The compelling, crack epidemic dramaSnowfallis in its home stretch as the sixth and final season’s premiere is just around the corner. Since 2017, audiences have seen the ups-and-downs of the LA-based crack cocaine empire that was spearheaded by the young, precocious kingpin Franklin Saint. However,Snowfall’sgripping tale would be nothing without the influence ofJohn Singleton, who co-created the series. AsSnowfallsteamrolls towards its nail-bitingendgame, the cast reflected upon Singleton’s legacy and enduring presence on the show atSnowfall’sprivate screening premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wednesday....

Leave it to the city of Fresno to finally settle the age old debate of which fans have the better franchise,Star WarsorStar Trek. During a Fresno Grizzliesminor league baseball game, B-Boys representing both sides decided to throw down in an ultimate dance battle to proclaim superiority. And depending on which side of this debate you fall, you may be surprised who wins. Sure, the best way to decide which is the better franchise might be to gather all of the best characters fromStar Wars and Star Trekinto a blistering three hour crossover movie, and have them battle it out on the big screen, with the Millennium Falcon squaring off against the Enterprise in deep space while the Klingons and Stormtroopers have it out in the surf of Scariff....

Things are looking good at the box office forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerin North America, but the picture in one of the world’s biggest movie-consuming markets is another story entirely. On its opening day in China, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi franchise flopped in a big way, which predicts an ugly finish for the final chapter of the Skywalker saga in the Middle Kingdom. Star Wars has failed to connect with Chinese audienceson the same level as major superhero movies and some other blockbusters in recent years, but this is on another level....

Stranger Thingshas amassed to one of the most popular shows Netflix has ever produced. After four seasons of heartbreak, reunions, and downright awful circumstances for Hawkins, the show has gathered tens of millions of fans and billions of hours of watch-time. Although the Netflix series displays eye-catching graphics, an exciting storyline, and offers tens of hours of binge-watching, none of these things are the most compelling reason to watchStranger Things— it’s the characters....

The Meglooks like a lot of fun. Big scary shark. Even scarierJason Statham. It’s what summer movies are all about. And the early reviews are loving it. To help add to the excitement, Warner Bros. has released a new VR experience that puts you up close and personal with this big bad Megalodon. And it’s terrifying. Better get your big boy britches on before you dive into these waters. You might not be coming back....

That plannedfemale-ledZorroreboot seriesis no longer happening, at least not at The CW. PerTVLine, it was recently revealed that several projects in the works at the network had been shelved. That includes titles likeJake Chang, a new series that, likeRiverdale, would have been based on Archie Comics characters, as well asThe Powerpuff Girls, a live-action remake of the animated superhero series. TheZorroshow that was also in development at The CW was also announced as one of the shows that was getting the boot at the network, though it could still theoretically be picked up elsewhere....

Director Adam Wingard’s monster-mash movie,Godzilla Vs Kongis currently lighting up the box office, and now the filmmaker has revealed which element of his kaiju epic inspired his vision for the recently announcedThunderCatsmovie. Wingard revealed that it was during post-production onGodzilla Vs. Kong, and working on the Hollow Earth sequences specifically, that made him realize how he could make aThunderCatsmovie work. “The ThunderCats thing is interesting, because I’d kind of written it off for so long....

The feud between WWE superstars Becky “The Man” Lynch and “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is escalating, andTommy Wiseauhas volunteered to announce their wrestling match. With the two squabbling publicly on Twitter, Wiseau entered the fray when Lynch tweeted a photoshopped image fromThe Disaster Artist. Using the classic rooftop scene, James Franco’s face has been replaced with Rousey’s, with the name “Ronnie Wiseau” written on the door behind him. This prompted Wiseau himself to respond to Lynch, telling her to let WWE chairman Vince McMahon know he will introduce their match personally....

The Walking DeadSeason 7 premiere will finally reveal the one big secret fans have been waiting months for, the identity of Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) victim. It’s a secret that the cast and crew will have to keep for another month or so, but series starLennie Jameshas come up with a brilliant method to avoid leaking this huge secret. The actor revealed in a recent interview that there have been no shortage of fans who have tried to come up with “clever” ways to get him to divulge the information....

Marvel’sBlack Panthermanaged to pull off the impossible again, fending off three newcomers (Tomb Raider,I Can Only Imagine, andLove, Simon) to take the top spot at the box office for the fifth weekend in a row with $26.6 million. This weekend,Black Pantherfaces its greatest challenge yet, with five new movies opening in wide release, with Universal’sPacific Rim Uprising, Paramount’sSherlock Gnomes, Open Road Films’Midnight Sun, Bleecker Street’sUnsaneand Sony’sPaul, Apostle of Christ. WhileBlack Panthermay still fare well and pull off a minimal decrease, we thinkPacific Rim Uprisingwill take the top spot with $26....

Will Smithis setting up one of his next projects, and it will see the actor playing an Iraq war vet in the crime thriller,Sugar Bandits. PerDeadline, Smith will star in the film as a former Special Forces soldier who joins an elite squad of vigilantes that make it their goal to do away with the drug trade in Boston. However, everything is not what it appears to be in what is being called one of the buzziest packages coming out of the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin....

Nobody would blame you for not noticing, but a new Amber Heard movie was released in theaters over the weekend. The reason you may not have noticed is becauseLondon Fieldshad one of the worstbox officeopenings in recent memory. The movie has had a very troubled road to release and that long road resulted in a big, ugly thud, ultimately becoming the worst opening for a wide release in a decade....

X-Men ‘97has already been confirmed for Season 3 — and the second season of the hit television series hasn’t even aired yet.X-Men ‘97is one of the best-reviewed Marvel adaptations of all time, and expectations are high for the second season, which is expected to focus on the X-Men villain Apocalypse.Work onX-Men ‘97Season 2 is underway, and Marvel Animation has announced that Season 3 is in development with a new head writer....