New 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Photos Featuring General Hux, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma [Updated With High-Res]

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Photos Featuring General Hux, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma [Updated With High-Res] The bad news forStar Warsfans is that there won’t be any new The Force Awakens footage screened at D23 this weekend. But the good news is, wedohave a slew of new photos to pore over and pick apart in the meantime — plus some juicy story details to go along with them. Among other things, the latest bast of images feature fresh looks at villains General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie); heroes Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Ridley); and droids R2-D2 and C-3PO....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Pamela Mills

Noomi Rapace Will Play 'Hamlet' In New Gender-Swapped Adaptation

Noomi Rapace Will Play ‘Hamlet’ In New Gender-Swapped Adaptation Hamlethas been adapted to the screen many times before, but there’s a new adaptation on the way that’s trying something different: the lead will be gender-swapped.Noomi Rapaceis set to play the melancholy Dane in a new film from directorAli Abbasi(Border). This won’t be the first time a female lead has played Hamlet – Ruth Negga recently played the character in Gate Theatre Dublin’s production....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Mary Turner

Not Surprisingly, Alamo Drafthouse's Tim League Also Against Separate Text-Friendly Screenings; Read His Open Letter

Not Surprisingly, Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim League Also Against Separate Text-Friendly Screenings; Read His Open Letter As the debate about texting in theatersrages on,TheWrap’sChris Davisonhas proposed one possible compromise between the two sides: Designate screenings as either “texting” or “non-texting,” and deal with glowing screens accordingly. That way, movie theater purists can be assured an experience free of those disruptive lights, those who don’t mind them can Tweet / email / text to their hearts' content, and industry folks can rake in the dollars from both types of viewers....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Victoria Monroe

Omar Sy Joins 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past'

Omar Sy Joins ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Bryan Singer’s loaded up hisX-Men: Days of Future Pastcast with returning stars from both the previous trilogy and the current series, but now there are some fresh faces to get excited about as well. A couple of weeks back,Peter Dinklagebecame the first newX-Menstar when he booked an unnamed villain role. Now he’s being joined byOmar Sy, the French star ofThe Intouchables. Hit the jump to keep reading....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Brenda English

Russell Brand And More Join Nicolas Cage In 'Army Of One'

Russell Brand And More Join Nicolas Cage In ‘Army Of One’ Despite the title,Nicolas Cagewon’t be left all alone inArmy of One. In fact, he’s just picked up a bunch of very funny co-stars.Russell Brand,Denis O’Hare,Ken Marino,Paul Scheer, andRainn Wilsonhave all signed on for the comedy, about an American handyman who sets out to captureOsama bin Laden. What makes the premise even crazier is that it’s based on a true story....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Robert Hanson

Stephen King Has Repeatedly Apologized For His Most Bonkers Movie

Stephen King Has Repeatedly Apologized For His Most Bonkers Movie It’s undeniable that Stephen King has shaped the nightmares of generations across the globe with his truly terrifying works of fiction. King’s works have been turned into over 60 films and television series, but the modern master of horror has but a single directorial venture to his name. Based on King’s short story “Trucks,” the Emilio Estevez-starring “Maximum Overdrive” is about a world caught in chaos after a radiation storm warps the machines on Earth, which gain a mind of their own and attack all of humanity....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 918 words · Virginia Baker

The Batman Solo Movie Will Tell An Original Story, Says Ben Affleck

The Batman Solo Movie Will Tell An Original Story, Says Ben Affleck WhileBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicegarnered mixed reactions overall, to put it gently,Ben Affleck’s Batman was a hit with fans and critics alike. It’s no surprise that DC is planning a solo outing for the character, or that it’s already one of the most highly anticipated projects on the DC Extended Universe slate. (Never mind that it doesn’t even have a release date at this point....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Jason Pitts

The Best Biopics You've Never Seen

The Best Biopics You’ve Never Seen (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week we check out some under-seen movies about real people like you and me, but you know, better known for doing stuff.) The end of the year is often considered to be prestige season when it comes to movies as studios roll out their classiest films in the hope of winning awards and accolades....

June 10, 2025 · 9 min · 1733 words · Connie Smith

The Boys Offers First Look At Laurie Holden As The Crimson Countess In Season 3

The Boys Offers First Look At Laurie Holden As The Crimson Countess In Season 3 “The Boys” are almost back, and they’re bringing a new woman into the mix. The hit Amazon Prime show, based on the comic series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, will finally return for its third season after a longer-than-usual hiatus due to COVID-19. Production on the third seasonwrapped in September, and while there’s no official release date yet, it’s probably coming soon....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Ellen Cruz

The Moon Knight Filmmakers Plotted Action Scenes That Were Never Intended To Be Seen

The Moon Knight Filmmakers Plotted Action Scenes That Were Never Intended To Be Seen Marvel is about to unleash their new TV show upon us, and “Moon Knight” is aspiring to fill in the void in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a new weird, action-packed, psychological thriller story. It’s a risky move for Marvel, at least according to head honcho Kevin Feige. The show promises a more grounded and brutal approach to violence, and with a protagonist clearly suffering from mental illness the likes of which we haven’t seen in the MCU yet....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Kelly Scott

The Number 23 Scribe To Pen Remake Of An American Werewolf In London

The Number 23 Scribe To Pen Remake Of An American Werewolf In London Last yearit was announcedthat theWeinsteinbrothers had acquired the rights to remakeAn American Werewolf in London, and my heart sank. Since then, there’s been no news of any progress on the project, and I promptly forgot about it. That was a happier time. And a relatively short-lived one. Alas, looks like the remake is starting to kick into gear, with the studio looking toFernley Phillips, the writer ofThe Number 23, to tackle the screenplay....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Edward Carter

The Quarantine Stream: 'Good Burger' Is Better Than You Remember

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Good Burger’ Is Better Than You Remember (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Good BurgerWhere you’re able to Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch:Good Burgerfollows Kenan Thompson as Dexter Reed, who ends up in a bit of a pickle when he gets in a car accident with his teacher. With no driver’s license and his mother out of town on business, Dexter must get a summer job at the local fast food joint Good Burger....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Christine Rivera

TV Bits: 'Game Of Thrones,' 'The Walking Dead,' 'Fear The Walking Dead,' 'American Gods'

TV Bits: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Fear The Walking Dead,’ ‘American Gods’ In today’s edition of TV Bits: The first season ofFear the Walking Deadconcluded with the cast conspiring to get on a boat and escape the zombie apocalypse by heading out into the Pacific Ocean. And as all of the marketing for the second season so far has shown us, they manage to get on the boat, which is a large luxury yacht that’s big enough to act as the central location for an entire cast of characters on a TV series....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Andrea Sanchez MD