Fox Announces 2009-2010 Midseason Schedule Fox has announced the channel’s 2009-2010 midseason schedule. The highlights include: You can read the full press release after the jump. FOX is announcing premiere dates of new and returning series as well as revisions to its 2009-2010 midseason schedule. FOX also has ordered a full season of the sophomore drama LIE TO ME. January starts off on a high note when the ninth season of AMERICAN IDOL, television’s No....

Fox Developing Marvel TV Series From ‘Burn Notice’ Creator Matt Nix 20th Century Fox is preparing to unleash some mutant mayhem on the small screen. Fox has ordered a pilot for a new untitled Marvel series, which will focus on two parents who discover their kids have mutant powers.Matt Nix(Burn Notice) will write the script, as well as executive produce alongside all the usual names:Bryan Singer,Lauren Shuler Donner,Simon Kinberg, and Marvel’sJeph LoebandJim Chory....

How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Distinguishes Itself From ‘Suicide Squad,’ According To Director Cathy Yan [Set Visit] Suicide Squadwas by no means a box office failure, but it’s safe to assume no one considers it much of a success. Reviews were scathing, and the general consensus seems to be that it’s the worst of DC’s recent movies. Now here comesBirds of Prey, a film that brings backSuicide Squad’s Harley Quinn, as played byMargot Robbie, but seems to be standing on its own two feet....

How ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Changes The Character’s Movie And Comics History Thor: Ragnarokhas been a rousing success for Marvel Studios. Commercially, the filmcleaned up at the box officeon its opening weekend. Critically, it stands asone of the best-reviewed movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,with only the originalIron Manrating one percent higher on Rotten Tomatoes. I grew up readingThorand other Marvel Comics — I even had a fan letter printed in the back ofThor, Vol....

Hugh Jackman Responds To Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool/Wolverine Crossover Demands Ryan Reynoldsis getting desperate to give us aDeadpool Wolverinecrossover movie. Maybe a little too desperate,Hugh Jackmansays. The formerLoganactor continued the cheeky back-and-forth between him and Reynolds over a Deadpool/Wolverine crossover that theDeadpool 2actor is intent on making happen. And naturally, he’s playing a little hard-to-get. Ahead ofDeadpool 2, Reynoldsreignited the campaignto get Jackman to put on the adamantium claws and the mutton chops once again for a reunion with hisX-Men Origins: Wolverineco-star....

John Leguizamo Recounts ‘Latin History For Morons’ In Trailer For New Netflix Special John Leguizamomight best be known for starring in the ill-fatedSuper Mario Bros. Movie, or maybe voicing Sid the Sloth in theIce Agefranchise. But he’s also quite the accomplished character actor, appearing in movies such asMoulin Rouge,theJohn Wickfranchise,Romeo + Juliet, The Lincoln Lawyer,and, of course,Spawn. However, Leguizamo shines the most in his ongoing series of one-man shows, and a new one calledLatin History for Moronsis coming to Netflix next month....

Kevin Smith Did Not Direct ‘Cop Out’ Just For The Paycheck Kevin Smith’sCop Outwasnot treated kindly by critics, which led many to accuse Smith of simply taking the director gig for an easy payday. Recently, Smith addressed those accusations via his Twitter account. Hit the jump to learn why he took a pay cut to makeCop Out. Smithtweetsin non-stop, stream-of-consciousness, so I’ve aggregated his tweets here in chronological order for easy reading....

Last Night In Soho Writer Remembers Penny Dreadful: ‘We Were Just Too Soon, Weren’t We?’ [Exclusive] Once upon a time, in the mid-2010s, there was a little Showtime series called “Penny Dreadful.” That series, loosely based on the “penny dreadful” magazines of the Victorian period, was a beautiful gothic nightmare. Viewers were enraptured with the stories of Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney), Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway), adventurer Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), possibly possessed Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), and howling hottie Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett)....

Legendary Wants Joe Cornish To Direct King Kong Prequel ‘Skull Island’ Movie [Comic Con 2014] We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At the end of the Legendary panel, studio headThomas Tullreturned to the stage to thank the fans and show off one last thing. The surprise is the announcement of a new King Kong movie titledSkull Island. Thomas Tull announced that they had “been tinkering around with one thing” and showed us some footage for a project that may be a long way out....

Mars Attacks! Almost Featured Killer Dinosaurs - Here’s Why Tim Burton Changed It “Mars Attacks!” is Tim Burton’sode to alien invasion B-moviesfrom the 1950s, and it’s become a bit of a cult classic despite its cold reception at release. The hijinx-strewn battle between inept politicians and big-brained aliens wearing fishbowls on their heads seemed confusingly silly to an audience hot off the very earnest “Independence Day,” which came out earlier the same year....

Michael Mann’s Ferrari Biopic Picks Up Paramount Pictures And Noomi Rapace Michael Mann’s long-gestatingEnzo Ferraribiopic is finally approaching the starting line.Christian Balesigned on to play the Italian racer/entrepreneur a couple months back, and nowNoomi Rapacehas been set in the female lead role of Ferrari’s wife Laura Dominica. Additionally, Paramount Pictures is climbing on board to distribute. Get the latest on the Michael Mann Enzo Ferrari movie after the jump.TheWrapreports Mann’s Ferrari pic will begin shooting next summer in Italy, with a budget of around $80 million....

More Exclusive Comic-Con Art: Nerds Vs. Aliens, Olly Moss, Kevin Tong, Gallery 1988, Scott C, Acme Archives For the past few days, we’ve been drawing (pun intended) your attention to ton awesome exclusive art that’ll be available atSan Diego Comic-Con. We’re shown youMondo,Marvel,some movies, and if you read Page 2 or Superhero Bits, there have been several peppered in there too. With Comic-Con officially kicking off Wednesday night, we figured it was a good time to do show you a bunch more....

New Foundation Image Shows Off Lee Pace As A Godlike Clone Emperor “Foundation,” the Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s influential science fiction book series, is less than a week away. The show premieres on July 01, 2025, and it promises to deliver an escapist narrative set in the far future, which could also be germane to the plight of Earth’s residents in the here and now. Jared Harris stars as a scientist who is an expert in “psycho-history,” able to predict humankind’s fate in numbers....