Maxine Shouldn't Be Norma's Target on 'Palm Royale' — This Character Should

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Palm Royale. Palm Royaletells a complex story with many mysteries yet to be revealed, but one thing is clear: Norma (Carol Burnett) is a victim. The series focuses on Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Kristen Wiig) and her attempt to make a place for herself in Palm Beach High Society using her husband’s family name. While exposing the many scandals of the social elite, theApple TV+series introduces manycolorful characters, but Norma is one of the most important....

August 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Kristina Mitchell

Minions 2 Trailer Teaser Features Steve Carell and Lots of Little Yellow Guys

Universal Pictures released a cheeky, action-packed trailer teaser forMinions: The Rise of Gruduring Super Bowl LIV on Sunday. The sequel to 2015’sMinionsfeatures the returning voice talents ofSteve Carell, who plays the bumbling villain Gru, andPierre Coffin, who voices various Minions including longtime faves Kevin, Stuart, and Bob. The trailer teaser forMinions: The Rise of Gruis a whole heck of a lot of fun — a good sign, surely, as we wait for the official trailer to drop later this week....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Gary Ritter

Moana Directors on Adapting Oceanic Culture for Their Movie

Inspired in part by oral histories of the people and cultures of Oceania, the Walt Disney Animation Studios featureMoanais a sweeping adventure about an adventurous teenager (voiced by newcomerAuli‘i Cravalho) who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. Equal parts brave and compassionate, the16-year-old daughter of the chief cannot deny how drawn she is to the ocean, so when she must journey out on her own to find Maui (voiced byDwayne “The Rock” Johnson), demigod of the wind and sea, and save her people, she lets her strength and determination guide her....

August 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1854 words · Vanessa Graham

Movie Talk: Bryan Singer on Deadpool/X-Men Crossover

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (May 11th, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp, Mark Ellis discuss the following: Speaking to Variety at the premiere ofX-Men: Apocalypse,Bryan Singerdiscussed the possibility of Deadpool appearing alongside the X-Men after the character proved popular enough to top $760 million in global box office receipts. Though rumors have placed Deadpool alongside mutants in anX-Forcemovie, most fans are wondering if the Merc with a Mouth could actually join the A-team of mutants....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Daniel Cox

Netflix's Marvel Shows Won't Move to Disney+ Any Time Soon

The messy downfall of the Marvel Netflix universe continues to get messier. If you were holding out hope that the series and their characters might find new life on Disney’s upcoming streaming service,Disney+,Varietyhas some bad news for you. The outlet reports that the deal for the original four Marvel shows —Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke CageandIron Fist— includes a clause that prevents the characters from appearing in any non-Netflix series or film for at least two years after cancellation....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Vanessa Tate

Sand Castle Trailer: Netflix's Iraq War Film with Nicholas Hoult

Surprise! Another day, another new movie trailer from Netflix. The project in question this time isSand Castle, a war drama from directorFernando Coimbra(A Wolf at the Door) written byChris Roessnerand starringHenry CavillandNicholas Hoult. As glimpsed in this first trailer, Hoult plays a reluctant soldier, Private Matt Ocre, who attempts to injure himself to get out of combat duty despite the place of honor such a position holds in the eyes of his elders....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Andrew Carter

Shane Black on The Predator and Reinventing the Franchise

When you seeShane Black’sname attached to a project, there’s a couple things you may count on. First and foremost, you know that the film will be made with a sincere love for the genre its operating in. But at the same time, you know that the filmmaker behindKiss Kiss Bang BangandIron Man 3is going to find a way to subvert those expectations, spin the genre on its head a bit, and give you a fresh take on the familiar....

August 17, 2025 · 17 min · 3546 words · Michael Austin

The Bad Batch Season 1 Recap: Everything You Need to Know Before Season 2

2023 promises to be a massive year for theStar Warsfranchiseon Disney+, withAhsoka, Skeleton Crew, The Acolyte, Visions Season 2, andThe Mandalorianseason 3 all set to air within the next year. However, fans won’t have to wait too long to get back into the universe, as the second season ofThe Bad Batchis set to begin airing new episodes on January 4 with a two-part premiere. Like the first season,The Bad Batchseason 2 consists of 16 episodes and is set to wrap up by March 29....

August 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Joseph Garcia

The Fugitive Task Force Investigates a Peculiar Missing Person's Case in 'FBI: Most Wanted' Season 6 Sneak Peek

The disappearance of a fourteen-year-old girl, Brianne, from her bedroom sends the Fugitive Task Force to Philadelphia inFBI: Most WantedSeason 6, Episode 11, “Do You Realize??” A mere disappearance would not warrant the team’s attention, but the circumstances behind the disappearance raise some questions. According to the logline for the February 11 episode, the girl was living with a foster family, and both parents were gruesomely murdered.CBSreleased a sneak peek of the episode, showing the team trying to piece together clues about who would have taken the girl and why....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Nathan Foster

The Good Place: William Jackson Harper on Season 2 Twists

From executive producerMichael Schur, the NBC comedy seriesThe Good Placeis one of those rare unicorns that just keeps getting funnier and more brilliant, while still remaining fresh, original and totally weird. After a world-upending Season 1 finale that threw everything up in the air for Season 2, it’s already turned into quite an unexpected and surprising ride, only a handful of episodes in. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actorWilliam Jackson Harper(who plays the kind but indecisive Chidi) talked about when and how he found out about the Season 1 twists, what initially made him want to be a part ofThe Good Place, even though he really didn’t know just what show he was making, what feels most different about Season 2, why working with Ted Danson is the absolute best, and whether they ever break during takes....

August 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1387 words · John Roach

The Strangers: Prey at Night Star Bailee Madison on the Horror Sequel

The Strangers are back in the long-awaited slasher sequelThe Strangers: Prey at Night.For the sequel, the Strangers get a new director in47 Meters DownhelmerJohannes Roberts, a new cast, and an expanded playground. This time the slaughter heads to an empty trailer park resort, where a family in crisis stops in for the night and comes face-to-face with the murderous masked madmen. Bridge to TerabithiastarBailee Madisontakes the lead as Kinsey, a bitter, isolated teenager about to be shipped off to boarding school....

August 17, 2025 · 15 min · 3115 words · Anthony Daniels

Timothée Chalamet & Austin Butler Discuss Dune 2 & Their Brutal Fight Scene

Arrakis is preparing for war inDenis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Two, and at the center of it all standsTimothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. After guiding a rebellion among the Fremen people, aided by the fighter Chani (Zendaya), in 2021’sDune, Paul finds himself reckoning with foes both old and new. Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to sit down with Part Two stars, Chalamet andAustin Butler, who plays the Known Universe’s most psychotic fighter, the Harkonnen assassin Feyd-Rautha....

August 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Douglas Rodriguez

We Need This 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Character Back in the Franchise

Running for over two decades, theNCISfranchise has inevitably experienced some serious losses when it comes to character departures. One of the most notable ones was Leroy Jethro Gibbs, specifically the version that was played byMark Harmon, whose face was practically synonymous with the original show and whoseexit led to a very teary day on set. However, whenNCIS: Los Angeleswrapped up in 2023, we didn’t only say goodbye to one agent. We lost a host of fan-favorite characters that were at the heart of this spin-off series....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 797 words · Jeremy Dunn