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James Cameron reserved his best work for the groundbreaking movieAvatar, but fans had to wait 13 years for the inevitable sequel. While many agree that the film’sCGI and graphics significantly improvedover the original, they also believe that it fell short in other respects or wasn’t what audiences hoped for from a sequel. Regardless,Avatar: The Way of Wateris the absolute apex of modern cinema and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Though it was mostly a family drama,Avatar: The Way of Waterwas still an impressive spectacle that delivered on the promise of its title....

Last week, Marvel revealed part of an interviewwithAvengers: Age of UltrondirectorJoss Whedon, where he gave new details about the villainous Ultron (James Spader) and Vision (Paul Bettany). Today,Marvelhas released yet another portion of that same interview, whereJoss Whedonteases that his sequel will include even more new characters who have yet to be unveiled yet. When asked by Marvel’sLorraine Cinkif we will be seeing “Marvel characters who aren’t yet in the preview photos” or “Marvel characters that we’ve seen in other films or other parts of the universe,” the director simply responded, “Yes....

TV often takes inspiration from real events and then shapes them to fit the particular story that the showrunner wants to tell. Shows likeSupernatural, for instance, will base their monsters of the week on particular occult lore or mythology from our past. Meanwhile,shows likeStar Trekmay have an episode where they visit a planet that is very similar to a period of earth’s history, with the original series doing that often.Doctor Whois the most blatant example of this as a literal time traveler who often visits the past and interacts with historical figureslike William Shakespeareand Queen Victoria....

There are countless wars which are rarely remembered, but when a war gets big enough to involve most, if not all, of the world, there’s no doubt it’s had a global impact. As historical movies remain popular, World War II is still the most common war to use as a backdrop for genre, whether it means telling real stories, bringingbooks written about the warto life, or just in general trying to make sure people don’t forget about the war....

No Time to Diestar Lashana Lynch discussed the racist harassment she received over thebig 007 reveal, which was leaked last year. It wasn’t confirmed at the time, but a report about a Black woman taking on the 007 status really started to rub someJames Bondfans the wrong way, and they immediately let Lynch know that they were not pleased. For a week, theCaptain Marvelactress deleted social media and stuck to meditation as a way to see past the racist remarks and negativity....

Earlier this week, Universal Pictures shifted theUntitled Matt Damon Bourne Sequelfrom August 24, 2025 to June 12, 2025, which bringsMatt Damonback as Jason Bourne for the first time since 2007’sThe Bourne Ultimatum. The actor had stated for years that he will not revisit the role unlessPaul Greengrasscomes back to direct,but back in September, Universal announced that this long-awaited sequel is finally happening. Ever since then, fans have been wondering if the studio plans on showcasing bothMatt Damon’s Jason Bourne andJeremy Renner’s Aaron Cross from 2012’sThe Bourne Legacyin the same movie, since it isn’t clear what is happening with theUntitled Jeremy Renner Bourne Sequel....

1992’sCandymanis based on a short story,The Forbidden, by Clive Barker (director ofHellraiserandNightbreed) in his six-volume collection,Books of Blood.The Forbiddenappears in volume five, and the story is only 37 pages long. Typically, screenplays and prose break down to about a page per minute. Novellas of about 100 pages translate easiest to the popular movie length/structure of 90 minutes. The brevity ofThe Forbiddenmeans the screenwriter/director, Bernard Rose, was free to take liberties, but also had the challenge of doubling the length of the narrative....

In recent years,Charlize Theronhas proven herself to be a formidable action superstar, thanks to her impressive performances inbig-screen hits such asMad Max: Fury Road,Atomic Blonde, and theFast & Furiousfranchise, which showcase her exceptional physical prowess. Theron continued to embrace her status as one of Hollywood’s fiercest heroines when she headlined the 2020 superhero filmThe Old Guard, aNetflixoriginal that also featured KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. In the thrilling film, Theron portrays the leader of an immortal mercenary group who embarks on a daring mission of revenge after their mysterious abilities are exposed and threatened to be exploited for greedy purposes by a pharmaceutical company....

Fans will be able to catchChris Rocklive and uncensored on Netflix in March 2023. It was recently announced that Rock would be hosting a live stand-up comedy special on Netflix sometime next year, marking the first live broadcast from the streamer. A new video announcement has Rock revealing that the special,Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, has been scheduled for June 08, 2025, almost a year to the day after Rock was smacked at the Oscars by Will Smith on March 27 at 10 PM ET/7PM PT....

Earlier today, 20th Century Fox held their presentation at the CiemaCon convention in Las Vegas, which included the first trailer forKingsman: The Golden Circle, slated for release on September 29. While this convention for movie theater owners isn’t nearly as raucous as the fans who show up for Comic-Con every year, the new trailer forKingsman 2reportedly drew some of the biggest cheers from the crowd during the entire convention. While it isn’t clear yet when this trailer will be released to the public, the studio has debuted a new poster, and we also have a description of the footage that was shown to the Las Vegas convention crowd....

There is no film genre that goes around in cycles as the horror genre. Whether it’s the Universal monster movies of the 1930s and 1940s, slashers of the 1970s orfound-footage boomof the late 1990s/early 2000s, the genre is constantly coming back from the cinematic dead time and time again. The genre has received a huge boost recently, with movies likeTerrifier 2, M3GANandlast weekend’s release ofCocaine Bearcoming through strong at the box office....

Major studios and entertainment producers are still struggling to find a productive model for movies in the streaming era, andDisneyis not an exception. The Mouse’s company has been dealing with the problem for a while now, and with so many blockbusters bombing at the box office but garnering millions of views on Disney+, they are far from resolving the question of how to shoot and distribute films successfully, economically speaking, of course....

Disney XD has released the first teaser trailer and poster for the highly-anticipated animated reboot seriesDuckTales, which confirm the series will debut sometime in the Summer of 2017. While the teaser doesn’t feature any actual footage, the poster does features our first look atLaunchpad McQuack, Scrooge McDuck’s personal pilot. This colorful character is seen driving a Jeep, while Scrooge McDuck tries to reach a golden idol with his cane, as his brother Donald Duck holds on to the roof of this vehicle for dear life....