A Behind the Scenes Look at the Creation of A Quiet Place‘s Predators

Ever wonder about the practicalities of shooting a creature feature like A Quiet Place? Here’s a glimpse behind the curtain with an all-new featurette, via Collider.

The scene in focus is undoubtedly one of the most stress-inducing of the entire film. Evelyn (Emily Blunt) is hiding from the movie’s terrifying alien predators in her basement. The room is quickly flooding, but unable to leave with her newborn, she must sit and wait long enough for the beasts to move on...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 26, 2018
Colin Trevorrow Discusses Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Big Surprises, Trilogy Plans

The dust raised in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is still settling, but the fallout of the movie’s conclusion is clear enough. Writer Colin Trevorrow recently discussed the biggest surprises of the story with io9, and he answers some important questions along the way.

One key revelation was the discovery that Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) adapted the park’s technology in order to clone human beings. When his daughter passed away, he secretly cloned her and passed off the clone,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 26, 2018
Kevin Feige Promises at Least two LGBTQ+ Characters Coming to the MCU

Times have changed in our world and Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, is ready to catch the MCU up to speed. The Marvel Cinematic Universe will soon add 2 LGBTQ characters, Feige promises, and it’s certainly about time. Members of the LGBTQ community have been waiting years to see themselves represented on the big screen, and thankfully diversity is right around the corner.

In an interview with The Playlist concerning Ant-Man and the Wasp,...

By Ashley Perlmutter  |  June 26, 2018
A Brave New Westworld: Season 2 Finale Recap

With another bloody, transporting, and revelatory Westworld season finale, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy left viewers mystified and begging for more. The majority are probably scratching their heads, too.

Season finale ‘The Passenger’ was as tense and comprehensive as the series finale of most shows. The biggest reveal, surely, is that Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) has been dead for the latter timeline of the season, which chiefly follows Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and the Delos team struggling to jog Bernard’s scrambled memory so they can find the Forge’s encryption key...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 26, 2018

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Bringing the Music of the Muppets to a New Generation of Muppet Babies

There are few American icons that have been more places, done more things, and spread more joy than the Muppets. Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzie, Gonzo, and of course, Kermit, are always game for an adventure. Music has always been an integral part of their career as entertainers. Andy Bean pens catchy tunes while composer Keith Horn writes the score for a younger generation of Muppets fans. And also, a younger generation of Muppets. Disney Junior relaunched Muppet Babies in March featuring the puppet heroes in toddler form...

By Kelle Long  |  June 26, 2018
Kevin Feige Reveals how They Decided Which Avengers Would Survive Infinity War

The snap heard around the world changed everything. Marvel fans left Avengers: Infinity War shocked, trying to wrap their heads around why so many of their favorite characters had been killed—and how in the world Marvel would deal with those deaths in their upcoming slate of movies. Although before the release of Infinity War, the directors of the film, the Russo brothers, let us know that no character was safe,...

By Ashley Perlmutter  |  June 26, 2018
The Predator Trailer Reveals the Return of the Universe’s Most Lethal Hunter

If anyone is going to reboot The Predator franchise and give it some new blood, writer/director Shane Black is a great candidate. It all began in 1987 with John McTiernan’s now iconic film, which boasted a sensational cast that included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and—Shane Black himself! Now 31 years later Black’s putting his own spin on the cosmic killer, and the first official trailer is here for your viewing pleasure.

One of the most brilliant things about 1987’s Predator was how it turned Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime into prey...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 26, 2018
The Wasp is a Marvel Legacy Character and Finally her Time has Come

Did you know that the Wasp is on the very first cover of “Avengers #1”? Published on September 10 in 1963, the Jack Kirby designed introduction to the super team included five superheroes—Thor, Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, and yup—the Wasp. Never mind how hokey Iron Man looks and how Frankenstein Monster’s Hulk looks, this is where it all started, and the Wasp was there from the very beginning. You’ll see her right by Thor’s right shin.

In this new featurette about the character ahead of the July 6 premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 26, 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Has a Script, Rough Schedule

The motliest crew that listens to Mötley Crüe is coming back for a probable 2020 release, but pre-production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 looks like it’s right around the corner.

We’ve already covered (spoiler alert for Infinity War) the issue of scheduling another Guardians flick while all of them but Rocket were snapped into oblivion by Thanos. Whether they’ll be resurrected by the Time Stone, exchanged for other Avengers’ lives with Death,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 25, 2018
Chucky Creator Confirms Child’s Play TV Show

The big screen’s iconic killer doll just found a new medium from which to terrorize audiences, so maybe we will really get to be friends forever. Or at least as long as the show runs.

With horror narratives like Bates Motel, Hannibal, Grimm, and The Strain all finished, it feels like there’s a lull in television horror series. However, franchise creator Don Mancini took to Twitter recently to confirm his new Child’s Play series,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 25, 2018
Dwayne Johnson Shares a 3,000 Foot View of Skyscraper

Costars Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell, along with director Rawson Marshall Thurber, dish on how their upcoming blockbuster Skyscraper is changing the game in this new featurette.

“Will Sawyer is a special character because when we meet him, he’s an amputee, and he’s just trying to put his life back together, and the guy’s struggling,” Johnson says about his upcoming role. The actor has publicly shown how seriously he is taking playing an amputee,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 25, 2018
New Ant-Man and the Wasp Images Reveal the Ghost, Wasp and Giant-Man

We’re looking forward to Ant-Man and the Wasp in major way. After the bitter shot that was Avengers: Infinity War, Peyton Reed’s film is the chaser we all need. The first Marvel movie since Thanos snapped his fingers and re-ordered the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp promises to be a lighter, more effervescent affair. This doesn’t mean it won’t have stakes, and it also looks like it’ll be the third Marvel film in a row with a great villain. ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 25, 2018
The Powerful The Hate U Give Trailer Reveals First Look at YA Adaptation

The Hate U Give is not your average teen movie. While on the surface it seems like the story of Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) is relatively straight forward high school movie, the film is a whole lot deeper than that. Starr is a fun-loving high school girl who lives something of a double life. During the week, she attends a prep school where she hangs out with her rich, white friends. During the weekend, she hangs out with her friends from home in the poor,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 25, 2018
New Justice League Footage on Display in Wild new VFX Reel

An extra shot of Wonder Woman, new color schemes, and more are on display in Scanline VFX’s reel of the work they did on Justice League.

When most blockbusters are made these days, the visual effects work is divvied up between multiple studios. The newest entry in the DC Extended Universe is no exception, with ten companies credited. Germany’s Scanline VFX was one of the most involved studios on Justice League,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 25, 2018
Tom Holland Reveals Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel Title

Look, if James Gunn can still make Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after the events of Avengers: Infinity Warthen Tom Holland can still star in the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. Despite the cataclysmic events brought on by Thanos, you can still look forward to seeing Holland as Peter Parker in the upcoming film. The young star took to Instagram to reveal the film’s title, accidentally. Actually,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 25, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War Cast Didn’t Know About Ending Until Day of Shooting

We’ve written a lot about the infamous ending to Avengers: Infinity War, but this might be the wildest thing we’ve heard yet. Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) was at Ace Comic-Con in Seattle this past weekend and revealed that the cast had no idea about how the film would end until the day of filming. Olsen and her fellow cast mates were told by the Russo Brothers—while they were all stuffed into a van (H/t ScreenRant):

“I found out from the Russos exactly what was going to happen and it wasn’t until we shot it on that day we learned what the ending was...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 25, 2018
Daria Reboot Among Planned Programs for MTV Studios Launch

Sometimes, to make the present better, you have to go back in time. Which is exactly what MTV is doing with a planned Daria reboot.

In a world where some reboots can feel like cash grabs, Daria is a refreshing, if unexpected, title to bring back to life. The new Daria show, if picked up by a third party like Amazon, Hulu, or Netflix, will be joined by Aeon Flux and The Real World reboots...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 22, 2018
New It: Chapter Two Cast Additions Confirm Plot Details

The sequel to 2017 horror masterpiece It is looming closer, and the casting department has added two new names that could really bolster the macabre story.

The filming of It: Chapter Two has already begun, and with it comes news that Xavier Dolan (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan) and Will Beinbrink (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) have accepted supporting roles,...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 22, 2018
Rian Johnson Reacts to Calls to Remake The Last Jedi

There’s a growing movement to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the Episode VIII director, Rian Johnson, seems to be on board with the idea.

Ok, not actually. But there is indeed a website proposing a complete remake of the divisive second installment in the saga’s most recent trilogy. Johnson has maintained a presence on Twitter for some time now, and when he came across ‘Remake The Last Jedi’s page, he gracefully handled the backlash his narrative received...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 22, 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Introduces the Most Sinister Dinosaur Yet

I am fascinated by the perpetual currency of Jurassic Park. We know the premise: man creates dinosaur, dinosaur eats man. We are five films deep into this thing, but I have not tired of it yet. One film ends and I leave satisfied thinking we have reached the peak of raptors running amok. Then comes the next and the question must be answered: how can we make this worse? Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom does just that in some surprising ways without jumping the shark...

By Kelle Long  |  June 22, 2018