The Viral Campaign For Brad Bird's 'Tomorrowland' Has Begun

The Viral Campaign For Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Has Begun TheD23 Expo in Augustwill be the true coming-out party for Disney’s big 2014 Holiday release,Tomorrowland. Directed byBrad Birdand co-written byDamon Lindelof, the film starsGeorge Clooney,Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey CassidyandThomas Robinsontelling a family centric sci-fi story about an inventor, an alternate dimension, and a young robot. (Read more specifics here). The film was listed as one of the featured titles at the Disney fan convention and, once that happens, we’ll be there to tell you all about it....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Richard Jensen

Tiffany Haddish And LaKeith Stanfield In Talks To Star In Disney's 'Haunted Mansion' Reboot

Tiffany Haddish And LaKeith Stanfield In Talks To Star In Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot Two actors are gearing up to visitThe Haunted Mansion.Justin Simienis helming a new movie based on the popular Disney attraction, and we’ve learned thatTiffany HaddishandLaKeith Stanfieldare in talks to join the cast. Stanfield would play a widower-turned-tour guide, while Haddish would play a psychic who can contact the dead. This is Disney’s second attempt to turn the attraction into a film – Eddie Murphy starred in aHaunted Mansionmovie back in 2003....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Elizabeth Watson

UPDATE: Will Christopher Nolan Shoot 'The Dark Knight Rises' Entirely In IMAX?

UPDATE: Will Christopher Nolan Shoot ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Entirely In IMAX? Immediately following the 2008 release ofThe Dark Knight, rumblings began that directorChristopher Nolanand director of photographyWally Pfisterwere considering shooting what is now known asThe Dark Knight Risesentirely in IMAX. The pair shot several sequences ofThe Dark Knightin IMAX, giving the film a whole different feel, and everyone loved it. Well, this rumor just keeps coming up and now not only has it come up again, one movie website is suggesting it’s confirmed....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · Scott Salas

What Netflix's 'Earthquake Bird' Gets Right About The Experience Of Living In Japan As A Foreigner

What Netflix’s ‘Earthquake Bird’ Gets Right About The Experience Of Living In Japan As A Foreigner Netflix’sEarthquake Bird, which hit the streaming service last Friday, uses expat life in Tokyo as the backdrop for a murder mystery. Scored byAtticus Ross, the film starsAlicia Vikander,Riley Keough,Jack Huston, and Japanese actorsNaoki KobayashiandKiki Sukezana—the latter of whom recently played the central antagonist inAMC’sThe Terror: Infamy.Ridley Scottalso serves as a co-producer here, as he did with that series....

August 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1649 words · Richard Nunez

'Castlevania' Producer Guarantees The First Good Video Game Adaptation

‘Castlevania’ Producer Guarantees The First Good Video Game Adaptation Yesterday NetflixannouncedCastlevaniaseason 1, part 1 is coming out later this year.Adi Shankar(Dredd), comic book writerWarren Ellis(Planetary), and executive producerFred Seibert(Adventure Time) are working on the animated series, which Shankar says has a “Game of Thronesvibe to it.” He also guarantees it’ll conclude “the streak and be the western world’s first good video game adaptation.” Below, read what else Shankar had to say about theCastlevaniaNetflix series....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Scott Williams

'Doctor Strange' Adds 'Transparent' And 'A Serious Man' Star Amy Landecker

‘Doctor Strange’ Adds ‘Transparent’ And ‘A Serious Man’ Star Amy Landecker Doctor Strangejust became anA Serious Manreunion.Last weekMichael Stuhlbargboarded the Marvel adventure, and now he’s being joined byAmy Landecker(more recently of Amazon’sTransparent). Between them,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Tilda Swinton,Rachel McAdams,Mads Mikkelsen, and of courseBenedict Cumberbatchas the title character,Doctor Strangemight just have the best cast in the Marvel universe. No, scratch that — this is one of the bests casts we’ve seen inanyuniverse. Get the latest onDoctor Strangeafter the jump....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Thomas Parker

'F9' Opening In China Five Weeks Before Domestic Release

‘F9’ Opening In China Five Weeks Before Domestic Release If you’re a fan of theFast and Furiousfranchise and you’re also terrified of spoilers, I have some potentially bad news for you!F9, the latest logic-defying entry in the hit series, will open a full five weeks early in China. That means bootleg copies of the film might leak online, and the full synopsis – with spoilers – could very well end up somewhere like Wikipedia long before you even get a shot to buy a movie ticket....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Amanda Ford

'Futurama' Cancelled (Again)

‘Futurama’ Cancelled (Again) Bad news, everyone: Comedy Central has declined to renewFuturama, making the current seventh season its last. It’s a disappointment fans should be familiar with.Futuramaended its originally run on Fox in 2004, but was brought back to life by Comedy Central in 2008. Its makers don’t sound so shocked either. “I can’t say I was devastated by the news,” executive producerDavid X. Cohensaid. Hit the jump to keep reading....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · William Brown

'God Is A Bullet': Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, January Jones Lead Action Thriller

‘God Is A Bullet’: Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, January Jones Lead Action Thriller Jamie Foxx,Game of ThronesstarNikolaj Coster-Waldau,Mad MenstarJanuary Jonesand more are set to star inGod is a Bullet, a movie directed byThe NotebookhelmerNick Cassevetes, which follows a man who infiltrates a satanic cult that killed his ex-wife and kidnapped his daughter. Deadline reports that Coster-Waldau is set to star inGod is a Bulletas “vice detective Bob Hightower, who finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Robert Davis

'Jane Got A Gun' Gets New 2016 Release Date

‘Jane Got A Gun’ Gets New 2016 Release Date Jane Got a Gun, starringNatalie Portman, is a western thriller about a woman defending herself and her home from violent attack, but the film itself seems like it has been a lot more vulnerable than Jane herself. Now, after a significant delay — the film shot in 2013 — there’s finally aJane Got a Gunrelease date that might stick, as the film is on the Weinstein Company calendar for February 2016....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Karina Allen

'Saturday Night Live' Bringing Back John Mulaney And Daniel Craig As Hosts

‘Saturday Night Live’ Bringing Back John Mulaney And Daniel Craig As Hosts This weekend brings RuPaul to hostSaturday Night Livefor the first time, hopefully giving us something better than last week’s disappointing episode, where NFL player J.J. Watt made his hosting debut. But for the spring,SNLwill bring back a couple previous hosts, one a seasoned SNL veteran, and the other with just one hosting stint under their belt. John Mulaneywill return to host the Leap Day episode ofSaturday Night Livethis month, marking his third time hosting in as many years....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Ryan Solomon DVM

'Sharp Objects' Finale Wraps Up A Perfect Miniseries With "Milk"

‘Sharp Objects’ Finale Wraps Up A Perfect Miniseries With “Milk” With its eighth and final episode,Sharp Objectsconcludes this gorgeous, complicated story about feminine trauma, rage and love. Despite their nearly equitable screentime, the men in this story never really mattered, did they? In the end, it was never Alan, or Richard, or Vickery, or John Keene who were the answer to the questionsSharp Objectsasked. No, this is a women’s tragedy, one that began with the unseen Joya and ends with Amma, a generations-long calamity about the ways that we hurt each other – or the ways that we hurt ourselves to keep others safe....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 811 words · Richard Williams

'The Looming Tower' Review: The First Truly Great TV Series Of 2018

‘The Looming Tower’ Review: The First Truly Great TV Series Of 2018 BeforeThe Looming Towereven begins, you know where it’s going to end. Yet that doesn’t make the series any less engrossing, or addictive. Based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer-winning book,The Looming Toweris the story of how we ended up here – seemingly trapped in wars with no end in sight. It is the story of the individuals who tried, and failed, to prevent the events that would ultimately lead to 9/11....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1226 words · Maria Wilson