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Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ Series Suits Up With ‘Black Monday’ Writer Marvel’s dominance on the big screenandthe small screen is showing no signs of letting up anytime soon. Disney+ is quickly turning into quite the advantage for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and while popular items likeWandaVisionandLokimight be getting all the attention, don’t forget about the rest.Yesterday brought the news that Riri Williamswould be making an earlier-than-expected appearance in the MCU before herIronheartseries and now comes a reminder thatArmor Warsis also on the horizon....

Marvel’s ‘Darth Vader’ Comic Could Have Major Implications For The Future Of ‘Star Wars’ Ever since Marvel took over theStar Warscomics, the galaxy far, far away has featured some outstanding story arcs that have helped to expandStar Warscanon in the wake of the erasure of all the Star Wars Legends that came before. When it comes to Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith’s own comic book series has done a much better job of fleshing out the villain than any of the episodes in the prequel trilogy....

Netflix Adapting Roald Dahl Books ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’, ‘Matilda’ And More Into Animated Event Series Netflix is getting into theRoald Dahlbusiness with a plan to turn several of the beloved writer’s books into a slate of animated event series. Almost all the titles have already been adapted into films – includingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,Matilda,The BFGand more – but the streaming service plans to reimagine and extend the books into something new....

Netflix Is Making A Live-Action ‘One Piece’ TV Show [Updated] Update:Deadlinereports that Netflix has ordered ten episodes ofOne Piece, withSteven Maeda(Lost, The X-Files) serving as the writer, showrunner, and executive producer andMatt Owens(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage) on board as a writer/executive producer. It’ll be a co-production between Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, and another instance in which those companies pair to adapt a beloved anime series as a live-action series following their work on the upcomingCowboy Bebop....

New ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ Images Offer A Better Look At Batman, Superman, And Lex Luthor Batman and Superman may not like each other very much at the moment, but for the next eight months they’ll be stuck sharing the spotlight for theBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicepromotional campaign. A new batch of pics reveal a closer look at the Caped Crusader, the Man of Steel, and a younger, Zuckerberg-ier Lex Luthor....

New Service Called Tugg, Helps Audiences Demand And Book Their Own Movie Screenings Do you ever get frustrated that certain movies don’t make it to your local theater or that you can’t see old favorites on the big screen? There is a new service that might let you change that. It’s calledTuggand it’s a social network that allows users to request, promote and eventually screen a film they want (current, classic, mainstream or independent movies) shown in a local theater....

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you may watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) If you just felt a great disturbance in the Force, it’s because millions of voices suddenly cried out in joy knowing that the highly-anticipated “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series officially has a release date, and it’s only a few months away!...

On Its Tenth Anniversary, ‘Shutter Island’ Remains One Of Martin Scorsese’s Unsung Masterpieces “Why you all wet, baby?” This question takes on eerie resonance throughout Martin Scorsese’s masterful 2010 adaptation ofShutter Island, which turns 10 today. It’s uttered both in flashback and in the present, by different characters with different emotional weight each time. It’s also part of the key to unlocking this film’s strange, disturbing pleasures. At first glance,Shutter Islandis centered around a jaw-dropping third-act twist related to its lead character, a sweaty and determined U....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Céline And Julie Go Boating,’ ‘The Artist,’ ‘Cinema Paradiso,’ And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) Right now, in another life, theCannes Film Festivalwould be showing hundreds of attendees the most prestigious arthouse films in the world. But since we’re not living that life, why not brush up on some international classics from the comfort of your home?...

Release Of I Love You Phillip Morris Blocked By Court TheJim CarreyandEwan McGregorgay love storyslashprison break filmI Love You, Phillip Morrisjust can’t catch a break in the US. Or, it hasn’t been able to catch a break in the past year since being picked up well after Sundance by Consolidated Pictures Group. Now a judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent Consolidated from releasing the film. In reality, this may be the first break the film has had, because Consolidated doesn’t seem able to release the film as planned....

Scream Trailer: Ghostface Is Back To Ask A New Generation If They Like Scary Movies What’s your favorite scary movie? If the answer is “Scream,” then I have good news: there’s a new “Scream” coming your way! And, confusingly enough, even though it’s the fifth entry in the series, it’s just going by the name “Scream.” This is becoming a trend in horror – see also 2018’s “Halloween” – and I’m not sure I like it....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Rebels’ Concept Art, Official Tumblr Launched, Star Wars Weekends 2014, ‘Mythbusters’ And More This edition ofStar WarsBits is all over the map. Below read about the following: Header image: One ofPJ McQuade’sStar WarsChristmas images viaGeek Art. Along with a new trilogy and TV show, Lucasfilm’s purchase by Disney has moved Star Wars into the new millennium. “Star Wars” joined Twitter, Instagram andnow has joined Tumblr. Thats the link right there for anyone who wants to follow....

Star Wars Bits: Deconstructing The ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Finale, Scanning Donald Glover, And Excerpting The Solo-Centric ‘Last Shot’ In this edition ofStar WarsBits: Beware of spoilersfor the last few episodes ofStar Wars Rebels! TheStar Wars Explainedchannel put together an insightful review of the penultimate week’s episodes ofStar Wars Rebels, “Wolves and a Door” and “A World Between Worlds.” The video offers a theory as to why Ezra couldn’t enter the portal to save Kanan even if he decided to do so, and charts a path for Ahsoka after she returns to Malachor based on Dave Filoni’s artwork from some Topps trading cards....