‘Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle’ Director Danny Leiner Has Died At 57 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 22, 2018 4:00 pm EST Known for directing slacker and stoner comedies like Dude, Where’s My Car? and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle in the early 2000s, filmmaker Danny Leiner has sadly passed away at age 57. But the director had even more of a presence on the small screen, one that wasn’t quite as well-known....
By Chris Evangelista/July 12, 2019 8:30 am EST Fire up the tape recorder and get ready to buddy-up to some serial killers all over again. Mindhunter, the excellent Netflix series from producer David Fincher, is finally coming back for a new season – and soon. Mindhunter season 2 will debut on Netflix next month. It’s been over a year since the first season, which debuted on the streaming service in October 2017....
‘Saturday Night Live’ Closing Season 44 With Paul Rudd And Emma Thompson As Hosts By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2019 10:00 am EST Saturday Night Live is about the wrap up season 44 with a trio of exciting hosts lined up. We already know Adam Sandler is making a surprising comeback to his old stomping grounds to host the sketch show for the first time ever. But after that, the last two episodes will bring around a first-time host with a buzzworthy coming out this summer and a fan favorite host who is one of the stars of what could be the biggest movie of the year....
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: Inheriting The Past, Ending A Trilogy Of Trilogies & More By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2019 8:30 am EST It hasn’t even been one week since we saw the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode 9, which revealed the perplexing and exciting title of The Rise of Skywalker. Since then, fans have been abuzz with theories about what the title means, but they’ve also been wondering just how this chapter will end the Skywalker saga, especially considering that shocking, menacing laugh from the end of the teaser trailer....
‘Toy Story 4’ Fights Off ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ At The Box Office, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Still Trails ‘Avatar’ By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2019 12:30 pm EST Surprising absolutely no one, Disney and Pixar were able to hold onto the top of the box office for a second weekend with Toy Story 4. The movie is still performing below expectations, but it’s not as if the movie is hurting for money. Meanwhile, Disney and Marvel Studios also aren’t upset with the box office performance of Avengers: Endgame, which was re-released in theaters with some bonus footage after the credits this past weekend....
‘Wild Wild Country’ Movie In The Works With Priyanka Chopra Playing Real-Life Supervillain Ma Anand Sheela By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 31, 2019 11:30 am EST The Netflix true crime documentary series Wild Wild Country is getting a feature adaptation, with Priyanka Chopra starring. The doc followed the true story of Indian spiritual guru Bhagwan Rajneesh, who set up a community in Oregon. The community was intended to be a utopia, but resentment from locals, mixed with criminal activities from the inside, eventually destroyed everything....
Bran’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Ending Came Straight From George R.R. Martin By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2019 1:30 pm EST While the actions of Daenerys Targaryen in the final season of Game of Thrones divided the fandom over whether or not enough story track was laid in the show to justify her decisions, there was a much greater sense of unity over the seemingly-out-of-nowhere conclusion for Bran Stark in the series finale....
Comedy Central’s Clusterfest Hosting ‘Clueless’ And ‘Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion’ Live Reads By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2019 3:30 pm EST Comedy Central’s Clusterfest is returning to San Francisco for another epic line-up of stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, podcasts, and much more. Some of the biggest names in comedy will be there for the June festival, and some of them will be participating in two recently announced live reads of the 90s classics Clueless and Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion with all new casts bringing the characters to life on stage....
The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Casino Royale Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2006Genre: Spy ThillerDirector: Martin CampbellCast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench Here’s what is sure to be a controversial opinion: Casino Royale is the best James Bond movie. Yes, yes, I know. I know there are people who think picking any non-Sean Connery Bond film as the best is sacrilege. And I also know that when it comes to the Daniel Craig Bond-era, Skyfall seems to be the favorite....
Russo Brothers Confirm They’re Misleading Audiences Again With ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Trailers By Ben Pearson/March 19, 2019 4:00 pm EST When it comes to Marvel movie trailers, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that we shouldn’t believe what we see. Spider-Man was hidden from an airport fight shot in the Captain America: Civil War trailer, the Thor: Ragnarok trailers faked out audiences by including a key shot of Thor with both of his eyes, and an Avengers: Infinity War trailer threw us off by including a shot of Hulk running with Team Wakanda that never even appeared in the film....
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Get Paid To Marathon All Marvel Studios Movies, Spider-Man Comic Strip Ends & More By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2019 6:00 pm EST An episode of DC Daily looks at how they restored the classic 1970s Shazam series to stream on DC Universe. Even though Lex Luthor is now causing trouble on Supergirl, don’t expect Superman to get involved this season....
Superhero Bits: More ‘Spider-Man’ PS4 DLC Arrives This Month, Shirtless Thanos Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2018 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Why was Marvel initially concerned about the Outrider creatures in Avengers: Infinity War? When does the next chapter of Spider-Man PS4 DLC arrive? Want to see Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen in theaters? How did Avengers: Infinity War keep Loki’s death a secret?...
The Morning Watch: ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ VFX Breakdown, Andy Samberg’s Unused Golden Globes Jokes & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is 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, check out an Ant-Man and the Wasp visual effects breakdown from key action sequences....
Theme Park Bits: D23 Membership Rates Are Up, Universal Orlando Lockers Have Changed, And More By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 7, 2019 6:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: D23 has announced increased membership rates for 2019. Guests at Walt Disney World were turned away early on New Year’s Eve 2018 due to overcrowding. Universal Studios Orlando has changed its attraction locker policies. A Florida man was arrested for trying to kidnap a girl at the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction....
This Week In Trailers: Lost & Found, White Chamber, Losers, Ray & Liz, Roll Red Roll By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 24, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
Watch The First Episode Of ‘The Twilight Zone’ For Free Right Now By Chris Evangelista/April 1, 2019 11:30 am EST If you’re still on the fence about joining CBS All Access to partake in Jordan Peele’s new version of The Twilight Zone, here’s some incentive. The first episode of the highly-anticipated reboot is now available to watch online for free. Called “The Comedian”, the episode features Kumail Nanjiani as a struggling stand-up desperate to make it in the biz....
‘Battlestar Galactica’ Movie Reboot Taps ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ Writer Jay Basu To Pen Script By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 19, 2018 11:45 am EST Universal has been trying to get the Battlestar Galactica movie off the ground for years, and now things may be kicking into gear for the sci-fi reboot again. Jay Basu has been tapped as the Battlestar Galactica writer, and Red Sparrow’s Francis Lawrence is also officially set to direct the film....
‘Daredevil’s Bullseye Almost Played Captain America, Jonah Hill Tried Out For Justin Timberlake’s Role In ‘The Social Network’ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 23, 2018 6:30 am EST Hollywood is full of “what if” casting scenarios, stories of actors who came thisclose to landing life-changing leading roles that may have had huge ripple effects through the rest of the industry. You probably know many of them: Nicolas Cage as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, Dougray Scott as Wolverine in X-Men, etc....
‘Dumbo’ Trailer: Tim Burton’s Live-Action Remake Soars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 14, 2018 5:48 pm EST Before the buzzy Aladdin and Mulan remakes make their way to theaters, there is Tim Burton’s Dumbo, the live-action remake of the 1941 animated film that emotionally scarred all of us as children. Despite rocking a star-studded cast including Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Michael Keaton, and Eva Green, it feels like Dumbo has fallen by the wayside when it comes to the Disney live-action remake train....
‘Eve’ Cast Adds Geena Davis And Joan Chen To The Female Action Hero Roster By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2018 2:30 pm EST Eve, an action movie starring Jessica Chastain, has just added two great cast members: Geena Davis and Joan Chen. The film follows an assassin being hunted by her former employers while struggling to tell her family about her deadly job. Davis is likely playing Chastain’s mother, while Chen is playing a gangster....
