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Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Adds The Good Place Star William Jackson Harper To The Cast NBC By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 27, 2022 9:48 pm EST The cast of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” has somehow just gotten even more lovable. Variety is now reporting that William Jackson Harper, star of “The Good Place” and “The Resort,” will appear in the new Marvel movie. His role in the 2023 “Ant-Man” sequel is apparently being kept under wraps, and Marvel declined to comment on Variety’s scoop....

Maybe worry darling 20th Century Studios If you’re wondering how “Avatar” was able to be so dominant in theaters after all this time, there are a few theories. If Cameron is to be believed, then this 4K HDR 3D version of the film is how it was truly meant to be seen. But also, there wasn’t much competition. Warner Bros.’ “Don’t Worry Darling” from director Olivia Wilde was the next biggest new release this week....

Black Adam’s Aldis Hodge Wanted Hawkman’s Fighting Style To Reflect That He’s Been ‘Fighting For Ages’ [Exclusive] Warner Bros. Pictures By Erin Brady/Oct. 17, 2022 9:50 pm EST The character of Hawkman is one that, despite being a staple of DC Comics since 1940, has surprisingly been underutilized in live-action media. Sure, he’s appeared on “Smallville” and “Legends of Tomorrow,” but compared to other mainstay DC heroes, the archeologist known as Carter Hall hasn’t had as many appearances outside of comics and animation....

Black Mirror Made Jordan Peele Realize He Wanted Daniel Kaluuya To Star In Get Out Universal Pictures By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 25, 2022 5:46 pm EST Jordan Peele’s directorial debut “Get Out” took the world by storm when it was released in theaters in 2017. The film was praised for its sharp direction, timely (and haunting) message, and lead performances. Specifically, Daniel Kaluuya’s Oscar-nominated turn as photographer Chris Washington received widespread acclaim, with Kaluuya moving from being an unknown actor to a well-known actor who has gone on to play prominent roles in other films such as “Widows” and “Black Panther....

David Cronenberg Sees A Deeper Meaning Behind His Body Horror David Cronenberg’s most recent film “Crime of the Future” takes place only a few decades (perhaps) from the present, when human beings have eradicated physical pain from their experience, and surgery has become a form of performance art. The film’s protagonist is afflicted with a medical condition that causes random, unidentified internal organs to spontaneously grow in his body, leading his performance partner to artfully remove them in front of a crowd....

Empire Of Light Review: Sam Mendes Challenges Convention With A Unique Love Story [TIFF] TIFF By Sarah Milner/Sept. 19, 2022 3:01 pm EST Set in a past-its-prime movie theater — a holdover from a long-gone era — “Empire of Light” is as much a celebration of the old as it is a treatise on embracing the future. The film is set in the early 1980s and represents a transitionary period for the theater industry specifically and British society as a whole....

How DC League Of Super-Pets Fits Into The DCEU Warner Bros. By Sandy Schaefer/July 27, 2022 1:57 pm EST Building a shared universe is no easy task, as we’ve seen from the many failed attempts to emulate the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe these last 10 years (R.I.P. the Dark Universe, the “Amazing Spider-Man”-verse, and so on). Certainly, the DC Extended Universe has gone through its share of trial-and-error since it started with “Man of Steel” and tried to play catch-up with the MCU by rushing directly into “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League....

Hulu’s Reboot Stars Krista Marie Yu And Calum Worthy On The Meta Sitcom Comedy, Fake Disney Channel Movies & More [Exclusive Interview] Hulu By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2022 10:30 am EST Calum Worthy and Krista Marie Yu have plenty of TV experience between them. Worthy rose to fame by starring in Disney Channel shows like “Austin & Ally” before graduating to more mature subject matter in “American Vandal” and “The Act....

Inu-Oh Review: Glam-Rock In Feudal Japan GKIDS By Caroline Cao/Aug. 12, 2022 11:00 am EST Music is transportive to the extremes in Masaaki Yuasa’s works. In his 2008 anime “Kaiba,” there’s a heartbreaking organ scene that inspires a bitter old woman to reminisce on long-lost affection. In “Ride Your Wave,” a cheesy love song summons the spirit of a deceased loved one, fleetingly, like an incantation. Yuasa and Science SARU’s latest feature cocktail “Inu-Oh,” steeped in the 14th century Muromachi period of the ruling shoguns, rolls out rock music that unleashes the restorative power to unlock revelations to mysteries, gives restless ghosts peace through lyrical storytelling, and allow two misfits to assert their place in the world....

It’s Now Star Wars Canon That R2-D2 Is A Foul-Mouthed Little Droid Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/Oct. 27, 2022 9:07 pm EST Have you ever wondered what R2-D2 is saying with the little beeps and boops and whirring that he does? Is he quoting the galaxy far, far away’s version of William Shakespeare? Could he be making a great argument that Luke and Leia really shouldn’t be kissing each other? Is he waxing philosophical about the steps that led the galactic government to become the Empire?...

It Would Take ‘Michael Dorn’ Pay To Get Armin Shimerman’s Quark Back On Star Trek Paramount Domestic Television By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 27, 2022 11:25 am EST The only thing better than Marvel money is Michael Dorn money, and that’s what it would take to get Armin Shimerman back in the “Star Trek” fold as the Ferengi bartender Quark. For whatever reason, “Deep Space Nine” characters like Quark haven’t enjoyed as much of a resurgence in the Paramount+ streaming era of “Star Trek,” even as familiar faces and voices from “The Next Generation” and “Voyager” have returned to reprise their roles on “Picard” and “Prodigy....

Jet Li’s Reputation Caused Some Problems On The Set Of Fearless Edko Films/China Film Group By J. Gabriel Ware/July 23, 2022 1:36 pm EST The 2006 martial arts film “Fearless” is regarded as not only one of Jet Li’s best films, but as one of the best kung fu movies. Loosely based on true events, Li portrays Huo Yuanjia, a martial artist who becomes a hero in China after defeating foreign fighters in publicized matches during the 1900s — a time when the country was struggling to free itself from Western imperialism....

The struggle of being a depressing Don Lionsgate Television Emulating Don’s inner chaos meant Jon Hamm had to keep his mind in dark places for extended periods of time. “It’s not easy to maintain that headspace for a long time. It’s challenging and it can be interesting as an actor,” Hamm told IndieWire, “But I can only imagine if you’re playing ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ for your third year on Broadway, you’d probably be a little bummed out....

Masashi Kishimoto Has A Theory About Naruto’s Success Outside Of Japan Pierrot Co., Ltd. By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 26, 2022 12:00 pm EST Having sold 250 million copies worldwide in over 40 countries, “Naruto” is the most popular manga series in the world. There are many reasons why Naruto is an enduring character: he’s an endearing knucklehead who expertly balances situations with equal parts humor and heart. The manga has given birth to an entire anime franchise and unimaginably influenced the shonen genre — it has intense action sequences that ensure your heart leaps out of your chest, it has a roster of characters that every viewer can find themselves in, and of course, it does help that everyone loves ninjas....

A crash course in Russian and saxophone Columbia Williams wasn’t satisfied with mere mimicry. According to Dave Itzkoff’s biography “Robin,” when he landed the role of Vladimir, he immediately grew out his hair and beard, and took Russian lessons. When the film shot in Munich (which doubled for Moscow), it was important to him to be able to mingle convincingly amongst Europeans. It was here that he discovered his accent needed a little work....

Star Wars is about conflict, Star Trek is about unity Lucasfilm “Well, that’s an interesting question. Is there a different tone or a different source of gravity for the enthusiasm of these two different mythologies?” Baker said, “To me, they’re very related, because ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ are both space-oriented fantasies that are angled to an ultimately hopeful horizon. So there is that.” Though “Star Trek” is a decade older with its original ’60s TV series, it didn’t reach the big screen until 1979....

Steven Spielberg Is Wrong About Theaters Versus Streaming Sony By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 10, 2022 4:59 pm EST My earliest memory is of going to see “Star Wars” in the summer of 1977 with my mom and my older brother. I was three years old, so it’s mostly a vaguely sensed recollection (for good reason, given that I slept through the bulk of the movie until the trench run), but one moment stands out with startling clarity: when the lights went down, I screamed....

Super Saiyan 3 Was A Struggle To Draw For Dragon Ball Z (And It’s Not Because Of The Hair) Toei Animation By Ernesto Valenzuela/Aug. 13, 2022 7:00 pm EST If Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball Z” is famous for anything, it’s the character transformations. When all hope seems lost for Goku and the battle unbeatable, all it takes is some willpower and Saiyan screaming for the character to transform before viewers’ eyes....

The 12 Funniest Moments Of Jordan Peele’s Career Comedy Central By BJ Colangelo/July 11, 2022 8:08 pm EST It’s fascinating to think that there are people in the world who only know him as a modern master of horror, and not the funnyman many of us watched for years. When it was first announced that Peele would be directing a horror film called “Get Out,” there were definite naysayers and skeptics who couldn’t imagine that the same guy behind the “MADtv” sad 50 Cent parody and “Donkey Teeth” from the “Key & Peele” college football player names sketch would be able to deliver on a horror film....

The 14 Best Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes, Ranked By Molly Turner/Sept. 7, 2022 4:00 pm EST Before television was populated with supernatural teen dramas like “Riverdale” and “The Vampire Diaries,” and long before “Twilight” took the world by storm, fledgling network The WB took a risk on a bold new series called “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” The premise was born out of creator Joss Whedon’s idea to flip the perspective on the defenseless blonde cheerleader archetype that typically dies in horror movies by turning her into a hero....