“Station Eleven” Cinematographer Christian Sprenger on Threading Timelines & Revealing Humanity

It was two days after Christmas when I texted cinematographer Christian Sprenger to ask if he’d be interested in talking about Station Eleven, the critically acclaimed limited series created for television by Patrick Somerville (Maniac, The Leftovers) on HBO Max. I had just finished watching the pilot episode “Wheel of Fire,” which he photographed alongside director Hiro Murai, and the visual aesthetics were astoundingly refreshing.

Adapted from the book by Emily St.

The First “Halo” Trailer Reveals Paramount+’s Sweeping Live-Action Adaptation

At long last, Master Chief is ready to rumble and is coming to a TV screen near you. The first official trailer for the live-action Halo series arrived this past Sunday during halftime of the Cincinnati Bengals/Kansas City Chiefs game, revealing Paramount+’s adaptation of the massively popular video game series. This is the longest look yet at the highly-anticipated series, and it also came with the show’s premiere date—March 24.

The adaptation of the mega-popular XBox Game Studios’

C-3P0 Actor Anthony Daniels Teases Fussy But Heroic Droid’s Return to “Star Wars”

The last time we saw C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels) in action, he was playing a crucial part in saving the galaxy in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In J.J. Abrams’s trilogy capping film, C-3P0 allowed his entire memory bank to be erased in order to rewrite his code so he could translate the Sith language. The fussy, nervous droid stepped up when it mattered most, and even Poe (Oscar Isaac) had to begrudgingly accept 3P0’s heroic sacrifice.

“Halo” Poster Reveals Fresh Look at Upcoming TV Series & Upcoming New Trailer

The adaptation of the mega-popular game Halo will arguably be the biggest series in Paramount+’s history. A new poster for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television series gives us a closer look at Master Chief Spartan John-117 (Pablo Schreiber), one of the genetically and technologically enhanced super-soldiers engaged in a war with an alien race called the Covenant. The poster points to an upcoming trailer that’ll drop this Sunday, where we should learn the series’

“Batgirl” Movie Cast Ivory Aquino to Play DC’s First Trans Character

The Batgirl movie keeps getting more intriguing. Ivory Aquino has joined the cast to play Alysia Yeoh, Barbara Gordon/Batgirl’s best friend (to be played by Leslie Grace). This is a historic piece of casting, as Aquino, who is transgender, will play the first openly trans character in a live-action DC movie. Alysia Yeoh was created by writer Gail Simone and first appeared in “Batgirl #1, Volume 4” in 2011. She was the first major transgender character written in a contemporary context for a mainstream comic book.

Amazon’s Mysterious “The Lord of the Rings” Series Reveals Title & Release Date in New Video

Amazon has just released the one true title reveal. Their eagerly-anticipated and almost comically mysterious Middle-earth-set fantasy series is officially titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The title speaks to how the series will be centered on the creation of the original rings of power, which ultimately led the darkest of the dark wizards Sauron to blight Middle-earth with his particular brand of malevolent control. So yes, the big bad Sauron will loom over the new series as he did in J.R.R.

Ethan Hawke’s “Moon Knight” Villain Might be a Hybrid of Two Very Bad Dudes

Yesterday Marvel revealed the first trailer for Moon Knight, their next upcoming series on Disney+ starring Oscar Isaac as the titular superhero. The trailer focused on the struggles of Isaac’s decidedly unheroic gif shop employee Steven Grant, a man who seems spooked by just about everything. That’s because Grant soon learns he has another name—Marc Spector—and what’s more, he suffers from dissociative personality disorder. Soon enough Steven/Marc’s enemies arrive, and this hybrid,

“Cowboy Bebop” Costume Designer Jane Holland on Creating a Jazzy Outlaw Look

How do you approach adapting the looks of a beloved Japanese anime series for a live-action Netflix series? This was the challenge for Cowboy Bebop costume designer Jane Holland, who managed to capture the glorious color of the original anime series about a crew of bounty hunters who will zealously pursue even the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy—if you’ve got the money—and do it all in the boldest of styles. Cowboy Bebop stars John Cho as the perenially sad bounty hunter Spike Spiegel,

Marvel’s “Moon Knight” Trailer Reveals Oscar Isaac in Wild New Series

Marvel Studios has revealed the first official trailer for Moon Knight, their latest Disney+ series, revealing Oscar Isaac as the troubled Brit Steven Grant. Once again, Marvel has managed to mix up the tone and tenor of their latest series, offering a completely different vibe from what we’ve seen thus far in Hawkeye, Loki, What If…?, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and WandaVision. In Moon Knight, 

“Batgirl” HBO Max Movie Adds More Stars to Join Lead Leslie Grace

The population of Batgirl‘s Gotham is rising. The upcoming HBO Max movie starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon just added three new cast members. Rebecca Front, Ethan Kai, and Corey Johnson have joined the cast in unspecified roles. They’ll be dropping into a Gotham already inhabited by some big names. Along with Grace, Batgirl includes Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne, marking the second big project that Keaton will be donning the cape and cowl for.

See How All The Trick Arrows in “Hawkeye” Were Created

Well, this is fun. Over the weekend, Marvel Studios released this video showing how the trick arrows in Hawkeye were created. Marvel’s most recent Disney+ series was arguably the lightest on its feet of all their series thus far, leaning into the comedic chemistry between Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Part of the fun was how much of a fangirl Kate was for Clint, the least beloved Avenger (she told him it’s a branding issue) insofar as he’s quiet,

“The Boys” Season 3 Teaser Reveals Release Date, With New Insane Superheroes Joining the Series

At long last, we know when The Boys will be back in town. Amazon Prime Video has revealed a new teaser for season 3, which gives us the first footage and that release date. Mark your calendars for June 3.

The Boys will be coming to you on a weekly basis, which is in keeping with how showrunner Erik Kripke and his team handled last season. (Season one was delivered at all once.) Season 3 consists of six episodes,

“Ozark” Season 4 Trailer Reveals the Byrde Family’s Deadly Game

Netflix has just released the first trailer for Ozark‘s season 4, part 1. One of television’s most nervy, riveting series of the last couple of years is coming to end in a two-part, 14-episode run, with part 1 premiering on January 21. The trailer makes clear the stakes and the players of the game are changing rapidly. The Byrde family has gotten themselves so deeply involved that the threats they’re about to face will make their previous troubles seem almost quaint.

“The Book of Boba Fett” Episode 2’s Major New Villains, Easter Eggs, & Coolest New Character

The second episode of The Book of Boba Fett, “The Tribes of Tatooine,” delivered a slew of excellent new villains, Star Wars Easter Eggs, and the coolest Tusken Raider of all time. While this accounting isn’t even close to comprehensive, we do want to call out our favorite reveals from the episode. After setting up the return of the legendary bounty hunter (Temura Morrison) in the premiere episode,

“Station Eleven” Costume Designer Helen Huang on a Post-Pandemic World Filled with Art & Humanity

In times of fear, great loss, and regression in civilized society, creativity and culture will still blossom. This is not only the hopeful message of Station Eleven but also a truth about our world, proven by the fact that the show exists at all. The production team for HBO’s post-pandemic miniseries was a few episodes in when life began to imitate art, and art began springing up everywhere.

“You think about our pandemic,

Best of 2021: Director Barry Jenkins Mixes Beauty and Brutality in “The Underground Railroad”

This interview is part of our highly subjective, decidedly non-comprehensive “Best of 2021” year-end list. It was originally published on May 12. 

The Underground Railroad has been a long time coming in Barry Jenkins‘ imagination. As a kid growing up in Miami’s rough Liberty City neighborhood, the writer-director pictured literal railroad tracks running beneath the earth. Fast forward to 2014, when Jenkins thrilled to Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and secured adaptation rights even before he’d finished promoting his Oscar-winning Moonlight movie.

Best of 2021: Emmy-Winner Hannah Waddingham on the Joy of Making “Ted Lasso”

This interview is part of our highly subjective, decidedly non-comprehensive “Best of 2021” year-end list. It was originally published on July 29.

Before Ted Lasso became a phenomenon, setting a record for most Emmy nominations by a freshman comedy (20 total, including seven for its actors), its virtues were spread, among my friends, more like a whisper campaign. One buddy in particular kept needling me via text.

Michael Keaton Will Play Batman in HBO Max’s “Batgirl” Starring Leslie Grace

Michael Keaton isn’t done playing Batman, not by a long shot. Not only is Keaton reprising the role of Bruce Wayne for Andy Muschietti’s upcoming The Flash, but he’ll also be donning the cape and cowl for the upcoming HBO Max series Batgirl. 

Batgirl stars Lelise Grace as Barbara Gordon, the daughter of police commissioner Jim Gordon (the commish is the one character who appears in almost every Batman film,

“Winning Time” Trailer Reveals Adam McKay’s Lakers Series for HBO Max

The dominant Chicago Bulls of the Michael Jordan era got a proper deep-dive docu-series, The Last Dance, on Netflix that was, for many of us, a salve during those dark, early days of the pandemic. It seems only fitting that the Los Angeles Lakers of the Magic Johnson era now have their own series, and it seems extra fitting that the team whose era of dominance was called Showtime would get a splashy,

New “Star Wars” Disney+ Series “The Acolyte” Eyeing Amandla Stenberg For Lead

Amandla Stenberg is nearing a flight for a galaxy far, far away. The rising star is in talks to join the upcoming Disney+ live-action Star Wars series The Acolyte from director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), Variety reports. Headland will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner on the series, which aims to begin production in the middle of 2022.

While little is known about the role Stenberg would be playing,