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Animators Have A ‘Deep Distrust’ Of Warner Bros. After HBO Max Purge Cartoon Network By Ben F. Silverio/Aug. 29, 2022 3:05 pm EST Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s great HBO Max purge continues to send ripples throughout the entertainment industry. Not only are fans annoyed that the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe film “Batgirl,” beloved episodes of “Sesame Street,” and a bevy of animated series are no longer on the books for the streamer, but the company is burning bridges left and right with creators....

The punchline New Line Cinema I was so young when Heche and DeGeneres were a couple. I was about 10 years old, so that specific discourse wasn’t even on my radar. But I came to know Heche as the woman who couldn’t make up her mind, regardless of the fact that she seemed to make perfect sense to me. I’m reminded of a specific moment in “Robin Williams Live On Broadway....

Avenue 5’s Vision Of The Future Is Scary In The Funniest Way [Exclusive] HBO By Jenna Busch/Oct. 10, 2022 10:00 am EST The HBO comedy series “Avenue 5” is returning for a second season, continuing to deliver a very disturbing yet hilarious vision of the future. The series is set 40 years from now on a commercial space cruise. It was supposed to be up there for eight weeks, but after a technical mishap, the trip is now going to take 3....

Black Mirror Season 6: Everything We Know So Far About The Return Of The Netflix Series Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 2, 2022 1:55 pm EST Big news for fans of existential dread: if the past few years existing in our current dystopian hellscape haven’t been enough, then Netflix has you covered! The much-loved sci-fi anthology “Black Mirror” is set to return for a sixth season, with all the typical trappings of the Charlie Brooker-created series: dark concepts, a big budget, and a stacked cast....

Film history as a weapon Universal Pictures Additionally, the Wincott character — seen at the start of “Nope” shooting a commercial he is incredibly bored by — finds that the ancient cinematographic thrill of capturing animals on film in the wild is largely gone in the age of green screens. He seems to prefer physical film to digital tech. He, too, will have a chance to reach into Hollywood’s past — in his case, using handmade, 35mm, electricity-free cameras — to battle a UFO....

David Duchovny Had His Doubts About The X-Files Initially By Marisa Mirabal/Aug. 22, 2022 12:19 pm EST Alien invasion In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Duchovny stated that he didn’t think the show would make it. “A show about extraterrestrials — no matter how well-made — how many can you do? I didn’t see the show opening up to be about anything that’s unexplained, which is limitless,” he explained. Most people today still associate “The X-Files” with aliens, but as Duchovny notes, episodes explore a vast roster of paranormal beings and encounters....

Desire And Despair: What You Can Expect To See Of Dream’s Troublesome Siblings In The Sandman Netflix By Michael Boyle/Aug. 8, 2022 2:35 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the “Sandman” comics. The first season of “The Sandman” has introduced us to more than half of the Endless, the seven siblings who serve as living embodiments of core human concepts. The series focuses on Dream (Tom Sturridge), a man who’s personality is shaped by the dreams humans have, and who in return holds the power to shape human dreams....

How A Ghost Ruined My Life Turned Eli Roth Into A True Believer The Weinstein Company By Christian Gainey/Oct. 19, 2022 12:02 pm EST Eli Roth burst onto the horror scene back in 2002 with the comedic gorefest “Cabin Fever,” and followed that up with 2005’s “Hostel,” labeled gruesome torture porn. Roth was synonymous with carnage for a while. Still, his work on the PG-rated film “The House With A Clock In Its Walls” and “Fin,” a documentary about the illegal finning of sharks, hints at a move away from the cheap thrills of gritty horror toward a more mature style and focus....

James Cameron Explains What Inspired Him To Make So Many Avatar Sequels 20th Century Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 13, 2022 2:30 pm EST When a legendary filmmaker has dedicated the better part of the last several decades to one specific passion project, you just know that something inside must be driving them to keep revisiting this world until everything they need to say about it has been said. After firmly establishing his place in the history books, James Cameron has spent much of his adult life pursuing the dream of “Avatar” and turning the images in his head into an awe-inspiring reality....

James Wan Sees A Feminist Streak Running Through Malignant Warner Bros. By Sarah Musnicky/Oct. 15, 2022 3:17 pm EST With the recent trailer release of “M3GAN,” which features many outrageous moments that have already been gif-ed and meme-ed many times over, another movie is back in the discussion ring. We’re talking about “Malignant.” It’s been a little over a year since “Malignant” was released, and its balls-to-the-wall energy and jaw-dropping twist still have both horror and non-horror fans shooketh....

Jason Alexander Didn’t Have Much To Go On Going Into His First Seinfeld Audition NBC By Shae Sennett/Nov. 30, 2022 4:20 pm EST Every good fan of “Seinfeld” knows that Jason Alexander’s character George is based closely on the show’s head writer and co-creator, Larry David. It wasn’t until several episodes into the series that Alexander would discover this fact for himself. As it turns out, the actor initially used Woody Allen as a guide for his character....

Josh Brolin’s Deadpool Prep Was One Part Panic And One Part Trust 20th Century Studios By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 31, 2022 3:51 pm EST Looking at Josh Brolin’s performances in the ambitious superhero two-parter “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” you wouldn’t think that he was the type of actor to succumb to pressure. Brolin is no stranger to comic book adaptations, having been in the running to portray Batman in the DC Extended Universe before the role went to Ben Affleck....

Kevin Feige Explains How Jonathan Majors’ Kang Is A ‘Totally Different’ Villain From Thanos Marvel Studios By Rafael Motamayor/July 25, 2022 3:59 pm EST When Samuel L. Jackson first appeared at the very end of the first “Iron Man,” Marvel began the biggest experiment in blockbuster filmmaking: having each movie build into the next one before having a huge crossover event just like in the comics. The first decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe dealt with the Infinity Saga and Thanos as a main villain, an intimidating, wonderful piece of VFX artistry....

‘I wasn’t beholden to the character from the comics’ Marvel Studios In an interview with The Wrap, Laura Donnelly talked about her approach to bringing a comic book character to life and the freedom she found in not being tied down by either the deep lore of the comics or the greater MCU. “It was just the mixture of bringing in what I learned about her and trying to make that seep in there in any way I could,” she explained....

Looper Was Rian Johnson’s Chance To Make A Film That Fit In The World Of Philip K. Dick Sony Pictures Releasing By Devin Meenan/Dec. 10, 2022 11:00 am EST Rian Johnson is a man who knows what genres he wants to work in and sticks with them. Barring his second movie, the con caper “The Brothers Bloom,” all of his feature films have been mysteries or science-fiction. “Looper” is a bit of a combination of his favorite genres....

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Nips Love In The Bud In ‘If I Could Take One More Step Towards You’ Crunchyroll By Adam Wescott/Dec. 5, 2022 1:09 pm EST Slowly but surely, “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury” has been moving towards full-scale war. This episode featured the show’s first real group battle, as Suletta is made to fight not just Shaddiq but his five teen girl lieutenants at the same time....

Pedro Pascal Didn’t Need Any Research To Nail Oberyn’s Accent In Game Of Thrones HBO By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 9, 2022 4:57 pm EST One of the greatest missteps on the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones” was the show’s handling of Dorne, the southernmost kingdom in Westeros. Characters were written out or underwritten, entire storylines disappeared in order to streamline the already sprawling cast, and some of the best bits of George R....

Star Wars Bits: Andor, The Ronin, The High Republic, Hasbro PulseCon, Boba Fett, Tales Of The Jedi, And More! By Adam Frazier/Oct. 7, 2022 10:17 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: “Andor” Breakdowns & Reviews Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics “Star Wars: The High Republic” Phase 2 Hot Toys Boba Fett Sixth Scale Figure And More! Andor breakdowns & reviews...

The 10 Best Sandman Characters, Ranked Netflix By Michael Boyle/July 21, 2022 10:00 am EST The first season of Netflix’s “The Sandman” is hitting screens on August 5, 2022, and fans of the beloved comic series are already hyped. The 11-episode season is expected to cover at least the first two books of the beloved comic series, and hopefully — assuming Netflix doesn’t cancel the show like they cancel nearly everything else — it will get around to adapting the rest of the series....

The Brad Pitt-Sandra Bullock QVC Comedy That Tragically Never Got Made Paramount Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 21, 2022 6:47 pm EST Just when you think you know everything about one of the most famous celebrities in the world, they always find a way to surprise us. The Academy Award-winning actor/producer has spent his entire life finding different hobbies and side projects to keep himself occupied when he’s not being a movie star, including winemaking, sculpting, and apparently now, owning his own genderless skincare line....