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Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ Movie Would Feature The Reboot Cast, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming To Comic-Con Alex Kurtzman is currently settling into his new job as the showrunner ofStar Trek: Discovery, but there are still a lot of questions about what’s happening with the future of theTrekfranchise on the big screen.Star Trek 4(or whatever it’s going to be called) is said to be a time-travel story that brings Chris Hemsworth back into the mix with the reboot cast, but now we’re hearing that those same actors will appear in the Star Trek film that’s being developed byQuentin Tarantino....

The Morning Watch: A Fred Rogers Retrospective, ‘Super Mario Bros.’ 25 Years Later & 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, a CBS Sunday Morning news stories has a retrospective onFred Rogersand his showMr....

Three Reasons Why That ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Ending Is The Worst We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Doug Liman’sEdge of Tomorrowis out in theaters now and it’sone of my favorite films of the year(see Germain’s review here). But if you were like me and many other film critics, you might’ve found that ending to be a wee bit lacking on a variety of fronts. Let’s talk about whyEdge of Tomorrowhad a terrible ending for an otherwise great film....

What ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Could Teach ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ About Half-Naked Women It’s more or less impossible to reboot a massively popular franchise for the big screen without drawing the ire of a few fans, but one major criticsm plaguingStar Trek Into Darknessin recent days has nothing to do withJ.J. Abrams' Klingon redesign or use of parallel timelines. Midway through the film, there’s a brief scene in which the character Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) strips down to her underwear for no apparent reason....

Who’s Playing Maya’s Uncle In Hawkeye? Here’s One Possibility Warning:Spoilersahead for the first three episodes of “Hawkeye.” The hardcore Marvel fans among us may or may not have let out a yelp five minutes into the latest episode of “Hawkeye.” But in our defense, screaming (just a little) is the only reasonable response to the potential character appearance that this episode hints at with the introduction of Echo’s “uncle.” Last week, the Disney+ series hit the ground running with its two-episode premiere,jam-packed with Easter eggsand intriguing foreshadowing....

Will Obi-Wan Kenobi Get A Second Season? Some of us literally just watched the firstteaser trailer for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,“the new 6-episode “limited series” coming to Disney+ on the 45th anniversary of “Star Wars,” yet already the Internet is talking about whether there will be a second season. The series stars Ewan McGregor — reprising his role as Obi-Wan for the first time since “Revenge of the Sith” in 2005 — and he’s not alone....

Will Smith To Star In And Produce Modernized ‘The Wild Bunch’ Remake IsWill Smithlooking to make up for balking at starring in Quentin Tarantino’sDjango Unchainedby starring in a remake of one of the biggest landmarks in the Western canon? Smith has signed to produce and star in the remake of Sam Peckinpah’sThe Wild Bunch, which Warner Bros. has been trying to kickstart for a few years. That’s a piece of news that sounds pretty ridiculous, as the family-friendly guy who shied away fro Django is just about the last guy I’d expect to remake a film famous for its violence and adult themes....

‘Alien: Covenant’ Will Be The First In A New Trilogy Within the past couple weeks,Prometheus 2officially got anew title and a synopsis detailing the sequelto the prequel to the Alien franchise from directorRidley Scott. The movie is calledAlien: Covenant, and the fast track for this project ended uppushing back Neill Blomkamp’sAlien 5to an undetermined time, and if Scott’s new plan for the Alien franchise continues, it might be a long time before we see that movie....

‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’ Reboot Trailer Invites You To The Carnival Of Doom Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the classic Nickelodeon TV series in which Canadian kids sat around a campfire and told spooky stories, is getting a new lease on life. The show has been rebooted into a new limited series that pits a new group of youths against things that go bump in the night. The original ambitious plan was to have the limited series lead directly into a feature film, but the fate of the movie is now in limbo....

‘Black Monday’ Season 2 Trailer: Don Cheadle Is Back With A Bigger Wig And Even Bigger Performance In Showtime’s Dark Comedy How doesDon Cheadleoutdo his Emmy-nominated performance as Maurice “Mo” Monroe in the first season of Showtime’s dark comedyBlack Monday? Go bigger. Bigger in his scenery-chewing performance, and bigger in his hair, which now falls past his shoulders in one of the wackiest TV wigs we’ve seen in a while. But that’s nothing compared to the stylish, absurd shenanigans going on in theBlack Mondaytrailer....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Alfie Allen Joins ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Cast The cast ofTaika Waititi’s comedyJojo Rabbithas a new addition.Game of ThronesactorAlfie Allenhas joined the film, a World War II satire about a young boy and his imaginary friend…who just happens to be Hitler. Taika Waititi’sJojo Rabbitonly just started shooting, but it already seems like a must-see movie. The film stars Waititi,Scarlett Johansson,Rebel WilsonandSam Rockwell, andDeadlinereports Alfie Allen has joined the cast as well....

‘Gone Girl’ Author’s First Novel ‘Sharp Objects’ Becoming TV Show We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter what level you’re at in your career, it’s all about getting a foot in the door. You just need that one thing. Get people to recognize you and the flood gates will open. As an example, take authorGillian Flynn. She was a best-selling writer with three books under her belt when her latest one,Gone Girl, was picked up by Hollywood....

‘Hitchcock’ Writer/Producer Team Preparing Johnny Carson Biopic Having tackled one iconic entertainment industry figure inHitchcock, writerJohn McLaughlinand producerTom Thayerare moving on to another. The pair have struck a deal with the estate ofJohnny Carsonfor a biopic about the lateTonight Showhost, based on theBill ZehmebiographyCarson The Magnificent: An Intimate Portrait. Even longtime fans of Carson may find that the film reveals a side of him they never knew. For all his gregariousness in front of the camera, the host was notoriously private off-camera....