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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Everything We Know So Far Lucasfilm By Erin Brady/July 18, 2022 1:41 pm EST There’s no denying that there are a ton of “Star Wars” shows. After all, the franchise has a ton of lore and world-building to develop while it takes a break from feature films. Among these new shows in development is “Skeleton Crew,” one that has already been compared to the likes of “The Clone Wars,” a high honor to bestow given how iconic the latter is....

Filming Schindler’s List on location changed everything for Spielberg Universal Pictures 2017’s HBO documentary, “Spielberg” shed some light on the storyteller’s mindset: “I realized at that point when I went to Poland for the first time, I had been playing with fire… I knew this couldn’t be just another movie, and it couldn’t be like anything I’ve ever directed before. I had to approach the material and I had to approach the location with a great deal of reverence....

Ted Kotcheff Went Against Hollywood Wisdom To Cast Sylvester Stallone As Rambo Orion Pictures By Matt Rainis/Oct. 22, 2022 6:00 pm EST Of the five films in the “Rambo” franchise, four of them are exactly what you expect. Sylvester Stallone, muscles glistening, killing bad guy after nameless bad guy in various cool ways. They have a reputation of some of the most definitively ’80s action movies, and deservedly so. The first movie in the franchise, “First Blood,” is a very different movie, however....

MODOK in the MCU Funko Tiny, stunted body? Check. Weirdly oversized head? Double check. Nifty floating hoverchair for mobility? Check, check, and check. Yep, that sure looks like MODOK to us! To this point, the only real exposure to the classic comic book villain (formerly known as a humble AIM technician named George Tarleton, of course) for most audiences came from either Hulu’s Patton Oswalt-voiced animated series “M.O.D.O.K.,” the hilariously irreverent take on the Marvel character that was prematurely canceled after only one season, or the heavily modernized version featured in the popular video game “Marvel’s Avengers....

The Rings Of Power Season 2 Will Delve More Deeply Into J.R.R. Tolkien’s Canon Ben Rothstein/Prime Video By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 14, 2022 5:15 pm EST If the first season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” strayed too far from J.R.R. Tolkien’s gospels for you (and you’re not a racist or a troll), it sounds like some good news is on the horizon: Season 2 of the series is already in development, and it’s set to hew more closely to the author’s vast canon than the first eight episodes....

What We Learned About Film History From The Venice Film Festival United Artists By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 12, 2022 10:00 am EST Most giant film festivals are all about the present — and future — of cinema by their very nature. Audiences assemble to see premieres of the latest films that will come to define the upcoming months and discover new talent who will make their mark on the form. But given the collective cinephilia of the crowd, smart festivals also devote some of their programming to pay tribute to the rich archives of the medium that deserves recognition or rediscovery....

Why Donald Glover Didn’t Want Pros In Atlanta’s Writers Room FX By Matt Rainis/Sept. 15, 2022 12:20 pm EST Donald Glover is a pretty intensely talented guy. Starting out as a writer on “30 Rock” before landing his first big on-screen role on “Community,” Glover has been working with great comedic talent since he was 24 years old. This was all while he also honed his talent as a rapper, under his pseudonym Childish Gambino....

You Probably Never Noticed These Screaming Sounds In Sicario Lionsgate By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 20, 2022 3:56 pm EST Denis Villeneuve is a director with an ambitious vision, as seen in projects such as “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049.” Creating films as massive as those requires incredible attention to detail, as well as a strong production team. Luckily, Villeneuve has both. “Arrival” earned a slew of award nominations, and the Roger Deakins’ cinematography in “Blade Runner 2049” won Deakins the Academy Award the following year....

Zachary Levi Suggests There Are No Plans To Recast Shazam In The New DC Universe Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 20, 2022 7:06 pm EST It’s been a weird day week month for the DC film universe, but amidst seemingly never ending news of superhero shake-ups, it sounds like there’s one hero we’ll still be seeing again. Zachary Levi, the actor who plays superpowered Shazam for the Warner Bros Discovery-owned company, has just shared a tweet implying that he’s not going anywhere....

A Major Twist Was Hiding In Glass Onion’s Title All Along Netflix By Erin Brady/Nov. 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST Warning: this post contains major spoilers for “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story.” You should probably know by now that the “Knives Out” movies are not as straightforward as they initially seem. After all, what murder mystery is? However, the second entry in Rian Johnson’s mystery franchise, “Glass Onion,” takes things to a whole new level....

Andor: Release Date, Cast, And More Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 1, 2022 10:58 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) It’s easy to overlook now, but Disney-owned Lucasfilm delivered arguably one of the most fascinating “Star Wars” productions ever made back in 2016. Only a year after “The Force Awakens” smashed box office records and announced that the franchise was back with a vengeance, fans received a much different follow-up in terms of tone, themes, and aesthetic....

How far down the slope did they go? NBC When was “Scrubs” at its most absurd? Most fans would probably point to seasons 5 through 7. The season 6 premiere in particular marked a clear shift in the show’s tone, as it opened with JD fainting in front of a bunch of elderly gay men who were hanging out at the porch he bought. The “old queens,” as JD called them, then kidnapped unconscious JD and brought him to Las Vegas....

Bob Odenkirk Had Never Seen Seinfeld When He Was Offered A Guest Role NBC By Travis Yates/Dec. 17, 2022 11:59 pm EST “What’s the deal with not watching my show?” is what comedian Jerry Seinfeld might playfully ask Bob Odenkirk. Don’t feel bad if you blink and missed Odenkirk’s guest role on one of the most popular 1990s sitcoms. During the show’s iconic run, “Seinfeld” played host to a treasure trove of guest stars, both famous and those yet to make a name for themselves....

Community’s Writers Had To Learn Where They Could Bend The Rules Of TV NBC By Ernesto Valenzuela/Sept. 17, 2022 7:00 pm EST You don’t get a show as irreverent and meta as “Community” without pushing the boundaries of your writing. Episodes like “Remedial Chaos Theory” and “Biology 101” pushed the limits of what you would expect from a traditional sitcom. Whether it was using the concept of alternate realities to show each member’s contributions to the study group or an homage to “2001: A Space Odyssey” that put on display the insecurities and fears of one of the main characters, the “Community” crew knew how to create a provocative and entertaining television show....

Daniel Radcliffe’s favorite thing about filming Harry Potter Warner Bros. Pictures One of the most challenging and time-consuming scenes to film in all of “Harry Potter” appears to be when Radcliffe filmed the underwater sequences. In “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” Radcliffe’s character participated in the Triwizard Tournament, a magical inter-school contest in which students proved their mettle in a series of risky challenges that put their magic to the test....

Diego Luna Loves How The Patience And Specificity Of Andor Makes It Resonate Across Generations [Exclusive] Disney+/Lucasfilm By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Nov. 11, 2022 3:48 pm EST As the first season of “Andor” approaches its last act, the show has proven to be one of the most unique entries in the “Star Wars” franchise to date. Refreshingly, it’s moved “Star Wars” away from its self-referential habits and embraced a fresh tone that paints a darker, more mature portrait of the galaxy....

Don’t Worry Darling Puts Harry Styles In The Company Of Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Cher, And Madonna New Line Cinemas By Lex Briscuso/Sept. 23, 2022 1:21 pm EST Long before Harry Styles was being criticized left and right for his work in the new thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” he was being compared to every iconic musician in the book — so clearly, he’s no stranger to being analogized among his contemporaries and influences alike....

Kevin Can F*** Himself Season 2 Review: The Anti-Sitcom Comes To A Satisfying End AMC By Ben F. Silverio/Aug. 15, 2022 1:00 pm EST When it debuted in 2021, “Kevin Can F*** Himself” turned some heads. It put the phenomenal Annie Murphy center stage fresh off an award-winning six-season run on “Schitt’s Creek,” and the premise felt unlike anything we’ve seen on television before. Alluding to the controversial way CBS sitcom “Kevin Can Wait” treated the wife of Kevin James’ titular man-child character on that show, this AMC dramedy presented how an unfulfilling marriage to an insensitive, childish partner can be a light and airy sitcom for one party and a tough drama for the other by actually presenting both sides as such....

Mads Mikkelsen’s Casino Royale Casting All Came Down To Location Sony Pictures Releasing By Matt Rainis/Sept. 24, 2022 11:59 pm EST When Daniel Craig first stepped into the role of James Bond, everybody involved knew he had big shoes to fill. Taking on a role that had been defined by legendary actors like Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan wasn’t a task to be taken lightly. Craig learned that quickly, getting hurt a few times on the set of his first film as the British superspy, “Casino Royale....

Rian Johnson’s Knives Out Script Left A Lot Of Freedom For Daniel Craig John Wilson/Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 8, 2022 12:46 pm EST How does a filmmaker go about creating one of pop culture’s newest and most memorable original characters in recent years? Well, since the movie gods tend to be a cruel and fickle lot, setting out with the intentions of making a movie with that desired effect is probably a surefire way to make sure you don’t accomplish that....