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‘Starship Troopers: Invasion’ Japanese Trailer Features Classic Characters And Quotes I’ll admit, when I first heardanotherStarship Troopersfilmwas being released, I had my doubts. Eventhe first trailerdidn’t inspire a lot of confidence. But with the animatedStarship Troopers: Invasionnow nearing its scheduled summer release, the Japanese trailer has come online and the film was obviously made for fans, by fans. Written byFlint Dilleand directed byShinji Aramaki(Appleseed),Invasiontakes place ten years after the first film and returns Johnny Rico (above), Carmen Ibanez and Carl Jenkins (originally played by Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris) for an unexpected reunion featuring lots of bugs....

‘Stranger Things’ Coming To Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Get ready to step into the Upside Down. Stranger Thingsis coming to Universal Studios for a special creepy attraction during Universal’sHalloween Horror Nights. TheStranger ThingsUniversal collaboration will produce a huge season 1-inspired maze for fans of the Netflix show to enter at their own risk. Halloween Horror Nights are about to get a whole lot stranger. Universal’s annual Halloween festival will welcome the world of Hawkins, Indiana to three of its locations: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando Resort, and Universal Studios Singapore....

‘Super Troopers 2’ Review: A Perfectly Funny, “Fans Only” Sequel Pinnacles of cinematic cult achievement are rarely surpassed by their long-gestating sequels, and – as Rodney “Rod” Farva might say – I’m not gonna tickle your taint overSuper Troopers 2.Super Troopersremains king, a film that withstood my college years and still delights to this day, but numero dos is still a goofy state patrolman farce worth your time. For as much crap as these boys give our pancake-pounding “Canucklefucks” to the North, American pot-shots are none the duller....

‘The Prince’ Trailer: HBO Max’s Royal Animated Comedy From The Team Behind ‘Family Guy’ At one point or another, each of us has wondered about the royal family. How does the monarchy work? What are the perks? And what does a royal playdate consist of? A new HBO Max series has arrived to answer all of our questions in the silliest way possible. The animated comedy,The Prince, centers on the lives of a fictionalized version of the royal family, all told through the eyes of the young Prince George....

2019 Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Vice’ And ‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace’ Top Golden Globe Nods It’s the happiest time of the year again: when the takes keep coming and award nominations start flying. The2019 Golden Globenominations are here to kick awards season into gear. Terry Crews, Danai Gurira, Leslie Mann,andChristian Slaterjoin forces with Hollywood Foreign Press Association presidentMeher Tatna,producerBarry Adelman,and 16-year-oldIsan Elba— Idris Elba’s daughter and this year’s Golden Globes Ambassador — to reveal the films, TV series, actors, and more that have been nominated for the 76th annual Golden Globes Awards....

25 Shows Like Ted Lasso You’ll Definitely Want To Watch We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With its unique blend of heart-warming storytelling, subversive comedy, and exploration of the UK’s football subculture, “Ted Lasso” will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the greatest sports comedy series ever made. It triumphantly returned television creator Bill Lawrence to the spotlight in a major way (more than making up for his “Rush Hour” misfire back in 2016), earned Jason Sudeikis several Emmy Awards, and turned actors Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein into international TV stars almost overnight....

A Conversation With The Subjects Of ‘Raiders!: The Story Of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made’ Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Madeis one of the most purely entertaining documentaries you will see this year, a tribute to the joys of cinema and the agonies of childhood. DirectorsJeremy CoonandTim Skousentell the story ofChris StrompolosandEric Zala, two childhood friends who set out to remakeSteven Spielberg’sRaiders of the Lost Ark....

Andrew Niccol Confirmed To Direct Saoirse Ronan In ‘The Host’ There’s been a little bit of back and forth over who will sit in the director’s chair for the adaptation ofTwilightauthorStephenie Meyer’s sci-fi novelThe Host.Andrew Niccolscripted and was going to direct before he ran off to doNowwith Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake. Earlier this year itlookedlikeSusanna White(theNanny McPheesequel) would direct instead, but whenSaoirse Ronanwasset to starAndrew Niccol started circling back around....

Animated ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ TV Series Sprinting To Netflix Netflix tweeted, then deleted, an announcement that a 3D animatedSonic the HedgehogTV series is headed our way, so I guess we all have to stop whatever the hell it is we’re doing and talk about this now. There are next to zero details about this thing just yet, other than the fact that it’s going to be animated, it’s going to premiere in2022, and that it’s coming from Sega and production companies WildBrain and Man of Action Entertainment....

Cool Stuff: Read ‘Back To The Future’ At Bedtime With This New Children’s Book We’ve seen the likes ofHome Aloneturned into a children’s book, and we’ve also seenDie Hardmade to look like a children’s bookthat is expressly for adults. Now it’s time for another favorite movie of ours to get the children’s book treatment, and this one is totally safe to read to your kids at bedtime. ABack to the Futurechildren’s book has just been released, written and illustrated byKim Smith....

Denny’s Is Promoting The Matrix So You Can See How Deep The Breakfast Menu Rabbit Hole Goes Outside the Matrix, the only food is a protein gruel that the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar likened to “runny eggs” or, less flatteringly, “a bowl of snot.” If you prefer your eggs fluffy and scrambled, then get ready to head back into the Matrix … by way of Denny’s. That’s right, America. On Cyber Monday, everyone’s favorite 24-hour dining option, Denny’s, started a new promotion tied to the upcoming Warner Bros....

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Red Notice’ Moves From Universal To Netflix As Ryan Reynolds Joins Cast One of the most expensive Hollywood packages is heading to Netflix. After a fierce bidding war last year for theRawson Marshall-directed,Dwayne Johnson-starring heist thrillerRed Noticeended in one of the biggest movie deals in years, the film is moving from Universal to Netflix. And just as this dramatic switch of distributors takes place, another high-profile star joins the cast that already included Johnson andWonder Woman’sGal Gadot....

Everything We Know About Pixar’s Win Or Lose So Far Is Pixar regressing with their dependence on sequels and spin-offs in recent years? Is that “Golden Age” of the animated studio in the late ’90s and early 2000’s forever behind us? Has the competition finally caught up with them or, dare I even say it, surpassed them completely? Those broader concerns are probably a little too big for any one person to judge, admittedly, and no single movie is going to change the perception … or any single series, for that matter....