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What If…? Season 2 Premiere Review: Captain Carter Gets Her Winter Soldier [Comic-Con] Disney+ By Ryan Scott/July 22, 2022 11:38 pm EST Marvel Studios held its first ever animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year and, as anyone might expect, they brought down the house. Not only did we get glimpses of what’s to come with “X-Men ‘97,” “Spider-Man: Freshman Year,” and “Marvel Zombies,” but we also got a glimpse at the upcoming “What If…?...

Which Marvel TV Series Did Giancarlo Esposito Turn Down? An Investigation AMC By Sandy Schaefer/Aug. 15, 2022 12:00 pm EST Giancarlo Esposito is well on his way to joining Ming-Na Wen as a fellow Disney EGOT* (*not a real thing). The star of “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” and “The Boys” (along with several famous Spike Lee joints) has already worked on a handful of Mouse House projects, on top of playing a “Star Wars” villain....

Will Warner Bros Discovery’s Combined Streaming Service Cost More Than HBO Max? Ollie Upton/HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Nov. 4, 2022 1:17 pm EST When you first signed up for to get movies by mail via Netflix all those years ago, did you imagine a future with countless competing streamers, some of which seem to spend more time throwing projects overboard like a sinking ship than they do actually programming stuff you like?...

Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Warner Bros. As Jeremy Arnold observes in his book “Christmas in the Movies,” “Christmas no doubt resonated on the screen in [the 1940s] because it was so often used to represent romance, nostalgia, and the idea of a complete family unit — all while millions of moviegoers were separated from loved ones or rebuilding their own families.” Arnold’s point is proven in “Christmas in Connecticut,” a farmhouse romance brimming with situational irony....

5 Psychological Horror Movies The Average Person Would Never Survive The Criterion Collection By Anya Stanley/Aug. 3, 2022 10:10 pm EST Psychological horror movies are, by definition, a head trip. Its protagonist-victims are put through the mental wringer, and their heightened mental disturbia propels most of the story’s dread. Watching someone’s grip on reality loosen irrevocably is scary by proxy; their dread becomes your dread. Which psych-horror movies are survivable for the average person?...

Andy Serkis Explains Why He Didn’t Come Back To Direct Venom 3 [Exclusive] Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Nov. 3, 2022 1:49 pm EST Andy Serkis is known as one of the premiere blockbuster performers we have, with his performances in franchises like “The Lord of the Rings,” “Planet of the Apes,” and “Star Wars” elevating that material significantly. But Serkis has also been stepping behind the camera more as of late, with the filmmaker directing last year’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which was a pretty big financial success....

Avatar 2’s Opening Weekend Caused A Stock Market Drop For Movie Theaters 20th Century Studios By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 20, 2022 7:11 am EST Apparently, the stock market has a different outlook. Indiewire reports that stocks in the Cinemark and AMC theater chains both plunged this Monday, with shares dropping 10.30 and 8.26 percent, respectively, as the market came back from the opening weekend for “The Way of Water.” In addition, shares of IMAX and Disney were down 5....

Get Your Own Dragon Egg (Kinda) At San Diego Comic-Con’s House Of The Dragon Experience Vanessa Armstrong By Vanessa Armstrong/July 21, 2022 3:00 pm EST “The House of the Dragon,” the spin-off that takes place 200 years before the events in “Game of Thrones,” has its own off-site activation at San Diego Comic-Con that delivers on the “Dragon” part of the show’s title. The latest trailer does feature a couple dragon shots while it outlines the fundamental conflict of the series: the fact that King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Constantine) wants his daughter Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) to follow him on the Iron Throne rather than his brother Daemon (Matt Smith)....

Horizon: Everything We Know So Far About Kevin Costner’s Multi-Movie Western Paramount By Jenna Busch/Aug. 17, 2022 10:22 am EST Kevin Costner is a very busy cowboy these days. The actor is directing and starring in a new project called “Horizon,” which is an epic production comprising three films, to be released every three months or so. Costner wrote the script with Jon Baird, and he’ll produce through his Territory Pictures....

How It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Tells Cruel Stories Without Becoming Cruel Itself FX By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 19, 2022 11:31 am EST “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is known for tackling controversial topics in its pursuit of laughs, but never to the point of becoming cruel itself. The despicable gang’s antics create the show’s vulgar comedy while (mostly) avoiding offending audiences. The cast and crew have managed to maintain that balancing act on the longest-running live-action sitcom for years, rarely diving into a subject that they are not prepared to handle responsibly as social norms evolve....

How Jurassic World VFX Artists Use Real Science And Paleontology For Inspiration Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/July 12, 2022 5:52 pm EST The original “Jurassic Park” continues to be celebrated and recognized for countless reasons. Among them: Spielberg’s fine-tuned direction, the frankly incredible VFX work that still holds up to this day, the cast of memorable characters, and the deeper theme of capitalism run amok that allow viewers the choice to enjoy it as either a thrilling blockbuster or a much richer and more meaningful cautionary text....

Of All Her Roles, Viola Davis’ Character In How To Get Away With Murder Had The Biggest Change From Script To Screen ABC By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 14, 2022 8:00 am EST Viola Davis has been a dynamite performer for decades, and is the first and only Black actor to achieve the prestigious Triple Crown of Acting (having won an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony). As a graduate of the drama program at the prestigious Juilliard School, when it comes to acting, there are few alive on the planet with as much experience and education as Viola Davis....

One Of The Hardest Parts Of Filming The Mist Was The Mist Itself [Exclusive] MGM By Lex Briscuso/Nov. 21, 2022 2:07 pm EST Naturally, when you make a horror movie called “The Mist,” that mist is going to be pretty crucial to the final product. Making the titular mist look as real — and as menacing — as possible is key to the terror of the 2007 sci-fi-horror mashup directed by the enigmatic and talented Frank Darabont....

Daniel and Johnny role reversal Netflix The relationship between Daniel and Johnny has evolved over the years, from bullying to one upmanship to reluctant allies. In season 5, though, they sort of switch who is the responsible one and who is falling apart. Zabka spoke about the role reversal: “Daniel’s getting in the bottle and flying off the handle and Johnny’s trying to become a little more level headed. So the role reversal in that… It was fun … Johnny’s always the one going off and ready to lead the charge, and Daniel’s always trying to talk sense into him....

Harry and Perry Warner Bros. Black, coming off his long series of large-scale action comedies, was clearly trying to take a new tack with “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” The screenwriter’s propensity for bubbly dialogue, witty characters, and lightly antagonistic friendships/relationships was now, in this case, wrapped around the genre trappings of film noir. In a 2005 interview with the website Chud, Black was explicit about how “Kiss Kiss” was meant to be an antidote to his usual action fare....

Smile Trailer: Final Look At Film Provides Further Teases And Scares Paramount Pictures By Erin Brady/Sept. 26, 2022 1:04 pm EST After its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, the final trailer for “Smile” has been released. Yes, it is still full of creepy Snapchat-esque smiles, which you might be getting tired of seeing. However, this trailer appears to be showing more of the film’s actual plot. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this new trailer is the elaboration of a mysterious yet intriguing subplot....

Dreams of Murron Paramount Pictures In the story of “Braveheart,” Wallace leaves his hometown as a young man to be educated abroad, leaving behind his childhood girlfriend, Murron. When he returns as an adult, William and Murron pick up where they left off, and eventually marry in secrecy. Murron is eventually attacked by English soldiers, and when William fends them off, Murron is kidnapped and executed. Murron’s death will inspire William to take up the sword and lead a revolution against the English, an old trope and one that smacks of sexism....

The Daily Stream: FLCL Was A Surrealist Coming-Of-Age Story Ahead Of Its Time Gainax By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 13, 2022 1:00 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: “FLCL” Where you can stream it: Hulu, FUNimation Now, AdultSwim.com The pitch: Being a 12-year-old boy is tough enough, but Naota (Jun Mizuki) has it harder than most....

The Judge Dredd Storylines Karl Urban Wants To See On The Big Screen Entertainment Film Distributors By Witney Seibold/Aug. 22, 2022 2:56 pm EST In comic book form, Judge Dredd — created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra — made his debut in a 1977 issue of the British comic book “2000 A.D.” In the future world of Judge Dredd, set in Mega-City One (a satire of the United States), crime has become so bad that street cops have also been given the clout of court officials, arresting suspects and putting them on trial right on the spot....

Tim Burton Used Robin Williams As Bait To Get Jack Nicholson As His Batman’s Joker Warner Bros By Eric Vespe/Sept. 7, 2022 9:45 pm EST Back in the ancient times before the advent of pop culture websites, us film and TV nerds had to scrounge for our movie news in some really weird places. I vividly remember stumbling across a bit of rumor mill gossip in the family’s copy of TV Guide, of all places, that concerned Robin Williams and “Batman,” and it always stuck with me....