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J.J. Abrams has had some massive cinematic hits, and his Bad Robot production company has also delivered dozens of big TV shows over the years. However, since signing a massive new deal with HBO in 2019, Abrams’ output has been disappointing for Warner Bros. as the deal has seen no new shows make it to screens so far. After HBO’s decision to pass on Bad Robot’s The Overlook, a spin-off series from Stephen King’s The Shining, it looks like they have now also decided not to move forward with Demimonde, a series that has been in development since it was given a series order back in 2018....

Asian actors Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro will star in Ci Ma (This Violent Land) , according to Variety. The film is based in the Qing Dynasty-era and will have a $40 million-budget. Peter Ho-Sun Chan will direct the film and the female lead(s) have yet to be cast. Ci Ma is a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval....

It seems that if you mess with a beloved Jim Carrey movie, you will incur the wrath of the comedy actor’s loyal fan base. A seemingly innocuous Twitter post that made the claim that How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the live-action version of the Dr. Seuss tale of a green, mean-spirited Christmas-hater, was a terrible movie. While the film did get some mixed reviews on its release, it has become the staple of many fans’ Christmas movie choices to get them through the festive period, and that is the kind of thing you just don’t mess with on social media....

Comedian Jim Gaffigan has been cast to voice the CGI character of Thunderbolt in the second season of the CW series Stargirl. The bizarre character is described as a “magical, electrical, fun-loving, wish-granting pink imp from the mysterious land of Bahdnesia. The wishes he grants often cause more trouble than the wish-asker would ever expect. But despite his somewhat constant supernatural disasters, the Thunderbolt’s heart is always in the right place, even if it is wounded by the friends he has lost throughout his long existence....

Joe Angio brings the life story of the indomitable Melvin Van Peebles to DVD Melvin Van Peebles is a force of nature. He is someone who doesn’t see any boundaries between what is and isn’t possible. When he started making films he didn’t like what he was seeing as far how African Americans were portrayed on screen. So he made a little film called Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, grossed $10 million dollars and beat all the big studios at their own game (all while making a message movie)....

Actor Johnny Depp has stated in court that there is nothing that Disney could offer him that would convince him to return to the iconic role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The admission from Depp came during cross-examination in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard (via Variety), who Depp is currently in the process of suing for $50 million. “The fact is, Mr. Depp, if Disney came to you with $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing on this earth would get you to go back and work with Disney on a Pirates of the Caribbean film?...

Back in 2019, DC Comics fans were treated to a new iteration of a comic-book adaptation, which was the Todd Phillips-directed film Joker. It centered around Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) disturbed mental illnesses and his endeavors to become a stand-up comedian in an otherwise dull and seedy Gotham City. Arthur is sidetracked by his mental illnesses and travels to Arkham Asylum to understand the details of his fuzzy childhood, and later finds out that his own mother let one of her boyfriends abuse him by leaving Fleck chained to a radiator....

After weeks of speculation, actor Jon Bernthal has been confirmed as the lead actor in the TNT pilot L.A. Noir. If you are wondering how this will affect The Walking Dead, and you did not watch last night’s Episode 2.12: Better Angels, stop reading now to avoid spoilers. Back in January, we reported that Jon Bernthal was in talks for the lead role in L.A. Noir, which fueled speculation that the actor’s character Shane Walsh would not survive Season 2 of The Walking Dead....

Jordana Brewster will be heading back to television screens this fall when she appears on NBC’s surprise hit series Chuck. According to TV Guide’s Mike Ausiello Brewster will be playing the infamous Jill - the woman who broke Chuck’s heart and set him on the path which took him to being a part of the Nerd Herd. Josh Schwartz, executive producer of the show, explains that Jill is the “mythic college girlfriend who broke Chuck’s heart, slept with his best friend Bryce Larkin, and is basically responsible for setting his life crashing off course and landing him at the Nerd Herd....

More success has come in for Everything Everywhere All at Once, as the film has recently scored 11 nominations for the Academy Awards. That follows immense critical praise for the A24 film since its release, so by this point, the news that Everything Everywhere All at Once is leading the Oscar nominations is not surprising. Even so, it’s been described as an “incredible day” for Ke Huy Quan, who’s been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a big project for Marvel Studios. The film is setting up the multiverse, which will create the scope for so many characters to get integrated into the MCU and crossover in each other’s stories, just like the classic comic book issues. The Multiverse of Madness is confirmed to be the first film, which will pave a path for X-Men films to merge into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Patrick Stewart reprises his role as Charles Xavier/Professor X....

Eternals star, Kit Harington, might have made it through all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, but behind the scenes, it was a very taxing experience for the actor. On the hit HBO fantasy series, Harington starred as fan favorite, Jon Snow, a character who was consistently surrounded by death and despair. After eight seasons in the role, Harington needed to take a year off when the show ended to focus on his mental health....

Writers and Voice-Actors Talk Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DVD and Blu-ray Without a doubt the biggest film of the summer was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and starting tomorrow you can bring the action-packed film home with you on DVD or Blu-ray. Recently the writers of the film, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who are also the writer’s behind this summer’s Star Trek re-imagining, were joined by some of the voice actors from the Transformer films at an event in Santa Monica to discuss the films and celebrate the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD and Blu-ray, on October 20th....

Dear Mom, Are you ready to be supremely jealous? Summer spent here at Camp Crystal Lake has been an absolute blast. And I know that you are a huge fan of Sam, Dean, and all things Supernatural. So please don’t cry when I tell you that I just stood inside an overturned bus and watched Jared Padalecki get his head smashed through a window by the one and only legendary slasher Jason Voorhees....

Liam Neeson is in talks to star as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith in 20th Century Fox’s long-gestating bigscreen adaptation The A-Team. Bradley Cooper is in early talks to play Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck. According to Variety, the Joe Carnahan-directed film is based on the 1980s TV series and will go into production in late August for a June 11, 2010, release. Ridley Scott is producing with Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J....

Grant Heslov discusses his upcoming fact-based dramedy about psychics in the military Director Grant Heslov, together with longtime friend and leading man George Clooney, is set to bring The Men Who Stare at Goats to theater screens everywhere on November 6th. In this fact based dramatization of Jon Ronson’s popular book, a down-on-his-luck reporter (McGregor) gets more than he bargained for when he meets a special forces agent (Clooney) who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to use paranormal powers in order to end war as we know it....

The Halo TV series has been in development since 2013 and has faced several delays and changes in direction, which initially stalled the project. Now, however, the series is finally here and available to stream on Paramount+, which is a rebranding of CBS All Access. Halo is based on the popular video game series of the same name, and will have the look and feel of the source material, but will offer something new for fans of the franchise....

One of the highest grossing actors in America, Harrison Ford has starred in seminal cinematic marvels. He was the bounty hunter, Han Solo, in Star Wars; the whip-cracking archeologist, Indiana Jones, and the President of the United States in Air Force One. His portfolio marks the passion behind a stalwart career. Ford valued work ethic over superficial fame. Before he made a name for himself in film, Ford was a carpenter during his transition out of television roles....

A struggling pre-teen gymnast with an overbearing mother discovers a strange egg with deadly consequences. Hatching is a Finnish horror film that addresses multiple difficult themes. Its primary focus is body dysmorphia. The protagonist starves and brutalizes herself to meet harsh expectations. Hatching also works as a revolting creature feature. The egg unleashes a freakish monster that needs to be fed and acts viciously on the emotional state of its young caretaker....

Heathers, a pitch-black comedy anthology series based on the 80s cult classic film of the same name, will premiere on Paramount Network on Wednesday, March 7 at 10 pm, ET/PT. The project was initially developed at TV Land, with a script deal struck in March 2016, although the script was reimagined as an anthology, set in the present day and inspired by the original movie. Leslye Headland (Sleeping with Other People....