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Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Batman, Agent Carter, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, The Flash What hasMads Mikkelsenheard aboutDoctor Strange? WhichJessica Jonescharacter has reported to theLuke Cageset? Want a first look at Lash fromAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Could Warner Bros. make moreBatmangames? Which superhero (besides Falcon) doesAnthony Mackiewant to play? Was Marvel ever considering anotherDaredevilmovie? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. A post shared by Kode Abdo (@bosslogic)...

The ‘Green Book’ Controversy Explained: A Tour Of Hollywood’s Long History Of Mishandling Black Stories Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali as musical prodigy Dr. Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as bouncer-turned-actor Frank Anthony Vallelonga aka Tony Lip, just won Hollywood’s biggest honor. But there are many moviegoers out there who are less than satisfied with Hollywood’s love affair with the film. WhileGreen Bookhas received support for being an entertaining look at an interracial friendship in the 1960s, many are also annoyed with the film focusing more on its white protagonist rather than its black one....

The ‘Sandman’ TV Series May Not Be Dead Just Yet This will either be great news or a disappointing report, depending upon what sort of fan you are ofNeil Gaiman’s landmark comic book seriesSandman. Do you want to see the stories adapted into a new medium, or not? Last year we heard that Warner Bros. TV wasdevelopinga TV series based on the comic, withSupernatural’sErik Kripkea top choice to lead the project....

The ‘Suspiria’ Ending Explained By Dakota Johnson, In Case You’re Confused Luca Guadagnino’sSuspiriais now playing, thrilling some audiences while leaving others very confused at what the hell they just watched. Guadagnino’s remake strays drastically from Dario Argento’s original, concluding in a shocking, surprising way.Dakota Johnson, who stars in the film as Susie, recently offered up aSuspiriaending explanation, should that be something you’re looking for. As you might expect,major spoilersfollow – so turn back now if you haven’t seenSuspiria....

The Controversy Behind Judi Dench’s Shakespeare In Love Oscar Win I recall with fondness the 71st Academy Award telecast. Introducing the ceremony that would award the best films of 1998, hostess Whoopi Goldberg stepped onto stage in the costume worn by Judi Dench in that year’s “Shakespeare in Love.” She would comment that the 71st Oscars were designed to award all the ‘98 films about Queen Elizabeth I, commenting that two of the Best Picture nominees feature the Queen as characters (the other being Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth”)....

The CW Making ‘Scooby-Doo’ And ‘Waltons’ Specials For Some Reason, Along With ‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Animated Holiday Special This just in from the Department of But Why? The CW has ordered three specials for late 2021 –The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special,The Waltons: Homecoming, andBeebo Saves Christmas. This is an odd assortment of titles to begin with, but when you start to think about it, it gets even weirder. How can there be aScooby-Doo"reunion special" whenScooby-Doonever really went away....

The Walking Dead Series Finale Will Be Directed By Greg Nicotero After 11 seasons and 12 years, AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama “The Walking Dead” is finallycoming to an end. Well, the flagship series is, anyway. There are still “Walking Dead"movieson the way as well as the multiple spin-off series including “Tales of the Walking Dead.” Based on the comics series written by Robert Kirkman, “The Walking Dead” first debuted in October of 2010, and completely dominated the American zombie genre....

This Week In Trailers: Hell And Back Again, Man On Ground, Connected, My Worst Nightmare, Finding Joe Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Tom Holland May Join Daisy Ridley In Doug Liman’s YA Movie ‘Chaos Walking’ ActorTom Hollandmight live in a world populated entirely by men for directorDoug Liman(Edge of Tomorrow). TheSpider-Man: Homecomingstar is currently in talks to act alongsideDaisy Ridleyin the post-apocalyptic YA movieChaos Walking, based on part one of authorPatrick Ness' trilogy. Lionsgate is eyeing a 2017 production start date for the film. Below, learn more about the Tom HollandChaos Walkingcasting news....

Up-And-Coming Black Directors That Will Help Shape The Future Of Entertainment Hollywood has a deplorable record when it comes to representing Black experiences onscreen, largely because the pool of creatives inundated with opportunities is supremely lacking in diversity. With white gatekeepers aplenty, it’s fallen to Black filmmakers themselves to break down barriers and create opportunities for new voices to run wild. The late ’80s through the ’90s were a golden age for Black entertainment, with superstars like Wesley Snipes, Samuel L....

VOTD: ‘Batman V Superman’ Opening Scene Edited Together With The ‘Man Of Steel’ Final Battle The first 10 minutes ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(and the Ultimate Edition) is a flashback where Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) rushes into Metropolis to help save as many people as he can. The sequence takes us back to the climax ofMan of Steelwhere the world engine is dispatched with, but Superman (Henry Cavill) and General Zod (Michael Shannon) have it out one last time, destroying much of the city in the process....

VOTD: Fanmade Trailer Makes Harry Potter Look Like The Villain Just recently, a video essay turned the beloved 80s movieThe Karate Kidon its be proposing that protagonist Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio)was actually the villain in the movie, not Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). There were some pretty convincing and compelling arguments to be made that LaRusso isn’t exactly a positive figure for a hero. But sometimes that’s how it works in storytelling....

Watch New ‘Truth Seekers’ Clips And Learn About Nick Frost’s Real Paranormal Experiences [NYCC] Amazon is bringingSimon PeggandNick Frostback to the world of horror with a new series calledTruth Seekers.Nick Froststars in the series as Gus, an internet installer who also hosts his own paranormal investigation web series calledTruth Seekerson YouTube. Usually, he ventures into abandoned places while out on the job, but now he has to bring a new partner (Samson Kayo) with him, and they end up stumbling onto a lot of real paranormal activity....