Interview: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Star Wes Bentley On Working With David Lowery And Terrence Malick WesBentley’sfirst big breakout role was in the 1999 Best Picture Winner,American Beauty. Over the past few years, we’ve seen Bentley in all sorts of films, includingInterstellar,The Hunger Games,Knight of Cups, and two comedies more people should’ve seen,Welcome to MeandWeirdsville. The actor’s latest role is in directorDavid Lowery’sPete’s Dragon, a remake of Disney’s 1977 musical. In this adventurous, sparse and often somber reimagining, Bentley plays Jack....

Kristen Wiig Options Dark Comic Novel ‘Clown Girl’ I’ve been keeping tabs on the comedy thatKristen Wiighas been assembling of late, but now I’m a lot more interested in her possible follow-up film. Wiig is optioningClown Girl, a 2007 novel byMonica Drakeabout a woman who performs as Sniffles the Clown and tries to avoid the seedy world of clown fetishist prostitution. So…Wiig in a female version ofShakes the Clown? (Kinda.) Yeah, let’s have it....

Legend Of Vox Machina Review: High Fantasy Goes Low Brow In An Entertaining Dungeons & Dragons Epic There’s no prerequisite for enjoying “The Legend of Vox Machina” — though the likelihood of you selecting it on Prime Video streaming would be high if you had dived into its fantasy role-playing source material or crowdfunded its making. But if you have any interest at all in the steady proliferation of western adult animation fantasy that’s less on crude shoestring aesthetic and more on baroque — without forgoing the crass and humor signatures of what constitutes the “adult” in adult animation — then “The Legend of Vox Machina” is a must-see....

Minx: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Just when you thought HBO had all of your favorite shows already covered (this writer is currently keeping up with “Euphoria” and “Smiling Friends,” which is technically a Cartoon Network show, but I will absolutely take any and every opportunity to talk about it), another tantalizing option reveals itself....

Netflix CEO Admits He ‘Screwed Up’ Response To Dave Chappelle Controversy, But Employees Still Engage In A Walkout Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed toVarietyon October 19 that he regrets his last comments about the fallout behind Dave Chapelle’s latest comedy special, “The Closer,” which has been criticized for being transphobic. He told the outlet: “Obviously, I screwed up that internal communication. I did that, and I screwed it up in two ways....

New Live-Action Disney Channel Movie Will Feature Kids Of Disney Villains When you’re the offspring of popular Disney villains like Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen or Jafar, do you follow in your parent’s footsteps or learn from their mistakes? That’s the question at the center ofDescendants, a new live-action Disney Channel film. It’ll be directed byKenny Ortega, who helmed theHigh School Musicaltrilogy for the company. Casting is underway from a script byJosann McGibbonandSara Parriott....

Peacock’s Ted TV Series Announces The Main Cast Alongside Seth MacFarlane’s Raunchy Teddy Bear Move over, Paddington. Everyone’sactualfavorite anthropomorphic bear is coming back for more … and he’s bringing along a familiar face. Er, make that voice. In an announcement earlier today, Peacock revealed the cast of the new live-action series that’s based on both Seth MacFarlane movies, “Ted” and “Ted 2.” And in confirmation of whatwe reported onat the time, MacFarlane will indeed return to reprise his voice role as the “iconic” (the press release’s word, not mine!...

Peter Gould Had One Major Worry About Better Call Saul’s Season 5 Finale It’s been a long, dreary, and mildly nerve-wracking wait for “Better Call Saul” to return ever since the dramatic season 5 finale came to a close two long years ago. Even going back to their days on “Breaking Bad,” co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have always excelled at ending each season (or midseason) on the most pulse-pounding note they could possibly dream up, succinctly wrapping up the main story of the overall season — and the various journeys each character embarked on — while leaving the door open for the story to continue in thrilling ways....

Roger Avary To Make Return To Castle Wolfenstein Movie Many of you might not remember this but, before Quake, Before Doom, there was Wolfenstein 3D – considered to be the first first person shooter video gameof all time. It’s even more popular sequel,Return to Castle Wolfenstein, was released in November 2001. And now Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary is set to write and direct a feature film adaptation. The game is based on Castle Wewelsburg, a 17th century castle occupied by the Germans under Heinrich Himmler’s control, and used for occult rituals and practices....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ Sequel Comic Coming, Lea Thompson Wants ‘Howard The Duck’ Reboot & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition ofSuperhero Bits: Lea Thompson Wants to Direct a Howard the Duck Reboot After starring in the extremely weird big screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics seriesHoward the Duck, actressLea Thompsonwants to take a crack at directing a feature film reboot of the cosmic character....

Superhero Bits: ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’ Re-Airing In April, Phantasm May Be Coming To ‘Titans’ & More When doesAnt-Man and the Waspleave Netflix and come to Disney+? Want to learn how to drawBatmanfromTodd McFarlane? IsPhantasmcoming to the third season ofTitans? Do you like the newMegazordfrom theTMNT/Power Rangerscrossover comic? Where didSupermanprove to be more popular thanSpider-Man? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Comic artistTodd McFarlaneshows kids how to drawBatmanin DC’s latest Multiverse Drawing Challenge....

Superhero Bits: Doomsday Clock Reviews, What’s Up With Mother Boxes & More What’s surprising about the endingHellboyreceives after winningInjustice 2? WasDenzel Washingtonever actually up for the role ofLex Luthorin the DCEU? What DC character wouldAgents of SHIELDstarMing-Na Wenlike to play? WhichJustice Leaguecrew members want to seeZack Snyder’s cut of the movie? WillAquaman’s dialogue take place in air bubbles like inJustice League? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Taylor Lautner And Michael Bay Auctioning Off Project Together How much would you pay for a script that hasTaylor LautnerandMichael Bayattached to it? That’s the question Hollywood studios faced Wednesday, according to Deadline, as the pair sent out a script written byJason Hall(Spread) to all the major studios hoping to incite a bidding war. Described as “Mr. and Mrs. SmithmeetsWanted” the script has already generated considerable interest, probably because of its potential star and director....