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Everything You Need To Know About Beast Wars To Be Ready For Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Mainframe Entertainment/Hasbro By Devin Meenan/Dec. 2, 2022 8:00 am EST “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is set to introduce a whole new breed of Robot in Disguise. Instead of cars, trucks, or jets, these Transformers turn into beasts of all shapes and sizes. Known as the Maximals and Predacons, these animal transformers will soon be duking it out alongside their Autobot and Decepticon cousins....

How Jeff Daniel Phillips Reacted When He First Saw Himself In His The Munsters Makeup [Exclusive] Universal Pictures Home Entertainment By Matthew Bilodeau/Sept. 27, 2022 1:30 pm EST Whether it rises above its abysmal first look, “The Munsters” at least feels born out of sincerity. Director Rob Zombie (“The Devil’s Rejects”) is quite possibly the biggest “Munsters” fan. Even his song “Dragula” is based on the outlandish family vehicle, so despite the violent idiosyncrasies of his earlier work, Zombie oddly feels like the right person to both pay tribute to the ’60s sitcom, while making it feel fresh for another generation....

How Kevin Costner And Diane Lane Helped Henry Cavill Find The Emotional Side Of Superman Warner Bros. Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Dec. 24, 2022 8:00 am EST “Man of Steel” may not be the most universally loved film featuring the titular character, but its modernized version of Superman aptly subverted expectations. Instead of instantly positioning him as a beacon of hope, “Man of Steel” took a more grounded approach. Zack Snyder’s iteration dealt with the complications of growing up as a super-powerful alien in a world that would reject him if it knew his true nature....

A blast of joy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Given how much of the story revolves around their burgeoning love, it takes a while for Lee to meet Maren in the original novel. Guadagnino said that the character’s introduction was similarly delayed in the original script, with Lee being introduced on the 45th page. “Once Lee arrived in the script, it felt like a blast of joy,” the director recounted, “because the character was wonderful, but at the same time, and without even thinking about it rationally, I immediately saw Timothée in it....

Mike Flanagan Initially Thought The Haunting Of Hill House Would Be Impossible To Adapt Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Sept. 14, 2022 9:56 am EST Mike Flanagan’s hit Netflix horror series “The Haunting of Hill House” delivers scares and a visceral ghost story — despite not being faithful to its source material. Adapted from Shirley Jackson’s 1950 gothic horror novel of the same name, the 10-part series is centered on a family whose lives have been impacted by their traumatic childhood experience living in a haunted house....

The levee of American Pie ideas: not dry This is just a shot in the dark, but based on Day’s credentials, it seems feasible she might be looking to inject a little more diversity into the “American Pie” franchise than we’ve seen before. If you go back and look at the posters for the four “American Pie” movies up to this point, it’s pretty much wall-to-wall white characters. Not that there’s anything wrong with having a few Stiflers (that came out wrong), but it does seem strange that a film series with “American” in the title should only present one view of what America looks like....

Only Murders In The Building Fans Will Want To Watch These 10 Steve Martin And Martin Short Movies Next Hulu By Cass Clarke/Aug. 17, 2022 12:46 pm EST In July 2022, Craig Erwich, the President of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment, deemed “Only Murders in the Building” the “true crown jewel” of Hulu’s programming. The true-crime satire has charmed audiences across generations, thanks, in part, to its intergenerational casting choices and self-aware dialogue....

RRR Launches Oscars Campaign In All Categories, Including Best Picture And Best Original Song DVV Entertainment By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 5, 2022 7:19 pm EST A few weeks ago we were all in shambles after learning the Telugu-language blockbuster “RRR” would not be India’s entry for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, fearing that one of the best films, with no exaggeration, ever made, was going to be snuffed out of contention....

Scraps From Sixteen Scripts Went Into The Original Dungeons & Dragons Film New Line Cinema By Witney Seibold/Aug. 3, 2022 3:35 pm EST The road to the 2000 “Dungeons & Dragons” feature film is a long, scary, and circuitous one. The story goes that in 1990, a 19-year-old kid named Courtney Solomon was able to arrange several conversations with TSR, Inc., the company that owned D&D, under the pretense that he was working on a college economics project....

Slumberland: Release Date, Cast, And More For Jason Momoa’s Netflix Movie Netflix By Shania Russell/Aug. 30, 2022 3:32 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) It seems like Jason Momoa has grown weary of spending all his free time under the sea as Aquaman, because he’s decided to embody a new mythological creature with a look that I promise you could never anticipate....

Steven Levitan Would Need A ‘Compelling Creative Reason’ To Make A Modern Family Revival [Exclusive] 20th Television By Demetra Nikolakakis/Sept. 21, 2022 12:22 pm EST “Modern Family” is a solid comfort show. It’s got heartfelt moments, cheesy jokes, low stakes, and a slew of loveable characters. Sure, a few of the family members can be annoying at times (looking at you, pretentious adult Manny), but they have enough redeeming scenes that it’s tempting to stick with them even when they’re being annoying — just like family....

Superhero Bits: Ms. Marvel Sets A Big MCU Record, A Wild Fantastic Four Rumor & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/July 14, 2022 2:57 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 Biggest Issues With Netflix’s The Sandman Netflix By Cass Clarke/Aug. 8, 2022 6:20 pm EST When readers meet Dream in “The Sandman” comic series, he’s a traumatized, wrathful, and sad-sack mythical being who sees no issue in doling out eternally harsh punishments. If the dreams and nightmares that he brought into existence disappoint him, our Robert Smith lookalike often “uncreates” (read: kills) them. (Truly, the worst parent ever.) Neil Gaiman’s writing revolves around how Dream, an Endless being fated to exist until existence is no more and serve humanity, resents his purpose....

The Most Important Moments In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 11, 2022 8:00 am EST Spoilers for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” follow. Even four years later, “Black Panther” remains one of the best and most unique films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only was it a giant blockbuster and the last build-up before “Avengers: Infinity War,” it was a cultural moment, too. After all, how many other superhero movies have a mantra that has survived and morphed into being just part of the cultural zeitgeist like “Wakanda Forever”?...

Tom Sturridge is Dream Netflix/Vertigo This character has a number of names, but he’s also the most important in “The Sandman” since he’s, well, the sandman. He is Dream of the Endless, sometimes going by Morpheus, and he’s a chisel-jawed pout-machine with a mane of messy black hair and a tendency for the dark and dramatic. Netflix’s “The Sandman” begins exactly where the comic books do, with Morpheus summoned from his realm, The Dreaming, by some meddling sorcerers....

The Tree Farm Scene That Was Cut From National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation But Still Made The DVD Cover Warner Bros. By Miyako Pleines/Dec. 23, 2022 11:00 am EST “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is one of those rare movies where every scene is memorable. Its quotability is off the charts, and it’s almost impossible to get through an entire holiday season without hearing at least one person make reference to Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and his infamously backed-up trailer toilet....

Humble beginnings HBO “The Wire” begins with a court case, as Homicide Detective McNulty (Dominic West) sits in on a murder trial for D’Angelo Barksdale (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.), nephew to local kingpin Avon. Also sitting in on the case is high-ranking Barksdale associate Stringer Bell (Idris Elba, who had lied a bit during his audition for the role). Stringer easily intimidates witnesses called up for the prosecution. While many other cops we see prioritize drug and gun seizures (on top of harassing civilians), McNulty has an idea of the scope of Barksdale’s control, which leads to the creation of the Major Crimes Unit, a detail focused on building cases against high-profile individuals....

Titans Season 4 Finally Delivers The Goods With Beast Boy HBO Max By Marcos Melendez/Dec. 1, 2022 2:15 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the fourth season of “Titans.” The fourth season of “Titans” is not perfect by any means, but it’s a sizeable step up from previous years. The titular superhero team finally has some sort of rhythm, and a change of scenery to Metropolis is proving to be a locale worth exploring....

Who Is Kiri’s Father In Avatar: The Way Of Water? Here’s What We Think 20th Century Studios By Drew Tinnin/Dec. 18, 2022 4:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Aside from all the visual splendor and massive action set pieces leaping off of the screen in James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” there’s also a central mystery at the heart of the much-anticipated sequel that could have a monumental impact on future films....

The first to wear it HBO Daniel Scott-Smith was the actor to portray the Crabfeeder and did a wonderful job of establishing a presence I was keen to see more of. The creators were looking to make the Crabfeeder an instant iconographic figure. To do something like that, having an iconography that already existed proved useful when going back to the masks of the Sons of the Harpy. Wearing a mask that … well … masks your expressions does wonders for making someone an enigmatic, unpredictable figure....