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2020 has already demonstrated that it will absolutely flex on every aspect of life as hard as it possibly can, and one of those aspects is high school graduation. Normally, we’re entering the time of year in which seniors collect their diplomas and move on to work or college. It’s the last big rite of passage as a kid, but obviously graduation ceremonies have all been cancelled because of the coronavirus, so we have an entire crop of young people who won’t get to experience it....

Blue Bloodsis one of the most enduring and beloved police procedurals on television. The series is the second-longest running show on CBS today, next only toNCIS, and is in production forits 14th and final season. As the series comes closer to its finale, credit must be given to the reasons why the show became, and remained, as successful as it is. Unlike other prominent cop shows, the series doesn’t followa specific precinct or squad....

Lady BirdstarTracy LettsandFargoactressRachel Blanchardare set to joinBen AffleckandAna de ArmasinAdrian Lyne’s erotic thrillerDeep Waterover at New Regency, Collider has exclusively learned. As wereportedback in August,Deep Waterfinds Affleck and rising star de Armas playing a married couple who open up their marriage in the hopes of saving their relationship, only to see things take a dark and deadly turn. Details on Letts and Blanchard’s characters are under wraps, but it’s believed that Blanchard is either playing a woman who has an affair with Affleck’s character, or whose husband has an affair with de Armas' character....

Please note that spoilers for the first season ofUploadare discussed below. One of the few genuinely good things to come out of this somewhat hellish 2020 so far is the new Amazon original seriesUpload, which hails fromThe OfficeandParks and Recreationco-creatorGreg Daniels. In fact, this is actually Daniels’ first new show on the air that he created sinceParks and Reclaunched in 2009, and honestlyit’s well worth the wait. Like a sci-fi version ofThe Good Place,Uploadtakes place in a near future in which people have the ability to have their consciousness uploaded into a digital afterlife—provided they can pay for it, that is....

It seems as if the world of Hollywood has been taken by storm lately, with strike after strike occurring as writers and actors alike deal with recent changes to the film industry, mainly due to streaming services and the advancement of A.I. Joining the WGA (who have been on strike for over two months now), theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan at midnight on Thursday, July 13, and doesn’t look to be ending any time soon....

The next anticipatedStar Warsspin-off series will be a prequel to the 2016 film,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, from which the character of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) originated.Andorwill take theStar Warsaudience back to another corner of the galaxy far, far away that isn’t directly focused on the Skywalkers orThe Mandalorian. The upcoming series was first revealed back in November 2018 as the upcoming slate ofStar Warsshows to be released on Disney+....

Throughout the press tour forAndor— both before andafterit debuted to critical acclaim — series creatorTony Gilroyhas given credit where credit is due. In a recent interview withVanity Fair, Gilroy bluntly explained that the series only existed becauseKathleen Kennedy“protected” it. Kennedy is, of course, Lucasfilm’s longtime President and one of the mostprolific producers in Hollywood, withPoltergeistandE.T. the Extra-Terrestrialmarking the start of her career. She’s also the one to carry the brunt of any criticism lobbed at Star Wars, particularly from so-calledStar Wars fans, who have a habit of targetingwomen involvedwiththe franchise....

Fresh off the unveiling of their newly-minted Max streaming service, Warner Bros. took a trip to Las Vegas forCinemaCon, and they made sure to have quite a few more tricks up their sleeve after debuting several new projects earlier this month. In addition toa brand new trailer forThe Flashanda full official title forThe Conjuring 4, Warner Bros. also showcased the long-awaitedAquamansequel,Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Though the new footage shown at CinemaCon won’t be released online any time soon,Collider’sSteve Weintraubis on the ground at the event to report back....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for ‘The Fountain of Youth.’ Domhnall Gleesonmight be a tech-billionaire with a terminal diagnosis and an overzealous lust for eternal life inFountain of Youth, but don’t expect him to be the average power-hungry villain. In theGuy Ritchieblockbuster now available to stream on Apple TV+, Gleeson’s Owen Carver is seemingly all charm and quirk on the surface — even sharing a tender moment with the film’s youngest star andNatalie Portman’s on-screen son, Thomas (Benjamin Chivers)....

Hot on the heels of thefirst image,Yellowstonefans are in for a treat as Paramount+ has dropped the debut teaser for its upcoming series,Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Created byChad Feehan, and executive-produced byTaylor Sheridan, the series will tell the real-life story of the legendary lawman who earned the title of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshal West of the Mississippi. Riding high on top of a horse and into the desert, the opening seconds of the teaser see a shadowyBass Reeves(David Oyelowo) declare himself “the law of this land....

With lower budgets than the average Hollywood fare, A24 has gotten in the habit of delivering commercially viable films with high entertainment value. With the directorial debut ofDanny PhilippouandMichael Philippou, in the horror feature,Talk to Me, the company was able to do it again. On a reported budget of $4.5 million, the film became2023’s summer smash horror film,earning animpressive $92 million at the box office. Unsurprisingly, the film wassummoned for a sequelat A24 with Danny declaring, “There’s scenes for a sequel, yeah....

Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for Episodes 1-4 of CW’s The Flash Season 9After over a decade, six different shows, andnumerous crossovers, the CW’s Arrowverse is coming to an end. It all began withArrowand rapidly expanded into an expansive superhero universe. YetThe FlashSeason 9 will be thefinal addition to the world. It seems that fans of the Arrowverse are used to goodbyes at this point, but unfortunately, that is not the case....

TheHunger Gamesfranchise is soon getting a brand-new film. ThoughSunrise on the Reapingwas only published recently, the film adaptation is already underway, withFrancis Lawrenceagain leading the charge. This prequel will take the audience back24 years before the original filmto explore the 50th Hunger Games, which is when Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) became a victor. The casting forSunrise on the Reapingis taking shape withJoseph Zadaas young Haymitch,Whitney Peakas his girlfriend, Lenore Dove, andMcKenna Graceas District 12 tribute Maysilee Donner....