Stephen Kingis one of the most prolific and renowned names in horror, with dozens of film and television adaptations of his work since the 1970s. The first to adapt one of King’s books wasBrian de Palma, who brought King’s debut novel,Carrie,to the silver screen in 1976, going on to become a horror classic. One of the latest directors to bring a number of King’s books to life isMike Flanagan, who has proven through his adaptations ofGerald’s Game,Doctor Sleep, and the highly anticipatedThe Life of Chuck,that he’s the best modern horror director to adapt the material of the literary horror icon....

Netflix is going all-in on U.K. creators, adding seven new original series from across the pond to its slate. All the projects will be written and shot domestically, and the range of names on this list are about as varied as humanly possible. Think “on a scale fromMr. Beanto1917.” Oscar-winnerSam Mendesand his Neal Street Productions team is behind a six-part series titledThe Red Zone, billed as being “a comedy about football, but also not about football....

Audiences are about to return to the Pride Lands thanks toMufasa: The Lion King. New footage from the prequel has been released thanks toGood Morning America. The titular monarch who was voiced byJames Earl Jonesin the first movie has always appeared to be a calm and collected figure. But that wasn’t always the case.Mufasa: The Lion Kingwill depict the youth of the character, taking viewers through a dangerous journey that turned a helpless cub into a powerful king....

DirectorGuy Ritchiehas quietly made himself quite the career over the last 2 decades in Hollywood. With such classic films asSnatchandLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, the director has been a very influential part of modern action filmmaking. Coming off this year’s severely underrated heist movieWrath of ManstarringJason Statham, Ritchie is reteaming with the actor for the fifth time for next year’s spy filmOperation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, and we now have our first look at the movie courtesy of some new images....

Golden Globe winnerOscar Isaacis set to star in Lionsgate’s high-concept thrillerLondon, whichBen Stillerwill direct from a script by Oscar winnerEric Roth. The film is based on a new short story from bestselling crime writerJo Nesbo, author ofThe Snowman,Headhunters, andThe Son. Isaac obtained the rights in a competitive situation and will produce via his Mad Gene Media banner along with his longtime managerJason Spire. Stiller and his producing partnerNicky Weinstockwill produce for Red Hour, while Nesbo will executive produce alongsideNiclas Salomonsson....

Ray Donovan’s fifth season had its ups and downs. I wrote about itsmoody finaleas well as the way the show handled thedeath of a core character(don’t click if you aren’t caught up with Season 5 yet!), the latter of which was one of the show’s better moments. And yet, getting rid of such a major character is a problem for a show that works best when it’s focused on family. It also may be a little concerning that a series so focused on LA is now taking a leap to New York in its sixth season....

Here’s the thing. To clarify what everybody already knows, theResident Evilmovies are pretty stupid. They’re the epitome of big, dumb popcorn movie fun. I still kind of love them (Well, some of them). It’s the “Guilty Pleasure” branch of cinema – big, loud, brassy nonsense that puts a smile on your face. We all probably wish they were a bit better; that there was better character drama to go with the immersive visuals and bonkers action, but the films deserve some credit too....

TheScarfaceremakeis once again looking for a new director. Universal Pictures has been working for years to put together a new take on theScarfacestory, running through a variety of filmmakers who’ve come and gone that range fromAntoine Fuqua(The Equalizer) toPablo Larrain(Jackie), and in the early days of the project, evenHarry PotterfilmmakerDavid Yates. The studio aimed to try again by signingSuicide SquaddirectorDavid Ayerthis past spring, setting him to pen a new script for the remake which switches the Miami setting to Los Angeles....

After adding his name to the ever-growing list of talented directors wasting their gifts on bland adaptations of 1970s TV shows withThe Equalizerand attempting something more mature to middling results inSouthpaw,Antoine Fuquaseems to be in a remake groove. This year will see his take onThe Magnificent Sevenwith his axiomatic leading manDenzel Washington, alongsideChris Pratt,Ethan Hawke, andVincent D’Onofrio. (Of course, the originalMagnificent Sevenis also a remake, based off ofAkira Kurosawa’s legendary, unimpeachableSeven Samurai....

There’s a clever little marketing war going on behind the scenes of the year’s biggest movies. Warner Bros./DC Comics dropped theepic team-up trailerfor theirJustice Leaguemovie early this morning, but earlier still came Disney/Lucasfilm’s announcement regardingRian Johnson’sStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Not only did they reveal a pair of short teaser videos, nor did they stop at announcing the film’s new trailer dropping early this week, but they also confirmed that early ticket sales will go live once the trailer arrives....

One of the bigger reveals out of Star Wars Celebration this summer was the news thatthe character of Thrawn is comingtoStar Wars Rebels. Grand Admiral Thrawn is one of the most popular characters from theStar WarsExpanded Universe, making his debut in the 1991 novelHeir to the Empire. However, whenGeorge Lucasstepped down from Lucasfilm and new presidentKathleen Kennedyset about creating a cohesive universe that spanned films, TV series, and books, the Expanded Universe was declared non-canon and henceforth deemedStar Wars Legends, with the new Lucasfilm starting from scratch and building a new canon outside of the feature films....

While the Disney theme parks have spent much of 2020 shuttered, the mythology and lore of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the 14-acreStar Wars-themed land at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, has been aggressively expanding through books (including a forthcoming “Art of” book),exclusive merchandise agreements with Target, and, now, a highly immersive VR game coming to Oculus platforms later this year that promises to take you beyond the petrified forest of Black Spire Outpost....

There’s a new indie drama in town as Collider has the exclusive first look atGravitas Ventures’latest film,Goodbye, Hello. Playing into complicated family dynamics and the harsh realization that we’re all a little more like our parents than we’d like to believe, the film starsJeremy Ford(Netflix’sFear Streetfilm series) as a young man forced to return home after his father, Gene (Steve Guttenberg) is given a short and troubling prognosis. There’s a lot that’s been keeping Ford’s Nate away from this big homecoming and family reunion, but as viewers can see in today’s trailer, there’s even more that will hook him in to stay....