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Ron Howardis set to directThirteen Lives, a drama based on the true story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue. William Nicholson, the Oscar-nominated writer ofGladiator, will pen the screenplay, which will feature the kind of high-stakes drama that propelled Howard’sApollo 13to nine Oscar nominations. They even share a number in common, so perhaps it’ll bring good luck, for a change. Thirteen Livesfollows the boys soccer team from Thailand who became trapped in a cave for more than two weeks when heavy rains partially flooded the cave, blocking their way out....

Of all the strange things that have occurred in our existence, it’s easy to overlook the realization that we got aSonic the Hedgehogmovie that was both above average for video game adaptations and also didn’t make Sonic look like a mid 00s homunculus. It’s a movie that was playfully respectful to its source material while also being a fun time for kids and madcapJim Carreyfans everywhere, and its sequel, complexly titledSonic the Hedgehog 2, doubles down on that immensely in its third act....

The 2019 Sundance Film Festival is in the books, and this past weekend, winners were announced for jury prizes and audience awards. Taking home the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award was the crowd-pleasingBrittany Runs a Marathon. The film starsJillian Bellas a woman who resolves to get her life in order by taking up running and slowly learns to break down the barriers that have caused her to push people away. It’s a really sweet and funny movie, and you’ll likely get to see it later this year since Amazon Studios picked it up for $14 million....

The first teaser trailer for HBO’s upcoming documentaryThe Case Against Adnan Syedis here ahead of the miniseries' debut this spring. Academy Award-nomineeAmy Berg(Deliver Us from Evil) directs this exploration of the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student,Hae Min Lee, as well as the resulting conviction of her ex-boyfriend,Adnan Syed. The HBO documentary will follow up on the global attention brought to the case thanks to the massively popular first season of theSerialpodcast....

Yesterday,The Defendershad its panel at Comic-Con, but before the presentation, Steve Weintraub got to talk with EVP of Marvel TelevisionJeph Loeb. Loeb has been the overseer for all of the Marvel Television shows, and while each show has its own showrunner or showrunners, he’s the one who tries to look at the big picture stuff and make sure all of the series are on the same page. During their brief conversation, Loeb talked about how they pitched the Netflix MCU three and a half years ago, and thatThe Defendersis the culmination of that pitch, why the show only has eight episodes as opposed to the thirteen episodes that the individual superhero series get, if The Punisher could show up in a second season ofThe Defenders, the show’s color palette, and how they approached the show’s villain, especially after castingSigourney Weaver....

HBO has just released the official trailer forThe Larry David Story, their upcoming documentary about theCurb Your Enthusiasmstar. The project will center around David sitting down with director Larry Charles to discuss his childhood, his career, and even his thoughts on metaphysics, with the documentary split into two parts. Both parts will air back to back on HBO on March 1, and will also be available to stream on HBO Max....

Now that you’ve seen the insanity that directorAlex Kurtzman’sThe Mummyhas to offer thanks to thefirst full trailer, we can dig into the monster movie’s details a bit more. Luckily, our ownSteve Weintraubhad a chance to sit down with Kurtzman himself, along with a small group of visiting journalists, to talk about the making of the film, working with starTom Cruise,The Mummy’s place in Universal Pictures' shared cinematic universe, and much more....

I lovedShane Black’sThe Nice Guys, but it wasn’t a hit at the box office. It only grossed $62 million worldwide off a budget of $50 million, so even though it would be great to see a follow-up film following Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) and Holland March (Ryan Gosling) with Black returning to write and direct, that’s not going to happen. However, producerJoel Silverthinks there’s still life left in the premise (or at least the property), and is positioning it for a female-led reboot....

Netflix has finally given us our first look into the dreamscape ofThe Sandman. As part of their TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event, the streamer released three new character posters for the series, adapted fromNeil Gaiman’s famous comic book series of the same name, showing off the trio of siblings around whom the show’s fantastical tale revolves: Dream (Tom Sturridge), Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), and Desire (Mason Alexander Park). The posters, which accompany exclusivefirst look footage, presented by Gaiman, Sturridge, and Howell-Baptiste, present the siblings partially shrouded in shadows, shaped appropriately for their characters: the head of a raven for Dream — better known toSandmanfans as Morpheus — the wings of a dark angel for Death, and a hand gently caressing the face of Desire....

Much of the appeal of a home invasionhorror flickis the scorching terror wreaked upon the home’s residents, as the intruders don’t only invade their homes, but also their minds. Alongside this abysmal fear are the relationships that either crack or strengthen under the pressure, delivering us either terrifyingly heartfelt moments or just plain drama. Boasting a coveted100% Rotten Tomatoes score,Ghosts of the Voidis still anoverlooked addition to the home invasion genre that also explores the fragility of the human mind and human relationships....

Though there may be some doubts and confusion overDamon Lindelof’s “remixed” version ofWatchmenfor his HBO series, there is no doubt that the production has secured an A+ cast based on intrigue alone. We recently learned thatJeremy Ironswill bejoining the project, (which just wrapped its pilot – more on that in a moment), alongsideRegina King,Don Johnson,Tim Blake Nelson,Louis Gossett Jr.(Hap and Leonard),Adelaide Clemens(Rectify), andAndrew Howard(Hatfields and McCoys). This new version ofWatchmen, based on the classic graphic novel byAlan MooreandDave Gibbons(whichZach Snyderadapted into a movie in 2009) has been described by Lindelof as the “New Testament” to the original story, with new characters and settings....

Things are not looking good at the box office at the current moment. As estimates begin to come in for this weekend, it’s clear thatJigsawis the victor, beating out far more worthwhile new releases likeThank You for Your Serviceand the overtly cynicalSuburbicon. The latestSawinstallment is currently looking at about $16.2 million in the till, making it one of the smallest weekend takes for a number one movie at the domestic box office in 2017....

Apple is quietly rebuilding Siri from the ground up—an ambitious project that insiders refer to as the creation of a “monolithic model.” This isn’t just an upgrade. It’s a radical architectural shift in how Apple’s voice assistant will function—powered entirely by a unified large language model (LLM) designed to make Siri smarter, faster, and more conversational. What Does “Monolithic Model” Mean? In AI development, amonolithic modelis a single, cohesive system that handles all operations end-to-end—without fragmenting tasks into separate modules or services....