The Ultimate ‘Final Girl’ Returns: Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in Halloween Reboot

In stellar casting news, Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to the role that kickstarted her career—Laurie Strode, the ultimate “Final Girl”—in the Halloween reboot. Along with this news, we also have the film’s brand new (and super brief) synopsis.

Curtis’s involvement in the reboot was revealed on Twitter, of course, where she’s wearing the very same outfit we last saw Laurie Strode donning in the iconic original. Naturally, over her right shoulder is Michael Myers, the freakish,...

By  |  September 18, 2017
Sebastian Stan Shot his Avengers: Infinity War Scenes Without Having Read the Script

Secrecy is the name of the game for studios, whether they’re filming multiple endings for Game of Thrones or, in the cast of the Russo brothers Avengers: Infinity War, keeping their own cast in the dark about what, exactly, the story is about. While filming for Infinity War wrapped this past July, some of the stars were kept in the dark about the actual story. One of those includes Sebastian Stan,...

By  |  September 18, 2017
Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is a Brilliant Nightmare

mother! is the David Lynch style nightmare you had that time you fell asleep when your parents made you go to Sunday School with the flu. In fact, there’s a spurting heart scene that is reminiscent of the dinner in Eraserhead. It’s a startling moment that precedes a lengthy assault of disturbing imagery and was the last moment in the film in which I had enough air in my lungs to scream. mother! is part environmental warning,...

By  |  September 17, 2017

Interview

Director

How Documentary Now!’s Emmy Nominated Director Makes a Joke of Serious Films

Saturday Night Live is a mecca for comedians, where stars like Eddie Murphy, Amy Poehler, and Will Ferrell and writers like Conan O’Brien and Tina Fey took their careers to new heights. The show’s most memorable sketches have launched successful spin off projects like Wayne’s World and The Blues Brothers. Documentary Now! is one of the latest SNL inspired projects to unite the show’s alums outside Studio 8H. Following the retirement of SNL favorites Bill Hader and Fred Armisen at the close of Season 40,...

By  |  September 15, 2017
Watch Chapter 1 of an Animated History of Game of Thrones

Imagine how incredibly helpful this would have been for folks who couldn’t keep the sprawling world of Westeros straight, especially those of us who didn’t read the books and aren’t as well versed in Game of Thrones history and lore? HBO has revealed the first chapter of Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms. This 45-minute special will be included in the season 7 Blu-Ray and DVD set, which will be released on December 12th (with a digital download available September 25th)...

By  |  September 15, 2017

Interview

Cinematographer

Westworld‘s Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer on the Park’s Sinister Secrets

HBO’s Westworld hypnotized viewers this year. The titular park was a literal tourist trap, offering the well-heeled the opportunity to live out any fantasy without consequence, until the hosts get other ideas. Inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, the reboot was a hit featuring the clean, calm lines of the welcome center contrasted with the gritty Wild West themed park. Cinematographer Paul Cameron (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) disrupted the serene pretense upheld by the park’s producers to deliver a sense of foreboding about the sinister secrets within...

By  |  September 15, 2017
Blade Runner 2049 Short Film Focuses on Dave Bautista’s Sapper

The second of three Blade Runner 2049 short films, consider them mini prequels produced by director Denis Villeneuve and directed by artists he handpicked, connect Ridley Scott’s original film to Villeneuve’s sequel. We’ve already shared this short film, that fleshed out (a bit, anyway) Jared Leto’s replicant creator Niander Wallace, who appears to be the film’s main villain. In this new short, directed by Luke Scott, we get a bit more information on Sapper, played by Dave Bautista. ...

By  |  September 15, 2017
Here’s What Happens When You Call That Phone Number in The Disaster Artist Trailer

A longstanding icon of the Los Angeles skyline that has been both mocked and revered in its time was recently recreated. No, it’s not the Hollywood sign. We’re talking about the infamous billboard for cult classic The Room. The original signage touting the film that’s been called “the worst movie of all time” featured star and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau’s face. The film has become the subject of popular late night viewings and debate about its mysterious makings.

Thanks to new film The Disaster Artist based on The Room actor Greg Sestero’s book,...

By  |  September 15, 2017
Jennifer Lawrence Dominates Red Sparrow Trailer Without a Word

While all the talk surrounding Jennifer Lawrence right now is for her riveting turn in Darren Aronofsky’s wild Mother!, 20th Century Fox has reminded us she’s got another big film coming out soon. In the first official trailer for Red Sparrow, directed by her Hunger Games collaborator, Francis Lawrence, Lawrence doesn’t say a word—and she doesn’t have to. Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina who also happens to be one of Russia’s most lethal intelligence officers. ...

By  |  September 14, 2017
5 Records that could be broken at the Emmy Awards

Last year, Game of Thrones broke the record for most Emmy Award wins for a primetime show. The show has won 38 awards over the course of its first six seasons, beating the record once set by Frasier, which earned 37 awards over the course of its 11-season run. Game of Thrones also holds the record for most Emmy wins for a single season...

By  |  September 14, 2017
Game of Thrones to Shoot Multiple Endings to Ward off Spoilers

Even more dasterdly than the Night King and his entire army of the dead are the people who will stop at nothing to ruin Game of Thrones for the rest of us. Another way to look at the news that HBO is planning on shooting multiple endings to Game of Thrones is that its just an example of extreme caution, making sure that any member of the cast or crew who may accidentally (or otherwise) let slip how the world of Westeros is left once the last episode is over can’t spoil the show for the rest of us. ...

By  |  September 14, 2017
Wonder Woman 2 Director Patty Jenkins Taps The Expendables Screenwriter

All is right in the Wonder Woman 2 world now that director Patty Jenkins has been confirmed to return (she signed a deal that makes her the highest paid female director of all time). With Jenkins back in the top spot, the Wonder Woman 2 creative team is being assembled, Justice League-like, to ensure that the sequel matches and hopefully surpasses the world-beating original. It’s a tall order, but one Warner Bros. and DC FIlms’ are happy to have to fill...

By  |  September 14, 2017
We’re Putting Our Full Faith in David Harbour After These Hellboy Images

Is that you, Detective Hopper? Stranger Things star David Harbour just debuted the first look at his take as demonic antihero Hellboy and he’s unrecognizable. Heavy prosthetics give the actor sunken eyes, a well-defined chin and the character’s trademark sawed off horns.

Harbour’s tweet reads, “Please allow [sic] to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste… #hellboy”

The image is in gritty black and white, but Hellboy creator Mike Mignola also released an intense full color image where the character is sporting the blood red skin tone of the comics...

By  |  September 14, 2017
Behold Netflix’s Super NSFW Animated Series Big Mouth

If you’re at work, go ahead and pin this Big Mouth trailer for later. There isn’t really a single second of this two minute trailer that we can safely point you toward to check out at your desk.

Still here? Ok, go ahead and press play on one of the funniest (and raunchiest) animated trailers ever. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have teamed up with an impressive cast of pretty much every successful comedian in Hollywood to create an outrageous comedy about puberty...

By  |  September 13, 2017
Here’s What the Star Trek: Discovery Theme Song Sounds Like

CBS has released a sneak peak of the Star Trek: Discovery theme song ahead of the series’ premiere. The video features composer Jeff Russo, whose music you’ve heard on Legion and Fargo, leading the orchestra through his composition. We last spoke with Russo when Legion premiered to talk about his work on the new series, and it’s clear he hasn’t slowed down since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dYJ2dXKAIs

If the preview video is any indication,...

By  |  September 13, 2017
Here’s When Star Wars: Episode IX Will Hit Theaters

Following yesterday’s announcement that J.J. Abrams would return to complete the modern Star Wars trilogy, Disney has announced the official Star Wars: Episode IX release date. Put a pin in your holiday plans for 2019 as the official opening will be December 20, 2019. Originally slated for a May 2019 release, the added months will give Abrams and his team ample time to round out the series as was intended.

Disney tweeted the news as a reply to the announcement that J.J...

By  |  September 13, 2017
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass Will Finish Trilogy Connecting Split and Unbreakable

In 2000, writer/director M. Night Shymalan released Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis as David Dunn, the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. It turned out that Dunn’s survival was accidental; as the title suggests, he is actually something of an indestructible superhero. This is revealed to him by Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a mysterious stranger who appears to be the opposite of David—he’s afflicted with a condition that make his bones as brittle as glass. While Price has none of Dunn’s power,...

By  |  September 13, 2017
Place Your Bets: Putting Odds on Our Favorite Game of Thrones Season 8 Predictions

Thanks to a touch of dragon’s fire, the Army of the Dead has breached the wall at Eastwatch. Jon Snow, er, Aegon Targaryen, thinks he has united Westeros to repel their invasion. Meanwhile, he is having carnal relations with Daenerys, who also happens to be his aunt, and the two each have a rightful claim to the Iron Throne.

But while one incestuous relationship blossoms, another withers when Jamie Lanaster peels himself from his sister Queen Cersei’s bed...

By  |  September 13, 2017
More on J.J. Abrams Returning to Co-Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

By far the biggest story in entertainment news today is J.J. Abrams return to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IXAbrams will be co-writing the script with Oscar-winning Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio. The news comes about a week after the world found out that former Episode IX writer/director Colin Trevorrow left the project due to creative differences. The initial reports seemed to indicate that Star Wars: The Last Jedi ...

By  |  September 12, 2017
Breaking: J.J. Abrams to Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

Major news on the Star Wars front, gang—J.J. Abrams is returning to direct the final film in the new trilogy, currently titled Star Wars: Episode IXThe Force Awakens director is a natural fit, of course, having successfully launched Lucasfilm and Disney’s new Star Wars trilogy in 2015. A statement from Lucasfilm and Disney posted on StarWars.com confirms the huge news:

J.J. Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015,...

By  |  September 12, 2017