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Bernie Wrightson, the legendary horror and comic book artist, and actual miracle worker on a page, has passed away at the age of 68 after a battle with brain cancer. Wrightson announced his official retirement at the start of this year due to poor health. Best known as the co-creator ofSwamp Thingand for his staggering work on the illustrated edition ofMary Shelley’sFrankenstein. He also created the artwork forCreepshow, kicking off a long-running relationship withStephen King, for whom he also illustratedThe Cycle of the Werewolf, and special editions ofThe StandandFrom a Buick 8....

Captain America: Brave New Worldperhaps hasn’t been the kick-off to 2025 that Marvel Studios was hoping it would be, but the film has still managed to earn a respectable haul at the box office. After grossing $15 million on the dot this weekend — a 47% drop from last weekend —Brave New Worldhas now earned$163 million at the domestic box office. The film has also added $178 million from international markets, giving it a worldwide cumulative total of $341 million....

Video game movies are incredibly hard to make well, but studios continue to attempt to crack that curse. Back in 2012, an intriguing prospect arose whenCrankandGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeanceco-directorBrian Taylorwas tapped by Sony Pictures to write and directaTwisted Metalmovie, based on the PlayStation video game. It was a swell marriage of director and material, but unfortunately the film never came to fruition. So when Collider’s own Steve Weintraub spoke with Taylor at the Toronto International Film Festival after the premiere of his new filmMom and Dad, he asked Taylor what his take onTwisted Metalwas and why it fell apart....

Sony’sVenom: The Last Dancetook a hit this weekend, as three massive new releases ate into its theatrical footprint. The superhero spin-off is now nearing the end of its run, and is poised to debut on PVOD platforms in a few days. It’ll do so with a respectable global box office haul under its belt — the lowest of the trilogy, but among the best of the year. StarringTom Hardyin the central role,Venom: The Last Danceis directed by the debutanteKelly Marcel, and serves as the final installment of the trilogy....

Deborah Chowquietly became the first female person of color to direct a live-actionStar Warsseries episode with the most recent chapter of Disney+‘sThe Mandalorian. If you liked what you saw in “The Sin”, stay tuned. Chow has another episode in the pipeline for the series, which will undoubtedly shed more light on the title character and the hit sensation that isBaby Yoda. So while Chow–a veteran behind the camera for such TV shows asMr....

The wait is over, and the battle date is set! Super Saiyans Goku and Vegeta will gather to face their most powerful foe ever on January 16th – the official theatrical opening date forDragon Ball Super: Broly, announced today byFunimation Films. The 20th film from the franchise and first from theDragon Ball Superseries,Dragon Ball Super: Brolyis based on the original story, screenplay and character designs of creatorAkira Toriyamaand features an updated art style reminiscent of the classic bestsellingDragon Ballmanga series....

There have been countless deaths onGame of Thrones, and you can never underestimate the cruelty of the characters. After all, this is a show that pushed a child out a window in its very first episode. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that Ser Pounce, the cat belonging to the late King Tommen, is dead. “Cersei hated the name ‘Ser Pounce’ so much she could not allow him to survive,” showrunnerDavid BeniofftellsEW....

In a world full of people, there is only oneNicolas Cageand he has a new movie called…Pig. The film is about an isolated man whose cherished truffle pig is swiped in a home invasion. The emotional devastation leads him on a quest back into civilization in search of his prized swine. While it may be a revenge film, it’s no vengeance thriller alaJohn Wick, orI Saw the Devil. It’s a somber, slower Cage rage than audiences are becoming more accustomed to....

Talk about the best kind of news:AquamanhelmerJames Wanwill direct the pilot of theI Know What You Did Last Summerremake for Amazon. A re-do of the 1997 teen horror film starringJennifer Love Hewitt,Sarah Michelle Gellar,Freddie Prinze Jr., andRyan Philippehas been discussed for a few years now, with news ofa feature-length film remakereported back in 2014. News of Wan’s involvement in theI Know What You DidTV series reboot was buried in aDeadlinereport earlier this week about one of the film’s original producers,Neal Moritz, signing an overall deal with Amazon....

Along with the DGA, last night also saw the annual Annie Awards pick its winners for 2015, and there weren’t many surprises, honestly. The big winner, on several counts, was Pixar’s lovelyInside Out, which took best feature, whereas Animated Effects in an Animated Film went toThe Good Dinosaur. Best Short Subject thankfully went toDon Hertzfeldt’s sensationalWorld of Tomorrow, which sees a young child meeting her clone, several times removed, who informs her about her personal travails and the strange future on their brief visit....

Pakistan has course corrected and lifted the ban on its official Oscar entry,Joyland.Though the trans love story will certainly receive some cuts by local censors,Salman Sufi,an aide to the country’s prime minister, revealed on the liftTwitter, commenting, “freedom of speech is fundamental right & should be nourished within ambits of the law.” The feature is directed bySaim Sadiqand counts Nobel laureate activistMalala Yousafzaiamong its executive producers.Joylandtells a complex love story between a man and a trans woman....

The lines are being drawn in the sand in the first trailer forAlex Garland’s latest sci-fi action flick,Civil War. Re-teaming with A24,Garland’s pulse-pounding productionwill bring audiences just as much dystopian drama as that of his previous projects.With titles likeAnnihilationandEx Machinaknown the world over as expert-level examples of filmmaking, fans have been patiently waiting since 2022’sMento see what Garland had up his sleeves next. Up until this point, mum had been the word about the kind of battleCivil Warwill bring....

From creatorsRachel Ramras,Hugh Davidson, andLarry Dorf, the Netflix original seriesThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Windowtakes on all aspects of a page-turning, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, down to the endless bottles of wine, always ill-timed rain, and unknown things that go bump in the attic. When Anna (Kristen Bell, who’s also an executive producer on the project) witnesses a gruesome murder across the street, which may or may not have actually happened (you can blame the fuzziness on all of that wine), she begins to question everything and everyone as she tries to figure out what’s going on and who’s responsible....