'The Batman' Production Halt Is Giving Matt Reeves More Time To Plan Big Action Scenes

‘The Batman’ Production Halt Is Giving Matt Reeves More Time To Plan Big Action Scenes The Batmanis currently shut down due to the Joker, er, I mean the coronavirus pandemic. But directorMatt Reevesis using this delay to his advantage, and fine-tuning his upcoming Dark Knight reboot. As Reeves puts it, this downtime will give him more of the prep time he wished he had right before they started shooting, so at least there’sonepositive thing coming out of all of this....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Michael Meyer

'The Mandalorian' Moves The Pieces Into Place For A Killer Climax With "The Reckoning"

‘The Mandalorian’ Moves The Pieces Into Place For A Killer Climax With “The Reckoning” Naturally, there arespoilershere.This episode opens with a message from Greef Carga. If the Mandalorian wants to make things right by the Imperial client (Werner Herzog’s character) and the Bounty Hunting Guild, he needs to return back to Nevarro with the child (referred to by many as “Baby Yoda.") But Greef offers a chance at a double-cross. If the Mando can kill the client, then everyone will get what they want and he’ll be straight with the guild....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Lorraine White

'The Muppets' Director James Bobin In Talks To Direct 'Alice In Wonderland' Sequel

‘The Muppets’ Director James Bobin In Talks To Direct ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Sequel Lewis Carrollwrote more than one adventure in Wonderland, so the notion of a sequel toAlice in Wonderlandis hardly new. But the idea of a film carrying on the approach of Tim Burton’s superficial, action-oriented film from 2010 does sound a bit ridiculous. Nevertheless, Burton’s film made over a billion dollars, propelled in part by a post-Avatarinterest in 3D....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Melissa Brown

'The Terror: Infamy' Episodes 5 And 6 Start Answering Questions

‘The Terror: Infamy’ Episodes 5 And 6 Start Answering Questions The past two episodes ofThe Terror: Infamyhave been all about answering questions. Episode 5, “Shatter Like a Peal”, involves a lengthy interrogation scene between two characters. And episode 6, “Taizo”, finally fills us in on the backstory of Yuko, the mysterious, ghostly demon that has been plaguing the show’s characters from the start. Shatter Like a Pearl It’s 1943, and Chester, now in full-blown translator mode, finds himself in Guadalcanal....

June 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1454 words · Julian Cooper

'Zack Snyder's Justice League': Joe Manganiello Is Coming Back As Deathstroke

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’: Joe Manganiello Is Coming Back As Deathstroke Joe Manganiello(Magic Mike) appeared briefly in a post-credits scene ofJustice Leagueback in 2017, playing a menacing mercenary named Deathstroke. His appearance was designed to set up a sequel and maybe even a solo spin-off movie, but so far, neither one has happened. But now Manganiello is getting another shot at wearing the character’s eyepatch. A new report says he will be a part ofZack Snyder’s Justice League, the four-episode HBO Max series which will consist of footage Snyder shot the first time around, as well as additional photography that’s taking place right now....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · David Davis

10 Movies To Watch If You Love Playing Elden Ring

10 Movies To Watch If You Love Playing Elden Ring For those untarnished by Fromsoft designer Hidetaka Miyazaki’s newest creation, “Elden Ring” is an action role-playing adventure and the spiritual successor to “Dark Souls,” “Bloodborne,” and Miyazaki’s other infamously difficult and bewitchingly obtuse video games. In a departure from his past titles, “Elden Ring” focuses on exploring an open world called the Lands Between and the challenging combat against the wretched horrors that lurk in every corner of the map....

June 18, 2025 · 12 min · 2478 words · Dillon Richmond

2018 Golden Globes Video Highlights: Seth Meyers' Monologue, Oprah's Lifetime Achievement Speech & More

2018 Golden Globes Video Highlights: Seth Meyers' Monologue, Oprah’s Lifetime Achievement Speech & More Last night, the75th Golden Globe Awardsaired on NBC, and while the night wasn’t particularly exciting, it was full of a handful of big firsts for the awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. To kick off the night,Seth Meyersdelivered a monologue targeting all of the missteps by Hollywood in the wake of sexual assault allegations against a wide variety of producers, actors and more....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Kevin Ellis

Ben Affleck's 'Live By Night' Loses $75 Million For Warner Bros.

Ben Affleck’s ‘Live By Night’ Loses $75 Million For Warner Bros. Live By Nightprobably sounded good on paper.Ben Affleck’s last three directorial efforts were all well received, withArgoeven snagging Best Picture in 2013, and Affleck’s career as a star is burning bright as ever thanks to Batman. All of which would have madeLive By Nightseem like a solid next step, possibly even an awards contender. But the gangster drama didn’t just disappoint — it flat-out flopped, and now Warner Bros....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Gregory Johnson

Breck Eisner's Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake Moving Forward

Breck Eisner’s Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake Moving Forward “Let’s dance, Tom.” In the dizzying sinkhole of modern remakes, enough time has passed with 1954’sCreature from the Black Lagoonto dampen fanboy squabbles over a new studio effort. Of course, the sci-fi horror reboot still needs to impress, and that responsibility falls with its director. While I hoped to see John Landis or Rob Zombie strike up fresh chills and gills in exotic locales, directorBreck Eisner(Sahara, son of Michael) tellsShockTilYouDropthat his planned remake is moving forward, complete with locations scoped out in South America, a fully created, newly envisioned creature, and less than two percent aspiration to be the nextMummy 1, 2, 3, 9....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · David Newman

Chris Evans And Walton Goggins Join Action Ensembles, Adam Devine And Liam Hemsworth Romance Rebel Wilson

Chris Evans And Walton Goggins Join Action Ensembles, Adam Devine And Liam Hemsworth Romance Rebel Wilson In today’s edition of “casting news pieces that aren’t quite big enough to get their own story but are certainly more interesting when lumped together”: Now, let’s go into detail. Chris Evans Heads to the Red Sea Diving Resort Based on the real-life rescue mission of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel in the early ’80s, Chris Evans will star as Mossad agent Ari Kidron inRed Sea Diving Resort....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Jennifer Taylor

Cloverfield Director Speaks

Cloverfield Director Speaks DirectorMatt Reeveshas begun doing press for the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced monster flickCloverfield. Here are some highlights from the various interviews: On the Movie Poster:“The inspiration came from the poster of Escape from New York. The poster had an image on it of the head of the Statue of Liberty and that image was nowhere in the movie!“On Seeing or Not Seeing The Monster:“People who have seen the trailer might think we are using this style to avoid seeing the monster, but that is definitely not what we’re doing....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 836 words · Cynthia Hayes

Colin Trevorrow's Original Script Wasn't Used At All By 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' Writers

Colin Trevorrow’s Original Script Wasn’t Used At All By ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Writers When a film has such a storied production history asStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker— original directorColin Trevorrowleaving,The Force Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams coming back on board to wrap up the trilogy — fans can’t help but wonder what could have been. And with Trevorrow and his co-writerDerek Connollyreceiving a story credit for the film, fans also wondered if any of Trevorrow’s original vision made it into the finalStar Wars The Rise of Skywalkerscript....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Nancy Rodriguez

Cool Stuff: Laurent Durieux's Godzilla Print

Cool Stuff: Laurent Durieux’s Godzilla Print Dark Hall Mansionis partnering again withLaurent Durieuxon aGodzillaprint, the latest addition to their Seminal Film Series. The officially licensed Godzilla limited edition print release takes on the original 1954 Japanese landmark film and goes on sale this Friday, August 28th 2015. See both the regular and variant versions and get more information on the Laurent Durieux Godzilla print, after the jump. The Laurent Durieux GODZILLA Standard edition is printed on 24?...

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Monica Robinson