FX Orders X-Men Spinoff ‘Legion’ To Series; See The First Photo Of Dan Stevens As David Haller It’s been an up-and-down year for Fox’s X-Men franchise so far.Deadpoolgot 2016 off to a strong start with its record-breaking run, whileX-Men: Apocalypsehas proven to be a disappointment both critically and commercially. But here’s another spot of good news for all you mutant lovers: FX has just given a series order toLegion, anX-MenTV spinoff fromFargoshowrunnerNoah Hawley....

HBO Max Exceeded New Subscriber Predictions In 2021 The accessibility of the Warner Bros. theatrical slate was definitely a selling point, but HBO Max is also home to some of thebest original programmingin the game. Returns from existing properties like the “Sex and the City” revival “And Just Like That,” or “Succession” were hugely popular, as well as new fare like “The White Lotus.” This was a perfect year for HBO Max to thrive, and the cold, hard numbers show that they made the most of the unprecedented times....

J.J. Abrams Might Be Bringing Bad Robot To Either Warner Bros. Or Apple J.J. Abramscan do pretty much whatever he wants in Hollywood at this point. And what he really wants is to find a new home for his Bad Robot production company. Studios far and widehave been courting Abramsas part of a big megadeal that would enable Abrams and Bad Robot to make even more movies, TV shows, games, and more....

John August To Write Shazam! Movie Featuring Captain Marvel Goscreenwriter John August has been hired to adapt the DC comic bookShazam!for New Line Cinema. Peter Segal (50 First Dates) is attached to direct. Created in 1939 by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker,Shazam!features Captain Marvel, the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam....

Johnny Depp Turned Down American Psycho — And That Changes The Movie Completely While it might feel a bit over the top to say, it’s simply true: Mary Harron’s “American Psycho”, an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel of the same name, easily endures as one of the best horror films of the 21st century. Released 22 years ago this April, “American Psycho” might even be thefirst great horror moviewe were graced with post-Y2K....

Kyle MacLachlan Returns To ‘Twin Peaks’ As Special Agent Dale Cooper He’s back! Special Agent Cooper returns in 2016 asKyle MacLachlanwill reprise hisTwin Peaksrole when the show returns to television for a third season on Showtime. MacLachlan’s return had been assumed when the third season was announced, but not confirmed until now. It was, after all, his character’s dream, pictured above, that helped lead to the very idea of the series' return....

North American Rights To Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’ Land In Good Hands It’s a good day for great news. First Criterion makes anincredible dealwith Hulu Plus. And nowMegan Ellison, the heiress who recently came to the rescue of two Paul Thomas Anderson films (The MasterandInherent Vice) is making a deal to buy North American rights toWong Kar Wai’snew film,The Grandmasters. THRsays that Ms. Ellison’s Annapurna Productions is looking to back the film, and “make a significant financial commitment to the movie and its marketing....

Olympic Speed Skater Allegedly Ripped Off Covid Relief Funds To Bankroll Elijah Wood Movie, We Swear We’re Not Making This Up Yes, that headline sounds like the plot of a surprisingly mundane dream you once had and, yes, it’s completely true. Allison Baver, former Olympic speed skater and the founder of Allison Baver Entertainment (shocker), fraudulently applied for $10 million of Covid relief funds and funneled some of those funds into Elijah Wood’s production company for his 2021 film “No Man of God....

Paramount Makes ‘Flight’ Official; Robert Zemeckis Directs Denzel Washington Starting In October Briefly:When Germainlast coveredthe possible filmFlight, which has been looking likeRobert Zemeckis' return to live-action withDenzel Washingtonstarring, he noted that nothing is really a sure thing until cameras start to roll. But the next closest thing is a studio press release announcing a film. That’s what we’ve got now, as Paramount has made plans forFlightofficial. The release, with official story info, is below....

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Footage Reaction: This Might Be Pixar’s Most Mature, Bizarre, And Ambitious Movie Yet Back in 2015, directorPete Docterand co-director Ronnie del Carmen brought usInside Out, introducing us to the emotions and inner-workings inside the mind of an 11-year old girl. It was a touching exploration of the trials and tribulations of growing up, and much of the movie took place in a completely imagined, ethereal environment. Now Pete Docter is telling us a new beautiful story by way of another otherworldly plane with Pixar’sSoul, and it might be one of the animation studio’s most ambitious films yet....

Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Series ‘The Watcher’ Will Terrorize Naomi Watts And Bobby Cannavale The Watcher, a newRyan MurphyNetflix series inspired by creepy true events, has found its leads.Naomi WattsandBobby Cannavalewill star in the series as a married couple who move into the dream home – only to then start receiving disturbing letters from someone calling themselves The Watcher. And as strange as this all sounds, it actually happened – to a married couple living in Westfield, New Jersey....

Smallville Renewed For Tenth Season The CW has renewedSmallvillefor a tenth season. I haven’t watch the show in years (and even that was a few years after I should have stopped watching), but I know some of the /Film comic readers are still tuned in (or someone is?). For those who care, I’ve included the full press release after the jump. “SMALLVILLE” TO RETURN FOR A TENTH SEASON ON THE CW August 06, 2025 (Burbank, California) – The CW Network has announced that its hit series “Smallville” will return in the fall of 2010 for a momentous tenth season....

SNL’s Categorically Unjustified “MacGruber” Movie To Be Hard R One of the most recycled, one-note, inexplicably dated bits in the history ofSNL, “MacGruber,” is still moving forward as a feature film. Shooting has started in New Mexico on the 2010 release, withSNLwriter andLonely Islandmember,Jorma Taccone, making his theatrical debut as a director. Personally, I’d rather see Taccone reprise Cha-Ka in a spin-off or sequel toLand of the Lost, but his performance (and that rad film) sadly await discovery on Netflix....