Today at Comic-Con, Fox unveiled the first extended footage forShane Black’sThe Predatorduring the studio’s Hall H panel, and I’ve never been more certain that this movie is going to be super divisive among franchise fans. This is aShane Black moviewith all the quipping and snarking that comes with that descriptor, and Black is playing free and loose with the mythology in a way that has proven to drive traditionalist fans nuts....
Fresh off the goopy Grand Guignol ofThe Substance,Margaret Qualleyhas landed another horror role. She’ll star as a ghoulish governess inVictorian Psycho.Deadline reportsthat the new horror movie is set to begin production in March 2025. The 1858-setVictorian Psychotakes place 1858 at Ensor House, a remote mansion. Qualley will play Winifred Notty, an eccentric young woman who is hired to educate Ensor House’s children - which she does while keeping her own psychopathic tendencies under wraps....
There have been plenty of hit TV shows that have either been direct spin-offs of already existing characters or have had backdoor pilots air as lone stories in anthology series — the latter being true for the hit ’50s and ’60s Western seriesThe Rifleman, a spin-off ofDick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre. And whileThe Riflemanwasn’t exactlyBonanzaorGunsmoke, it was a hit program that stood on its own amid the Western film and TV boom of its day and age....
Of the 53 feature filmsAlfred Hitchcockdirected during his career, you might guess that the more famous and so-called “great films” likePsycho,Rear Window, andVertigoare the highest scoring on Rotten Tomatoes. Surprisingly, only two earlier, relatively unknown titles (neither of them the so-called “great” films), 1943’sShadow of a Doubtand the more obscureYoung and Innocent(made in 1937), haveperfect 100% Tomatometer scoresfrom critics. Sample sizes aside, both films are well-made and acted, suspenseful and funny with charm and romance, making them generally enjoyable crowd-pleasers that mostly avoid controversial and polarizing elements....
FX has just announced the full cast for their upcoming limited series,Under the Banner of Heaven. Based onJon Krakauer’s bestselling 2003 nonfiction book, the new cast joins previously announced starsAndrew GarfieldandDaisy Edgar-Jones. The series follows a devout Mormon detective named Pyre (Garfield) whose faith begins to crack after his investigation into the death of young practitioner Brenda (Edgar-Jones) uncovers dark secrets within the community. The full cast includesSam Worthington,Wyatt Russell,Denise Gough,Billy Howle,Gil Birmingham,Adelaide Clemens,Sandra Seacat,Rory Culkin,Seth Numrich,Chloe Pirrie, andChristopher Heyerdahl....
Set against a backdrop of power, love, betrayal and war, the acclaimed 10-episode seriesVersaillesis airing in the U.S. for the first time on Ovation TV. Exploring French history in a uniquely modern way, the story is set in 1667, when King Louis XIV (George Blagden) was a 28-year-old monarch and ruthless leader that would stop at nothing to seize absolute control of France and his enemies, all while his flamboyant brother Philippe (Alexander Vlahos) was causing a stir of his own....
This might be the first time you’re hearing about a newWatership Downproject, one that attempts to adaptRichard Adams'1972 story about a warren of warring rabbits. The award-winning novel, Adams' first, was adapted into an incredible animated movie in 1978, followed by a more cartoonish TV series in 1999 that stripped away much of the story’s violence and mature themes. Now, in this new Netflix/BBC adaptation, the rabbits and their environment have gone full CG … and it’s a nightmare....
The long, long,longwait forOperation Fortune: Ruse de Guerreis finally over! Since the latestGuy Ritchiemovie was announced in 2021, fans have been waiting for a release date, and it’s here, at last, ready to see the light of the big screen this March. The plot of this spy film follows an elite spy and contractor Orson Fortune who set outs on a globe-trotting mission with his undercover operatives to stop a powerful arms dealer from getting his hands on a dangerous weapon....
There’s sometimes a misconception that the great “character actors” require overt idiosyncrasies that define them, or have a defining role that’s emblematic of the roles they typically play. Even if he has over 100 credited roles to his name,Stephen Tobolowskywill always be known asBill Murray’s obnoxious friend Ned fromGroundhog Day. Although a few select roles have challenged his typical persona,Toby Jonesis generally a reliable choice when there’s a need for a scheming antagonist....
Thirty-five years ago,Zelda II: The Adventure of Linkreached the NES, bringing fans the highly anticipated sequel to 1986’s magnificentThe Legend of Zelda. However, shortly after its launch,Zelda IIwas quickly deemed the worst game of the series, a title it still carries umpteen sequels later, even though mostThe Legend of Zeldafans have never played it. The game is heavily criticized for its excessive grinding, unfair difficulty, cryptic solutions to mandatory puzzles, and shift fromtop-downexploration tosidescroller action-platform....
Cooper Kochis no stranger to intense roles, having appeared in slashers likeThey/Themandbody horrors likeSwallowed. It’s experience that almost certainly helped him when taking on his newest role inMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.In the series, he plays Erik Menendez, a young man who brutally murdered his parents after alleging that he suffered sexual abuse at their hands for years.Nicholas Alexander Chavezhas an array of television experience, also appearing inRyan Murphy’sGrotesquerie, which is currently airing, andGeneral Hospital, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award....
A new bombshell has entered theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsand I already love her. Only a couple of episodes have aired in Season 14, andBozoma Saint Johnhas already made a place for herself in the group. In episode 2, we learned much more about theself-made businesswoman,from climbing the corporate ladder rung by rung, to tragically losing her husband. I have a lot of respect for Bozoma, and I think she will bring a breath of fresh air to the cast this season....
After a lukewarm debut last week, Sony’sVenom: The Last Dancewill top another low-performing weekend at the domestic box office. The superhero film grossed an underwhelming $51 million in its first three days of release, and is all set to top the charts for the second time in a row, despite a hefty fall.Venom: The Last Danceearned over $6.6 million on its second Friday, taking its running haul to $70 million. This also puts the movieon course for a sophomore frame of around $20 million....
