Cool Stuff: Mad Max Posters From Mondo, King Kong Poster From Dark Hall By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2015 7:55 am EST Friday brings the release of a bunch of very cool pop culture posters. Mondo has two different posters for Mad Max: Fury Road, one by Killian Eng and the other by Boneface. Then over at Dark Hall Mansion, they have a stunning poster for King Kong by Nicolas Delort. Check them all out below....
Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham Are Getting A ‘Fast And Furious’ Spinoff By Ben Pearson/April 21, 2017 11:03 am EST Buckle up, Fast family. There’s a new Fast and Furious spin-off in the works, and it features two of the series’ biggest names and breakout stars: Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Hit your NOS tank and read all of the Fast and Furious spinoff details below....
Early Buzz: Lars Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ Is An Intellectual, Not Sexual, Turn-On By Angie Han/Dec. 17, 2013 11:30 am EST Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac has attracted a lot of attention, that’s for sure, but is it actually good enough to sustain that attention? Happily for his fans, the answer seems to be a resounding yes. Reviews have begun trickling out of Europe, where the film opens later this month, and so far the consensus is that — for all the hubbub about its hardcore sex scenes — it’s more of an intellectual stimulation than a sexual one....
Harry Shearer’s 25 Best Characters From ‘The Simpsons’ By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2015 8:00 am EST Harry Shearer may not voice any of the Simpsons themselves, but he’s pretty essential to what makes The Simpsons a show that has lasted more than quarter century. Shearer voices dozens of the show’s large and small characters, and though things are still up in the air according to show producers, there’s a good chance the famous comedian and voice actor might be leaving this show with the upcoming season....
John Gallagher Jr. Joins John Goodman & Mary Elizabeth Winstead In Dan Trachtenberg’s Bad Robot Movie ‘Valencia’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2014 11:25 am EST John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom, Short Term 12) has signed on to co-star with John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Smashed, Scott Pilgrim) in Dan Trachtenberg’s Valencia for JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures’ Insurge division. Of course with this being a JJ Abrams project, many of the details are being kept under wraps....
Lexi Alexander Talks Punisher: War Zone’s Exploding Heads, Color Scheme, Trailer, Tom Jane Fan Club By Hunter Stephenson/June 16, 2008 9:59 am EST When I posted the teaser trailer for Punisher: War Zone last Thursday, the 70+ comments from you guys were impressively heated and divisive. Until then, the R-rated Lionsgate/Marvel actioner from director Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans, karate) had flown under the radar, with many pegging the movie as a star-less runt in Marvel’s newly consolidated, unpredecented game plan....
Meltdown Comics Is Closing, But Will Remain A Bastion Of Pop Culture And Comedy By Ethan Anderton/March 22, 2018 12:30 pm EST For 25 years, Meltdown Comics has played host to pop culture nerds and geeks in Los Angeles, providing not only the latest comic books for perusing, but collectibles and memorabilia, role-playing games, beloved comedy shows and podcasts, and much more. But sadly, Meltdown Comics will be closing for good at the end of this month....
On Set Interview: Mark Wahlberg Talks ‘Transformers 4’ By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2014 9:00 am EST In August 2013, I flew to Detroit Michigan to visit the set of Michael Bay’s Transformers 4: Age of Extinction. You can read about what I learned on the visit here. While on set, we also got a chance to talk to the cast and crew. We’ll be posting those interviews throughout the week. We’ve posted our interviews with director Michael Bay and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura....
Sequel Bits: ‘Bumblebee,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 6,’ ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3,’ ‘Tremors’ TV Show By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 17, 2017 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald news from Carmen Ejogo A look at amazing Blade Runner 2049 miniatures A new title for Bumblebee Another crazy Mission: Impossible stunt F. Murray Abraham joins How To Train Your Dragon 3 That Tremors TV show finished shooting its pilot Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald actress Carmen Ejogo, who plays Seraphina, spoke to Collider a bit about her part in the sequel and revealed that she doesn’t have that big a part in the film....
Sequel Bits: ‘Escape Plan 2,’ ‘World War Z 2,’ ‘Rush Hour 4,’ And ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ By Jack Giroux/March 27, 2017 4:00 pm EST In this edition of sequel bits: A new actor boards Escape Plan 2. Producer David Ellison hopes that David Fincher will direct World War Z 2. Director Brett Ratner comments on the status of Rush Hour 4. Jay Baruchel is more than confident How to Train Your Dragon 3 will satisfy fans....
Six DC Universe Characters Teased In ‘Man Of Steel’ By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2013 6:00 pm EST In the wake of the first wave of interconnected films from Marvel Studios, and the promise of a Justice League film, there’s the expectation that Warner Bros. is building DC Universe pointers into films such as Man of Steel. And this weekend’s successful launch of a new incarnation of Superman will have fans hopeful that we’ll see that expanded universe come together sooner rather than later....
Superhero Bits: Liam Hemsworth Could Have Been Thor, Justice League Credits Scenes & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2017 5:00 pm EST Will the Nightwing movie in the works make reference to the character’s past? Did you know Billy Ray Cyrus was once given his own comic book? Is Marvel Comics finally done with the evil Captain America? Will Justice League have any post-credits scenes? Did you know Marvel once wanted Liam Hemsworth to play Thor more than Chris Hemsworth?...
Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Captain America By Germain Lussier/July 30, 2012 12:30 pm EST Want to watch a video proving Bane’s voice was changed from early The Dark Knight Rises footage to the final release? How has the look of Captain America changed recently? Which upcoming Batman project will Warner Bros. tone down due to the Colorado shootings? Is there video of filming on the first day of The Wolverine?...
The Best Movies About Drunken Writers You Probably Haven’t Seen By Jordan Hoffman/April 6, 2012 9:00 am EST You didn’t ask for it, but here’s a little window into my world. I write about film for this esteemed website and a few of its worthy competitors. Most days are spent running around New York City to various screening rooms, as well as the hotel suites to yap with movie stars. It’s awesome!...
Theme Park Bits: Star Wars Land Video, Avatar Animatronics, Superman/Batman Rides And Much More By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2016 11:00 am EST Its been a while since we’ve done a proper Theme Park Bits round-up, so we have a lot to share with you. Here are some of the stories we’ll be talking about today: A tease of the Na’vi Animatronics from Avatar Land See photos of Avatar Land’s construction New Footage and concept art from Star Wars Land Watch a preview of Soarin Around The World and learn when you’ll be able to ride it Finding Dory characters will be added to EPCOT attraction Watch sneak preview of Animal Kingdom’s new Tree of Life and Rivers of Light night-time shows A first look at Warner Bros....
Who Is Saw Gerrera, Forest Whitaker’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Character? By Jacob Hall/June 23, 2016 9:00 am EST Yesterday, a bunch of new info about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrived online, revealing (and confirming) a great deal about the upcoming spin-off film’s cast of characters. However, special attention was paid to the Rebel operative played by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and rightfully so – this isn’t the first time this particular character has had a role to play in the larger Star Wars saga....
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Gay Characters Will Be More Prominent Than ‘Star Trek Beyond’ [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 7, 2017 7:00 am EST 2016’s Star Trek Beyond made Star Trek history by featuring the franchise’s first openly gay relationship. It was only a fleeting moment when Sulu (John Cho) kissed his husband (Doug Jung), but it was an important first step. On CBS All Access’s new series Star Trek: Discovry, actors Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp play a couple....
David Cronenberg Sees Superhero Movies As “Mostly Boring;” Can Superhero Films Ever Mature As Horror Once Did? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 15, 2012 3:00 pm EST As I watched David Cronenberg’s new film Cosmopolis, I thought a lot about The Dark Knight Rises, and that led me to thinking about eXistenZ and The Matrix. Those last two movies came out within weeks of each other in 1999, and while The Matrix went on to be the mega-successful take on living in conjunction and conflict with machines, it was eXistenZ that really tried to dig deep into the ways in which our lives are being changed by interfacing with digital technology....
Don’t Expect Nudity, Violence, Or Foul Language In Apple’s New TV Shows By Ben Pearson/Oct. 27, 2017 10:30 am EST Apple has been slowly easing into the world of original television programming over the past few months, hiring a couple of executives from Sony TV and setting up meetings all over town to hear pitches from content creators. But now we know a bit more about their plans, and it seems as if an early report that claimed they were on the hunt for shows like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad was off the mark....
Evangeline Lilly Comic Con Interview Part 2: Debuting And Developing ‘The Squickerwonkers’ By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2014 10:00 am EST This year, Evangeline Lilly is the de facto queen of San Diego Comic-Con. Not only will the actress be on hand to promote the final Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, she may be there for Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man, plus she’s finally fulfilling a lifelong dream. Lilly has always wanted to be a writer and she will debut her brand new book, The Squickerwonkers, at the Con with a panel and signing....
