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Robert Balkovich

Dungeons & Dragons Movie Reportedly Scores Chris Pine As One Of Its Stars

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Pine is currently negotiating to play the lead role in an upcoming adaptation of the legendary tabletop role-playing game, which is coming courtesy of Paramount and eOne.

Liam Mathews

The Star-Studded Pandemic Thriller That's Killing It On Amazon Video

A particularly timely new movie is proving that people really do want to watch pandemic-themed entertainment. Songbird, a Michael Bay-produced dystopian romantic thriller about "COVID-23," is the number one movie on Amazon Prime Video, according to video on demand chart service FlixPatrol.

Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, and Gal Gadot in Justice League

Dany Roth

Ray Fisher Responds To Justice League Investigation Of Joss Whedon

While Zack Snyder is hard at work on his director's cut of Justice League, there remains the ongoing question of how Warner Bros. and DC will ultimately handle what happened during the original filming and post-production -- namely, the alleged bad behavior of replacement director Joss Whedon.

Dany Roth

Ant-Man Fans Erupt After News Of This Recasting

No matter how many years pass, there will always be unexpected changes that leave fans scratching their heads, and while most fans rightly assumed there would be a third Ant-Man movie, what they didn't anticipate was that a key character would be recast.

Tom Meisfjord

The MCU Character That 30% Of People Would Eliminate From The Franchise

Looper put out a poll, and 658 readers responded. It was a tight race, but in the end, America's love of undisturbed picnics won out.

Teumuera Morrison as Boba Fett in The Mandalorian

Dany Roth

What We Learned About Boba Fett's Ship In The Mandalorian Chapter 15

Even though Boba Fett's ship has been around for a while, we finally got a look inside on The Mandalorian.

Nicholas Conley

Armor Wars - What We Know So Far

War Machine's day in the spotlight has finally arrived. And honestly, it's about time. Here's everything you need to know about 'Armor Wars,' the upcoming Disney+ Marvel series starring Don Cheadle.

Dave Bautista as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Pauli Poisuo

Dave Bautista Teases Big Changes For Guardians Of The Galaxy 3

Dave Bautista, who plays Drax the Destroyer, has now offered a nice update on the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. What's more, the news he brings is pretty interesting, since it indicates that the project's status is set to change in a major way.

Eric Betts

We Finally Know Who's Playing Gorr The God Butcher In Thor: Love And Thunder

After nearly a year of rumors, Marvel has finally announced who's playing the villain in Thor: Love and Thunder. As announced during the 2020 Disney Investor Day presentation, Christian Bale is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to portray Gorr the God Butcher.

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Emma Fuhrmann as Cassie Lang in Avengers: Endgame

Shane O'Neill

Why Cassie Lang Will Look Very Different In Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania

For Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the actress behind Scott Lang's teenage daughter, Cassie Lang, will be a fresh-to-the-franchise face. Here's who will take the character into the MCU's future.

Chadwick Boseman and King T'Challa in Black Panther

Abbey White

Kevin Feige Just Confirmed What We Suspected All Along About Black Panther 2

During Disney's Investor Day presentation, which featured a slew of Marvel-centric movie and streaming news, Marvel CEO and president Kevin Fiege finally revealed how the studio planned to move forward with the Black Panther sequel following the death of Chadwick Boseman.

The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy in poster art for Vol. 2

Andrew Ihla

James Gunn Is Giving Guardians Of The Galaxy Fans Another Reason To Get Hyped

No, there's no footage of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 yet, but we learned that everyone's favorite bunch of a-holes will be throwing us a holiday party we'll likely never forget.

Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

Patrick Phillips

Tom Hardy's Unexpected Inspiration Behind The Dark Knight Rises' Bane

To this day, many fans are still a bit confounded by Tom Hardy's performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises — so much so that they were struggling to place exactly where the actor drew his inspiration for the character from. Director Christopher Nolan has revealed the answer.

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly star in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Mike Bedard

Ant-Man 3 Might Start Filming Much Sooner Than You'd Think

There's a lot to be excited about when it comes to Ant-Man 3, and if the comments that Ant-Man and the Wasp star Michelle Pfeiffer recently made are to be believed, this exciting next chapter of the Ant-Man cinematic story could get off the ground sooner than you'd think.

Sydney Baum Haines

Wonder Woman 1984 Has A Post-Credits Scene Not Even Critics Have Seen Yet

However, it looks like the highly anticipated Wonder Woman 1984 will have a post-credits scene, director Patty Jenkins has confirmed.

Tom Holland as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Far From Home

Robert Balkovich

Body Language Expert Confirms Tom Holland Knew About Maguire And Garfield Joining The MCU All Along

Even when he deflected, Holland's body language gave him away, says expert.

Sharlto Copley as Wikus van der Merwe in District 9

Natasha Lavender

Fresh Details Emerge About District 9 Director Neill Blomkamp's New Movie

Neill Blomkamp — the director of the dystopia-meets-spaceships-and/or-robots movies District 9, Elysium, and Chappie — has had a more productive 2020 than most of us. He's making a super-secret supernatural horror movie.

Sydney Baum Haines

Warner Bros. Just Dealt A Low Blow To A-List Actors

Warner Bros. sent the entertainment industry reeling earlier this month when they announced that their full slate of movies for 2021 will be simultaneously released in theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max. What does this mean for the stars who are due a percentage of box office receipts?

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in Daredevil

Patrick Phillips

Rumor Report: Is Charlie Cox's Daredevil Going To Be In Spider-Man 3?

The hits just keep on coming for the hotly-anticipated Spider-Man 3, with a wave of mind-shattering casting reports arriving in recent days, teasing possible returns for Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Kirsten Dunst, Jamie Foxx, and Alfred Molina. Now, Charlie Cox might be in the fold.

Eric Betts

The Modern Keanu Reeves Classic That's Killing It On Amazon Video

It's one of the best action films of the last decade, such a major success that it has already spawned two sequels, with two more already in production, and multiple video games.

Viola Davis stars in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Mike Bedard

Viola Davis Dishes On What Chadwick Boseman Was Like In His Last Movie

Viola Davis, who stars opposite Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as the titular character, has spoken in the past about what he was like on the set of his final movie. With the film's release only a week away, Davis has continued singing Boseman's praises.

Nina Starner

The 2021 Oscars Just Picked The Most Perfect Producer

The 2021 Oscars picked the most relevant producer possible for their annual telecast. Contagion director Steven Soderbergh will produce the next Academy Awards telecast, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2

Shane O'Neill

Rumor Report: Are Andrew Garfield And Tobey Maguire Joining Spider-Man 3?

The still-untitled Spider-Man 3 has been one of the most highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe entries from the moment 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home concluded. As if that cliffhanger wasn't crazy enough, though, rumors are swirling about Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield coming back.

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman

Dany Roth

What Chris Pine Would Look Like As Cyclops In The MCU

Recently a prominent fan artist mocked up an image of what it might look like if Chris Pine took on the role of Cyclops, and it looks so good. In light of this tantalizing peek, we should probably talk about both the image and the likelihood of Pine ever joining the MCU.

Amanda Seyfried stars as Marion Davies in Netflix's Mank

Mike Bedard

The Scene In Mank That Took Amanda Seyfried Eight Days To Film

If you're looking for a good, old-fashioned Fincher film, you have to go back to 2014's Gone Girl. Now he's back with another gripping tale with impeccable cinematography in the form of the Netflix original film (that's certain to be an awards contender) Mank.

Tom Meisfjord

New Wonder Woman 1984 Character Posters Are Totally Rad

The four character posters sent out by the studio don't give many hints as to the plot of the sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman, but they certainly give fans something to chew on while they wait for that sweet, sweet streaming debut.

Mario Lopez stars in the upcoming Lifetime mini-movie, A Recipe for Seduction

Mike Bedard

A Recipe For Seduction: Here's How You Can Watch Lifetime's KFC Mini-Movie

At just 15 minutes in length, A Recipe for Seduction is the fast-food-themed holiday flick you didn't know you needed in 2020. Luckily, there are plenty of ways for you to watch the short film.