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By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 6, 2019 3:30 pm EST Avengers: Endgame marked the end of an era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the closing chapter for many of the central characters who have been around since the beginning of this decade of superhero storytelling. But despite the finality of the film, there are a few gaps in its story that directors Joe and Anthony Russo are here to fill out. One such gap involves a certain Avengers Endgame Captain America reunion that fans have been theorizing about since the film’s release....

Amblin Entertainment Is Turning Akira Kurosawa’s Classic ‘Rashomon’ Into A TV Show By Ben Pearson/Dec. 18, 2018 12:00 pm EST A Rashomon TV show is in the works at Amblin Entertainment, proving once again that no property, not even an acclaimed classic, is safe. Read more about the new adaptation of director Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece below, which is being described as a “dramatic mystery thriller series.” Kurosawa’s movie is almost universally hailed as one of the premiere pieces of Japanese cinema, and it’s widely considered one of the best films ever made....

Drew Struzan’s ‘Blade Runner’ Poster Will Be On Sale This Week By Ben Pearson/Jan. 16, 2019 4:30 pm EST Drew Struzan is arguably one of the most influential pop artists of all time, responsible for creating the iconic movie posters for films like the Star Wars saga, the Back to the Future trilogy, the Indiana Jones saga, The Thing, and many more. He also created a poster for Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and since we’re now living in 2019 – the year Blade Runner takes place – it seems appropriate that Struzan’s poster would be back in the spotlight....

Great Scott! That ‘Back To The Future’ Musical Is Finally Happening, Will Open In London Next Year By Ben Pearson/May 17, 2019 11:51 am EST We’ve been hearing rumblings about a Back to the Future musical for about seven years, but after a long wait, the show has finally ramped up to 88 mph and is ready to make its debut. Robert Zemeckis, the film’s co-writer/director, and Bob Gale, its co-writer/producer, are still involved in this musical, as is the movie’s composer, Alan Silvestri....

How Keanu Reeves Turned ‘Toy Story 4’s Duke Caboom From A Side Gag Into A Scene-Stealing Character By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 20, 2019 10:30 am EST At first glance, casting Keanu Reeves as a blustering Canadian motorcycle stuntman toy in Toy Story 4 would seem like a piece of stunt casting — an easy character gag that wouldn’t require Reeves (himself a Canadian motorcycle enthusiast with a taste for danger) to stretch his acting chops too much....

Joe Carnahan Left ‘Bad Boys III’ Because He Clashed With Will Smith By Chris Evangelista/April 22, 2019 9:30 am EST But what happened with Carnahan? According to the filmmaker, his Bad Boys III script was solid, but it wasn’t what star Will Smith wanted. “I love Will, he’s a great guy,” Carnahan recently told Collider. “I just know myself. And I thought what we were doing at that point was the law of diminishing returns....

Keanu Reeves Is Voicing A Character In ‘Toy Story 4’, And We Might Have Seen Him Already By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2018 10:00 am EST Not too long ago, we got our first look at Toy Story 4, which included a glimpse at some new toys coming to the franchise. The first teaser trailer introduced us to Forky, a craft-like “toy” made out of a spork, pipe cleaner and googly eyes....

Lord & Miller On ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Spoilers And That Post-Credit Scene [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Dec. 17, 2018 8:00 am EST 2018 is coming to an end soon, but one of the year’s very best movies just hit theaters. We’ve been singing the praises of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse for weeks, and now that the movie is out for all to see, it’s time to hear from producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller about some of the movie’s more spoilery elements, including that hilarious post-credits scene, a couple of surprising vocal performances, and more....

Peaks TV S3E05-06 - “Wake Up. Don’t Die.” By Slashfilmcast/June 14, 2017 11:21 pm EST Peaks TV is a new podcast from David Chen and Joanna Robinson. Every two weeks, we’ll be recapping the latest episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime. This week, we recap the 5th and 6th episodes of season 3 of Twin Peaks. Be sure to check out Joanna’s interview with Chrysta Bell and Ben Pearson’s recap of eps 5 and 6....

Game of Tones Guardians of the Galaxy bears a structural similarity to superhero standard-bearer The Avengers, which ought not to work in its favour. After Marvel forced together a billionaire, a soldier, a rage-monster, an archer, a spy and a Norse God (in the hopes that they’d be greater than the sum of their parts), James Gunn was tasked with a similar feat using an even stranger roster.The disparate players in the film come not only from varying planetary backgrounds, but from multiple genres and tones....

The Case Against Cersei Lannister, Who Will See Westeros Burn To Maintain Her Power By Danielle Ryan/May 9, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Debate of Thrones, where a panel of Citadel-trained experts explain why someone deserves, or doesn’t deserve, to sit on the Iron Throne. In this edition: Queen Cersei has proven herself incapable of caring about her kingdom or her subjects.)There was a time, three or four years ago, when I would argue in favor of our queen....

Three New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Posters Let Spidey Hang Around European Landmarks By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 25, 2019 7:30 am EST Last week, Tom Holland set the moviesphere abuzz when he cryptically teased the arrival of something on Monday morning. It turns out the Spider-Man: Far From Home star was unveiling…new posters. Three Spider-Man: Far From Home posters dropped on Holland’s Instagram this morning, showing Spidey hanging around some European landmarks....

What ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Borrows From Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’ By Bryan Young/Jan. 17, 2019 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired or help us better understand George Lucas’ iconic universe. In this edition: Brazil.) The 1985 release of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil was nothing short of a miracle. The executives at Universal were so disappointed with Gilliam’s grim vision of the future that they wanted to recut it and give it a happy ending, but Gilliam refused to be beaten down by the system....

‘Aquaman’ Blu-Ray Washes Ashore In March By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 8, 2019 6:30 am EST Aquaman was a tidal-wave-sized hit, and now it’s ready to make a big splash on home video. The James Wan directed superhero extravaganza is headed to Blu-ray and digital in March, with a fishing net full of special features. The Blu-ray will also feature a sneak peek of upcoming DC superhero film Shazam! Check out the Aquaman Blu-ray details below....

‘Black Panther’ Was The Best-Reviewed Movie Of 2018, According To Rotten Tomatoes By Ben Pearson/Jan. 11, 2019 3:30 pm EST At the risk of repeating myself, please don’t look at Rotten Tomatoes (or any other review aggregator site, for that matter) as the final word of whether or not a movie is worth your time. Movies are far too complex to be distilled down into just a percentage. Seek out and read criticism (even some you don’t agree with), and you’ll have a much richer experience....

‘Girl On The Third Floor’ Review: This Fixer Upper Has Ghostly Occupants [SXSW] By Matt Donato/March 11, 2019 4:30 pm EST When grandma stitched you that decorative “Home Is Where The Heart Is” pillow, she didn’t mean it literally (a physical, beating organ), but Travis Stevens’ Girl On The Third Floor is architectural horror that ponders otherwise. If these walls could talk, what secrets they’d spill – or better yet, imprison....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Sneak Peek: Spider-Man Doesn’t Wear A Cape By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2018 8:00 am EST Is Into the Spider-Verse destined to be the best Spider-Man movie ever? It just might be, because every piece of footage looks exciting, vibrant, and different than anything we’ve seen before. The animated film brings together spider-people from multiple universes, and sets them loose in a comic-book-infused world overflowing with eye-popping visual style....

‘The Terror’ Season 2 Cast Adds George Takei And More By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2018 1:00 pm EST The Terror season 2 has rounded out its cast, and added a very recognizable name: George Takei. The Star Trek actor will both appear and serve as a consultant on the second season of AMC’s horror anthology series. Season 2 will be set in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II, something Takei has actual experience with, having been forced to live in a camp as a young boy with his family....

‘The Twilight Zone’ Review: Jordan Peele Helps Bring Rod Serling’s Iconic Vision To Our Troubled Times By Chris Evangelista/March 27, 2019 9:00 pm EST You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead—your next stop, The Twilight Zone, rebooted by Jordan Peele. Riding a wave of acclaim left over from his masterful Get Out, and furthered by his recent Us, Peele brings Rod Serling’s brilliant parable-infused sci-fi series into the 21st century....

By Chris Evangelista/April 29, 2019 5:00 pm EST CBS All Access wants to journey even further into another dimension with Jordan Peele, so they’ve gone ahead and ordered a second season of Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot. Peele’s star-studded reimagining takes Rod Serling’s classic sci-fi series and adapts it for our own current, increasingly weird timeline. More on The Twilight Zone season 2 below. THR has confirmed CBS All Access has ordered a second season of The Twilight Zone from producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg....