David Fincher Insists Movies Aren't Dying While Dissecting the Tragedy of Today's Cinema

2020 has been the most destructive year for films ever. The global lockdown of theaters brought the entertainment industry to the brink of collapse. For a special breed of pessimists, 2020 was merely a confirmation of what they have long viewed as the death of cinema, and moviemaking in general. According to filmmakerDavid Fincher, such kinds of talk is not only pointless but straight-up false, as he explained to Rolling Stone magazine....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Molly Richard

Dune Remake First Look Reveals Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides

With the ongoing global situation bringing Hollywood and the entertainment industry to near-enough a complete standstill, it is nice to be reminded that there are some wonderful movies on the cinematic horizon. One of those movies is director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the epic science fictionDune, and we have now been gifted our first official look at actor Timothée Chalamet as main protagonist Paul Atreides. , as well as the new official logo....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Zachary Sanchez

Even Midsommar Star Florence Pugh Was Shook by What She Saw in the Movie

The day before the fourth of July,Herediatarywriter-director Ari Aster’s new brightly-lit nightmareMidsommarwill be unleashed into a theater near you. And from what we’ve been hearing about the movie lately, it’s going to be one wicked ride. Hell, even the movie’s lead star Florence Pugh was shaken up by the flick. TheBlack WidowandThe Little Drummer Girlactress took to Twitter to let us all know that she had finally had the chance to sit down and watch the movie, and it gave her a slight bit of trauma....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Andrew Larson

Exclusive: Griffin Gluck Discusses Cruel Summer Season 2 and His Role in the Anthology Series

Cruel Summeremerged onto the scene in 2021 with the first season of the anthology series created by Bert V. Royal. The show follows Kate, a popular teen abducted from a small Texas town, while a seemingly unrelated girl, Jeanette, goes from being the loner to the most popular girl in school. Cruel Summerwas met with positive reviews, commending the final episodes for delivering twist after twist. With an unconventional method of storytelling taking place over three summers with frequent time jumps,the Freeform seriesproved it was different enough to earn its spot among other teen dramas with a distinct approach to the genre....

June 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1090 words · Don Lynch

Exclusive: Mark Moses Joins Ronald Reagan Biopic Reagan as Judge William P. Clark

The cast of the Ronald Reagan biopicReaganhas expanded with the addition ofMark Moses. The actor, best known for his roles onDesperate HousewivesandMad Men, will play Judge William P. Clark, someone who was a key figure in the Reagan Administration.Reaganis the first full-length feature film on the 40th U.S. President and it is currently being prepped for a 2023 theatrical release with Dennis Quaid starring in the titular role. Judge William P....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Scott Scott

Fist Fight First Look Has Charlie Day & Ice Cube Ready to Rumble

New Line Cinema has released three photos from their upcoming comedyFist Fight, which hits theaters on July 31, 2025. These images give us our first look at starsIce CubeandCharlie Day, who play a pair of starkly different teachers who end up in an intense showdown on the last day of school. We also get much more insight on the story from directorRichie Keen. USA Todaydebuted these new photos, which also feature co-starsJillian BellandTracy Morgan, in his first major movie role since the harrowing 2014 car crash that almost killed him....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Carlos Peters

From Dusk Till Dawn Season 2 Brings in Danny Trejo

El Rey Network and Miramax announced today thatDanny Trejo(Machete,Machete Kills) has joined the sophomore season ofRobert Rodriguez’sFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. Trejo has been cast in the roll of “The Regulator,” a horrifying agent of evil who has been summoned to perform a deadly errand. Trejo appeared in theFrom Dusk Till Dawnfilm franchise as “Razor Charlie.” Trejo has had a prolific career in the entertainment industry, yet his road to success has been hard earned and anything but typical, spanning imprisonment to helping young people battle drug addiction, to acting and producing....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Amanda Hayes

Gotham Season 5 Premiere Date Finally Announced, More Episodes Added

GothamSeason 5 will premiere on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019. DC fans have been waiting for months to see when Fox was going to reveal the premiere date, with many assuming that they were going to announce it at this month’s NYCC, but that was not the case. Instead, fans were treated with anotherGotham sizzle reel. Since then, we’ve seen images of Shane West’s Bane and gotten confirmation that the fat version of the Penguin will make an appearance in the final episode of the series....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Courtney Smith

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Has Cast Star-Lord's Dad and the Villain

DirectorJames Gunnis a master at manipulating social media for his own agenda, giving fans just enough information to keep them satiated while not revealing anything that is too spoilery. He has once again taken to his personalTwitterpage to give an update on the movie. And the most revealing piece of intel is the fact that he has, in fact, castStar-Lord’s Dad inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. And he hascastthe main villain....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Taylor Williams DVM

Halo Live-Action TV Series Gets Series Order on Showtime

Showtime announced today it has issued a 10-episode series order for a new live-action TV series based on theHalovideo game franchise. The series hails from Microsoft/343 Industries, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, writer/executive producer Kyle Killen (Awake), who will serve as showrunner, and Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), who will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series. Here’s what Showtime president David Nevins had to say in a statement....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Nichole Church

How Loki Accomplished What Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Never Could

Lokiseason 2 just started playing on Disney+. Many people are saying that the first episode has done a better job of setting up Kang thanAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaever did. Season 1 ofLokidid an excellent job of introducing us to Kang the Conqueror, though, at the time, we didn’t know who he was. Kevin Feige andthe rest of Marvelmay not have even planned to have the time-traveling supervillain lead their larger narrative....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Jessica Moreno

Is Disney Leading a New Wave of Artistic Censorship?

Disneyis well-known for its ability to appeal to the masses without issue; that is, until recently. Disney has not had many issues with its ability to be progressive and with the times. However, in recent years, Disney has come under fire for its artistic censorship. This censorship can be seen when Disney changes the content of films overseas to appeal to overpowering governments; as such,a Harvard articleis titledRated C For Censored Walt Disney in China’s Pocket....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 836 words · Mr. Lance Brooks

Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to MMA Fight, Conor McGregor Wants to Host

Pop starJustin Bieberwants to fight veteran actor Tom Cruise in the octagon. It’s unclear why Bieber wants to do so, but he has challenged Cruise to an MMA fight and people are already starting to weigh in on who would win. Cruise, who is more than 30 years older than the popstar, has yet to respond as of this writing and he more than likely won’t, since this is so outrageous and not really his style....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · David Salinas