Bryce Dallas Howardhas spoken to Dave Filoni aboutSamuel L. Jacksonreturning to theStar Warsfranchise. While Bryce Dallas Howard is an accomplished actress, having appeared in films likeJurassic World,The Village, andSpider-Man 3, she has also made a name for herself as a director. She has excelled in theStar Warsuniverse, directing episodes ofThe Mandalorian,The Book of Boba Fett, andSkeleton Crew. Howard’s episodes are often regarded as some of the best in their series, and fans have been hoping Lucasfilm will take the leap and upgrade her to a feature film....

Superman, the latest Warner Bros. installment about theDCsuperhero, has finally been released and fans are already fully on board with the new Man of Steel. The project is one of the year’s most anticipated movie, with the hype getting stronger by the minute. While a sequel has not been announced yet, James Gunn’sSupermanis the official launch of the DC Universe, meaning this won’t be the last time we’ll see the (new) Man of Steel soaring through the skies, and trying to save the world....

DespiteNetflixhitting it out of the park with viewers with the latest installment in the comic book action franchise,The Old Guard, the future’s looking surprisingly grim. Today,The Old Guard 2sits atthe top spotof the streamer’s list of most popular films (in the United States, as well as worldwide), but this seemingly does not guarantee a third film will ever be made. In fact, starCharlize TheronandThe Old Guard 2director Victoria Mahoney seem oddly down about the prospect of another sequel....

History has unfortunately shown us that a lot of killers have taken an oddly religious route as inspiration for their dastardly deeds. David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) had some very confused religious leanings involving Satanism, Christianity, and witchcraft. Peter Sutcliffe (“The Yorkshire Ripper”) claimed to have been instructed by God to kill at least 13 women. There are doomsday cults around the world that have incited followers to suicide, although none as famous as Jim Jones, who led his followers to one of theworst mass murder-suicidesin history, resulting in the deaths of over 900 people in 1978....

AsAdam Westand theThe Big Bang Theorygang demonstrated last week, ‘who’s the betterBatman?’ is an endlessly debatable topic of discussion. One that doesn’t really have a right answer. But one formerThe Dark Knighttrilogy star certainly knows where he stands when it comes to theChristian BaleVs.Ben Affleckdebate.Morgan Freeman, who playedBruce Wayne’s savvy tech advisor Lucius Fox, is not about to hand the title of best Batman movie over toZack Snyderand hisBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceanytime soon....

Now that everyone and their mother has seenSpider-Man: No Way Home, and basked in the surprisingly triumphant return ofAndrew GarfieldasThe Amazing Spider-Man, fans have allowed themselves to wonder whether we will see more of him in the future. Well, with Sony’s Venom-Verse finding much success all its own, separate from the MCU, could we see Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man come face-to-face with Tom Hardy’sVenom? For what it’s worth, while speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Garfield says that he thinks the idea sounds “cool....

Marvel has finally revealed the origins of theBlack Widowcodename. Comic book and Marvel Cinematic Universe fans have argued about Natasha Romanoff’s codename for years now. Romanoff was recruited at a very young age by the Red Room, which is Russia’s fictional top secret school for training young spies. With theBlack Widowmovie on the way, Marvel feels it is now necessary to finally discuss the origins of the name, along with some more of the character’s early past....

Sports move strong emotions around the world. Soccer, basketball, tennis… you name it: people from all around follow every game or match while cheering for their favorites. Regarding tennis, there are some names that have dominated the sport for at least two decades. On the men’s side, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic created a legacy never seen before. On the women’s side of the court, the sisters Serena and Venus Williams have commanded the sport and sent powerful messages whilst doing it....

Oftentimes, fan art helps fill in the gaps in the narrative of popular stories or reimagine classic characters in new and exciting ways. Freelance artist Pablo Ruiz managed to do just that with his recent Instagram post, which imagines Chris Evans as Captain America engaged in a pitched battle with Ben Affleck asBatman. The image shows one of the Captain’s signature moves, the Superman punch. Only this time, the move is against theDark Knightof Gotham City, who stands ready and prepared to counter the attack....

Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a new late night series with David Spade; the return of Crank Yankers; a second season order for new, hit scripted seriesThe Other Two; the first look at new scripted comedySouth Side; and scripted projects in development with Naomi Ekperigin, Matteo Lane and Samantha Irby. The announcements come on the heels of Comedy Central’s seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year share growth. While Comedy Central remains the #1 full-day cable entertainment network with people 18-34, in 2018 the brand recorded its highest-rated year among women 18-49 since 2014, up +13% from the previous year....

A brand new trailer forDark Phoenixis finally here. Fox has been hard at work on their latest installment of the long-runningX-Menfranchise, which kicked off back in 2000 with the first live-action take on the Marvel mutants. Even though there has been a lot of playing around with the timeline, the continuity has (technically) never been reset, making this one of the most impressive franchise runs ever. But that all could be coming to a close and this gives us our best look yet at what very likely will be the final movie in thisX-Menuniverse....

Although it put up a good fight this weekend, two-time box office winnerDunkirkwas dethroned byThe Dark Tower, but it was a much closer race than many expected. TheStephen King adaptationwas tracking in the mid-$20 million range, but it ended up taking in $19.5 million, which was enough to secure the box office win this weekend.Dunkirkonly dropped 33.9% in its third weekend, dipping to second place with $17.6 million after adding 266 theaters for a new rollout of 4,014 theaters....

Sgt. Rockseemed to have been cut down before it even got into the fray at DC Studios. Reports suggested that despite recruitingThe Penguinstar Colin Farrell for the lead role, the company had decided not to move forward with the production due to unforeseen hiccups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DC Studios was not moving forward with Luca Guadagnino’sSgt. Rockwith Colin Farrell in the titular role. However, it has since been suggested by multiple sources, includingDeadline, that this is not the case, and instead there is a chance that the film will still set cameras rolling next summer instead of this year so it has more time to prepare....