Heavy Metal Isn’t Dead; David Fincher Still Flogging A Revamp Of The Animated Anthology With James Cameron A new version ofHeavy Metal, the 1981 animated anthology film with stories based on the comics magazineHeavy Metal(originallyMetal Hurlantin France), has been batted around for the last couple years. At various points a whole laundry list of directorshave been ‘confirmed’to helm segments:David Fincher,James Cameron,Guillermo del Toro,Zack Snyder,Rob Zombie,Gore Verbinski,Mark Osborneand probably more that we’ve forgotten....

How ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Inspired The Shawarma Joke In ‘The Avengers’ Joss Whedon’sThe Avengerswas chock full of dazzling scenes, but one of the most memorable was a seemingly offhanded remark about, of all things, shawarma. (If you’ve seen the movie, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, be warned thatspoilers follow from here on out.) But it seems the team’s craving for grilled meat wasn’t just about the characters working up an appetite after fighting extraterrestrial evil all day....

How ‘Iron Man’ Built The Foundation Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Welcome toRoad to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” First up:Iron Man, and how Marvel turned a series of flaws into profound strengths.) The Marvel machine went into production without a completed script. A few years prior to Disney purchasing the House of Ideas, director Jon Favreau and then newly named President of Production Kevin Feige began laying track in front of train on Marvel’s first in-house feature – or as co-star Jeff Bridgesdescribed it, a “$200 million student film....

How Hawkeye Finally Gave Clint Barton Closure Once Marvel Studios added Disney+ streaming to its storytelling arsenal, fans were quick to recognize the sheer potential of giving main characters who otherwise received the short end of the stick a longer, more extended spotlight than the movies would otherwise allow. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), though embodying popular characters who have made their mark on the MCU already, seemed like an ideal example of finally allowing viewers to actually get to know these heroes through “WandaVision....

Interview: ‘Arrow’ Showrunner Wendy Mericle On Dolph Lundgren, Metahumans, And What’s Ahead In Season 5 During The CW’s panel for the Television Critics Association on their four DC superhero shows, producers announced thatDolph Lundgrenhad been cast in the fifth season ofArrow. We’d previously reported plans for Arrow toreturn to the formatof the first season. We got to speak with current Arrow showrunnerWendy Mericleabout the fifth season. Season four ended with much of the Arrow team splitting up, and Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is now focused on being mayor of Star City....

Jeremy Renner Turned Down A Role In Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ Before he was the one “useless” superhero in Marvel’sThe Avengers,Jeremy Rennercould have played another belittled character in another superhero movie. TheAvengers: Endgameactor revealed that he had turned down a major role inGuillermo del Toro’s firstHellboymovie, and that he has “zero regrets” over it. But no, it wasn’t Hellboy. In an interview with fellow actor Justin Long on the"Life is Short"podcast (viaEntertainment Weekly), Renner revealed that he turned down a major role in 2004’sHellboy, which starredRon Perlmanas the title character....

Jon Favreau Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Iron Manco-starJon Favreauwill be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universal forSpider-Man: Homecoming. Favreau directed the first Marvel Studios movieIron Man, in which he appeared asRobert Downey Jr’s character Tony Stark’s bodyguard, Happy Hogan. Favreau has reprised the role forIron Man 2andIron Man 3. This appearance will be the first non-Iron Man appearance of the character on the big screen. Learn more about the Jon Favreau Spider-Man: Homecoming casting, after the jump....

LOL: Joss Whedon Boycotts ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ By Ira Glass And Mike Birbiglia To date,Joss Whedon’sThe Avengershas only grossed $617.3 million in the United States andBox Office Mojoreports it’s barely playing on 200 screens. That’s unacceptable, says the writer/director, who released a video dammingthe upcoming filmSleepwalk With Mefrom stealing some of those precious, and much needed screens. The comedy, written and directed byMike Birbiglia,won an audience awardat Sundance earlier this year and begins to hit theaters later this month....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Vinyl’ Drops On HBO In February Martin Scorsese’s latest project is coming to a small screen near you. HBO has announced a 2016 premiere date forVinyl, the retro sex-drugs-rock-n'-roll drama from Scorsese,Mick Jagger,Boardwalk Empire’sTerence Winter. In addition, the network has also slotted return dates forGirlsandTogetherness. GetVinylpremiere date details and more after the jump. Asconfirmedby HBO today,Vinylwill kick off Sunday,February 14at 9 PM with a two-hour premiere directed by Scorsese....

Marvel Studios Hires Two Promising Writers For ‘Eternals’ Movie We’re starting to get a better picture of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe will look like afterAvengers 4. A month ago, presidentKevin Feigeconfirmed that Marvel Studios wasdeveloping anEternalsmovie, and it seems like the process is speeding along quite quickly. Marvel has hired the writing duoMatthew and Ryan Firpoto write theEternalsmovie. The two up-and-comers, who made a big splash on the 2017 Black List with their spec scriptRuin, will be penning the script, which is centered around one of Marvel’s strangest superhero teams....

Matthew McConaughy And Hilary Swank Join ‘The Dallas Buyer’s Club’ One’s an multiple Oscar winner, the other a romantic comedy mainstay, but together they’re going to tell the true story of how one man single-handedly saved innumerable people from death.Hilary SwankandMatthew McConaughyhave just signed on to star inThe Dallas Buyer’s Club, written byCraig BortenandMelisa Wallackand directed byJean-Marc Vallee(The Young Victoria). A project that’s been long in the making, it’s about Texas electrician Ron Woodroof who, in 1987, was diagnosed with AIDS and given six months to live....

New ‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ TV Spot May Feature A Reference To The Original 1962 Monster Mash-Up Godzilla vs Kongwill stomp into theaters and on HBO Max in less than a month, bringing the two movie monsters together for an epic battle. As we head into the final stretch of marketing for the blockbuster, new footage is slowly surfacing online, and today brings aGodzilla vs KongTV spot that may hold a reference to the original battle between the two titans from 1962....

New ‘Solo’ TV Spot: Han Solo Has A Really Good Feeling About This A newSoloTV spot is here, offering even more exciting footage of the highly-anticipatedStar Wars Anthologyfilm. Best of all: this TV spot finally allowsAlden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo to get a word or two in. Expect the marketing forSolo: A Star Wars Storyto increase substantially the closer we get to release. A new TV spot for theStar Warsfilm is here, and it looks pretty darn good....