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Will Rob Marshall Direct Pirates 4? Gore Verbinski stepped out of the captain’s cabin for Disney’s fourthPirates of the Cariebbeanfilm, but Variety’sBFDealMemoblog suggests the studio may have a new helmer inRob Marshall. The blog reports that “sources say unless things break down at the last moment, Marshall will be steering the pirate vehicle’s next installment.” Marshall has three big features under his belt:Chicago,Memoirs of a GeishaandNine, to be released later this year....

Yahoo Resurrects ‘Community’ For A Sixth Season #SixSeasonsandaMovie isn’t yet a dead idea. NBC canceledDan Harmon’s showCommunityearlier this year, but it seemed like there was still a chance that it would end up with a new home. Talks with Hulu didn’t go anywhere, but Yahoo wants a show — and now Yahoo has the sixth (and last?) season of Community. The deal was announced today just hours before the cast’s contract collectively expires....

‘Action U.S.A.’ Trailer: The Explosive, Long Lost 1980s Film Is Finally Available If you’ve seen and enjoyed ridiculous B-movies in the vein ofHard Ticket to Hawaii, it’s imperative that you putAction U.S.A.on your radar. In 1989, stuntmanJohn Stewartmade his directorial debut with his own outrageous, over-the-top piece of high-octane filmmaking, full of insane practical stunts and without a speck of CGI in sight. The movie languished in obscurity…until now. Check out the trailer below....

‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Review: ‘Drink The Kool-Aid’ Brings The Family Together (Every week, we’re going to get the discussion going aboutAmerican Horror Story: Cultby answering one important question: who is the main villain of the episode?) With two episodes remaining in Ryan Murphy’s attempt at post-election catharsis,American Horror Story: Cultput its cards on the proverbial table. “Drink the Kool-Aid” put Ally Mayfair-Richards' (Sarah Paulson) plan in motion as she sets up Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) – and his cult of manly goons – for what’s sure to be one bloody payback plan....

‘Atari: Game Over’ Trailer: Digging Up Evidence Of E.T.’s Demise In 1983 Atari dumped a ton of unsoldE.T.video game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill. That’s s documented fact, but one that is strange enough that it took on the allure of urban legend. Last year a company excavated that landfill as part of a documentary on the fall of Atari and the early ’80s video game industry. The results have been seen in photos, but now you can see video, thanks to theAtari: Game Overtrailer....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Featurette: Why Remake Something That’s Perfect? Fans of Disney’s beloved animated classics from decades past consistently ask why the studio is bothering updating movies that everyone already loves. In the case ofBeauty and the Beast, directorBill Condonrecognizes that the original iteration ofBeauty and the Beastwas perfect, raising the question of why Disney is bothering to remake it at all. A newBeauty and the Beastfeaturette attempts to explain that by going behind the scenes and showing fans how they’re making this story feel familiar and new at the same time....

‘Blade Runner 2’ Adds ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Lennie James The jury is still out on whether or not a sequel toBlade Runneris a good idea in the first place, but I’ll say this much: directorDenis Villeneuvehas been assembling a cast that certainly makes it look like a good idea. The latest actor to join the increasingly large ensemble is British character actorLennie James, best known to audiences for playing Morgan Jones on AMC’sThe Walking Dead....

‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ Trailer: Revisit The World Of Future Los Angeles In This Animated Series In time we’ll all fade away like tears in rain, but at least we’ll have a chance to see moreBlade Runnerfirst. Adult Swim and Crunchyroll dropped the trailer for their new anime series,Blade Runner: Black Lotusat their Comic-Con@Home panel. The series was created by the some of the folks behindGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, The Animatrix,andAppleseed, so it already has someserious cyberpunk cred....

‘Channel Zero’ Creator Nick Antosca Prepares Us For The ‘No-End House’ WhenChannel Zerofirst premiered in 2016, it was clear that a new age of anthology series was upon us. SYFY’s creepypasta-inspired program kicked off withCandle Cove,a tale of a haunted children’s show that drives kids to murder. Thanks to the popularity ofBlack MirrorandAmerican Horror Story, the series brought new life to the horror anthology formula, makingCandle Coveone of the scariest tales to hit the small-screen last year....

‘Downloaded’ Trailer: ‘Bill & Ted’ Star Alex Winter’s Documentary On Napster Many of us think ofAlex Winteronly as Bill S. Preston, Esq., the most excellent co-star of theBill and Tedmovies. But since those films were released, the actor has found himself behind the camera quite often, directing theatrical and TV movies, and TV shows. Then last yearhe signed to make a documentaryabout the cultural milestoneNapster, an online music sharing software that not only changed the way we consume music, but changed the internet as well....

‘High Flying Bird’ Sequel In The Works, According To André Holland Steven Soderbergh’sHigh Flying Birdwas one of last year’s best movies, featuring a captivating performance fromAndré Holland, playing a sports agent dealing with an NBA lockout. It’s a must-watch movie, but I never expected it to spawn a franchise. But that’s apparently what’s happening, as Holland revealed that there’s aHigh Flying Birdsequel in the works, and that instead of a lockout, the follow-up might focus on sports being shut down due to the coronavirus....

‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ - What Did You Think? WhenJames Wan’sInsidioushit theaters in 2011, there were no expectations. The $1.5 million movie ended up grossing almost $100 million worldwide and created a legion of fans. That happened because Wan and screenwriterLeigh Whannell(co-creators of theSawseries) conceived a relatable, terrifying world where a family, rather than a house, was haunted. Just two years later, with the Friday the 13th release ofInsidious: Chapter 2, Wan faces huge expectations....

‘J. Edgar’ Update: Ed Westwick In, Charlize Theron Out, Possibly Moving To ‘Alien Prequel?’ As the saying goes, “when one window closes, another one opens” and such is this case with bothClint Eastwood’s new filmJ. Edgarand actressCharlize Theron.Reports were thatTheron was a basically lock to star as Hoover’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) longtime assistant Helen Gandy but, apparently, her agents jumped the gun and she will not be taking the role. She’sas good as signed upto star inSnow White and the Huntsmanand with this change of events is now a major target forRidley Scottand hisAlien prequel....