After the failed theatrical rebootShadow Recruitstarring Chris Pine in 2014, Amazon is reviving theJack Ryanfranchise with a new TV series. The streaming service has given a 10-episodestraight-to-seriesorder for the espionage thriller, withThe OfficestarJohn Krasinskitaking the lead this time out. He’ll play the extremely popular CIA hero in a drama that is coming from formerLostduoCarlton Cuseand Graham Roland. Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, Skydance Media and Paramount TV broughtJack Ryanto Amazon this past April, where it was given a series commitment....

By way of free-to-watchFriday the 13thfan films, indie filmmakers are doing their best to keep Jason’s machete warm for him while he awaits his return to the big screen.Never Hike Aloneset the bar for just how good these types of fan films can be, and several similar movies are already in the works. Now joining the fray is the upcoming fan filmJason Risingfrom creators James Sweet, Karl Whinnery, and Robert Blanche....

Halloween KillsandHalloween Endsare getting some help from the horror master, as John Carpenter has personally confirmed he will return to score the soundtrack for both movies. It had already been confirmed that Carpenter, who birthed the iconic franchise with his original slasher classic in 1978, would return as a producer for both of the sequels to 2018’s hit revival of the series. Now, Carpenter has revealed he’s on board to compose new music as well....

Colin Trevorrow is getting ready forJurassic World 3and he teased where it’s going. Additionally, the director commented on the originalJurassic Parkcast rumors that have been circulating over the last few months. Trevorrow is returning to the franchise after J.A. Bayona directed last year’sJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which was a bit divisive amongst fans and critics. With that being said, it sounds like Trevorrow has something special planned for the third installment....

At just 41 years old, Keyshia Cole is a Grammy Award-winning R&B legend, reality show phenomenon, and now star and executive producer ofKeyshia Cole: This Is My Story,a captivating biopicabout the not-so-glamorous parts of her successful life. Raised in Oakland, California, Cole was adopted by family friends of her drug-addicted mother, and had a father whose identity she didn’t know until she was an adult. On her path to musical comeuppance, Cole held onto a deep-seated effort to defy the odds with afaith in Godand now, with millions of records sold, she is living proof that women don’t have to sell or reveal their bodies to have their actual talent respected....

Star Wars 9is currently filming in England and some new set pictures from the Black Park location have leaked online. These new pictures are reportedly from the second set and they feature a jungle area with tall trees and vines. The first set on this location was shown last month when pictures of the Millennium Falcon leaked, in the same location. Pinewood Studios sources have revealed thatStar Wars 9was going to film some jungle scenes in Laos, but that idea may have been scrapped to stay in England....

Marvel Studios and DC Films are both looking to hire Black directors for anticipated movie projects, the former forSupermanand the latter forBlade. In a new story recently published by The Hollywood Reporter, new details about DC’s plannedSupermanreboot were revealed, such as the commitment from DC and Warner Bros. to hire a Black director to tackle the “first cinematic incarnation of Superman featuring a Black actor.” While J. J. Abrams is producing theSuperman Reboot, word is he will not even be considered to take a seat in the director’s chair....

A newSpider-Man: Far from HomeTV spot has been released and MJ reveals something pretty big. The promotional material for the sequel has gotten a lot broader since the release ofAvengers: Endgame, revealing more about the movie in the process while also messing with preconceived theories from Marvel Cinematic Universe fans, who thought they already had the movie figured out. With that being said, the latestSpider-Man: Far From HomeTV spot may contain what some would callSPOILERS, so read ahead at your own risk....

Sony Pictures Animation is celebrating Pets Day with a free-to-watch animated short set in theHotel Transylvaniauniverse. DubbedMonster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short Film, the mini-movie is executive produced by franchise creator Genndy Tartakovsky and Michelle Murdocca. Christian Roedel produced the short, and Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon direct with a story written by Kluska. you may watch it below. “What would it be like if theDrac Packall owned pets? We couldn’t be more excited to jump back into the world of Hotel Transylvania, and explore all the fun and lovable frustrations of pets through a monster lens,” said Monster Pets directors Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon....

Disney+ has revealed the first look at their upcomingMonsters, Inc.spin-off series. The new show is titled Monsters at Work and we have been introduced to a new character named Tylor Tuskmon, who is voiced by Ben Feldman. It was reported earlier this year that John Goodman and Billy Crystal are coming back to reprise their roles as Sulley and Mike, respectively. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the series and we finally have some new information to share....

Faith-based films have become a new way of framing the components tied to traditional Christian values and beliefs. The fact thatmoviegoers expect something massivefrom the highly anticipated sequel toThe Passion of the Christis only slightly indicative of how big of an audience there is for these films. They do incredibly well (the firstGod’s Not Deadmade 30 times its budget at the box office alone) and have inspired their own streaming platform, PureFlix, and yet remain critically reviled (the same film has a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and hardly any modern Christian films break 30%)....

Six years afterThe Academy Awardsexpanded the Best Picture category up to a possible 10 nominees,The Hollywood Reporterreveals that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering a move back to just five Best Picture nominees. While nothing is set in stone yet, the site reports that “a significant fraction” of the 6,000-member Academy are pushing for the move. An official proposal for the shift has not been issued yet, but it could be brought up during the Academy’s next governor’s meeting on March 24....

Fans who attended the SXSW festival earlier this month got to see the firstIT movie trailer, although that footage still hasn’t been released to the public quite yet. While we wait for that sneak peek to officially arrive, four new photos have surfaced, giving us a better look at both Pennywise the Clown, and the group of children known as The Losers Club. We also hear from directorAndres Muschietti, who sheds some light on this highly-anticipated adaptation, and how it will connect to the planned sequel, that revisits The Losers Club kids as adults....