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The Skywalker saga has been going strong for forty years now, ever since the release ofStar Wars: A New Hopeback in 1977. This year will see the release ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi, which we finally got a look at via the first teaser trailer. That is leading up to the conclusion of thisnew Star Wars trilogy, which will wrap up withStar Wars 9in 2019 and, according to Lucasfilm PresidentKathleen Kennedy, that could be the lastStar Warsmovie we ever see as part of the Skywalker saga....

Get Outis an absolutely brilliant and original horror film from famed comedian Jordan Peele. It straddles multiple genres. Get Out is scary, laugh out loud funny, and an inspired satire ofinterracial relationships. Imagine a devilishly twisted update of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Avoid all spoilers of this film. I’ll just describe the general premise. Trust me when I tell you the payoff is both clever and intriguing, a whopper....

Halloween Endswill most likely be the end of scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis’s legendary run in the role of Laurie Strode. First debuting as the fan favorite horror character in the originalHalloween, Curtis has been playing Laurie since 1978. More than four decades and multipleHalloweentimelines later, Curtis has been starring in a new trilogy ofHalloweenmovies, but she sees next year’sHalloween Endsas a good stopping point for playing the role. In the newest issue of Total Film magazine,Jamie Lee Curtisaddressed the current state of theHalloweenfranchise and her role asLaurie Strode....

The use of de-aging in movies is constantly evolving and seeing new and more impressive results. For example, this summer,Harrison Fordwill be taken back to hisRaiders of the Lost Arkdays inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinythrough the use of the technology that has previously been responsible for turning back the years for the likes of Samuel L. Jackson inCaptain Marvel. While appearing onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Ford explained how he has been amazed by what the VFX team on the movie has been able to do and how they did it....

When Alfonso Cauron’sChildren of Menpremiered in 2006, the film was a commercial flop. The film originally premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a standing ovation from critics, but by the time it had its wide release on Christmas Day, the near-future dystopian tale failed to attract audiences, making less than $70 million at the box office against a budget of $76 million. Perhaps it was the bleak subject on Christmas Day, or the fact that the studio was busy marketing Oscar bait likeUnited 93,but either way, the experience was frustrating for directorAlfonso Cuarón, who retreated from public life andtold Vulturethat he endured “the five most intense and difficult years of my life....

There are a great many people who have contributed to the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, butJoss Whedonhas to be very close to the top of the list. As the man who directedThe Avengers, he had the responsibility of uniting Earth’s mightiest heroes for the first time ever on the big screen. And now he’s making aBatgirlmovie for Warner Bros. and DC Films. So, how does Marvel Studios feel about that?...

Oscar winnerJ.K. Simmons(Whiplash,Being the Ricardos,Spider-Man: No Way Home) joins Ryan Kwanten (True Blood,Kindred) inGlorious, the bizarre new horror film that’s heading to Shudder next month. Focusing on the evil that awaits a man from the other side of a hole in a public restroom, the film is directed by Rebekah McKendry (All the Creatures Were Stirring,Tales of Halloween) and written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry. The movie will make its Shudder premiere on Thursday, Jul 26, 2025....

As fans wait to see who’ll control theJames Bond franchisenext, with a bidding war recently starting between five different studios, Eon Productions is trying to lock down their next director, as they also wait for Daniel Craig to commit to the movie as well. WithSkyfallandSpectredirector Sam Mendes long since bowing out, the producers are meeting with filmmakers, including Irish director Paul McGuigan, who is considered to be a top candidate for the job....

Eternalsstar Richard Madden has played things suspiciously coy when asked about potentially taking over asJames BondfromNo Time to Diestar Daniel Craig. The actor was recently asked whether he would like to slip into the tux of 007 in the future, but before he could answer a member of his team quickly takes him away saying, “we’re going to move on from that.” Hey, sometimes silence really does speak much louder than words ever could....

Action movie iconJean-Claude Van Dammereveals that there was once a discussion about pitting him against fellow action star and long-time rivalSteven Seagalin Las Vegas. Speaking withThe Telegraph, Van Damme began diplomatically when discussing Seagal and their rivalry, before revealing that the former head of Sony Pictures, Peter Guber, had once suggested a Van Damme versus Seagal fight at The Mirage. With the stars receiving $20 million apiece. “The first movie I saw of his, I said, ‘This guy’s going to make it, he’s very charismatic....

Netflix announced today, out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, that it has acquired worldwide rights to director Chris Smith’s fascinating deep dive into actor Jim Carrey’s time spent portraying famed and complicated comedian Andy Kaufman. Using approximately 100 hours of footage shot on the set ofMan on the Moondocumenting Carrey’s transformation into Kaufman for four months. The VICE Documentary Films production premiered at the 2017 Venice Film Festival and is produced byAcademy Award winnerSpike Jonze, and VICE Films' Danny Gabai and Brendan Fitzgerald....

Joker: Folie a Deuxis proving to be one of those movies that delivered such high expectations that there was always a danger of it being unable to live up to them. This has certainly been the case, as the movie’sCinemaScore grading has continued to give the clown a reason to frown. After landinga Rotten Tomatoes score that spiraled below several box office bombs, such asBorderlandsandMegalopolis, the musical sequel also dropped lower than the heavily criticizedEternals, and many of DC’s recent disasters....

WhenDC Comics and Warner Bros.announced their crazy 9 movie line-up back in August of last year, many thought it was way too ambitious. Fans and pundits alike shook their heads, claiming there was no way it could happen. But the studios are proving them all wrong.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceis completed and awaiting release next March,Suicide Squadis near the end of filming in Toronto and will soon move into post-production, andWonder Womanis currently in the stages of pre-production and has a director attached inPatty Jenkins....