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Fans are mourning the conclusion of the TV series Dynasty, which was a reboot of the soap opera from the ’80s. This series has given viewers a talented and gorgeous cast with hectic lives full of romance, betrayal, competition, and secrets that just couldn’t stay buried. It’s been incredibly entertaining to follow the lives of the Carrington’s (from a safe distance), and the show has reached a solid conclusion. As we look back on Dynasty, it’s clear just how much development some of these characters went through....

Anyone who follows the entertainment industry, especially in recent years, will notice one thing. Hollywood loves making the old new again. It seems like every day, there’s a new reboot of an old TV series, a new imagining of a film franchise, spin-offs focused on side characters, etc. While some are just shameless cash grabs, they are successful with audiences. As long as viewers keep showing interest in nostalgia, studios will keep pumping out remakes and revivals....

The hit Prime Video show The Legend of Vox Machina (named after their team) continues to prove its success as the announcement of season two’s release also revealed that the show has already been renewed for a season three. An adaptation of the first Dungeons and Dragons campaign that the cast of the web series Critical Role ever streamed, with over 100 episodes and over 500 hours of content, there’s a lot that has to be done in order to make the adaptation story-driven for TV, but still as close to the original as possible....

There is still a long wait for Deadpool and Wolverine fans to see Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bring the Marvel characters together in Deadpool 3. While there is still a lot of details about the pair’s MCU outing, Hugh Jackman has strongly suggested the movie will feature time travel and confirmed that it will not mess with the existing timeline of Logan. The announcement that Hugh Jackman would be reprising his role of Wolverine one last time – not something we’ve heard before – in Deadpool 3 took many people by surprise earlier this year....

Michael Cusack has had quite a year. As an artist based in Australia, Cusack has quickly risen to prominence through the breakout success of his Adult Swim series Smiling Friends, on top of a renewal for his other Adult Swim series, YOLO: Silver Destiny. His simplistic but appealing art style combined with surrealistic humor based on Australian culture has proven to be a success, drawing attention from the streaming titan Hulu....

Director Peter Jackson is currently shooting The Hobbit in New Zealand and the filmmaker has confirmed that actor Ian Holm will reprise his role as an older Bilbo Baggins. Take a look at the director’s latest Facebook post below. Martin Freeman will star as the younger Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. We reported back in January that Elijah Wood will return to portray Frodo Baggins in two sequences that bookend The Hobbit....

Streaming giant Netflix recently held their first-ever global fan event which they branded TUDUM after the sound the platform makes when it’s booting up. TUDUM was a showcase of everything Netflix has coming up in the foreseeable future featuring clips, trailers and news over 70 series, including a new trailer for Inside Job. Some of the platform’s heaviest hitters were featured in the presentation including a trailer for the latest season of Stranger Things and a behind-the-scenes look at season 3 of The Umbrella Academy....

Alliance Films is moving forward on a sequel to last year’s successful horror tale Insidious, with writer-director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell in talks to return for the sequel. Insidious was one of the biggest box office surprises of 2011, raking in an impressive $54 million domestically and over $150 million worldwide, from just a $1.5 million budget. Jason Blum will also return as producer, as will Insidious executive producers Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones....

Will Reiser is reteaming with longtime collaborators and filmmakers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jonathan Levine to develop a feature comedy entitled Jamaica. Reiser brought the original idea to Mandate Pictures which has the project on the fast track. Much as he did with 50/50, Reiser will once again draw from his real life experiences, as the script will be loosely based on a vacation he took to Jamaica with his grandmother when he was 14....

Screen veteran James Earl Jones has reached his 92nd birthday, and many fans are sending well wishes his way on social media in honor of the occasion. The actor’s name is trending with thousands of fans joining in to pay tribute in honor of Jones’ special day. Some fans are speaking about their favorite performances from Jones while others are sharing some of their favorite video clips featuring the Hollywood icon from different stages of his career....

The Good A great show that had as much heart and wit as it did social commentary. The Bad No Extra Features at all. There have been no Extras on any of the Jeffersons’ releases I have reviewed and that is a shame. Weird picture quality. Change is afoot on The Jeffersons: The Complete Sixth Season. George (Sherman Hemsley) and his wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) are still the anchors here, but they’ve got some being things happening as Lionel (Mike Evans, who had left the show but returned this season) and Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) are preparing to have a baby....

Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore and John Malkovich have joined Angelina Jolie in Changeling a true life drama that Clint Eastwood is directing for Universal and Imagine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows a woman (Jolie) whose son goes missing in 1920s Los Angeles. The police return the wrong child and the woman is thrown into an insane asylum for disagreeing with the LAPD. When it seems that her real son has been murdered by a child serial killer and the child returned admits to fraud, she takes her case to the city council and takes down the mayor, the police chief and several corrupt officers, concurrently sparking changes in the insanity legislation....

Veteran actor Ray Liotta has died, and the news has fans across the world in mourning along with many of those who personally knew Goodfellas star. Jennifer Lopez was someone who had gotten to know Liotta quite well as his co-star on the crime drama series Shades of Blue, which aired on NBC for three seasons from 2016-18. Taking to Instagram, Lopez posted a touching tribute for Liotta. Along with a statement, the post includes photos with Liotta long with a video clip from Shades of Blue....

If it had been for his parents, John Cleese would’ve been a lawyer. Thank God he decided to try sketch comedy. He was in Monty Python and as such; he was an incredible comedian, writer, and actor. Every member of the group had its own interests (writing, directing, music) and Cleese was the one who took acting the most seriously, appearing in all the Python’s movies, but also in other Hollywood films and British TV shows....

The John Hughes Cinema opened up two weeks ago in Chicago. It is part of the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain, which has 372 seats, Cinionic SP4K laser projectors, and 7.1 Dolby surround sound among its six theaters. The John Hughes Cinema also features a replica of the Frye’s Ferrari crashing through a window. For many Chicagoans, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off represents a special place in John Hughes’ filmography. Many of his films were set in the Chicago suburbs of Shermer, which as Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) discovered in Dogma, doesn’t actually exist....

Last month, we reported that ABC is looking to tap into the superhero realm, with a potential TV series set in the world of Marvel’s The Avengers. Today, we have word that the network has ordered a pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D., a series that will supposedly center on the organization (Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) that brought these superheroes together. Marvel’s The Avengers director Joss Whedon has signed on to write the pilot script with his brother Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse)....

Ever since Dredd came out in 2012, despite a terrible performance at the box office, fans have been clamoring for a sequel. The movie found a massive audience once it left theaters and is considered by many to be one of the better action movies of the modern era. It may not be coming to the big screen, but a Judge Dredd TV series is in the works and is looking to bring back Karl Urban as the titular, futuristic lawman....

In a just published Variety article about which upcoming projects might be most affected by the strike, they gave an update on some of the most highly anticipated comic book sequels and adaptations. They stated… Major tentpoles are the most vulnerable should the strike drag on. Warner Bros. execs are nervous about how to proceed with Justice League of America, which is still uncast and is a crucial potential franchise boasting popular DC Comics characters....

So what’s going to happen to the Hill’s next season?{@@@newline@@@}{@@@newline@@@}Kathy Najimy: Peggy becomes a realtor; it’s hilarious. Tom Petty makes a lot more guest appearances, Chris Elliott is a guest - he’s just the funniest man ever, Johnny Knoxville is a guest; we have so many good guests coming in, ZZ Top. Oh, here’s a good one we just did - Peggy finds a woman who she finds she’s more feminine than, cause you know Peggy has the big helmet hair and so she really doesn’t feel that feminine....

Pixar has unveiled a new teaser poster and the title treatment for their upcoming short La Luna, which is directed by Enrico Casarosa. Pixar always debuts a short in front of their theatrical movies. Pixar’s latest movie, Cars 2, will feature the Toy Story: Hawaiian Vacation short when it debuts on June 24. However, it isn’t known when La Luna will debut at this time. Take a look at the poster and title treatment below, along with the previously released photo in high resolution....