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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsdirectorDestin Daniel Crettonis attached to direct a television adaptation of bestselling authorDaniel James Brown’s nonfiction book, “Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II.” “Facing the Mountain” tells the story of the Japanese American war heroes of the 442nd Regiment during WWII. The emotional novel follows the members through their harrowing experiences at war, only to be met with horrific persecution and internment upon their return to the United States....

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, the latest animated feature from the DC Comics movie-verse, is now available, and if you love a hard R rating, bloody shoot ‘em up violence, and a chance to see some of DC’s most infamous villains teaming up, you’ll love this flick. It’s absolutely unflinching when it comes to the violent extremes Amanda Waller’s team will go to in order to achieve her goals, or their own....

From show creatorJon Favreau, the Disney+ original seriesThe Mandalorianis a story that’s set in theStar Warsuniverse, after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The eight-episode first season is a new story that follows new characters in a portion of a familiar world that is as yet unexplored, as a lone gunfighter (Pedro Pascal) sets out on a harrowing journey in the outer reaches of the galaxy....

British filmmakerBen Wheatley, director of theHitchcockremakeRebeccacurrently dominating Netflix’s Top 10, has joinedJason Statham’s giant shark sequelThe Meg 2. As reported byTHR, Wheatley will helm the picture, with Statham and most of the original’s principal cast expected to return. Wheatley has made a name for himself with dark, off-kilter movies includingRebecca, the 2015 thrillerHigh Rise, and the 2016 black comedyFree Fire. He’s an odd choice to direct a big budget megashark action sequel, but hopefully his background in grim, semi-satirical films can inject some much-needed life into the burgeoning franchise....

Released in 1987,White of the Eyeisone of those obscure genre works that few people tend to remember these days, which is a shame— it is a truly unique piece that is often cited as a rare example of a Southwesterngiallo. The film was directed byDonald Cammell, a Scottish artist of cult fame, who also made a name for himself in cinema with just a few titles, most notably his directorial debut,Performance(1970), which he created together with the iconicNicolas Roeg, andDemon Seed(1977)....

The more I hear aboutShane Black’sThe Predator, the more I am assured it is going to be a batshit roller-coaster-ride straight into hype town that may just kill me with delight. I accept this truth because I’ve always knownJacob Tremblaywould somehow be involved in my death. According to our own Haleigh Foutch,early footagefromThe Predatoris a hilarious, bloody good time. That’s on top of a stacked cast that includesOlivia MunnandKeegan-Michael Key, a script and direction from the man behindLethal WeaponandKiss, Kiss, Bang Bang, and the inclusion of a Super Predator, which is like if instead of a Predator huntingArnold Schwarzeneggerthe Predator shared a medicine cabinet with Arnold Schwarzenegger....

With many having now seenGodzilla Minus One, the latest deservedly lauded entry into theGodzillafranchise, it won’t be surprising if a good bunch now eagerly aims to jump back into Toho’s pantheon offilms, hoping to dose themselves with the same thrill once again. The decades of iterations, a build-up of over thirty films and countless derivative works, are made up of just about every imaginable tone and style for the King of the Monsters — from the absolute silliest versions to the down-right grotesque....

From the creator of the hitNetflixminiseriesBodyguardand the beloved long-running crime seriesLine of Duty, Jed Mercurio’sTrigger Pointhas been a huge success forITVever since its 2022 debut. Not just a ratings smash in the UK, where it achieved an average of 7.8 million in Season 1 and 6.86 million in Season 2,Trigger Pointtranslated perfectly across the pond,becoming a hit for Peacockin a sea of other successful titles. Following Season 2’s debut earlier in the year, fans have been waiting patiently for an update on the confirmed third outing....

Nicolas Cagehad another huge year in 2024. Especially in the horror genre with the release ofArcadianand the box office hitLonglegs. The latter of which, the beloved actor played a deadly serial killer. Cage has been doing a lot of terrifying stories in that genre of late, but if you prefer your films involving the actor filled with a ton of laughs,TheUnbearable Weight of Massive Talentis now streaming for free. The 2022 buddy action-comedy starring Cage andPedro PascaljoinedTubi’s expansive lineup in January....

World War II was humanity’s darkest hour. On-screen, there are hundreds of movies with varying depictions that have been made about the war.Steven Spielbergwent for large-scale battles in the blockbusterSaving Private Ryan,showing us heroism and how our sophisticated civilization came to haunt us.Roman Polanski’s Oscar winnerThe Pianistchose to personalize the horrors of the war, particularly the Holocaust. However, not every story has been told. While there has been a decline in the production of World War II movies, newer angles are finding their place on the big screen....

2018’sTo All the Boys I Loved Beforefelt like a fresh new rom-com for a younger generation. The cast was diverse, the attitudes were modern, but there was clear kinship with 80s romantic comedies. The movie played like an evolution of the genre for teens that are discovering rom-coms on Netflix, and Netflix got a popular rom-com to call its own. Now we’ve got the sequelTo All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, which tries to dive into what happens after “happily ever after....

America’s DadTom Hanksis really cranking out those dad movies out, isn’t he? His latest, an adaptation of the bestselling Swedish novel A Man Called Ove—the movie is titledA Man Called Otto—has sold to Sony in a record European Film Market deal valued at around $60 million,Deadlinereports. Sony is planning to give the film a theatrical release in over 2,000 screens this Christmas, in a major show of confidence for theMarc Forster-directed project....

While the Oscar nominations are poised to be announced in just over a week, THR is now unveiling its longform awards season roundtable discussions for all to see. Granted, some of these will be somewhat outdated by the time the nominations roll around—notallof these folks are landing nods—but it’s fascinating to see some of 2016’s best filmmakers discuss their films, their artform, and their perspectives in lengthy discussions. We’ve already sharedthe cinematographers roundtable, and today it’s time to dig into the one for the directors....