Marvel’s “X-Men” Movie Takes Big Step Forward in Landing “Hunger Games” Writer
With Deadpool & Wolverine slashing its way toward its July 26 premiere date, more big news about the future of the X-Men and Marvel Studios has arrived.
Marvel has hired The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes writer Michael Lesslie to pen a new X-Men movie for the studio. This would be the first time the mutant super-team has been assembled for an MCU film, owing to Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.
First Look at Dwayne Johnson as MMA Legend Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
A24 has revealed the first look of Dwayne Johnson as MMA legend Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s upcoming film The Smashing Machine.
Johnson reunites with his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt in Safdie’s A24 drama, from a script Safdie wrote with consultation with Kerr. Kerr was a dominant figure in the MMA ring but had no shortage of problems outside of it, including addiction struggles and domestic problems with his wife,
New “Deadpool & Wolverine” Teaser & Images Signal Start of Ticket Sales
What better way to signal the start of ticket sales for Marvel’s long-awaited Deadpool & Wolverine than with a teaser set to Madonna’s iconic “Like a Prayer”? While the lyrics of Madonna’s 1989 world-beating song include the line “everyone must stand alone,” those lines play over two beloved superheroes who are very much standing together side-by-side. They are, of course, Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the Merc with the Mouth that he can never turn off and the Mutant with the Claws who believes his best days are behind him.
Get Mauled by The Trailer for the Remastered “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”
The new trailer for the remastered Star Wars: The Phantom Menace brings us back, chronologically speaking, to the events that reshaped the galaxy forever. George Lucas’s world-beating sci-fi franchise began in earnest with 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, yet it was The Phantom Menace, released 22 years later in 1999, that began to piece together the story behind the original trilogy, tracking the rise of the Emperor and his most lethal ally,
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” VFX Team on Bringing a New Generation of Primates to Life
The events in Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes take place 300 years after the death of Caesar (Andy Serkis), the focus of the previous Apes trilogy kickstarted by director Rupert Wyatt in 2011 and then led by director Matt Reeves for the final two films. Apes have now evolved into a fully talking species while humans tread backward. It would seem like a win for the apes,
James Gunn’s “Superman” Coming to IMAX Next Summer
Last week, we got our first look at David Corenswet as Superman, and now we’ve learned that we’ll be seeing Corenswet’s take on the iconic Clark Kent on the biggest possible. It’s been confirmed that James Gunn’s Superman will be released on IMAX next summer. It’s an appropriate venue for the biggest film to come out of DC Studios in years and the first marquee feature from Gunn and Peter Safran’s new version of DC,
After “Furiosa” Blows the Doors off Cannes, George Miller Revs Up the Possibility of Another “Mad Max” Film
George Miller is currently riding high at the Cannes Film Festival after Furiosa, his scorching sequel to Fury Road, made its world premiere last night. The premiere came nine years after Fury Road blew the roof off the fest, and, once again, Miller, his team, and his talented cast have managed to wow the Cannes crowd. Furiosa‘s screening ended with a seven-minute standing ovation. So far,
“The Fantastic Four” Adds Natasha Lyonne to Cast
There’s a supremely bright new star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—Natasha Lyonne has been cast in The Fantastic Four.
The creator and star of Netflix’s Russian Doll and the face of Poker Face has joined the cast of Marvel’s reboot of one of the most iconic super-groups in all of comics. Director Matt Shakman has added the stellar Lyonne to an already sensational cast, although what role the multi-talented performer,
The First “Wicked” Trailer Arrives on the Wings of Flying Monkeys
The first trailer for director John M. Chu’s Wicked has arrived on a pair of wings.
Chu’s Wicked is the first big-screen adaptation of one of the most successful Broadway shows of the 21st century, and he’s got the help of two otherworldly talents to help enchant Universal’s adaptation. The first is Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, a phenomenally gifted young woman whose unusual green skin has made her the subject of scorn.
Reimagining Korea’s Dynamic Film & TV Industry With Wow Point Executive Producer Yoomin Hailey Yang
Wow Point CEO and executive producer Yoomin Hailey Yang is blazing a trail for young female producers in the Korean film and TV industry.
After stints working with Korean broadcaster MBC and agency-producer BH Entertainment, she co-founded Wow Point with leading Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (Train To Busan, Peninsula) in 2021. The Seoul-based company has launched two series on Netflix so far this year: Parasyte: The Grey,
“Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” Will Soar Into Theaters in June 2026
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios is moving quickly on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow now that the film has its star in Milly Alcock and its director in Craig Gillespie.
On Tuesday, DC Studios and Warner Bros. announced that Gillespie and Alcock’s marquee film will soar into theaters on June 26, 2026. This appropriately makes Supergirl the second film under the new look DC Studios to get a release date,
Writer/Director Jane Schoenbrun on Their Stunning New Film “I Saw the TV Glow”
While a student at Boston University, writer/director Jane Schoenbrun enjoyed “many formative movie experiences” at the nearby Coolidge Corner Theater. “A fond memory is of a zombie movie and me and all my friends dressing in zombie makeup,” says Schoenbrun. “It was one of the happiest memories of my college experience, and it probably says something about me.”
So it’s a fitting, full circle moment for Schoenbrun when they returned to the historic Boston theater on May 11 as the 2024 recipient of the Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award.
Francis Ford Coppola Unveils the Trailer for His Epic New Film “Megalopolis”
Francis Ford Coppola has finally revealed the first look at his decades-long passion project Megalopolis.
The new teaser trailer, which Coppola shared on Monday night, reveals the scope and grandeur of the legendary director’s ambition. It paints a vivid picture of an imagined America told in the style of an epic Roman fable in a story about the competing visions of a city that has a chance to rise from the ashes or remain mired in stagnation.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Set to Debut Footage at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The story of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures and the creation of one of its most crucial locations, the fortress of Helm’s Deep, is getting an epic anime treatment.
The first look at The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is set to be unveiled at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which begins on June 9. This first look is certainly the most high-profile of Warner Bros.
Third “Downton Abbey” Movie Will Star Paul Giamatti
Recent Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti has traded a stuffy New England prep school for even stuffier (and better appointed) Old England.
The Holdovers star is set to star in the third Downton Abbey movie, which will be written by the series creator Julian Fellowes, with Downton Abbey: A New Era director Simon Curtis returning to helm.
Giamatti is riding high after his stellar turn as embittered professor Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne’s recent film,
“The Mandalorian & Grogu” Looks to Add Sci-Fi Legend Sigourney Weaver to the “Star Wars” Universe
The first new Star Wars movie since J.J. Abrams’ trilogy capping The Rise of Skywalker to go into production will be Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian & Grogu, and who better to enlist in the film than sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver?
Weaver was, of course, the face of the Alien franchise as Ellen Ripley and one of the first true female action stars,
“The Fantastic Four” Casts Ralph Ineson as Supervillain Galactus
One of the great character actors of his generation, with one of the truly great voices in all of cinema, is joining the MCU.
Ralph Ineson has joined the cast of director Matt Shakman’s The Fantastic Four as the supervillain Galactus, one of the major baddies in the canon. Ineson’s career has spanned major franchises and beloved indies, including the Harry Potter films, The Witch,
Taiwan Based Producer Sam Yuan on His Netflix Series “Shards of Her” & More
In a career that spans over two decades, Taiwan-based producer Sam Yuan has been involved in a variety of productions, from critically acclaimed GF*BF and box office megahit Our Times in his early days to the more recent, Golden Horse-winning My Missing Valentine and Netflix hit series Shards of Her.
He is currently the secretary general of the Taiwanese industry organization, New Media Entertainment Association (NMEA),
“A Quiet Place: Day One” Trailer Unleashes the Alien Scourge on an Unsuspecting NYC
A brand new trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One has finally arrived, teasing out a bit more of the story behind this prequel to John Krasinski’s 2018 original A Quiet Place.
We’ve already seen what the world was like on day 472 of the reign of the sound-hunting aliens in Krasinski’s 2018 original A Quiet Place—now, we finally get to see what the world was right as the alien invasion was underway.
Peter Jackson Working on Multiple New “Lord of the Rings” Films For Warner Bros.
We knew Peter Jackson was returning to Middle-earth, but we thought that return trip was limited to re-releasing his groundbreaking trilogy in new remastered and extended versions. Today, huge news broke—Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav revealed that Jackson is really returning to the realms created by J.R.R. Tolkien for a series of new films.
On a Warner Bros. Discovery earnings call, Zaslav revealed that the company was in the early stages of script development for new Lord of the Rings movies,
