Matt Smith has stolen every scene he’s been a part of through two episodes of HBO’s House of the Dragon series. The actor plays Daemon Targaryen, brother of the King and yet another player who believes he’s the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Smith, known for his role in Doctor Who, was skeptical of his role at first, and he admits he wasn’t sure how the show would follow up a colossal series like Game of Thrones....
Matthew Modine has always been a bit of an enigma in Hollywood. Certainly, he had an impressive run of form in the 1980s and 1990s, but he never completely blended in with the spotlight like other successful actors at the time. However, this seems to fit Modine’s personality wonderfully. Modine’s talents are underappreciated, but to say they are fully understood is incorrect. Matthew Modine’s cinematic appearances are as compelling today as they were in the past, because he is constantly elusive, and just plain appealing....
While an upcoming novel won’t hit the shelves until Septmeber, it seems the film version is moving forward. Variety is reporting that McG has purchased the option on Kody Keplinger’s novel The DUFF. The title stands for “The Designated Ugly Fat Friend” and marks the first novel by the 20-year-old Keplinger, which will be released on September 7. Below is a description of the novel from the book’s publisher, Poppy:...
There’s no denying that the MCU creators and producers are masters at connecting different storylines across the universe. From bringing multiple solo franchises together in the Avengers films to growing and developing its ensemble of heroes, there have been many iconic storylines and moments in the MCU. Across 30 movies and counting, the MCU has narratively expanded and explored different themes and ideas across other subgenres. Updated January 27th, 2023: This article has been updated to reflect the recent releases of the MCU, which did address a few of the unresolved plot points and has been updated with more plot lines the franchise has yet to acknowledge....
Comedian, writer, actor, and producer Jerry Seinfeld is now making his directorial debut with a film about everyone’s favorite breakfast pastry. Set in Michigan in 1963, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story centers on a bitter rivalry between Kellogg and Post, two cereal makers in a race to create an innovative breakfast pastry. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, and James Marsden will star in the comedy alongside Seinfeld, described in its press release as “a tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar and menacing milkmen....
Michael Keaton has signed on to play the primary villain Raymond Sellars in MGM’s RoboCop remake. Hugh Laurie was in talks to play the OmniCorp CEO in June, before negotiations broke down last week. Here’s what director José Padilha had to say about the latest addition to his cast. Joel Kinnaman stars as the Detroit cop Alex Murphy, who is resurrected by OmniCorp and turned into the half-man half-machine crime fighter....
It seems that a new Disney/Johnny Depp film may have found its director. According to Production Weekly, director Mike Newell is in talks to take the the helm of The Lone Ranger. Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio wrote the script, with Johnny Depp already slated to star as the title character. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on any other developments surrounding this film, but in the meantime, take a look at the synopsis below....
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins, which will hit theaters across the country on June 17. Click on the video player below for your first glimpse at this penguin-filled comedy starring Jim Carrey Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark Waters’ adaptation of author Richard Atwater’s beloved children’s book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr....
MTV has picked up a new contemporary drama series War of the Worlds, based on the H.G. Wells classic sci-fi novel. Former Teen Wolf writer Andrew Cochran is behind the script, with Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis executive producing alongside The Firm’s Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinetz. No plot details were given as to how this series will be different from the dozens of other adaptations of this classic story....
A new full-length trailer for Michael Moore’s upcoming documentary Capitalism: A Love Story has been released via CNN. To watch a preview of what is sure to be another controversial piece of cinema from the maverick filmmaker, click on the video below: Capitalism: A Love Story will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore described as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country”: The massive transfer of U....
Director Rob Cohen has premiered the new full-length for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor on his official blog, which is set to hit theaters on August 1. Click below to see the new trailer for this film that stars Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li. The blockbuster global Mummy franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor....
Apple has just released the first trailer for Push, which hits theaters on February 6. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou. Click below to watch the first video from this upcoming sci-fi thriller. Push is a sci-fi thriller that takes us into the secret world of psychic espionage. Our hero is Nick Gant (Chris Evans), a young man whose father was genetically altered to be the perfect government assassin....
A reboot of the classic animated series Rugrats is in the works at Nickelodeon, and Nancy Cartwright has announced she will be back to reprise the role of Chuckie Finster. Beaming in a new photo posted on Twitter, Cartwright notes her excitement about getting to voice the beloved baby once again. “How I feel when I get to reprise my role as Chuckie in The Rugrats reboot,” Cartwright says in the caption, also telling her fans to “stay tuned....
Spoiler Warning: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ Star Wars is famous for following the Hero’s Journey. George Lucas made a note of telling audiences that he studied Joseph Campbell’s tome and applied the narrative structure to his movie. As such, with the Jedi being the main subject of the Star Wars movies, they traditionally follow that structure as a form of character development. They move around that precarious circle to find the things that make them true Jedi....
The Good A fun filled tale about friendship between Boog and Elliot. The Bad This movie was a little too zany at times. Open Season is a fun filled animated tale of friends Boog and Elliot and how they got the rest of their wildlife friends mobilized to take back control of the forest. Boog (Martin Lawrence) is a bear who has no idea how to survive in the wild. His life changes drastically when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a deer, and someone who feels that he should get more out of life....
On October 3 one of the best films of the year Thank You for Smoking comes to DVD! To celebrate we are lighting up your DVD collection by giving away some copies to a few lucky people! CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a sexy, charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who’ll fight to protect America’s right to smoke - even if it kills him - while still remaining a role model for his 12-year-old son....
King Kong conquered New York, but The Apes control the Planet! Charlton Heston (Soylent Green, The Ten Commandments) stars as the alpha-male omega man ushered in the age of the ape when he crash lands on a mysterious planet amongst an entirely simian society… only to discover that the “madhouse” was closer to home than he could have dreamed. On March 28, 2006, Fox Home Entertainment unleashes all-new DVD Singles of the Original Planet of the Apes Series Mastered in Anamorphic Widescreen and featuring THX Certified 5....
Dimension Films has announced that Grind House, a collaboration from directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, will be released in theaters Easter weekend, 2007. The announcement was made today by Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of Dimension Films. “The Easter holiday was a record-breaking weekend for Dimension this year with Scary Movie 4, and we are confident that Grind House will do extremely well in this slot,” said Bob Weinstein. Dimension Films had major box office success on April 1, 2005 with Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, and prior to that on April 16, 2004, when the Weinsteins released Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2 through Miramax Films....
Director Tom McGrath (MegaMind) is in talks to make his live-action directorial debut with Rentaghost for 20th Century Fox. We reported back in October that Ben Stiller has signed on to star in this comedy, an adaptation of the 1976 BBC series Rentaghost. The story follows Fred Mumford (Ben Stiller), a recently-deceased man who never lived up to his full potential on Earth. Determined to be more productive, he decides to form an agency in the afterlife dubbed Rentaghost, where ghosts are leased out to help the living....
Robbie Benson Talks Beauty and the Beast 3D, in theaters now Walt Disney’s 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast is back in theaters for a limited 3D release to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Already a box office hit its first week back on screens, we now celebrate this timeless tale’s second weekend out with a chat from its leading Beast, Robby Benson. We are longtime fans of Robby, so it was a great honor to speak with the man behind the voice of Beauty and the Beast’s title character, an arrogant Prince turned into a frightful monster, who must earn the love and respect of another before breaking the spell....
