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Academy Award winnerMatt Damonhas been a Hollywood staple for quite some time…but not everything he leads is a winner. TheBourneandInterstellarstar will reunite with acclaimed director Christopher Nolan fornext year’s action fantasy epicThe Odyssey, but it may surprise you to learn this is not Damon’s first foray into the genre. And his failed attempt from 2016 is now finding some surprise success on streaming. Sporting a ponytail and wielding a bow and arrow, Matt Damon leads the charge alongside Jing Tian,Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau in this tale of two European mercenaries who find themselves joining forces with an army tasked with keeping the world safe from a monstrous threat....

Animationandfantasygo hand-in-hand, as the medium is the perfect avenue to bring fantastical and other-worldly settings, concepts, and characters to life. What’s more, animation and fantasy are broad enough categories that there are films and TV shows that suit everyone’s tastes and interests. FromSamurai JacktoAvatar: The Last Airbender, there is no shortage of animated series to get lost in. Indeed, these 20 shows see beloved characters flourishing in fantastical universes. Their imaginative storytelling offers refuge from everyday life on Earth while also gifting viewers worthwhile advice about empathy, self-love, and the importance of community....

Backdoor pilotstypically signify one of two things. The unique episodes denote that a show has enjoyed a lengthy, successful run-up until the planning for a backdoor episode. A combination of rave reviews, immaculate worldbuilding, and a loyal audience that could not bear the thought of leaving their precious universe too soon. Comedies, dramas, and various forms of fantasy enjoy a similar degree of probability for their shows to recent backdoor pilots and thus, expand on different character’s storylines while introducing new protagonists that could revive interest in a given narrative and guide it toward a new, equally stimulating direction....

Get ready, fans of Marvel’sAnt-Manfranchise, as a third installment is on its way.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawill be released in theaters on August 11, 2025. The 31st entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will reunite Paul Rudd’s titular Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly’s Wasp. While we know that Rudd and Lilly are returning, we do not yet have much concrete plot information about the story. The list of confirmed cast members may give us some idea about what to expect and who we might see from previous films and Marvel properties....

After directing a slew of successful comedies such asThe 40 Year Old Virgin,Knocked Upand the upcomingTrainwreck,Judd Apatowis taking on a more serious project withRedeployment. The filmmaker is working with authorPhil Klay, who wrote the National Book Award-winning short story collectionRedeployment, althoughJudd Apatowrevealed that they are writing an original screenplay. While the project does sound like it’s based on his book, the filmmaker revealed he’s trying to find the right balance between comedy and drama....

Are we about to get aSecret Donald Glover / Rihanna Movie? A few pictures of pop star Rihanna andDonald Gloverhave been circulating around social media and fans are speculating that they’re making a secret movie together. The main photograph of the duo contains the caption: “On the set in Cuba.” Glover and Rihanna are reportedly working on a “musical movie,” which could in actuality be a music video. They’re down in Cuba with director Hiro Murai who has worked with Glover on the hit seriesAtlantaas well as the “This is America” music video....

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s iconic role as the T-800 in theTerminatorfranchise continues to be one of the best in the history of sci-fi action cinema, even making its way ontoAFI’s “100 Years, 100 Heroes and Villains"list as the “22nd greatest villain” and “48th greatest hero” of all time. From the leather jacket, to the black shades, the imposing physical stature, there are few humanoid robots that look as iconic as the Terminator. Created by Skynet, this self-aware AI and its updates have been waging war against humanity since the 80s, kicking butt and traveling through time ever since....

Great scott, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd are back together again! Famously, both actors appeared as teenage time traveler Marty McFly and his scientist mentor Doc Brown in the legendary 1985 movieBack to the Future. The pair would return in the sequelBack to the Future Part IIin 1989 followed by the third and final installment of the trilogy,Back to the Future Part III, in 1990. More than three decades after co-starring in the final installment of the series, Marty and Doc have reunited once again....

Soundtracks are one of the most fundamental parts of a film’s success. The right kind of music can effectively add new layers to the movies they accompany. Indeed, this is where the film and music industries go hand in hand. In addition tosingers becoming actors, there are many instances in whichfamous musical artists composesoundtracks for hit movies — Lady Gaga andA Star is Born, for instance. In other instances, much like a piece of literature, a comic book, or a video game, an artist’s song is so established that it can become the basis for a film adaptation....

Sci-Fiandfantasyare ever-evolving genres that are massively dictated by technological advancements, more so than any other movie genre. Whereas many worlds and special effects were once only managed to create in animation, now almost anything can be brought to life in live action. 2022 was an incredible year for science-fiction and fantasy, mostly thanks to technology. These new advanced technologies made a way to create never before seen worlds. However, it was not just the big-budget blockbusters that benefited, as cheaper cameras and effects allowed creatives of all sorts the opportunity to make the kinds of films that were unthinkable even a decade or two ago....

Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot....

Bumblebeeis the best film in theTransformersfranchise since the live action original. It’s not a bloated, juvenile, CGI barrage with a hackneyed script and terrible acting. In other words, Michael Bay is not the director. The sixth volume succeeds because the story and characters are well-written, have depth. Bay’s dripping machismo is replaced by a more feminine sensibility. Screenwriter Christina Hodson and director Travis Knight breathe fresh air into a stale commodity....

Despicable Meis the highest-grossing animated film franchise and the 15th highest-grossing film ever. Bearing this in mind, it’s kind of hard to believe that the last movie starring Gru, the supervillain who managed to win audience’s hearts, hit the silver screen over five years ago, in June 2017. Nevertheless, and in spite of a lack ofDespicable Memovies, the franchise kept on rolling, releasingMinions: The Rise of Gru, a prequel that chronicles the origins of Gru and his connection with the Minions, on August 04, 2025....