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Mike Floorwalker

The Real Reason The New Mutants Won't Immediately Go To Streaming

It looks like The New Mutants won't be invading your home any time soon. The flick's director Josh Boone threw cold water on the notion that the troubled film, the last one in the X-Men series to be produced by Fox Studios before its takeover by Disney, would go directly to streaming.

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Meg Bucholtz

What Critics Are Saying About The Umbrella Academy Season 2

Everyone's hyped for the second season of The Umbrella Academy, but in the days ahead of its release on Netflix, a lucky selection of people have seen it early and are reporting back on their takes. The advance reviews for the new season are in, and we've got them rounded up for you.

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Looper Staff

The Witcher: Blood Origin - Everything You Need To Know

Let's travel back 1,200 years to the days before Geralt of Rivia and see what Netflix has in store for us with The Witcher: Blood Origin.

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Mike Floorwalker

Tenet Gets Yet Another New Release Date

Time is a slippery concept for the protagonists of Christopher Nolan's upcoming spy thriller Tenet — and for the film itself, which just keeps slipping down the schedule. Warner Bros. has announced that the hotly-anticipated film has been pushed back again, to September 3, 2020.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Story Of How Dwayne Johnson Almost Played Willy Wonka

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has snagged no shortage of iconic roles over the years — from Luke Hobbs in the Fast and Furious films to the titular DC antihero in the upcoming film Black Adam. There's another that he came very close to landing, though: Willy Wonka.

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Robert Balkovich

Devastating News For Killing Eve Season 4

Before season 3 of Killing Eve even premiered, fans got the welcome news that the show would be returning for a fourth installment. Now that the third season has wrapped up its run on BBC America, however, we're going to have to settle in for a long wait until the next batch of episodes

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Zach Lisabeth

Yellowstone Finally Answered Fans' Biggest Question

Even in light of the substantial trail of bodies in her wake, the pure animosity that Beth feels toward Jamie is something special; she literally tried to convince him to kill himself, and that might not even be the darkest moment between them. On season 3, episode 6, we finally find out why.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Psychological Thriller Everyone's Watching On Netflix Right Now

An unexpected thriller is heating up Netflix's Top Ten. Offering to the Storm, a Spanish-German production, recently made its way onto the streamer's list of most-watched movies.

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AJ Caulfield

The Witcher Fans Just Got The Coolest News Ever

Fans tossed a coin to their witcher, and now Netflix's tossing one back. The streaming giant announced on Monday, July 27, 2020 that it's developing The Witcher: Blood Origin, a live-action prequel series to accompany the Netflix original The Witcher.

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AJ Caulfield

The 100's Series Finale Will Change Everything

The Comic-Con@Home panel for the CW's The 100 largely centered on what's ahead for season 7. During the discussion, showrunner Jason Rothenberg revealed how the final episode has the potential to change everything fans previously felt about The 100.

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Meg Bucholtz

Natalie Portman Gives Marvel Fans Awesome Update On Thor: Love And Thunder

In giving Zoom talk with tennis star Serena Williams about the future U.S. Women's Soccer expansion team for Los Angeles, actress Natalie Portman (who's an investor in the new team) also tossed in a Thor: Love and Thunder update for free after a little hopeful prompting from Williams.

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AJ Caulfield

We Finally Know When The Justice League Snyder Cut Teaser Trailer Will Be Released

Zack Snyder is making sure that fans don't have to wait any longer than necessary to get their eyes on the director's cut of Justice League. At the "Spotlight on Zack Snyder" panel during Justice Con, Snyder revealed when the first teaser trailer for his version of Justice League will be released.

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AJ Caulfield

San Diego Comic-Con 2020: The Best Panels To Watch On Day 5

As quickly as it arrived, San Diego Comic-Con@Home is swiftly coming to a close. Today — Sunday, July 26, 2020 — marks the fifth and final day of the first-ever virtual edition of San Diego Comic-Con. Here are the best panels to watch on day five of Comic-Con@Home.

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AJ Caulfield

Rick And Morty Meets Anime In An Amazing New Short

Following the release of a first-look clip from Rick and Morty season 5 earlier in the weekend, a brand-new Rick and Morty anime short was unveiled during Adult Swim Con's Toonami segment on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

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AJ Caulfield

The Heartbreaking Death Of Nightmare On Elm Street Actor John Saxon

Hollywood has lost another one of its greats. John Saxon — the actor known for his work in Westerns like Death of a Gunfighter, martial arts movies like Enter the Dragon, and horrors including three entries in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise — died at the age of 83 on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

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AJ Caulfield

Get An Epic Look At Wynonna Earp's Season 4 Premiere

The fourth day of 2020's Comic-Con@Home saw Syfy's supernatural Western horror series Wynonna Earp hold a panel ahead of its season 4 premiere. Near end of the panel, the series' cast and crew introduced a fresh clip from the fast-approaching episode, set to air on Syfy on Sunday, July 26.

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AJ Caulfield

Zack Snyder Makes Huge Promise About His Cut Of Justice League

Everything you need to know about Zack Snyder's Justice League is in the title. At the "Spotlight on Zack Snyder" Justice Con panel, the original Justice League director spoke about the impending release of his cut of the superhero ensemble flick, making a huge promise about its content.

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Meg Bucholtz

Bill & Ted Face The Music Cast And Crew Reveal Their Favorite Movie Moments

During a panel discussion about Bill & Ted Face the Music, cast and crew recalled their favorite moments from the production. Individual as their answers may have been, there was an overarching theme in their happy reminiscence: reunion and togetherness.

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Shane O'Neill

Brie Larson Has Her Sights Set On Playing Samus In A Metroid Movie

Fans got an idea of what a live-action Metroid movie could look like.

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Shane O'Neill

Justice League Snyder Cut Clip Reveals Superman's Black Suit

As part of the Zack Snyder spotlight panel during Justice Con, audiences got their first look at a new scene featuring Superman's black suit.

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Shane O'Neill

Ray Fisher Has Choice Words For Joss Whedon About Justice League Allegations

Ray Fisher wants justice. In early July 2020, the Cyborg actor alleged that Justice League director Joss Whedon mistreated the film's cast and crew. Now, at the 2020's Justice Con on July 25, Fisher doubled down on his past claims and even invited Whedon to sue him if he was really lying.

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AJ Caulfield

Why Keanu Reeves Was Somewhat Hesitant To Play Constantine

Even the ever-cool-and-confident Keanu Reeves can have subtle doubts. During 2020's San Diego Comic-Con@Home, Reeves shared that there were two elements of his Constantine character, John Constantine, that gave him a bit of pause.

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Abbey White

The Constantine Movie Sequels You Didn't Get To See

Fifteen years after the film's debut, Constantine star Reeves, director Francis Lawrence, and producer Akiva Goldsman reunited as part of ComicCon@Home. During the panel, Goldsman and Lawrence shared their strong desire to do Constantine sequels, and ultimately why the movies never happened.

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Dany Roth

We Finally Understand Why Superman Killed Zod In Man Of Steel

To this day, Man of Steel is often seen as living in the shadow of a Superman rule broken: do not kill. For Comic-Con@Home, screenwriter David Goyer sat down for an honest discussion of what led to the choice to have Superman kill General Zod — and whether he still thinks it was the right one.

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Meg Bucholtz

The Real Reason Constantine Was Rated R

Constantine, the film adaptation of Garth Ennis' comic series that starred Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, arrived in theaters in 2005 with a hard R rating. According to its director Francis Lawrence, Constantine was made to be a PG-13 movie, given an R rating for a pretty strange reason.

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AJ Caulfield

The Intense First Look At For All Mankind Season 2

The race is far from over. During the San Diego Comic-Con@Home panel for Apple TV+'s sci-fi drama For All Mankind, co-creator Ronald D. Moore and several of the show's cast members ushered in a rousing first look at the upcoming second season.

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Abbey White

The Dragon Prince Fans Just Got The Best News Ever

Fans of The Dragon Prince have speculated for more than a year about whether Netflix would renew the popular 3D-animated fantasy series beyond the third season. During the series' San Diego Comic-Con@Home panel on Friday, July 24, 2020, fans finally got their answer.

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