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Could Keith David be the perfect casting choice for the character of Beta Ray Bill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? There’s a legitimate possibility that there’s no voice actor in the multiverse who would be a better choice (other than other versions of Keith David, of course). And best of all, David has already made it clear that he’d be willing to appear in the role. In a Tweet sent on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022, journalist Chris Lovingood tagged David and asked if he would be willing to voice the computer-generated character should Marvel Studios cast him in the role....

Fans of Korean dramas have been treated to some intriguing series in 2023, like Island, Met You by Chance, and Brain Cooperation, but things are looking up as the year unfolds, with a slew of new titles to look forward to. While fans of Squid Game, All of Us Are Dead, and Hellbound are eager for sequels, it’s always a delight to dive into new dramas, particularly those with a fantasy theme, as the genre is immensely popular....

With just six days left until the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere, many fans are chomping at the bit to get these new episodes started, which will bring a Great War between a number of different factions to rule over all of Westeros. As of now, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) sits on the Iron Throne, but if you ask the actors who play the Stark family children, they all have different answers, including Sansa Stark herself Sophie Turner....

Gotham Group, Lionsgate and IDT Entertainment are going into business together. In a story from Variety, the three companies are going to “co-finance 19 direct-to-DVD toons over the next three years for about $50 million.” The films will “be a mix of CGI and 2-D.” Gotham’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, “will produce 10 pics for Lionsgate and nine for IDT under the deal. Gotham will put up half the budget for each pic, expected to be roughly $3 million, from a fund it has raised from Korean firm Sovic Venture Capital....

Guillermo del Toro is already set to take on J.R.R. Tolkein’s world, but H.P. Lovecraft’s world isn’t far off on the horizon. MTV Movies Blog recently spoke with director Guillermo del Toro and he revealed his vision for his adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness. “I remember when I was a kid out of the studios came the big event horror movies, The Exorcist, Alien, Jaws, The Shining,” del Toro recalled....

This article contains possible spoilers for Halloween EndsHalloween rebooted its entire franchise in 2018 by releasing a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. Along with the reboot, Scream Queen Jamie Lee Curtis returned as the series’ final girl, Laurie Strode, promising a heated confrontation between her and Michael Myers after more than forty years since their first battle. Nevertheless, expectations fell short after Laurie narrowly survived her re-encounter with Michael Myers and was bedridden for most of 2021’s Halloween Kills....

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the literary phenomenon, the J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, coming to the silver screen. The series and films moved the world, introduced words into the entire world’s lexicon, and continue to be a bounty for source material for films and plays in the present day. It’s no wonder that HBO Max has invited the world to the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special where the cast will unite to discuss, celebrate and reminisce on the unique time in their lives when they were creating the magic....

Continuing to make box office magic, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 has now become the top-grossing release of 2011 in all categories: domestic box office, international box office and worldwide box office. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, Dan Fellman, and President of International Distribution, Veronika Kwan-Rubinek. The last installment of the blockbuster motion picture franchise has broken numerous box office records around the world in just under a month since its July opening....

Star Wars fans were plenty excited when it was announced that Ewan McGregor would be returning as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a limited series for Disney+. That excitement grew even more after Lucasfilm revealed Hayden Christensen was also coming back to a galaxy far, far away. Christensen and McGregor were the anchors for the much maligned Star Wars prequel trilogy, which came to an end with Revenge of the Sith in 2005....

It looks like HBO has gotten a huge jump on it’s competition as they are bringing 12 movies to the small screen that each grossed over $100 million dollars at the box office in 2005. According to Variety, starting with 20th Century Fox’s Robots, which chalked up $128 million in domestic box office, the movies will flow to HBO, its Cinemax sibling and their 13 multiplex channels throughout this year and into 2007....

Star Wars has been walking around in cinemas since 1977, and has amassed a fan base and spin-offs of Star Wars movies and series that will have the franchise probably making content for generations to come. While the saga may not be perfect and has its fair share of ups and downs, there is, however, one film that doesn’t get the proper credit that it truly deserves — that film is 2005’s Episode III: Revenge of the Sith....

Watching the original Candyman as a child has to be one of the best yet worst memories to date. The best, because of how easy it was to grasp the central story at only eight and nine years old; the worst, due in part to how terrifying and lifelike the folklore of the movie had felt. After seeing it, just randomly stumbling upon a brown pea coat while doing some fall shopping could cause internal mental anguish....

OMG! Like this is totally the tween release of the century! High School Musical 2, the most highly anticipated sequel of the year, comes to DVD and Blu-ray High-Def in an extended edition on December 11, 2007 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. There’s a special bonus musical scene available only on DVD and Blu-Ray High-Def, seamlessly integrated into the film, in which audiences can finally see the musical number Troy and Sharpay rehearse in the film but never perform....

You can bring home your favorite bizarre doctor on DVD this August. House Season 4 will be released on DVD on August 19. This four-disc set will include all 16 episodes of this season and will be priced at $59.98. The series stars Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein and Omar Epps. From executive producers Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Bryan Singer comes a new take on mystery, where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients....

Casper the Friendly Ghost. Just like the song says, Casper’s the friendly ghost you know. Though grown-ups might look at him with fright, the children love him so. Yet any viewer who is even aware of Casper as a movie or a character notices something about him that is quite troubling: he is a child that is also a ghost, meaning he is the spirit of a dead child. This innocent cartoon character has raised plenty of questions over the years regarding his origin — do ghosts just exist, or for Casper to be a ghost, does he have to be a dead child?...

The MCU continues to grow ever larger as its next show Moon Knight is set to hit Disney+ starting on March 30th. The series will star coveted actor Oscar Isaac as the titular character and will dare to explore a few darker aspects of the MCU’s mystical side. In an interview with Empire magazine, Kevin Feige said of the character: However, despite having an A-list star backing a project from the most successful film franchise of all time, the highly anticipated ‘Moon Knight’ series still has some serious hurdles to overcome if it’s going to follow in the footsteps of the five MCU shows that paved the way for its creation....

Hulu, the NBC Universal/News Corp. joint online video venture, publicly launches Wednesday with new partnerships with Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, plus an expanded film slate. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the deal with WBTVG will bring full episodes of Babylon 5, Welcome Back, Kotter and clips from Friends. Lionsgate releases on the site will include Requiem for a Dream and Killing Zoe. Hulu also recently signed content deals with Michael Eisner’s production studio Vuguru, which produced Prom Queen; the Onion News Network; the NBA; and the NHL....

Director Casey Affleck has ended months of speculation about his Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here, telling The New York Times that it was all fictional. Casey Affleck told the site that the movie was modeled after the “gonzo” exploits of the late Hunter S. Thompson, following Joaquin Phoenix’s “retirement” from acting and his transition into hip-hop music. Here’s what the director had to say about Joaquin Phoenix’s performance: Casey Affleck admitted that virtually the entire film was fabricated, including the supposed home movies of Joaquin Phoenix’s childhood....

From the beginning, it was clear that the Harry Potter series had many secrets beneath the surface. Snape’s dark and mysterious ways and Dumbledore’s curious behavior meant there were many things Harry and the audience were waiting to discover. Throughout the franchise, some details were revealed. Prisoner of Azkaban was an essential installment for understanding the Marauders and how Peter Pettigrew betraying James and Lily would also cause Sirius to face time in Azkaban....

Last week, Variety broke the news that Disney+ and Lucasfilm are actively considering the possibility of creating an Indiana Jones TV series. While no producers or writers are yet attached, Disney’s interest in exploring a new outlet for the franchise doubtless reflects Harrison Ford’s recent pronouncement that the fifth film in the series will be his last. The series is one of Disney’s most bankable properties. Even the fourth film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which received decidedly mixed reviews, made over three-quarters of a billion dollars on its release in 2009....