‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Brings Back Edward Furlong As John Connor During the San Diego Comic-Con panel forTerminator: Dark Fate,James Cameronpopped-in via video and offhandedly dropped a piece of info we hadn’t heard before:Edward Furlongis returning to the franchise for the first time sinceTerminator 2. Furlong played the young John Connor in that film, and while the return ofTerminatorstarsArnold SchwarzeneggerandLinda Hamiltonwas well-known, Furlong’s return is a bit of a surprise. More on Edward Furlong inTerminator Dark Fatebelow....

‘The Black Belt’: Chris Pratt To Play The Sensei Of A Karate Kid Chris Prattmay have to bust out some of his old “Johnny Karate” skills from hisParks and Recreationdays, because he’s been cast as one of the stars ofThe Black Belt, a new indie comedy in which he will play a karate sensei to a shy teenager.The Hollywood Reportersays Pratt will both star in and produce Monarch Media’s upcoming independent film comedyThe Black Belt, which “is described as a comedic coming-of-age story about a shy, unassuming teen boy on a quest for an expertise in karate, and the unorthodox uncle who guides him along the way....

‘The Mauritanian’ Star Tahar Rahim On His Long Road Back To Hollywood [Interview] Tahar Rahim, whose soulful and wrenching performance practically carries the true-life Guantanamo dramaThe Mauritanian, has become an unexpected awards season dark horse this year. He has already earned aGolden Globe nominationfor his turn as Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian who was detained at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp for 14 years without charge. It’s a dynamite performance that comes more than 10 years after his breakout role,A Prophet, which first turned him into an awards darling and appeared to mark the arrival of a new international star....

‘The Shallows’ Trailer: Blake Lively Tries Not To Become Shark Food You’d think the combined horrors ofThe Finest HoursandIn the Heart of the Seashould be enough to discourage anyone from setting out on any body of water larger than a swimming pool, ever, but based on the box office receipts for both movies not a whole lot of people actually saw them. So just in case you’re still thinking a trip out to sea might be a nice way to spend an afternoon, here comesJaume Collet-Serra’sThe Shallowsto disabuse you of that notion....

‘Tomb Raider’ Clips: Alicia Vikander Recreates Action-Packed Scenes From The Video Games NewTomb Raiderclips have been released from theAlicia Vikander-fronted reboot of the popular video game franchise. And as you’d expect, they are packed full of action. Vikander stars as Lara Croft, the iconic action heroine from the long-running video game franchiseTomb Raider. The games were adapted to films once before, withAngelina Joliein the lead role. But now, Vikander gives a modern take on the character, which is based more heavily on the rebooted version first seen in the 2013 video game,Tomb Raider....

2019 Television Critics Association Awards Love ‘Fleabag’ Quite A Bit, But HBO Wins Big Too The 2019 Television Critics Association Tour handed out accolades with the35th Annual TCA Awardshonoring achievements in television, and this year cable and streaming walked away with almost all of the awards. Amazon’s comedy seriesFleabagcame out on top with three awards, but HBO also had a good night withChernobylandDeadwoodtaking home awards, including a lifetime achievement award for the latter show’s creator,David Milch....

A James Bond TV Show Is Coming - But It’s A Reality Competition Show, Sorry In some of the most unexpected entertainment news of the day so far, we’ve learned there’s going to be a James Bond reality series headed to Amazon. But it’s not what you might think! We’re not about to get some cool documentary following the search for the new Bond. Instead, this is a realitycompetitionseries. Yeah, read that again and let it sink in....

Amazon Will Stream Eight Exclusive Blumhouse Features From Diverse Directors Amazonhas just closed a deal with the frightmasters atBlumhouseto create eight films exclusively for Amazon Prime Video. Each of the entries will be from diverse filmmakers, and marks Amazon’s first foray into feature-length properties created strictly for their streaming service. Details are what the individual features will be are slim, but since Blumhouse is involved, you can bet jump-scares will feature in somewhere....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Remains Coy About Terminator Salvation Cameo Since summer/fall,rumors have persistedthat Arnold Schwarzeneggar will appear inTerminator Salvationin some form. Fan siteThe Arnold Fans(viamoviehole) recently spoke with the governor himself about these possibilities. When asked about whether or not he would appear in T4, the site had this to say: Governor Arnold, perhaps under restraints by McG and the film studio, answers only with the body language and a smile of “You never know....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Be King Again In ‘The Legend Of Conan’ What do you call a reboot when the film in question involves going back to a previous film template?Robert E. Howard’s long-running characterConan the Barbariancame to screens incarnated byArnold Schwarzenegger, in one of the actor’s earliest starring gigs. Arnie did two movies, but a year ago the character was rebooted by director Marcus Nispel with Jason Momoa starring. Conan’s wheel has turned again, however, and Schwarzenegger is stepping back into the role forThe Legend of Conan, which is being described as “Conan’sUnforvigen....

Atlanta Season 3 Episode 5 Looks For A Missing Phone With ‘Cancer Attack’ Afterlast week’s episodeof “Atlanta,” which managed to be simultaneously divisive and underwhelming, the boys are back — and only the boys. There’s no Van this week, but we do see the return of Socks, the U.K.’s most eager ally. Socks has joined Al, Earn, and Darius on tour for reasons that are never made clear. Together, they attempt to solve a mystery that ultimately ends up revealing a lot about Al/Paper Boi along the way....

Brett Ratner: ‘Rush Hour’ TV Show Doesn’t Rule Out ‘Rush Hour 4’ Today at the Television Critics Association summer press tour,Brett Ratnerwas on a panel for the National Geographic seriesBreakthrough. Ratner directed an episode of the series, focused on the human brain. After the panel, a few journalists approached Ratner for follow-ups and I asked him about the status of theRush Hourfranchise. CBS is turningRush Hourinto a TV series; I’ve seen the pilot, which will debut as a mid-season 2016 entry....

Casting Bits: Adam Scott In ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty;’ Lou Taylor Pucci In ‘Evil Dead’ Reboot; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau In ‘Oblivion’ The latest actor to sign on toBen Stiller’s remake of the imaginative Danny Kaye comedyThe Secret Life of Walter MittyisAdam Scott. He joins stiller,Kristen Wiig,Shirley MacLaineandPatton Oswaltin the story of a LIFE magazine photo editor (Stiller) who daydreams his way out of a dull reality. No word on Scott’s role at this point, but given that Kristen Wiig plays Mitty’s workplace crush, I wouldn’t be surprised to find him playing another LIFE staffer who competes for her attention....