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‘Evil’ Star Michael Emerson Keeps Playing Sinister Characters, And He Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way [Interview] When you speak withMichael Emerson, you spend the the first few minutes of your conversation marveling at how…normal he sounds. If you’ve seen him as Leland Townsend inEvilon Paramount+ or as Benjamin Linus in the medium-shaking masterpieceLost, you’re just waiting for the other shoe to drop. For him to talk you into a sinister plan....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Delivers One Of Its All-Time-Best Episodes With “A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms” In “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,“Game of Thronesdoes something unusual. It goes small. And intimate. And never strays from a single castle. The result is one of the most moving (and funniest) episodes of the entire series. /Film’s resident Westeros expertsJacob HallandBen Pearsonwill be examining this season together, discussing the merits, debating the issues, and maybe even harmoniously agreeing on this grand conclusion....

‘How It Ends’ Review: Seeking Self-Love At The End Of The World [Sundance 2021] What would you do if you knew the world was coming to an end? It’s a familiar topic, but co-writers/directorsDaryl Wein(Lola Versus,White Rabbit) andZoe Lister-Jones(Band Aid,The Craft: Legacy) had the unique experience of putting their own spin on that idea during a time when our real world actually felt like it was ending: production on their latest movie took place last year during the pandemic....

‘I Melt With You’ Green-Band Trailer - Less Cursing, Less Drugs, Same Angst Last week we dropped thered-band trailerforI Melt With You,Mark Pellington’s incredibly divisive thriller about four longtime pals (Rob Lowe,Tom Jane,Jeremy Piven, andChristian McKay) who get together once a year for debauched, drug-fueled gatherings. Underlying the merriment, however, is a deeply disturbing secret that could change all of their lives. If that trailer’s NSFW cursing and drug usage stopped you from checking it out last time, don’t worry — we have a green-band trailer for you today that’s pretty much the same thing with the F-bombs and cocaine edited out....

‘John Wick’ Director Chad Stahelski To Direct Dark Fantasy Film ‘Sandman Slim’ The co-directors ofJohn Wickare moving on to big things. While David Leitch has put sleek action thrillersAtomic BlondeandDeadpool 2under his belt, action fans have wondered whatChad Stahelski’s next non-Wickmovie will be. Stahelski’s directorial slate has been a bit up in the air afterJohn WickandJohn Wick 2, with two or three projects tentatively announced, includingJohn Wick 3. Now, Stahelski has officially been tapped to helm the Studio 8 adaptation ofSandman Slim....

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Red Viper Pedro Pascal The downside ofGame of Thrones' pull-no-punches unpredictability is that it’s really easy to fall in love with a character, only to see them suddenly disappear from the show. But the upside ofthatis that it frees upGame of Thronesactors to pop up in other cool projects. LikePedro Pascal, who once played fan favorite Oberyn Martell, and who is now set to co-star inMatthew Vaughn’sKingsman: The Golden Circle....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Will Change King Kong’s Time Period When we heardJordan Vogt-Roberts’Kong: Skull Islandwas going to be a prequel to the already knownKing Kongstories, everyone assumed it would be set in the (possibly) distant past. Maybe even aLand of the Losttype thing. It would have to be, right? If Kong hasn’t yet become the King, and we know he gets taken to New York City in the 1930s, you’d assume the story would have to be how he became the ruler of Skull Island....

‘Reno 911!’ Season 7 Is Heading To Quibi, The Mobile-Only Viewing Platform Break out your short shorts, becauseReno 911!is officially back from the dead. The latest in a long line of cancelled or concluded shows to be resurrected in the streaming era,Reno 911season 7 is heading to Quibi, the yet-to-launch mobile viewing platform which aims to provide episodic short form content in approximately 10-minute chunks. And there’s good news for longtime fans of this series: creator/starsRobert Ben Garant,Kerri Kenney-Silver, andThomas Lennonare all attached to come back to star in and write the new episodes....

‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Musical Coming To Broadway This Year Despite any nostalgia ’90s kids may have for characters fromDoug,Rugrats, orHey Arnold!, it’s hard to argue that there’s any bigger or more popular character in the history of Nickelodeon thanSpongeBob SquarePants. Don’t believe me? As of 2015, the property had generated a staggering $12 billion for Nickelodeon in merchandising alone. Whoa. Now it looks like the character is going to be responsible for putting even more cash in the company’s pockets, because aSpongeBob SquarePantsmusical is heading to Broadway later this year – and the list of talent the producers wrangled up to write songs for this is one of the most random collections of musicians this side of “We Are The World....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Novelist Was Forced To Remove Hints At A Finn And Rey Romance Was a romance betweenJohn Boyega’s Finn andDaisy Ridley’s Rey initially supposed to happen in theStar Warssequel trilogy? Alan Dean Foster, who wrote the novelization ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, seems to think so, stating in a recent interview that he was forced to remove hints at a Finn and Rey romance from his book before it was published....

‘Things Fall Apart’ Trailer Last yearCurtis ‘50 Cent’ Jacksontook the low road to being taken seriously as an actor. No, notacting! That would be taking the high road. He lost a hell of a lot of weight and shaved his head to play a college football player stricken by cancer. The movie isThings Fall Apart, directed by and c0-starringMario Van Peebles. Now there is an ‘unofficial’ trailer for the film, which looks like no more than a rough sales trailer....

‘Tricked’ Trailer: Brilliant Madman Paul Verhoeven Shot A Crowdsourced Screenplay It takes a village to make a movie. A director needs a producer or two with good heads on their shoulders. The cinematographer needs a team of dedicated electricians. Grips and script supervisors and production assistants and caterers and countless other professionals all contribute to the finished product. A film crew is an army and in some cases, a family....

‘Westworld’ Season 1 Finale Will Blow Your Mind, Says Evan Rachel Wood We are only four episodes into the ten episode first season of HBO’sWestworld, and we’re already wondering where the show could possibly be headed.WestworldstarEvan Rachel Woodadds some more fuel to that fire, revealing that the last two episodes of the season will blow our minds and break out hearts. Find out exactly what Wood said about the Westworld season 1 finale, after the jump....