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‘The Informer’ Trailer: Joel Kinnaman Informs On The Mob For Rosamund Pike By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2018 5:00 pm EST Joel Kinnaman has nailed the tortured ex-military man niche, and he brings it to a new Aviron Pictures crime thriller co-starring Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen, and Common. Kinnaman plays the titular character in The Informer, a crime thriller based on the book Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, which follows one man caught in the crosshairs of a battle between the mob, the NYPD, and the FBI as he seeks to escape to save his family....

‘The Punisher’ Season 2 Trailer: Welcome Back, Frank By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2019 8:02 am EST The Punisher, one of only two remaining Marvel shows on Netflix, returns for its second (and possibly final) season next week. Ahead of that debut, a new trailer is here, filled with all the shoot-em-up action you’ve come to expect from this character. Watch The Punisher season 2 trailer below. The Punisher Season 2 Trailer...

‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Trailer: Meet Tiffany Haddish’s Daisy, Who’s Holding Out For A Hero By Ben Pearson/Jan. 3, 2019 11:30 am EST Illumination Entertainment is taking the exhausting approach of releasing a new trailer for every major character in The Secret Life of Pets 2, and the latest one introduces us to Daisy, a new dog character voiced by comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish. We previously saw that Kevin Hart’s bunny character will be suiting up as a “superhero” named Captain Snowball in the upcoming sequel, and in this trailer, Daisy is on a quest to find him....

AMC A-List Raising Prices In 15 States, Expanding Features & Becoming More Family-Friendly By Ben Pearson/Nov. 5, 2018 12:30 pm EST The early success of movie ticket subscription services like MoviePass inspired AMC, the nation’s largest theater chain, to institute their own plan called AMC Stubs A-List. The chain has announced some planned updates to the service, including a price increase for customers in 15 states which will go into effect in 2019, as well as adding some new features for subscribers....

Exclusive Vinyl Art Premiere: ‘It’s Always Blue: Songs From ‘Legion’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 14, 2018 8:30 am EST “It’s Always Blue: Songs From Legion” is a new soundtrack album full of covers of classic songs featured in the mind-bending FX series Legion. The music hails from composer Jeff Russo and series creator Noah Hawley, and we have an exclusive vinyl art debut of the album below. “It’s Always Blue: Songs From Legion” arrives early next year....

How ‘Star Wars’ Borrows From ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’ By Bryan Young/Dec. 14, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired (or in this case help us better understand) George Lucas’s iconic universe. In this edition:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.) Losing the screenwriter William Goldman was a blow to the world of cineastes last month....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 8, 2019 4:00 pm EST According to Collider, Hinton (Grey’s Anatomy) is in talks to play the series’ female lead, Millie Malone, “an in-your-face” FBI agent who faces obstacles at the Bureau because of her race and gender. Meanwhile Baker (The Americans) is in talks to play Biff Simpson, a WASP-y politician and family man with a dark secret. Austin (Class) and Olin are being eyed as characters serving the Nazi cause, while Tate is in talks to play a nun....

Martin Scorsese Is Obsessing Over The “Youthification” CGI In ‘The Irishman’ By Chris Evangelista/May 16, 2019 8:00 am EST The Irishman is Martin Scorsese’s reunion with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel. It’s also his return to the crime movie genre. But despite all these familiar elements, the upcoming Netflix film is going to be unlike anything Scorsese has ever made before. Because unlike the filmmaker’s previous films, The Irishman is employing extensive CGI in order to de-age the cast....

MoviePass Is Reviving Its Unlimited Plan In Last-Ditch Effort To Bring Back Subscribers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2019 8:30 am EST You don’t recognize MoviePass anymore. Maybe it hurt you, maybe it betrayed you one too many times, and you’ve decided to leave it behind. But like a bad boyfriend, MoviePass wants you back and it’ll even go back to the way things were before things got complicated. That’s right, MoviePass is bringing back its unlimited plan as part of its new relaunch to attempt to shake off its troubled image and bring on new (or old) subscribers....

Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Too Old To Die Young’ Features 10 90-Minute Episodes By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 4, 2019 3:00 pm EST In other words, Refn hasn’t made a series of TV episodes – he’s made essentially 10 feature films. This could be either very impressive, or very frustrating, depending on how the material turns out. Either way, I’m intrigued. I’m a big Refn fan, and if he’s managed to somehow make 10 90-minute episodes that hold my interest, I’ll be thrilled....

No, A ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Sequel Is Not In The Works [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/March 11, 2019 6:06 pm EST This story is making the rounds, so it is our duty to bring it to you – even though it’s probably a bunch of bull. A Queen music video director recently claimed that a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel was probably in the works. I suppose there’s a way to justify this if it’s true: Bohemian Rhapsody was a huge hit, and even won a few Oscars – including Best Actor....

Now That ‘Game Of Thrones’ Is Over, Fill That Void With These Anime Series By Rafael Motamayor/May 29, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s been over a week since the end of HBO’s Game of Thrones. No matter what you think of the finale – whether you are still mad over Davos not becoming Prime Minister of Westeros, or thought it was a perfect conclusion – there’s no denying the impact the live-action adaptation of George R....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller’s Next Movie Is A Live-Action Sci-Fi Adventure Called ‘The Last Human’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 12, 2019 12:30 pm EST The next movie from Phil Lord and Chris Miller will see the duo heading back into the live-action realm after they conquered animation, spawning a multimillion dollar franchise with their surprise hit The LEGO Movie and shepherding last year’s critical darling Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to possible Oscar success....

Steve Carell Thinks A ‘The Office’ Revival Would Be Difficult In Today’s Climate By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 12, 2018 8:30 am EST If an Office revival happens, don’t count on Steve Carell to be involved. The actor, who played terrible boss Michael Scott on the hit NBC comedy, recently shared his thoughts on a potential revival, and not only does he think a revival is a bad idea, he also believes the show wouldn’t work in today’s climate....

Superhero Bits: DC Universe Celebrating Batman’s 80th Anniversary, Hellboy Day Tributes & More By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to get DC Universe content for free? Which comic book movie won Favorite Movie at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards? Want to know some alternate Stan Lee lines for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? Does an Avengers headquarters LEGO set reveal a secret plan from Endgame? What is Shazam’s Rotten Tomatoes score?...

Vue Cinemas In The UK Childishly Threatens To Boycott BAFTAs For Rewarding ‘Roma’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2019 10:00 am EST Vue Cinemas is one of the biggest movie theater chains in the United Kingdom, and they are not happy with the BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars. The British organization gave Alfonso Cuarón’s movie Roma plenty of recognition, including the coveted award for Best Film. But since it’s a Netflix movie, Vue Cinemas is crying foul....

‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel Arriving Two Months Earlier In 2020 By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2019 7:30 am EST The wait to see what happens in A Quiet Place 2 just got a little bit shorter. Paramount Pictures has just bumped up the release date that was previously set for May 2020 to an earlier spring debut, putting it closer to that sweet spot that allowed the original to become such a hit back in 2018....

‘American Gods’ Season 2 Premiere Date Set For March By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2018 2:00 pm EST America Gods season 2 finally has a premiere date. The Starz series adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel has gone through some turbulent times getting to its second season, changing showrunners, losing cast members, and sparking several eyebrow raising rumors. Now, Starz has officially locked a return date down for March. When is American Gods returning?...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Round Up: Cersei’s Miscarriage Didn’t Make The Cut, Prequel Begins Filming, And More By Ben Pearson/June 23, 2019 10:00 am EST Game of Thrones may be over, but our watch has not ended. The HBO series left us with plenty to think about, but as we slowly begin to assess the show’s legacy, we’re still hearing trickles of information from those who were involved about how the show could have been different....

‘Georgetown’ Review: Christoph Waltz’s Directorial Debut Is A Dull Affair [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 14, 2019 9:00 am EST With Georgetown, Christoph Waltz joins the steady stream of actors making their transition behind the camera to make their highly anticipated directorial debuts. And indeed, the two-time Oscar winner seems like the perfect candidate to make that leap: a character actor with a keen eye for a riveting script and larger-than-life characters....