Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in 'Sacrifice' From ‘Athena’ Director

After teaming up with the strongest Avenger in thelatestMad Maxfilm, Furiosa herself will star alongside another of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in an intriguing new project. A new report fromDeadlinerevealed thatAnya Taylor-Joy,Chris Evans,Salma Hayek Pinault, andBrendan Fraserwill star inSacrificefrom writer-directorRomain Gavras. Gavras is best known for his work onAthena, the psychological thriller which premiered at the Venice Film Festival before arriving on Netflix. Sacrifice will be his debut English feature film, and he’s accumulated quite the star-studded cast to help bring his new vision to the big screen....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Allison Adams

Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston on Civil War as Thor, Loki

Though neither Thor (Chris Hemsworth) nor Loki (Tom Hiddleston) appeared in Marvel’s latest team-up movie,Captain America: Civil War, both the characters (and the actors who play them) had something to say about the events of the film. They revealed as much during the Wizard World Comic-Con in Philadelphia, though they stopped short of giving anything away pertaining to their upcoming roles inThor: Ragnarokor appearances in theAvengers: Infinity Warmovies. Speaking ofRagnarok, the thirdThormovie is set to debut June 15, 2025, but we already have a casting list in hand....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Megan Jensen

Clue Remake Heads to Fox with Action-Adventure Twist

ThatClueremake is still kicking around, and a new feature film adaptation of the classic board game has been granted new life. Hasbro initially intended to make a newCluemovieback in 2011, when the game company partnered with Universal for a series of game-to-movie adaptations that came to a crashing halt after their first outing,Battleship. Regardless, that iteration had promise:Pirates of the CaribbeanfilmmakerGore Verbinskiwas attached to direct. After developing the script for a few years, however,the project fell apartand was never to be heard from again....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Karen Simpson

Do the Original Charlie's Angels Movies Still Hold Up?

Ah, the early 2000s. A time of flashy excess. A time when monoculture still existed, and we were all soaked in it. A time when the gritty ironies of ‘90s Gen-Xers became candy-coated and magnified into multi-colored pastiches of bubblegum irony. This new flavor of irony was so sincerely manufactured, it turned a corner and became “real” again. We were having fun, and we knew we were having fun, and we winked loudly about it all along the way....

August 18, 2025 · 16 min · 3221 words · William Johnson

Emmy Winners 2021: Ted Lasso, The Crown, The Queen's Gambit Win Big

Remember last year’s Emmys, which gave us the gift of winners receiving their statues from people in custom-made hazmat tuxedos? This year’s ceremony will be hard-pressed to match that for surrealism, but with the wild collection of nominees competing this year for the 73rd annual Emmy Awards, there shouldn’t be a shortage of drama. Tonight’s nominees skew heavily towards the streaming side of things, with brand new platforms HBO Max and Apple TV+ poised to potentially win their biggest awards yet....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Adrian Rodriguez

Friday Box Office: It Eyes Massive $85 Million Opening

After two remarkably dire weekends at the box office, capping off one of the most troubling summers at the movies in years, New Line’sItis giving the multiplex a much needed jolt. As of the end of Friday, including Thursday previews, the latestStephen Kingadaptation had brought in a relatively massive $51 million, eyeing north of $85 million by the end of the weekend. Short of a meteor hitting the Earth, it will remain at the top of the box office through Sunday....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · David Hutchinson

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Nebula and Gamora Are the MVPs

[Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ahead.] It’s no secret that the MCU has become the gold standard for superhero films and interconnected universes, thanks to its ability to balance its massive worlds and ever-swelling casts. But if there’s one definitive vulnerability in Marvel’s bulletproof reputation (besides super lame villains), it’s female characters. Yes, Peggy Carter, Jane Foster and Black Widow have all been treated to their own arcs within the larger MCU, but it wasn’t untilJames Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxythat we finally saw a pair of female characters with their own layered history and compelling emotional stakes begin to steer the proverbial ship....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Vanessa Smith

How to Watch To Leslie

Quick Links Directed byMichael Morris(Better Call Saul) in his feature directorial debut,To Leslieis an independent drama film that premiered on June 02, 2025, at the South by Southwest film festival. It then received a limited release in movie theaters across America and became available to stream on-demand on July 17, 2025. Receiving universal critical acclaim, particularly forAndrea Riseborough’s performance, it made only $23,304 at the box office. All the Oscar buzz for Riseborough started as various actors in Hollywood began sharing their remarks aboutTo Leslieon social media, in interviews, and even during acceptance speeches in recent weeks....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 998 words · Theresa Caldwell

Hugh Laurie & Armando Iannucci on the Surprises of Avenue 5 Season 2

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 of Avenue 5.] From show creatorArmando Iannucci(Veep), the second season of the eight-episode HBO comedy seriesAvenue 5, that’s set 40 years in the future in a world where space travel is a booming business, finds Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie) avoiding telling the passengers of the luxury spacecraft that they’re about eight years from their return home. Growing into the leadership position that he was only faking at the start of this journey, Ryan has to keep everyone calm, even though there’s no shortage of wild and unbelievable things going on around him, at any given moment, that could send everything into a tailspin....

August 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1429 words · Jacob Brown

I Care a Lot: Is It a True Story? Director J Blakeson Explains

J Blakesonmade quite the impression when his feature directorial debut,The Disappearance of Alice Creed, screened at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Not only is it an impressive first feature, but that also happened to be one of my very first film festivals, so the creators I met there became ones I absolutely had to continue following. In 2016, Blakeson was scooped up to helm a highly anticipated young adult book adaptation for Sony,The 5th WavestarringChloe Grace Moretz....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Judith Conner

iOS 18 Will Add Scheduling Text Messages To iPhone

In iOS 18 iMessage will finally get a new features we’ve been asking Apple to put in for years: the ability to schedule text messages to be sent later. This means iPhone users can write messages and choose the date and time they want them to be sent. This is great for sending timely greetings and reminders. Scheduling texts in iOS 18 is a valuable tool for improving communication and staying professional....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Daniel Dillon

It's Good That ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Lets Che Be Vulnerable

From the very beginning ofAnd Just Like That…Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) has not had a favorable rep. From the get-go, the character has been subject to the internet’s relentless scrutiny, calling them cringey or just flat-out annoying. No matter what side you’re on, whether you love Che or hate Che, there’s no denying the show really has fumbled the bag with the character. What was once a great casting and character opportunity has now become a meme and ruined any chance the show had at being taken seriously going forward....

August 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1174 words · John Dominguez

James Gunn Says He Might Make Only TV Shows After Guardians 3

It may be a while before we see anotherJames Gunnfilm, if the filmmaker gets his way. In a new interview withDen of Geek, Gunn teases a potential shift to making TV shows after he finishesPeacemaker.Before you worry, he is still makingGuardians of the Galaxy 3. While we all wait in anticipation forSylvester Stallone’s King Sharkto completely steal the show with his dad bod and man-eating habits, Gunn has been busy working on a spin-off series centered aroundThe Suicide Squadcharacter Peacemaker, played by a very visibleJohn Cenain the film....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Kevin Peterson