Why Matt Damon Turned Down The Chance To Play His Favorite Superhero Today, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is teeming with a roster of award-winning actors. But back in its beginning, not every Hollywood star was thrilled about playing a superhero. In the early 2000s, 20th Century Studios was working on a “Daredevil” stand-alone film starring major comic book characters, including the Man Without Fear, Elektra, Bullseye, and even Kingpin. While Ben Affleck ultimately portrayed the lawyer by day and vigilante at night superhero, he wasn’t the first to be offered the role, as per his good friend and"Good Will Hunting" costar, Matt Damon....

Zack Snyder Talks ‘Batman V Superman,’ ‘Justice League’ And Aquaman On Detroit Radio Earlier this year,Batman v SupermandirectorZack Snydercalled a local Detroit radio stationto defend Aquaman. This was beforeJason Momoawas officially announced as the character, so it created a bit of a stir. Plus, how often do major film directors call local radio during production to talk about their film? Not often. Well, Snyder is at it again. The production ofBatman v Supermanis almost done in the Detroit, Michigan area and the director called the same radio station to thank the city for their support....

‘Anna And The Apocalypse’ Trailer: Your New Favorite Zombie Christmas Musical You’ve seen zombie comedies before, but have you ever seen a zombie comedy that’s also a musical? How about a Scottish one that’s set during the Christmas season?Anna and the Apocalypsechecks all of those boxes, but aside from its fun genre mash-ups, it’s also a film that slowly introduces its horror aspect and gets the audience to invest in its characters along the way....

‘Breaking Bad’ Pop-Up Experience Coming To Los Angeles Starting Next Week Six years after its series finale, the world hasBreaking Badon the brain again withEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieset to premiere on Netflix this Friday. But now Los Angeles residents will be able to immerse themselves in the world of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in a newBreaking Badpop-up experience that’s coming to West Hollywood, taking over the same space once occupied by pop-ups forSaved By The BellandGood Burger....

‘Chernobyl’ Creator Craig Mazin On His New HBO Miniseries And The Debt We Owe To The Truth [Interview] The meltdown at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Russia was an international disaster in 1984. Plenty of investigations and reporting occurred in the aftermath, but now whole generations have been born and come of age since then. HBO’s new miniseriesChernobylputs viewers inside the meltdown with the plant workers, Russian scientists, doctors, nurses and soldiers in the mid-’80s....

‘Dear…’ Trailer: Fan Letters Reach The Celebrities That Inspired Them In Apple TV+ Series A whole show centered around celebrities reading fan mail may strike an odd tone right now — especially after the infamous “Imagine” debacle — butDear…, the new Apple TV+ series, is presenting itself as more than a self-congratulatory show about celebrity culture.Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda,and more get emotional as they read letters onscreen from fans who were inspired by their works....

‘Delivery Man’ Trailer: Vince Vaughn Is Father Of Many, Guardian Angel For Some Many a movie has centered on a man learning he has a kid he knew nothing about. Far fewer have followed what happens when a guy discovers he has533kids he’s never met. Directed byKen Scottbased on his own French-Canadian comedy,Delivery ManstarsVince Vaughnas aimless 40something David Wozniak, who gets the unexpected news that he’s fathered 533 kids thanks to a mix-up at the clinic years ago....

‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3 Featurette: Krysten Ritter Steps Into The Director’s Chair For The Final Season There will be no more supervillains tellingKrysten Ritterto smile, now she’s telling people what to do. The star ofJessica Jonesmakes her directorial debut in the third and final season of the Marvel-Netflix comic book series to direct an episode centering onRachael Taylor’s Trish. Netflix has released a newJessica Jonesseason 3 featurette which shows Ritter stepping behind the camera for the first time in the series and in her career....

‘Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser’ Trailer: The Second Trailer Hits Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:Sony has released a new Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser trailer for their direct-to-Crackle movie sequel. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Joe Dirt 2 Trailer #2 Angie Han’s original story from April 14th 2015 follows: Credit where it’s due:Joe Dirtmay not be a cinematic masterpiece, but apparently it’s got enough staying power to inspire a sequel 14 years later....

‘Jumanji 3’ Will Also Bring Back Nick Jonas’s Character I’m still shocked thatJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleis the second-highest grossing movie in Sony’s history, coming in only behind the James Bond hitSkyfallat the worldwide box office. But audiences ate it up, and the studio has a sequel slated for release this winter with many of the previous film’s cast members coming back for more. Now we can add one additional name to the list ofJumanji 3’s returning players:Nick Jonas, who played Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough, the avatar of a kid from 1996 who became trapped in the game – much like Robin Williams' character Alan Parrish in the original movie....

‘Loki’ Star Tom Hiddleston Discusses Sophia Di Martino’s Surprising And Mysterious Series Debut Today brings the second episode of Marvel’sLokito Disney+, and it thrusts us straight into the pursuit of a dangerous time criminal who has been assaulting Time Variant Authority agents and stealing their time-altering gadgets. In addition to puttingTom Hiddlestoninto full-on time detective mode alongsideOwen Wilsonas Mobius, the episode also bringsSophia Di Martinointo the series as a surprising and mysterious character....

‘Patrick Melrose’ Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch Is A “Narcissistic, Schizoid, Suicidal Alcoholic” Benedict Cumberbatchhas made a career off of playing charming, troubled geniuses — though inPatrick Melrosehe’s leaving off the “genius.” Based off of Edward St. Aubyn’s award-winning series of novels,Patrick Melroseis a scathing examination of British decadent aristocracy, adapted into a five-part miniseries by Sky Atlantic and Showtime. And aside from the perfect casting of Cumberbatch (he should play every brooding misanthrope),Patrick Melroseboasts a surprisingly impressive cast ofHugo Weaving, Jennifer Jason Leigh, andAllison Williams....

‘Paul’ - Movie Review Plus Exclusive Video Interviews With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost And Greg Mottola Surprising heartfelt and consistently funny,Paulis a worthy addition to several film genres. It’s a solid science fiction movie, with its own unique alien back story, a fun road trip film, filled with gorgeous locales and quirky characters, and a hilarious pop culture love letter, as it’s filled with references to all kinds of movies that paved the way for its existence....