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‘Black Adam’ Will Use “Completely Unique” Technology To Showcase The Character’s Superpowers Black Adamis a movie that has been in the cards for a very long time.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsonfirst became attached to the role more than a decade ago. But it’s finally going to be a reality next year, as filming on the DC Comics adaptation recently wrapped. Now, producerHiram Garciahas revealed they are going to be using some brand new technology to showcase the character’s plentiful powers in the film....

‘Brave’ Trailer: A New Look At Pixar’s Almost-Traditional Fairy Tale Theteaser trailerfor Pixar’sBravewas an absolutely gorgeous thing that showed off the studio’s first female lead, Merida, voiced byKelly Macdonald. Now here’s the full trailer, which introduces us to the film’s world and the gloriously exaggerated characters that inhabit it. This isn’t one of Pixar’s best trailer efforts, I think, but hopes forBraveremain high. Applehas the HD version. I’m of two minds here....

‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Writer/Producer Marti Noxon Working On Pixar Feature Marti Noxonis best known for her work onBuffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she wrote a couple dozen episodes and quickly rose through the producer ranks, to the point where she was the showrunner for the show’s last two seasons. She’s worked on other shows as well:Mad Men,Grey’s Anatomy,Angel, andGleeamong them. Noxon has moved into feature writing of late, with the script for Craig Gillespie’sFright Nightremake, and work on the script forI Am Number Fouras well....

‘Clarissa Explains It All’ Reboot Starring Melissa Joan Hart In The Works Everything old is new again! Nickelodeon is currently working on aClarissa Explains It Allreboot, with original starMelissa Joan Hart set to return. Clarissa’s annoying brother Ferguson could not be reached for comment. RememberClarissa Explains It All? It’s back, in reboot form.The Wrapreports Nickelodeon is eyeing aClarissareboot, and they plan to bring original star Melissa Joan Hart back. Original series creatorMitchell Kriegmanis also in talks to write and executive produce....

‘Doctor Strange’ Wish List Includes Benedict Cumberbatch And Tom Hardy Marvel’sDoctor Strangehas become one of those projects that seems to inspire a new casting rumor every other day. Earlier this week,Jared Letowassaid to beone of Marvel’s picks, and today we have word thatBenedict CumberbatchandTom Hardyare also being considered. Hit the jump for more details. Interestingly, the trade notes he’ll be working off of a script byThomas Dean DonnellyandJoshua Oppenheimer. Earlier stories indicated thatJon AibelandGlenn Bergerwere in talks for rewrites, so it’s unclear what came of that plan....

‘Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind’ At 15: Don’t Let Your Memory Of This Movie Get Deleted “Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.” Those are the first spoken lines inEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.Jim Carrey’s voice is laced with melancholy and wry humor as he lets us in on the internal monologue of his character, Joel Barish....

‘Flight Of The Conchords’ Played A New Song On ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Flight of the Conchordsended all too soon with its final second season back in 2009, and fans have been hoping for some kind of revival during this ongoing period of Peak TV that has seen plenty of previously concluded shows brought back from the dead. They’re getting their wish next month withJemaine ClementandBret McKenziereuniting for aconcert special on HBO next month....

‘Godzilla’ Teaser Trailer MonstersdirectorGareth Edwardsis the man entrusted by Toho, Legendary, and Warner Bros. to revamp Godzilla — or more properly, to bring him back to speed as the giant nuclear monster that owns the hearts of moviegoers. Edwards said this week, “To me, he’s like a force of nature, like the wrath of God or vengeance for the way we’ve behaved… I want it to be epic. I want to get the hairs on the back of your neck up....

‘Jungle Cruise’ Spoiler Review: Steamboat Disney Plots A Familiar Course Down The Blockbuster River You’ve seen the backside of water in Schweitzer Falls onDisney’s Jungle Cruise attraction, and now we’re coming out the back of theJungle Cruisemovie’s opening weekend. Directed byJaume Collet-Serraand starringDwayne JohnsonandEmily Blunt,it’s the latest live-action Disney feature to capitalize on the brand recognition of an existing theme park ride or animated film. On Friday,Jungle Cruisehad its simultaneous release in theaters and on Disney+ (with $30 Premier Access), so now it’s time to disembark the Amazon Annie and engage in some Monday-morning quarterbacking for the good of all humankind....

‘The Invisible Man’ Is At The Top Of The Box Office Again First thing’s first: the box office as we know it doesn’t really exist right now, since the majority of movie theaters are still shut down. However, some films are playing out there, and as a result,The Invisible Man– a movie that opened in February, and is already on digital and Blu-ray – ended up at the top of the box office yet again....

‘The Long Walk’ Stares Death In The Face And Refuses To Look Away [Fantastic Fest 2019] It’s no secret how collective audiences view cinema, any genre, as an escape. This leads to “Hollywoodized” representations of fantastical storybook livelihoods and blind eyes turned to inescapable hardships. Foreign filmmakers likeMattie Doaren’t beholden to such candy-coating at this year’sFantastic Fest, which allows movies likeThe Long Walkto express more honesty and earnestness. Do stares death in the face and refuses to look away when ugliness or depression rears forward....

‘The Walking Dead’ Web Series Will Put Zombies On A Plane We’ve heard over and over that the characters fromThe Walking Deadwon’t cross over with those in spin-off/prequel showFear the Walking Dead. But there is something happening with the timelines of the two shows, and now we have word of a new intersection between the series. A special web series will take place during theFeartimeline — that is, in the earliest days of the walker outbreak....

A Quiet Place Prequel Is The Best Possible Move For The Franchise (For Now) If you were to ask horror fans to list their favorite movie theater experiences in the last five years, a number of them would probably point to 2017’s “A Quiet Place” as a memorable highlight. Directed by and also starring John Krasinski, the very premise of the sci-fi horror film is perfect for watching with a crowd....