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Peacemaker Trailer Breakdown: John Cena And James Gunn Are Back With A New Squad The “Suicide Squad” spin-off series “Peacemaker"wrapped filmingin July, and now we’ve got our first full-lengthteaser trailer! Fans who wondered what writer/director James Gunn and star John Cena were going to do with the character following the events of “The Suicide Squad” now have their answer, as the trailer opens with Cena’s Peacemaker waking up in the hospital....

Ralph Macchio Says A Jackie Chan Cameo Wouldn’t Work In Cobra Kai, But A Hilary Swank Cameo Might On the eve of itsfourth season, people are still as crazy as ever for “Cobra Kai,” the sequel continuation series based on “The Karate Kid” franchise that’s set in what creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg call the “Miyagi-verse.” For the uninitiated (which, why are you reading this article?!), Mr. Miyagi is the legendary karate master from Okinawa, Japan played by Pat Morita, who famously mentored Daniel (Ralph Macchio) in “The Karate Kid....

Read James Cameron’s Fond Farewell To James Horner The film world is still reeling from news of a plane crash that appears to have taken the life of Oscar-winning composerJames Horner. I say “appears” because Horner’s own attorney remains unable to confirm the composer’s death, more than twenty-four hours after the crash. Astatementwas released, however, saying “Although we are all awaiting official confirmation that our dear friend and client James Horner was in fact the pilot, we are shocked and deeply saddened to learn that his single-engine aircraft was involved in a fatal crash yesterday morning in northern Ventura County....

Rogue One Bits: The First 20 Minutes Screened, New Aliens Profiled, And All Kinds Of New Collectible Stuff In this edition of Rogue One Bits: StarWars.com’s Databank pagehas been updated with new information about some of the minor characters inRogue One. Let’s run down some of the big ones. Ah, remember the days when you had to learn this stuff from the back of toy packaging? For more entires, including details on the TIE Striker, Krennic’s shuttle, and some of the new Stormtroopers, you’ll need to explore theDatabankfor yourself....

Rumor: New ‘Matrix’ Trilogy Being Prepped By Wachowskis Will there be a newMatrixtrilogy? A report says claims that Warner Bros. wants one, and thatAndy and Lana Wachowskihave already started work on stories, “with early treatments and outlines already turned into the studio.” That comes fromLatino Review, which claims that the Wachowskis and Warner Bros. are aiming for a 2017 release window. The nature of the new story is uncertain at this point, with the report claiming one early treatment was “about the birth of the Matrix,” but that the development situation is fluid and very subject to change....

Sam Raimi “Loved” Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ WhileSam Raimi’s maintained that his breakup with Sony’s Spider-Man franchise was an amicable one, he’s remained understandably reluctant to actually see where the property went next. While doing press forOz: The Great and Powerful, Raimi likened seeingMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Manto attending an ex-girlfriend’s wedding. “I don’t have the guts,” he admitted. But now it seems he’s finally gotten over his unease. In a very recent interview, Raimi revealed that he’d finally gotten around to checking it out....

Scream 2022 Director Teases Possible Sequels With New Generation It’s been 25 years since Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) went toe-to-toe with the hacking ‘n slashing Ghostface killer (not to be confused with the flow-riffic rap artist) in the fictional sunny California town of Woodsboro in Wes Craven’s “Scream.” Now, the “Scream” film series has a new entry on the way in 2022, and co-director Tyler Gillett says there’s more where that came from....

Sean Hayes Cast As Larry In ‘The Three Stooges’ The second Stooge is cast.Peter and Bobby Farrellyhave been working on aThree Stoogesmovie for over a decade, and after a false start two years ago, they’ve got the project set to go at Fox, just as soon as the cast is locked down. Last weekWill Sassofrom SNL waslockedto play Curly, and nowSean Hayes, best known for his role onWill & Grace, will be Larry....

Sequel Bits: ‘Creed 2,’ ‘Predator 3,’ ‘Trainspotting 2,’ ‘Bond 25’ Welcome back to Sequel Bits, the handy-dandy collection of everything you need to know about the follow-ups to movies you (maybe, possibly) already love! In today’s edition: Creedmade $42 million in its first five days of release, soof coursethey’re already talking about a follow-up. Sure, some of the originalRockysequels were less than inspiring, but a future Creed movie probably won’t have the nerve to featureMichael B....

Summit To Develop Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Movie And TV Series Summit Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to the popular/famous relationship book franchiseMen Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. The book series Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus assesses marital and relationship problems in terms of distinct and pervasive gender differences. The Mars-Venus series has sold over 50 million books in 45 territories worldwide....

Superhero Bits: Beast Boy Coming To ‘Fortnite’, Shuri Is The Favorite To Become ‘Black Panther’ & More What are the betting odds onShuribeing the one to take the mantle ofBlack Panther? Why didMODOKsteal a character from a deleted scene inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Ready to play asBeast BoyinFortnite? IsKevin Feigeconsidering leaving Marvel for Lucasfilm? How long asBlack Widowbeen finished? Want a look behind the scenes ofJupiter’s Legacy? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Injustice 2 Cinematics, Aquaman Set Photos, Howard The Duck Concept Art & More Ready to playMarvel Heroes Omegain open beta on PlayStation 4? WillT.I.return forAnt-Man and the Wasp? Which comic book movie was voted the most anticipated movie of the summer in a Fandango poll? Who will direct the season finale ofInhumans? Want to see all the cinematics fromInjustice 2in one video? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The Bad Guys Review: A Breezy, Kid-Friendly Caper There are only so many ways the same handful of story arcs in mainstream animated movies can be told. Though the medium of animation itself can be expansive and aim far beyond the expectations of studio execs who presume that cartoons are for children, so many modern titles cover the same kind of ground. Consider, for example, the idea of a stereotypically bad guy turning into a hero....