Next Superman Movie Will Have a Black Director and Black Lead

The nextSupermanmovie will look wildly different from anything that’s come before. Welearned in Februarythat Warner Bros. had hired acclaimed author and journalistTa-Nehisi Coatesto write the screenplay for a newSupermanmovie withJ.J. Abramsproducing. Rumors also swirled at the time that this planned film would introduce a new Superman – a Black Superman. That is indeed what Warner Bros. is planning, as a new report over atTHRtakes a look inside what’s on deck for this DC reboot....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Victoria Henderson

Oscars 2021 to Be Delayed as Academy Extends Eligibility Window

[Update: After a vote this morning, the Academy has pushed back the 2021 Oscars ceremony to August 20, 2025 and has moved the cutoff for eligibility from June 24, 2025 to July 15, 2025.] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is set to vote today on some major issues related to the 2021 Oscars, chief among them extending the eligibility window beyond June 23, 2025. Yes indeed,THRreports that the board of governors of the Academy are convening today and, after voting, are likely to extend the eligibility window beyond December of this year and delay the Oscar ceremony by up to eight weeks....

August 26, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Jeanette Zhang

Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey’ Drums Up 4K Blu-ray & DVD Release Dates

If you didn’t want to leave your house to watchThe Monkeyin theaters and were patiently waiting for thehorror movie’s home release, we have excellent news for you. Today, not only theOsgood Perkins(Longlegs) production became available to rent on streaming platforms, but it also set a release date for its 4K UHD,Blu-rayand DVD releases. The movie follows twin brothers who are cursed by a malignant monkey toy who causes random and horrible deaths whenever it hits the drums attached to its belly....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Daniel Jacobs

Rian Johnson Is Still Working on His New Star Wars Trilogy

Yesterday, rumors caught on like wildfire thatRian Johnson’s plannedStar Warstrilogy was no longer happening, and theLast Jedidirector was instead focusing on other projects. This, as it turns out, appears to have been at best bad info and at worst wishful thinking on the part of whinyStar Warsfans. The rumor originated at a website called SuperBroMovies, and the post itself has now beendeleted entirely. Other sites decided to jump on the bandwagon without pausing to consider the source or reaching out to get a comment or confirmation from Johnson or Lucasfilm, and thus the internet kind of exploded there for a bit with this new “news....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Justin Henderson

Rogue One: Michael Giacchino Composing Star Wars Score After Reshoots

Rogue One: A Star Warsstory is facing some new shakeups in the wake of the film’s prolonged reshoots. The bad news: incredible Oscar-winning composerAlexandre Desplatwill no longer create the score for the firstStar Warsstandalone film. The good news: incredible Oscar-winning composerMichael Giacchinowill take his place. As you probably know by now,Rogue Oneunderwent extensive reshoots over the summer, pushing production a number of weeks, and according to THR, that schedule shakeup also altered the scoring calendar....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Jeremy Brown

Roswell New Mexico: Nathan Parsons on the Flashback Episode

In the next episode of The CW seriesRoswell, New Mexico, entitled “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a series of flashbacks to 2008, including some glimpses into the prom, will help to uncover secrets about Rosa’s final day. And while that will provide long sought after answers for her sister, Liz Ortecho (Jeanine Mason), it could also destroy any chance of a romantic future with Max Evans (Nathan Parsons). During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Nathan Parsons talked about the positive feedback he’s gotten from fans of the show, what it was like to revisit high school for this episode, the fun of exploring prom, the Tess Easter egg, the bond he’s formed withLily Cowles(“Isobel”) andMichael Vlamis(“Michael”), dancing with Jeanine Mason, having to give up your dreams for family, whether the answers provided in this episode can really be trusted, and what a roller coaster the last four episodes of the season are....

August 26, 2025 · 10 min · 2083 words · Dustin Wheeler

Sandra Bullock's Best Comedies, Ranked

If watching the trailer for upcoming comedyThe Lost City(starringSandra Bullock,Channing Tatum, andDaniel Radcliffe) has you aching for a good Sandra Bullock-led laugh, look no further. Just watching that trailer once is enough to make you nostalgic for all her best comedic performances so far. She’s had some truly iconic roles in the films that made our list, and while we left some of her biggest hits likeSpeedandPractical Magicoff because they seemed to fit better into other genres, there are still seven absolutely charming comedies you have plenty of time to check out beforeThe Lost Citymakes its debut....

August 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Alexander Alvarado

Spencer Character Posters Reveal Main Cast of Kristen Stewart's Princess Diana Biopic

A new set of character posters have been revealed fromSpencer, the upcoming Princess Diana biopic starringKristen Stewartthat’s been generating some awards season buzz since premiering at last month’s Venice International Film Festival. The one-sheets reveal a quintet from the movie’s major players, all played by hugely talented stars. Spencerfocuses on the fractured marriage between Diana and Prince Charles, which saw them dogged by rumors of discontent, extra-marital affairs, and relentless tabloid coverage....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Cheyenne Jackson

Sylvester Stallone Shares an Exciting 'Rocky' Prequel Update

TheRockyfranchise is expanding even further with a new prequel in the works by franchise star,Sylvester Stallone. And no, we’re not referring to theCreedspin-off currently in development, but a separate project set to focus on Rocky Balboa himself years before he began his storied career. Stallone first teased the project a while back, revealing he was preparing the framework for the story and now, the actor has made some solid progress, as he recently shared an update teasing some exciting plot points....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Donna Smith

The 10 Worst Dinosaur Movies, Ranked

Jurassic Parkis one of the most influential films of all time.Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, based onMichael Crichton’s novelof the same name,introduced audiences to ground-breaking visual effects, while also captivating them with an engaging storywith a host of interesting characters. Of course, the biggest draw for audiences at the time was the dinosaurs.Jurassic Parkbrought iconic dinos like the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, and Brachiosaurus to life in a way that no other film before it had....

August 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1845 words · Pamela Garcia

The Best Movie Moments of 2018

What makes a movie great? Good performances? A solid script? Unique direction? It’s almost always some combination of the various ingredients that go into making a film, and then of course the strange alchemy of how it all comes together. But most memorable moviegoing experiences are marked by moments you’re able to’t get out of your head. The shark coming out of the water inJaws. The “I am your father” reveal inEmpire Strikes Back....

August 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1521 words · Derek Young

The Deuce Review: David Simon Finds Humanity in the Streets

I first went to New York City when I was in college. Growing up in the south, I had always imagined experiencing the fabled town, but my mother warned me: stay away from Times Square. Though I was going in 2004, she had last been in the 1970s. For me, Times Square was a Disney-fied kind of New York amusement park of advertising and retail, but in the 70s, it was a hub for crime, prostitution, and seedy activities....

August 26, 2025 · 5 min · 948 words · Vanessa Day

The New Pope Review: A Sermon on Faith, Corruption, and Club Bangers

Descending from the heavens in 2016,The Young Popewas one of the most singularly strange things to hit TV over the last decade. When marketing forPaolo Sorrentino’s Vatican-set drama first plastered the sinfully attractiveJude Lawfront-and-center, the internet drove straight down the “hot Pope who fucks” route. But in Law’s Pope Pius XIII, Sorrentino delivered the unexpected, a Pope that aggressively didnotfuck, but instead plunged the Catholic Church into an age of extreme devotion, idolatry, and conservatism....

August 26, 2025 · 5 min · 895 words · Kathleen Romero