Jordan Peele Reveals Next Film’s Poster & Title

In just two films as director, Jordan Peele’s clout is such that the simple release of his next film’s title and poster is a big deal. With that, we bring you both for his third feature, which is titled Nope, and the poster featuring an oddly shaped cloud. We’re going to go out on a limb and take a guess at what we think Peele’s film is about, although we’re guessing we’ll end up being wrong.

Michaela Coel Joins the “Black Panther” Sequel

Just a terrific bit of casting news here. Variety has the scoop that I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel has joined the cast of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We of course don’t know who Coel will be playing, as the script itself is a total unknown. Variety‘s scoop says that Coel joined Coogler, cast, and crew at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios, where production began last month.

The Official “Dune” Trailer Is Here (And It’s Stunning)

Warner Bros. has just released the official trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and it’s safe to say it’ll appease even hardcore fans of Frank Herbert’s original novel. A sweeping intergalactic epic in every sense of the word, Villeneuve’s vision looks ravishing in this extended look. For those of you even casually interested in what a director of his caliber might do with the dense, detailed world Herbert envisioned, this three-plus-minute trailer should be more than enough to get you into a theater this October.

“Assembled: The Making of Loki” Trailer Reveals Infinity Stones Subplot That Almost Was

Yesterday we published our interview with Loki makeup department head Douglas Noe where we learned just how the creative team pulled off Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+’s series Today, Marvel has released the first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Loki which reveals more about the making of the series, and, some potential subplots that didn’t end up getting explored.

We know one thing Loki definitely did reveal—that its titular god of mischief (played,

“Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union” Trailer Reveals HBO’s 3-Part Doc

HBO has released the first trailer for Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, a three-part documentary from director Peter Kunhardt that takes a deep look at the journey of President Barack Obama, from his first foray into politics into his transcendent rise to the highest office in the land, a trajectory that seemed, to millions of his supporters, to auger a potential “post-racial” era in the United States. We now know,

Oscar Winner Chloé Zhao Returns to Venice as Jury Member

After winning Best Director and Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, Chloé Zhao is returning to the festival that started her epic run through awards season. Zhao will head to the Venice Film Festival this year as a member of the fest’s main jury, after bringing her award-devouring film Nomadland to the Lido last year.

Zhao joins Parasite director Bong Joon Ho, who is leading this year’s jury.

All Hell Breaks Loose In First “Vacation Friends” Trailer

You know how when you’re on vacation (remember vacations?), your threshold for who is an acceptable friend increases tenfold? The rules on vacation are different than they are during your normal life—this is the entire premise of the ubiquitous, now tired “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” slogan—so what’s acceptable, especially in a new vacation “friend,” are behaviors that you’d run from if you met this person in your normal life.

Such is the scenario explored in Vacation Friends, 

The First Trailer for James Wan’s “Malignant” is Deeply Creepy

Horror master James Wan is back in the genre he has mastered with Malignant, and the first trailer is as deeply creepy as you’d expect. The script comes from Akela Cooper (Jupiter’s Legacy), with a story from Wan himself and Ingrid Bisu (The Nun).

Malignant tracks the story of Madison (Annabelle Wallis), a woman paralyzed by “shocking visions of grisly murders,

“The Last Duel” Trailer Reveals Ridley Scott’s Epic Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon & Adam Driver

A star-studded cast, one of our greatest living directors, and a trio of very talented screenwriters are behind The Last Duel, and now we’ve got our first peek. 20th Century Studios has released the official trailer for Ridley Scott’s latest, which focuses on a true story from 14th-century France about pride, preening men, and the woman who defied a nation. That woman is Marguerite, played by Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer,

Emmy-Nominated Composer Virginia Kilbertus on “Endings,” “The Lighthouse” & More

Composer Virginia Kilbertus was not entirely prepared for her Emmy nomination for outstanding music direction and composition for a daytime program. Although she’d submitted her work on Hulu’s Endings, a sci-fi adventure set in a near-future where four foster kids discover they’re not alone after the disappearance of the last elephant on Earth, she hadn’t been tracking the nominations since. “I hadn’t been anticipating when they were announcing it,” Kilbertus said by way of phone from Toronto.

“Loki” Makeup Department Head Douglas Noe on Designing Misfits & Minutemen

In ancient Norse mythology, Loki was a shape-shifting trickster inviting difficulty upon his companions as well as himself. In director Kate Herron’s new Disney+ series, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is true to his Norse roots. His journey begins with an arrest, having crossed a power-sapping organization called the Time Variance Authority. Loki is accused of being a variant, an offense that causes time-branching events that, to put it briefly, messes up the general order of things.

“The Green Knight” Early Buzz Calls it Brilliant, Haunting, & Worth the Wait

We’ve been eagerly tracking director David Lowery’s The Green Knight since we first heard about the film’s existence. A director of Lowery’s immense skill taking on an Arthurian legend and casting Dev Patel as a headstrong knight was more than enough to pique our interest. The film was, like so many others, delayed because of the pandemic. (And Lowery told Vanity Fair that he used the time to totally recut it.) Now,

Final “Snake Eyes” Trailer Teases Intense Ninja Action

And here’s the last look we’ll get of director Robert Schwentke’s Snake Eyes before the film’s premiere, and it looks pretty darn epic. The film stars Henry Golding as the titular martial arts expert and soldier who will ultimately go on to become one of the original members of the G.I. Joe military unit. If there was ever going to be another attempt at a G.I. Joe movie, then Snake Eyes was definitely the right choice as the character to focus on.

Meet The Misfits in Revealing “The Suicide Squad” Featurette

“We’re going to introduce more DC characters than any film has ever done,” writer/director James Gunn says at the top of this new The Suicide Squad featurette. By now you’re likely well aware that Gunn is about to deliver The Suicide Squad to theaters and HBO Max very soon (August 6 to be exact). And while he has resurrected a few characters from David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad—Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn,

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” Headed to Paramount+

Some excellent news for us Grease fans out there—Paramount+ has officially ordered the Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, for a 10-episode series. This comes after the series, originally titled Grease: Rydell High, moved from HBO Max to Paramount+. (One would be remiss for not mentioning that Rydell High, featured in the original 1978 film, was inspired by my high school, Radnor High, in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia.)

The Hollywood Reporter delivered the scoop that Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies found its new home and takes place four years before the events in the original film. 

Documentarian Morgan Neville on “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain”

Charismatic author, chef, and world traveler Anthony Bourdain went from relative obscurity working in a New York restaurant to international success at the age of 43 when his memoir Kitchen Confidential was released. It started a meteoric rise to fame and led to Anthony Bourdain becoming a household name. When he killed himself at 61, his suicide shocked fans all over the world. Now Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville has created a fascinating, poignant portrait of the complicated man in Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.

HBO Max Developing Two More Animated “Game of Thrones” Projects

The universe of Game of Thrones continues to expand on HBO. In early May we got our first glimpse at the live-action series House of the Dragon, which will focus on House Targaryen in events that take place some 300 years before Game of Thrones and is set for a 2022 release. Now The Hollywood Reporter scoops that two additional Game of Thrones spinoffs are in the works,

Veteran Voice Actor Jeff Bergman on Voicing the Looney Tunes Gang in “Space Jam: A New Legacy”

In Space Jam’s contemporary follow-up, Space Jam: A New Legacy, from director Malcolm D. Lee, the movie’s apex basketball game comes about thanks to star LeBron James’s youngest son, Dom (Cedric Joe), who doesn’t want to play the sport at all. Dom would rather design and program his own video games, an interest which inadvertently leads him and his father into the bowels of the Warner 3000 ServerVerse,

New “Mission: Impossible 7” Set Photo Reveals Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust

Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust might be switching sides—again. A new set photo from Mission: Impossible 7, courtesy writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, shows the former MI6 agent looking quite mysterious. Ferguson’s double agent has been one of the best additions to the last few films, giving Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) a colleague who’s on his level in a way he hasn’t really seen before. Faust is tough, fearless, brilliant, and just as clever at playing every side to get the job done.

Early “The Suicide Squad” Buzz Hails A Hilarious, Insane & Surprisingly Heartfelt Epic

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad hits theaters and HBO Max on August 6, which means that critics have already gotten to screen the film and offer their initial reactions. We won’t get full reviews for a bit—those are usually embargoed until right before the premiere—but these spoiler-free first takes give us a good idea of how they view the film. Spoiler alert: it sounds like Gunn’s hit a homerun here.

Before we get to those initial reactions,