'Nightwing' Movie Added To DCEU Slate; 'Lego Batman' Director Chris McKay In Talks

‘Nightwing’ Movie Added To DCEU Slate; ‘Lego Batman’ Director Chris McKay In Talks Dick Grayson will be following his famous mentor right into the DC Extended Universe. Warner Bros. is plotting aNightwingmovie, withChris McKayin talks to direct. McKay actually has some very recent experience with the character: he last helmedThe Lego Batman Movie, which prominently featured Dick Grayson (voiced by Michael Cera) as Batman’s overeager sidekick. THRbroke news of the live-action Nightwing movie....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Kenneth Christensen

'Our Planet' Proves That Netflix Can Make Nature Documentaries That Are As Good, And Maybe Even Better, Than Everyone Else

‘Our Planet’ Proves That Netflix Can Make Nature Documentaries That Are As Good, And Maybe Even Better, Than Everyone Else As Netflix continues to grow to a behemoth-like size, the presumption is that they have everything that regular TV and theatrical films can offer to audiences, if not more. They’ve got big-budget fare from A-list filmmakers, Oscar-winning foreign films, award-winning sitcoms, crime dramas, HBO-style mature thrillers, children’s programming, talk shows, and more....

June 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1416 words · Joseph Campbell

'Overlord' Opening Scene Parachutes From Burning Plane Onto The Internet

‘Overlord’ Opening Scene Parachutes From Burning Plane Onto The Internet World War II has been the backdrop for tons of alternate history stories over the years, from Quentin Tarantino’s righteous reimagining inInglourious Basterdsto far more ridiculous riffs in projects likeIron Sky.Julius Avery’s new Bad Robot movieOverlordis the latest film to use that real conflict for stylized drama, and now an extended clip from the first few minutes of the upcoming movie have parachuted onto the Internet....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Gavin Fields

'Smallfoot' Trailer: Channing Tatum Plays An Abominably Cute Yeti

‘Smallfoot’ Trailer: Channing Tatum Plays An Abominably Cute Yeti It turns out if you take awayChanning Tatum’s body and turn him into a furry Bigfoot with horns, he’s still twice as charming as any average human being. That’s what the filmmakers ofSmallfootget to rely on, with Tatum leading their cast as a naive yeti who discovers that humans — or what he calls “smallfoot” — exist. And that’s a prospect even more terrifying than spending a whole movie without seeing Channing Tatum’s lovely face....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Jennifer Vasquez

'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Swings To The Top Of The Box Office With $35 Million Debut

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Swings To The Top Of The Box Office With $35 Million Debut This has been the year of Marvel Comics at the box office, and not just because of the success of Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Beyond the success ofAvengers: Infinity War, Black PantherandAnt-Man and the Wasp, movies likeDeadpool 2andVenomhave raked in a lot of dough as well, and now one more has landed on top of the box office....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Michael Lowe

'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 Trailer: A Major 'Next Generation' Character Returns

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 2 Trailer: A Major ‘Next Generation’ Character Returns Today is #FirstContactDay, an excuse for Paramount+ to promote its deep library ofStar Trekcontent on the newly launched streaming service. That includesStar Trek:Picard, the show that coaxed SirPatrick Stewartback to his seminal role of Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard for more adventures. And those adventures will continue again soon, because during today’s live-stream event, Paramount+ unveiled the firstPicardseason 2 trailer, which confirms the return of a major character fromStar Trek: The Next Generation....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Jonathan Flowers

'Stoker' International Trailer #2: Chan-Wook Park Gets Weird, In English This Time

‘Stoker’ International Trailer #2: Chan-Wook Park Gets Weird, In English This Time To coincide with its long-awaited Sundance debut,Chan-wook Park’sStokerhas just unveiled a new international trailer. The first English-language outing from theOldboyauteur starsMia Wasikowskaas India, a teenage girl mourning the death of her father (Dermot Mulroney). The unexpected arrival of her mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) further complicates matters, especially as he seems to have taken an unhealthy interest in both India and her chilly mother Evelyn (Nicole Kidman)....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Kerry Oneal

'The Flash' Finds A New Director: 'Dope' Helmer Rick Famuyiwa

‘The Flash’ Finds A New Director: ‘Dope’ Helmer Rick Famuyiwa Warner Bros.‘The Flashhas sped to a new director. FollowingSeth Grahame-Smith’s departure in April,DopehelmerRick Famuyiwais now in negotiations to directEzra Millerin the DC superhero film. Miller made his onscreen debut as the Scarlet Speedster this spring, with a brief cameo inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Flashhas gone through a few potential directors already. Last year,The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller were hired to work on the script, with the possibility of directing down the line....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Steven Perkins

'The Incredibles 2', 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' And 'A Wrinkle In Time' Reveal New Year's Teasers

‘The Incredibles 2’, ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ And ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Reveal New Year’s Teasers Over the New Year’s weekend, Disney celebrated the arrival of 2018 by promoting three of their forthcoming major releases hitting theaters this year. The studio has the animated sequelsRalph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2andThe Incredibles 2on the schedule, as well as the live-action fantasy adventureA Wrinkle in Time, and each of the movies has received a new teaser for eager fans to check out....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Sarah Thompson

'The Year Earth Changed' Trailer: Apple TV+ Doc Hones In On Nature And Wildlife In The Age Of Coronavirus

‘The Year Earth Changed’ Trailer: Apple TV+ Doc Hones In On Nature And Wildlife In The Age Of Coronavirus For the past year, humanity has been dealing with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. While it’s been a nightmare for millions to be stuck at home in order to keep themselves safe from COVID-19, it hasn’t been quite so bad for nature and the animal kingdom. Thanks to the drastic decrease in human activity around the globe, the natural world was given more freedom to explore parts of the globe that they otherwise never would have seen....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Jonathan Hull

'True Detective' Season Two Teaser: Locked Inside A Holy War

‘True Detective’ Season Two Teaser: Locked Inside A Holy War True Detectiveseason two will premiere on June 21 on HBO, and now you’re able to see the first footage from the new season. This tease doesn’t offer much, but the very first shot of a California highway interchange seems to link right to early reports about the season. Then there are shots of the primary cast, includingColin Farrell,Vince Vaughn,Rachel McAdamsandTaylor Kitsch, with some atmosphere that is similar to that of the first season — this looks just as heavy — but with a feel that is distinctly different....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Hannah Perkins

Are The Watchmen Watching 27.com?

Are The Watchmen Watching 27.com? The negative side of the cool viral marketing that the studios is doing is what people the Alternate Reality Gaming world call Gamejacks. The Cloverfield craze saw the emergence of Evan Haas and a few other sites which attempted to capitalize on the hype behind JJ Abrams' mysterious monster flick. I’m usually hesitant to report on such new sites, especially due to the studio’s unwillingness to confirm such sites as official or “Out of game”....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Michael Gordon

Cate Blanchett In Talks For Richard Linklater's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?'

Cate Blanchett In Talks For Richard Linklater’s ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ Richard Linklater’s plans to direct Jennifer Lawrence inThe Rosie Projectdidn’t pan out, so he’s turning his attention to another literary adaptation that’s been on his to-do list for a while. Linklater is moving forward onWhere’d You Go, Bernadette?, withCate Blanchettnow in talks to play the title character. More on the possible Richard Linklater Cate Blanchett project after the jump.TheWrapreports Blanchett is in “advanced negotiations” to star in Linklater’s movie....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Steven Reed