Shazam! Image Features Asher Angel as Alter-Ego Billy Batson

Another day, another new image fromShazam!Today, we’ve got our first look atAsher Angelas 14-year-old Billy Batson. If you’re unfamiliar with the comics, Batson is the alter-ego of the adult Shazam (Zachary Levi). When young Billy shouts the magic word, “Shazam!”, he transforms into Shazam, but he still has the personality of a teenage boy. In the film, Billy is an orphan who is granted the power of Shazam by a mysterious wizard (Djimon Hounsou)....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Tyler Petty

Star Wars Featurette Footage Teases Past, Present & Future at SWC

We’re digging deep into every single new detail revealed at theStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerpresentation today at Star Wars Celebration 2019, but there’s no looking ahead without paying respect to what came before it. BeforeStephen Colberttook the stage, the arena audience was treated to a special behind the scenes featurette not broadcast during the live stream, and the piece put the spotlight not onEpisode IXspecifically, but rather, the decades worth of storytelling, creativity and passion that paved the way to it....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Kristen Patel

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego Sets Unveiled at Toy Fair

Toy Fair kicked off bright and early this morning at the Javits Center courtesy of LEGO. Prior to the show floor opening up, we got to attend a special LEGO preview event to get a first look at the new products hitting stores over the next few months. There was a wide variety of lines featured in the booth, but the one that took up the most shelf space was definitely theStar Warsproducts....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Melissa Singh

Steven Soderbergh Shot a Horror Movie on an iPhone, and It's Even Scarier Than You Think

Back in the day, it was a special privilege to make a movie. The top-quality film cameras were expensive and difficult to come by, and homemade technology was primitive and a glaringly inferior product. Now, anyone can direct a film likeUnsane, a gripping, mean, and tight-as-a-drum psychological horror-thriller shot on an iPhone. The average person is unlikely to reach the same heights as the 2018 film, as it was directed by one of the greats,Steven Soderbergh....

June 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1771 words · Robert Chen

Superhero Movie News: Batman vs Superman Theme Music

Welcome back to ‘This Week in Superhero News’! Yet again we bring you the latest news when it comes to your favorite superhero movies and TV shows. It could be fair to say that this past week wasn’t the most revealing we’ve had so far, but we still got enough content to satisfy your curiosity. This week, we got a new promo and IMAX featurette fromDeadpool, a listen at the Batman theme from theBatman v Supermansoundtrack, new behind-the-scenes images fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

June 14, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Dawn Wood

The Bachelorette Season 20, Episode 3: Recap

Charity Lawsonhas made it clear early on in her role as lead onThe Bachelorettethat she is looking for a man who’s there for her and is honest, and she wants a relationship just like that of her parents who’ve been married for nearly 50 years. For the most part, her list of suitors has picked up on this and understands what Charity is looking for in a husband. Yet, through three episodes, there has been one person who has been caught up in controversy about not having the right intentions nor telling Charity the whole truth....

June 14, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Bryce Wood

The Craft Reboot Taps Zoe Lister-Jones to Direct for Blumhouse, Sony

Sony has been developing a reboot of the 1996 cult classicThe Craftfor the last several years, and now it’s finally coming together, as Blumhouse has come on to produce andZoe Lister-Joneshas been tapped to write and direct the beloved film about a coven of young witches and female empowerment. Sony will co-finance the film with Blumhouse, whoseJason Blumwill produce alongsideDouglas WickandLucy Fisherof Red Wagon Entertainment, who produced the original film. OriginalCraftdirectorAndrew Flemingwill executive produce with Red Wagon’sLucas Wiesendanger....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Nancy Banks

The Pope Has Surpassed the President at the 2024 US Box Office

Featuring acertified fresh critical rating of 92% and an audience rating of 85%on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, there’s no doubting just how blessedConclavehas been thus far in its theatrical run. Ever since its October 25 debut, the movie has managed to sustain a steady speed as it slowly earned back its $20 million budget and then some.Now just shy of the $34 million mark worldwidedespitedebuting on PVOD, it looks as ifConclavemight be finally coming to somewhat of a halt in domestic theaters after a recent weekend that saw the movie finish 11th in the rankings....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Gloria Mathews

This Character on 'The Rookie' Has Turned Into One of the Show's Best

When the firefighter Bailey Nune (Jenna Dewan) made her initial debut in the Season 3 finale of the ABC series,The Rookie, “Threshold,” she exuded a suspicious vibe. At first, the potential new love interest for John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), seemed too good to be true. Bailey shows up at Nolan’s doorstep, wearing nothing but a towel, after locking herself out of a neighbor’s home, where she was house-sitting. Early on, the series arguably took a superficial approach to Bailey’s development....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1250 words · Tammie Jones

This Memorable 'Children of Men' Shot Was a Total Accident

DirectorAlfonso Cuarónis an acclaimed filmmaker with an ever-evolving use of thelong take, a sequence when the camera doesn’t stop filmingas if the action is happening in real time. In his 2018 filmRoma, for example, Cuarón captures the life of 1970s Mexico City with several long takes: the camera can patiently follow Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) walk through the busy, vibrant streets or bear witness when Cleo desperately struggles to help the kids she cares for out of a strong ocean current....

June 14, 2025 · 8 min · 1583 words · Julie Ramirez

This Silent Era Horror Classic Is Finally Coming to 4K Thanks to Kino Lorber

When it comes tohorror, it’s up to debate what the best decade was for the genre.Alfred Hitchcockreinvented the suspenseful thriller in the 60s with films likePsychoandThe Birds, the slasher took theaters by bloody storm with franchises likeFriday the 13thandHalloweenand “Elevated Horror” scared moviegoers in the 2010s with modern classics likeThe WitchandIt Follows. However, none of that would’ve been possible without the revolutionarysilent era of the 1920swhere gothic horror had its spooky origins on screen....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Taylor Jenkins

Thor 3 Is Getting a New Writer in Stephany Folsom

Marvel Studios is bringing in a new screenwriter forThor 3, and it’s a refreshing change of pace for the male-dominated genre. PerTHR,Stephany Folsomhas been tapped to pen a new draft of the script forThor: Ragnarok, making this the third female writer brought onto a Marvel Studios project.Nicole Perlmanoriginated the screenplay forGuardians of the GalaxybeforeJames Gunncame on, and she’s now working on the studio’sCaptain MarvelwithInside Outco-writerMeg LeFauve. Folsom’s work includes the Black List script1969: A Space Odyssey or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon, a fictionalized drama about NASA enlistingStanley Kubrickto fake the moon landing....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Tyler Johnson

Tony and Ziva's 'NCIS' Spin-off Exists Because of Fan Demand

If there’s one thingNCISfans can unite on, Tony and Ziva’s love story felt like it left more to be desired. It is something fans have been asking for a while now andCote de PabloandMichael Weatherlyhave had their share of questions throughout the years. Fans have always been curious about what was happening in Tiva’s life post-NCIS, and these questions are the reasons the newly announced Tiva spinoff will see the light of day....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Jason Bryant