Tom Holland Confirms He’s Playing Fred Astaire In An Upcoming Biopic With the looming release of Sony and Marvel Studios' multiverse-spanning sequel"Spider-Man: No Way Home"on December 17, Spidey star Tom Holland is doing the usual publicity rounds and discussing upcoming projects, which include the video game adaptation “Uncharted” and the multiple personality drama “The Crowded Room.” While producer Amy Pascal previously teased toGQthat she wanted Holland to play big screen hoofer and Hollywood legend Fred Astaire in a forthcoming biopic, the 25-year-old star has now confirmed as much himself during a press event (viaVariety):...

Walking Dead Spin-Off Isle Of The Dead Will Star Maggie And Negan I’ve got an elevator pitch for you. What if I came up with a zombie show titled “The Walking Dead,” but the real twist was that thehumanswere the real, metaphorical walking dead. Not the zombies! Okay, credit where it’s due because that concept was actually pretty nifty … way back in 2010, at least, when the series first made its way onto our airwaves....

Watch The ‘Captain Marvel’ Credits Scene That Sets Up ‘Avengers: Endgame’ We’re four days out from the release ofAvengers: Endgameand we don’t know much of what this movie will entail beyond the footage that we’ve seen over and over in the countless TV spots. But one scene that we haven’t seen much of was the full unbroken minute ofAvengers: Endgamethat played during the mid-credits ofCaptain Marvel. The scene served to tell us where Carol Danvers has been all this time, while getting us excited for her Carol’s inevitable meeting with the Avengers....

Watch: Edgar Wright And Spike Jonze Directed Great Commercials For Nike And Apple Edgar WrightandSpike Jonzereleased new projects in the last few days, but not on the big screen. TheBaby DriverandHerfilmmakers have turned their talents towards commercials, filming ads for Nike and HomePod, respectively. Watch both the Edgar Wright commercial and the Spike Jonze commercial below. Edgar Wright Commercial Filmmakers Edgar Wright and Spike Jones brought their considerable skills to the magical world ofadvertising!...

Why Christopher Nolan Didn’t Want To Direct ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Read anyChristopher Nolaninterview and he’ll probably go on at length about how big an influenceBlade Runnerplays on his films. Shades of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi classic can be found in everything from his superhero starter filmBatman Beginsto his ambitious and cerebralInterstellar. Nolan’s love for the 1982 film (he’s watched it over 100 times!) fed into the rumor that he was up to direct theBlade Runnersequel when it was first announced in 2012....

Why Isn’t Ivan Reitman Directing Ghostbusters 3? Ghostbusters 3has been trying to make its way to the big screen for years now, but for whatever reason Sony has yet to give the threequel a greenlight. Following the passing ofHarold Ramis,Ghostbustersseries directorIvan Reitmanstepped downfor the prospective directorial duties, instead stepping into a producer role. But why isn’t Ivan Retiman going to direct Ghostbusters 3? The comedy filmmaker answers the question: “Why Isn’t Ivan Reitman Directing Ghostbusters 3?...

With Great Vengeance And Furious Anger: The 20 Greatest Quentin Tarantino Scenes Over the last quarter-century,Quentin Tarantinohas managed to occupy a very unique spot within the American film industry. He’s one of only a handful of filmmakers who are as recognizable to people the world over as many movie stars. How many directors are known on a one-name basis, aside from Steven Spielberg? Tarantino is similarly popular, and that meteoric rise to fame started with the theatrical release of his second film,Pulp Fiction, unveiled 25 years ago this month to unsuspecting audiences in the United States....

WTF: China Bans Time-Travel Movies And TV; Four Great Classical Novels Also Off-Limits UPDATE:Reading more into this and looking at other translations, the ‘time-travel’ aspect may not be correct; rather it is the representation of historical characters that is becoming unacceptable. I’m looking into this more, and for now I’m leaving the headline and story as-is, but proceed with that note in mind. It’s good to read at least one utterly batshit stupid thing per day, so here’s one for this afternoon: the General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television in China has reportedly decided that time-travel plots in movies and TV are not respectful to history, and therefore must be stopped....

‘Bodied’ Trailer: The Sharp-Tongued Battle Rap Movie Will Knock You Off Your Feet Fantastic Fest is still in full swing over in Austin, Texas, and there are plenty of movies that will be worth checking out once they hit theaters for general audiences to see. But in the meantime, one of last year’s most buzzed about entries at Fantastic Fest 2017 is finally getting released. Bodiedis a battle rap movie executive produced by Eminem where no one is safe from the sharp tongue of brutal rhymes that come from skilled lyricists that would make Shakespeare cry....

‘Burning’ Trailer: Steven Yeun Has A Dangerous Hobby In South Korea’s Oscar Hopeful Lee Chang-dong’sBurningis cutting a hot streak through the film festival circuit this year, winning acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, with buzz only building through Telluride, TIFF, and more. Now, the officialBurningtrailer has been released for the film that could finally get South Korea its long-awaited Oscar nomination. Burning Trailer As strange as it sounds, South Korea has never had a film nominated for an Oscar....

‘Come Play’ Trailer: A Boy With Autism Gets A Creepy New “Friend” It’s a tradition in horror movies to have a kid who sees the threat of ghosts and demons hiding in the shadows, and parents refuse to believe them almost every single time. Focus Features new horror movieCome Playtakes on that trope head-on, but as the first trailer reveals, they’ve added some refreshing elements to mix up the formula a little bit....

‘I Saw The Light’ Clip: Watch Tom Hiddleston Perform ‘Move It On Over’ When a biopic depicts a major musical figure, one of the first orders of promotional business is to show the lead actor performing a key song. It’s the way to say “see? they can do it!” So here’sTom HiddlestonasHank Williamsin the filmI Saw the Light, in a clip that takes place in the studio when Williams lays down the classic track ‘Move it on Over,’ which was a watershed tune for the singer....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Box Office Tracking Suggests $140 Million Opening The firstJurassic World: Fallen Kingdombox office tracking numbers have arrived, and it looks like directorJ.A. Bayona’s dino-centric sequel could make anywhere between $130-$150 million domestically on its opening weekend. That would put it well belowJurassic World’s huge $208 million opening weekend, but that movie is currently sitting at number four on the all-time biggest opening weekend list, and no one is expecting this sequel to outperform that 2015 monster hit....