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The world of The Boys will be expanded with a new spinoff series that is currently in development. While the previous spinoff, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, was an animated show, this new spinoff will be live-action with all of the mayhem fans have come to expect from the parent series, but with an all-new cast of characters. Serving as a parody of the X-Men, the spinoff has been dubbed Gen V and is currently shooting under the code name Varsity....

The cast of The Gentlemen’s sequel series in the works at Netflix is rounding out with some quality names. Per Variety, it has just been reported that Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) has just boarded the cast of the series alongside previously-announced lead star Theo James. Other newcomers to the cast include Kaya Scodelario (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick)....

As one of the most highly anticipated TV series in 2022, Halo will finally be arriving at Paramount+ this week. The upcoming series has proven to be worth the wait with an excellent cast and visual effects. Similar to the Xbox video games, Master Chief, also known as John and/or Spartan-117, is the main character of the television series who leads from the front against an alien race known as the Covenant....

JoBlo.com sources report that Hayden Christensen (Jumper, Star Wars: Episodes II & III) will star in Neuromancer, an adaptation of William Gibson’s 1994 novel. He will play Case, the former hacker at the center of the story. The site goes on to say: A description of the book can be read here at William Gibson’s official website. Joseph Kahn (TORQUE) is directing the film, which is essentially set up as an indie film with a big budget....

Newsarama caught up with Heath Ledger at a press junket for his upcoming film Candy, where the actor talked about his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight: NEWSRAMA: Have you read many Batman comics? HEATH LEDGER: No and I think that’s kind of helping me a little bit. I was never really a fan of comic books or comic book movies. I never despised them but I was never one to read them....

Shudder has dropped the first trailer for Hellbender. An award-winning film that’s impressed audiences and critics in the festival circuit, the coming-of-age horror film is set to make its debut on Shudder on Feb. 24. Ahead of the premiere, you can take a look at the new trailer below. The official synopsis for Hellbender reads: “16-year-old Izzy leads an isolated life on a lonely mountaintop. All she’s learned is from her protective mom and the wilderness that swallows them....

While there are still no plans at Warner Bros. to bring back Henry Cavill as Superman in any future movies, the actor hasn’t gotten rid of the cape just yet. First debuting as the iconic superhero in Man of Steel, Cavill would go on to reprise the role in Snyder’s crossover movies Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, along with the four-hour Zack Snyder’s Justice League released this year on HBO Max....

A director whose perspective almost entirely relies on his historical perception of art as he weaves in generations of influence, Quentin Tarantino isn’t only one of the great American visual stylists but also an incredible writer of character and dialogue. His words have a specific rhythm and the characters exist in some peculiar meta-verse of cinema where every tick is a critique or conversation with the genre. Tarantino has given us decades of memorable moments, names, and characters....

Peter Parker has a lot of turmoil in his life even outside of being the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. From losing both his parents and his father-figure in Uncle Ben, to on-and-off relationship issues with Mary Jane, to grieving the deaths of Gwen Stacy and friends-turned-villains like Harry Osborn. However, one constant who is always there for Peter to rely on, emotionally, is Aunt May. Aunt May is one of the most important people of Peter’s life, if not the most important, and her character has been introduced, and has had an important role in shaping Peter’s character, in each of the Spider-Man film franchises....

Ever since it premiered on television in September 1966, Star Trek has been a source of inspiration for a better future. Across multiple separate TV series that take place at various points and times, and a film series that has spanned 13 entries with a new one set to arrive in 2023, Star Trek is a franchise that means many different things to different viewers, but one thing that’s been constant through the franchise in both the text and how pop culture perceives it is that it is an optimistic view of the future....

The hilarious and adored period sitcom That ’70s Show introduced audiences everywhere to the lovable stoner misfits of Point Place, Wisconsin. The series follows a group of six teenagers living in the grooviest decade of all as they deal with adolescence, romance, and overbearing parents while navigating life’s ups and downs. The sitcom was notorious for its depiction of “the circle,” a recurring scene which illustrated the gang’s use of marijuana in Eric Forman’s basement without actually ever showing cannabis paraphernalia....

Hey, Paulington! Is a Cinephile advice column that looks at life, love, and the movies. Anyone can send in a question, and Paulington will answer it. Sure, it’s a really cryptic, cliched concept that has been around since the dawn of time. But we’re spicing it up a little bit. Topics can range from anything: Sex, violence, haints and taints, your favorite movie! Paulington doesn’t care. He’s basically doing it for a paycheck....

Lionsgate has revealed the official title for the sequel to Eli Roth’s Hostel. Hostel: Part II will be released on January 5, 2007 starring Jay Hernandez, Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Vera Jordanova, Roger Bart and Richard Burgi. Here is the official synopsis of the movie from Lionsgate: Last January, writer/director Eli Roth terrified moviegoers with the blood-drenched HOSTEL, which catapulted to the top of the box office charts and became the first Number One film of 2006....

Despite its often innocuous appearances, stop-motion animation isn’t just intended for kids. This time-intensive and intensely creative form of storytelling pulls viewers deep into impeccably designed imaginative universes. Audiences come face-to-face with not only clay interpretations of people and detailed dioramas of different settings, but also quirky creatures and monstrous antagonists as well. This unique sense of memorability is often responsible for the way these films seem to stick in our minds for years to come....

The 2021 Lifetime movie, Girl in the Basement, tells the horrifying but true story of Elisabeth Fritzl, who was imprisoned by her father, Josef, in Amstetten, Austria in 1984. For 24 years, Elisabeth was locked away from the rest of the world in the basement of her family home and suffered rape and abuse at the hands of her deranged father. During that time, she gave birth to seven children, (three remained with her, three were brought upstairs to live with her unsuspecting mother, and one died shortly after childbirth), until she was finally freed in 2008 and reunited with her mother and children upstairs....

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. has some thoughts regarding Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino’s recent comments surrounding movie stars and comic book movies. Speaking with Deadline, The Avenger took some issues with Tarantino’s critique of the “Marvel-ization of Hollywood” and the declaration that the actors playing the likes of Captain America and Thor are not movie stars. Ultimately, Downey Jr. thinks there is more than enough room for both big, blockbusters and smaller, more independent movies....

Jackass Forever just can’t seem to escape its controversy. The film is now playing in theaters, and with the release comes the unveiling of several stunts involving animals. This has gotten PETA to renew their efforts of having a criminal investigation launched into the cast and crew of Jackass Forever for allegedly violating animal cruelty laws. Per TMZ, PETA’s issues with Jackass Forever include having a spider “provoked” into biting an actor’s chest; a turtle “harassed and goaded” to bite an actor in the groin; a snake “harangued and provoked” into biting someone else’s nose; a tarantula “trapped” in a tube for the sake of a stunt; a scorpion being placed in someone’s mouth and hit until it stung; and a bull “deliberately agitated” into charging Johnny Knoxville, a stunt which severely injured the Jackass star....

James Gunn is always ready to answer the fans whenever they have doubts about his job. Especially now that the director is head of the recently created DC Studios and is responsible for every project to come to the big or small screen regarding the characters of the comic book company. In the last couple of months, Gunn has dedicated a lot of his time to reply to his followers on social media, asking about rumors and theories of what will happen with the future of the franchise after so many significant changes, such as Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam or Henry Cavil’s Superman being out of the picture despite the post-credits scene of Black Adam....

On May 23, fans of Lost say goodbye to ABC’s groundbreaking series. Following the finale, the stars and producers join Jimmy Kimmel for “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to Lost,” Sunday, May 23 from 11:35 p.m. - 12:35 a.m., ET on ABC, following local news. After the final episode, longtime Lost fan Jimmy Kimmel hosts an hour-long analysis of and farewell to one of television’s most beloved series with appearances from executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, alternate endings, and live interviews with cast members....

The Oscar-winning visual effects designer, John Dykstra offers insight into Marvel’s latest Mutant adventure, available Friday, September 9th X-Men: First Class will be the first summer movie of 2011 to hit home on Blu-ray and DVD, arriving this Friday, September 9th. Received well by both critics and fans alike, Matthew Vaughn directs this latest X-Men adventure, offering a prequel that reveals how Professor Charles Xavier joined Erik Lensherr to create and form a band of evil-fighting mutants, only to have a difference of opinion tear them apart forever....