Thomas Haden Church Joins Cameron Crowe’s We Bought A Zoo We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thomas Haden Church(Spider-Man 3, Sideways) has joined the cast of directorCameron Crowe’s (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) adaptation ofBenjamin Mee’s bestselling memoirWe Bought a Zoo.Varietyreports thatChurchwill joinMatt Damon, who stars as Benjamin Mee, a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside. Looking for a fresh new start, Mee and his children hope to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business....

WarnerMedia Wants To Launch Its Own Version Of Nielsen Ratings: Here’s Why That Matters WarnerMedia has revealed that it is going to take a new approach to how it measures ratings for its programming across its various networks and streaming platforms, such as HBO Max and CNN.Nielsen is the titan of handling thisin the industry, but WarnerMedia and other TV giants have been unhappy with the company for some time now, and that has led some to look elsewhere....

We’re Glad We Never Had To See Fox’s Version Of Clueless It’s been almost 30 years since its release, but “Clueless” is still considered to be one of the best Jane Austen adaptations out there, if not the most accessible. Austen’s tongue-in-cheek novel “Emma” served as loose (and I meanloose) framework for director/writer Amy Heckerling’s own comedy of manners. It turns out that a story of wealth, privilege and naivete works as seamlessly in 19th-century England as it does in mid-90s Beverly Hills; even Austen’s titular heroine seems perfectly suited to the lifestyle of Cher Horowitz....

What Is Michael Bay’s Secret Weapon For Shooting ‘Transformers’ Movies So Quickly? There are plenty of movie lovers out there who just don’t like the movies ofMichael Bay. But no matter how ridiculous the action is in his movies, or how silly the story may be, you can’t deny that he is one of the most proficient and efficient directors working today. All of the stories you hear about how crazy this man is on movie sets are true....

Why Home Sweet Home Alone Doesn’t Bring Back Kevin McCallister [Exclusive] The “Home Alone” franchise is getting asubversive new sequelwith “Home Sweet Home Alone,” coming to Disney+ tomorrow. The streaming movie stars Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney as a married couple who come up on hard times. When a bratty neighborhood kid named Max (Archie Yates) seemingly steals an antique doll that could be the answer to their financial woes, they are forced to break into Max’s home to retrieve the doll....

Will Smith Admits He Made ‘Wild Wild West’ For All The Wrong Reasons Will Smithwas once the king of the summer. After hits likeIndependence DayandMen in Blackmade huge bank during blockbuster season, So Warner Bros. thought they could count on rack up some cash for the studio with a film adaptation of the classic TV showWild Wild West, and they weren’t entirely wrong.Wild Wild Westraked in$222 million worldwideon a budget of $170 million, but it was obliterated by critics, and there’s probably been no moment in time where someone has unironically wanted to watchWild Wild Westat home....

Zack Snyder Teases His Cut Of ‘Justice League’ With An Alternate Version Of The Villain Steppenwolf When DC FanDomelaunches later this month, fans will get a proper glimpse atZack Snyder’s cut ofJustice League, which is heading to HBO Max in 2021. While director is busy putting the movie together in post-production, he couldn’t help but tease fans a little bit with a look at the new, alternate version of the villain Steppenwolf, the leader of the Parademon army who acts as a herald announcing the forthcoming arrival of the read big bad, Darkseid....

‘A Glitch In The Matrix’ Review: ‘Room 237’ Director Explores Simulation Theory [Sundance 2021] Rodney Ascheris still best known as the filmmaker behind the enthralling 2012 documentaryRoom 237, a deep dive into several unconventional readings of Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningthat ended up being a movie about obsession. He’s directed a few other projects since then, but now he’s back to explore that same topic from a different perspective withA Glitch in the Matrix, a film which delves into the long-held theory that we’re all living in a simulation....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Featurette Shows How Marvel De-Aged Michelle Pfeiffer And Created More VFX Ant-Man and the Waspis now available on Blu-ray, but a new featurette about the film breaks down several of the movie’s impressive visual effects, including how VFX artists de-agedMichael DouglasandMichelle Pfeifferfor flashback scenes. Watch the featurette below! Ant-Man and the Wasp Featurette In the above video,Danielle Costa, Vice President of Visual Effects at Marvel Studios, walks you through several ofAnt-Man and the Wasp’s big special effects....

‘Black Sails’ Season 4 Trailer: The End Of The Best Show On TV That You Aren’t Watching Update:Starz has unveiled the trailer for the fourth and final season ofBlack Sails, the best show on television that you’re probably not watching. Hit the jump to watch the Black Sails season 4 trailer and get a glimpse at the end of the series. Black Sails Season 4 Trailer I’m a season behind onBlack Sails, so I can’t watch the trailer above....

‘Brian Banks’ Review: An Interesting Story Told At The Wrong Moment Some true stories can be both entirely remarkable, and still not appropriate dramatically for the current moment. Take, for instance, the story of Brian Banks. When he was 16, Brian was a high-school football star accused of rape by a female classmate. Even with shaky evidence, Brian was sentenced to six years in prison despite maintaining his innocence. Years later, Brian managed to convince enough people within the California legal system that he didn’t commit this crime that his entire conviction and sex-offender status were overturned....

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon M. Chu Wants Justice For Rose Tico, Offers To Direct Disney+ Series Starring Kelly Marie Tran WhenKelly Marie Tranmade her debut inStar Wars: The Last Jedias the lowly Resistance mechanic Rose Tico, she represented several things rarely seen in aStar Warsfilm: she was the first woman of color to play a lead in aStar Warsmovie and she was the first character in the main feature film franchise to give a voice to the countless victims of the war raging throughout the galaxy far, far away....

‘Fast & Furious Live’ Coming Next Year To A City Near You Eight installments in, theFast & Furiousfranchise keeps growing. Not only have the movies gotten bigger, but they’ve also gotten better. Universal wants to keep the series going afterF. Gary Gray’sThe Fate of the Furious, and possiblywith spinoffs. Another way of strengthening theFast & Furiousbrand? By makingFast & Furious Live, a global live arena tour featuring a recreation of downtown Los Angeles, big stunts, and action that’s meant to make audiences feel like they’re living life a quarter mile at a time in aFast & Furiousmovie....