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James Gunn is well known for shutting down various rumors when engaging with followers on Twitter. For that reason, his recent response to a question asking whether there will be any kind of Justice League Dark Universe coming to the rebooted DCU, Gunn’s response was rather telling in its lack of denial. There have been many changes recently around the upcoming slate of DC movies being made by Warner Bros. Discovery....

Javier Bardem confirmed that he has been offered the villain role in James Bond 23, although he hasn’t committed to the project yet. We reported earlier this week that an offer was out to the Biutiful actor. At the time, it wasn’t known what role he was being sought for. Here’s what Javier Bardem had to say in a recent interview: Javier Bardem revealed that he wants to read the screenplay before agreeing to sign on....

Jeff Daniels now has a parasitic worm named after him, but this was done as a pay of paying tribute to the acclaimed actor. Per Variety, scientists at the University of California, Riverside discovered a rare new species of a worm that attacks and kills tarantulas. Because Jeff Daniels’ character took on a swarm of deadly spiders in the 1990 film Arachnophobia, the researchers officially dubbed the worm “Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi.”...

The Good This show seemed to lose some of it’s bite over the years but it was still a lot of fun to watch. The Bad No Special Features. The Jeffersons: The Complete Fifth Season continues to follow George and Louise Jefferson as they deal with “moving on up… to the deluxe apartment in the sky.” Whether George is trying to swindle a building out from under Alan Willis, or trying to save one of his kidneys from donation, or using his apartment as a shelter for Harry, Tom and Helen when the heating is out in their building, this show always did it’s best to derive inherent comedy from the situations it was putting across on screen....

Jeffrey Wright stepped firmly into the spotlight when his Tony, Golden Globe, and Emmy winning role as Belize in Angels in America took Broadway and HBO by storm. Now, he’s starring in big-budget superhero films while also furthering his craft through smaller, more thought-provoking features. He’s no longer just a familiar face from throwbacks such as The Manchurian Candidate and The Hunger Games. In celebration of his recent entry into the DC Universe in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, here’s a closer look at Wright’s finest on-screen efforts to date....

Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton’s blockbuster rendition of the fairytale Alice in Wonderland is arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and three-disc Blu-ray June 1st, 2010. In the first of a seven-part interview series, we caught up with the actors and the filmmakers behind the movie to discuss the making of this billion dollar epic. Up first is Johnny Depp, who played the Mad Hatter. Here is our conversation with him:...

Warner Bros. is teaming with Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil production company to develop a feature based on the ’60s daytime supernatural sudser Dark Shadows, according to Variety. Over 1,225 episodes, Dark Shadows was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. The show has a continuing rabid fan base that populates Dark Shadows Festival conventions. Numerous TV revivals of the series and pic adaptations have been attempted over the years but none with as high-wattage a star as Depp....

Fox’s Sunday night Animation Domination lineup is about to get some new blood with Allen Gregory, which airs its pilot episode on Sunday, October 30 at 8:30 PM ET. Series star, co-creator, and executive producer Jonah Hill recently held a conference call to discuss the new animated series as they prepare to launch Season 1. Here’s what he had to say below. So just taking into account the nation’s current economic problems, what kind of challenges can we see Allen going through now that he has to make this big adjustment of entering public school for the first time?...

The Karate Kid franchise is one of the most iconic and enduring franchises that has grown in ways many could not have predicted even as recently as ten years ago. The story of a young man needing to learn to defend himself and being taught by a kindly older figure has endured for many generations and inspired many subsequent films. The original trilogy saw a rise in karate classes during the 1980s and the movie’s lines became part of everyday conversation....

The author of this best-selling novel offers insight into the story behind the movie, available on Blu-ray and DVD now Kathryn Stockett’s best selling novel The Help was adapted for the screen by her childhood pal Tate Taylor, and the film was a smash upon its release earlier this summer, staying at number one on the charts for an unprecedented four weeks in a row. That fun fact couldn’t have meant less to Kathryn Stockett, though, as she doesn’t follow the box office....

Everything Everywhere All at Once star, and now Golden Globe winner, Ke Huy Quan has revealed that it was Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige himself who asked him to join the MCU. Appearing on the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor revealed that it was Feige who personally called him to see if he would be interested in joining the major comic book movie franchise. As Ke Huy Quan tells it…...

In one of the most surprising yet somehow perfect casting announcements of recent memory, Oscar nominated actor and thespian legend Kenneth Branagh has signed on to play bumbling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Sky series This Sceptred Isle. The miniseries will detail the nation’s muddled response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, charting the events surrounding Johnson and his government as they struggle to gain control over the situation, and specifically the first wave....

Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, and acclaimed MMO developer Cryptic Studios, announced today that Leonard Nimoy, the actor who originated the legendary and beloved Star Trek character of Spock more than 40 years ago, has joined the cast of Star Trek Online, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) ever set in the Star Trek universe. Nimoy, who recently reprised his role as Spock in 2009’s Star Trek movie, will voice the introduction for Star Trek Online....

Lili Reinhart stars in the upcoming Netflix film Look Both Ways. During recent conversations with media outlets about the film, Reinhart has also discussed the upcoming final season of Riverdale, where she stars as Betty Cooper. In May, just two months after the hit CW series was renewed for a seventh season, it was reported that the season would be the last for the series. Regarding her emotions about the upcoming final season, the actress told Variety:...

Comic Book Rescources recently posted their annual 20 question reader Q&A with DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns. Among the things that fans wanted to know were what possible DC comics might eventually make it to the big screen? Johns also had some comments on the production of the Green Lantern. Specifically, he discussed the look of the film and his thoughts of seeing Ryan Reynolds in the coveted role. “I can’t get into the exact DC slate right now, but we’re all working heavily on what that is with Warner Bros....

There have been quite a few comments made in recent weeks that have revealed George R. R. Martin’s feelings when it comes to how the Game of Thrones series based on his A Song of Ice and Fire novels panned out on TV. While it seems that the author was a bit disgruntled by the turn the series took once it passed the point of his published work, it appears that he also is surprised to learn that HBO have so many potential spin-offs in production at the same time....

Jonathan Van Ness can add ‘host’ to the long list of achievements, including author, podcaster, hairstylist, co-host, and amateur-but-maybe-not-for-long ice skater and gymnast, with the new Netflix Original series Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. Netflix has just released the trailer for the upcoming series seeing Van Ness continuing to take us along for the highly-entertaining quest to quench our thirst for knowledge. The Netflix official synopsis reads: “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness is an unabashedly smart and quirky exploration into topics and questions that make Jonathan curious....

Pantelion Films has released the first trailer for Girl in Progress, which arrives in theaters nationwide April 27. Click on the video player below for your first look at this dramatic comedy starring Eva Mendes and Matthew Modine. You can also take a look at the first poster for Girl in Progress below the trailer. Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr....

Will Ferrell’s summer comedy Land of the Lost is a hidden gem of hilarity that is just waiting to be discovered on DVD and Blu-ray. Those that missed this funny adventure when it was in theaters will now have a chance to revel in its greatness once it hits store shelves on October 13th. Directed by Brad Silbering, this cult hit in the waiting will be released on single-disc Blu-ray for $39....

It is finally official: The Hobbit has a director. According to Variety, director Guillermo del Toro has officially signed on as the director of The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel. Del Toro said he was moving to New Zealand for four years to work with Peter Jackson and his Wingnut Films and Weta brands. Both films will be shot back-to-back and will also be filmed in New Zealand, like Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings films....