While we don't yet have all the details about what sort of magic Tom Holland and Chris Pratt's enchanted brothers will ultimately encounter in the course of Pixar's mystical quest, we do have a much clearer idea about how long that quest will last.
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The Matrix 4 has only been filming for a few weeks, but it's already proving to be an explosive new chapter in the science fiction action saga. This past weekend's takes, which involved a number of controlled explosions, were enough to knock — or melt — your socks off.
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With his hook for hand, he's coming to scare the pants off of a new generation of moviegoers. The trailer for producer Jordan Peele's Candyman, a "spiritual sequel" to eh 1992 horror classic of the same name, has finally been released online, and it promises plenty of cerebral thrills.
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Wesley Snipes is a lifelong gym rat and martial artist who was fairly close to where he needed to be before being cast as the Daywalker. Still, he put in work to look superhuman on the silver screen. Here's how Snipes got ripped for Blade.
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A lot happens in this anime and manga adaptation, and much of it will sail right over the heads of younger people in the audience. Here are things only adults noticed in Alita: Battle Angel.
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On February 25, 2020, it was announced that Bob Iger — after a stellar 15-year run as CEO of The Walt Disney Company — was stepping down. Here's how Iger helped transform Disney from a relatively bit player into a media juggernaut, and what the future of the Mouse House will look like without him.
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Sam Raimi is a passionate, wildly inventive filmmaker possessed of a singular artistic vision. Here's our ranking of every one of his movies from worst to best.
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Elisabeth Moss is about to hit the big screen in Universal's The Invisible Man, a very loose, updated adaptation of the 1897 H.G. Wells novel of the same name. As with any adapted franchise these days, audiences are curious whether or not they should expect a little bonus after the film proper.
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Hold on to your fedoras, because storm clouds are brewing over the long-delayed production of Indiana Jones 5. The current calamity comes with reports that Steven Spielberg has left the director's chair. Having helmed every previous entry, what's caused the legendary filmmaker to step back now?
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Yuasa's served as a director for over a dozen projects, with varying degrees of creative control past that. But in considering all those years of work, there are bound to be some misfires among the masterpieces; with that in mind, here are Masaaki Yuasa-directed projects ranked worst to best.
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In our contemporary era, genuine political protest can occur anywhere -- even in the comments section of a YouTube video. Disney's live-action Mulan remake continues to suffer during political upheaval in Hong Kong. Most recently, a new TV spot for the Mulan remake is being rating-bombed on YouTube.
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Sometimes, fighting for your creative vision means putting the job itself under the blade. Back in 2015, Marvel Cinematic Universe mastermind Kevin Feige was fighting hard to get Black Panther and Captain Marvel made, but he was particularly nervous about pitching a female-led movie to Disney brass.
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In Hollywood, it can take a while for a new record-breaker to emerge, but it can be done. So which upcoming movies have the best shot at snapping Avengers: Endgame's all-time reign, and how likely are their chances? Here's a look at some movies that seem better poised than most.
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Is it almost time to get caught in Rush Hour once again? In a development that would surely rock the world of entertainment, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan have teased us with the possibility of a long-awaited fourth installment in the venerable franchise by way of a post to Tucker's Instagram.
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The buzz surrounding the forthcoming, as yet-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX just got weird. A leaked image purported to be the first official poster for the flick surfaced online today, and the internet responded with utter bafflement — not the response one might have expected.
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If you can't get enough Captain Marvel news (like us), the film's official Twitter has you covered. A trio of new videos were posted to the account today, with the first serving as a behind-the-scenes featurette focusing on Brie Larson's preparation for her role as an Air Force fighter pilot.
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The Merc with a Mouth may be in for a Marvel-sized reality check when he joins the MCU. With the tentatively titled Deadpool 3 now officially in production under the Marvel Studios shingle, it seems MCU mastermind Kevin Feige could be eyeing major changes for the Deadpool franchise.
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Disney+ subscribers will soon be able to really get their Pixar fix. Pixar has transferred many of its most popular films over to Disney+, but there's one much-loved flick that's nowhere to be seen in the streamer's content library. Here's when it'll arrive on Disney+.
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There's one apparent rule concerning movie posters that doesn't appear to make sense: listing the actors' names out of order, and often completely reversed, from how the actors themselves appear on the poster. We're here to shatter the mystery, because there is indeed a reason for this phenomenon.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had plenty of significant milestones over the years. One thing the MCU hasn't yet done, though, is bring fans a gay superhero — but that's all about to change with The Eternals. Actor Haaz Sleiman recently spoke to New Now Next about his role in the film.
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The Invisible Man can officially come out of hiding. The film is sitting pretty with a 90% Fresh rating and a Critics Consensus that reads, "Smart, well-acted, and above all scary, The Invisible Man proves that sometimes, the classic source material for a fresh reboot can be hiding in plain sight."
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Disney is still struggling with LGBTQ+ representation. Ahead of the release of Onward, Pixar's newest original film, LGBTQ fans are up in arms over the House of Mouse's "first LGBTQ animated character," since the portrayal is turning out to be problematic for multiple reasons.
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Adam Sandler is now entering the fourth decade of his (at times intermittent) box office success. The movie that paved the way: Happy Gilmore, which earned Sandler a $2 million payday, grew his budding reputation as a bankable comedic star, and led directly to his first overall deal with Sony.
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The first entry in Universal and Blumhouse's re-imagined monster series will soon reveal itself. If you're wanting to know how long you'll have to enjoy — or endure — the "visceral" tension of Whannell's signature take on The Invisible Man, we've got the answer for you.
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February 2020's extra leap year day will give Amazon Prime Video subscribers just one more day to wait for its new March offerings, which includes a promising new batch of original material. These are the best Amazon Prime Video arrivals of March 2020.
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The Fast & Furious saga has plenty of detours and alternate exits littered throughout the trivia sections of IMDb and the deep recesses of DVD box sets. The family we will see on screen for Fast 9 almost wasn't, and it's miraculous that it's managed to hold together under so many stresses.
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One of the world's most famous directors has officially joined the #Bonghive. After Bong Joon-ho's momentous, universally acclaimed film Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the South Korean director has been the talk of Hollywood. He's even snagged the attention of Martin Scorsese.
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