Marvel’s latest superhero adventureShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis now playing in theaters, winning praises from both critics and audiences alike. Starring Simu Liu as Marvel’s first Asian superhero in the lead role,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis on track to register a record-breaking box office haul. Amidst all the hype, one of the most talked-about things is theShang-Chi mid-credits scene. The scene features surprising MCU characters and sets up Shang-Chi as a prominent character going forward....

WhileBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicewasn’t as critically-acclaimed as the studio may have liked, most critics, even the dissenters, praisedBen Affleck’s work asBatman. Fans will get to see The Dark Knight in action later this summer when he suits up forSuicide Squad, hitting theaters August 5. While it isn’t exactly known how large or small his role is in thisvillainousensemble, it seems one of theSuicide Squadstars,Will Smith, is already gunning for theBatmanrole, hinting in an interview withMTV Newsthat he’d love to take over as Batman inSuicide Squad 2....

In the upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios film,Wish,starChris Pinevoices Magnifico, a king with the power to grant wishes. Of course, the character’s villainous nature is eventually revealed and the movie’s heroine, Asha (voiced by Ariana DeBose), discovers that Magnifico has no intention of making people’s wishes come true. While chatting withComicBook.com, theWonder Womanactor opened up about voicing Magnifico and reacted to being called “Disney’s hottest villain.” Pine said: “I mean, I don’t know if I’m up there [with Scar and Ursula], but I certainly gave my best, my best effort....

Patty Jenkins has revealed thatWonder Woman 2will be a totally different experience than the first outing when it hits the big screen in 2019. WhenWonder Womanarrived in theaters over the summer, expectations weren’t super high, but the movie came out and broke records for both the DCEU and for Patty Jenkins. Moviegoers flocked to see the firstfemale-led superhero moviein a decade. The empowering adventure, starring Gal Gadot, ended up as one of the year’s highest grossing blockbusters, and a sequel was announced shortly after it premiered, leading many to speculate how Warner Bros....

It has taken a long time forWonder Womanfans to get the concrete confirmation that a third solo outing for Gal Gadot’s Amazonian superhero is definitely coming, and although we are still nowhere close to knowing when exactlyWonder Woman 3may arrive, last Saturday’s DC FanDome event has already kickstarted questions about the third movie in the franchise with the most prominent being will Lynda Carter have a big part to play in the story?...

Quick Links Few directors can pull off heightened sci-fi like Alex Garland, except for the times he cannot. But this isn’t about the movieMen, which, by the way, is somehow too complicated and dumb at the same time. In between the heights ofEx MachinaandAnnihilationexists a little show calledDevs, which is just the right amount of over-complicated and dumb.Devsworks so well because it is Garland at his most Garland, leaning into the sleek aesthetic and detached performances of its cast....

Try as you might, you can never stop the ticking of the clock. Because of this, it has now somehow been eight years since MCU starTom Hiddlestongot the closest he’ll ever get to playingJames Bondin this critically acclaimed spy thriller series. Finally, after waiting almost a decade, the show has now taken a major step forward, with a second season now well into production. The series is titledThe Night Manager, and finds Hiddleston starring as Jonathan Pine, the night manager of a luxury hotel in Cairo and former British soldier....

As ahorrorfan, there is a literal gore-met of options brought to the table when seeking out thrills and chills. An abundance of streaming platforms, horror’s continued dominance at the box office, and the genre’s continued evolution have led many to look back to the distant past and appreciate the classics. Titles likeNight of the Living DeadorPsychohave become embedded in pop culture, but they represent a select few horror films that emerged before the 1980s, deserving of fanfare....

Nordic noir, also known as Scandi noir, is a crime fiction genre consisting of stories set in Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland). The tales tend to be dark in tone and feature law enforcement officers in major or minor roles. Swedish author Henning Mankell — known as “the father of Nordic noir” — is often credited for birthing the genre, though Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, known for theMartin Beckseries of novels, are also recognized as pioneers....

​​​​​​TheWesternis a staple of American culture. Full of vast landscapes and enthralling struggles in a once untamed region, the films embodied as many myths as they did truths about a bygone period. Over the decades, the genre also created a host of movie stars whose very names became synonymous with larger-than-life figures. Still, change was inevitable as society not only evolved its tastes in entertainment but its perspectives on history. Movies representing the genre began to dwindlefrom the ’80s onward....

Movies are an art form not bound by rules or reality. They are the means to tell unique stories that challenge our perceptions of reality and let our thoughts and imagination run amok. A well-crafted movieis an invitation to suspend your disbeliefand disconnect from reality. As humans, we are still bound to enjoy the most out of the experience as long as it makes some form of logical sense and challenges our minds....

DirectorJames Tobackis the latest Hollywood figure to be accused of sexual harassment and assault, in the aftermath of the widespread reports ofHarvey Weinstein’s sexual assaultaccusations. A new report from The Los Angeles Time revealed that 38 separate women have come forward to accuse James Toback, best known for films such asTyson,Two Girls and a GuyandBugsyof sexual harassment over a span of the past few decades. 31 of the 38 women interviewed went on record with their accusations, including a number of young actresses and Louise Post, the singer and vocalist for the rock group Veruca Salt....

Motion capture maestro Andy Serkis does not rule out a return to thePlanet of the Apesin Disney’s upcoming reboot. Serkis, who excelled in the role of ape-leader Caesar throughout director Matt Reeves recentPlanet of the Apesprequel series, was recently asked whether he would be open to playing a new character in the continuing franchise, to which he replied that he would certainly consider it. “Gosh. Look, I love that universe, andplaying Caesarthroughout those three films was an amazing part of my life....