‘Sherlock Holmes’ Writer Scripting ‘Yucatan’ For Robert Downey, Jr. One of the great never-made films in action movie history isYucatan, an epic treasure hunt/heist film concocted by actorSteve McQueen. The star ofBullittandThe Great Escapenever got to make the film, but 1700 pages of notes on the film were found among Mr. McQueen’s possessions years after his death. The film has been a possible project at Warner Bros. ever since that discovery, and nowSherlock HolmesscreenwriterAnthony Peckhamhas been hired to mold it into a star vehicle forRobert Downey, Jr....

‘The Goldbergs’ ‘Goonies’ Tribute Episode Gets A Preview ABC’sThe Goldbergsis all about the ’80s — the fashions, the TV shows, the technologies, the toys. So it was only a matter of time before they got around to paying their respects to one of the era’s most treasured cinematic entertainments, 1985’sThe Goonies. In Tuesday night’s episode, Adam (Sean Giambrone) gets the opportunity to live out hisGooniesfantasies when he gets caught up in a treasure hunt....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ups The Brutality And Bungles Major Questions In “Unfit” June’s (Elisabeth Moss) quote, “It’s an acquired taste seeing others in pain,” sums up frequent reservations about the increasingly tortuous content ofThe Handmaid’s Tale, particularly in an age where bodily autonomy in the USA is more fraught. “Unfit” examines how pain can drive the heart to commit callousness. However, the episode is marred by the show’s white woman-centricity, with June (and her fellow white-dominated Handmaid sisters aside from Janine) tormenting a black female character of prominence, Ofmatthew/Natalie (Ashleigh LaThrop) in this case....

‘The Raid 2’ Deleted Scene And Clip: Blood And Guts The Raidwas packed wall-to-wall with gory, glorious action, andThe Raid 2promises to up the ante even further. A new clip from the movie offers just a sample of the insanity we can look forward to, as Rama (Iko Uwais) tries to fight himself out of a car during a car chase. But even with a running time of 150 minutes there were a few scenes that directorGareth Evansapparently just didn’t have room for....

‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Is A Ridiculous Spy Comedy That Actually Understands Women There’s a particularOnionarticle that I refer back to constantly. It’s titled “Female Friends Spend Raucous Night Validating The Living S*** Out Of Each Other,” and it makes me laugh every time I think about it because, as with all great jokes, it’s funny because it’s based in some nugget of truth. The Spy Who Dumped Memanages to get at a similar fundamental truth....

‘Wonder Woman 2’ Gets A Patty Jenkins-Approved Writer Wonder Woman 2is adding another writer to pen the script alongsidePatty JenkinsandGeoff Johns.Dave Callaham, who co-wroteThe Expendablesand has worked with Jenkins on the upcoming movieJackpot, is joining theWonder Womanwriting team. Callaham’s hiring came at the behest of Jenkins, according toVariety, after she closed her historic deal to co-write, produce, and direct the sequel to her runaway hit,Wonder Woman. Callaham and Jenkins had worked together onJackpotlast year, a remake of the 2011 Norwegian action comedy set to star Mila Kunis and Bryan Cranston....

2020 Was, Against All Odds, The Year Of The “Nice” Movie Let’s be honest: 2020 was a bad year. Bad for the world, bad for the economy, and bad for the soul. Not to even mention the movie industry, which suffered blows from theater closings and studio delays. Entertainment seemed to be the last thing on people’s minds, and yet, entertainment is what many people turned to in the long months of lockdown....

Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Avatar’ Show Reveal A New Creature And New Characters We won’t get anotherAvatarmovie until 2017 — and that’s assumingJames Cameronactually meets his deadline this time instead of blowing past it yet again — but in the meantime there are other ways to get to Pandora. LikeToruk – The First Flight, anAvatar-themedCirque du Soleilshow that begins touring this fall. The production was announced some time ago, but today we have a better look thanks to some colorful behind-the-scenes photos....

Brad Pitt Is Going From Playing A Stuntman To Doing His Own Stunts For ‘Bullet Train’ Brad Pittknows a thing or two about stuntmen. Last year he collected a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a late ’60s stuntman in Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood— a new career high for the 57-year-old actor. And perhaps that brush with the stunt industry might have awakened something in Pitt, who will apparently be performing his own stunts in the upcoming David Leitch-directed action thrillerBullet Train....

Cool Stuff: ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Vinyl Soundtrack Is Finally Available Now Because the world is cruel,Popstar: Never Stop Never Stoppingbombed at the box office. But it seemsPopstarhas found a cult following since its disastrous theatrical release, because Mondo is releasing the film’s original soundtrack byThe Lonely Islandon vinyl. And there are five different album covers that you can choose from too. Check out thePopstarvinyl soundtrack below. Popstar Vinyl Soundtrack Mondo is releasing thePopstarvinyl soundtrack with five different covers based on the albums featured in the movie....

Could ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Skip Theaters For Streaming? Warner Bros. Has Reportedly Discussed It IsWonder Woman 1984going to bypass theaters altogether and head straight to streaming? Warner Bros. is reportedly mulling over what to do with their upcoming superhero sequel as the fate of movie theaters remains up the air. The coronavirus has shut down many theaters across the globe, and there’s no telling when they’ll back up and running. For the time being, many studios – including Warners – have decided to release several of their recent titles on digital early....

Damon Lindelof’s ‘Watchmen’ HBO Series Will Not Be An Adaptation Or A Sequel…and That’s A Good Thing AdaptingAlan MooreandDave Gibbons' bold and brilliantWatchmenis a fool’s errand. AndDamon Lindelof, who is spearheading a television version of the iconic comic for HBO, knows this. In a new letter, the divisive writer and producer has revealed that his take on the material will not be a direct adaptation of the comic. Nor will it be a direct sequel, even though it will take place in the same world....

Danny Boyle’s Musical Comedy Involves The Only Person In The World To Remember The Beatles Now that directorDanny Boylehasleft the director’s chair ofJames Bond 25, the versatile filmmaker is free to focus his time on the post-production process for his first musical, an untitled movie thatfeaturesEastEndersstarHimesh Patel,Saturday Night LivebreakoutKate McKinnon, andMamma Mia: Here We Go Again’sLily James. The film also stars musicianEd Sheeranplaying himself, and in a new interview, Sheeran has revealed some new details about Boyle’s still-untitled musical comedy and what it has to do with the music of The Beatles....