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AJ Caulfield

Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Release Date Announced

The first week of December 2018 shall forever be known as the week Marvel fans couldn't catch their breath. After Marvel unleashed the second trailer for Captain Marvel, the studio expected to launch the first look from Avengers 4. Sony will then drop the first trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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AJ Caulfield

The New Captain Marvel Trailer Fixes A Potential Avengers 4 Plot Hole

There was a lot to love in the new Captain Marvel trailer — but one specific element of it means more than everything else. Amid the action scenes and the eye-catching CGI and Brie Larson looking awesome as Carol Danvers, the latest Captain Marvel footage solved a potential Avengers 4 plot hole.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Good Place Renewed For Season 4

The Good Place is back for another round of mind-bending madness. In a not-so-surprising move, NBC has picked up the critically adored series from creator Mike Schur for a fourth season. Although there was no word on the number of episodes ordered, previous seasons have clocked in at thirteen.

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AJ Caulfield

Once Upon A Deadpool Gets A Heavenly New Poster

O come, all ye faithful... to Deadpool. Studio 20th Century Fox has released a new poster for Once Upon a Deadpool, the upcoming PG-13 cut of Deadpool 2 with a Princess Bride-inspired framing story and a Christmas season spin. The film is due out on December 12.

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AJ Caulfield

The Twilight Zone Reboot Adds John Cho, Allison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay To Cast

Three more actors are venturing into the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition.

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AJ Caulfield

The Real Reason Why The Official Birds Of Prey Title Is So Long

DC isn't making decisions all willy-nilly — there's an explanation as to why the full title of Birds of Prey is 11 words long. Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie recently revealed to Jimmy Fallon the reasoning behind the "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" title.

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AJ Caulfield

Halo Series Loses Director, Executive Producer Rupert Wyatt

Just like the Master Chief, Rupert Wyatt had an escape plan.

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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones Star Kit Harington Rules Out Possibility Of Returning For Spin-Off Series

Kit Harington returning to Westeros for more battles with bastards, rendezvous with women he shouldn't be intimately associated with, and fights to claim ownership over a throne? There's no chance that will happen. The Jon Snow actor has no interest in committing to more Game of Thrones gigs.

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Mike Floorwalker

Marvel Studios Developing Shang-Chi Feature For Phase 4

The Master of Kung Fu is coming to the MCU. Marvel Studios has fast-tracked a feature film based on the iconic character Shang-Chi for inclusion in Phase 4 of its ongoing cinematic universe. Chinese-American writer Dave Callaham has been tapped to pen the script, according to Deadline.

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Mike Floorwalker

HBO Orders Stephen King's The Outsider To Series

Long live the King. HBO has ordered an original miniseries based on The Outsider, the 2018 novel by Master of Horror Stephen King. Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has been tapped to star, with Jason Bateman (Game Night) executive producing and directing a pair of episodes.

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AJ Caulfield

Bumblebee: Dylan O'Brien Will Voice The Iconic Transformer

He speaks! The Transformers spin-off film Bumblebee will see the titular Autobot talk — and not just through radio communication. Teen Wolf actor Dylan O'Brien lends his pipes to Bumblebee for the flick, giving the character a real voice for the first time ever in the live-action movies.

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Mike Floorwalker

Netflix May Have Accidentally Leaked The Premiere Date Of Black Mirror Season 5

Well, this may not have been part of the plan. In a since-deleted tweet promoting their December offerings, streaming giant Netflix pegged December 28 as the return date for Black Mirror, the dystopian anthology series which has produced some of the most innovative television of the decade.

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AJ Caulfield

Is Friends Leaving Netflix On January 1?

So no one told you life was gonna be this way. Friends is leaving Netflix on January 1, 2019. The news comes as Netflix is clearing its catalogues to hand content over to companies like Disney and WarnerMedia, which are launching their own streaming platforms next year.

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AJ Caulfield

The Office Cast Reunites, Reigniting Talk Of Possible Reboot

Alright, roll call for the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company! A few weeks after Steve Carell teamed up with three of his Office co-stars on the Saturday Night Live stage, the cast of the sitcom got back together offscreen for another mini reunion.

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AJ Caulfield

Daredevil Showrunner Opens Up About Series' Cancellation

For showrunner Erik Oleson, working on the third season of Daredevil was "magical." Hearing the news that Netflix gave the series the ax shortly after that season premiered? Less so — but it hasn't gotten Oleson totally down in the dumps. He recently took to Twitter to open up about the situation.

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AJ Caulfield

Bright, Bold Captain Marvel Poster Unveiled Ahead Of Second Trailer

Higher, further, faster, more. That's the mindset Marvel clearly holds in promoting Captain Marvel, as the studio just unveiled an electric new poster for the Brie Larson-led film that has sufficiently knocked fans' socks off their feet and their expectations out of the water.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Mandalorian: Nick Nolte Joins Cast Of Star Wars Series

The Mandalorian is getting some more company. Veteran actor Nick Nolte has been cast in the forthcoming Disney+ streaming series, joining Pedro Pascal in the lead and MMA fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano in an unspecified role. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break the news.

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Mike Floorwalker

A Quiet Place 2: John Krasinski Teases Sequel Details

John Krasinski isn't done hanging around A Quiet Place just yet. The writer/director/star of this year's smash horror hit recently gave some insight into the forthcoming sequel. Most interesting among the tidbits of info he doled out: it will not so much be a sequel in the traditional sense.

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AJ Caulfield

This Theory Suggests Joaquin Phoenix Is Not The Real Joker

The world has known for months now that Joaquin Phoenix is playing DC's Clown Prince of Crime in director Todd Phillips' Joker movie. But is he actually our next Joker? A new theory suggests that Phoenix's character, struggling comedian Arthur Fleck, in the origin film isn't the real Joker.

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AJ Caulfield

Tom Hanks In Talks To Star As Geppetto In Live-Action Pinocchio

We cannot tell a lie: Tom Hanks is in early talks to star in Disney's live-action Pinocchio. Nothing has been set in stone just yet, but if negotiations go through, Hanks will appear as Geppetto in the upcoming remake, co-written directed by Paddington filmmaker Paul King.

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AJ Caulfield

Preacher Scores Season 4 Renewal At AMC

The search for the Almighty continues, as AMC has renewed Preacher for a fourth season. The series — based on the Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon-created comic series of the same name, published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics — will move its production from Louisiana to Australia for season 4.

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AJ Caulfield

Blue Beetle Movie In The Works With Writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer

He's the Blue Beetle — and the thing about those Blue Beetles, they don't need no stinking powers. Still, Warner Bros. and DC Films have a ton of interest in him, as the companies just announced plans for a Blue Beetle movie. Scarface remake scribe Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer will pen the script.

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AJ Caulfield

WarnerMedia Streaming Service To Launch With Three Tiers Of Service In 2019

Anything Disney can do, WarnerMedia can, too. During an investors meeting on Thursday, WarnerMedia — which accounts for HBO, Turner, and Warner Bros. that were absorbed by AT&T earlier this year — announced that its in-development streaming service will debut "in beta form" in late 2019.

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AJ Caulfield

Daredevil Canceled At Netflix

And then there were two. Netflix again slashed its roster of Marvel television series on Thursday, when the streaming site canceled the superhero show Daredevil after three seasons. Now that Daredevil has bit the bullet, the only Marvel-Neflix shows that remain are Jessica Jones and The Punisher.

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