Kevin Smith Theorizes As To Why Ben Affleck Chose Not To Direct ‘The Batman’ Kevin Smithmay not be everyone’s favorite filmmaker, but the guy has decades' worth of experience working in the industry. As a filmmaker, Smith sees how the business side operates, and he’s been involved in the early stages of development on some attempted blockbusters. He’s also had bit parts in a few of them, as well as directed a couple episodes of shows likeThe FlashandSupergirlrecently....

Liam Neeson, Will Ferrell, Alison Brie, And Nick Offerman Join ‘Lego: The Piece Of Resistance’ It’s no great surprise thatPhil LordandChris Millerare luring in some excellent talent forLego: The Piece of Resistance, but it’s cheerful news all the same.Chris PrattandWill Arnettwere among the first actors announced over the summer, followed byMorgan FreemanandElizabeth Banksa couple of months later. Now four more shining stars have just boarded the cast:Will Ferrell,Alison Brie,Nick Offerman, andLiam Neeson....

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ Movie Casts Lin-Manuel Miranda Crazy Rich AsiansdirectorJon M. Chuis following up his smash hit rom-com with a film adaptation ofLin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musicalIn the Heights. While Miranda has been announcing the film’s cast members through his Twitter account, today he announced one more addition to the movie’s ensemble: himself. (See you on set)pic.twitter.com/ydfNMOzGbI — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)July 17, 2025 Miranda will play the bit part of Piragüero, whomEWdescribes as “the owner of a small piragua (a Puerto Rican shaved ice dessert) stand who Mister Softee is trying to shut down but he keeps scraping by on the barrio streets with a selection of mango, strawberry, and pineapple ices!...

Marvel Fires ‘Star Wars’ Comic Writer Chuck Wendig Because Of His Social Media “Negativity” Chuck Wendig, the best-selling author of theAftermathtrilogy ofStar Warsnovels and multipleStar Wars-related comics, has been fired by Marvel Entertainment. Wendig took to Twitter to share the reasons for his termination, and it basically boils down to the fact that the company didn’t like his tweets about politics. Read on for much more about this situation. Chuck Wendig Fired By Marvel Wendig – who was in the middle of working on a five-issue miniseries calledShadow of Vaderand a still-unannouncedStar Warsnovel – went on Twitter today to explain that Marvel fired him “because of the negativity and vulgarity that my tweets bring....

Michael Giacchino To Score His First Walt Disney Animation Studios Feature Film Over the last few years it seemsJohn Lasseterhas been able to emulate many of the elements that have made Pixar a success and bring Walt Disney Animation back to its glory. With Walt Disney Animation’s next feature filmZootopia, they will be borrowing composerMichael Giacchino. Giacchino broke out huge when Brad Bird brought him to Pixar forThe Incredibles– I know I’ve been a fan of the man’s music beginning at that point....

Moon Knight’s Human Statue Character Has A Comic Book Origin “Moon Knight"has finally entered the MCU! Marc Spector is one of Marvel’s most unique heroes and fans have waited a long time to see him given a live-action adaptation. However, “Moon Knight” is likely quite different from what comic readers were expecting. For one thing, the Disney+ series spends the majority of its first episode with Steven Grant, an unassuming museum gift shop worker in London who thinks he’s suffering from a strange sleep disorder....

NBC Reimagining ‘Peter Pan’ As Contemporary Workplace Sitcom Not content with sending Marnie fromGirlsto battle Christopher Walken on live TV, NBC is doubling down on itsPeter Panaddiction with an unrelated new TV series. The network is developingWendy and Peter, a half-hour comedy based loosely on J.M. Barrie’s classic characters. Except instead of an early 20th century girl and a magical orphan, they’ll be co-workers in a modern-day office. Hit the jump for more about NBC’s Peter Pan TV series....

New Twilight Movie Trailer The final trailer for Twilight has leaked onto YouTube. I’ve pretty much given up all hope on this film, but I’m sure there are a few teenage girl readers who might be interested. As always, tell me what you think in the comments below! Official Plot Synopsis:TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school....

Nicole Byer Announces Her First Hour-Long Comedy Special On Netflix Nicole Byer’s first hour-long special will premiere onNetflixby the end of the year. The special is currently set to be filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York on September 5. The release date is unspecified, but is expected for late this year. In the announcement statement, Byer said: “I’m so f**king excited to do this. I’m so grateful that Netflix is giving me a nice lil platform to have some fun tee hee hee....

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Reboot Bits: Kevin Eastman Talks ‘Ninja Turtles;’ Jean-Claude Van Damme Wants In On ‘Bloodsport,’ Plus ‘Masters Of The Universe,’ ‘Total Recall’ Remakes have become so common that barely a day goes by without updates on projects that seek to revitalize or reuse proven or existing stories. Today the list of remake news involves a couple of ’80s action mainstays talking about new versions of their old fims, and a couple other odds and ends....

Review: ‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Is A Silly, Poor Excuse For A ‘Toy Story’ Retread Pixar Animation has set the bar pretty high when it comes to storytelling for the whole family. Their movies consistently have interesting, funny characters that have undeniable chemistry, and the story comes with a heart full of a myriad of emotions. Meanwhile, Illumination Entertainment seems to be more focused on just making kids laugh rather than telling a story with substance....