Alice in Wonderland 2: New Images Count the Seconds

Alice Through the Looking Glasshas a steampunk feel to it, as apparent in the trailers previewingSacha Baron Cohen’s Time and his Victorian clock-esque headquarters. But new photos revealing the little minions that lie within bring even more of the style to this already fantastical world. Entertainment Weeklyrevealed a new batch of images from theAlice in Wonderlandsequel featuring Seconds, the wind-up robot helpers of Time. According to animation supervisorTroy Saliba, “‘Minions’ is a word that we generally try to avoid, but we were leaning on body-language comedians like Mr....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Joshua James

Animated Mortal Kombat Movie to Star Jennifer Carpenter, Joel McHale

It’s no secret thatMortal Kombat, the 1995Paul W.S. Andersonfilm adaptation of the popular, controversial fighting video game, is the greatest film ever made, for many, many reasons we simply do not have the time to get into right now. Since then, we’ve seen other filmed adaptations of the property succeed (Mortal Kombat: Legacy) and fail (literally every other filmed adaptation ofMortal Kombat). Now, before we get the long-promised new live-action feature film, we’ll get another one to satiate our appetite in 2020....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Mr. David Ross

Apple Store Locations in Iowa: Find The One Near You

Apple Stores serve as the face of the tech giant, offering a place for customers to buy products and get help. In Iowa, these stores provide locals and visitors alike access to the latest innovations from Apple. Conveniently located in areas like Jordan Creek in West Des Moines, Apple’s retail presence in Iowa makes it easy for consumers to find the products they need and the support they may require....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Lisa Bell

Black Sails Series Finale Explained by Showrunners

For four seasons, the Starz drama seriesBlack Sailshas been one of the biggest, most epic, most impressive productions on television. Its excellent storytelling, expert production design and terrifically talented cast of actors gave us heroes to root for and love, and terrifying villains that we could hope those heroes ultimately escaped. It’s sad to say goodbye to a series that has exemplified such excellence throughout its run, but we can still imagine where those who survived sailed off to next and mourn those that we lost....

June 30, 2025 · 15 min · 3104 words · Leslie Zimmerman

Bridgerton Season 2 Featurette Explores Famous Pall Mall Scene

Get your mallets ready and swinging arm warmed up, because Netflix just released a new behind-the-scenes look at the famous pall-mall scenes from Season 2 ofBridgerton, giving us a look at the cast and crew’s insights into how they translated the book-famous scene into the series. Season 2 starCharithra Chandran, who plays the sweet and naive Edwina Sharma in the series, did not parse words with her assessment of the scene’s importance, stating that it was “[d]efinitely the most anticipated scene of the series....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Sarah Mcconnell

Cartoon Network Is Bringing Your Favorite Classic Anime to Prime Time

Toonami is bringing backseveral of the anime classicsthat helped its rise to prominence. Cartoon Network announced that, beginning on May 31, it will start airing a new programming block called Toonami Rewind dedicated to showcasing two hours of throwback anime at an earlier time than the standard Adult Swim schedule. Its first batch of shows will include the originalSailor Moonairing at 5 p.m. ET, followed by two episodes ofDragon Ball Z Kaistarting at 5:30 p....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Jessica Carroll

Chris Pratt Addresses Indiana Jones Casting Rumors

Chris Pratthas played a number of action roles, but it looks like he won’t be adding Indiana Jones to the list anytime soon. The actor recently addressed the long-standing rumors that he was being considered to take over the iconic role fromHarrison Ford,Variety reports. During an interview on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, Pratt said Ford’s past comments scared him off the idea. “No, aren’t they doing ‘Indiana Jones’ with Harrison Ford? All I know is I once saw a quote from Harrison Ford and I don’t even know if it was really him, but it was enough to scare me, that was like, ‘When I die, Indiana Jones dies....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Andrew Barton

Collider and Fantastic Fest Celebrate 20 Years With New Looks at the Event's 2025 Lineup

Afterbringing new looks and insightsinto over 80 of the biggest upcoming fall television series and films forCollider’s Exclusive Previewevent, we are far from done. The website is celebrating 20 years on the internet, and we are proud to be sharing that milestone anniversary with the biggest genre film festival in the U.S.,Fantastic Fest. As part of the festivities, we’ve partnered with the annual event to debut, fittingly, 20 never-before-seen images from a wide range of titles that will be in attendance....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Desiree Cross

Cruella VFX Team Creates Iconic Moments and Gowns in Behind-the-Scenes Video

Collider got an exclusive video from MPC Film that breaks down the VFX work ofCruella, Disney’s successful live-action prequel starringEmma Stoneas the titular villain. The new video shows some of the film’s most iconic scenes, explaining how the VFX team used digital models to createCruella’s stunning visuals. The new video strips down several shots fromCruella, revealing how the VFX team modified color and light to give the movie its unique tone....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Sherry Cordova

Damon Lindelof on The Leftovers Finale, What's Next & More

Damon Lindelof’s journey to (and through)The Leftoversis a fascinating one, but one can’t help but think the experiences along the way fed into the brilliance and ambition of the HBO drama. After having worked onCrossing Jordan, Lindelof was paired withJ.J. Abramsto create this crazy new TV series calledLost. Abrams left soon after the pilot to directMission: Impossible III, and Lindelof carried out the run ofLostalongside co-showrunnerCarlton Cuse. That series came to a divisive (and, naysayers be damned, satisfying) end, and after a break Lindelof lent his talents to feature films ranging fromStar Trek Into DarknesstoPrometheustoTomorrowland....

June 30, 2025 · 31 min · 6431 words · Tonya Small

David Fincher Talks Marvel and Studio Movie Limitations

Whether you love his films or not, it’s hard to deny thatDavid Fincheris incredibly smart. If you listen to any of his audio commentaries, you’re keenly aware that this is a guy who has thought long and hard about every single shot and decision, and has reasoning behind every little choice. He’s also the guy who helped make “the Facebook movie” into a defining film about the early 21st century....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Gabrielle Miller

Eric Bana on Dirty John, Connie Britton, and Podcasts

Based on the articles and true crime podcast fromLos Angeles TimesreporterChristopher Goffard, the Bravo seriesDirty Johntells the true story of how the romance between Debra Newell (Connie Britton) and John Meehan (Eric Bana) became one of secrets and manipulation. As Debra’s two daughters, Veronica (Juno Temple) and Terra (Julia Garner), begin to question John’s motives and investigate the man that’s stolen their mother’s heart, what once seemed like an idyllic love story evolves into a family’s fight for survival....

June 30, 2025 · 10 min · 2054 words · Rhonda Lutz

Even Ryan Reynolds & Jeff Bridges Couldn’t Save This Monster Action Comedy

The history of film is littered with ideas that sounded good in theory, but fumbled in practice. TakeRenfield, for example - the idea of “Nicolas Cageas Dracula andNicholas Houltas his long-suffering assistant” sounds great, butRenfield’s wildly inconsistent tone might haveplayed a factor in its opening weekend. The same goes with65, which is made all the more disappointing by the fact that it hadSam Raimi’s producing power as well as the creative minds ofScott Beck & Bryan WoodsofA Quiet Placebehind it....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Matthew Koch