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Angela Kang, the showrunner onThe Walking Dead,is moving into the superhero business. Kang has just moved her overall deal from AMC to Amazon and has just now signed on to take over the role of showrunner onSilk: Spider Society, which will be the first in a host of Marvel projects set within Sony Pictures’Spider-Manuniverse, which features more than 900 characters. The show will be executive produced byPhil LordandChristopher Miller(The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and will air domestically at first on MGM+, while globally Amazon will stream it via Prime Video....

In the battle for superhero supremacy, Spider-Man is back on top—for 2017 at least. Sony Pictures teamed up with Marvel Studios to reboot its sole comic book property in the form ofSpider-Man: Homecoming, and the film was an unqualified success. Maybe most impressively, the redo scored some seriously positive notices from critics, which then boosted its box office legs as the film continued to perform weeks after release. And now, two and a half months after release,Spider-Man: Homecominghas crossed the $874 million mark at the worldwide box office to become the highest grossing superhero movie of 2017....

From his long-running role onEverwoodas a well-meaning jerk to his breakout role onParks and Recreation, followed by his action-star renaissance inZero Dark Thirty, then lending his voice to a slew of recognizable characters,Chris Pratthas had many phases in his long career. Most people know him asStar-Lord in theGuardians of the GalaxyMCU filmseries, but he was a laugh factory long before he was shooting space rats and dancing on a dead planet....

The latestRyan Reynoldsfilm,The Adam Project, will be released in just about a month, and Netflix just has revealed the first images of the film and its stars. Nine images were released, highlighting Reynolds and the younger version of his character, played by newcomerWalker Scobell.Shawn Levydirected the film, re-teaming with Reynolds following the success of their 2021 film,Free Guy. Aside from Reynolds and Scobell, several of the images prominently featureZoe Saldaña, whose character has yet to be revealed....

You ever see one of those movies that you know is conventional, understand is nothing you haven’t seen before, but like it anyway? That’sThe Hollars, which marksJohn Krasinski’s second directorial effort after 2009’sBrief Interviews with Hideous Menand is a prime example of a film that overcomes a fairly rote script thanks to an incredibly charming cast. Krasinsky stars in theJames Strouse-penned film as John Hollar, an aspiring graphic novel artist toiling away at a New York City publishing company and suffering from an overall lack of joy in his life, despite the fact that his longtime girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) is pregnant with his child....

When you and your best friends make up a group of secret ninja warrior heroes, you should feel like you’re on top of the world. But when you’re a nervous teenager who’s full of self-doubt like Jay, aka the Lightning Ninja (voiced byKumail Nanjiani) inThe LEGO Ninjago Movie, having to face off with Garmadon (voiced byJustin Theroux), The Worst Guy Ever, is terrifying. While at the LEGOLAND California Resort for the film’s press junket, Collider got the opportunity to sit down with actor Kumail Nanjiani to talk about why he wanted to be a part ofThe LEGO Ninjago Movie, how much fun they had improvising when they actually got to work together, playing the sensitive and emotional ninja, how he’s most jealous of Jay, what he’d want his own personal ninja superpower and mech to be, and playing with LEGOs as a kid....

ActorBrendan Fraserhas spoken about the physical demand of playing a 600-pound character in directorDarren Aronofsky’s new drama,The Whale. The actor revealed he “developed muscles (he) didn’t know (he) had", and “learned to move in a new way”. The film premiered at the ongoing Venice Film Festival to a resounding response, with many calling Fraser’s performance his career’s best. Fraser told reporters during a press conference (viaVariety) that one needs to be mentally and physically strong to inhabit the “physical being” of his character....

We’ve all seen 1999’s classic10 Things I Hate About YoustarringJulia StilesandHeath Ledger. We know it and we love it. It’s the perfect balance of comedy, romance, and just the right amount of teen angst. Plus, the cast is pitch-perfect, turning in stellar performances that elevate the movie even more. So, naturally, the filmmakers tried to capture that success again, doing so with a spin-off sequel that really had no ties whatsoever to the original film aside from a similar title....

Al PacinoandJessica Chastain’sKing Learadaptation,Lear Rex, has assembled an all-star cast.Peter Dinklage,LaKeith Stanfield,Ariana DeBose, andRachel Brosnahanare only four of the noted thespians who will play the parts of one ofWilliam Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Deadline reports that the film will start production on August 12 in Los Angeles. In addition to Pacino, who will play Lear, and Chastain, who will play Goneril, the film will also feature DeBose (West Side Story) as Cordelia, Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs....

Warner Bros. will produce at least 10 movies for the HBO Max streaming service in 2022, WarnerMedia CEOJason Kilarsaid during Thursday’s second quarter earnings call for parent company AT&T, perVariety. The announcement comes after the studio attracted significant backlash from filmmakers for deciding to debutevery movie on its 2021 slateon HBO Max, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. WarnerMedia’s move to release tentpole titles such asDuneday-and-date on its fledgling streaming servicewas met with resistancefrom directorDenis Villeneuve....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is no stranger to creatives wanting to be a part of it or appearing in roles that you might not necessarily think they’re going to be in. And that role typically comes in the form of A.I. systems for our favorite characters. It is how we ended up withPaul Bettanyas Vision in the MCU given his previous status as Tony Stark’s A....

The fate of ABC’s medical dramaDoctor Odysseyis hanging in the air. The network has just announced itslist of renewals for the 2025-26 primetime lineup,which confirms the return of fan-favorite series including9-1-1,Grey’s Anatomy,The Rookie,and more. But despite averaging 4.9 million weekly viewers,Doctor Odysseyhasyet to secure its spotfor Season 2. Doctor Odysseyand the comedy seriesShifting Gearsare the two ABC seriescurrently on the freshman bubble.However,Shifting Gears, which starsTim AllenandKat Dennings,has been renewed for a second seasonwith a 10-episode order....

Every high school story needs a will-they-won’t-they relationship, and for the first season ofClone High, that relationship was between the clones of Abe Lincoln (voiced byWill Forte) and Joan of Arc (voiced byNicole Sullivan). At the end of the show’s first season, it seemed like this friendship might become something more, as Abe was getting ready to reveal his newfound feelings for Joan, but Joan was caught sleeping with JFK (voiced byChris Miller), before the entire student body was frozen for twenty years....