Marvel Celebrates 'Hawkeye' Physical Release With a Deleted Scene

Nearly three years after its premiere on Disney+, Marvel Studios’Hawkeyeis making a triumphant return this Christmas season,with the release of physical media on a 4K UHD set scheduled to hit shelves on June 02, 2025. However, this is simply not what draws the purchaser in, but rather an intriguing deleted scene fromHawkeye. Hawkeye, released in 2021, follows the former Avenger Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), who is seemingly desperate to get back to his family for Christmas....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Kent Perez

Metal Gear Solid Movie Brings in Jurassic World Writer

It looks like the long-gestatingMetal Gear Solidmovie is back on track. Sony has been working on bringing Solid Snake to the big screen for a very long time, but the project keeps stalling out before it ever really gets going. However, now it looks like the creative team is falling into place. The studio has officially hiredJurassic Worldwriter Derek Connolly to pen theMetal Gear Solidmovie. With any luck, this will be the draft that actually goes in front of cameras....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Patricia Garcia

Michael Shannon Says Unsafe Conditions Behind Rust Shooting Are Symptom of Bigger Issue

Michael Shannonis no stranger to on-set safety precautions—especially when it comes to guns. TheBullet Trainstar says on a movie set with well-trained professionals, safety is placed as the highest priority; if done well, the process is “very, very meticulous.” But when safety gets sloppy due to steep cost-cutting measures, tragedy can strike. That’s what Shannon says occurred in October 2021, when actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot and killed director Halyna Hutchins on the set ofRustafter being handed a gun that contained live rounds....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Bryan Hubbard

Mortal Kombat 2: Karl Urban's Johnny Cage May Be a 'Different' Character Than Fans Expect

TheMortal Kombatvideo game tells players to “test your might,” but the newMortal Kombatmovie may test fans' patience.Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to the 2021 live-action film,will finally introduce the fan-favorite character of Johnny Cage, played byKarl Urban(The Boys, Lord of the Rings). However, cast member Lewis Tan says the character may be “different from what people are expecting,” according to a report byScreen Rant. Tan, who played Cole Young in the first film, promised that Urban’s spin on Johnny Cage is “really special....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Taylor Meyers

New All the Money Trailer Reveals Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty

Sony Pictures has released the second trailer for their highly-anticipated thrillerAll the Money in the World, but quite a lot has changed since the first trailer was released back in September. Last month, after numerous sexual assault allegations were levied against star Kevin Spacey, the decision was made to replace the actor with Christopher Plummer, in the pivotal role of J. Paul Getty. Now the first footage from these last-minute reshoots have been released in this trailer....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Lauren Baker

Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot Is Still Happening

It has been seven years since Freddy Krueger graced the big screen in the 2010 reboot ofA Nightmare on Elm Street. Despite having a pretty great stand in forRobert Englundin the form of Jackie Earle Haley, the movie didn’t really work for audiences. There has been talk of another reboot in the works at New Line and, rest assured horror fans, that reboot is still happening. Writer David Leslie Johnson is still attached and is pounding it out on his trusty old typewriter as we speak....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Ernest Ruiz

People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Breaks FX Ratings Records

For the second consecutive week,The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Storyranked as television’s#1-rated showin delivery of Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 on Tuesday inclusive of all broadcast networks and basic and premium cable network programs according to The Nielsen Company. The Live+3 delivery for the first two episodes of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story illustrates the increasing irrelevance and incomplete picture of Live+Same Day ratings compared to the ultimate viewership of an FX original series and most scripted entertainment programs....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Rebecca Mccoy

Pretty Problems Review

Can a couple stuck in a professional and marital rut survive a wine country weekend with über wealthy friends? That’s the premise of Michael Tennant’s surprise SXSW hitPretty Problems.The imaginative yet surprisingly grounded romp won accolades at various film festivals, including Maui Film Festival’s Narrative Feature Comedy award, Best English Language Feature Film at the Sonoma International Film Festival, and ReFrame’s “ReFrame Stamp” Feature. The film managed to also take homethe coveted SXSW Film FestivalAudience Award in the Narrative Spotlight slot....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · Melvin Johnson

Rainn Wilson & Lil Rel Howery Team For Paramedic Action-Comedy ‘Code 3’

Rainn WilsonandLil Rel Howeryhave just made an exclusive deal with Wayfarer Studios and Circle of Confusion to produce and star in the movieCode 3.It is planned that the film starts production starting in February in L.A. In addition, Aimee Carrero will join the cast, starring opposite Wilson and Howery, according to a report fromDeadline. The film is set to be directed by Christopher Leone, best known forThe ReplacementandThe Lost Room.Code 3follows the day in the life of two paramedics who have been overworked and burnt out from their stressful jobs....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Benjamin Grant

Ron Howard Will Direct Robert Downey Jr. in Pinocchio

For the past four years,Robert Downey Jr.has been trying to get a new live-action version ofPinocchiooff the ground, with the actor set to star as Geppetto and produce through his Team Downey company. Today, the project is moving forward once again, withThe Tracking Boardreporting thatRon Howardis now attached to direct. The filmamker replacesPaul Thomas Anderson, who stepped away fromPinocchioback in November. We first reported on this project back in January 2012, whenRobert Downey Jr....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Bruce Cochran

Screen Gems Horror Lab Launches to Focus on Original Horror Content

Sony Pictures' genre label is forging a partnership with Ground Control to open the Screen Gems' Horror Lab, an initiative that will focus on the development and production of horror genre proof-of-concepts. The program will collaborate with up-and-coming filmmakers to produce horror shorts with the primary goal of developing this new, original content into feature films. Scott Glassgold’s Ground Control will serve as producer on the proof-of-concepts and prospective feature adaptations....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Cassandra Faulkner

Shang-Chi Star Reacts to Chinese Fans Calling Him Too Ugly for the MCU

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige announced Simu Liu as the star ofShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsduring San Diego Comic-Con. It was a huge moment in the actor’s career and it’s a night he will never forget as the enthusiastic crowd welcomed him to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The project is the studio’s first Asian-led superhero movie and there is a lot of hype surrounding it. However, there are apparently some people on Chinese social media who believe Liu is “too ugly” to star in a MCU movie, to which he has responded....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Barry Reynolds

Should Michael Keaton Return as The Batman?

The Batmanis supposed to be old, past his prime. A superhero who is in the process of retiring from the vigilante game. Sure, Ben Affleck has done a good job of giving fans a weathered crime fighter who has trouble keeping up. But maybe the standalone movie coming from Matt Reeves should take it a step further. Perhaps it should bring back someone with some real age on him. And we thinkMichael Keatonwould be perfect for the part....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 713 words · Dana Bowman