Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Thermal Detonator Soda Bottles Aren’t Allowed On Flights By TSA If you’re planning a trip toStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeand you’re excited about bringing home some of those cool souvenirs from a galaxy far, far away, you might want to make special arrangements. Especially if you plan on keeping the thermal detonator soda bottles created for the Batuu experience by Coca-Cola. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has confirmed that the unique Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite containers that have been made to resemble the fictional grenades known as thermal detonators from theStar Warsuniverse are not allowed on flights, either in carry-on or checked luggage....

Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Had A Sad Korean Title, ‘Aquaman’ Concept Art Attacks Sydney & More Would you like to see a big Image Comics crossover withSpawnand more? What sad title didAvengers: Endgametranslate to in Korean? Want to see concept art ofBatmanhelping with an Atlantean invasion of Sydney inAquaman? What other superhero wouldJoe Russolike to take a crack at directing a movie for? WhatDC Comicscharacters are getting their own animated shorts?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Trailer Arrives Sunday, New ‘Watchmen’ Easter Eggs & More Want to read aCrisis on Infinite Earthstie-in comic? Are you ready for the firstWonder Woman 1984trailer this weekend? Did you hear about the drunken phone callTom Hollandhad witBob IgeraboutSpider-Man? Want a look atKristen WiigasCheetahfromWonder Woman 1984merchandise? How many movies didTodd Phillipspitch for his DC Black label pitch? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The ‘Ready Player One’ Crew Put Spielberg References In The Film Despite Spielberg’s Wishes Ernest Cline’sReady Player Oneis full of references toSteven Spielbergfilms, which made the news that Spielberg was directing the film adaptation himself raise an eyebrow or two. The blockbuster director planned to cut references to his films from the adaptation, but theReady Player Onemovie crew had other ideas. When Steven Spielberg signed-on to helmReady Player One, fans of the novel wondered if the filmmaker would keep the book’s references to his classic movies intact....

The Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Trailer Sweded, A Surgeon Reviews Medical Scenes & 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, watch a low budget “sweded” version of the first teaser trailer forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

The Nutcracker, In Action Movie Form: Like A Simpsons Parody Come To Life If I were Jon Stewart this would be the time to cackle, “here it is: your moment of zen.” New Line has bought a pitch fromJack the Giant-KillerwriterDarren Lemkethat would re-cast the tale ofThe Nutcracker and the Mouse Kingas an action movie. Friggin' seriously? THRreports the deal, and doesn’t give any indication if this is intended for particular talent, whether acting or directorial....

The Protégé: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) There’s a whole slew of revenge-driven action films starring women coming out in the next year, but not all of ‘em haveMichael Keatonmugging it up as the villain.The Protégéis a beat-em-up action-thriller starringMaggie Qfrom the production team behindJohn Wickand the director ofCasino Royale....

The Simpsons VR Couch Gag Coming With 600th Episode After being on the air for almost 30 years, is there anything The Simpsons haven’t done? They’ve gone 3D, they have conducted live phone-in segments, they even had Guillermo del Toro direct their opening sequence. But for the 600th episode, Fox wants to take The Simpsons someplace they’ve never been before — Virtual Reality. For the 600th episode, Fox worked closely with the Google Spotlight Stories team to create a special virtual reality experience for The Simpsons couch gag....

The Tournament Of Terror Results: Alien Is The Greatest Horror Franchise Ever For the past two weeks, we have pitted the greatest horror franchises of all time against each other in /Film’s Tournament of Terrors. And they have fallen one-by-one. A few dark horses were defeated early (R.I.P., “Phantasm”) and a few top contenders lost some very tight races (no one here saw “Halloween” going down so early). Andyesterday, it came down to two horror franchises that couldn’t be more different: “Alien” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street....

This Week In Trailers: Insert Coin: Inside Midway’s ’90s Revolution, Hertzfeldt On Blu-Ray, Victoria, Prince, The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Sweetpea, A Lonely Place To Die, Que Pena Tu Boda (F*ck My Wedding), Littlerock, Nuclear Family, Albatross Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Tidbits: Fox Plans Observer Week Viral Marketing For Fringe, Caprica Gets A New Showrunner, McG And Borat Director Team Up For NBC Comedy Tonight in TV news: In a bid to get more live viewers forFringe, Fox is building up this week’s upcoming Observer-heavy with a large scaleviral marketing campaign, dubbed internally as “Observer Week”. The bald-headed character was one of the most intriguing elements ofFringe’sfirst season, and was notable for appearing “Where’s Waldo” style in the background of many episodes....

Tye Sheridan To Lead Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ A few weeks ago whenReady Player Onegot bumped to 2018, to avoid the unstoppableStar Wars Episode VIII, AngienoteddirectorSteven Spielbergand all involved were still searching for a male lead. Well, it looks like they’ve found their guy, because it’s just been reportedTye Sheridanwill star in the film. Learn more about the adaptation ofErnest Cline’s hit novel below. The Wrapsays Sheridan has joined the Ready Player One cast alongsideOlivia Cooke(Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) andBen Mendelsohn(Bloodline)....