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Marvel’s What If…? animated series is still in production, despite the entertainment industry shutdown. Most Disney+ productions have closed up shop for the time being, but the highly anticipated animated series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still on track, according to head of animation Stephan Franck. This should be some good news for MCU fans who more than likely figured that the show had been shut down like many other projects in Hollywood....

Daytime television mainstay Maury Povich will be wrapping up his talk show after 31 years on the air, marking the end of an era. It was recently reported that the series will be coming to an end after a total of 30 seasons with plans to wrap up production on the final episodes in May. Word is the last new episodes will continue to air until September, though the show will continue to air in syndication after the series finale....

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has featured several intriguing villains thus far, it is nowhere near introducing half of them. Thanos, the Mad Titan who intended to liberate the universe from hunger, was thrust into the spotlight in Avengers: End Game, making him one of the MCU’s most compelling antagonists. However, Marvel didn’t stop there, as Loki, a six-episode series, surpassed fans’ expectations by building anticipation for a new villain who could be far more terrifying than all the villains we’ve seen combined....

Despite a press release from Universal Studios saying that Michael Bay had approved their upcoming Transformers theme park attraction, Bay announced via his own blog that he isn’t yet happy with what they have presented him. In an official statement, the director said: The Transformers Universal theme park attraction is set for a 2011 premier date. “The Transformer Ride at Universal making all the press rounds - not sure yet - they had me in a press release saying I supported it - but Universal has a long way to go in my mind....

The two writer/directors talk about their directorial debut, Uwe Boll and future film projects Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer have been in the screenwriting biz for some time now, writing and producing films alongside controversial German filmmaker Uwe Boll. Roesch and Sheerer are on their own now though, in their directorial debut, Brotherhood of Blood, which hits the DVD shelves on October 14. I recently had the chance to interview these filmmakers about the film they both wrote and directed, and here’s what they had to say....

After David O. Russell dropped out of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the property, which is based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s best selling novel, became a highly sought after project by many of today’s most prolific directors. Diverse artists such as Jonathan Demme and Matt Reeves were NEraRsz72zNsux|Reportedly interested in helming this mash-up of Jane Austen and the living dead. But The Los Angeles Times says that Mike White, one of the more interesting directorial choices previously mentioned, is now the forerunner to take over this period thriller....

Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, which hits IMAX theaters nationwide December 16 before its wide release December 21. Click on the video player below to watch director Brad Bird discuss how he used the IMAX technology in this action-packed sequel. You can also read the full press release from IMAX below the video player regarding Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol’s early international release. IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures today announced that Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol The IMAX Experience will begin previews in IMAX on Friday, Dec....

TNT has released the initial key art for its eagerly anticipated television event Mob City, the powerful drama from Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead), who wrote and directed the pilot and serves as executive producer on the series. The two images capture different aspects of the 1940s-set crime thriller, with one featuring Mob City stars Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) and Edward Burns (Entourage) in a composite reminiscent of newspaper crime photos of the era....

The Mortal Kombat web series is currently shooting in Vancouver and director Kevin Tancharoen tweeted a photo from the set, which confirms the return of Scorpion. Click on the photo below to access our gallery, and read on below the photo for more news on this series. Actor Ian Anthony Dale portrayed Scorpion in the immensely-popular Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short. While it was never officially announced, Ian Anthony Dale revealed on Twitter yesterday that he is returning to portray Scorpion in the web series....

HBO has just released the official trailer for Mr. Saturday Night, a documentary that takes us back to the time of bell bottoms, polyester and disco. When Aussie Robert Stigwood, band manager of The Bee Gees, after reading about the disco craze happening in the U.S., took a 2 miliion dollar gamble. He wanted to bring disco to the big screen. The official synopsis reads, “HBO documentary Mr. Saturday Night, directed by John Maggio (HBO’s A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks) and executive produced by The Ringer’s Bill Simmons (HBO’s Andre The Giant, Showbiz Kids), chronicles the meteoric career of Australian entrepreneur Robert Stigwood, who gambled on a magazine article about the Brooklyn night club scene and turned it into the 1977 cultural touchstone Saturday Night Fever, making a global superstar out of John Travolta and reinvigorating disco with a platinum-selling soundtrack anchored by four number-one hits from the Bee Gees....

Acting and producing the love story. The new film, The Painted Veil, is not your typical love story. Sure, there’s a romance - actually several - but the main characters, Edward Norton and Naomi Watts, have a kind of reverse relationship. Set in England in the 1920’s, the two meet at a dinner party; very soon after, they get married. And also very quickly for both, the relationship turns south; one reason could have been because Naomi just wasn’t ready....

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Natasha Richardson, a veteran of film, TV and theater, passed away on Wednesday in New York. She was 45. The actress picked up a Tony Award in 1998 for her performance in the musical “Cabaret.” She died after obtaining a head injury this past Monday while she was skiing in Canada. Her death was confirmed in a statement by Alan Nierob, the LA-based publicist for Richardson’s husband Liam Neeson....

This week alone has been full of turbulence and mounting anticipation regarding the future of the global phenomena Wednesday. Between swirling rumors of the series’ potential leave from Netflix and Thursday’s puzzling teaser, fans have been at the edge of their seats regarding Wednesday’s fate. Since the series’ release, renewal has seemed like a no-brainer as the series continues to break streaming records. Finally, after much speculation and waiting, Wednesday has officially been confirmed for a second season, defeating Netflix’s one-season cancelation curse....

A former Jedi and former O.C. girl have come together in New York. Just Jared has posted 10 new images of Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson on the set of their new movie, New York, I Love You. CLICK HERE to check out the rest of the images at Just Jared. Following the successful feature film Paris, je t’aime, that opened the 2006 ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the Cannes Film Festival and was distributed worldwide, we are thrilled to present New York, I Love You....

Nikita: Code Breaker is a new interactive online game - live now - that enables fans of The CW’s hit series Nikita to engage in missions, crack codes and, eventually, unlock one of the series’ notorious black boxes, where government-related secrets are stored. Plus, enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Toronto to visit the set of Nikita. Free and accessible for everyone to play, the game is based on the hit Warner Bros....

You can experience all three of Captain Jack Sparrow’s high-seas adventures in high-definition this September. The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy will be released on Blu-Ray on September 16. This six-disc set includes all three films - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. This BD set will be priced at $82.99 SRP....

Jackass 3D director Jeff Tremaine is taking the leap into narrative movies with the Warner Bros. comedy Revenge of the Jocks. This new comedy takes the premise of the classic 80s comedy Revenge of the Nerds DVD and turns it upside down. Revenge of the Jocks centers on three men, all popular jocks in high school, who find themselves trying to adapt to a new world ruled by geeks, nerds and fanboys....

My first experience with the films of Robert Altman brought me to tears. It wasn’t because I was saddened or felt that I was even witnessing brilliance. It was during the scene in Popeye where he lost Swee’pea. Seeing Robin Williams run around looking for his missing child moved me in a way that I find hard to describe even now. The fact that I was 8 probably has something to do with it....

Misogyny is a culture of violence against women. Whether the woman is Black or brown, queer or trans, or dresses a certain way, her body is the focal point of the hate. This particular phenomenon is found across literature translations and on public access sites like Twitter and film sites like IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Actresses in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in particular, have furthered the way women are portrayed in film and television....

The official cast list of The Flash features two surprising names – Michael Shannon and Antje Traue. The pair last appeared in 2013’s Man of Steel, where Shannon played the Superman antagonist, General Zod, with Traue playing his sub-commander, Faora-Ul. Both the characters seemingly died in Man of Steel but are somehow set to return in the DCEU’s The Flash. In a recent press release by Warner Bros. UK, previewing all major 2022 film releases, Michael Shannon and Antje Traue are listed in the cast of The Flash, alongside Ezra Miller and Michael Keaton....