Everything has a beginning. The first trailer for The King's Man, a World War I-era prequel to the Kingsman series, dropped today on the 20th Century Fox YouTube channel — and it promises a characteristically action-packed origin story for the Secret Service and its squad of dapper operatives.
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Marvel might achieve its box office dreams after all. Avengers: Endgame may end up beating out Avatar for the top global box office spot. Endgame has picked up $2.8 million over the weekend to bring its total gross to $2.78 billion, leaving just $7.18 million between it and Avatar.
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The James Bond franchise is getting shaken and stirred. According to The Daily Mail, Bond 25 will feature a "popcorn-dropping moment" in which Daniel Craig's James Bond retires his 007 secret agent number and Lashana Lynch's agent character Nomi assumes the famous tag.
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Let the X-Men/Marvel Cinematic Universe rumor slinging commence. Our friends at We Got This Covered have previously reported that, according to undisclosed sources, Kingsman and Rocketman star Taron Egerton is high on Marvel's wish list to take over the role of Wolverine.
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Finally, we get a look at The Invisible Man. Oliver-Jackson Cohen, who starred in the hit Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, has been cast in the title role of Blumhouse Productions and writer/director Leigh Whannell's remake of the classic Universal monster tale.
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Bill & Ted Face the Music has added a couple more famous faces to its growing cast. The long-awaited threequel, which is currently before the cameras, has added Holland Taylor (Mr. Mercedes) and Kristen Schaal (Toy Story 4) to its roster., which may finally complete the film's casting.
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Get ready for round two, Mr. Bond. Although his return hasn't been officially confirmed, Christoph Waltz — who portrayed the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld in 2015's Spectre — has been spotted shooting scenes on the Pinewood Studios set of the as-yet untitled Bond 25.
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Welcome to the Jam, Mr. Cheadle. Marvel Cinematic Universe mainstay Don Cheadle (James "Rhodey" Rhodes to most folks at home) is jumping into Space Jam 2, joining professional-basketball-player-slash-producer-slash-actor LeBron James.
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Fans of a certain speedy hedgehog have reason to be cautiously optimistic. Tim Miller, a producer on the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film, sat down with Variety to discuss the character's redesign — and based on what he's seen of that redesign, he thinks Sonic die-hards will be pleased.
Read MoreGet that hair teased, dust off your short shorts, and dig those leg warmers out of storage — Ryan Murphy and team are getting totally tubular with American Horror Story: 1984. Murphy has released the official cast announcement video for the anthology's upcoming ninth season.
Read MoreThe villagers in Midsommar may want to play it cool, but the folks at A24 do not want us to just ignore that bear in the cage. The mad geniuses in the A24 marketing department are seeking to build excitement around Ari Aster's latest horror show by releasing a "bear in a cage" toy.
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Farewell, Violet. Denise Nickerson, who portrayed the spoiled-rotten Violet Beauregarde in the much-loved 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has passed away at the age of 62. Her son and daughter-in-law shared the sad news in a Facebook post which read simply, "She's gone."
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Start dusting off those deerstalkers, 'cause Sherlock Holmes is finally coming back to a theater near you — and with a new director at the helm. When Sherlock Holmes 3 begins production, it will do so with a fresh face in the director's chair: that of Rocketman helmer Dexter Fletcher.
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The Suicide Squad, you may have a Storm coming. Storm Reid, known for her performances in A Wrinkle in Time and on HBO's sizzling new series Euphoria, is reportedly in talks for a sizable role in the upcoming DC venture directed by Guardians of the Galaxy franchise mastermind James Gunn.
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That big reveal in Spider-Man: Far From Home almost happened very differently. In a recent conversation with the New York Times, screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Stevens related that while the twist had always been part of the plan, certain elements changed throughout the writing process.
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Sometimes, it seems as if Disney fans give a whole new meaning to that old saying, "you can't please everybody." More than a few Disney die-hards are up in arms over the trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of Mulan, which will not be a musical and will exclude a couple of key characters.
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Evil Dead fans, get ready for some groovy news.Sam Raimi, whose career began with the low-budget 1981 shocker that spawned two sequels, a TV series, and a reboot, has indicated that he plans to bring the franchise back to the big screen — and he has several ideas as to how he might do so.
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Since Disney announced that singer-actress Halle Bailey would play the bright-eyed mermaid Ariel in its live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, it seemed everyone had something to say about the decision. Now, the woman whose fins Bailey will fill, OG actress Jodi Benson, has offered her thoughts.
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The stars may be aligning for Kraven the Hunter's entry into the MCU. Spider-Man: Far From Home screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers said in a recent interview that they'd like to see Spidey take on the classic villain in his third MCU solo outing — and they're not the only ones.
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Round one of casting is underway for James Wan's Mortal Kombat reboot. Accomplished martial artist Joe Taslim, who appeared in the action masterpiece The Raid, has been cast as the deadly ninja warrior known as Sub-Zero. It's the first piece of casting news to be announced for the flick.
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Does the multiverse exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? When the trailers dropped for Spider-Man: Far From Home, fans were pumped for that question to finally be addressed. But despite the fact that they didn't exactly get what they hoped for, we still know the answer — and it's a firm yes.
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If there was something oddly familiar about Mysterio's monologue in Spider-Man: Far From Home, there's a reason why. In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Mysterio actor Jake Gyllenhaal revealed the inspiration behind his character's spirited speech that came just after the film's big twist.
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Tom Holland's Spider-Man is about to go where no Spidey star has gone before. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has teased that there will be a sequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home, and that the film will tell a story that has yet to be told on the big screen.
Read MoreMaleficent is back, and she hasn't gotten any sweeter. Disney has released the first full-length trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the surprise hit Maleficent. The spot sees Angelina Jolie's title character coming up against a new nemesis: Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer).
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The long holiday weekend plus one vacationing wall-crawler added up to big bucks for Sony and Marvel. Spider-Man: Far From Home, the second MCU solo outing for the web-head and the final film of Marvel's phase three, dominated the box office with a $185 million dollar domestic debut over six days.
Read MoreShe brought honor to us all — but has Disney brought honor to her? The House of Mouse has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Mulan, the animated classic that told the tale of Mulan, the daughter of a famous warrior who takes her father's place in the war.
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You want thingamabobs? Halle Bailey's the girl to go to. Nineteen-year-old singer Bailey, one half of the contemporary R&B duo Chloe x Halle, is set to play Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, directed by Mary Poppins Returns filmmaker Rob Marshall.
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