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Mike Floorwalker

The Umbrella Academy Renewed For Season 2

Get ready to enroll for another year at The Umbrella Academy. Netflix has renewed the hit superhero series, based on the Dark Horse comics title of the same name, for a second season. The entire main cast will be returning, according to Deadline.

Kit Harington as Jon Snow on Game of Thrones

AJ Caulfield

New Game Of Thrones Season 8 Teasers Ride The Line Between Death And Survival

Over the course of the last 24 hours, HBO has released three teasers for the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones, the footage teasing that certain characters who have survived the brutal events of seasons past may perish before our very eyes come season 8.

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker in Joker

AJ Caulfield

Joker: First Poster Teases Trailer Coming Tomorrow

Put on a happy face — we've got the first poster for Joker, plus confirmation that a teaser is coming tomorrow. Todd Phillips, the man at the helm of the Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, headed to Instagram to unveil the movie's inaugural one-sheet and promise footage will drop on April 3.

Chris Evans Captain America Avengers Endgame

AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Endgame Advance Ticket Sales Crash Websites, Leave Fans With Lengthy Wait Times

In the words of Michael Scott, "Oh my God! Okay, it's happening. Everybody stay calm." Avengers: Endgame tickets went on sale on Tuesday, and the internet went Gwen Stefani-style bananas. Fans flocked to digital ticket retailers, but were soon hit with loading errors and lengthy wait times.

AJ Caulfield

Original Child's Play Director Responds To Mark Hamill's Casting As Chucky In Remake

When Mark Hamill announced that he would be the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play remake, countless people across the globe let their opinions on the casting be known. Now, Tom Holland, the director of the original Child's Play, has offered his thoughts on Hamill voicing the demonic doll.

AJ Caulfield

Amazon Prime: Everything Coming In April 2019

April is a massive month for Hollywood. It's also a huge time of year for streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video, which is beefing up its content slate with fantastic films and television shows to tide you over as you wait to see the next big movie in theaters.

AJ Caulfield

HBO Now: Everything Coming In April 2019

April 2019 is the month on HBO millions of fans have been waiting for. In the middle of April, the final season of Game of Thrones premieres. But that isn't the only thing viewers should get excited about — there are dozens of amazing films and television series hitting HBO Now this month.

AJ Caulfield

Hulu: Everything Coming In April 2019

Spring has sprung, and so have a ton of films and television shows on Hulu's content slate.The streamer has announced its full line-up of movies and series that will be available to queue up and tuck into in April 2019 — from A Quiet Place to Practical Magic to The Seven Year Itch and more.

AJ Caulfield

To All The Boys I've Loved Before Sequel Casts 13 Reasons Why Actor Ross Butler

This breakout star is keeping his business at Netflix. Ross Butler, who stars as Zach Dempsey on Netflix's original drama series 13 Reasons Why, has joined the cast of the yet-untitled To All the Boys I've Loved Before sequel, which is also set up at the streaming giant.

Tom Holland Spider-Man Avengers Infinity War

AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Endgame: Tom Holland Wasn't Allowed To Have A Script

Tom Holland has two sets of parents: his biological ones, and the ones at Marvel Studios who decide what he can and can't have access to. The most recent privilege Holland's Marvel mom and dad took away from him? Getting a script for Avengers: Endgame.

AJ Caulfield

Marvel Has Been Talking To Priyanka Chopra About New Project, Says Joe Russo

Marvel might chuck a little Chopra into the fourth phase of its famous cinematic universe. During a press event for Avengers: Endgame, the film's co-director Joe Russo revealed that Marvel has been in talks with Quantico actress Priyanka Chopra about a new project.

AJ Caulfield

X-Men Series Isn't Ending Because Of Disney-Fox Merger

The X-Men franchise as we know it is indeed coming to a close, but it isn't because its former home at 20th Century Fox is now a part of the Walt Disney Company. Dark Phoenix producer Hutch Parker has confirmed that the Disney-Fox merger is not the reason why the X-Men movie series is ending.

Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak on Arrow

AJ Caulfield

Arrow: Emily Bett Rickards' Felicity Smoak Won't Be In Final Season

Farewell, Felicity. Arrow star Emily Bett Rickards, who has portrayed Felicity Smoak on the superhero series since the very first season, announced over the weekend that she will not be a part of the show's eighth and final season.

Don Cheadle War Machine Avengers: Infinity War poster

AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Endgame LEGO Sets Reveal War Machine's Hulkbuster Armor, Ultimate Quinjet

LEGO unveiled five new Avengers: Endgame sets on Monday, April 1, confirming that each would be available for purchase that same day.

AJ Caulfield

Child's Play: Mark Hamill To Voice Chucky

Say hello to your new best friend. Over the weekend, Star Wars legend Mark Hamill dropped a major bombshell: he is the voice of Chucky in MGM's Child's Play remake. Hamill replaces longtime Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif for the upcoming film.

Mike Floorwalker

Endgame Test Audience Responses Are Stunning

The long wait for Avengers: Endgame is almost over — and if its test audiences are any indication, it'll be well worth it. In a conversation with BoxOfficePro.com, co-director Joe Russo revealed that the final film in the Infinity Saga has scored perhaps the best reception of any MCU film to date.

AJ Caulfield

Pet Sematary: How Stephen King Feels About The Remake's Big Story Change

In a world where remakes and reboots are a dime a dozen, directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer have shaken things up with their take on Pet Sematary, altering the source material in a major way. Now, author Stephen King has revealed his thoughts on the big narrative change.

Chris Sims

Things Movies Always Get Wrong About The Joker

He's been a fixture of every single big-screen Batman franchise, but the cinematic Jokers have never really lined up with the version that we see in the comics.

Mike Floorwalker

First Glimpse At Gotham's Batman Is Finally Here

The Dark Knight is finally arriving in Gotham. Fox has released a poster for the final two episodes of its Batman prequel series, which all season long has only hinted at the eventual appearance of the iconic alter-ego of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz). The wait to see that famed cape and cowl is over.

AJ Caulfield

Free Guy: Taika Waititi Joins Ryan Reynolds In Shawn Levy's Video Game Movie

Free Guy needed a new guy, and this guy was free. Thor: Ragnarok director and What We Do in the Shadows mastermind Taika Waititi has joined the cast of Free Guy, the forthcoming video game movie directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds in the lead role.

AJ Caulfield

Joker Actor Marc Maron Describes Film As 'Intimate And Gritty'

Todd Phillips' Joker will be dark and stormy — and that's no joke. Joker star Marc Maron, who brings to life a mystery character by the name of Ted Marco, has described the Joaquin Phoenix-led film as "intimate and gritty," "more of an origin story and a character study."