J. Lo, Jamie Foxx, Jason Momoa, Ryan Reynolds & Chris Hemsworth Highlight Netflix’s 2022 Movie Slate

It’s no secret that Netflix has worked hard to turn its film division into a world-class repository for talent, but 2022 will likely be its biggest year yet. While the streaming giant has worked with some of the biggest names in the film industry in the past—Martin Scorsese, Ava DuVernay, and David Fincher to name a few—this year seems to represent an even bigger swing. In a new video, Netflix offers a tour of its upcoming slate,

BAFTA Nominees Includes First Timers Like Will Smith

The British Academy has just released its 2022 list of nominees and their selections include a slew of first time recipients, including mega-stars like Will Smith (King Richard) and Tessa Thompson (Passing), rising stars like Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) and Alaina Haim (Licorice Pizza), and beloved character actors like Ann Dowd (Mass) and Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard).

Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz on Why “The Batman” Will Shock People

As we near the March 4th release date for The Batman, we’re getting, piece by piece, a somewhat clearer picture of what this return trip to Gotham will be like. We know writer/director Matt Reeves has crafted a noir detective story. We know that this story will revolve, at least in large part, around a young Batman (Robert Pattinson) during only his second year of vigilante work. We know the main villain will be the Riddler (Paul Dano),

“The Batman” Posters Tease The Riddler’s Diabolical Games

Writer/director Matt Reeves has likened his take on the Riddler (Paul Dano) to the notorious Zodiac Killer, that cipher-loving lunatic who tormented Northern California in the late 1960s and was never caught. (David Fincher’s Zodiac brilliantly explores the unsolved case, by the way.) Warner Bros. has just revealed a bunch of new posters for The Batman, and they’re all influenced by the Riddler’s particular brand of psychopathic puzzles. The film’s four major characters—Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne/Batman,

Tom Holland on His Spider-Man Future & One Very Intriguing Potential Crossover

Tom Holland can be forgiven for not being ready to discuss his future as Spider-Man just yet. His last outing in Spider-Man: No Way Home has now earned more at the box office than his previous two films, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home combined. The film, directed by Jon Watts, staring a five-pack of villains and a three-pack of Spider-Men, is possibly on track to catch Avatar as the third highest-grossing film at the domestic box office.

New “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Synopsis Teases Mysterious New Villain

When the first trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness appeared in late December, we got our best look yet at the good Doctor’s coming journey into the wilds of the multiverse. This would be his second trip into the highly unstable realms after he tried helping Peter Parker erase a few billion memories in Spider-Man: No Way Home. That trailer revealed that the events in Multiverse of Madness would take place sometime after No Way Home, 

Sundance 2022: “Master” Cinematographer Charlotte Hornsby on the Fest’s Breakout Horror Film

Writer and director Mariama Diallo brings atmospheric horror to the world of academia in her directorial debut Master, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Regina Hall as professor Gail Bishop, who has recently been made the first Black woman to hold the position of residence hall ‘Master’ at a prestigious fictional university called Ancaster. Both she and a fresh, optimistic Black student Jasmine (Zoe Moore) begin to feel a menacing supernatural presence.

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Trailer Reveals the Return of Leatherface

If you’re going to start a new business, perhaps Harlow, Texas, is not the ideal destination? This would be a bit of advice we’d give Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their pals Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson) after watching the first trailer for Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which follows the legacy of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic and acts a proper sequel to that film.

Directed by David Blue Garcia,

“The Batman” Funeral Scene Reveals the Riddler’s Deadly Obsession

Here it is, the first official scene from writer/director Matt Reeves’s upcoming The Batman. The brand new video, titled “Funeral Scene,” reveals Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattison) attending a funeral, while Bella Reál (Jayme Lawson), a Gotham City mayoral candidate, mentions to Bruce that unlike his parents before him, he’s made no recent contributions to the city’s charities. She hopes that’ll change when she’s elected mayor.

While Bella goes off to pay her respects to the family,

Jason Momoa in Talks to Join “Fast & Furious 10” as a Villain

Talk about an exciting addition to the family. Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, is in final negotiations to join Vin Diesel and the gang for Fast & Furious 10. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that Momoa is closing in on a deal to join Diesel for the tenth installment of the franchise, and could be playing one of the film’s villains. Momoa would represent a major infusion of muscle and gravitas to a franchise that has boasted some of the biggest stars (literally,

James Gunn Confirms “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Ends The Cosmic Saga

When James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 lands in theaters, it’ll mark the end of this current era of Guardians. Gunn confirmed as much to Deadline, revealing that the lovable intergalactic misfits we’ve come to know will have their last adventure together in Vol. 3. 

“This is the end for us. This is the last time people will see this team of Guardians,”

C-3P0 Actor Anthony Daniels Teases Fussy But Heroic Droid’s Return to “Star Wars”

The last time we saw C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels) in action, he was playing a crucial part in saving the galaxy in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In J.J. Abrams’s trilogy capping film, C-3P0 allowed his entire memory bank to be erased in order to rewrite his code so he could translate the Sith language. The fussy, nervous droid stepped up when it mattered most, and even Poe (Oscar Isaac) had to begrudgingly accept 3P0’s heroic sacrifice.

Oscar Race Shapes Up With “Dune” & “Licorice Pizza” Leading DGA & WGA Nominations

The Oscar race clarified a bit yesterday, with some clear frontrunners emerging from the pack. Oscar voting began in earnest, while four of the most influential guilds delivered their own nominations. The Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the American Cinema Editors delivered their lists, giving some shape to the race ahead. The DGA and WGA nominations specifically help define the pack of Oscar hopefuls.

The only two films that were selected by all four groups were Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune and Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age story Licorice Pizza. 

Final “Uncharted” Trailer Finds Tom Holland Hanging By a Thread

The final trailer for Uncharted has arrived, charting the adventures of Nathan Drake (Tom Holland), a thief tapped by treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to help him track down a bounty worth a cool $5 billion. The film, from director Ruben Fleischer (Venom), is adapted from the hugely popular PlayStation game and is Holland’s first role since he starred in the world-beating Spider-Man: No Way Home. 

Watch Tom Holland Get Roughed Up in “Uncharted” Stunt Video

Tom Holland is not new to wild stunts. Considering he’s played Spider-Man, the most acrobatic of superheroes, for three movies now, the guy knows a thing or three about using his body during a performance, and in the case of Spider-Man, often attaching said body to wires. Even though quite a bit of the stunt work in a Spider-Man or MCU film is computer generated, there are still plenty of sequences in which Holland is putting in the work himself.

“No Time To Die” Editor Tom Cross on Cutting to the Chase

No Time To Die gave us an appropriately epic sendoff for Daniel Craig’s final mission as James Bond. With ripping action rooted in Bond’s emotional journey, unusual for this franchise until Craig became 007, No Time To Die manages to be a breathless, nearly three-hour-long sprint towards the most bittersweet ending in Bond film history. From the riveting opening scene, a flashback that reveals the connection between Madeline Swann (Léa Seydoux) and the film’s villain,

Director Sam Raimi on Watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” & the Status on His “Doctor Strange 2”

Director Sam Raimi was in a very unique position when he got a chance to see Spider-Man: No Way Home. Unlike the rest of us, who delighted in seeing the return of not only iconic villains like Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) but also see Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield reprise their respective versions of Peter Parker, it was something of a family affair for Raimi. He was the man who brought us Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker to the big screen,

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Almost Featured This Iconic Villain

When you think about the now history-making Spider-Man: No Way Home, one thing you’d probably never say is, “that movie needed more villains.” No Way Home already provided a slew of legendary adversaries once Peter Parker (Tom Holland, obviously) messed with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in the middle of a spell. Yet concept art from one of the film’s designers reveals that a sixth villain was considered at some point.

The “Encanto” Earworm “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Makes Music History

You may have heard that Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s soundtrack for Encanto has become a massive musical hit, returning this week to number 1 on Billboard’s album chart, beating out stiff competition from superstar the Weekend. More to the point, the soundtrack’s biggest earworm, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” has surpassed Frozen‘s Oscar-winning smash “Let It Go” as the biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit from a Disney animated film since Aladdin.

“Batgirl” Movie Cast Ivory Aquino to Play DC’s First Trans Character

The Batgirl movie keeps getting more intriguing. Ivory Aquino has joined the cast to play Alysia Yeoh, Barbara Gordon/Batgirl’s best friend (to be played by Leslie Grace). This is a historic piece of casting, as Aquino, who is transgender, will play the first openly trans character in a live-action DC movie. Alysia Yeoh was created by writer Gail Simone and first appeared in “Batgirl #1, Volume 4” in 2011. She was the first major transgender character written in a contemporary context for a mainstream comic book.