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Whether you know him as evil ‘80s pretty boy, arthouse provocateur, or Robert California from The Office, James Spader has proven an immensely talented and idiosyncratic actor over his forty-year career. Today, Spader is most remembered for playing the “bad guy,” whether it be as a yuppie drug dealer, Marvel villain, or cunning criminal mastermind. However, even despite the pitfalls of typecasting, Spader has proven himself more than capable of portraying a variety of complex characters....

White Collar will bring a new slate of characters to the USA Network family when the new series premieres on Friday, October 23 at 10 PM ET on the USA Network. The new series was created by Jeff Eastin and the creator/executive producer recently held a conference call to discuss this new addition to the USA Network. Here’s what he had to say. Now that you have segued from writer to producer, how’re you juggling everything that you’re doing because that’s quite a bit given that this is a new series....

Top Gun: Maverick was the surprise hit of 2022. Having been delayed for two years due to the Covid pandemic, Tom Cruise’s return to the Top Gun franchise was nothing short of spectacular in terms of both critic and audience reviews as well as its $1.4 billion box office haul. Cruise’s co-star Jennifer Connelly has now called for Cruise to be recognized with a nomination for Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards for his “amazing” performance in the movie....

Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The untitled project will focus primarily on Garcia’s early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead – a period that includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh....

Please, oh please, let them seal the deal on Jerry O’Connell having a permanent spot on The Talk! Sources say they are all but crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s on what is sure to be that special pinch of magic to spice up the daytime show. If you are not familiar with O’Connell’s work post Stand By Me, you are missing out! The man is a riot. He’s exactly what the show needs, a male perspective mixed with a great sense of humor and the gift of gab....

Sony Pictures Classics has just released the trailer for Jockey, about a man called Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) whose body is giving out at the end of his career. He’s determined to give it one last go for the championship, but things become a little more complicated. There’s an up-and-comer that just hit the scene, and he’s claiming that he’s Jackson’s son. Let’s ride! The official synopsis reads, “An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr....

Even though the mini-series isn’t over yet, you know when to expect it on the video shelves. John Adams will be released on DVD on June 10. This 7-part mini-series is currently airing on HBO. This set will be priced at $59.99 SRP. The mini-series stars Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney and David Morse. John Adams is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams....

The upcoming John Wick spinoff movie, Ballerina, will feature a major battle between Ana de Armas’ revenge-seeking ballet dancer and Keanu Reeves’ dog-loving hitman, de Armas has revealed. Teasing the sequence during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the actress, who will lead the spinoff project, called the action sequence “difficult” and revealed that the pair would exchange punches during the events of Ballerina. Of course, de Armas could not help but heap praise on Keanu Reeves while teasing the sequence, calling the beloved actor “the best....

Joshua Leonard also co-writes, with Jess Weixler, Mark Webber, and Jeff Feuerzeig, an directs this emotional rollercoaster of laughs and cringe worthy moments. It’s definitely a film you need to check out before the end of the year. We recently caught up with Joshua Leonard to chat about fabricating The Lie. Here is our conversation. I don’t usually get too emotional when I watch a movie, but that last scene between you and Jess hits hard....

Paramount’s Insurge Pictures today announced plans to release “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” Director’s Fan Cut for an exclusive one-week run beginning Friday, February 25th in 3D theaters across the U.S. and Canada. In an unprecedented move, Paramount will release a revamped version of the star’s movie three-weekends following its initial release. Tickets for the limited engagement go on-sale Tuesday, February 22nd at 5pm PST/8pm EST. As he began the editing process several months ago, and upon realizing the significant amount of great footage he had obtained, director Jon M....

Summit Entertainment announced today that it has tapped the filmmaking team behind this spring’s hit film Fast & Furious - director Justin Lin and producer Neal H. Moritz - to direct and produce respectively the studio’s re-imagination of the cult film Highlander. Summit’s Highlander is being written by Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Peter Davis, long time producer of Highlander, will also produce the film. Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis - Panzer Productions, Inc....

For fans of the famous Archie comics, news of the one and only Sabrina Spellman making her way into the town of Riverdale has been an absolute thrill. The long-awaited crossover of Greendale and Riverdale residents finally occurred this past Tuesday when Sabrina joined Cheryl Blossom in the latest episode of Riverdale. Kiernan Shipka, the actress who plays Sabrina Spellman, revived the iconic role a year after the original show, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, had come to an end....

NBC’s freshman drama Knight Rider is undergoing a major retooling, bringing it closer to the original 1980s series. Among the changes, the options of three regulars on the show – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison – were not picked up beyond the initial 13-episode order. “It’s a reboot,” “Knight” executive producer/showrunner Gary Scott Thompson said. “We’re moving away from the terrorist-of-the-week formula and closer to the original, making it a show about a man and his car going out and helping more regular people, everymen....

Earlier this week, we reported that The Hunger Games director Gary Ross is seeking a substantial raise to come back and direct the sequel, Catching Fire. Today we have word that the filmmaker has dropped out of this follow-up altogether. The aforementioned raise had little to do with the director leaving the project, though Lionsgate’s offer is believed to be quite low. His departure is simply attributed to his lack of desire to make a sequel....

Fans of the iconic team don’t have much longer to wait. The Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection is coming, and Sony has released a special features trailer giving more info on what will be available for fans! The trailer can be seen below. If you’re already familiar with the Ghostbusters franchise, you won’t need an explanation. If you aren’t familiar, well, it’s right there in the title! The supernatural comedy premiered in 1984, directed by Ivan Reitman and was written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis....

Good Times is the next classic sitcom to get the reboot treatment, as an animated revival of the comedy series is in the works at Netflix. Norman Lear, who produced the original version of the show in the 1970s, is on board to executive produce the animated Good Times alongside Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and NBA star Steph Curry. Inspired by the original sitcom, the new Good Times is created by Carl Jones (The Boondocks), who will also serve as the series showrunner....

1988 was an incredibly good year for Studio Ghibli, the famous Japanese animation studio. That year saw the studio release two classic films as a double feature: Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro and Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies. It is almost impossible to think of two films more diametrically apart in terms of tone and story. My Neighbor Totoro is one of the most light-hearted, and happy films ever made....

Following the release of the action-packed, funny, deeply emotional trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the Marvel sequel now has a new synopsis and poster. One teases the end, while the other brings the team together. Released courtesy of Marvel Studios, the synopsis, much like the trailer, further suggests the most dangerous adventure yet for the Guardians. The newly released poster meanwhile brings the team together, likely for the final time, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

You know his name, but not his past. The new original series Perry Mason, starring Emmy winner Matthew Rhys, premieres June 21. Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, this drama series follows the origins of American Fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason. When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself....

That’s a wrap on The Last of Us. In the works at HBO, The Last of Us is a live-action adaptation of the video game of the same name with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the lead roles. Craig Mazin, who’s writing and producing the series alongside Neil Druckmann, revealed on Saturday that filming has been officially completed on the show’s freshman season with an announcement post on Twitter....