Nicolas Winding Refn’s Next Film Is ‘I Walk With The Dead’ Nicolas Winding Refnseems to have a number of interesting projects brewing at any given time, but he’s finally decided which one he wants to make his next directorial effort. And for once, it won’t involve Ryan Gosling. Probably. The Danish filmmaker is next set to helmI Walk With the Dead, an “all-female horror film” that at one point hadCarey Mulliganattached to star....

North By Northwest Ending Explained: Hitchcock Rushes Through Mount Rushmore We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Throughout his legendary career, Alfred Hitchcock was a firm believer in the MacGuffin. The term’s coinage is often attributed to the master of suspense, but it actually originated with screenwriter Angus MacPhail, who collaborated with the filmmaker on numerous films. It refers to the object or goal that plays an integral role in driving the plot’s momentum, like the Death Star plans in “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,” the Ark of the Covenant in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” or Hoke’s dentures in “Miami Blues....

Now Corin Hardy Will Direct ‘The Crow’ Remake Few projects cycle through as many publicly-known director attachments asThe Crowremake, which is set to starLuke Evans(above) as a murdered man who finds his . F. Javier Gutiérrez was most recently attached to direct the remake, but has moved on toThe Ring 3D. NowCorin Hardywill be the Crow remake director, reportedly thanks in part to a recommendation from Edgar Wright. Deadlinereports the news on Hardy, who is awaiting the 2015 release of his featureThe Hallow, and will now directThe Crowin the spring, from a script byCliff Dorfman....

Now Scream This: The Best Streaming Horror Movies Based On Books (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt:As an uncivilized swine who barely has enough time to keep up with weekly cinema releases, let other mediums of storytelling, Chris has informed me that some of my favorite horror films are actually based on written literature....

Pierre Morel In Talks To Direct ‘Earth Defense Force’ For Producer Sam Raimi Sam RaimiandDistrict 9producerBill Blockareputting togethera Warner Bros. film calledEDF, orEarth Defense Force, which explosively details “Earth’s response to an imminent alien invasion.” (And which seemingly isn’t an adaptation of thevideo game seriesin which soldiers fight off endless waves of giant insects, despite the fact that film and game share a name. Perhaps that’s for the best, and there’s word that the film’s name could change....

See Zac Efron As Ted Bundy In First ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile’ Image Ted Bundy wasn’t known for his glorious abs, butZac Efronis going to give it a go playing the serial killer anyway. InExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, Efron plays the notorious murderer who may have killed more than 100 people. Efron took to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes look of himself in character as Bundy. See Zac Efron as Ted Bundy below....

Short Film, A**hole, Now Online (Brooklyn’s Curb Your Enthusiasm?) Pal ofDavid CrossandJohnny Knoxvilleand all-around New York renaissance man,Gavin McInnes, has released his short film fromSundance, entitledAhole, to the web masses. The short has a simple premise: McInnes plays the titular (analar? familiar?) character, a man on the verge of blowing uporbecoming a full-blown snuggler during a reg visit to the doctor.Aholealso serves as a NSFW primer forStreet Carnage Films, the Brooklyn-based independent behind projects likeTotally For Teens,TV Carnage,and the new featureSanza Hanza....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Reclaims Top Box Office Spot, Becomes Sixth Highest-Grossing Movie In History Even Omicron’s no match for the web-slinger. Despite spiking Covid numbers caused by the variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has emerged as thebiggest box office hitof the pandemic-era over the last month and is now threatening to break into the top five highest-grossing films of all time (not adjusting for inflation, of course). It’s also managed to reclaim the top spot in the U....

Superhero Bits: Batman & Daffy Duck, Darth Vader As Venom, Apocalypse Poster & More DidAndy Warholdirect aBatmanmovie at some point? Which Avenger willEmily VanCampfight inCaptain America: Civil War? When didBatmanteam up withDaffy Duck? What wouldDarth Vaderlook like asVenom? Which superhero willMartian Manhunterimpersonate onSupergirl? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Marco D’Alfonsoimagined what it would be likeif Darth Vader wasVenom. Here’s 17 things to know from the cast ofSupergirl, straightfrom the set of the show....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Gotham, Daredevil, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Winter Soldier, Civil War, Are there new promos forGotham? What does a certainCivil Warstar think of thatAnt-Manstinger? Which villain could be coming toDaredevilSeason 2? Who’s the latest addition to theAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.cast? How areBatmanandSupermanlooking on their latest magazine cover? Want another peek at theX-Men: Apocalypseset? How about someUltronconcept art? DoesStan Leeapprove of the newHuman Torch? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Wonder Woman, Arrow What happens when you blendThe Avengerswith the popular TV showFriends? IsMarvelplanning multipleAvengersvideo games? Where can you purchase the actual movie-used props ofThor’s hammer orCaptain America’s shield? Which comic book is on pace to outperformJustice League #1? What influences did the costume designer forThe Dark Knight Risesbring into theBaneoutfit? How many superhero films hasJon Hammbeen offered? And how didJoss Whedonseek to differentiate hisHulkfrom the previous films?...

The ‘Hellboy’ Reboot’s Official Title Is Confirmed To Be… ‘Hellboy’ After the news broke thatMilla Jovovichwas castin theHellboyreboot as the Blood Queen, everyone started to noticeNeil Marshall’s take on the demonic superhero was no longer being calledHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. It turns out that theHellboyreboot title is officially…Hellboy. JustHellboy. As sweet and simple as you can get. A Lionsgate representative confirmed toMovieWebthat the title for Neil Marshall’supcoming reboot, starringDavid Harbouras the titular character, is simplyHellboy....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now: The Lost Daughter, Encanto, And More (Welcome toNow Stream This, a weekly column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) Happy New Year! Now Stream This took some time off for the holidays, but now we’re back with a whole new line-up of titles you can, and should, stream right now. This week’s Now Stream This brings you the fantastic feature directorial debut from Maggie Gyllenhaal, a wonderful Disney pic from 2021 that sort of got overlooked, an underrated gem from Martin Scorsese, Sandra Bullock trapped in space, and a film adaptation of a series of creepy books for kids....