Tom Hardy Attached To David Yates' Al Capone Film; Director Also Mulling Three-Film ‘The Stand’ And ‘Fables’? As theHarry Potterfranchise ends, one question being mulled in some executive quarters is: what will directorDavid Yatesdo next? Primarily a television director prior to helmingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, David Yates oversaw the last half of thePotterfranchise in a way that balanced fan and studio interest. His previous television success (most notably withState of Play) will for some time be overshadowed byHarry Potter....

TV Bits: ‘Beerfest,’ Joe Swanberg, ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events,’ & More In this edition of TV Bits: Beerfestis one of Broken Lizard’s more memorable comedies. While there had been discussions about a potential sequel,Potfest,Beerfestis currently being revised as a digital series by CW Seed, working with Warner Bros.' digital series production unit, Blue Ribbon Content. The plan is to premiere the series later this year, timed to the film’s 10th anniversary....

Universal Studios Beijing Unveils New Concept Art And Details About Each Of Its Seven Themed Lands A year ago, we wrote about theseven themed landsbeing planned for China’s Universal Beijing Resort, which is set to open sometime next year. Now there’s a new video showcasing tons of new pieces of concept art, and we have some additional details about each land: Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness, Transformers Metrobase, Minion Land, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Jurassic World Isla Nublar, Hollywood, and Waterworld....

Warren Beatty Still Considering ‘Dick Tracy’ Sequel; Howard Hughes Film Coming Later This Year Over two years ago,Warren Beattywas shooting his untitled Howard Hughes film. The actor and director prefers to take his time with each project; he’s always been more focused on quality than quantity. After almost 18 years of waiting, though, we’re finally going to see it this year. In fact, we might even see two movies from him over the next couple of years, if he decides to try to move forward with theDick Tracysequel....

Why Cortana Looks So Different In The Halo Series Every adaptation of a popular IP is inevitably going to have to make some changes from established lore when translating to a different medium. Those changes, in turn, are going to stir up no shortage of angst and vocal outcry among fans who could be generously referred to as “purists.” That’s just the way things are and have always been, for better or for worse (mostly for worse)....

‘Bullet Train’ Adds Sandra Bullock To An Already Impressive Cast Sandra Bullockis the latest person to catch a ride onBullet Train, the upcoming action movie fromJohn WickandAtomic BlondefilmmakerDavid Leitch. The pic stars Brad Pitt,and features a cast that includesLady Gaga,Joey King,Aaron Taylor Johnson,Brian Tyree Henry,Zazie Beetz,Michael Shannon,Logan Lerman,Masi Oka, andAndrew Koji. And now Bullock is on board as well. The film deals with a group of assassins who all end up on the same train....

‘David Brent: Life On The Road’ Trailer: Ricky Gervais Is Just A Man With A Dream For any fans of the original iteration ofThe Office, it appears this is as close as we’ll get to seeing a film adaptation of the comedy mockumentary series. ComedianRicky Gervaisis back as formerWernham Hogg Paper Company boss David Brent, only this time he’s a traveling salesman who is still desperate to follow his dream to become a rock star....

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Extended Cut Is Coming To Blu-Ray And Digital HD Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldarrived in theaters last year to mixed reviews. Critics and fans alike took issue with the plot, the characterization, and the pacing, and were left wanting for something to recapture the magic ofHarry Potter. One thing they weren’t wanting was a longer version of theFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themsequel....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Featurette Teases Season 6, Offers A Glimpse At The Coolest Job Ever HBO’sGame of Thronesis one of the most impressively made television shows of all time, the kind of prestige series that sets a high watermark for every other television show that will follow in its wake. And a new featurette has arrived to take you behind the scenes of the show, offering a look at the set through the crew members who have a very unique perspective on the whole show....

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Celebrates “Ghostbusters Day” With New Character Reveals And One Spooky (Probably Haunted) Farmhouse TheGhostbustersfranchise creates phantoms that come with more fun than fear, its charm embedded within quirky characters, zany ghosts, and plenty of comical one-liners. The original film was directed byIvan Reitmanand released nearly 40 years ago, but like ghosts, this series keeps coming back. Continuing to keep ghosts (and ghostbusters) in the family, directorJason Reitmanis following in his own father’s footsteps with the newest film in the franchise,Ghostbusters: Afterlife....

‘Girls’ Season 5 Trailer: Someone Is Getting Married The new season ofGirlsis coming next February, and the full trailer has arrived, teasing what’s in store for these New Yorkers with the biggest first world problems you’ve ever seen. The trailer says “Girls grow up and grow apart, but friendship is forever complicated.” Though from the looks of this trailer, I don’t really see any evidence of any of Hannah (Lena Dunham), Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) growing up at all....

‘Kindred’ TV Series Based On Octavia Butler’s Classic Science Fiction Novel Is Heading To FX Octavia Butlerwas a pioneer in science fiction and her groundbreaking novels are long overdue for more attention. Thankfully, I come bearing good news:FXis adapting Butler’s widely popular 1979 novelKindred. Production is scheduled to begin in September, so the final product is still some time away — but the TV series is already putting together an exciting roster of cast and crew....

‘Real Rob’ Trailer: Rob Schneider Has His Own Netflix Show Now Netflix has revived everything fromArrested DevelopmenttoThe KillingtoFull HousetoGilmore Girls, and apparently they figured while they were at it, they might as well bring backRob Schneider’s short-lived CBS sitcom¡Rob!, too. Well, not really. But the companyisputting out another sitcom named after and starring Schneider.Real Robpromises to be somewhat more autobiographical, though. This is to Schneider whatMaster of Nonewas to Aziz Ansari....