Terminator: Dark Fate Buzz: Best Film in the Franchise Since T2: Judgement Day

Today has been all about good early buzz. First came the news about how much journalists who saw some footage for The Mandalorian are loving Disney +’s upcoming new series, the first-ever live-action Star Wars show. Now, the initial reactions surrounding Tim Miller’s Terminator: Dark Fate have surfaced, and they, too, are really positive.

There are a few themes you’ll notice in the reactions.

First Reactions to The Mandalorian Rave About Disney +’s Star Wars Series

Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first-ever live-action Star Wars series, doesn’t premiere until November 12th, but we’ve already got some of our first reactions to the series hitting the internet. For Star Wars fans and those simply curious about what a live-action Star Wars series might be like, it’s time to start getting excited about this show.

Roughly 27-minutes of footage were screened for a few lucky journalists during Disney +’s press day. 

The Last Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer is Nearly Here

You know a movie’s a very big deal when the announcement of the date for the final trailer is news. Considering Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the 9th and final film in the Skywalker Saga, this certainly qualifies. The official Star Wars Twitter page revealed the news this past weekend. You’ll even get a split-second shot of Chewie (Joonas Suotamo) and Rey behind the wheel (so to speak) of the Millenium Falcon,

The Gnarly First Trailer for Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot is Here

Folks, this might be a bit of a gruesome way to start your Monday, but the first official Bloodshot trailer is here, and it’s frankly excellent.

Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier who is killed in action while serving his country. Only Ray comes back—thanks with a little help from a company called RST—better than ever. When he wakes up—with a scientist played by the reliably sinister Guy Pearce there to greet him—Ray finds out he’s been brought back from the dead with a few,

The Lighthouse Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Capturing Madness

When I caught Robert Eggers The Lighthouse at the Toronto International Film Festival, I was, to put it mildly, enthused. Relentlessly original, hypnotic, and gleefully insane, it was the work of an artist and a long list of collaborators going full tilt. The performances from the two leads, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, the score from Mark Korven, the production design from Craig Lathrop—everyone listed in the credits helped turn Eggers and his brother Max’s script into the fever dream depicted on screen.

3 Reasons to be Excited About Paul Dano as The Riddler in The Batman

The news broke yesterday that The Batman director Matt Reeves had cast Paul Dano as The Riddler. Earlier reports had it that Jonah Hill might get the role, but Hill exited from consideration as both The Riddler and the Penguin, and the story broke that Dano would be playing Edward Nashton, the man who becomes one of Batman’s most curious, cerebral enemies. Dano joins Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader,

Daisy Ridley Says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Deals with “Reylo”

You have to admit, it’s a pretty catchy portmanteau. Star-crossed from the start, Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) have been frenemies since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams’ 2015 film that introduced the world to the newest (and possibly most potent) Force users in the galaxy. They clashed dramatically at the end of Force Awakens, with Rey getting the best of Kylo in a big way. Things got more…complicated,

Jojo Rabbit‘s Production Designer Ra Vincent on Building Taika Waititi’s Anti-Hate Satire

One of the most buzzed about films at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival was Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit. The film earned an enthusiastic ovation from the large audience at its premiere and is currently sitting at an 80% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. Some compared Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” to Roberto Benigni’s Holocaust drama Life is Beautiful as a high wire act of humor and pathos set during one of the darkest periods in history.

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,