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Film Scores: Junkie XL Working On ‘Mad Max,’ Stream ‘Valhalla Rising’ Score, Preview ‘The Counselor’ Soundtrack George Miller’sMad Max: Fury Roadwill get some synthetic beats courtesy ofJunkie XL. The Dutch composer and producer (real nameTom Holkenborg) will score the long-gestating sequel, as reported byManly Movieafter the artist teased the newson Twitter. Holkenborg composed the scores for this summer’sParanoia, and the upcoming300: Rise of an Empire. Additionally, he has worked on the soundtracks forMan of Steel,The Dark Knight Rises, and all threeMadagascarmovies....

First Look At Charlie Cox As ‘Daredevil,’ Rosario Dawson’s Role Revealed [Updated] Marvel brought the cast ofDaredevilto the New York Comic Con today. Along with the debut of some Con-only footage, they offered up the first official photos ofCharlie Coxas Daredevil. One (above) shows him in Matt Murdock mode, while the other shows a first-gen Daredevil costume. While we can’t show you any footage just yet, there’s a lot of other info from the panel to pass along....

Force Awakens Bits: Lupita Nyong’o Didn’t Know She Was Auditioning For Star Wars, Over $100 Million Tickets Pre-Sold & More The world premiere ofStar Wars: The Force Awakenstook place Monday night in Hollywood, and you’ve already probably read the first reactions and spoiler-free reviews. But the Force Awakens news bits keep on coming. Lets take a look at the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens news and tidbits: All this and more in today’s Force Awakens Bits....

Harriet Tubman Movie ‘Harriet’ To Star Cynthia Erivo, With Kasi Lemmons Directing The life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be chronicled inHarriet, a new film fromEve’s BayoudirectorKasi LemmonsstarringWidows’sCynthia Erivo. Erivo will be joined byHamilton’sLeslie Odom Jr.andBoy Erased’sJoe Alwyn. Abolitionist Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in 1849, and proceeded to participate in approximately 13 missions to rescue 70 slaves through the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as an armed scout and spy for the U....

HBO Max Developing ‘The Griswolds’ Series Based On The ‘Vacation’ Franchise One of the most-watched movies of any holiday season is undoubtedlyNational Lampoon’sChristmas Vacation. People just can’t get enough of seeing a dysfunctional family try to make it through the holidays, probably because it makes it a little easier to deal with their own family problems. And soon enough, they may be able to see The Griswolds more often, at least if they have HBO Max....

How ‘Joker’ Deconstructs What A Comic Book Movie Can Be All the buzz onJokersince the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival has been praising directorTodd Phillipsand starJoaquin Phoenixfor crafting a movie that digs deeper and goes darker than any other comic book adaptation that came before it. At the very least, DC Comics has never produced a movie that tackles one of their major signature characters in such an unsettling fashion....

How Halloween Became The Unofficial Sequel To Black Christmas You might think of “Halloween” as the patriarch of the slasher film sub-genre, but John Carpenter’s iconic horror movie has a formidable older sister. Before Michael Meyers was stalking the streets of Haddonfield, there was a psycho prowling a college campus, killing off sorority sisters one by one. “Black Christmas” might not always get its due as one of the first slashers, but its influence can be felt everywhere because it informed one of the most important horror films ever made....

In From The Cold Trailer: A Single Mom Is A Secret Russian Spy With Superpowers What if your mom was actually a secret Russian spy with superhuman abilities? That could certainly make mommy-daughter day at school interesting, and it’s also the premise behind a new Netflix series, “In From the Cold.” The show is set to debut on June 27, 2025, which is just around the corner. To get viewers interested, Netflix has dropped a trailer that shows star Margarita Levieva kicking lots and lots of butt....

Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Matt Bomer, And Jim Parsons To Join Mark Ruffalo In Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Normal Heart’ Ryan Murphyis best known as the co-creator of such unusual TV hits asGlee,American Horror Story, andNip/Tuck, but he’s slowly been building up a big-screen career as well. Though 2006’sRunning with Scissorswasn’t quite a box office smash, 2010’sEat Pray Lovepulled in $200 million worldwide despite mediocre reviews. Murphy is now gearing up for his third feature, the HIV/AIDS dramaThe Normal Heart....

Kylo Ren’s Crossguard Lightsaber Explained, Plus Another ‘The Force Awakens’ TV Spot When the first teaser trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakensdebuted nearly a year ago this month, one of the most talked about new elements of the forthcoming sci-fi sequel was the new lightsaber being carried by the villain. It’s called acrossguard lightsaber, and we don’t know why Kylo Ren is carrying this unique version of the elegant weapon for a more civilized age, but there have been plenty of theories....

Last Night In Soho Gets A Curated Playlist Of Tunes Handpicked By Edgar Wright Himself There’s nothing like a good soundtrack. The right needle-drop can elevate a moment into surrealism, like Dean Stockwell’s swaying dance to Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” in David Lynch’s masterpiece “Blue Velvet.” Edgar Wrightunderstands the necessityof the right sound for a given story, which is why viewers can name at least one song intrinsically associated with each of his films....

Marvel Studios Sets Release Dates For Four Mystery Movies In 2024 Marvel fans, get ready, because the House of Mouse has revealed some of its upcoming slate. Disney sent out a press release sharing their film schedule through 2028. They made adjustments to films through 2024, including the reveal of four mystery Marvel projects. Marvel’s Got Release Dates While none of the titles have been revealed, four “Untitled Marvel Movies” are listed for release on June 23, 2025, August 06, 2025, July 11, 2025, and August 01, 2025....

Matt Damon Divulges Some More ‘Bourne 5’ Story Details Production onBourne 5, the next installment of the action thriller franchise that began withThe Bourne Identityin 2002, is currently underway. The story of the titular character, a former covert operative named Jason Bourne, seemed to end in 2007, though the universe was expanded withThe Bourne Legacystarring Jeremy Renner in 2012. But nowMatt Damonis back in the role for another round, along withThe Bourne UltimatumdirectorPaul Greengrass, and he’s divulged some moreBourne 5story details for fans to absorb....