Serena Williams Wants King Richard To Be The Start Of A Williams Family Cinematic Universe There’s a lot that can be said about Richard Williams and Will Smith’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of the famous father in “King Richard,” but the perspective that should be prioritized is that of the real life Williams family. Smith was an early frontrunner for best actor contention from the moment “King Richard” premiered. The attention given to authentically retelling the story of how tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams went fromtraining in Comptonin their youth to becoming two of the most dominant players in history meant that “King Richard” was quickly positioned as the go-to inspirational movie of 2021....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Sin City Who willDeadpoolmarry? Want to see a tease of theAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.return episode? Which band didJames Gunnliken theGuardians of the Galaxyto? Why do superheroes wear underwear on the outside? Which character appearance might you have missed inThor: The Dark World? What does that Blu-ray cover look like? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Frank Grillo Wants A Crossbones Series, New Batman And Suicide Squad Games May Be Coming & More Would you be interested in aCrossbonesseries on Disney+? Are newBatmanandSuicide Squadvideo games in the works? Would you want to hearChristopher Daniel BarnesinSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? Who is responsible forPeter Parkerhaving organic web shooters inSam Raimi’sSpider-Man? Could Marvel Studios be planning a slow introduction toDoctor Doom? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Namor, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Daredevil, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Thor, Batman San Diego Comic-Conis upon us so, with Superhero Bits going on a short hiatus, we’re blowing things out with a four page Super Size column! Want to hear the showrunner ofDaredeviltalk about the show? Which Avenger is coming back toAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D? IsAgent CarterinAvengers: Age of Ultron? AreArrowandThe Flashgoing to cross over? What happens toThorwhen a lady takes over the Hammer?...

Take That, Theatrical Re-Release! Avatar Special Edition DVD Will Feature Sixteen Minutes Of New Footage This is the sort of thing that Fox should have kept a lid on until after theAvatar Special Editionwas back in theaters with nine new minutes of footage. Because what’s better than nine new minutes?Sixteen, which is the running time of the extra footage that will reportedly be in the DVD release of theAvatar Special Edition....

The 10 Best ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Episodes In the not-too-distant future (this Friday, April 14, to be exact),Mystery Science Theater 3000will return, bringing terrible movies and endless riffing along with it. The original iteration of the show ran for a whopping 10 seasons, spanning 197 episodes and a feature film, building a devoted cult following in the process. “Keep circulating the tapes!” became the show’s rallying cry, as fans would record episodes on VHS tapes (remember those?...

The Best & Worst Sketches From Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Last night,Chris Hemsworthreturned to Studio 8H to hostSaturday Night Livefor a second time, proving that he’s one of those hosts who can come back anytime and have a lot of fun. He’s not quite on par with Justin Timberlake, but he’s charismatic, funny, and really throws himself into every sketch. He didn’t suit up as Thor this time, but if you’ve always wanted to see him in a dress, now is your chance....

The Great Great Showdown Hunt Day 7: California, Arizona, Oregon And London In July 2014, one of our favorite artistsScott Campbell (aka Scott C)helda scavenger huntto find his original watercolor Great Showdown paintings in the original filming locations across Los Angeles. This year he returns withThe Great Great Showdown Hunt, a bigger and more epic hunt which will take the concept worldwide. Today is the final day of the Great Great Showdown Hunt, taking us to California, Arizona, Oregon and London....

There’s A ‘Chicken Soup For The Soul’ Movie In The Works The ’90s are back in a big way, and that means it’s about time for someone to tackle one big of-the-era trend we bet you’d forgotten all about:Chicken Soup for the Soul. Alcon Entertainment has acquiredJack CanfieldandMark Victor Hansen’s series of inspirational books with the intention of adapting it for the big and small screens. While TV plans are up in the air right now, the film version is already making progress....

This Week In Trailers: Mr. Roosevelt, In The Fade, Saving Capitalism, The Breadwinner, The Strange Ones 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 I witness abject horror at aMichael Shannonperformance that must have been done to pay some back taxes or a Superbowl bet gone bad, we hunt us some Nazis, get animated about a girl trying to save her family, try to play nice with the ex-boyfriend, realize how much money we don’t have, and go on a dark road trip with our brother....

This Week In Trailers: Resurface, The Florida Project, 30 Years Of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, Polina, The Work 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?...

Tim Burton Retrospective At MOMA New York’s Museum of Modern Art will present an exhibition of the art from directorTim Burton’s career, beginning August 01, 2025, through August 11, 2025. The exhibition will include “over 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera, and includes an extensive film series spanning Burton’s 27-year career.” This event also coincides withThe Art of Tim Burton bookthat Brendon wrote about in April....

Train To Busan And Peninsula Director Teases Ideas For A Third Zombie Movie Koreanfilmmaker Yeon Sang-hocompletely revitalized the zombie subgenre with 2016’s “Train to Busan.” The film was as much a thrilling action horror film as it was a heartbreaking examination of fatherhood pushed to the absolute brink. It’s now considered one of the best zombie films ever made, and Yeon Sang-ho has become one of the most sought after horror directors working today....