Peacock’s Comedy-Thriller Series The Resort Has Good Taste, Adds Nick Offerman Peacockhas a new and very strange show coming out called “The Resort,” and the casting people are clearly brilliant. Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation,” “Pam & Tommy”) is set to join the slew ofpreviously announcedcast members. I’m sure you already love him, but I’d like to remind you that his cameo as a woodworker in “The Good Place” made an already wonderful series finale just that much better....

Robert Englund Has A Great ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Reboot Idea Freddy Krueger hasn’t haunted audience’s nightmares in a while. The last time the character graced the screen was in the abysmal 2010 remake. And it’s been even longer since we saw thetrueFreddy, as played byRobert Englund. It’s doubtful Englund will ever return to the role at this point, but the actor recently revealed a pretty greatNightmare on Elm Streetreboot idea of his own....

Roman Polanski Taken Into Custody In Switzerland We’ve learned viavariousnewssourcesthat director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody in Zurich, Switzerland, and is awaiting extradition proceedings. Polanski was traveling from France to Zurich to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. Apparently, festival organizers experienced “shock and dismay” at Polanski’s detention, but planned to go forward with his career retrospective anyway. It is possible that Polanski may be extradited to the United States....

Sam Esmail’s Metropolis Series Will Use The Volume Tech From The Mandalorian Sam Esmail, the creator of “Mr. Robot” and director of Prime Video’s “Homecoming” season 1, is bringing the production of his recently announced Apple TV+ series,“Metropolis,“to Melbourne, Australia, where it will utilize cutting-edge volume technology similar to “The Mandalorian.” “Metropolis” is based on the classic 1927 German expressionist silent film, directed by Fritz Lang, and that movie already shares a connection with “Star Wars” in that its signature robot, Maschinenmensch, inspired the original design of the droid C-3PO....

See Benedict Cumberbatch As ‘Doctor Strange’ Via Director Scott Derrickson DirectorScott Derricksongave Marvel fans an early Christmas present late Sunday night when he posted an image that appears to beBenedict CumberbatchasDoctor Strange. It was accompanied by the quote “Strange but not a stranger,” from the Talking Heads song ‘Burning Down the House.’ Is it fan art? Is it official? Probably somewhere in the middle. But either way, it’s an endorsement from the director of the Phase Three film set for release August 08, 2025....

Set Photos: ‘Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World’ DirectorRobert Rodriguezis hard at work filmingSpy Kids 4: All The Time In The Worldand photos of three of his stars have leaked online. They showJessica Alba, decidedly clothedlike in her last Rodriguez film, along with the originalSpy KidsCarmen and Juni Cortez, played byAlexa VegaandDaryl Sabara. They’re not kids anymore, though, so in the latest film – due August 19 – they’ll pass the reigns to Marissa’s (Alba) kids Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook) in order to battle the Timekeeper, played by Jeremy Piven....

Seth MacFarlane Says A ‘Family Guy’ Movie Is “Just A Matter Of When” Seth MacFarlane’s already conquered the small screen, and now he’s got his eye on taking over the big one as well. This summer saw the release ofTed, MacFarlane’s first foray into feature directing, and this winter will see him hosting the Oscars. Next up? The long-promisedFamily Guymovie, perhaps. MacFarlane revealed his plans during a visit to UCLA, confidently declaring “it’s just a matter ofwhen....

Sinemia Lowers Prices To $3.99 A Month For A Limited Time (And For One Movie) While AMC’sA-Listcontinues to gain traction andMoviePassstands on shaky ground with its unpopular business decisions,Sinemiais stepping up as a worthy competitor in the growing movie ticket subscription service industry. Following its introduction of family plans and online reservations, Sinemia is going to be lowering prices astronomically. For a limited time, Sinemia is offering plans for as low as $3....

Steven Spielberg To Resurrect Classic Steve McQueen Character Frank Bullitt In New Movie Steven Spielberg is once again putting his cinematic spin on an existing classic. According toVariety, the legendary filmmaker is developing an original film about the character Frank Bullitt, who was first introduced in the 1968 action classic “Bullitt.” Spielberg is set to direct the as-yet-untitled film, which still needs a script, cast, and distributor. Josh Singer, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for “Spotlight,” has been tapped to write the screenplay for the film....

Steven Spielberg’s Next Movie Will Star Paul Dano As Spielberg’s Father Steven Spielbergis about to callPaul Dano"daddy." OK, probably notliterally– that would be weird and likely unprofessional – but figuratively. That’s because Spielberg is making a movie inspired by his own childhood, and he has hired Dano to play a fictional version of Spielberg’s own father, Arnold Spielberg. Here’s what we know so far. Spielberg’s new movie, which is still untitled, will be loosely based on his own childhood growing up in Arizona in the late 1950s and early ’60s, around the time that he first began making movies with a Super 8 camera....

Superhero Bits: X-Men Days Of Future Past, Batman V Superman, Flash, Arrow, Iron Man How many things are wrong withX-Men: Days of Future Past? What does theAvengers: Age of Ultroncompanion comic look like? IsAnne Hathawaystill campaigning to playCatwoman? Do new set photos fromBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicereveal new characters and locations? Is there an honest process to cosplay? Should Marvel make aHawkeyemovie? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Susanne Bier Will Direct ‘The Undoing’ Limited Series, Starring Nicole Kidman Susanne Bier, director ofThe Night Managerand the upcomingBird Box, will directNicole Kidmanin HBO’sThe Undoinglimited series. This will be Kidman’s second starring role in a limited HBO series, following her work onBig Little Lies. Appropriately enough,Big Little LieswriterDavid E. Kelleywill also be writingThe Undoing, a mystery based on the novelYou Should Have Known. Nicole Kidman is sticking with David E. Kelley and HBO....

The ‘Mohawk’ Trailer Offers Up Historic Horror Mohawk, the second film fromWe Are Still HeredirectorTed Geoghegan, has unleashed a brand new trailer, and it looks particularly promising. The film is set against the backdrop of the War of 1812, and follows a young Mohawk warrior turning the tables on the American soldiers pursuing her. Much bloodshed follows. Watch theMohawktrailer below. I was a big fan of Ted Geoghegan’s bloody haunted house flickWe Are Still Here, and have been eagerly awaiting his follow-up,Mohawk....