Screening Audiences Are Going Wild for Captain Marvel‘s Cat

When it comes to cats, we humans just cannot compete. They’re soft, they’re sassy, and they are a portal to infinite dimensions. Ok, that last part may be specific to a particular kind of cat that we are about to meet. Word on the street is that Captain Marvel is cool and all, but the breakout star of the film is her cat, Goose.

Ever since the first poster for the film dropped,

By Kelle Long  |  January 31, 2019
A Younger Bruce Wayne Will Take Over in The Batman

After months of speculation, we can finally sleep to-knight: Warner Bros.’ The Batman is coming in summer 2021.

Director Matt Reeves had been teasing fans about a release date. He will take the helm as writer and director for the upcoming summer blockbuster. (You know Reeves from directing science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.) And get this: Ben Affleck WILL NOT return as the Caped Crusader.

By Jessy Diamba  |  January 31, 2019
The Cast of Toy Story 4 Share Emotional Reactions to the Last Day of Recording

There comes a day in every cowboy’s life when it is time to hang his hat for good. For Woody, that day has come. Tom Hanks tweeted out a photo from the recording studio where he spoke what may be his last words as the Toy Story star.

After nearly 25 years since the first film dropped, Toy Story 4 has wrapped recording.  “Final line, final session as Woody of Toy Story 4.

By Kelle Long  |  January 31, 2019

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Bird Box‘s VFX Supervisor on the Monster You Can’t See

What happens when Marcus Taormina tells people that he was the visual effects supervisor on the wildly popular Netflix film Bird Box?

“People have a ton of questions,” Taormina says, “but the central one is the creature question. I tell them that there is a lot on the editing room floor.”

What Bird Box’s invisible malefactors actually look like is one of the many ambiguities in the film that have preoccupied the Internet since Bird Box bowed over the Christmas holidays.

By David Thorpe  |  January 31, 2019
Suicide Squad 2 Gets New Title, Release Date & Director James Gunn

While Suicide Squad‘s most beloved character—Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn—has her own film coming out, the sequel to one of the DC Extended Universe’s biggest hits has been on hold for a quite a while. Until now. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Guardian of the Galaxy‘s James Gunn is helming the project. What’s more, the film will be less of a sequel and more of a “relaunch,”

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 31, 2019
Here’s What the Zombieland Cast Looks Like After 10 Years of Fighting the Undead

How’s this for a #10YearChallenge? After a decade of busting undead heads, the Zombieland gang is back in action for Zombieland: Double Tap, the sequel to the hit comedy-horror film. We here at The Credits had an inkling earlier this year that this was happening! The official Zombieland Twitter account announced the news on Tuesday, dispelling any doubt:

#10YearChallenge? Challenge Accepted.

By Jessy Diamba  |  January 30, 2019
Bill Hader Had An Interesting Reaction to Pennywise While Filming IT Chapter Two

There are two camps of Saturday Night Live fans. The ones who hate when the actors break, and the ones who live for it. I am in that second camp, which is why Bill Hader is my favorite SNL star of all time. The man is honestly a genius and delivered some of the most brilliant sketches in the history of the series. He also could not keep a straight face through a single scene and it was pure magic.

By Kelle Long  |  January 30, 2019
Matt Reeves Teases The Batman Release Date & Tone

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Matt Reeves’ upcoming standalone The Batman movie. The last time we heard from was when he weighed in on what particular comic The Batman would be based on. The answer? None.

“We’re not doing any particular [comic],” Reeves said during a panel at the Television Critics Association this past August. “Year One is one of the many comic books that I love.

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 30, 2019
Jordan Peele on What Makes Us Different

What is Jordan Peele’s Us really about? This is the question that been’s intriguing fans and film lovers alike since the film’s title was released. His Oscar-winning, game-changing directorial debut Get Out was hard to categorize. The consensus on how to label that brilliant debut landed on calling it a “social thriller.” It was a film that managed to be many things at once (laser sharp social critique,

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 30, 2019
Oscar Isaac Could Be Joining the Incredible Cast of Dune

If anyone knows how to thrive on an alien planet, it is Oscar Isaac. The Golden Globe-winning actor plays ace pilot Poe Dameron in the new Star Wars trilogy and is now bound for a new desert planet. No, not Tatooine. Isaac is possibly heading to Arrakis.

Variety reports that Isaac has his sights set on the upcoming highly anticipated adaptation of Dune. Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is reimagining Frank Herbert’s classic novel with what is turning out to be a stellar cast.

By The Credits  |  January 30, 2019
Look out for an Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl TV Spot

Prepare for Thanos to snap his way into your Super Bowl viewing party. It seems as certain as the resurrection of Peter Parker that the Russo Brothers’ conclusion to their two-part epic will release a new spot during Sunday night’s game. This is what happened during last year’s game when the Avengers: Infinity War Super Bowl spot was the most buzzed about ad during the whole night. (Editors note: that game was something of an inverse of what happened in the film;

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 29, 2019
The Mysterious Big Lebowski Project is Revealed

If you cannot withstand certain disappointment right now, click on. The truth about that Big Lebowski tease has been revealed. While still entertaining and clever, the real reason for The Dude’s return was far less dramatic than we had fantasized.

Late last week, Jeff Bridges tweeted out 15-second footage of The Dude 20 years on. The tease was totally enticing, but it was just that. A tease. We were suspicious that the clip pointed to the date of the Super Bowl,

By Kelle Long  |  January 29, 2019
Toy Story 4‘s Bo Peep & Synopsis Revealed

Toy Story 4 has introduced us to a whole new Bo. Pixar revealed a new poster for not-so-little Bo Peep, as well as a new synopsis for the film. You’ll notice that Bo has ditched the bonnet and the hoop dress in favor of a pair of sensible pants, a cape, and her trusty staff. Also, a pink bow, because one wants a little color.

Toy Story 4 reunites us with Woody and the gang,

By The Credits  |  January 29, 2019

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How Aquaman‘s Colorist Battled Mera’s Red Hair—and Won

Aquaman made history over the weekend, becoming the highest-grossing film in DC Comics history. Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa)’s journey from high-seas crusader to King of Atlantis surpassed Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in his Batman trilogy.

FotoKem colorist Mark Griffith was one of the many, many people who had a huge-but-invisible role in Aquaman’s success. The colorist’s job is to tweak,

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 29, 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home Will Feature the MCU’s First Trans Actor

Our world may not look much like the MCU, but the MCU is about to look a little bit more like our world. The franchise has yet to represent LGBTQ themes on screen, but Variety reported that actor Zach Barack is set to appear in Spider-Man: Far from Home. When Barack makes his MCU debut, he will make history as the first out trans actor to appear in a major superhero film.

By The Credits  |  January 28, 2019
Birds of Prey Teaser Reveals Harley Quinn’s new Friends

Get a sneak peek at Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)’s newest friends in this Birds of Prey teaser, which is short but sweet. The new teaser follows this photo that Robbie dropped, showing off her trademark heart tattoo and red lip as everyone’s favorite antihero. Does the photo hint at a more restrained Quinn—at least in terms of her eye shadow? It’s one theory, but we’re guessing by the time Birds of Prey drops, 

By The Credits  |  January 28, 2019
The Black Panther Cast Talk About the Sequel

Black Panther‘s cast came up big at last night’s SAG Awards. The ensemble took home the top prize for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and after the show, they had plenty to say about their writer/director Ryan Coogler and the upcoming sequel.

“Sequels, I think, are one of the hardest films to make,” Michael B. Jordan said (no stranger to sequels himself, with Creed 2 dropping late last year). 

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 28, 2019
Margot Robbie Drops First Photo From Set of Birds of Prey

There has been some really exciting news coming out of Margot Robbie’s female-driven DCEU project, Birds of Prey. There are some supremely talented women who will be driving this production from director Cathy Yan and screenwriter Christina Hodson to a cast that includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Rosie Perez. We love what we’ve been hearing, but finally, we get to see something from the film too.

By Kelle Long  |  January 28, 2019
Aquaman Tops The Dark Knight Rises and Makes History

It’s official—James Wan’s Aquaman has surpassed Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises as the highest-grossing DC Comics film in history. Wan’s hugely ambitious epic was made that much more difficult for being largely set underwater, yet his team (like cinematographer Don Burgess) rose to the challenge. The result was a swashbuckling epic that swept over audiences both here and abroad, amassing a box office haul that would be any pirates’

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 28, 2019

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How I Am the Night‘s Creator Built Noir Series Around a Nearly Mythic True Crime

True crime fans have long obsessed over the “Black Dahlia” murder that first made headlines in 1947 when 22-year old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short turned up mutilated on the streets of Los Angeles. Mystery writer James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) authored a book about the case after his own mother was murdered in a similar fashion. A 2006 Black Dahlia movie further chronicled the mystery surrounding wealthy doctor George Hodel,

By Hugh Hart  |  January 28, 2019