In “Suicide Squad,” the Season 6 finale ofBrooklyn Nine-Nine, Detective Jake Peralta (AndySamberg) lays out an elaborate scheme that includes a kidnapping, a false investigation, and a stealthily planted bug, all to take down the corrupt Commissioner of the New York Police Department. For the kidnapping portion of the plan, his first instinct is to wear ski masks, but then he changes his mind mid-narrative. “Actually, scratch that. We’re not gonna use ski masks; we’ll use cool rubber masks!...

It’s hard to imagine any of the characters in 2015’sMad Max: Fury Roadnot making the final cut. But, on the occasion of the movie’s five-year anniversary, directorGeorge Millerhas revealed there was one character almost didn’t make it per feedback from folks at Warner Bros. — and it’s unthinkable which character almost got the boot. Published earlier this week was aNew York Timesoral history interview, featuring comments from Miller and hisFury Roadcast and colleagues, to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the epic fourthMad Maxmovie....

One of 2024’s highly successful TV series,Shōgun, will be back with asecond and third season,as announced earlier in May, and of course, fans can’t keep still to seeHiroyuki SanadaandCosmo Jarvisreturn for more historical politics. While news of the upcoming installments has been scarce, Sanada, who stars as the powerful Lord Yoshii Toranaga, has given a few hints toVarietyabout the show’s second season, pointing at the scribes and potentially returning cast....

Universal’sThe Fall Guyhas been handed the responsibility of kicking off the Hollywood summer this year, and it’s stumbling out of the gate. The moviecouldn’t crack the modest $30 million markin its opening weekend, despite weeks of positive buzz, an all-out marketing campaign featuring starsRyan GoslingandEmily Blunt, and encouraging reviews. Directed byDavid Leitch, the action-comedy not only fell short of last year’s summer starterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3by a wide margin but also the filmmaker’s ownBullet Train, which grossed $30 million in its first weekend a couple of years ago....

A Quiet Place: Day Onewould have been a completely different movie had they not deleted a crucial moment between Eric (Joseph Quinn) and Samira (Lupita N’Yongo) in whichhe reveals that he is gay and was contemplating suicide before the creatures arrived.A Quiet Place: Day Oneismore than a prequel; it’s a character-driven alien invasion horror movie that is about appreciating life and fighting for survival, andthe deleted scene would have provided more depth to the themes of the story....

It seemsThe Expendablesare a little rusty after nearly ten years away from the big screen.Expend4bles, the latest entry inthe bombastic action franchise, was the only new wide release on Thursday night and managed to score a modest $750,000 from box office previews with showtimes beginning at 6 p.m. at 3,518 locations across the U.S. As it gears up for a proper run starting this weekend, it’s expected to rake in $15 to $17 million domestically over its debut....

Accio, President Snow? The Capitol just found its voice — and it’s one we know all too well.Ralph Fienneshas officially been cast as Coriolanus Snow inThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Lionsgate’s latest installment in the ever-expanding dystopian franchise based onSuzanne Collins' bestselling novels.Harry Pottervillain Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort across the franchise, joins the prequel’s already starry cast that includesJoseph Zadaas a young Haymitch Abernathy,Whitney Peakas Lenore Dove Baird,Mckenna Graceas Maysilee Donner,Jesse Plemonsas Plutarch Heavensbee,Ben Wangas Wyatt Callo,Maya Hawkeas Wiress,Kelvin Harrison Jr....

Richard Linklater’s latest directorial effortis a comedic take on a man who disguises himself to pretend that he is a professional killer.Hit Man, starring and co-written byGlen Powell, isbased on the true story of an undercover agent who moonlights as a hitman and puts the people who hire his services behind bars. Things become a little tricky when the protagonist is summoned to another mission, this time by a beautiful damsel in distress that he quickly falls for....

Francis Ford Coppola’s star-studded epic,Megalopolis,is finally seeing the light of day, over 45 years after its initial conception. Initially being conceived as a fable of a futuristic American city serving as a hybrid between New York and Rome (aptly named ‘New Rome’), the project has been a passion project for Coppola for many, many years, with the film first entering development in the 1980s before a variety of setbacks left the project cold....

The last 24 hours have been miserable. Last night,David Simontook to Twitter to sadly announce thatReg E. Cathey, the astounding character actor known for key roles in TV (House of Cards,The Wire,Oz,Outcast, etc.) and film (Airheads,The Mask,American Psycho,Pootie Tang, etc.), had passed away after a battle with cancer at 60. And then this morning, the sense of loss was compounded with the news thatJóhann Jóhannsson, the ingenious musician and composer behind the wondrous scores forSicario,Arrival, andThe Theory of Everything, has also passed away due to unknown causes....

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis one of the highly anticipated features this summer. The sequel to the 2018 Oscar-winning film aims to top it and is certainly not leaving any stone unturned to do so with its myriad of characters, animation styles, and storyline. The franchise holds a special place in Spider-Man fans’ hearts, being an animated feature that travels the multiverse and gave us a Miles that we have come to love and adore....

The PBS and BBC drama seriesWorld on Fireis setting fans ablaze with images from its second season that featureJonah Hauer-King,Lesley Manville,Parker Sawyers, andEugénie Derouandsurrounded by the tragedies of World War II. Created byPeter Bowker, we’re excited to see the first peeks of the show’s sophomore season and the most recent update since it was announced thatfilming had begunalmost a year ago. Although no release date has been set, this first set of photos points to more information coming our way soon....

Crime films typically feature violence, thievery, or extortion similar to the kind that happens in real life. Oftentimes, these films also feature a detective or police officer investigating the case and trying to find out who in the world is responsible for all of this. Other times, the movie is told from the perspective of the perpetrator. On the other hand, horror films are movies that, obviously, intentionally scare their viewers with eerie visuals and freaky scenarios....