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The Witcherfranchise has been under heavy scrutiny for the past few months. Despite its good start after the debut of the series onNetflix, after the announcement that Henry Cavill would abandon the role of Geralt of Rivia, things have not gone well for the show. Initially, many believed that the actor was leaving the production to focus on his return as Superman to the DCU. However, this did not happen; still, Cavill will stay away from the series....

Spider-Man: No Way Homestar Tom Holland continues to fuel speculation that the upcoming sequel could be his final MCU adventure, with the actor stating that it might be “time to move on,” and even suggesting a replacement for Peter Parker: Into the Spider-Verses Miles Morales. While he does not state it outright, Holland’s most recent comments certainly sound like he is ready to leave Peter Parker and hand theSpider-Manmantle to someone else…...

After waiting five years, action fans are finally getting theNetflixsequel they’ve longed for, asThe Old Guard 2lands on the streamer in July. Now, following the release of the thrilling first trailer, details ofKill Billstar and Hollywood iconUma Thurman’s mysterious new character have been revealed. And she will go toe-to-toe with Charlize Theron’s immortal warrior, Andy. Thurman will join the action ofThe Old Guard 2as not just another immortal, but “the first of the immortals,” who calls herself Discord, according to Netflix Tudum....

Get ready to revisit the world of Wakanda in this new featurette forAvengers: Infinity War. The biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie ever is just around the corner and the hype levels have reached critical mass. If you’re sitting at home just counting the minutes until the movie arrives, perhaps taking in this new, very cool featurette aboutreturning to Wakandawill help tide you over, as it features a ton of footage from the movie, as well as some behind the scenes stuff and interviews with the cast and filmmakers....

Brad Pittis now and has been one of the biggest movie stars on the planet for a very long time. Though he can do a low key drama as well as anyone, he is actually quite the bigaction starin his own right between his work in various war films and heist films likeFuryorOcean’s Eleven. Well, nowPittcan add real life hero to his resume, right alongsideSexiest ManAlive. Recently while filming on the set of his latest filmAllied,Pittmanaged to step in and save a little girl from what could have been a reallybad situation....

Despite a prolonged pause in production,The Walking Deadmovie that will focus on the continuing adventures of Andrew Lincoln’sRick Grimesis making substantial progress, according to executive producer David Alpert. “We’re coming along in a big way. We’re just in this particular space where we have [to wait]. Wecan’t shoot right now, so that’s just the big thing holding us back.” Alpert, the Skybound Entertainment co-founder, gave the positive update during a virtual Skybound Xpo panel titled “Skybound:Past, Present, and Future....

Christopher Reevewill always be the Man of Steel to millennials and Generation X. The Cavill-Corenswet discourse doesn’t bother them. However, during the original series of movies, the role wasn’t always a guarantee for Reeve. He almost didn’t get the part in the first place, and then he almost lost it. Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Warren Beatty, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, and a bunch of other famous actors were ahead of Reeve on the priority list, but they all hated spandex....

An ongoing debate among film buffs is whether practical effects are better than CGI effects. For those out of the loop, practical effects are special effects that are physically, tangibly created for the screen. Animatronics, puppetry, on-set explosions, and make-up effects all fall under the practical umbrella. CGI stands for computer-generated imagery, and is precisely that. These effects are created with a computer and are much safer and, in some cases, more realistic....

While January isn’t typically a big month forbox officeblockbusters, there can be the occasional movie that opens big. Two weeks ago,Ride Along 2breathed some life into the new year with a respectable $35.2 million opening frame, but last weekend, it dropped a whopping 64.7% and slipped from first to third place, with the holdoverThe Revenanttaking the top spot in its fifth week in theaters. This weekend is shaping up to be the biggest frame of the new year so far, with three heavily-promoted new releases,Kung Fu Panda 3,Fifty Shades of BlackandThe Finest Hours....

The Rise of Skywalkerwill soon bring the Skywalker saga to an end, and one has to feel a shred of pity for director J.J. Abrams as there are still a lot of story threads still hanging, one of the most frustratingly mysterious of which is the identity of Snoke. Well, Abrams has attempted to shed some light on whether theSnoke mystery in Star Wars 9will be put to bed, whilst ensuring he gives nothing away....

Few directors are as downright international as the greatWim Wenders. The German filmmaker has traveled the continents, making movies in German, Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Japanese, sometimes all in the same film. Focusing on people who are often traveling or in a state of transit, Wenders is amaster of road movies, epitomizing the notion that ‘movement is freedom.’ His five-hour masterpiece,Until the End of the World, literally travels the globe, and his early German films ars often referred to as ‘The Road Trilogy....

One of Hollywood’s long-time storytellers is thinking about calling it quits. In a film career spanning almost 60 years, which includescritically acclaimed titles likeAnnie Hall,Hannah and Her SistersandMidnight in Paris,filmmakerWoody Allenis “on the fence about” making more movies. And in a brand-new interview withAir Mailnews, Allen declares that “all the romance of filmmaking is gone.” Allen said (perDeadline): “I’m on the fence about it. I don’t want to have to go out to raise money....

HBO Max will soon witness the arrival of the mythical “Snyder Cut” ofJustice League, the movie that seemed like an impossible dream at one point. Warner executives and Zack Snyder himself have repeatedly stated thatZack Snyder’s Justice Leagueis going to be a one-off affair. But the fact remains the film was initially meant to set up two sequels and multiple spinoffs. In an interview with CinemaBlend, the Snyder Cut’s production designer Patrick Tatopoulos affirmed the film will plant the seeds for many possible follow-up movies....