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Frank Darabont Actually Edited A Few Alternate Endings For The Mist — And None Of Them Worked [Exclusive] Dimension Films By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 22, 2022 11:00 am EST “The Mist” is a movie that already came built-in with an alternate ending, as it were, in that Stephen King’s novella left a different blueprint for how it might end. What King had written was more open-ended and hopeful about the fate of David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and the other survivors, including two characters played by future “The Walking Dead” actors who were meant to marry on the show....

Futurama’s Billy West Combined Some Classic Voices To Find Dr. Zoidberg’s Sound By Anya Stanley/Dec. 6, 2022 5:22 pm EST In the style of his beloved character Troy McClure, prolific voice actor Billy West begins his voice role breakdown to Vanity Fair, “You may recognize me as both Ren and Stimpy, or Fry and Farnsworth on ‘Futurama.’” Indeed, West has a foothold in the generation-spanning memories of millions, from his early radio days to his ’90s Nickelodeon cartoon run, all the way up to his highly-quoted voice work on Matt Groening’s sci-fi laugh-fest “Futurama....

John David Washington Became Obsessed With His Own Research For Amsterdam 20th Century Studios By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 26, 2022 9:10 am EST In “Amsterdam,” John David Washington joins an all-star cast for the first film from writer-director David O. Russell in seven years. Washington’s film career has been on the rise since 2018 when he starred in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” but his first credited movie appearance dates back further to when he was a boy and he appeared as one of the students in a Harlem classroom in Lee’s 1992 biopic “Malcolm X” (which, of course, starred Washington’s own father, Denzel Washington)....

Quantum Leap’s Showrunner Wants To Keep To The Core ‘Tenets’ Of The Original Show NBC By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 23, 2022 8:40 am EST Over 3 million people tuned in for the network premiere of NBC’s “Quantum Leap” revival, which is a sequel to the original series starring Scott Bakula (though he’s not involved in it outside archive photos). People were/are clearly curious to see what this new series is all about, and according to showrunner Martin Gero, it’s about “hope, heart, humor, and history,” just as its predecessor was....

Russian Anarchists And Winston Churchill Had Censors Worried About The Man Who Knew Too Much Gaumont-British Picture Corporation By Anthony Crislip/Sept. 15, 2022 1:06 pm EST It may not have Doris Day singing “Que Sera, Sera” like its 1956 remake, but Alfred Hitchcock’s original 1934 film “The Man Who Knew Too Much” represents some of the master’s best work before he came to Hollywood. It’s got the Hitchcock magic, that strange movie logic that doesn’t need to make complete sense to be wildly entertaining....

Scrubs Burnout Sent Zach Braff Running Away From TV Work ABC By Sandy Schaefer/July 29, 2022 3:44 pm EST In the later part of 2009, a rumor emerged that Zach Braff was dead. Far from it, the actor went online to assure his fans he was still alive and shooting the new intro for “Scrubs” season 9, aka “Scrubs: Med School,” an experience he referred to as “a little bit like dying....

Stars At Noon Trailer: Margaret Qualley Stars In Claire Denis’ Erotic Political Thriller A24 By Shania Russell/Sept. 29, 2022 10:42 am EST It might surprise you to learn that A24’s latest — a steamy romance that evokes old-school political thrillers — comes from acclaimed French director Claire Denis (“High Life,” “Beau Travail”). Known for experimental, bleak, and beautiful dramas, Denis has gone from existential dread in space to erotic thriller amidst geopolitical intrigue....

Studio Ghibli Gives Us Another Reason To Love Baby Yoda With Zen - Grogu And Dust Bunnies Lucasfilms By Shania Russell/Nov. 12, 2022 3:40 pm EST How much cuteness can a three-minute short contain? Yesterday, the answer to that question might have been different, but then two very powerful studios (each with a long history of characters known to inspire plushies) decided to surprise us with the world’s most adorable collaboration....

The Daily Stream: Harley Quinn Is A Rare Superhero Show With Actual Consequences And Changes HBO Max By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 24, 2022 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series: “Harley Quinn” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: When Harley Quinn breaks up with Joker, she goes on a journey of self-discovery and embarks on a quest to become Gotham City’s newest crime boss....

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Is Now Streaming (Slightly Early) On Prime Video Prime Video By Jenna Busch/Sept. 1, 2022 9:36 pm EST The magic of the elves bestows gifts upon you, mortal. Prime Video has released the first two episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” earlier than expected. Though the release date is listed as Friday, September 2, 2022 (the anniversary of the passing of author J....

Venom’s Wild Lobster Tank Scene Came At The Insistence Of Tom Hardy Sony Pictures Releasing By Witney Seibold/Aug. 14, 2022 6:30 pm EST In Marvel comics, the character of Venom was, functionally, Spider-Man’s evil twin. The mythology surrounding Venom was far more complex (Venom is, in fact, a living mass of intelligent shapeshifting glop that creates a biologically symbiotic relationship with a host and mutates to resemble its host’s clothes/costume. The glop once lived in Spider-Man’s body, but eventually moved into the body of Peter Parker’s rival Eddie Brock), but aesthetically, Venom is little more than “evil Spider-Man....

Why Annabelle Wallis Wanted To Be A Part Of Peaky Blinders Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 30, 2022 7:33 am EST Before Annabelle Wallis’ Grace Burgess fell in love with Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and married him, she worked as a barmaid and undercover agent for the Birmingham Police. Initially tasked with getting close to the Shelby family patriarch, Grace falls in love with him, thus kickstarting their tumultuous journey. Her complex character arc saw her betray the gangster and marry another man before finally becoming Tommy’s wife in season 3....

Yes, That Voice In White Lotus Season 2 Is Exactly Who You Think It Is HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 31, 2022 1:27 pm EST We may not know exactly who died in the ocean in “The White Lotus” season two yet, but viewers who tuned into the season premiere certainly witnessed a murder last night. Namely, Dominic’s (Michael Imperioli) ex-wife (or very estranged wife) absolutely decimated the man via international phone call....

Daybreak Netflix “The Walking Dead” isn’t the only zombie tv series based on a comic. Netflix’s 2019 show “Daybreak” is an adaptation of Brian Ralph’s graphic novel series of the same name. That’s pretty much where the similarities between the two series stop. “Daybreak” is a zombie apocalypse tale by way of John Hughes, with fourth-wall-breaking leads, satirical takes on high school cliques, and a colorful collection of teenage characters. After his hometown of Glendale, California is turned upside down by the appearance of zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies, 17-year-old Josh (Colin Ford) sets off on a quest to find his missing girlfriend, Sam Dean (Sophie Simnett)....

Furie Netflix Where to stream: Netflix In a genre often dominated by men, let’s kick things off (pun intended) with a female-led entry. Veronica Ngo absolutely rules in “Furie,” in which she plays a mother whose daughter is kidnapped, forcing her to fight her way through a bunch of guys in order to get her child back. Think of it as sort of a Vietnamese version of “Taken,” but with an ass-kicking mom at the center of the story — and as much as I enjoyed “Taken” in its day, the fact that Veronica Ngo is the focal point gives this film a much greater sense of pathos and desperation in the moments between the plentiful fight sequences....

Back to the Quantum Realm Marvel Studios If the title (and this new artwork) is any indicator, “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” will prominently feature the Quantum Realm. After all, there were glimpses of some kind of quantum city when Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) picked up Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) from the Quantum Realm, where she spent 30 years trapped. Both will also be returning for the sequel, and it’ll be interesting to see how they’re incorporated into the story, especially with the addition of Cassie among the size-shifting superhero team....

Community Cut A Joke That Would Have Completely Changed Shirley’s Character NBC By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 30, 2022 10:00 pm EST Dan Harmon’s “Community” was a show that hid its clever interplay between characters behind the veil of a traditional NBC sitcom. Set in the fictional Greendale Community College, “Community” started as a show revolving around a study group for a Spanish class. This group of characters would eventually find other courses to take together and form a kinship that could only be formed in what is very well the most insane community college in this history of NBC sitcoms....

Frank Darabont Wanted Thomas Jane To Star In The Mist From The Very Start [Exclusive] Dimension Films By Anya Stanley/Nov. 21, 2022 3:30 pm EST Fifteen years ago, moviegoers were collectively hit with a narrative haymaker – one its director firmly stands by. In 2007, it didn’t matter whether you had already read Stephen King’s 1980 novella “The Mist,” because director Frank Darabont changed the story’s hopeful ending to something much heavier in his adaptation, requiring a lead actor who could sell its bleak emotional truths without going over the top....

What is House of Spoils about? 20th Century Studios According to The Hollywood Reporter, “House of Spoils” will feature Ariana DeBose as “an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant, a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate. She soon battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner threatening to sabotage her at every turn.” An anxiety-inducing story set in the high-pressure world of chefs and small-time restaurant businesses is certainly far from untested ground — though, judging by its synopsis, “House of Spoils” will have less in common with “The Bear” and more with a film like the Blumhouse-backed “Whiplash” (that is, if Miles Teller was really into cooking and J....

Wakanda is Doomed Marvel Comics There are a lot of parallels between Wakanda and Latveria, and between their respective rulers. In the comics, Doctor Doom recognizes an equal in King T’Challa, proposing alliances between their nations whenever an opportunity presents itself. T’Challa always refuses, sensing ulterior motives in Doom (and rightly so), which forces Doom to search for a foothold in Wakanda through less-official channels. In “Black Panther” Vol. 5 — a series tied to the “Dark Reign” event — T’Challa is mortally wounded in a battle against Doom, so the mantle of Black Panther passes to his sister, Shuri, as he recovers....