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Why An Adaptation Of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Series Has Never Been Successful Since the success of “Game of Thrones,” studios have been looking for a new fantasy series that appeals to adult audiences. Amazon has its “The Wheel of Time” series, Netflix has its upcoming “The Sandman,” and HBO has"Game of Thrones" again. Somehow, “The Dark Tower” series by Stephen King has managed to go all this time without a proper adaptation....

Why Disney Closed The Curtain On Fantasia 3 “Fantasia” was always something of a cursed dream, whether the man behind the wheel was Walt Disney or his nephew Roy E. Disney. In 1940, the anthology of short animated films set to classical symphonies was the backdrop to immense innovation in the world of animation, which had already beenredefined by Disneyin feature films like “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” and “Pinocchio....

Wolf Like Me Trailer: Josh Gad And Isla Fisher Get Freaky In Peacock’s Horror-Comedy Series The first trailer for Peacock’s new series “Wolf Like Me” is here, and it looks intense. The series is written and directed by Abe Forsythe (“Little Monsters”). It’s officially described as a “genre-bending romantic dramedy,” but this first look is heavy on the drama and suspense. Josh Gad plays a single father whose daughter appears to be dealing with anxiety after her mother’s death....

‘2067’ Trailer: Kodi Smit-McPhee Tries To Save The Future Welcome to the future, where Earth has been ruined by climate change! Fun, right? Well, that’s the premise of2067, a new sci-film featuring time travel, post-apocalyptic landscapes, andKodi Smit-McPheedressed like a Ghostbuster.Ryan Kwantenalso stars in the film, which comes from writer-directorSeth Larney. Watch the2067trailer below. 2067 Trailer I can’t imagine2067was a big production with a big budget – which makes this trailer all the more impressive....

‘A Liar’s Autobiography’ Trailer: The Life Of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, In Irreverent Animated Form I recently went back toMonty Pythonfor a refresher course — I’ve always loved the troupe’s work, but some combination of cynicism and silliness in the air recently (I think that might be politics) made me want to revisit the comedy of John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and the lateGraham Chapman....

‘Aquaman’ Animated Mini-Series Produced By James Wan Coming To HBO Max AquamandirectorJames Wanis returning to Atlantis sooner than expected. Not only will Wan helm the eventualAquamansequel, he’s also executive producing anAquamananimated mini-series set to make a splash on HBO Max. The series,Aquaman: King of Atlantis, will have standalone episodes that sound as if they take place after the events of the live-actionAquamanmovie. Yeah-uh! Ready to dive back into the world ofAquaman?...

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ TV Spots - Hawkeye Says What We’re All Thinking Avengers: Age of Ultronarrives in the UK and other countries in just a couple weeks, and hits the US on May 1. The first screenings take place very soon, after which we’ll probably start to hear far too much about the film’s secrets. But for now, there are brief blasts of new footage thanks to things like the new behind the scenes featurette, and these two newAge of UltronTV spots....

‘Child’s Play 2’ Is The Best Chucky Movie, And The New TV Series Is Right To Borrow From It Theteaserfor theChuckyTV series arrived today, and with it came an incredibly exciting quote from franchise creatorDon Mancini. The writer-director, who has been with Chucky since the beginning, revealed that parts of the upcoming TV series will harken back toChild’s Play 2, arguably the best film in the franchise. And what, exactly, makesChild’s Play 2so special?...

‘Crater’: Mckenna Grace To Star In Disney+ Film Described As ‘Stand By Me’ On The Moon Mckenna Gracemay not be a Big Deal quite yet, but considering the way things are going for her, it won’t be long before she’s a household name. The 14-year-old actor has already appeared in films likeCaptain MarvelandReady Player One, and she’ll soon play a significant role in Sony’sGhostbusters: Afterlife. Now she’s snagged what could be one of her biggest roles yet: a supporting part inCrater, a Disney+ sci-fi coming-of-age movie that shares some DNA with Rob Reiner’s 1986 classicStand By Me– but this film will be set on the moon....

‘Dominion: Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens’ To Feature Smart Dinosaurs And Speaking Aliens For the past year,Men in Black 3directorBarry Sonnenfeldand comic book writerGrant Morrisonhave been working on a graphic novel calledDominion: Dinosaurs vs. Aliensthat will eventually be turned into a movie. The idea was to tell the “true story” of how dinosaurs became extinct as a massive “photorealistic CG movie in 3D.” With Sonnenfeld doing press forMIB3, he’s answered a few questions about the monster mash-up including the latest on its development as well as the question on everyone’s mind: how the heck do aliens and dinosaurs communicate?...

‘Ghostbusters’ Bits: New Theme, Original Cast Reunion, Contests, Events & More There’s a decent round-up of Ghostbusters stuff hitting the web today, so here are some Ghostbusters Bits: Later this summer, we’ll see two generations of Ghostbusters on the big screen. There’s the new crew played byMelissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnonandLeslie Jonesin theGhostbustersreboot opening in July, and throughout the movie we’ll see original cast members making cameos. But before that, both casts will get together for a special episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Review Round-Up: An Absolute Blast But Not As Good As The First Next week will bringGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2to theaters. The advanced test screening scores were more than promising (they received the highest audience scores of any Marvel Studios film), and the brief reactions from the first press screenings had plenty of positive things to say. Now we have aGuardians of the Galaxy 2review round-up that gives us a little more insight into what works inJames Gunn’s cosmic comic book sequel and what doesn’t....

‘Holmes And Watson’ Trailer: Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly Are The Iconic Detective Duo Will FerrellandJohn C. Reillyhave teamed up inStep BrothersandTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobbyto riotous laughter. Can they do it all again as the most iconic detective duo of all time?Holmes and Watsonfinds Ferrell and Reilly playing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson in a comedic take on the literary pair created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle....