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A concept artist onThe Mandalorianstill refers to the Child as Baby Yoda. Lucasfilm and Disney have confirmed dozens of times that his official name, for the time being, is the Child. He is not an infant version of the little green Jedi Master, though he looks just like him. In theStar Warstimeline, the real Yoda is dead at the time ofThe Mandalorian. There is still a ton of mystery surrounding the Child and the species that he is....

Amid unsubstantiated rumors ofFireflygetting a reboot on Disney+,Fireflyis getting a sequel of sorts as a new comic book series. In the works at BOOM! Studios,Firefly: A Brand New Versemoves the story ahead two decades and introduces a new cast of characters, though Easter eggs and references to the short-lived TV series appear to still be factored into the story. It’s not quite the same as a new reboot or sequel series on television, but it still may be worth checking out for longtimeFireflyfans....

Francis Ford Coppola’sMegalopolis, the acclaimed director’s passion project decades in the making, has found a distributor. Lionsgate will release the sci-fi epic throughout the U.S. and Canada this Fall (viaIndieWire). Although Coppola is a renowned Academy Award-winning filmmaker, andMegalopolisboasts a talented cast that includes Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, and others, the film received mixed reactions at its Cannes release, raising questions about its wider release. Megalopolis Megalopolis, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is a visionary 2024 film exploring the ambitious dream of reconstructing New York City into a utopia, following a devastating disaster....

Quick Links ESG, Elon Musk, Instagram, Supreme Court precedents … yippee. Because it’s 2024, and we can’t escape politics and arguments over social-media etiquette, the main entrée for gossip is not the product itself but the ancillary controversies. Just when we thought thatGina Carano’s ongoing beef with Lucasfilm was finally at an end, we learned thatthe civil casewas only heating up. The scary part is thatthis case could have enormous ramificationsfor not just these two parties but the entirety of the entertainment industry....

Netflix has renewedGLOWfor a second season (ten episodes). Set in 1985 Los Angeles,GLOWfollows Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), a struggling out-of-work actress as she auditions for, trains and eventually makes the first-ever women’s wrestling TV show. Inspired by the short-lived but beloved show from the 80s,GLOWis a Cinderella story with bodyslams. The Netflix streaming service hasn’t confirmed when production may begin on these new episodes, or when the new season will debut, although it seems likely that it will arrive in the summer of 2018....

After a relatively quiet few years in terms of news about the sequel to 2014’sGodzilla, things have been heating up lately, and the movie is really taking shape. Recently, news broke thatStranger ThingsstarMillie Bobby Brownis joining of the cast ofGodzilla 2, withKyle Chandlerbeing tapped to play her dad. Now the family is rounded out as Legendary Pictures castsVera Farmigato play her mom. Varietywas the first to break the news thatVera Farmigahas joined the growing cast forGodzilla 2, which is officially titledGodzilla: King of Monsters....

Every singleHarry Pottermovie is returning to theaters later this month. The best part? Tickets are very cheap.Cinemarkis hosting an event called Wizarding World XD Week. During the event, they will screen all of the movies from the franchise, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, on their Cinemark XD screens. Essentially, XD is their version of IMAX, which features a premium label large-format experience with enriched color and immersive surround sound....

House of Cardsseason 6 is finally here and with that, the knowledge of who killed Frank Underwood has been revealed. Kevin Spacey was fired byNetflixahead of production on the final season, given the multiple accusations of sexual misconduct brought against him, leading to a significant rewrite that killed off his character entirely. That has been easily the biggest mystery heading into the final season and those who have seen it now know the answer....

One week from today, fans will be flocking to the Anaheim Convention Center for Disney’s annual D23 Expo, which is expected to showcase a number of highly-anticipated Disney movie. And it certainly looks like one of those will beThe Incredibles 2. While we still have just under a year before this long-awaited animated sequel hits theaters, an eagle-eyed fan spotted what the first artwork fromThe Incredibles 2on the official D23 app....

Quick Links The hit CBS legal drama seriesMatlockgot off to a slow start. Up until the closing scenes of its pilot episode,Matlockunfolded as a bland, outdated television legal drama withKathy Bates starring as Madeline Matlock, a 76-year-old long-retired lawyer, and needy widower who seeks employment at a prestigious New York corporate law firm, Jacobson Moore, to be able to support her orphaned grandson. However, in its closing scenes, the pilot episode completely upends audience expectations witha truly shocking plot twist, in which it’s revealed that Madeline Matlock is really Madeline Kingston, a wealthy retired lawyer who has infiltrated Jacobson Moore for the purpose of proving that the firm withheld documents that may have lessened the effects of the opioid epidemic, which took the life of Madeline’s daughter....

Jimmy Carrey becomes Jack Torrance in a new deepfake video pulled fromThe Shining. And it’s no laughing matter. Carrey was known early on in his career for doing his Jack Nicholson impression. It’s a funny bit, perfected over the years. And many have wondered what it would be like if this version of Jack replaced the real thing. No we get to see what that looks like, and it’s as far removed from being funny as anything can be....

A-list trio Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington have now been spotted in costume while filming directorDavid O Russell’s irritatingly mysterious new movie. A handful of set images have now appeared online showing the three superstars in character, finally revealing something about the project. Although the images do not give too much away, the costumes suggest that the movie could be a period drama set in the early 20th century....

Fresh off his turn as the crazed Nux inMad Max: Fury Road,Nicholas Houltplays a much different kind of maniac in the first trailer forKill Your Friends. The film is debuting in the U.K. November 6, after premiering at Fantasy FilmFest and the Toronto InternationalFilm Festivalearlier this year, but a U.S. release date has not been given quite yet. As you can see in the trailer below,Nicholas Houltplays a character unlike any he’s portrayed before...