Adam Scott Joins Dakota Johnson in “Spider-Man” Spinoff “Madame Web”

Madame Web ensnares another star.

Deadline reports that Adam Scott has joined Dakota Johnson in the upcoming Spider-Man spinoff for Sony, with director S.J. Clarkson helming the feature. Scott, fresh off earning an Emmy nomination for his starring role in Dan Erickson’s excellent sci-fi series Severance for AppleTV+, joins a cast that also includes Emma Roberts, Celese O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim,

“Top Gun: Maverick” Now the Biggest Film in Paramount Pictures History

Eight weeks into its release and Top Gun: Maverick continues to go Mach 10.

The Tom Cruise-led mega-blockbuster soared yet again this weekend, adding another $19.2 million from 65 overseas markets, bumping it up to $619 million internationally. Add another $617 million domestically, and you’ve got $1.23 billion (and counting). It’s official—Top Gun: Maverick is now the highest-grossing film in Paramount Pictures history.

Maverick continues Paramount’s hot streak,

The Weeknd Reveals “The Idol” Teaser For “Sleazy” New HBO Series

You may be coming out of the weekend, but The Weeknd is still here to help get you through your Monday.

Behold the first teaser for The Idol, the upcoming HBO series created by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, which promises to be “the sleaziest love story in Hollywood.” The Weeknd stars alongside Lily-Rose Depp, and the teaser revels in the seedy, glam-god version of Los Angeles where massive mansions,

Isabelle Huppert on the Beauty & Depth of “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”

Isabelle Huppert, one of the world’s undisputed queens of stage and screen, has won nearly every award an actor could possibly receive. In France, she is an Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, an Officer of the National Order of Merit, and a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest honors given to citizens of the country. She is now co-starring in the ensemble cast of Mrs.

How “Where the Crawdads Sing” Production Designer & Cinematographer Captured Nature’s Challenging Splendor

After delighting in the alluring visual tapestry throughout director Olivia Newman’s adaptation of the beloved novel Where the Crawdads Sing (in theaters now), you might find it hard to believe production faced a crippling onslaught of rain. So much so, that it flooded the practical set of protagonist Kya’s (Daisy Edgar-Jones) home.

Production designer Sue Chan, whose work includes Shang-Chi, Gone Girl, and Punch Drunk Love (the latter two as supervising art director),

“Where the Crawdads Sing” Director Olivia Newman on Capturing the Haunting Beauty of a Beloved Novel

Based on Delia Owens’ best-selling novel of the same name, Where the Crawdads Sing (playing in theaters now) tells the stirring story of Kya, a young girl abandoned by her family and forced to raise herself in the marshes of North Carolina. Shunned by her town as the “marsh girl,” she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an ex-boyfriend. 

Daisy Edgar-Jones delivers a captivating, stand-out performance as Kya, alongside David Strathairn,

Roam the Elven Realms in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Second Trailer

We’re getting closer to our return trip to Middle-earth.

Amazon Studios has revealed the second teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, their hugely ambitious upcoming series that will tell the story of the Second Age of Middle-earth. Fans of both J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic novels “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” as well as Peter Jackson’s trilogies, are no doubt thrilled about the sprawling,

“Thor: Love and Thunder ” Costume Designer Mayes C. Rubeo on Dressing Gods & Goddesses

Thor: Love and Thunder has scored the biggest Thor opening yet, proving MCU fans are loving writer/director Taika Waititi’s romantic comedy space adventure. The film reunites Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who has become the Mighty Thor. They fight to stop Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) from killing all the gods and goddesses of the universe. 

Essential to capturing the essence of Waititi’s aesthetic is the bright explosion of color represented in every aspect of the project,

Ryan Gosling on Playing Ken in “Barbie” – “Gotta do it for the Kens”

Ryan Gosling is currently making the publicity rounds to discuss starring alongside Chris Evans in the Russo Brothers spy thriller The Gray Man for Netflix. Yet the good-natured Gosling is willing to take a question or two about another big role he’s got on his slate, playing Ken to Margot Robbie’s Barbie in writer/director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. 

Speaking with Variety, 

Marvel’s “Ironheart” Adds Alden Ehrenreich to Upcoming Disney+ Series

From a Galaxy far, far away to the Marvel Cinematic Universe goes Alden Ehrenreich. The Solo: A Star Wars Story star is heading to the MCU for a meaty role in Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series on Disney+, Deadline reports.

Ironheart stars Dominque Thorne as Riri Williams, a young genius who creates the most technologically advanced suit since a guy by the name of Tony Stark created the ever-evolving Iron Man armor.

Going Behind-the-Scenes With Some of This Year’s Emmy Nominees

Your 74th Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, and despite the TV Academy deciding against sharing individual tallies by platform (the TV landscape is expanding so rapidly that this is probably becoming difficult to do), the math has been done and it looks like HBO has edged out Netflix for the biggest overall haul.

Yet we’re less concerned with which platform or network had the most nominations and more delighted by the many talented people who spoke to who got nominated.

“Black Mirror” Season 6 Cast: Zazie Beetz, Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Paapa Essiedu, Kata Mara & More

One of the most influential and eerily prescient sci-fi series returns at last and is doing so with a stellar cast.

Variety has the scoop that series creator Charlie Brooker has found at least some of his cast for Black Mirror season 6, and it’s a doozy. The beloved anthology series returns to Netflix with the likes of Zazie Beetz, Aaron Paul, Paapa Essiedu, Kate Mara, Josh Hartnett,

“Bodies Bodies Bodies” Trailer Reveals Pete Davidson & Amandla Stenberg’s Smart Slasher Flick

Director Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies was one of this year’s SXSW Festival’s big hits, and now the first official trailer gives you a glimpse of why it’s sitting at a 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reijn’s film delights in gathering a group of rich kids for a “hurricane party” in the sprawling suburban mansion owned by the parents of David (Pete Davidson). The hurricane gives them ample excuse to hole up in the manse,

“Tentacles Squelching Wetly”: Meet the “Stranger Things 4” Subtitle Writers

Stranger Things season 4 is on track to maybe, just maybe, catch Squid Game and become the most-watched season of TV in Netflix history. Even if it doesn’t quite catch the South Korean juggernaut series, it goes without saying that Stranger Things 4 has been a massive phenomenon. From the resurrection of Kate Bush’s iconic song “Running Up That Hill” into the song of the summer thanks to its season-long importance to the series to the wild,

K-Pop Supergroup BTS is Coming to Disney+

Disney has landed one of the biggest groups in the world.

The Walt Disney Company and the K-pop supergroup BTS have revealed a new global partnership, with BTS’s studio home Hybe agreeing to collaborate with Disney to produce five titles for Disney+. Three of those will be exclusive projects featuring BTS or BTS members. This is a huge win for Disney as they continue to grow their streaming service’s international reach—BTS is arguably the biggest band on the planet.

New Video Details How Jordan Peele’s “Nope” was Shot With IMAX Cameras

Writer/director Jordan Peele is nothing if not ambitious. His directorial debut, Get Out, was an astonishing, game-changing horror film that established him as one of the most unique filmmakers of his generation. Peele nabbed an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, while Get Out‘s star, Daniel Kaluuya, saw his career takeoff—he won a Best Actor Oscar for his stunning performance in Judas and the Black Messiah a few years later.

“Captain America 4” Has Its Director in Julius Onah

Exciting news coming from Marvel Studios. In case you missed it, at the end of last week the news broke that director Julius Onah would be taking on Captain America 4, which will see Anthony Mackie continue his role as the new Cap after his intense struggle, both internally and with a sect of juiced up revolutionaries hellbent on remaking the world order in Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” Hammers Out Franchise-Best Opening Weekend

Thor: Love and Thunder has just notched the best opening weekend in the franchise’s history. Co-writer/director Taika Waititi can now rest assured that his singular vision for the God of Thunder is shared by millions, as Love and Thunder took in a massive $302 million global haul this past weekend. Chris Hemsworth is also now the first actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have four standalone films in the MCU,

The Simple Solution to Making Natalie Portman 6 Feet Tall in “Thor: Love and Thunder”

Co-writer/director Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder is finally out today, which means the whole world finally gets to see Natalie Portman’s return as Jane Foster, and, more to the point, her transformation into the Mighty Thor. If you haven’t been following Portman’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we can summarize it very quickly. Portman co-starred in the first two Thor films as the scientist Jane Foster, who was also Thor’s love interest and was also often in need of saving.

Steven Yeun Joining Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon-Ho’s Sci-Fi Movie

Steven Yeun is re-teaming with Parasite director Bong Joon Ho on one of the most intriguing films currently in development.

Deadline reports that Yeun, who had a crucial role in Bong Joon Ho’s excellent 2017 film Okja, has joined the cast of Bong’s untitled sci-fi project for Warner Bros., which already includes Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. The film is based on the novel “Mickey7”