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Cassian’s Encounter With An Imperial Security Droid In Andor Episode 7 Is A Far Cry From His Friendship With K-2SO Lucasfilm By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Oct. 19, 2022 6:27 pm EST This article contains major spoilers for episode seven of “Andor.” In this week’s “Andor,” Cassian (Diego Luna) learns his house on Ferrix is no longer a home. After making an escape with Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård), the planet is under Imperial occupation and the citizens of Cassian’s industrial town have turned against him....

Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes Had To Change Its Ending To Avoid An R-Rating By Witney Seibold/Dec. 25, 2022 7:00 am EST Although the mystery of an ape planet was solved, future “Apes” sequels would lay things out more explicitly. “Beneath the Planet of the Apes,” set immediately after the first, revealed that humans evolved quickly down two very separate paths, with one species living as peaceful animals on the surface and another living as skinless ghouls underground....

Dakota Johnson Spent Two Weeks On The Office Set For Just A Few Minutes Of Screentime NBC By Demetra Nikolakakis/Aug. 20, 2022 11:00 pm EST They say to never meet your heroes. But for Dakota Johnson, the adage might be better reframed as “never sign on for the finale of a show you enjoy.” Though the actress is best known for starring in major productions like the “50 Shades of Grey” trilogy and Netflix’s recent “Persuasion” adaptation, she had a small cameo in finale of “The Office” long before either literary adaptation made it to the big (or medium) screen....

Disney Officially Removes Patty Jenkins’ Star Wars: Rogue Squadron From Its Release Schedule Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 15, 2022 2:59 pm EST You might say that “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron” now finds itself somewhat up in the air. For those who haven’t been paying attention to this ongoing little saga, Disney initially announced this Patty Jenkins-directed feature back in December of 2020, making it the first feature film put into development after “The Rise of Skywalker” brought a divisive end to the Skywalker Saga....

His Dark Materials Heads Into Its Final Season With The Heavens And The Earth At Stake [NYCC] Simon Ridgway/HBO By Caroline Cao/Oct. 7, 2022 4:08 pm EST Going into its third season, the HBO series “His Dark Materials” has angels, witches, and oppressive religious systems to contend with. But most intimidating of all, it has the monumental task of adapting the most ambitious and lavish book of the series, “The Amber Spyglass....

House Of The Dragon Continues The Game Of Thrones Tradition Of Very Bad Weddings HBO By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 19, 2022 2:26 pm EST This article contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” episode five. At this point, I don’t know why anyone gets married in Westeros. The fictional land of seven kingdoms, home to the characters on the HBO shows “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon,” is positively cursed when it comes to matters of matrimony....

A shot of adrenaline HBO “Boardwalk Empire” always had a fairly laid-back pace, a quality that had critic Emily St. James calling it the pinnacle of the “hang-out drama” after its second season concluded in 2011. The arrival of Gyp Rosetti gave season 3 a shot of adrenaline, and not just because his villainy provided the show with a new sense of focus. “Boardwalk” often played out its psychological dramas in relatively subtle ways, whether in long and complex dialogue-driven scenes or in the escalation of cruelty that characters would be willing to exact upon one another....

Was it good for you? Paramount On TV, “Star Trek” tends to — generally speaking — skew more toward ethical dilemmas and discussions of morality. Each “Trek” gathers groups of resolute, mature, clear-thinking individuals and puts them in board rooms and around tables to discuss possibilities. “Trek” is best when it’s talky. The “Trek” movies, by contrast, tend to be very action-forward, featuring resolute “villains” whom the “good guys” will merely have to fight....

Jake Gyllenhaal Fully Embraced His Isolation On The Source Code Set Summit Entertainment By Sandy Schaefer/Oct. 18, 2022 2:22 pm EST Duncan Jones’ “Source Code” holds the bragging rights for beating the recent slate of multiverse films by more than a decade. The 2011 movie, for those who are not familiar, centers on Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal), a U.S. Army pilot who is tasked with uncovering the identity of the terrorist behind the bombing of a Chicago commuter train....

James Cameron Made Avatar’s Na’vi Blue Because All The Other Colors Were Taken 20th Century Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 28, 2022 3:25 pm EST Read what any filmmaker has to say about how specific choices made in certain films came to be, and there’s a high likelihood that it simply came together as a matter of logistics. It’s not quite as glamorous or sexy as fans may want, but hey — that’s just how the moviemaking business goes, sometimes....

‘He had mentioned he was looking into winding down’ Paramount Pictures Respeecher is the same company that was behind Luke Skywalker’s voice in “The Book of Boba Fett,” so it already had an existing relationship with Lucasfilm, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year severely complicated matters when it came to “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Its synthetic-speech artists were still wrapping up work on the series even as Russian soldiers were crossing over into Ukraine on February 24, 2022....

‘The whole reason I love scaring people is because I was so scared as a kid’ Wild Eye Releasing This documentary is wonderful because it shows what everyone in the horror community knows, which is that horror people tend to be the nicest, most agreeable people — you being a great example. You did go through a lot of trauma and hardship, as shown in the film. Was the horror work you did always a catharsis of sorts?...

Paul W.S. Anderson Looked To James Cameron For Resident Evil’s Inspiration Constantin Films Paul W.S. Anderson’s “Resident Evil” movies are something to behold. Each film ups the ante of its previous iteration so much that by the time audiences have reached the third installment, the movie is a completely gonzo thrill ride. Whether you loathe the films for straying too far from the video game sources or love them for being silly, kick-in-the-pants adventures, it’s impossible to ignore just how much genre fun Anderson packed into the franchise....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In January 2023 Paramount Pictures By Miyako Pleines/Dec. 14, 2022 5:12 pm EST Whether you are pro-New Year’s resolution or would much rather just see where 2023 takes you in the coming months, January will still bring with it a little bit of change. The first month of the year’s list of titles set to make a disappearance from Netflix is relatively short this time around....

The Better Call Saul Finale Didn’t Just End The Series – It Closed The Book On Breaking Bad AMC By Ernesto Valenzuela/Aug. 18, 2022 3:47 pm EST “Better Call Saul” ended with the series finale, “Saul Gone.” The prequel/sequel series told the story of James McGill and his descent into deceit and criminality. Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman was filled with heartbreak, familial trauma, and many fantastic montages. Interestingly enough, the series finale doesn’t just feel like the ending to “Better Call Saul” — it feels like a definitive conclusion to the “Breaking Bad” universe that started in 2008....

The Boys Showrunner Eric Kripke Pulls No Punches Over The Series’ Misogynist Critics Prime Video By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 8, 2022 12:59 pm EST You know, I thought that media literacy and basic decency regarding “The Boys” had hit an all-time low when season 3 was hit with an onslaught of 1-star reviews because certain fans finally realized that they were the punchline, but apparently the toxic dorks can go even lower....

The She-Hulk Finale Was Shot Before All Of The Other Episodes [Exclusive] By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Oct. 17, 2022 2:48 pm EST This article contains major spoilers for the season finale of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” We’d be surprised if you haven’t heard a peep about “She-Hulk” and its irreverent, fourth wall-shattering finale by this point. In a show so focused on the duality of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Manslany) and her newfound gamma-ray green persona, the creatives behind the show knew in their hearts that ending with the typical Marvel third act habits would not do its characters any justice....

Watch The Creepy Pitch Reel That Got Barbarian Made 20th Century Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Sept. 13, 2022 2:39 pm EST “Barbarian” has quietly emerged as one of the biggest surprises of 2022. Written and directed by Zach Cregger, the subversive horror film centers on Tess (Georgina Campbell), a woman who rents an Airbnb ahead of a job interview in Detroit, only to find the house has been double-booked by a fellow named Keith (Bill Skarsgård)....

Why Bad Robot’s My Glory Was I Had Such Friends Was Scrapped At Apple TV+ ABC By Sandy Schaefer/Aug. 22, 2022 12:54 pm EST Bad Robot has certainly had a run of, well, bad luck lately. The J. J. Abrams and Katie McGrath-led production label only just saw its ambitious sci-fi fantasy series “Demimonde” scrapped at HBO Max back in June 2022. This came a mere ten months after the streamer turned down Bad Robot’s proposed prequel series to “The Shining,” a show that has since failed to find a new home....

A Fake It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Script Had Danny DeVito Dialing His Lawyer FX By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 29, 2022 1:30 pm EST Through 15 seasons, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has proven time and again that its cast and writers are willing to go just about anywhere for a laugh. Every member of the main cast — Rob McElhenney (Mac), Charlie Day (Charlie), Glenn Howerton (Dennis), Kaitlin Olson (Sweet Dee) and Danny DeVito (Frank) — has been shorn of their dignity multiple times....