‘Van Helsing’ Reboot Will Be “Grounded In Reality,” Says Producer Alex Kurtzman Universal’s last attempt to bring vampire hunter extraordinaire Van Helsing to the big screen resulted in the ridiculous mess that was 2004’sVan Helsing, but the studio’s gearing up for another try.Tom Cruisehas been attached to star in a new version of the film for a few years now, and its producersAlex KurtzmanandRoberto Orcihave started talking up the differences between their Van Helsing and previous Van Helsings....

3D Avatar Vs. 2D Avatar, And The Importance Of Aspect Ratios Courtesy of an audio recording made by theMarketsawfolk, the vast majority of us who were not lucky enough to attend James Cameron’s special appearance at the Santa Monica Aero Theatre can noweavesdropon all 43 minutes of it. Lots of discussion then, on everything from the film’s CG to the Simulcam system that Cameron is using to visualise the film’s FX on set, but the key detail was perhaps the rather surprising announcement that the 2D and 3D versions ofAvatarwill each be released in a different aspect ratio....

An Ode To ‘Dhoom,’ The Magnificent Bollywood Version Of ‘Fast And Furious’ It’s an unspoken rule in the movie industry that if Hollywood makes it, Bollywood will come…and create their own musical version. But apart from a couple of impressive song and dance sequences, the Bollywood rip-off usually pales in comparison to the original.Dhoom, the emphatically great Bollywood series inspired by theFast and Furiousfranchise, is an exception. There’s no movie perhaps better suited to the over-the-top antics and implausible plots of Bollywood thanThe Fast and The Furious....

And Just Like That… Producer Clears Peloton Of All Wrongdoing In Surprise Character Death At this point, you’ve probably heard by now, but [REDACTED] from “Sex and the City” died. Yes, the character. Dead. Dunzo. No coming back. And that character seemingly kicked the bucket due to a hardcore Peloton ride — honestly, all of our worst fears when we’re cycling hard, or is it just me? — but"And Just Like That…“creator Michael Patrick King revealed that the character’s demise had been laid out as a plan all along, and that, ultimately, the death had nothing to do with Peloton....

Author Of ‘The Princess Bride’ Wants To Write A Sequel, But Can’t Come Up With One Rob Reiner’sThe Princess Bride, written byWilliam Goldman, is 25 years old this year and well on its way to becoming a classic. The classic storybook adventure, framed as a grandfather reading it to his grandson, blends action, romance, suspense and humor in just the right way that it’s hard to find a flaw. Fans surely have discussed what could happen with Westley, Buttercup and the rest of the characters but a sequel has never been something they demanded....

Colin In Black & White Teaser: Colin Kaepernick Shares The Untold Story Of His Youth During the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Netflix unveiled our first real look at the upcoming limited series, “Colin In Black & White.” From acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay and activist Colin Kaepernick comes a six-episode drama series digging into the former football star’s coming-of-age. You can watch the Emmy spot for “Colin In Black & White” below!...

Cool Stuff: Ape Meets Girl’s ‘The Muppet Show’ Print Is Sensational [Exclusive NYCC Sneak Preview] If you know anything about me, you know I’m a Muppets fanatic. And judging by the walls in my home, you can see I’m a huge fan of artistKevin M. Wilson, better known asApe Meets Girl. We’ve featuredmany of his prints on the site over the years, and he will have a few new releases at New York Comic-Con, including this spectacularThe Muppet Showprint....

Disney+ Is The Most Downloaded App In America Finally, things are turning around for Disney! Disney+, the new streaming service from the mega-company, has only been around for a few short months – and yet it’s already become the most downloaded app in America. Since it’s launch in November of 2019, the app has been downloaded over 30 million times. While this success can’t be chalked upentirelyto Baby Yoda, we’re just going to pretend it is....

Doctor Who: Flux Gets Divinely Gothic In The Season-Best Village Of The Angels The great tragedy of the most beloved episode of “Doctor Who” is that it introduced a monster so good, so primally terrifying and so fiendishly efficient, that any following appearances could only be diminishing returns for them. I’m talking, of course, about “Blink” and the Weeping Angels. The Weeping Angels are easily the most famous monsters to come out of Nu Who, but their conceit — that they can only move when they’re not seen — and their incredible abstract powers — that they zap people back in time and feast on the potential energy of their unlived lives — made it hard to adapt them to any scenario beyond a time-bending urban horror story like “Blink....

Even Pirated Version Of Australia Fails To Find Success Those who listen to ourmovie podcastknow that I’m a fan of Baz Luhrmann and ofAustralia(go hereto hear our review withthe Scene Unseen podcast). I was disappointed and disheartened by that film’s poor box office performance; according toBOMojo, its production budget was $130 million, but it’s only taken in a bit north of $43 million domestically.Australiahad a lot of problems, but I felt like Luhrmann was bold to tell the story how he did and I’ll take Luhrmann’s failures over successful studio pablum any day....

Exclusive: Laurent Durieux’s Gorgeous ‘Oz’ Poster Among The Highlights At ‘Gang’s All Here’ Exhibit In Brooklyn If this summer’s blockbuster filmThe Avengerstaught us anything, is that there’s power in numbers. Thor or Iron Man are good on their own but, when they’re part of a team, they’re great. That team-up mentality is the focus of the latest art show at theBottleneck Galleryin Brooklyn, NY. It’s calledThe Gang’s All Hereand features art based on films, TV and more where a group of people team up for a cause....

Final Cut Pro: Notes On The Extended Editions Of Ridley Scott Few filmmakers have embraced the extended director’s cut as much asRidley Scott. Plenty of other directors dabble in the form, but results vary. WhenGeorge Lucasrevisited the originalStar Warstrilogy, adding new special effects and splicing in scenes that were originally left on the cutting room floor, fans grew irate. WhenSteven Spielbergdigitally swapped-out rifles for walkie-talkies in a re-release ofE.T., it was viewed as pointless....

Fox Plans ‘League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ Film Reboot We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemenwas a drag of a movie, especially as it was the live-action swan song for Sean Connery. Just because that film was a stinker, however, doesn’t mean that theAlan Moore-written comic series, featuring Victorian-era pulp and sci-fi characters such as Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll, and Mr....