Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s Adam Driver Says Film Creates new Rules for Franchise

As Kylo Ren, Adam Driver is one of the central figures in the new Star Wars trilogy, embodying the petulant, powerful Sith Lord wannabe, a Darth Vader acolyte and potent user of the Dark Side of the Force. He’s also an excellent promoter, helping goose interest in a franchise that needs little help by talking about all the things he loves, and we should be excited about, in Rian Johnson’s upcoming The Last Jedi.

Watch the First Trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Dwayne Johnson as a brawny adventurer? Yeah, we’ll buy that, but what's intriguing about Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is that in reality, Johnson's playing a high school kid. Sony has released the first trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle trailer, which follows four teenagers who discover the ancient game of Jumanji (they’re bored during detention) and find themselves sucked into the game’s realm, where they become the games avatars,

Game of Thrones Showrunners Discuss Epic Scope and Scale of Season 7

HBO has been giving us a lot of really great behind-the-scenes intel on Game of Thrones lately. We've met Ramin Djawadi, the man behind the show's music, we've spent time with the special effects team and learned a bit about how they set fire to people (responsibly!), and we've unpacked the latest trailer for season seven, which hinted at an action-packed, quicker-than-usual pace. As this is the penultimate season of the show and,

Josh Brolin Reveals First Look at X-Force Leader Cable in Deadpool 2 Photo

Ryan Reynolds isn’t the only member of the Deadpool 2 cast who can take to Instagram to whet our appetites about the film. Yesterday Reynolds shared this photo of him, in full Deadpool kit, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople breakout star Julian Dennison on the set, and now co-star Josh Brolin is joining the fun. Brolin is playing Cable, the time-traveling leader of the X-Force, the adult son of the X-Men's Scott Summers (Cyclops).

Hunt for the Wilderpeople‘s Julian Dennison is in Deadpool 2

Julian Dennison was phenomenal as Ricky Baker in Taika Waititi’s glorious ode to his native New Zealand Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which stood out in crowded field of great films last year. As a foster child who finally finds a warm home, only to see a tragedy upend his newfound sense of family and security. So he and Uncle Hec (Sam Neil, a beloved Kiwi) went on the run in the bush,

The Greatest Showman Trailer Showcases All-Star Cast in Promising new Musical

There might be no business like show business, but without P.T. Barnum there would be no show business. It is Barnum’s beloved rags-to-riches tale that is celebrated in the upcoming film The Greatest Showman, directed by up-and-comer Michael Gracey. Part biography, part grand-scale musical, the film will feature original musical numbers by celebrated songwriting/composing duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known for their work with La La Land and the new Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen.

War for the Planet of the Apes Director Matt Reeves on his Vision for The Batman

We've been writing a lot about Matt Reeves' War for the Planet of the Apes, which is getting some of the best reviews of any summer blockbuster not named Wonder Woman in recent memory. What you might not be aware of is Reeves will be directing Warner Bros. stand-alone Batman film, The Batman, which is just now in the early days of the project.

Steven Soderbergh Returns to Feature Filmmaking With Logan Lucky

After Steven Soderbergh announced that he was going to retire from filmmaking and transition into painting by his 50th birthday, here's a snapshop of some of what he has done: He directed Cinemax’s The Knick for two season (sensational, gruesome), helped Spike Jonze edit his award-winning feature Her, executive produced an adaptation of his film The Girlfriend Experience for Starz, is working on an HBO series titled Mosaic (which will allow the audience to interact with the story),

How Taboo’s DP Conjured Painterly Tableaux of 19th Century London

When cinematographer Mark Patten got hired to shoot Tom Hardy's moody 19th century period thriller Taboo, he immediately invited Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm to check out British masterpieces at London museums. "I took Krisotoffer to see landscape paintings by William J. Turner, who was painting the Thames at the time of our story," Patten recalls. "We wanted to understand the way the light looks and start with that knowledge about the river because it gives so much life to Tom Hardy's character.

Watch the First Trailer for Cannes Mind-Blower Good Time, Starring an Unforgettable Robert Pattinson

We've already written about our fondness for A24, the indie studio founded in 2012 that has gone on to produce some of the most compelling films of the last five plus years. In their latest, Josh and Ben Sadfie's Good Time, A24's committment to auteurs and their original visions is once again on display. Starring Robert Pattinson in what many critics are calling a game changer of a performance, 

Deadpool 2 has Officially Begun Filming

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that production on Deadpool 2 has officially begun. Your creatives behind-the-scenes include John Wick and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch, cinematographer Johnthan Sela, and  writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. We just happened to have interviewed Sela, Reese and Wernick in the past, and can attest to their immense skills. The Cabin in the Woods 

Spider-Man Swings into Starbucks to Pick Up a Cold Brew

Gone are the days of movie promotion being limited to red carpet screenings. Publicity teams are now going above and beyond to surprise fans with interactive experiences. Crews are building elaborate setups to create these pranks where unsuspecting movie goers are getting up close with onscreen characters. Last year’s The Conjuring 2 terrified audiences with a spooky surprise (and a hilarious ending.)

Now Sony has released a clip of Spider-Man swinging into Starbucks to pick up his cold brew.

Meet Ramin Djawadi, the Man Behind The Music of Game of Thrones

The last time we checked in with Game of Thrones, we were unpacking the epic second trailer for season seven, and we were going behind-the-scenes with the special effects team to meet the folks who put the fire in Drogon's breath. Today, we're taking a look—and a listen—to the composer who gives the show its signature sound—Ramin Djawadi. HBO has released a new "Inside Game of Thrones" that highlights Djawadi's work,

Welcome to Berlin in this new Ferocious Atomic Blonde Clip

In this new clip from Atomic Blonde, we finally meet James McAvoy’s MI6 Berlin station chief David Percival, who arrives just in time to…well, he’s a little late, but luckily Charlize Theron’s Lorraine Broughton can take care of herself.

Stunt coordinator and John Wick director David Leitch (he's also the man behind the upcoming Deadpool 2) has found an even more perfect vessel for his hyperstylized,

Japanese Sci-Fi Series FACE: Cyber Crimes Special Investigation Unit Coming to Amazon

Japan is a sci-fi mecca, having given us everything from Godzilla to anime and manga, with sci-fi roots that stretch all the way back to the 8th century, when a kind of proto sci-fi story, ‘Urashima Taro,’ involved time travel. The Japanese have a long, rich sci-fi history, and the news that Amazon has ordered its first original Japanese sci-fi drama series is very intriguing.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Amazon will be streaming FACE: Cyber Crime Special Investigation Unit,

Star Trek: Discovery Plot Details & More

We are excited about Star Trek: Discovery for a bunch of reasons. First, the iconic sci-fi franchise’s return to TV is, in itself, a big deal. We’ve been waiting since 2005 for the Starfleet to be back on the small screen, and to know its being shepherded by Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller and The Mummy’s Alex Kurtzman only sweetened the deal. Then, there was the casting of The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green in the lead role,

Fan Theory Proves True: Tom Holland Confirms Peter Parker WAS in Iron Man 2

It’s a special day when a really fun fan theory is proven true, and that’s exactly what's happened today. Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, has confirmed to The Huffington Post that a long-held fan theory that the little boy wearing an Iron Man mask near the end of Iron Man 2 was, in fact, a young Peter Parker.

The Dark Tower: Discover ‘The Legacy of the Gunslinger’ in new Featurette

There is a lot of excitement around Nikolaj Arcel's The Dark Tower,adapted fromStephen King's ambitious multi-series novel. First and foremost, there's the thrill of seeing one of King's most mind-blowing creations, Mid-World, a dimension like our own that is starting to unravel into a kind of post-apocalypse expanse of deadbeat settlements and towns, realized on the big screen. Mid-World is a wild place, and the two most crucial characters in it,

Get in the Ring With GLOW‘s Women Wrestlers

You know you’ve hit upon a tantalizing subject for a new series when the creator of the mega popular, critically acclaimed musical Hamilton Tweets this:

GLOW, Netflix’s new series, is loosely based on the real-life low-budget wrestling show “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling,” and was created by two seriously talented people; Liz Flahive (Homeland, Nurse Jackie) and Carly Mensch (Nurse Jackie,

Early Buzz: War for the Planet of the Apes is a Summer Blockbuster for the Ages

Earlier today we published our interview with writer/director Edgar Wright about his incredible new film Baby Driver. It is one of the best movies you will see this summer, possibly this year. While Wonder Woman technically premiered before summer, we still consider it a summer film, and one that we, like everyone else, fell in love with. Now we present to you the third excellent film of the summer,