BAFTAs Creating A Casting Category – Could The Oscars Be Next? We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The British Academy has decided to add a casting category to the BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars. Beginning in 2020, voters will be able to weigh in on the film and TV projects they think had the best casting of the year, marking the first time that BAFTA has introduced a new category across both its film and TV sections at the same time....

Billy Crudup Joins Rick Famuyiwa’s ‘The Flash’ Right now production onJustice Leagueis underway, but early next year the start of another franchise will begin shooting, giving one of the superheroes from the DC Comics ensemble a chance to venture out on their own. The Flashis set arrive early in 2018, though the character played byEzra Millerhas already appeared in some security camera footage and a surprising time travel sequence inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as a cameo inSuicide Squad....

Black Mask And Victor Zsasz’s Relationship In ‘Birds Of Prey’ Is About Obsession And “Control” Black Mask and Victor Zsasz are a dynamic duo — in more ways than one. Unlike many mob boss-henchman relationships,Ewan McGregor’s Roman Sionus, aka Black Mask, andChris Messina’s Zsasz, a serial killer with a penchant for face-peeling, are utterly devoted to each other. The pair are rarely seen without each other inBirds of Prey, and seem to have a secret language between the two of them that only they understand....

Brett Ratner Defends Rush Hour 3 With Story Of His First Gay Blow-Job? Apparently there is a scene inRush Hour 3where Chris Tucker has an angry homophobic reaction (played for laughs) to a transsexual who removes her wig after a “sexual interaction”. I haven’t seen the movie so I may be getting this wrong as the contents of the scene are not completely spelled out. WhenThe Advocatequestioned Brett Ratner about putting homophobic jokes in his film, the hack director responded by saying, it’s okay because he’s also had the same experience....

Christopher McQuarrie Confirmed To Direct ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ [Updated] Briefly:TheMission: Impossibleseries, which has been thesignature action franchiseforTom Cruisefor almost 20 years (!!!) has beenflirting withwriter/directorChristopher McQuarriefor months. McQuarrie’s career has become quite intertwined with that of Cruise, beginning with their partnership onValkyrie, which McQuarrie wrote, and continuing on toJack Reacher,Edge of Tomorrow, and the stalledTop Gun 2. A tweet today from McQuarrie seems to confirm involvement with theMission: Impossibleseries. We’ve heard that he would co-write (withDrew Pearce) and possibly direct the fifth film; at this point we don’t know if the brief message below is confirmation of one job, or both....

Cool Stuff: Matt Ferguson’s Wonderful ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Print We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the movies you may have missed towards the end of summer wasKubo and the Two Strings. The film came and went without much pomp and circumstance, but as yet another impressive, gorgeous stop-motion animated movie from those geniuses at LAIKA, it demands to be seen. Thankfully, the movie will arrive on home video just before Thanksgiving, making it the perfect holiday gift for that movie lover in your life....

Exclusive ‘Advantageous’ Poster The very best sci-fi movies are the ones that go beyond ooh-ing and ahh-ing at cool gadgets, to dig into the thornier questions of what these technologies mean for humankind, and what they can tell us about ourselves. And that’s what makes the award-winning Sundance dramaAdvantageouslook so intriguing. Directed byJennifer Phang,Advantageousfeatures a newfangled procedure that allows people to transfer their consciousness into a new body. But the story is really about a single mother (Jacqueline Kim) who, through various social and economic forces, is forced to consider undergoing the process in order to secure a brighter future for her young daughter (Samantha Kim)....

First Look: Spider-Man Ride Vehicle For New Disneyland Attraction We’ve known for a while that a Spider-Man attraction is coming to Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris as part of the company’s embracing of Marvel properties in its theme parks. Now, a new piece of concept art has surfaced which reveals our first look at the Spider-Man ride vehicle from the new attraction. Check it out below, and get the lowdown of everything we know about the ride so far....

Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock Showrunners Already Have Ideas For Season 2 [Exclusive] Outside of the proper Muppets, “Fraggle Rock” might be Jim Henson’s most roundly beloved creation, and the show has officially been brought back thanks to the folks at Apple TV+. Debuting last week, “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” is a revival of the classic series, with Red, Boober, Gobo, and the whole gang back for more adventures, surely to the delight of younger viewers and older folks (such as myself) looking for a little nostalgia kick....

How The 1999 Version Of ‘The Mummy’ Changed My Life (Welcome toNostalgia Bomb, a series where we take a look back on beloved childhood favorites and discern whether or not they’re actually any good. In this edition: Stephen Sommers' 1999 blockbusterThe Mummygoes under the microscope.) Romance! Adventure! Mythology! Monsters! Oh my! In 1999, I was the ripe old age of eight. I was a fourth grader who already felt like a nerd, wasn’tthatinterested in boys, and thought the epitome of cool was rocking my brother’s old three wolf moon t-shirt....

Jon Favreau To Direct New J.J. Abrams Pilot ‘Revolution’ AsJon Favreaucontinues to prep what we think will be his next feature directorial gig,Magic Kingdom, he’s taking some time to work withJ.J. Abrams. Favreau will direct the pilot ofRevolution, a new drama produced by theLost/Alias/Felicity/Star Trek/Super 8mastermind. The NBC show, also produced bySupernaturalcreatorEric Kripke, is about humans struggling to survive in a worth where all energy has mysteriously disappeared. Read more after the break....

Josh Gad Will Play Roger Ebert In ‘Russ & Roger’ [Updated] Update:Josh Gadis now finally confirmed to playRoger Ebertin the filmRuss & RogeroppositeWill Ferrellas film producer and directorRuss Meyer. (The film was formerly referred to asRuss & Roger Go Beyond.)Michael Winterbottomwill direct the movie, which follows the creation of Ebert and Meyer’s filmBeyond the Valley of the Dolls. This picture is described byTHRas “a debaucherous comedy centering on two outsiders who defied the Hollywood establishment and made one of the first X-rated films ever released by a major movie studio....

Kevin Feige On When We Will Finally See A Gay Character In The Marvel Cinematic Universe We saw a landmark ruling last week as the Supreme Courtruled by a 5-to-4 votethat the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. This was on my mind as I sat down with Marvel Studios headKevin Feigeover the weekend. I put the question out there: when will we finally see a LGBT character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?...