‘Missing Link’ Early Buzz: LAIKA Delivers A Visual Feast But Only An Appetizer Of A Story LAIKA is back with another stop-motion animated adventure,Missing Link. But unlike their previous films, this is the first time the protagonist of the movie isn’t a kid. Instead, we follow adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) as he traverses the world in search of mythical and elusive creatures. So it’s wonderful that he runs into the famous Missing Link (Zach Galifianakis), who is in search of other creatures just like him....

‘NOS4A2’ Is The Best New Horror Series Of 2019 – So Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About It? Halfway through the inaugural season of AMC’sNOS4A2, the series is ramping up the personal stakes and danger for its central characters. Last week’s episode, “The House of Sleep,” opted for full blown taboo breaking terror with a harrowing peak into the twisted past of 135-year old vampire Charlie Manx’s righthand man, Bing Partridge (Olafur Darri Olafsson)....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Extended Scene Wants To Know What’s Behind The Green Door What better way to celebrate both the weekend and the digital release ofOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodthan by watching an extended clip ofLeonardo DiCapriosinging off-key and dancing around? TheOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodextended clip below includes a longer version of the “Green Door” scene from the movie, where DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton performs on the showHullabaloo....

‘Riverdale’ And ‘Jane The Virgin’ Spin-Offs Get Pilot Orders At The CW The CWis bringing the drama with its new pilot orders for aRiverdalespin-off and aJane the Virginspin-off. The network handed out pilot pickups to four dramas — two of which are based on existing shows and two others based on existing intellectual properties — that all hope to earn a spot on the network’s 2019-2010 TV schedule.Riverdalecontinues to elevate to new dramatic heights each episode, whileJane the Virginis about to wrap up its fourth and final season after the show’s biggest cliffhanger yet....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Gives Issa Rae Far Too Little Screen Time In A Mostly Subpar Episode Issa Raewas meant to hostSaturday Night Liveback in the spring, before coronavirus shut down production on the sketch show in the studio. But Lorne Michaels brought her back to make good on their original plans. Unfortunately, this meant she was forced to host an episode where political satire is taking up the space of three sketches, giving her far fewer opportunities to shine throughout the night....

‘Skull Island’ Begins Legendary’s Plan For Three-Film Godzilla And King Kong Cycle We’ve wondered what other details lay behindLegendary’s move ofKong: Skull IslandfromUniversaltoWarner Bros., as the idea that WB was just a better fit for the movie seemed to be only part of the story. I wouldn’t say we know all the details yet, but a few revelations were dropped today about the state of the relationship between Universal and Legendary, and what is in store for Kong and Godzilla at Warner Bros....

‘Suicide Squad’ Helmer David Ayer In Talks To Direct ‘Scarface’ Remake In news that would make James Franco’s white gangster character inSpring Breakerslose his mind, Universal Pictures' long-brewingScarfaceremake may have finally found its director.Suicide SquaddirectorDavid Ayeris in early talks to take over directing duties fromThe Equalizer’sAntoine Fuqua, whovacated the project earlier this yeardue to scheduling conflicts. But is Ayer a good fit for this project? Why, yes – yes he is....

‘The Grinch’ First Look Arrives Courtesy Of The Olympics The Winter Olympics have commenced, bringing with them our first real look atThe Grinch. Dr. Seuss' immortal Christmas thief has already seen one big screen treatment before, via Ron Howard’s candy-colored nightmare adaptation ofHow the Grinch Stole Christmas. Now, the big green menace is set to come to theaters again in the form of a new animated film from Illumination. SeeThe Grinchfirst look below....

‘The Mandalorian’ Will Not Recast Gina Carano’s Character With A New Actress It’s been one week since Lucasfilm confirmed thatGina Caranowould not be returningas Cara Dune in theStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorianon Disney+. The studio opted not to renew Carano’s contract for a new season ofThe Mandalorianafter she shared an Instagram story comparing the current U.S. political climate to Nazi Germany, and it was the straw that broke the camel’s back after a variety of controversial social media posts the actress had made over the past several months....

‘The Meg 2’ To Be Directed By ‘Rebecca’ And ‘Kill List’ Filmmaker Ben Wheatley Ben Wheatleyis about to take a swim. The director of such varied projects asSightseersand Netflix’s newRebeccaremake has been hired by Warner Bros. to directThe Meg 2, a follow-up to the studio’s 2018 giant shark movie. StarJason Stathamis expected to return to lead the cast once again, but man…Ben Wheatley directing a big-budget studio shark film? What an odd choice....

‘The Mummy’ Casts Jake Johnson So He Can Explain How The Original Mummy Was So Much Better Every time I write about Universal’s plans to revive their classic monsters in a big shared universe that will allow the iconic monsters share adventures and what-not,I get a little apprehensive. After all, those original movies (Frankenstein,Dracula,The Wolf Man, etc.) are sacred ground. They are holy texts. These movies are a cornerstone my modern self....

‘The Wilds’ Season 2 Given The Go-Ahead By Amazon The Wildswill survive for a season longer. The YA survival drama has been renewed for a second season of more teen castaway conflict by Amazon Prime Video, just one week after the 10-episode first season debuted on the streaming platform. Check out the show’s announcement video ofThe Wildsseason 2 below. The Wilds Season 2 Renewed did someone say season 2??#TheWildspic.twitter.com/ZVDe1sFfx0 — The Wilds (@thewildsonprime)June 05, 2025...

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Details Reveal Why Thor Lost The Hair And The Hammer Yesterday brought thefirst official imagesfromThor: Ragnarok, and a new look being sported by franchise starChris Hemsworthleft fans with a lot of questions. Not only is Thor sporting a short haircut, but instead of wielding his trusty hammer Mjolnir, he was holding two swords. What forced this drastic change in Thor’s change in hairstyle and weaponry? It all has to do with the God of Thunder’s journey in this sequel from directorTaika Waititi....