certain businesses to open as long as they maintain social distancing policies and standards to avoid a resurgence of the illness. That means movie theater chains are in the process of either slowly reopening, or preparing to open this summer....

Horror Remake Roundup: Guillermo Del Toro Is ‘Terrified’, David Gordon Green Wants More ‘Critters’ Or ‘Ghoulies’, And Rob Zombie’s Abandoned ‘Blob’ You want horror remake news? We’ve got horror remake news for you, baby! Get it while it’s spooky! First:Guillermo del Torohas confirmed he’s working on an American remake of the scary Argentinean horror filmTerrified. Then,HalloweendirectorDavid Gordon Greenexpresses interest in remaking eitherCrittersorGhoulies(maybe, he could be joking). And finally, a look atRob Zombie’s abandoned remake ofThe Blob....

How Alfred Hitchcock Changed Horror Movies Forever You would be hard pressed to find anyone even remotely interested in film who didn’t know who Alfred Hitchcock is. This famous filmmaker is as synonymous with cinematic history as the moon is important to the Earth we live on. His films often fall into the category of “thriller,” but some of them occasionally bleed over into the horror genre. Hitchcock was a man constantly willing to play with and reinvent the tropes of the time to create something entirely new and often shocking, and modern-day horror is indebted to the “Master of Suspense” for his bold refusal to conform to the tropes of his time period....

How The Long Kiss Goodnight Changed Geena Davis' Career Without Geena Davis, “The Long Kiss Goodnight” could have been lost in its own excess. The intensity, the explosions, and the ridiculous conspiracy-amnesia plot all reflect a kind of big-budget action movie that no longer exists. And Davis, in the lead role(s), sells the story with heart and wit, a perfect fit for writer Shane Black’s layers of irony. So why was it her last role as a Hollywood leading lady?...