The Russo Brothers Break Down Pivotal Thor Scene in new Avengers: Endgame Video

With Avengers: Endgame available for digital download today, you can be sure any piece we publish about the film will contain spoilers. You’ve been forewarned.

When you think of Chris Hemsworth’s performance in Avengers: Endgame, you think of a man who took on a 30-pound fat suit and just went for it. His Chunky Thor was one of the highlights—and surprises—of the film. Most fans adored Chunky Thor,

Charlie Manson Appears in Mindhunter‘s Season 2 Trailer

Charlie Manson briefly appears in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, yet his ghoulish specter hangs over the entire movie. In season two of Netflix’s excellent Mindhunters, Manson is back, and like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he’s played by Damian Herriman. You’ll see him in a brief shot in the season two trailer which Netflix has just released. The trailer is but a minute long,

Let’s Discuss Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Ending

At long last, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino‘s 9th film, bowed this past weekend. Everyone knew that Tarantino’s star-studded ensemble film would deal, in some way, shape and form, with the gruesome murder of an 8-and-a-half-months-pregnant Sharon Tate (played by Margot Robbie) and four friends at the Hollywood Hills home she shared with director Roman Polanski. That night, August 9th, 1969, became one of the most infamous in American history.

There Will be Multiple Black Widows in Black Widow

Now that San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, we can start to take stock of what we learned. The projects coming out of Marvel alone require a lot of processing. We’ve been unpacking things like how Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will revisit one of Marvel’s most elusive villains. How Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster will fit into Thor: Love and Thunder now that it’s been revealed she’s going to become Mighty Thor.

Deconstructing Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s With his Cinematographer Robert Richardson

When you dig past the humorous and unnerving storylines of Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, you’ll find a serious tale about friendship.

Set in 1969, Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a fading Western star trying to stay relevant in Tinseltown has one sure thing—his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Booth’s past includes being a war hero and some domestic trouble,

Digging Doom Patrol‘s Signature Look With Costume Designer Laura Jean Shannon

The members of the Costume Designers Guild who joined the panel at San Diego Comic-Con hope you watch their shows multiple times in hi-def and that you hit the pause button now and then. They have always been obsessed with detail and they have always enjoyed putting little in-jokes and Easter eggs into those details for their own satisfaction and amusement, but for the first time, new technologies have made it possible for the audience to see and appreciate those details as well.

Danai Gurira Confirms her Return as Okoye in Black Panther 2

Look, it would have been insane had Danai Gurira not been included in Black Panther 2, but it’s still nice to get the confirmation. The Black Panther star was at San Diego Comic-Con promoting the final season of The Walking Dead when the inevitable question about Black Panther 2 was put to her by MTV News. You can watch the whole Walking Dead conversation below,

Making Smart Hulk: Avengers: Endgame‘s VFX Supervisor Reveals his Secrets

One of the most shocking reveals in Avengers: Endgame (a film filled with shocking reveals) was when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) tracked down Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo)—only to find him in some new, semi-Hulk form. Not only was Banner now in this new semi-Hulk form, he still retained all of Banner’s brilliance. He became, in essence, Smart Hulk. Now Marvel has released a new video featuring VFX supervisor Dan DeLeeuw who explains to us how they were able to create this new and improved Smart Hulk.

Killing Zombies Looks fun Again in Zombieland: Double Tap Trailer

The gang is back, and this time, they’ve found an even more suitable place to while away their non-zombie-killing moments—the White House. Director Ruben Fleischer returns, along with his core zombie-killing cast of Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus in Zombieland: Double Tap. The last time Fleischer and his cast were together, they gave the zombie genre a major jolt with the original Zombieland way back in 2009.

The Real Mandarin Will Finally Appear in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel‘s upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, will introduce the MCU’s first Asian-American superhero. Shang-Chi will be played by Simu Liu, and while Liu will be introducing a brand new superhero to the MCU (although, of course, one well-known to comics fans), he’ll be facing off against a villain that’s been lurking in the shadows of the MCU since 2008’s Iron Man—the Mandarin—to be played by Tony Leung.

The Buzziest Non-Marvel Projects From San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con, now in its 50th year, draws an estimated 135,000 fans of comic books, movies, and pop culture. This year, the major studios dropped a slew of highly-anticipated movie trailers (like Top Gun: Maverick), TV productions teased scenes from new shows (like Netflix’s The Witcher), and fans geeked out over behind-the-scenes tidbits about popular and upcoming projects. Yes, there was a lot more happening at this year’s con than just Marvel’s return to Hall H.

The Batman Adds Vice & Rogue One Cinematographer Greig Fraser

Director Matt Reeves is reteaming with cinematographer Greig Fraser for The Batman. The last time these two rising stars teamed up, it was to collaborate on Reeves’ critically acclaimed Let Me In, which was a remake of the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In. Since then, Reeves and Fraser have gone on to do big things—on their own. Fraser has worked on a string of excellent films—Zero Dark Thirty (2012),

Regina King’s Masked Vigilante Revealed in new Watchmen Images

HBO has finally released some images from their upcoming, highly secretive new series Watchmen, all of them focused on Oscar-winner Regina King’s character Angela Abar. King’s character is one of the new faces that series creator Damon Lindelof is introducing in his adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons iconic graphic novel. The little we know about Angela Abar is that she’s a Tulsa police officer who, after her family is attacked, dons a mask at night to mete out vigilante justice.

The Russo Brothers Finally Reveal How Captain America was Able to [Spoiler Alert]

With Avengers: Endgame headed for its digital HD release next week, lots of interesting, spoiler-riffic tidbits are finding their way online. Here’s one that just caught our attention.

Quick—what was the single most shocking moment in Avengers: Endgame? [Spoiler alert, obviously.] Very good arguments could be made for the film’s two major deaths—Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, and Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man.

See how They Digitally Created a Young Will Smith in Ang Lee’s Gemini Man

The last time we checked in with Ang Lee’s sci-fi thriller Gemini Man, we were unpacking the first trailer. Now Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette, giving us a better sense of what Lee has up his sleeve for his latest film. The basic premise of Gemini Man is fairly straight forward: hitman Henry Brogen (Will Smith) faces off against a younger version of himself. The 50-year-old Henry versus the 23-year-old “Junior”

Natalie Portman Will be Called “Mighty Thor” in Thor: Love and Thunder

One of the biggest reveals coming out of San Diego Comic-Con was that Natalie Portman will be playing the Goddess of Thunder in Taika Waititi‘s hotly-anticipated Ragnarok sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. One immediate point of contention was that folks started calling her “Female Thor,” which is, at best, inelegant. The fact that Portman’s Jane Foster would be raising Mjolnir isn’t shocking to comic book fans,

Daniel Brühl’s Reveals First Look at Zemo’s Return in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

There has been so much news coming out of Comic-Con that it can be a little hard to keep up. One of the most fecund sources of information at the Con this year revolved around Disney’s new streaming service Disney +, and specifically, the upcoming Marvel series it’ll be exclusively hosting. So not only did Marvel return to Hall H with a ton to reveal about their upcoming film projects,

James Gunn Confirms Guardians 3 Set After Thor: Love and Thunder

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding right before our eyes. Thanks to San Diego Comic-Con, the news out of Marvel HQ is coming at us fast. Marvel took over Hall H and shared one reveal after another, including the news that Takai Waititi’s Thor 4 was not only titled Thor: Love and Thunder, but would also see Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster raise the hammer as a female Thor.

Amazon’s Mysterious The Lord of the Rings Series has a Cast Member

You have to hand it to Amazon—they’ve kept their upcoming The Lord of the Rings series so shrouded in secrecy, Gandalf himself would be impressed! We finally have some semi-concrete news, however, thanks to Variety. The upcoming series looks close to casting Markella Kavenagh, Variety reports, with sources telling them she’ll be playing a character named Tyra. Kavenagh starred in the Australian movie Romper Stomper, 

Meet the Sound Team That Helped The Lion King Roar

After a massive worldwide opening weekend, it’s safe to say the iconic songs from 1994 Disney animated classic The Lion King are still infectious.

In the retelling of the story, not only did director Jon Favreau bring back the original Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and songs from Elton John and Tim Rice, but he added icons Pharrell Williams as a producer and Beyoncé singing “Spirit” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” as Nala.