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‘Ghost Stories’ Trailer: Martin Freeman Leads A Trio Of Spooky Stories From the ’60s output of Hammer and Amicus to Danny Boyle’s reinvention of the zombie genre with28 Days Later, the United Kingdom has always been a dependable source of thrills and chills. There’s just something special about horror movies with an English accent. Now, a new movie calledGhost Storieslooks to add its name to the nation’s line-up of must-see genre movies and all of the right pieces seem to be here: creepy stories, a wry tone, and the presence of strong actors likeMartin Freemanto lend credibility to the whole thing....

‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2 May Bring David Tennant Back From The Dead IsJessica Jonesresurrecting the Netflix show’s most terrifying villain? Or isDavid Tennant’s Kilgrave only returning from the grave for a traumatizing flashback inJessica JonesSeason 2? We can’t know for sure, except that it is confirmed that Tennant will be returning as the mind-controlling psychopath who raped and tormented Jessica in the show’s first season. There’s even an official set picture to prove it....

‘John Wick’ Franchise Director Chad Stahelski Talks Shooting Action And Building Characters In A Spoiler-Heavy Interview The summer movie season will remain abuzz after the triumphant arrival ofJohn Wick: Chapter Three – Parabellum. If ever a movie could be a mic drop, it’s the latest chapter of everybody’s new favorite killing machine and dog enthusiast, John Wick. The sequel has it all, starting with another performance from Keanu Reeves that leaves a big fat mark on pop culture....

‘Loki’ Almost Had The God Of Mischief Wielding All The Infinity Stones And Having Lots Of Wild Sex If you thoughtLokibeing confirmed asgender fluidandbisexualin the God of Mischief’s own series on Disney+ was mind-blowing, you’re going to be shocked to hear what the Marvel Studios show almost included. InAssembled: The Making of Loki, we get a glimpse at the development process for the series, including a white board where plans for the series were being explored in the writers room....

‘Mrs. America’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Fights The Women’s Liberation Movement Cate Blanchettis gunning for next year’s Emmy and Golden Globe ceremonies with her role as conservative ’70s activist Phyllis Schlafly inMrs. America. She leads a murderer’s row of character actresses in the FX series about the battle to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by notorious anti-feminist Schlafly. Watch theMrs. Americatrailer below. Mrs. America Trailer Before “owning the libs” became a thing, there was Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative activist who fiercely fought against the Women’s Liberation Movement and their attempts ratify the ERA, an amendment that would have guaranteed women legal equality to men....

‘Paddington 2’ Is No Longer The Best Reviewed Movie Of All Time On Rotten Tomatoes Back in January of 2018, the family film sequelPaddington 2became thebest reviewed movie of all timeon Rotten Tomatoes. With 163 reviews from critics (at the time), the movie managed to maintain a 100% score. Even in the years since then, the movie reached over 240 reviews and kept a perfect rating. That’s no easy feat when there’s so much subjectivity involved in film criticism....

‘Passengers’ Trailer Teaser: A Brief Preview Of The Chris Pratt And Jennifer Lawrence Sci-Fi Romance We’ve seen trailers for most of the wide releases coming out this Christmas, includingAssassin’s Creed,Gold,Collateral Beauty,Why Him?, and of courseRogue One: A Star Wars Story. One of the films we’ve yet to see a trailer for is directorMortenTyldum’s(The Imitation Game) sci-fi romancePassengers, but that’ll change tomorrow. Below, watch thePassengerstrailer teaser. Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) are all alone on a colony ship full of thousands of people in a cryogenic sleep....

‘Short Term 12’ Director Destin Daniel Cretton To Helm Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Marvel Studios has often reached into the independent film world to pluck talented filmmakers for their superhero movies, and they’ve done it again with theirShang-Chidirector. The studio is reportedly hiringDestin Daniel Crettonto direct their first superhero movie with an Asian protagonist. Cretton previously directedShort Term 12, the 2013 indie that starredBrie Larson, Rami Malek, Lakeith Stanfield, and more. Deadlinehas the report, which also mentions that Cretton is next directing a movie calledJust Mercythat will again reunite him with Larson and see him working with another Marvel actor,Michael B....

‘Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance’ Ride Rumored To Be 28 Minute Experience; New Details Emerge As we approach the opening ofStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeat Disneyland this June, we are starting to get a better picture of what awaits us in theStar Wars-themed land. While most everyone is talking aboutMillennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, the interactive motion simulator attraction that will put guests in the cockpit of the fastest hunk-of-junk in the galaxy, details are beginning to emerge about the epic immersive dark ride attractionStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ First Order Stormtrooper Origins Partially Revealed If you haven’t been keeping up withStar Wars Bits, then you might have missed that the first action figure fromStar Wars: The Force Awakenswill arrive next month atSan Diego Comic-Conas a convention exclusive. The first figure fromEpisode VIIwill be a 6-inchBlack Series First Order Stormtrooper. Some high-resolution shots of the figure have been making the rounds online (we featured them over here), but now it’s the packaging that has fans talking....

‘The Crow’ Remake Adds Andrea Riseborough As Villain The Crowremake has been a revolving door of talent over the past couple of years, with various actors and filmmakers coming and going over the years. As of right now, directorCorin Hardy(The Hallow) and starJack Huston(Boardwalk Empire) are the latest combo to try and tackle the project. And miraculously, it seems they’re actually making some forward progress.Andrea Riseboroughhas just signed on on to play the villain....

‘The Lion King’ Pounces To The Top Of The Box Office With A Massive $185 Million Opening Disney had no problem topping the charts again this summer with their release of the remake ofThe Lion King. Audiences may not be sure whether to call this movie animation or live-action, but they clearly had to see it for themselves to the tune of a $185 million opening weekend at the domestic box office....

‘The Orville’ Season 2 Will be at Least 14 Episodes, Feature Even Heavier Sci-Fi [TCA 2018] Seth MacFarlanewas at the Television Critics Association winter press tour for a live reading of an upcomingFamily Guyscript. After the reading, MacFarlane spoke with reporters about his Fox sci-fi showThe Orville. Renewed for season 2, MacFarlane promised at least 14 episodes, but not a 22 episode season. “I think it’s going to be at least 14,” he said....