With just 17 days left untilStar Wars: The Force Awakensarrives, it seems that most of the film’s secrets will remain intact until opening day. While we’ll surely be treated to more clips and TV spots over the next three weeks, it seems unlikely that we’ll ever get an official glimpse atLuke Skywalker(Mark Hamill), or learn the surnames of Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) until this highly-anticipated adventure hits theaters....
Kabam, in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm Ltd., today announced the development ofStar Wars: Uprising, the first mobile game to take place afterStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jediand beforeStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Developed by the industry-leading team at Kabam RPG Studio in San Francisco under the direction of Senior Vice PresidentAaron Loeb,Star Wars: Uprising will allow players to create their own unique character, go on missions, and build their gear and skills, while amassing a powerful crew and cartel to join in large-scale sector-wide battles that dictate the future of the game universe....
It’s been less than two weeks since the 1980s-setStranger Thingsdebuted on Netflix, and fans are already clamoring forSeason 2of this hit show. Netflix hasn’t issued an official renewal quite yet, but while some have been praising the show for its unmistakable 80s style, complete with homages to some of our favorite 1970s and 1980s movies, others have been dismissing the show for the exact same reasons. For those who may want a comprehensive breakdown of all these references, an enterprising fan has taken matters into his own hands....
Wherever you go, there you are; you take yourself and your personal dilemmas with you no matter where you travel. You can’t outrun them. That’s the complex learning curve Guy Pearce’s determined British preacher, Thomas Munro, must face in director Lee Tamahori’sgripping yet bloatednew historical drama,The Convert.The story takes place in 1830 with a shipbound Munro sailing with British traders across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand, where the main dramas unfold....
Matt Reeves’The Batmanbrought DC front and center. With all the positive reviews this movie got, fans are craving more from the studio. There’s already a plethora of DC TV shows renewed for this year likeThe Flash, Titans, Doom Patrol, Pennyworth, Batwoman, etc. Then there are new shows like theBlue Beetle, too. Amongst all these shows, there’s one that fans are really excited about, especially looking at the casting,and that isGotham Knights....
We have some images and a poster following the release ofThe Mandalorian season 2 trailer. Lucasfilm finally decided to appease eagerStar Warsfans by releasing the first trailer for the new season today, which is full of Mando and Baby Yoda in action. Unlike season 1, the small alien creature is front and center this time around. These images, as well as the poster, are guarding many secrets but they do offer a closer look at the action ahead of the show’s return....
While it’s likely to be some time before audiences catch up with the Hargreeves family again in the upcoming third season ofThe Umbrella Academy, Netflix has offered us one of our biggest clues yet of what to expect, with the streamer releasing the titles for all 10 episodes of the new season. The reveal comes along with the caption “everybody say “thank you @steveblackmantv” for blessing us with the S3 episode titles during @netflixgeeked week....
There is not a year that goes by where audiences agree with everyOscarnomination that the Academy Awards make. Whether it’s nominating Nicole Kidman for Best Actress forBeing the Ricardosor snubbingSpider-Man: No Way Homealmost completely,audiences almost never agreewith the critics. This is a common occurrence but year after year fans and critics alikewrite about the snubs and surprisesof the Oscar nominations. While this yearthere may have been fewer Best Picture snubs(and more Oscar nominees), there are still some films that deserved that recognition....
Training Dayis getting a prequel. On Monday, the California Film Commission announced a new round of tax credits for movie projects to be filmed in the state. PerVariety, among them was the prequelTraining Day: Day of the Riot, which was awarded $9.1 million in tax credits for Warner Bros. This year, the commission awarded a record-setting $149.2 million in credits for 30 movies. News of theTraining Dayprequel going into productiongoes back to 2019....
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverhas cast reigning UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman in a guest role. Usman will make his feature film debut inBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwhich already boasts a star-studded cast comprising the likes of Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, and Tenoch Huerta. The news was first reported by former heavyweight champ and color commentator Daniel Cormier at the UFC 277 weigh-in show. Cormier himself is preparing for his small-screen debut withParamount’sWarriorspinoff series....
FX on YouTubeFX on YouTube has dropped the official trailer for the true-crime dramaUnder the Banner of Heaven, starringAndrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Sam Worthington in the lead. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer,Under the Banner of Heavenrevolves around the murder investigation of a woman and her infant daughter in a close-knit Mormon community in Utah. Andrew Garfield plays the lead detective, Jeb Pyre, a devout Mormon whose faith is tested as he gets closer to solving the case, which is somehow connected to the LDS Church....
The Walking Deadseason seven finale,The First Day of the Rest of Your Life, was both agonizing and thrilling. The episode was chock full of filler, dragging out the climax with painfully slow flashback sequences. The saving grace is that thelong-awaited showdownbetween the Alexandrians and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) surpassed expectations. A twist was laughable. It’s hard to imagine Rick (Andrew Lincoln) being so gullible and naive, but at least our hero gets his gun back on with gusto....
Earlier today, it was reported thatJoker 2 is moving forward. Now, it looks like those talks may be premature.Jokeris still in theaters and earning money as it continues to soar past the $1 billion benchmark at the worldwide box office. It looks like Joaquin Phoenix still isn’t done talking about the first movie yet, let alone moving onto the next one Joaquin Phoenix is breaking his silence on why it took so long for him to agree to a comic book movie in the first place....
