Perry Mason Season 2 Recruits Sean Astin, Paul Raci, And More Season 1 of HBO Max’s “Perry Mason” series snuck up on quite a few viewers in 2020,taking a darker and more angst-ridden directionthan some may have expected while serving as a prequel and origin story for the fictional detective. The character originally appeared in author Erle Stanley Gardner’s crime novels (over 80 of them!) before receiving an adaptation as a CBS legal drama in the ’50s and ’60s, starring Raymond Burr....

Shia LaBeouf And David Ayer Reunite For ‘The Tax Collector’ Shia LaBeoufandDavid Ayer, who previously worked together on the World War II tank dramaFury, will re-team for a film calledThe Tax Collector. What’s it about? Who the hell knows! Taxes, probably. Break out your W-9s and 1040s –TheTax Collectoris coming! Perhaps Batman’s most notorious villain,The Tax Collectoris getting his own spin-off film! Oh, wait, my mistake.The Tax Collectoris not a Batman villain at all....

Solar Opposites Production Team Votes To Join The Animation Guild The team behind “Solar Opposites,” the adult animated Hulu series co-created by Justin Roiland of “Rick & Morty” fame is about to become a whole lot more powerful. As was announced yesterday, the eight-member bargaining unit unanimously voted to join the IATSE Local 839 Animation Guild in a National Labor Relations Board election. The group cast their vote on Wednesday, with “Solar Opposites” production coordinator Dana Bell taking to Twitter to announce the results of the vote and to give thanks to everyone who supported the team in their effort....

Sony Trashcans Moneyball Three Days Before Filming Steven Soderbeghhas been given the weekend to find a new home for hisBrad Pittbaseball pictureMoneyball. If another studio doesn’t step up by Monday, Columbia have the option to either fire Soderbergh and replace him or to stall the project indefinitely. The problem, according toVariety, is dispute over the shooting script. This latest draft by Soderbergh and Steve Zaillian has displeased Sony head honchoAmy Pascalso much that she’s taken the drastic measure of ditching what sounds like, to me, a golden opportunity....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Closes In On Avatar’s Domestic Box Office Record “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is web-slinging its way ever closer to the domestic box office record held by James Cameron’s “Avatar.” It seemed unthinkable that any movie would gross this much during the pandemic but spiders have legs, as they say, and so does “No Way Home” in theaters. According toVariety, the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is only $25 million away from catching “Avatar,” which raked in $760 million at the box office in North America....

Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes Crossover Announced By Boom Studios Boom Studios has announced aStar Trek Planet of the Apescrossover at 2014 Comic Con. The comic book crossover will pair the original U.S.S. Enterprise crew with Taylor, Nova and the cast from the originalPlanet of the Apesfilm. As for the plot, here is a quick tease: “With the Klingons secretly backing a renegade gorilla general in a coup for control of Ape City, Captain Kirk finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to help out Dr....

Star Wars Bits: Battlefront, Dave Bautista, Darth Vader Comic, Digital Card Trader App And More Star Wars Bitsis now the ultimate power in the universe. I suggest we use it. Here’s what you’ll find in this edition of news from a galaxy far, far away. Header image: Sneak preview of Darth Vader #8 (see more below) Right now wrestler turned actorDave Bautistais on a hot streak. He just broke through in a big way withGuardians of the Galaxya year ago, and this fall he’ll take on James Bond inSpectre....

Superhero Bits: Supergirl, Batman V Superman, Inhumans, Powers, Sandman, Groot What’s up with theseInhumansand could it have anything to do withAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D? How can you get a choose your own adventureBatmancomic book? Which actress is the latest rumored to playSupergirl? Want to see the full cast ofPowers? WouldRebecca RomijnplayMystiqueagain? WasChristian Baleever asked to return asBatman? Is Warner Bros. happy with the status ofSandman? And what doesMark Hamillhave to do withSpider-Man?...

The ‘American Crime Story’ Season 2 First Look Reveals ‘‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace’ The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the latest season of FX’s hit showAmerican Crime Story, is likely to be one of 2018’s most talked-about new TV shows. A new first look feature takes you behind-the-scenes of the series, which focuses on the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. Watch the newAmerican Crime Storyseason 2 first look below....

The ‘Kingsman’ Prequel Is Now Confusingly Titled ‘The King’s Man’ In a series full of fun titles, the upcomingKingsmanprequel has another tongue-twister for you:The King’s Man.20th Century Fox has revealed that the upcomingKingsmanprequel title is the somewhat confusingThe King’s Man, which is set to arrive in theaters in February 2020. The prequel, which starsRalph Fiennes(Harry Potter, Spectre) and up-and-comerHarris Dickinson(The Darkest Minds) will chronicle the origins of the well-dressed British intelligence agency....

The Bourne Identity’s Most Romantic Scene Wasn’t Romantic At All On Set Matt Damonwas a certified Oscar winner and movie star by the time he took on the role of Jason Bourne for “The Bourne Identity” in 2002. Both Damon and director Doug Liman were feeling some anxiety, however, about shooting the love scene that comes about halfway through the otherwise action-driven film. Thankfully, Franka Potente, the star of “Run Lola Run,” was there with a bottle of Jägermeister to give them a little liquid courage....

The Most Haunting Scene In The Ring Two Didn’t Need Any CGI Few horror villains are as nightmare-inducing as Samara from “The Ring” movie franchise. The vengeful ghost of a young girl who harbors a tragic past, she is known for brutally murdering her victims seven days after they’ve watched the infamous tape, a playback of her own life. Samara resembles a Japanese onryo (a wrathful spirit focused on vengeance) who is a staple ofJ-horror films....

The Sea Monster To Human Transformation In ‘Luca’ Is Partially Based On Mystique In The ‘X-Men’ Movies InThe Little Mermaid, Ariel is able to transform into a human through a deal with a sea witch, in which she gives up her voice for legs. But in Pixar’sLuca, though it’s beencompared to a riffon the Disney animated classic, there’s no such deal with the devil. The sea monsters of the upcoming Pixar coming-of-age film simply get out of the water and dry off, and they’re human....