Exploding Kittens Series Starring Tom Ellis, Lucy Liu Coming to Netflix

Netflix has just made a first-of-its-kind announcement that could signal some big changes coming to the streaming platform. The streamer has announced that it will be releasing a mobile game to go alongside its upcoming animated seriesExploding Kittens, an adaptation of the card game of the same name. The series is scheduled for 2023 and will feature the voice talents ofTom Ellis,Abraham Lim,Lucy Liu,and more, with the game launching this May....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Steven Jones

First Look at Willem Dafoe in Disney Plus Movie Togo

Disney+’sTogo, starringWillem Dafoe, released a first look image today, as covered byPEOPLE. The streaming service, which launches November 12, figures to be a formidable competitor of Netflix’s. Having already announced themagnitude of their content, this period family adventure is among the ten original films that will be available to stream within the service’s first year. Togo was a sled dog who, in 1925, helped prevent a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska by delivering an antitoxin serum through the punishing elements....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · John Walker

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sequel Eyes Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander

Claire Foymay be headed for quite the makeover. TheWolf HallandSeason of the Witchactress had a breakout year in 2016 after starring as Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix seriesThe Crown, earning a Golden Globe and a SAG award, but it looks like Foy is going from royalty to goth-punk vigilante forFede Alvarez’sThe Girl in the Spider’s Web. Varietyreports that Foy is the top pick to take on the role of the hacker/investigator Lisbeth Salander, a coveted role that sent the studio on the widespread hunt for the right leading lady....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Caitlyn Soto

Guardians of the Galaxy New Mixtape on Spotify, Devoted to Meredith Quill

In the MCU, music is important to two chief figures: Peter Quill, lead character ofGuardians of the Galaxy, andJames Gunn, that film’s writer/director. As such, Gunn saturated this film and its sequel with wall-to-wall rock, pop, and soul music, embedding the idea of mixtapes into the films' narratives (and selling/streaming them as soundtracks for a pretty penny, too). Now, for all you fellow MCU/music fans, Gunn has put together a newGotGplaylist and posted it on Spotify....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Amber Jones

HBO Series Confederate Dead in Wake of Benioff & Weiss’ Netflix Deal

One of the most controversial TV projects of the last decade is now firmly dead, it appears. In the middle of the run ofGame of Thrones, it was announced that the smash-hit series’ showrunnersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weisswerebusy developingtheir next HBO show:Confederate. The alternative history sci-fi series would imagine a world in which the North never definitively won the Civil War, and slavery still exists in the modern era as an institution in the South....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Adam Ford

HBO’s New Harry Potter and Hagrid Light Up the Screen in Charming Trailer for Heartwarming New Project

Before they bring Hogwarts to life in 2027, we’re getting our first look atNick FrostandDominic McLaughlintogether on screen — and it’s not in a wizarding robe or castle corridor. The pair, who will playHagrid and Harry Potter in HBO’s highly anticipatedHarry Pottertelevision reboot, appear side by side in the newly released trailer forGrow, a feel-good Sky Original brimming with pumpkins, sabotage, and unexpected connections. The family film will make its World Premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival on Saturday, August 16, before arriving exclusively on Sky Cinema from October 10....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Kara Smith

His Dark Materials Season 2: Ruth Wilson on Mrs. C's Violent Energy

The HBO drama seriesHis Dark Materialsis back for Season 2, with a new world and higher stakes as Lyra (Dafne Keen) has followed Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) across a bridge into the unknown and on a dangerous path. Once in this mysterious abandoned city and alongside her new friend Will (Amir Wilson), Lyra tries to stay far enough out of the reach of Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson) to fulfill her destiny....

August 21, 2025 · 11 min · 2213 words · Latoya Knapp

Incredibles 2: New Poster Reveals New Characters; New Trailer Arrives Tomorrow

The Parr Family reunites with their ol' pal Frozone in a brand new poster for Disney/Pixar’sIncredibles 2. This new look at the animated family-friendly feature also comes with the bonus news that a new trailer will be arriving tomorrow. Perhaps that new video will introduced the costumed folks who are in the background of this new poster and reveal whether they’re superheroes-in-training or wannabe-supervillains tasked with taking down the Incredibles. Let us know your thoughts!...

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Charles Thomas

John Travolta's Best Crime Comedy Is Also One of Its Most Twisted

Almost thirty years ago,Barry Sonnenfeld’sGet Shortymade its inauspicious debut in theaters. An R-rated crime comedy for adults released in late October doesn’t exactly come across as major box office material, but the movie wound up becoming a surprise hit for MGM, grossing roughly $115 million worldwide on an estimated budget of $30 million.Based on the novel by renowned authorElmore Leonard,Get Shortykicked off a decade of fascination with Leonard’s darkly comedic crime fiction....

August 21, 2025 · 8 min · 1544 words · David Guzman

Jurassic World 2: Colin Trevorrow Reveals Story Idea

It took long enough, but a fourthJurassic Parkmovie hit theaters this summer and it looks like—from a box office perspective, at least—it was well worth the wait. I imagine not even Universal could have predicted thatJurassic Worldwould not only break the opening weekend record, but go on to become the third highest grossing film of all time worldwide. It was no surprise, then, when Universal Picturesannounced a further sequel for release in 2018withChris PrattandBryce Dallas Howardreturning....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Brian Kennedy

Jurassic World 3 Director on the Film's Unique Story Structure

Jurassic World: Dominionwrapped principal photography in November 2020. Its current release date is July 03, 2025. So what the heck is directorColin Trevorrowgonna do until then? In an exclusive interview with our own Steve Weintraub earlier today, Trevorrow revealed that he’s been screening the current cut of the film for his friends, family coworkers, and hardcore fans of the franchise. In fact, Trevorrow revealed he had a Pinewood Studios screening of the film “today” — as in, before speaking to our own Steve Weintraub — and called it “both nerve-wracking and a blast....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Natalie Rodriguez

May's New Movie Releases, From 'The Little Mermaid' to 'Fast X'

Summer is right around the corner, folks, and as that old saying goes, April showers bring May movies. Star-Lord is back for one more (mis)adventure inJames Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Charlie Dayhas you seeing double in his directorial debutFool’s Paradise. The classic 1989 Disney animated filmThe Little Mermaidfinally gets the live-action treatment thanks toRob Marshalland a cast that includesHalle Bailey,Melissa McCarthy, andJavier Bardem.Another year, another new movie with fancy people and cars that go vroom vroom!...

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1065 words · Jimmy Bell

New 'Godzilla Minus One' Figure Shows Off the Monster's New Look

Godzillais coming home, as Toho is set to release its first movie featuring the King of the Monsters since 2016’sShin Godzilla. Atrailer for the new film, entitledGodzilla Minus One, was recently released, and now fans are able to get a fresh look at the legendary character’s new design from the film, in a newly announced figure. As part ofTamashii’s S.H. MonsterArts line, the new toy is available to pre-order from Tuesday, July 18, ahead of the film’s Japanese release on November 3....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Anne Lee