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James Cameron has been lighting up the screen for years. He has created some of the best films of all time, and they have spanned across several genres. His science fiction films, in particular, stand out among the rest. He has made innovative films that have taken cinema to new boundaries. Indeed, Cameron’s Avatar franchise took special effects to a new level, and audiences and critics alike cannot wait to see the long awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water later this year, per Collider....

With Marvel and DC creating tremendous ongoing stories on the big screen, there has to be a question of how much involvement the comic book giants have regarding new elements being introduced to the MCU and DCEU? One person who has better experience than most is James Gunn, who, having directed and written movies on both sides of the comic book divide, has been explaining just how often the powers above step in on the writing process....

YouTube has posted a Japanese promo trailer for Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers, scheduled to be released on July 4th, 2007. The clip is 109 seconds long and features an introduction by Steven Spielberg & Michael Bay. CLICK HERE to check out the trailer! Introduced in 1984, the Transformers brand took the world by storm with its compelling saga of the Autobots versus the Decepticons. The innovative “Robots in Disguise” resulted in a tremendously successful toy line from Hasbro and Takara, comic book series, television program and an animated feature film....

From one Selena to another, Jennifer Lopez says she can’t wait to see Christian Serratos play the iconic singer in Netflix’s Selena: The Series. In 1997, Lopez found her breakout role as an actress by starring in Selena, the acclaimed biopic about Selena Quantanilla-Perez. Ahead of the premiere of the new series next month, a video posted to Instagram features Lopez speaking about her time playing the Queen of Tejano music along with her excitement to Serratos in the role....

Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are officially renewed for another five years. Alex Trebek, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White recently renewed their contracts with Sony TV, which led to CBS Television Distribution renewing the shows through 2023. If that wasn’t enough, the network also has an option of renewing for another three years at the end of the new contract, which means we could get up to eight more years of two of the most popular game shows in television history....

Hot off the heels of filming their new chat show Ronna & Beverly, for Sky Atlantic in the UK, comedy performers and writers Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo are thrilled to be re-uniting with Paul Feig as they get cast in his new movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Feig is a huge fan of Jessica and Jamie, having worked with them on their live chat Ronna & Beverly, which they perform monthly in LA at the UCB Theatre....

While he was promoting his newest film, The Reaping, producer Joel Silver gave up a few details about some of his other upcoming flicks. Starting with Speed Racer, he said Emile Hirsch’s going to play Go Mifune, the title character in the film. He also talked about how the Wachowski brothers are handling the script: Is the movie going to have a lot of blue screen?{@@@newline@@@}{@@@newline@@@}Joel Silver: I mean, it’s a really - these filmmakers are really - first off, they approach everything from a stand point of story and script; they’re writers first....

There’s been quite some buzz circling John Boyega. In 2021 there was a rumor that the actor would be involved in the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel, and earlier this year there was speculation that he had filmed a secret role in an upcoming Marvel movie. Boyega has since spoken with Men’s Health and set the record straight. A Marvel movie is just not a priority goal for now. Femi Oguns, Boyega’s agent, detailed to Men’s Health about the actor’s goals in the industry....

For those who were closest to Bob Saget, it’s still hard to believe that the legendary funnyman is no longer with us. Back in January, Saget died in his hotel room in Florida shortly after performing a stand-up comedy show for the final time. He was just 65 years old, and because it was such a surprise, hearing the news felt like a “gut punch” for Saget’s best friend and Full House co-star, John Stamos....

At the D23 Expo’s Marvel Studios panel, Kevin Feige talked about further expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and provided information on Phase Five projects, including the Thunderbolts team-up. But the biggest surprise was the first look at the long-anticipated Halloween special Werewolf By Night. Amid all the recent revelations about the MCU’s future, Werewolf By Night was kept in the shadows by the studio, and what a great revelation it received at D23....

Seth Meyers has been in charge and hosting his show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, since 2014 and has seen success with the project. The actor/comedian/host is well known for Saturday Night Live, where he spent 13 years from 2001 to 2014 portraying different characters, most notably the Weekend Update Anchor. Late Night has been nominated for 7 Emmys during its 9-season, 1300-episode run, with most nominations being Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series....

Actors George Clooney and Angelina Jolie have both been set to star in a new film entitled The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend, Marilyn Monroe, according to the UK site The Times. Clooney and Jolie will be portraying iconic American entertainers Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe. The film will be an adaptation of an Andrew O’Hagan novel, which will be published in December. O’Hagan announced the news of the adaptation at the Edinburgh International Book Festival over the weekend....

According to THR|http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/19/greg-mottola-important-artifacts-paramount-exclusive-brad-pitt-natalie-portman/, Paramount Pictures has set Adventureland director, Greg Mottola, to adapt and direct Important Artifacts, in which Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman are both attached to star. Based on the book “Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry” by Leanne Shapton, the author the story follows the fictional estate auction catalog full of personal items and photographs from the four-year romance between a male photographer and a younger food columnist....

Hailee Steinfeld is just as excited as the fans about the upcoming finale of Hawkeye. Last week’s episode broke the internet with a massive reveal, providing us a first look at Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin. Vincent D’Onofrio reprises the role from Netflix’s Daredevil. Kingpin’s first appearance in the MCU is bound to have significant consequences and will confirm whether the Netflix characters are canon or if Marvel will retcon them. Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Kate Bishop in Hawkeye, recently talked to Entertainment Weekly about her experience acting alongside D’Onofrio....

The tragic and demented account of Leatherface and his deranged family of cannibals set the stage for this year’s new maze, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Saw is The Law,” based on filmmaker Tobe Hooper’s notoriously unsettling 1974 horror film classic at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, Southern California’s premier Halloween event. This original American horror film tells the story of five young friends who unsuspectingly fall victim to the ghastly terrors and torment of a depraved and cannibalistic Texas clan....

Marvel fans are loving the return of Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova in the new Disney+ series Hawkeye, and the character has now been given her own character poster. It’s another small tease for the series heading into its season finale, which follows Yelena uncovering the arrival of Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The finale will hit Disney+ on Dec. 22. Florence Pugh previously made her debut as Yelena in the movie Black Widow alongside Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff....

The Wire creator David Simon is developing a new series at HBO set in New Orleans titled Treme. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the size of the series order is still being determined, with the network eyeing a fall debut. Treme is a post-Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans through the eyes of local musicians. Simon co-created the project with longtime New Orleans resident Eric Overmyer, after the two former Homicide writers had discussed doing a show set in the Big Easy for years....

Some of the most exciting sequences in all cinema are ones that depict a prison break. Whether an entire film is building up to it or it comes unexpectedly, audiences know that a prison break will often offer some of the most thrilling parts of a film. Prison breaks typically showcase the best traits of a character. Whether it is their cunning or their strength, escaping from prison requires them to put their best foot forward....

According to SciFi Wire, Heroes actress Eriko Tamura, who played Takeo, Masi Oka’s Hiro Nakamura’s love interest in the 16th century, has given some tidbits on what we can expect from her character in the third season. She said that she was supposed to be transported to the present last season, but those scripts were never filmed due to the writers strike. However, she will be in the 21st Century this upcoming season....

How did you spend your Martin Luther King Jr. holiday? What’s that you say? You watched a marathon of American Pickers? Yes, though it doesn’t make much sense, the History Channel, who should have had a whole day devoted to the civil rights activist, decided it was a better idea to give the world an American Pickers marathon. And social media is outraged. At least, as outraged as they can be....