The first look at Fox’s attempt to reboot the 1970s seriesFantasy Islandhas arrived. The studio released a teaser for their new take of the classic show, which originally ran from 1977 to 1984. This will be the third time it has received a makeover, following the original classic and the recent movie from Blumhouse which didn’t quite meet box office expectations. While the original show was led byRicardo Montalbanas Mr. Rourke, a man who would allow guests visiting the island the chance to live out their “fantasies” if they were willing to pay the price, this time around we have Roselyn Sanchez as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the island’s original host....

Disney and Pixar, for the most part, have had incredible success with their 3Danimated movies, going all the way back to the firstToy Storyand up through last year’s Oscar winnerInside Out. The studio has also not been shy about making social commentary either, withWALL-Egarnering a ton of critical acclaim for its message and the way it was handled. Well, if some recent speculation is to be believed, it looks like the animation studio may be about to do something fairly bold with their next release,Finding Dory....

Over the weekend, the New York Toy Fair kicked off, with merchandisers revealing their upcoming toy lines, many of which tie in to upcoming movies.Toy Arkspent the weekend scouring the convention floor, where they came across a number of action figures for the upcoming superhero adventureSuicide Squad, opening in theaters August 5. We’ve known for quite some time thatBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticestarBen Affleckwill be reprising his role asBatmaninSuicide Squad, but one of these toy photos teases that he’ll have a much different costume....

With production underway in Prague on the upcoming 10-part anthology seriesGenius, National Geographic Channel today releases first-look photos ofGeoffrey Rush(The Kings Speech,Pirates of the Caribbean,Shine) andJohnny Flynn(Clouds of Sils Maria,Song One,Lovesick) in character asAlbert Einstein.Flynnportrays the legendary scientist in his early years, withRushtaking over as Einstein reaches the prime of his career. Through 10 episodes,Geniuswill chart how an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate, unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe....

59-year-old actor George Clooney has returned to good health, but the actor recently revealed that he was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain during his dramatic transformation in which he lost nearly 28 pounds. Officially diagnosed as pancreatitis, the hospitalization occurred just four days before he was due to start filmingThe Midnight Sky. In the film, which shot in Iceland, follows a lone scientist, played by Clooney, trying to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe....

ActorGerard Butleris best known for his work in movies like300,Law Abiding Citizen,Olympus Has Fallen, andGreenland. As the star continues to crank out new flicks, Butler recently revealed that he suffered from an accident while filming his new action thriller,Plane. The actor recalled the mishap during an interview onLate Night with Seth Meyers, stating that he’d accidentally burned his face and hands with phosphoric acid during filming forPlane. Butler’s new movie,Plane, is an action thriller that sees the star playing a pilot named Brodie Torrance, who is forced to land his aircraft in a warzone during a storm....

Producer Malek Akkad has revealed his early plans to bring backPaul Ruddas Tommy Doyle inHalloween Kills, though he seems to be ultimately happy with how things worked out with the character’s new actor. Originally, Tommy was played by child actor Brian Andrews in 1978’sHalloweenbefore Rudd took over the role inHalloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers. It was one of Rudd’s very first movies, and he obviously went on to become a huge name in Hollywood....

Starting in May,HBO Maxwill officially be no more. Dropping the prestigious “HBO” from its title, thenewly-rebranded “Max” servicewill officially be available on May 23. The decision has been fraught with heated discussions, whether they’re surrounding the canceledBatgirlfilm, multiple original programs being written off, or the overall restructuring that seemingly goes against the service’s original intentions. Nonetheless, “Max” will remain a place for high-profile films and prestigious shows for the near future....

The Hunger Gamesfranchise comes to a dark and solemn conclusion withMockingjay Part 2. I did not read the novel, so was genuinely surprised by theclimax. The film is heavy on the melodrama and trudges through the first two acts. But it picks up speed and delivers an ending that packs a wallop. It is dialogue heavy, with a lot of emphasis placed on the burdensome romantic entanglement of the three leads....

It may feel like a long way away, but in a sense,Star Wars 8is just around the corner. There are a ton of reasons to be excited about the movie, but easily the biggest reason is getting to see Luke Skywalker in action, or at the very least actually saying a line or two of dialogue. As if we weren’t already excited enough,J.J. Abramshas just further fueled the fired by saying thatMark Hamill’s performance inStar Wars: The Last Jediis potentially Oscar-worthy....

Doctor Sleep, the upcoming sequel toThe Shining, has just added another big name to its growing cast.Jacob Tremblay, star ofRoomand this year’sThe Predator, has been tapped to star in director Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation. Details haven’t yet been made available in regards to who the young, rising star is going to play, but he did score a big payday for the role and there is one, fairly obvious guess as to who Tremblay could be playing....

If you’re wondering what drove comedy movie director Todd Phillips to helming a dark project likeJoker, you may blame “woke culture.” In a new Vanity Fair story covering the movie and star Joaquin Phoenix, Phillips is quoted on what led to his transition from helming the kinds of lighter movies he was previously known for into directing one of the most controversial movies of recent years. Apparently, after noticing one comedian after another coming under heavy fire for jokes deemed to now be offensive by “cancel culture,” Phillips was left feeling like comedy had been changed for the worst....

Inventing Annahasn’t even made its debut on Netflix yet, and it is already creating a buzz. The show stars Emmy winnerJulia Garnerand if that isn’t enough to get watching, maybe her unique accent will. In this new miniseries, Garner plays Anna Delvey, the Instagram-alleged German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene as well as stole their money. “A big thing for me was the accent. If I didn’t have the accent down, then I wouldn’t have a lot of the character down,” Garner explains in a new behind-the-scenes clip released by Netflix....