Dwayne Johnson Is Black Adam In 'Shazam'

Dwayne Johnson Is Black Adam In ‘Shazam’ Dwayne Johnsonhas confirmed the role he’ll play inShazam, and it isn’t the good guy. The actor tweeted a photo of the villain Black Adam attacking Shazam, along with a quote and text that clearly puts the Rock in the costume of Black Adam. But he probably won’t be an out-and-out bad guy, as word is the film will follow the more recent conception of the character, which casts him as a militant and somewhat reformed anti-hero who struggles to clear his name from past villainous deeds....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Kelly Haynes

Edgar Wright Has An 'Ant-Man' Update

Edgar Wright Has An ‘Ant-Man’ Update We’ve been very impatient to seeEdgar Wright’sAnt-Man, and can you blame us? By the time it’s released in late 2015, it’ll have been almost ten years since the filmmaker began working on it. That’s long enough to make even the most faithful fans worry. But Wright says he had his reasons for taking his time, two of which wereScott Pilgrim vs. The WorldandThe World’s End....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Hailey Nelson

Four Steven Spielberg Movies Coming To Blu-Ray For The First Time

Four Steven Spielberg Movies Coming To Blu-Ray For The First Time Years ago,Steven Spielbergwas known for being resistant to Blu-ray. His lesser films got released, but his classics took a long time to make it to the format. Even today, several of Spielberg’s movies aren’t available on Blu-ray. That’ll change in October though when Universal releases theSteven Spielberg Director’s Collection. It includes Blu-rays ofDuel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, 1941, E.T., Always, Jurassic ParkandThe Lost World, four of which have never been on Blu-ray before....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Matthew Smith

Guillermo Del Toro's Idea For A Jabba The Hutt 'Star Wars' Gangster Movie

Guillermo Del Toro’s Idea For A Jabba The Hutt ‘Star Wars’ Gangster Movie Guillermo del Torowas at San Diego Comic Con International 2015 promoting his upcoming filmCrimson Peak, and during one of his press interviews the filmmaker revealed that he has an idea for aStar Wars Anthologymovie which would see the origins of gangster Jabba The Hutt. Find out more about the Guillermo del Toro Star Wars movie idea, after the jump....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Eric Jones

Here Are The Stupid Names We Came Up With For The Book Of Boba Fett's New Sand Monster

Here Are The Stupid Names We Came Up With For The Book Of Boba Fett’s New Sand Monster “What’s in a name? That which we call a gigantic sand lizard with multiple limbs by any other name would punch as hard. So gigantic sand lizard with multiple limbs would, were he not gigantic sand lizard with multiple limbs called, retain that dear strength which he owes."-Shakespeare after he watched the debut episode of “The Book of Boba Fett,” probably....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · George Gutierrez

Here's What Happened To The Canceled 'The Making Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Book

Here’s What Happened To The Canceled ‘The Making Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Book A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was going to be a coffee table book calledThe Making ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens.And then the book was canceled. So what happened?J.W. Rinzler, a writer who is responsible for several behind-the-scenes books about the world ofStar Wars, and the writer who was writing theForce Awakensbook, has a theory....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Tina Reyes

How Edgar Wright's 'Baby Driver' Got To Reference A Beloved Pixar Movie

How Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ Got To Reference A Beloved Pixar Movie Edgar Wrightdrops a few references duringBaby Driver. His new thriller tips its hat to a few titles and even has movies play a unique, surprisingly substantial role in his new film. One of those movies is a Pixar film that’s thematically related to Wright’s story of a silent, music-loving getaway driver. Below, learn how the director got to reference the Pixar movie in his R-rated movie....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Anna Moore

How The Crown Helped Kristen Stewart Play Princess Diana In Spencer

How The Crown Helped Kristen Stewart Play Princess Diana In Spencer Princess Diana has been a subject of fascination since she married into the royal family. In the 40 years since, there’s been no shortage of biographies, documentaries, and fictional retellings —some more distasteful than others— but lately we’ve been inundated with new dramatizations of the People’s Princess. Diana recently stole center stage in season 4 of “The Crown,” was the focus of acringe-worthy Broadway musical, has a new docuseries coming to CNN and will soon be portrayed by Kristen Stewart inPablo Larraín’s latest, “Spencer....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Karen Moreno

James Gunn Already Thinking About 'Guardians Of The Galaxy 2' And Its MCU Connections

James Gunn Already Thinking About ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ And Its MCU Connections How confident is Marvel Studios thatGuardians of the Galaxyis going to work? The film itself declares the characters will be back not once, but twice, and they’vegreen lit and dated the sequela week before the first movie hits theaters. That’s pretty exciting. But it wouldn’t be possible if writer/directorJames Gunnhadn’t done such a great job on the first one, or have a strong idea forGuardians of the Galaxy 2....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Matthew Mueller

Jamie Bell And Margaret Qualley Are Going To Swing Time Into A Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Biopic

Jamie Bell And Margaret Qualley Are Going To Swing Time Into A Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Biopic You say either and I sayeither, you sayFred AstaireandGinger Rogers, and Amazon Studios says:Jamie BellandMargaret Qualley.TheRocketmanactor and theOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodactress have been cast as the iconic dancing duo in a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers biopic, titledFred & Ginger. Margaret Qualleyis about to dance backwards, and in heels, withJamie BellinFred & Ginger, a new biopic about the cinematic dancing icons Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers from Amazon Studios and Automatik....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Angela Colon

Kevin Feige Confirms 'Black Panther 2' Is Happening, Discusses Spin-Off Possibilities

Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Black Panther 2’ Is Happening, Discusses Spin-Off Possibilities WithBlack Pantheralready pulling inover $930.7 million at the box officeso far, it was a foregone conclusion that there will be a sequel for the superhero king of Wakanda sometime in Marvel’s future. Thankfully,Kevin Feigehas finally confirmed thatBlack Panther 2will absolutely be happening. Furthermore, he also talked about the possibility of seeing certain characters from Black Panther go on their own adventures....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · James Wilson

Natalie Portman Struggled To Find Work After The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Natalie Portman Struggled To Find Work After The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy There are a lot of strong opinions about the"Star Wars" prequels. Some fondly remember them as the films they grew up on, while others have gone as far as to sayGeorge Lucasruined the franchise. But how about trying this one on for size: Lucas almost killed Natalie Portman’s career. Lucas seemed preoccupied with the all-digital visuals of the prequels, taking advantage of cutting-edge special effects at the turn of the century....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 754 words · Mark Murphy

Next X-Men Sequel's Title May Have Just Been Revealed

Next X-Men Sequel’s Title May Have Just Been Revealed 20th Century Fox has a lot of irons in the fire when it comes to their comic book movies.Deadpool 2is on the way, following in the surprisingly successful footsteps of the first film, andthere’s alsoNew Mutantsfrom director Josh Boone introducing a new team of young mutants to audiences. Beyond that, there’s thehope of a Deadpool and Wolverine crossoverto followLoganat some point. But what about the primaryX-Menfranchise?...

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Bryan Hall