Details Emerge About The Wachowskis' Globe-Spanning Netflix Series ‘Sense8’ AndyandLana Wachowski’sJupiter Ascendinghas been getting a lot of attention lately, because that’s what happens when you turn America’s Sweetheartinto Jacobim Mugatu. But it’s just one of two major sci-fi projects due from the pair this year. The Wachowskis are also teaming withJ. Michael Straczynski(Babylon 5) on their first small-screen effort, a new Netflix series titledSense8. At the time of its announcement, the drama was described in vague terms as being about “minds linked and souls hunted,” but now we have some more details about the dramatic, globe-spanning plot....

Disney Launching ‘The Lion King’ Sequel TV Series ‘The Lion Guard’ The Lion Kingis giving birth to a new small-screen franchise, two decades after the original film hit theaters. Disney Junior announced today that it is planning an animated series titledThe Lion Guard, which will first launch as a made-for-TV movie. At the center of the story will be a young cub named Kion, son of Simba and Nala. As you can see in the photo above, he’s basically Simba plus a red mohawk and a pawprint tattoo....

Documentary Trailer Goes Behind The Scenes Of Katy Perry’s Huge Super Bowl Halftime Show The Super Bowl Halftime Show has become an event unto itself in addition to the big game. Millions of people will tune in just to watch the mid-game spectacle that has seen performers such as Prince, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and many more. And now you can find out what it takes to pull it off....

DreamWorks Animation Signs Five-Year Distribution Deal With Fox Starting in 2013 and going through 2017, features fromDreamWorks Animationwill be distributed by20th Century Fox. DreamWorks has had a distribution deal with Paramount, which concludes at the end of this year, and Fox “will assume marketing and distribution responsibilities for both domestic and international for features released in 2013 through 2017.” Technically, this doesn’t change anything for Fox, which has its own animation arm distributing films such as theIce Ageseries andRio, a sequel to which is in development....

Easter Eggs You May Have Missed In Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Warning: the following post containsspoilersfor “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” has hit theaters and it looks to be one of the rare video game-based movies that succeeds in being both a satisfying standalone story, and also a love letter to fans of the original games — at least, from where I’m standing. I genuinely loved the first “Sonic the Hedgehog” film and think the sequel builds upon all the best parts of the first film....

Everything We Know About The Queer As Folk Reboot So Far It’s time to get ready to head back to Babylon! “Queer as Folk” is coming back (hopefully) better than ever. Initially, a British TV show created byRussell T. Davies(mostly known for his “Doctor Who” fame, but who should always be remembered for his remarkable work on “Casanova” that left teenage me smitten with David Tennant years before I knew what a Dalek even was), “Queer as Folk” was eventually adapted for American audiences and became a long-running series on Showtime....

Exclusive ‘Young Adult’ Alternate Trailer Here’s a slightly different trailer forJason Reitman’s new filmYoung Adult. The film is scripted byDiablo Codyand featuresCharlize Theronas Mavis, a struggling, damaged author who heads back to her home town to win back her old flame, played byPatrick Wilson. Trouble is, he’s a married family man. Not that it really matters to Mavis. She’s determined to bulldoze her way back into his life. As in the other trailer you may have seen earlier today, Theron’s character is announced as a giant bitch with the opening chords of David Bowie’s’Queen Bitch’well before someone in the trailer gets around to calling her out on it....

Exclusive: James Gunn Describes An Alternate Ending To ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Spoilers forGuardians of the Galaxyfollow. The ending ofGuardians of the Galaxyis perfect. The day is won, Star Lord gets his ship back, he opens up that new Awesome Mix and we get to see a montage of a bunch of the main characters. However, at a press event for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the film, writer/directorJames Gunnrevealed that final montage originally contained three extra characters: The Collector (Benicio Del Toro), Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Grandpa Quill (Gregg Henry)....

Guess The Scott C. Great Showdown, Win A Book – Day 4: (One Of) Russ’s Favorite Movie(s) Of All Time We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Note: The answer to yesterday’s contest, Angie’s favorite movie, was Synecdoche, New York. The winners were Vanessa S from Arizona and Anant P from Vancouver. All this week you have a chance to win one of 10 copies ofScott Campbell’s latest book,The Great Showdowns....

Has Felicity Jones Confirmed Her Black Cat Role ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’? After introducing us to a new, rebooted vision of the Spideyverse in last year’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, directorMarc Webbis planning to expand that mythology in a big way with next year’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. Mary Jane Watson (Shailene Woodley), Electro (Jamie Foxx), The Rhino (Paul Giamatti), Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), and Norman Osborn (Chris Cooper) are among the classic comic characters who’ll be making their first appearances in the sequel, and now it looks like we can add Felicia Hardy a....

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 3 - Everything We Know So Far (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you may watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) The East High Wildcats will never be silenced! Disney+ recently announced that there’s plenty more musical storytelling to come, with a third season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” already on the way....

Home Entertainment Spending Up For First Time Since 2008, Average Movie Ticket Prices Fall 12 Cents To $7.94 Every few weeks we’re hit with trend pieces and editorial rants about the shifting habits of the average American movie watcher. But anyone can form an opinion or cobble together a theory — how do the numbers actually pan out? A pair of new reports have been released that confirm some expected patterns with some cold, hard figures....

Interview: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Director David Lowery On Not Reading Reviews And The Toughest Days On Set David Lowery’sPete’s Dragonis a simple, beautiful and warm tale of friendship. It’s a refreshingly sparse story that hardly resembles the original Disney film. Lowery and co-writerToby Halbrookslifted very little from the ‘77 musical; they made a movie that stands on its own and doesn’t rely at all on nostalgia. The film was well received when it was in theaters, but now that it’s on home video, more viewers will likely embrace Elliot and Pete’s heartfelt and tender adventure....