Warner Bros. Archivist Lisa Janney on the Batmobile & More
What’s it like to be in charge of Warner Bros. Pictures’ vast archive collection? We’re talking Batmobiles (lots of them), superhero costumes (Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, etc.), props, sets, and literal tons more. This is the question we put to Lisa Janney, Warner Bros. Pictures vice president of corporate archives. One of the most iconic assets in all of Warner Bros. archives is currently parked outside of the Motion Picture Association’s newly refurbished headquarters in Washington D.C.—the Batmobile.
New Image & Details About Keri Russell’s Mysterious Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Character
If you don’t want to know anything extra about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that you haven’t gotten from the trailer and D23 footage, you should stop reading right now. Entertainment Weekly has a new image of Zorri Bliss, the mysterious new character played by Keri Russell. In the new image we see a fully helmeted Bliss apparently handing over some kind of coin or data storage unit to Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).
Watch Original “Watchmen” Artist Dave Gibbons Draw Regina King’s Character From HBO’s new Series
This is cool. One of the two original co-creators of “Watchmen,” artist Dave Gibbons, appears in a new video from HBO. Gibbons draws Regina King’s character from the premium cable channel’s hotly-anticipated upcoming adaptation—of sorts—of his and Alan Moore’s seminal 1986 graphic novel. (Not only is Watchmen hotly-anticipated, but it’s already earning rave reviews from critics.) Gibbons and Moore’s creation is one of the most beloved, hallowed graphic novels of all time.
Zombieland: Double Tap Reviews: A Bloody Good Time
The early reactions to Zombieland: Double Tap were positive, but now we’ve got some proper reviews coming in. Director Ruben Fleischer’s sequel brings back your returning champions from the 2009 original—that’s Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus—and adds a slew of fresh faces to the mix. The results have netted largely strong reviews, which have more or less all hailed not only the comedic chops of the original cast but the newcomers,
Neil Patrick Harris Joins Cast of The Matrix 4
Now this is a piece of unexpected but delicious casting news. Variety reports that Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of The Matrix 4, making him the fourth big name to jump aboard Lana Wachowski’s hotly-anticipated return to the world of The Matrix she created with her sister Lily. Harris’s role is unknown, as is the latest addition to the cast,
Rogue One Writer Tony Gilroy Joining Cassian Andor Star Wars Prequel Series
Rogue One‘s co-writer Tony Gilroy will be writing the pilot for a prequel series centered on one of that film’s characters, Diego Luna’s heroic Cassian Andor. Not only that, but Gilroy will be directing multiple episodes of the series, which he’ll be working on with showrunner Stephen Schiff.
Variety broke the story that Gilroy will be working on the still-untitled show that will focus on Luna’s Rebel agent in the years leading up to the events in Rogue One,
A new Bombshell Trailer Reveals Star-Studded Fox News Drama
A fresh trailer for Jay Roach’s star-studded Fox News drama Bombshell is here, and it’s a doozy. Charlize Theron is really, really convincing as former Fox News superstar Megyn Kelly, and she’s hardly the only big name in the cast. This is not the first depiction of the toxic environment women faced behind-the-scenes at Fox News—Showtimes’ recent series The Loudest Voice, based on Gabriel Sherman’s book—depicted the many allegations of sexual harassment against Fox News’
Watchmen Reactions Tease HBO’s Newest Thrilling, Epic Saga
The first reviews for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen for HBO are in, and it’s time to get very excited about HBO’s next big series. It seems like the key to adapting Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s iconic “Watchmen” graphic novel was to be as bold as they were in creating their 1986 masterpiece. IndieWire‘s Ben Travers writes that “HBO’s stunning sequel series wrestles with big questions about American identity without sacrificing big-scale entertainment.”
Ryan Reynolds Teases Unfortunate Conclusion to his Marvel Meeting
There are few actors in the business who have more fun with their own persona than Ryan Reynolds. Whether he’s in a years-long feud with Hugh Jackman, mocks the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s supervillain Thanos, or brilliantly skewers himself in various Deadpool promos, Reynolds is a one-man joke machine, making the most of his good fortune—and great instincts—as his career continues to soar.
Now he’s teasing a meeting he had with Marvel,
Zoe Kravitz Will be Catwoman in The Batman
The cast for Matt Reeves The Batman just got even better. Variety reports that Reeves has cast Zoe Kravitz to play Catwoman, one of Gotham’s most intriguing characters, and a sometime antagonist, sometime love interest of Batman himself. The Big Little Lies star had stiff competition for the role; Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Joker, Deadpool 2), Eliza Gonzalez (Baby Driver) and Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) were all eyeing the role.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Light Saber Duel Took Six Days to Film
There will be no spoilers here. We all already know there’s going to be an epic lightsaber duel between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It was right there in the footage we saw that Disney and Lucasfilm released during the D23 Expo. It’s also right there in the poster. Rey and Kylo Ren have it out in epic fashion atop a ship on some storm-lashed planet.
The Second Frozen II Trailer Reveals New Powers for Elsa
We’ve heard a snippet of some of Frozen II‘s music, we’ve seen a meaty first trailer, and now we’re getting another look at co-writer/director Jennifer Lee and co-director Chris Buck’s sequel to their 2013 mega-hit. Disney has just released a second trailer for Frozen II, which reveals more of Elsa’s mysterious powers. It looks like the Queen of Arendelle is even more magical than we believed,
Here’s the First Trailer for Robert Downey Jr. as Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr. is back in his first major role since he hung up the arc reactor as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame. Downey stars in the upcoming Dolittle, from co-writer and director Stephen Gaghan, as the man who could talk to animals. Dolittle is actually Downey’s first non-Marvel role since he starred in The Judge in 2014 (!!), and the first trailer reveals our first look yet at this reimagining of the classic story.
You Need to Watch SNL’s Instant Classic Digital Short Grouch
Sometimes you just know it immediately when Saturday Night Live has pulled off an instant classic. On this past Saturday night’s episode, host David Harbour became Grouch in a pitch-perfect parody of Todd Phillips’ Joker. It was the kind of video that highlights some of SNL‘s most potent strengths, which includes taking some hugely popular or talked about piece of the zeitgeist and distilling it down to its most absurd elements.
Zombieland: Double Tap Early Reactions Hype Hilarious Return to Zombie-Killing Form
We were pretty excited when we heard the gang is back for some fresh, and most importantly funny, zombie-killing antics. We were especially tickled when the first trailer revealed that our favorite zombie-slayers have been spending their downtime at the White House. Director Ruben Fleischer returns, along with his core cast of Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus in Zombieland: Double Tap.
Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Jake Bernstein on The Laundromat
Steven Soderbergh’s new film The Laundromat boasts a stellar cast. Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, and Gary Oldman are all part of Soderbergh’s latest, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Though shown through a decidedly absurdist lens, the film is based on some very serious and true stories about how the rich and powerful of the world manipulate and perpetuate a corrupt financial system. Longtime Soderbergh collaborator and screenwriter Scott Z.
Go Behind-the-Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
For Breaking Bad fans, finding out about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie was like hearing from a long lost friend you had assumed was gone for good. Vince Gilligan’s twitchy, tumultuous five-season series was about as perfect as any show has any right to be. It is rightfully considered one of the best shows of the century, period. It left us with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) gleefully,
It’s David Harbour Versus a Peacock in SNL Promo
We’ve already been enjoying the 45th season of Saturday Night Live, which started off the year with two great hosts; Woody Harrelson and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It’s also been fun watching newcomer Bowen Yang, who seems like a legitimate star-in-the-making. For the season’s next episode, your third host is Stranger Things star David Harbour. While the fate of his Stranger Things character Jim Hopper is a big unknown at the moment,
It’s Road Trip Time in the First Official Trailer for Pixar’s Onward
They were last seen together battling side-by-side in both outer space and upstate New York in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, but now Chris Pratt and Tom Holland have an entirely different kind of epic quest to take on. Pratt and Holland play a pair of elf brothers who launch themselves on a mission to find their father’s missing remains—well, half of them—in Pixar’s latest Onward,
The Matrix 4 Adds Aquaman‘s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
The news surrounding The Matrix 4 keeps getting better and better. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who was so compelling as Black Manta in Aquaman and in this past season of Black Mirror‘s best episode, “Striking Vipers,” will be joining the rebooted Matrix franchise. Not only that, Variety has learned that Adbul-Mateen II has landed a lead role. He’ll be starring alongside returning champs Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss,
