Phil Lord And Chris Miller Met With DC About ‘The Flash’ Before Leaving ‘Han Solo’ The galaxy — far away and nearby — was shocked when directorsPhil LordandChris Millerweresuddenly firedfrom Lucasfilm’sHan Soloprequel, with only several weeks left in the production. While Lord and Miller, who had previously directed irreverent comedies like21 Jump StreetandThe Lego Movie, were unlikely choices to helm a majorStar Warsblockbuster, they seemed like a good fit — fresh blood to invigorate the old-school approach of Lucasfilm and Disney....

Physical Season 2 Trailer: Rose Byrne Expands Her Fitness Empire It’s time for high-intensity aerobics once again, as Rose Byrne is back as the feisty Sheila Rubin in a brand new trailer for season 2 of “Physical.“The Apple TV+show took the dark comedy route with a story set in 1980s San Diego, wherein Sheila, who battles with her inner demons and personal struggles, finds a way to climb up the social ladder after discovering a passion for aerobics....

Quicksilver From ‘X-Men Days Of Future Past’ Debuts In Carl’s Jr. Commercial Up until now, theX-Men: Days of Future Pastversion of Quicksilverhas been relegatedto still images. Even without knowing how he’d look in motion, fans have had plenty to say about the punk metallic look of the character. Now, his movements have been revealed thanks to commercial for fast food burger chainCarl’s Jr.It shows Quicksilver in action, which seems like very odd place to reveal the movement of a character whose design has generated such polarized responses....

Ruh-Roh: Mindy Kaling’s ‘Velma’ Animated Series Won’t Feature Scooby-Doo Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? Not in theVelmaanimated series coming to HBO Max. Executive produced by and starringMindy Kaling, the adult animated series will shake things up dramatically for the bespectacled member of Mystery Inc., reimagining the character as East Asian, and keeping Scooby-Doo and Shaggy out of the picture altogether. In February, HBO announced aslew of new adult animated shows, includingVelma, an original 10-episode comedy series about the unsung brains of the Mystery Inc....

Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell To Premiere At SXSW South By Southwest has announced thatSam Raimiwill premiere a work-in-progress print ofDrag Me To Hell, andJonathan Demmewill premiere his newNeil Youngperformance film,Neil Young Trunk Show, at the upcoming 2009 film festival. Read the full press release after the jump. SAM RAIMI TO DEBUT WORK-IN-PROGRESS DRAG ME TO HELL,JONATHAN DEMME TO PREMIERE NEIL YOUNG FILM AT SXSWAustin, Texas – July 08, 2025 –The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced major new additions to its 2009 Festival today....

Spoiler-Free Early Buzz: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Its been five years since we last saw the Wizarding World on screen. Later this year we will return to the Wizarding World in the movie “adaptation” ofFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but that is merely a spin-off. If you want to see a proper Harry Potter sequel, you’ll have to head to London’s West Hollywood End to see JK Rowling new playHarry Potter and the Cursed Childthis summer....

Star Wars Trivia: Gary Kurtz Says Toys Ruined The Series; Talks Prequels And Original ‘Return Of The Jedi’ Downer Ending There’s nothing quite like a bit of conflict between former creative partners to make a film’s backstory more interesting.George LucasandGary Kurtzfamously split many years ago afterThe Empire Strikes Back, when the direction of theStar Warsmovies took a turn that Kurtz didn’t like. Some stories have been told of the split, and of what Kurtz saw as flaws of theStar Warsseries....

The Gilded Age Season 2 Ordered By HBO If you’re a sucker for historical dramas with an ensemble cast, you’re in luck. HBO has renewed the acclaimed period drama, “The Gilded Age,” for a second season, per a media release by Warner Media. Set during the Gilded Age in the United States, namely the years of industrial and socio-economic boom in 1880s New York, “The Gilded Age” was created by Julian Fellowes, who also created and co-wrote “Downton Abbey....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Compared To The Novel, The Process Of Writing ‘Borat 2’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how Netflix’s limited seriesThe Queen’s Gambitcompares to the novel that it’s based on....

The New Holiday Classics: Christmas Movies For The Next Generation Welcome to the end of 2015 and, more specifically, welcome to the end of the 2015 holiday season. Starting tomorrow, seasonal decorations will officially start to come down, Christmas songs will vanish from the radio, and the usual holiday movies will be packed away until next year. And maybe we should leave them packed for a little while. Much like how it’s nearly impossible to pen a new Christmas song that gains any traction alongside the tried-and-true classics, a handful of movies grip the final weeks of every year with an iron fist....

The Sea Beast Director Wanted To Make A Movie With King Kong And Indiana Jones Vibes [Exclusive] A new animated adventure from the co-director of “Big Hero 6” and “Moana” is set to arrive on Netflix this July in the form of “The Sea Beast.” The sea-faring flick is anchored (see what I did there?) by the voice talent of Dan Stevens, Karl Urban, Jared Harris, and Zaris-Angel Hator as Maisie Brumble, the film’s protagonist....

TV Bits: ‘Halt And Catch Fire’ Season Three Footage, ‘Law & Order’ Takes On The Menendez Brothers, And Another Fake Sports Doc From Andy Samberg In this edition of TV Bits: Halt and Catch Firequietly went from the show everyone told me to skip to the show everyone was going on and on about not receiving enough attention. Somehow, AMC’s series about the computer revolution of the 1980s transformed from a largely ignored things on television to one of the most acclaimed series airing at the moment and most of us didn’t get the memo....

TV In Development: Starz Orders ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ By ‘Dark Knight’ Writer David Goyer, Plus: Michael Bay, Farrelly Bros., ‘Scrubs’ Writer Tim Hobert As with film, not every television project that enters development actually makes it to the screen — but sighing over what could’ve been is a task for some other day. Today, our curiosity is piqued by some of the more interesting-sounding series in the works, including shows byTransformershelmer Michael Bay (how’s he gonna fit all those explosions on a tiny screen?...