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It’s alive! According to Deadline, another ofMel Brooks’s comedy classics is being zapped back to life in a way nobody saw coming. FX is nearing a pilot order for a new series based on 1974’sYoung Frankenstein, which will come from a trio behind another macabre satire series —What We Do in the Shadows. If the deal is finalized and a series is ordered,Stefani Robinsonwill serve as writer and showrunner, withTaika Waititidirecting the pilot, andGarrett Baschalso attached....

Tian Richardsis set to lead a TomSwiftspin-off at The CW. The series, which went into development in October 2020, has been handed a straight-to-series order by the network. Richards made his first appearance as Swift inNancy Drewback in May, in the episode “The Celestial Visitor,” which served as a backdoor pilot for the character. Nancy DrewshowrunnerMelinda Hsu Taylorand series creatorsNoga Landau,Josh Schwartz,andStephanie Savagehave all been tapped by the network to work on the series....

In some surprising late-Friday news, there’s a newCloverfieldmovie in the works from producerJ.J. Abrams, who has tapped hot British scribeJoe Bartonto write the script. What’s not surprising, and in fact comes as something of a relief, is that this new film will not be found-footage sequel, which gives Barton significant creative freedom in crafting the story. The format has gone out of style in recent years after Hollywood predictably drove it into the ground....

After much speculation, Disney has confirmed thatEwan McGregorwill be reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a Disney+ series, the studio announced Friday at its D23 Expo in Anaheim. “We have all the scripts written and we’re ready to start shooting next year," said Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy. The Obi-wan series will be the third live-action show spun-off from the Star Wars universe, followingJon Favreau’sThe Mandalorianand aRogue Oneprequel series that will starDiego Lunaas Cassian Andor, and feature the voice ofAlan Tudykas K2SO....

This year’s Best Picture Oscar race is unlike any before, and that’s kind of exciting. The dearth of blockbusters plus the eligibility of all streaming titles has, in a way, opened the floodgates this Oscar season for a number of different kinds of films to break into the awards race. Major titles from auteurs likeSteven SpielbergandWes Andersonwere pushed to 2021, making more room for not just smaller but more intimate stories – told by burgeoning filmmakers – to shine in the spotlight....

If you are looking for a game to help you break out of the cycle of self-isolation we have been living in since last year while getting an extra dose of childhood nostalgia,Pokémon Unitemight just be the game you’re looking for. The game was released on the Nintendo Switch in July, and today Nintendo just announced some new playable Pokémon coming in the near future: Mamoswine, a mammoth-like Pokémon, and Sylveon, a cute-looking Pokémon which seems to use psychic powers to attack its enemies....

WWE Rawhit the ground running after a wild WrestleMania weekend, and if you blinked, you definitely missed something. One of the most controversial WrestleManias in history was never going to drift off without some big news. FromJohn Cenavowing to hold the WWE title hostage toBron Breakkerabsolutely bulldozingRoman Reigns,this was a night packed with surprises, swerves, returns, and heel turns. And a crowd that, as ever, just did its own thing. Let’s get into it....

Get the fuck up off the pool and pay attention to the incredible weekRegina Kingis having. Two days after King landed aLead Actress Emmy nominationfor HBO’sWatchmen, her feature directorial debut,One Night in Miami, has been acquired by Amazon Studios. Written byKemp Powers—who adapted the script from his own 2013 stage play—the film follows a young Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), fresh off his first heavyweight title win, spending a night of celebration with activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), singer Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr....

To celebrate April Fool’s Day,Rick and Mortywere transformed into babies by Adult Swim, now temporarily rebranded as “Adult Swim Jr.” PerIGN, the joke is that the channel, specialized in animations for adults, would be now aimed at children. Nothing would represent the change better than the creation ofRick and Morty Babies, a fictional new series that would transform the gruesome adventures of our favorite sci-fi duo into a child’s cartoon....

Tickets are now on sale forRogue One: A Star Wars Story, and various theaters are offering a variety of perks if you come catch the latestStar Warsfilm with them. For instance, if you see the film in IMAX at AMC Theaters on December 18th, 25th and January 1st, you’ll receive an exclusive mini-poster while supplies last. If you get your tickets through Fandango, you’ll be entered into a contest to win a U-wing model signed by director Gareth Edwards....

The transition between being a child star to an adult performer is not an easy one, as roles tend to get much more competitive once a star is vying for parts attainable by a wider set of competitors. There’s always the risk that having a breakout performance as a young actor will be an impossible task for a star to move beyond, butSaoirse Ronan’s revelatory performance inAtonementonly led to more successful projects....

Universal Pictures has been trying to get anewScarfaceremakeoff the ground for years, but it now appears as though the studio is willing to go an interesting route rather than an expected one.Luca Guadagnino, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind lush films likeCall Me By Your NameandA Bigger Splash, is currently attached to direct the film, and he has ambitious R-rated plans for the material. Speaking withBadTaste.itat the Venice Film Festival (in Italian and translated to English), Guadagnino said what appeals to him about doingScarfaceis the Tony Montana character as an archetype, and as a way to tell a story about the American Dream in the current era, just asHoward Hawks’ 1932 original andBrian De Palma’s 1983 remake were of their time:...

Disney+ announced today that the upcoming Marvel Studios seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawis being delayed by one day, with the whole released calendar of the TV show shifted from Wednesdays to Thursdays. While some streaming services tend to release new seasons of their most beloved TV shows closer to the weekend, Disney+ opted for premiering new episodes of every big Marvel Studios andStar Warsseries weekly, every Wednesday. That has previously caused some overlapping troubles, asObi-Wan Kenobiaired simultaneously withMs....