Interview: ‘Rogue One’ Star Diego Luna On Why Cassian Andor Isn’t Your Typical ‘Star Wars’ Hero Everyone at theRogue One: A Star Wars Story junket is tired, exhausted from days of press and hours of interviews. Except forDiego Luna. He’s alert and energetic and improbably cheerful for a man who has been answering questions from reporters and bloggers all day. The actor I sit down with couldn’t feel more different from his character, Captain Cassian Andor, a Rebel intelligence officer who was seen making some very tough decisionsin theRogue Onefootage we saw the night before....

Interview: J.J. Abrams Talks About Abandoning George Lucas' Treatments And Lessons Of The Star Wars Prequels Since it was announced thatJ.J. Abramswas going to direct Episode 7 of the Star Wars saga, he hasn’t talked too deeply about the process of developing the new film. So when I had the opportunity to talk to Abrams at theStar Wars: The Force Awakenspress junket, I was filled with questions about how his vision of the next episode of Star Wars came about....

Is ‘Undercover Brother 2’ Out Of Sight Or Should It Have Stayed That Way? (Welcome toDTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. This week, we get down with a brand new sequel to an action/comedy from 2002.) Some people love to argue against sequels as failing to honor the original or failing to bring anything new to the table, but sometimes the bigger issue is their existence at all....

Mad Max Four To Be Animated, 3D And Free Of Mel Gibson The last full throttle attempt to mount a live-actionMad Max IVstalled in 2003. Pretty much every year since thenMel Gibsonhas done something – either professionally or, not to put too fine a point on it,unprofessionally– to convince me the film would never get made. Turns out I was wrong.George Millerhas plans to get the film underway again, and this time hewon’tbe inviting the star of the initial trilogy along for the thrill ride....

Mark Hamill And Lena Headey Are Masters Of Acting In This Behind-The-Scenes Clip From Masters Of The Universe: Revelations Part 2 When the new continuation of “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” dropped on Netflix earlier this year in the form of “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” the series received critical praise, nostalgic joy, andfanboy outrage. But one thing that remained universal was the acclaim for actor Mark Hamill and his gleefully zealous performance as one of the most memorable cartoon supervillains of all time: Skeletor....

New ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Set Photos Reveal Creatures, Vehicles, And Extras How highly-anticipated isStar Wars Episode VII? Celebrity gossip website TMZ is searching for answers. The site acquired around 40Star Wars 7set photos from the recent Abu Dhabi shoot (filming has since moved to stages in London), and in them you’ll see some massive new creatures, pieces of new vehicles, and dozens of different extras. There are definitely somespoilershere, but it’s pretty exciting stuff....

New Paranormal Activity Movie Will Haunt Paramount+ In October Along With A Making-Of Documentary Looks like we’ll be seeing the new “Paranormal Activity” movie very soon. The horror sequel, which is destined for Paramount+, will drop sometime this October, just in time for Halloween. And Paramount+ will attempt to keep the “Paranormal” love going with a new documentary about the making of the film. Plot details are still lurking in the shadows, but it’s safe to assume the film will keep the “found footage” framing going and once again suburbanites dealing with the supernatural....

Pamela Anderson May Appear In The ‘Baywatch’ Movie The cast of the Baywatch movie is already squared away withDwayne JohnsonandZac Efronleading the feature comedy adaptation of the popular 90s TV series, and we justgot a first look at them on the beach. The two ripped actors are also joined by some lovely ladies, includingAlexandra Daddario(San Andreas),Ilfenesh Hadera(Billions), modelKelly Rohrbach(a Sports Illustrated model), andPriyanka Chopra(Quantico). And now one of the stars of the original series might be appearing in the movie as well....

Round 2: Comic Writer Jeph Loeb Defends Robin’s Place In Chris Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Agree? Yesterday, I posted onChristian Bale’sreported dismissalofRobin—both the character and his place inChristopher Nolan’sBatmanfranchise—and the comments continue to unfold with incredibly lengthy diatribes widely in favor of Bale’s sentiments. Twenty-three words can unleash hundreds of thousands, and now highly respected comic writerJeph Loeb, whose credits include bothThe Long HalloweenandDark Victory, has come out in defense of Robin/Dick Grayson’s place in aBatman 3....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘John Wick 3’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, ‘Trolls 2’ In this edition of sequel bits: Travis Knight, director of theTransformersspin-offBumblebee, has offered up some new details about the upcoming blockbuster. Speaking withCollider(viaTFW), Knight said he tried hard to nail down the ’80s vibe of he film, and also added the movie stands on its own, just in case you haven’t seen the otherTransformersfilms: But wait, there’s moreBumblebeenews! Dario Marianelli, who has composed some great scores for films likeJane EyreandAtonement, has been tapped to compose theBumblebeesoundtrack....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman And Harley Quinn’ Voices Revealed, Black Order In Infinity War & More How willBlack Widowdeal with meeting theGuardians of the Galaxy? Who will voiceBatmanandHarley Quinnin the animated feature with the hero and villain? Will theBlack Orderbe featured inAvengers: Infinity War? What doesWonder WomandirectorPatty Jenkinsthink ofJoss WhedondirectingBatgirl? WhichDCEUstar didTom Hollandhope would end up playingKravenin theMCU? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Watch this clips from the animated movieTeen Titans: The Judas Contract, available now on Digital HD....

Superhero Bits: Captain Marvel’s Suit Explained, New Team Darryl Marvel Short Preview & More How much money has theBlack Pantherchallenge raised now? What didKevin Feigesay is the reasonCaptain Marvel’s suit on set is green and black? What convincedLiev Schreiberto join the cast ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? Want a sneak preview of the new Team Darryl short on theThor: Ragnarokhome video release? What’s the latest forecast for how muchBlack Pantherwill make in its opening weekend?...

Superhero Bits: Marvel Cooks Up Gingerbread Funko POPs, John Leguizamo Is Becoming PhenomX & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: Meet the Grand Unifier Raker from Guardians of the Galaxy We’ve still got a couple of months until the new “Guardians of the Galaxy” video game arrives, so Marvel Entertainment has released a new sneak peek by revealing theGrand Unifier Raker,the leader of the Universal Church of Truth,a mysterious organization intent on bringing their so-called “Promise” to the whole galaxy....