David Ayer’s ‘Suicide Squad’ Director’s Cut “Would Be Easy To Complete,” Josh Trank Not Interested In ‘Fantastic Four’ Director’s Cut This is the world we live in now: if you are loud enough about demanding a director’s cut on Twitter, it will come. After the mythic Snyder Cutearned its triumphant victorywith an HBO Max release in 2021, the floodgates have opened for directors who want their original visions to be shown to rabid fans....

Don Cheadle Finally Set To Star In And Direct Miles Davis Biopic ‘Kill The Trumpet Player’ Miles Daviswas among the most spectacular talents of the 20th century, fiery and commanding on stage, and fearless as a songwriter. He pushed jazz forward in ways that are incredible, coming from just one man. Offstage, his life was complicated, as his temper could be just as explosive as his music. He dealt with drug addiction and had complicated personal relationships with women, and with many figures in the music scene....

Elizabeth Banks Offers Unhappy Update On Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Frank Or Francis’: “It Fell Apart At The Last Minute” [UPDATED] While any new work fromCharlie Kaufmanwould’ve automatically piqued our interest, the more we heard about his second directorial effortFrank or Francis— musical numbers! animatronic robot heads! “ghost-like thumbs with a Romanian political agenda”! — the more intriguingly bizarre it sounded. Add in a top-shelf cast includingSteve Carell,Jack Black,Kevin Kline,Catherine Keener, andElizabeth Banks, andFrank or Franciswas shaping up to become an absolute must-see....

Exclusive ‘Come To Daddy’ Clip: Elijah Wood Struggles To Connect With His Father If it seems like you haven’t seenElijah Woodmuch over the past decade, that’s because he’s mostly been keeping busy offscreen. In addition to doing voiceover work for animated projects likeTRON Uprising, Over the Garden WallandStar WarsResistance, he’s been working tirelessly as a producer. You may have also seen him popping up occasionally in more low-key thrillers, comedies and horror movies in the indie world....

FX’s ‘The Strain’ Renewed For Fourth And Final Season attempt to enjoyThe Strainwhile you can, because the show won’t be around much longer. FX has just announced that it is picking up the vampire thriller series for a fourth season… which will be its last. But that’s not necessarily bad news, even if you’re a fan of the show. ShowrunnerCarlton Cusehas stressed that the decision allows him and his team to wrap up the drama on their own terms....

Guillermo Del Toro Drops New ‘Dark Universe’ Details Including Main Character Info And Script Status At a comic book conventionsGuillermo Del Torois a god, both for the goodies he brings and the goodies he announces for the future. At WonderCon 2013, Del Torobrought footagefromPacific Rim, which is out this year, but also discussed what’s next. As we know, he’ll first directCrimson Peak.He has also been working onDark Universe, akaJustice League Dark, a DC Comics team-up film featuring some of the company’s darker heroes: Swamp Thing, the Demon, Deadman, the Spectre and Zatanna....

How Was The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Bonus Footage? The re-release ofAvengers: Endgamehit theaters over the weekend to give Marvel Studios one last boost to possibly surpassAvataron the all-time box office chart. But somebox office analysts will tell youthat the re-release was about boosting interest inSpider-Man: Far From Homewhile taking some wind out of the sails ofAnnabelle: Creationas we head into this week’s holiday box office. No matter the reason, we’ve seen the Avengers Endgame re-release extra footage, and some of you out there are probably wondering about it....

Huge Plot Spoilers For ‘Iron Man 3’ And ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Revealed While Marvel has recently released official plot descriptions forIron Man 3andThor: The Dark World, they’re both filled with lots of double speak. Sweeping claims that give absolutely no specifics about the characters or situations in the movie. This, of course, is by design because most people don’t want to read spoilers so far removed from the film’s release, especially when each movie is still shooting....

Indian Musical Epic RRR Is Returning To US Theaters For One Night By Popular Demand If the 2023 Oscars repeat the “Favorite Cheer Moment” award(they won’t), then the 2022 Indian blockbuster “RRR” is a likely candidate to bring home the honorific title. Already, the Telugu-language film has a reputation for its epic, spectacular appeal — not to mention its strong, vocal fanbase online (not unlike Zack Snyder, actually). It’s a high-energy film with spectacular set pieces and over-the-top action — exactly the kind of movie you want to watch in a theater as part of a large, enthusiastic crowd....

Invasion Season 2 Is Heading To Apple TV+ The invasion isn’t over yet. Apple TV+’s extraterrestrial epic “Invasion” will be returning for a second season, Deadline reports. The series' first season finale will air on the streamer Friday. Series co-creator (and X-Men franchise mainstay) Simon Kinberg spoke about the renewal, saying, “I’m super excited about what we’re planning for season two, expanding our universe in the most intimate and epic ways....

Jeremy Renner Is Down To Make A Hawkeye Netflix Series Ever since getting a taste of the history between Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in The Avengers, fans have been hoping for a standalone movie following either or both of the former agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for their own adventure. Previously, Jeremy Renner previously said that hewasn’t really gunning for his own moviein the Marvel cinematic universe, but if the opportunity for his own Netflix series came along, he’d absolutely be down for that....

Jon Favreau On Why Iron Man 2 Won’t Shoot In IMAX And How Avatar Will Revolutionize Cinema Quint over atAICNhas a fascinating interview with Iron Man directorJon Favreau. I want to point out two key segments, one where he talks about IMAX, and the other when he talks aboutJames Cameron’sAvatar. First up, IMAX. Favreau has said that after seeingThe Dark Knight, he’s interesting in possibly shooting some sequences ofIron Man 2using IMAX cameras....

Jon Hurwitz Teases ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Sneak Previews, The First Trailer, And How The Show Will Continue Cobra Kaidebuted on YouTube last summer, bringing backRalph MacchioandWilliam Zabkaas Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence in a way that finally wasn’t just a parody or passing reference toThe Karate Kid. Instead, it was a full blown sequel series that came with a surprising amount of heart and hilarity. SinceCobra Kaiwas such a big hit, a second season was ordered, butwe haven’t seen muchof what’s to come for Daniel and Johnny, their respective kids Samantha (Mary Mouser) and Robby (Tanner Buchanan), and Johnny’s protege Miguel (Xolo Maridueña)....