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Halloween Ends Won’t Be Answering One Major Michael Myers Question Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 27, 2022 4:14 pm EST The “Halloween” movies have gone through so many ups and downs that, after sitting through them all, it starts to feel like even the silliest installments in the franchise rock. The one where LL Cool J plays a security guard who writes erotica and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills Michael a half-dozen times like a Looney Tune character?...

His Dark Materials Season 3 Trailer: This Is The Final Rebellion HBO By Sandy Schaefer/Oct. 7, 2022 11:13 am EST “There are forces out there, Lyra, that you can’t begin to understand.” So says everyone’s favorite bad mother, Marisa Coulter (Ruth Wilson), at the start of the long-awaited trailer for “His Dark Materials” season 3. The promo makes good on that promise, too, showing the series’ heroes Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) getting caught up in the middle of a war between Lyra’s equally bad dad Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) and all the powers at the Authority’s disposal....

‘Maybe I could play a role like that’ Warner Bros. When “Yellowstone” was in early development, Sheridan and co-creator John Linson were watching “American Sniper” and happened to notice Grimes and take note. Both creatives felt that he could embody Kayce Dutton with the chutzpah needed for the role. Grimes told the story from his point of view in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter: I heard that he’d seen that film with John while he was writing it, which was a couple of years before it actually ended up going....

Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s Director Took An Immersive Approach Understanding Its Characters Crunchyroll By Debopriyaa Dutta/Sept. 21, 2022 10:15 am EST Sunghoo Park, who directed season 1 of the smash-hit anime series “Jujutsu Kaisen,” has also helmed “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which acts as a prequel film to the series. Translating Gege Akutami’s beloved manga series to a frenetic anime came with its own set of challenges, but creating a prequel that expanded the world of “Jujutsu Kaisen” was daunting for Park....

Larry David Likes That Some People Can’t Stand Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Sept. 4, 2022 6:00 pm EST “Curb Your Enthusiasm” aims at making you laugh. Showrunner and leading man Larry David, who plays an exaggerated version of himself, always ends up in the middle of outrageous situations. He is often caught doing things we would be embarrassed to do ourselves. He has no problems pointing out other people’s shortcomings and judging them vocally, which might be funny to watch, but also makes him a reprehensible character....

Missing Trailer: Storm Reid Stars In The Second Searching Film Sony Pictures Releasing By Valerie Ettenhofer/Nov. 16, 2022 10:45 am EST In 2018, John Cho played a father who went to great lengths to find his missing daughter, Margot (Michelle La) in the sleeper hit film “Searching.” Now, a new screenlife thriller is set to unfold, as the second film in the franchise, “Missing,” has just dropped its first trailer....

Watch the new Oppenheimer trailer An absolutely stacked ensemble cast (rivaled only by the likes of “Barbie,” of course), plenty of doom and gloom, and the kind of spectacle that can only be truly appreciated on the big screen? Yep, that’s a Christopher Nolan trailer, alright! Written and directed by Nolan, “Oppenheimer” will reportedly continue the director’s habit of pushing the envelope of existing technology as far as he possibly can....

Paul Thomas Anderson Thought Punch-Drunk Love Was Headed For Disaster Sony Pictures Releasing By Devin Meenan/Sept. 11, 2022 6:30 pm EST Paul Thomas Anderson is a filmmaking prodigy. His second film, “Boogie Nights,” is a triumph in the same vein as “Citizen Kane” or “Jaws,” a work made by a young artist with the confidence and skill of a much older one (PTA was 26 when he directed it). However, just because Anderson makes filmmaking look easy doesn’t mean it always is....

Reginald The Vampire Star & EP Jacob Batalon On Beauty Standards And Taking Back The Word ‘Fat’ [Exclusive Interview] SYFY By Ben F. Silverio/Oct. 11, 2022 5:51 pm EST Since launching his acting career in 2016, Jacob Batalon has stood side by side with serial killers, a knight errant, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. But for his latest project, the Hawaii native is stepping into the spotlight to redefine what it means to be a vampire....

She-Hulk Takes A Major Swing With The Marvel Formula, But Does It Pay Off? Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 18, 2022 2:00 pm EST Spoilers for the first episode of “She-Hulk” follow! “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” marks something of a turning point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe — potentially, at least. Where so many prior Disney+ shows have taken similar paths to telling their respective stories, operating roughly within the same genre and never really diverging from the Marvel formula (“WandaVision” remains one of the only notable exceptions to this rule, although even then it regressed into conventional superhero antics), the story of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) navigating her legal career while dealing with her own Hulk-sized problems lends itself to a much different approach....

Spider-Man 2 Ending Explained: Everybody Loves A Hero Sony Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Aug. 3, 2022 5:54 pm EST Slapstick horror films, soapy superhero movies, zany westerns, intense crime-thrillers, romantic sports dramas — in a career that spans more than 40 years, there’s very little Sam Raimi hasn’t tried his hand at directing (to say nothing of his prolific output as a producer). But what, exactly, makes a movie a Sam Raimi movie?...

Superhero Bits: How Wolverine Fits Into Deadpool 3, The Black Panther 2 Runtime & More Ryan Reynolds’ YouTube By Ryan Scott/Sept. 28, 2022 6:48 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Daily Stream: Kimi And No Sudden Move Are Two Steven Soderbergh Thrillers That Carry Timely Themes Warner Bros. Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 5, 2022 6:45 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 Movies: “No Sudden Move” and “Kimi” Where You Can Stream Them: HBO Max The Pitch: In “No Sudden Move,” director Steven Soderbergh returns to the heist genre with an all-star cast and a home invasion gone wrong in ’50s Detroit....

The twist ending 20th Century Studios Before we take a deep dive down the rabbit hole that is “The Empty Man,” let’s first lay out the ending in a nutshell. James Lasombra’s search for Amanda Quail (Sasha Frolova) eventually leads him to the archives of the creepy “doomsday cult” known as the Pontifex Society. Inside a box labelled “Manifestation 14” he finds a folder with his name on it, filled with details about his life....

‘Fake scripts and fake people’ HBO Alcock said in the interview that she had no idea what she was auditioning for, recalling, “We didn’t even know what the project was, let alone the characters. It was all fake scripts and fake people.” It’s actually a pretty normal occurrence, and as a former actor, I just want to add in that it may help your state of mind. Imagine the pressure going in to see if you’re going to play the lead in a series that people passionately loved, and then turned away from....

The Last Of Us Trailer Breakdown: Fireflies, Clickers, And Melanie Lynskey HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 26, 2022 2:44 pm EST A substantial first look at “The Last of Us” is finally here, and the show’s teaser trailer is as riveting and emotional as the game that captured audiences’ hearts nearly a decade ago. The HBO series has been in the making for years now, with fans of the beloved video game keeping a close eye on its development in hopes that maybe, just maybe, this will be one adaptation that gets it right....

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’s Bear McCreary On The Power Of Black Speech, Crafting A New Sound For Middle-Earth [Exclusive Interview] Prime Video By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 15, 2022 7:00 am EST We’re living in a golden age of fantasy, with “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon” showing us vastly different yet equally exciting worlds (and “Willow” following close behind)....

The Wicker Man’s Surreal Soundtrack Was A Product Of Studio Stinginess British Lion Films By Debopriyaa Dutta/Aug. 9, 2022 2:22 pm EST In the 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) and the inhabitants of his island break into song and dance while they burn a police officer alive inside a wicker effigy. This ritual sacrifice scene is extremely unsettling: a horrific crime is committed against the backdrop of upbeat folk tunes, marking the beginning of a new harvest season for the islanders....

Vel Sartha’s Changing Wardrobe In Andor Reveals A Key Detail About The Star Wars Rebel [Exclusive] Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 2, 2022 2:31 pm EST This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Andor.” Anyone who’s been watching “Andor” knows that the prequel/spin-off series has established itself to be less about the spectacle of it all and more about attention to detail. Chock-full of fascinating characters carefully written with complex motivations, uncertain loyalties, and all sorts of subtle nuances, both major and minor characters alike feel like a far cry from the “Star Wars” franchise’s usual reliance on generalized archetypes....

Why Pierce Brosnan Was Cast As Doctor Fate In Black Adam, According To Director Jaume Collet-Serra Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 12, 2022 4:34 pm EST In case you haven’t been paying attention, “Black Adam” increasingly looks like it will make headlines in the DC Extended Universe, ideally for positive reasons, which would be a nice change. Through sheer force of will, Dwayne Johnson and director Jaume Collet-Serra have spearheaded the upcoming solo film for the villain/antihero, depending on how you look at him....