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‘Krypton’ Season 2 Teaser Dissolves The Superman Symbol Of Hope With Syfy’sKryptonrenewed for a second season after a rocky but promising debut, the network is already on top of promoting the sophomore outing. The firstKryptonseason 2 teaser has been released, offering no new footage, but giving a tantalizing picture of what the second season of theSupermanprequel will explore. Krypton Season 2 Teaser “The symbol you know is no more,” theKryptonseason 2 teaser ominously declares....

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Trailer: Viola Davis And Chadwick Boseman Sing The Blues There was already an air of reverence attached toMa Rainey’s Black Bottom, the upcoming Netflix adaptation of the August Wilson play, due to it beingChadwick Boseman’s final feature film role. But the trailer forMa Rainey’s Black Bottommay only strengthen that reverence, as Boseman and starViola Davisgive knockout performances in the roles of an ambitious trumpet player and the legendary “Mother of the Blues....

‘Narcos’ Season 2 Trailer: Pablo’s Days Are Numbered WereNarcosjust another crime drama, it could go on indefinitely with the story of DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña chasing after drug kingpin Pablo Escobar . But it’s bound to historical events, and the fact is that Escobar couldn’t keep running forever. As of the end of season one, the clock is running out for Escobar. Season two picks up where season one left off, and promises to take us through to the end of Escobar’s story....

‘Spider-Man’ Breakout Jacob Batalon To Headline Syfy’s ‘Reginald The Vampire’ Spider-Man’s best friend is about to go batty, but not in the way you might think. There’s no Batman here, just the undead. Jacob Batalon, known for his role as Lego Death Star builder and “guy in the chair” Ned Leeds inSpider-Man: HomecomingandSpider-Man: Far from Home, will play the title role inReginald the Vampireon Syfy.Deadlinereports that Batalon will leadReginald the Vampire, which has flown straight to series with a 10-episode order....

‘Tetsuo: The Bullet Man’ Trailer IFC Midnight Films has released the movie trailer forShinya Tsukamoto’s first English-language filmTetsuo: The Bullet Man. The movie starsEric Bossickas a young man raising a family in Tokyo who “flies into a terrible rage” after suffering a major tragedy, and “soon discovers that the power of his emotion transforms him into a strange, metallic monster.” This is the third film in Tsukamoto’s cyberpunk film series. The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival....

‘TRON Legacy’ Producer Isn’t Giving Up On Making ‘TRON 3’ Happen TRON Legacyhit theaters in 2010, and the fact that the movie exists at all is kind of a miracle. It came 28 years after the originalTRON, and it was a project that had been kicked around Disney for a long time. Somehow, the demand of fans led toTRON Legacyactually being made, and it took us back to the world of The Grid, albeit in a much more sleek and technologically sophisticated fashion than the early computer animation of the 1980s original allowed....

‘Winters Bone’ Director Writing And Directing Adaptation Of Russell Banks Novel ‘Rule Of The Bone’ Winter’s Bonewas a critic’s fave in 2010 that has enjoyed a good audience reaction as it wound its way through arthouses, VOD and Netflix. That film might have been a great, attention-getting piece of work, but directorDebra Granikhad a quiet 2011. She waswriting a treatmentfor aPippi Longstockingmovie and making a documentary about US war veterans in the South, based on a guy who played a bit part inWinter’s Bone....

30 Reasons Why MuppetVision 3D Is One Of The All-Time Great Disney Theme Park Attractions The Muppetshave been a mainstay of popular culture for decades, seemingly capable of reviving themselves and able to adapt to different eras and audiences. For some, it’s impossible to think of the Muppets without thinking of the Walt Disney Company, although they’ve only been an official entity of Disney since 2004. But withThe Muppet Shownow streaming on Disney+, and with plenty of their films under the Disney banner as well, it’s easy to make that long term association....

A Whole Bunch Of Big Names Just Raised $1 Billion To Change Mobile Viewing Any time a start-up manages to raise $1 billion in the entertainment space, it’s worth raising an eyebrow. But when that same company’s investors includeevery single major Hollywood movie studioand a tech giant like the Chinese companyAlibaba(which is worth over $500 billion and is one of the 10 biggest companies in the world), it’sreallyworth paying attention....

Alamo Drafthouse Hosting “Slut-Only” Screenings Of ‘Slut In A Good Way’ Alamo Drafthouseis holding “slut-only” screenings of the raunchy Canadian teen comedySlut in a Good Wayto promote sex positivity. The film follows a teenager named Charlotte who, after a bad break-up, decides to explore her sexuality, which results in her facing society’s harsh double standards. To celebrate the acclaimed film, Alamo is holding “Sluts Only” screenings in Austin, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and Omaha....

Amazon Prime Is Raising Its Costs Because That Lord Of The Rings Show Is Really Expensive Prepare to pay more for that ballet barre that you really use as a clothing hanger with “free shipping.” Despite the fact that “two-day shipping” really means two days from whenever they decide to send it out these days, the price of Amazon Prime membership is about to get higher, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. It’s the first time the price has gone up in four years, but the rationale for it is a little questionable to the average person....

Amazon’s ‘The Wheel Of Time’ Series Has Found Its Full Cast Amazon’sThe Wheel of Timeseries, based Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy novel series, now has a main cast.Madeleine Madden,Marcus Rutherford,Barney Harris,Zoe Robins, andJosha Stradowskiwill all star in the show that takes place in a “sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it.” This new cast line-up joins previously cast starRosamund Pike. More onThe Wheel of Timeseries cast below....

Box Office: Spartans Wins Friday; Rambo Should Win Weekend; Cloverfield Tanks! I’m getting ready to jet off to Phoenix for Super Bowl 42, where I will be covering the game for ESPN, so I’m doing a “bare bones” version of my normal weekend estimates. Meet the Spartans (Fox) has apparently won the day Friday with an estimated $6.5M compared to Rambo’s opening day of $6M, but my projection is that the Lionsgate Stallone sequel will play a bit stronger with Males 25 Plus on this football-free Saturday and Sunday....