The Targaryen family has more tales to tell on HBO. In the aftermath of the final season of its juggernaut series Game of Thrones, the premium network is eyeing a prequel series based on the legendary Targaryens. Ryan Condal and George R.R. Martin are writing the pilot's script.
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The Dark Knight has spoken, and he apparently can't wait to get a look at the latest incarnation of his most iconic foe. During the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, former Batman actor Christian Bale shared this thoughts on Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.
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The "Dark Universe" is dead. Long live Dark Army! Universal Studios is ready to take another stab at bringing monster movies back to the big screen — this time packing a frightful gang of beasts and ghouls into an Avengers-styled team-up movie called Dark Army, written and directed by Paul Feig.
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Saturday Night Live has scored a few new cast members — one of whom is making history and one of whom is stirring up some controversy. On September 12, the long-running sketch show announced three new hires in the the wake of Leslie Jones' exit: Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman, and Shane Gillis.
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Moviegoers may not have seen the last of It. Andy Muschietti, the director of the two-part adaptation of Stephen King's masterful 1986 novel, has indicated that he'd like to combine the films into one massive supercut — one which would feature not only deleted scenes, but completely new ones.
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The golden age of Stephen King adaptations is set to continue when CBS brings its 10-part take on The Stand to CBS All Access next year. Joining the mix is Big Little Lies alum Alexander Skarsgård, set to play one of King's most infamous baddies.
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Pennywise may not be the scariest thing in Derry, Maine, after all. Audiences who have taken in It: Chapter Two were a little surprised to see a familiar face pop up in the film: none other than Stephen King himself, who appeared as the proprietor of the ramshackle store Secondhand Rose.
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Even a veteran actor like Tom Hanks isn't immune to Mr. Rogers' charm. Hanks, who plays the legendary children's television host in Marielle Heller's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, has revealed the moment that helped him become fully emotionally invested in telling the story of Fred Rogers.
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Joaquin Phoenix definitely doesn't think playing the Joker is a laughing matter. During a post-screening Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival, Phoenix described his leading role in the dark origin story Joker as a career highlight.
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Robert Pattinson's unstoppable force will not be meeting Joaquin Phoenix's immovable object on screen anytime soon. At least, that's what Joker helmer Todd Phillips believes. The Joker director has revealed that there won't be a Batman-Joker crossover between Phoenix and Pattinson.
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One former Bond is all about a strong woman taking up the mantle in future films. Pierce Brosnan — who portrayed the legendary super spy throughout four films from 1995 to 2002 — told The Hollywood Reporter that it's high time for a woman to play James Bond.
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Nobody ever accused Taika Waititi of playing it safe. Reviews are coming in for Jojo Rabbit, the writer/director's dramedy about a young German boy who befriends a Jewish girl during the thick of World War II. So far, the notices are mixed, but mostly positive.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe might look very different had the God of Thunder not been put through the wringer. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely explained that they had to change their plans due to the radical reinvention of Thor in director Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok.
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Prepare to immerse yourself in Dark Shadows once more. A Dark Shadows sequel series is officially in the works at the CW and Warner Bros. Television, Deadline has confirmed. Entitled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, the forthcoming "gothic horror drama" reimagines Dan Curtis' 1966 Dark Shadows series.
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His was a long, messed-up journey — and for better or worse, it's continuing. In advance of the release of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Netflix has released a short video chronicling the travails of the flick's main character, Jesse Pinkman, the ex-partner of the infamous Walter White.
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Does A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood live up to its winsome title? According to the first round of Rotten Tomatoes reviews for the flick, it absolutely does. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood stars Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers and Matthew Rhys as the jaded journalist who profiles him.
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Marvel may be adding another big star to its cinematic universe. The upcoming Disney+ series Hawkeye reportedly wants Hailee Steinfeld to play Kate Bishop, according to Variety. Hawkeye stars Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton, who trains Kate Bishop on how to be a non-superpowered superhero.
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"To destroy your enemy, you must find him, face him, and then... become him." As confirmed in an exclusive report by Deadline, Paramount Pictures is developing a reboot of Face/Off — John Woo's 1997 action thriller featuring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
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The most potent enemy of the Jedi Order is returning... but how? A new rumor has surfaced around the return of Emperor Palpatine, AKA Darth Sidious, in the upcoming Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. It indicates that the explanation for his return will be an exceedingly simple one.
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Get ready to get your cash out for Knives Out. The first reviews for the film are in, and they're more than enough motivation for you to score your ticket for an opening-night screening ASAP. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Knives Out debuted at TIFF on Saturday, September 7 to high praise.
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The Clown Prince of Crime is taking the world by storm... the cinema world, that is. Joker, the standalone origin story directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, has won the Golden Lion — the Venice Film Festival's top prize, and one of the most prestigious awards in all of film.
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Based on Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Goldfinch is racking up reviews after it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. So far, critics really aren't loving director John Crowley's latest film.
Read MoreThe first-look trailer for The Good Place's fourth and final season has dropped. Hold onto your frozen yogurt, 'cause the video reveals something pretty big about Bell's Eleanor Shellstrop. The final season of The Good Place premieres on Thursday, September 26 on NBC.
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The word is out about Hustlers. Reviews for Hustlers have come rolling in after the Lorene Scafaria-directed comedy-drama screened at the Toronto Film Festival on September 7. Early buzz indicates that critics are all in on this Robin Hood-style revenge story, set to hit theaters on September 13.
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People want to know everything there is to discover about Joker, the gritty, character-driven film about the man who becomes Gotham's clown-faced super-criminal. Perhaps the most pressing is this: Is there a post-credits scene in Joker? We have the answer.
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Is there something huge brewing in the galaxy far, far away? Disney and Lucasfilm canceled a scheduled Star Wars panel at this past weekend's FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention. Star Wars alum Ian McDiarmid and Hayden Christensen were reportedly meant to speak at the panel.
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Spider-Man is headed back to Sony, and the guys who helped bring him into the MCU are disappointed — but not surprised. During an interview, Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo shared their thoughts on the web-slinger's unceremonious exit from the biggest film franchise ever.
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