‘Fantastic Beasts’ Female Lead Shortlist Includes Kate Upton, Dakota Fanning, Saoirse Ronan And More TheHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis closing in on not one, but two female leads. A shortlist making the arounds revealsSaoirse RonanandDakota Fanningare in the running for one role, whileKate UptonandElizabeth Debickiare eyed considered for the other. Eddie Redmayneis already set to star as Newt Scamander, a “magizoologist” who goes on to write the classic Hogwarts textbookFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....

‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Remake Coming From ‘Hamilton’ Director Thomas Kail So far,Thomas Kailhas been best known as the award-winning director of the stage versions of Lin-Manuel Miranda’sIn the HeightsandHamilton. He also directed the film version ofHamiltonthat’scoming to Disney+ in July, and now Kail has another musical film adaptation in the works: a new report says he’ll produce and direct aFiddler on the Roofremake for MGM. Get more details below....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Trailer: Four Rulers Prepare For War We’ve reached the point of the year whenGame of Thronesis supposed to be returning. Our bodies are ready, our minds sharp, our notebooks for keeping track of character names primed. But due to production delay necessary to film in colder weather (because winter has come and all), we still have a few months to wait. In the meantime, we can all sit back and enjoy this newGame of Thronesseason 7 trailer....

‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Anti-Bullying Drama Has Nice Message, Muddled Execution [TIFF 2020] Towards the end ofGood Joe Bell, Mark Wahlberg’s titular character takes a load off his feet from his cross-country walk to condemn homophobic bullying. He sits down at a police station underneath pictures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden hanging on the wall. This bit of art direction reveals what should have been obvious from the film’s overall comportment: this is a period piece....

‘John Dies At The End’ Red Band Trailer: A Cult Classic In The Making With All The Gory Trimmings There’s no denying thatDon Coscarelli’s latest film,John Dies at the End, is destined to be a cult classic. It’s filled with the kind of off-beat, funny, violent and weird stuff that plays like gangbusters at midnight screenings, or when seen with a bunch of friends at home. Based on a novel byDavid Wong, the film starsChase WilliamsonandRob Mayesas two friends experiencing an existential, monster-filled adventure to save the world, all set off by a futuristic drug....

‘Legends Of The Hidden Temple’ Reboot Brings Back Original Voice Of Olmec Let’s rock! TheLegends of the Hidden Templereboot over at The CW will bring back the original voice of Olmec,Dee Bradley Baker. It has been more than 20 years since the original series' first run, but the kids who watched back then are sure to tune in to the adult version now. (Go Blue Barracudas!) The news was first reported by Deadline....

‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ Trailer: Just What Did John Hawkes Do To Elizabeth Olsen’s Mind? YES. One of the most-praised films at Sundance this year wasMartha Marcy May Marlene, an effort from first-timerSean Durkinwhich starsElizabeth Olsenas a young woman who escapes from a cult (led byJohn Hawkes) and tries to begin the process of finding a normal life, only to find that the cult-induced damage may be far more devastating than previously thought....

‘Mrs. March’: Elisabeth Moss Returns To Blumhouse For A Paranoia Thriller Since breaking out on AMC’sMad Men,Elisabeth Mosshas evolved into one of America’s foremost actors at playing frenzied, harried characters who slowly lose their grip on reality. And as the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Moss is set to reunite with Blumhouse, the production company behind this year’s retelling ofThe Invisible Man, for a new feature film calledMrs....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Clip: Miles Morales Grooves And Finds A New Superpower This week bringsSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseinto theaters, unleashing a bunch of different super-powered spider people onto the big screen. If you’re still not convinced that the movie, which has 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, is worth seeing, maybe a funny new clip featuring Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) getting some advice from Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) will do the trick....

‘Star Wars’ Box Office Grosses Have Just Paid For Disney’s Lucasfilm Cost When Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.06 billion, it was not a question of whether that business move would pay for itself. It was only question of when. And now we know. Five years and three movies later, Disney’sStar Warsmovies are about to cross the $4.06 billion mark at the worldwide box office, making that purchase look wiser than ever....

‘The Mandalorian’ Character Details Revealed: Learn More About The Main Character, His Allies, And His Enemies Everyone hasMandalorianfever thanks to the bigtrailer revealover the weekend. And the only cure for that fever: character details. New info regarding the fresh additions to theStar Warsuniverse has trickled in, giving us a better idea of who’s who in the upcoming Disney+ series. GetThe Mandaloriancharacter details below. Entertainment Weeklyhas some new info regardingThe Mandaloriancharacters, and if you’re worried about spoilers, don’t be....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Finally Gets An October Release Date And A New Logo With Baby Yoda The Mandalorianmade huge waves last year when it arrived as not just one of the first pieces of original programming on Disney+, but the first ever live-actionStar Warsseries. Now it’s one of the most beloved parts of the Disney era ofStar Wars, and the second season is arriving this fall. We’ve been waiting to find out exactly when new episodes would start debuting on Disney+, and today we got our answer along with a brand new logo (seen above) featuring the titular bounty hunter walking alongside the tiny little asset he protected throughout the first season....

‘The Villainess’ Review: Say Hello To The Newest Evolution Of Action This review originally ran during our coverage of the Fantasia Film Festival.The Villainessis in select North American theaters today. The opening ofTheVillainessis dangerous. An exhilarating, first-person POV hallway fight scene that leaves a lot of unnamed henchmen in bloodied heaps is thankfully smart enough to (cleverly) shift away from the first-person angle just when you start wondering if the next two hours of your life are going to be a video game you aren’t in control of....