Blumhouse's AI Thriller M3GAN Locks in Crazy Rich Asians Breakout Ronny Chieng

ActorRonny ChiengofCrazy Rich Asians andAsian Comedien Destroys America! fame has been cast in the Universal movieM3GANThe production is described as being a tech horror thriller. Akela Cooper, who has written forLuke Cage, The Nun 2, as well as the upcomingMalignant, has written the script. Directing duties will be taken by Gerard Johnstone, who previously worked onHousebound. The film is based on a story by legendary horror filmmaker James Wan. InM3GAN, Allison Williams leads the story as Gemma, a highly intelligent roboticist at a toy company....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Kathryn Mcneil

Cara Delevingne Opens the Doors to Her Adult Playhouse-Themed Mansion in NSFW Tour Video

Cara Delevingne, supermodel and breakout star ofSuicide Squad, recently took Architectural Digest on a tour of her ‘adult playhouse,’ in Los Angeles. The space is one part English countryside, one part old Hollywood and ten parts psychedelic adult eye-candy seen through the lens ofCara Delevingneand her architect Nicolò Bini. It’s bold. It’s unique, and it is decadence turned on its head. “The theme of this house, it’s notAlice in Wonderland. Every room has a different theme,” she explained in her video tour....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Yolanda Lopez

Daredevil Season 2 Teaser Hints at Luke Cage Crossover

In just a few short days, the second ofNetflix’s superhero shows,Marvel’s Jessica Jones, will debut, following the successful launch ofMarvel’s Daredevilearlier this year. The streaming service hasn’t announced a premiere date forSeason 2ofMarvel’s Daredevil, but we know production is already under way. Earlier today, the officialDaredevil Twitteraccount released a cryptic trailer for the upcoming season, which could tease thatLuke Cage(Mike Colter) may be making his presence known to Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and his team, in an unusual way....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Jamie Martinez

De-Aged Nick Fury Has 2 Eyes in Captain Marvel

San Diego’s Comic-Con was full of surprises today, but leave it to Marvel to trounce the competition. In addition to showing off the brand new trailer forThor: Ragnarok, Marvel detailed some information about the upcomingCaptain Marvel, specifically that it will take place in the early 1990s,Nick Furyis officially confirmed to appear, and that the villains for the movie will be the Skrulls. But that’s not even the most exciting bit ofCaptain Marvelnews, the real news is thatlongtime Marvel actor Samuel L....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Jeffrey Alvarez

Early Infinity War Shoot Will Use a Cumberbatch Stand-In

IfAvengers: Infinity Warends up feeling slightly disjointed, we’ll know why. It’s being reported this morning that star Benedict Cumberbatch, who will be reprising his role as Doctor Strange, is getting a stand-in for the early part of the shoot. We’re not sure if this is the only actor getting such treatment. But it all makes perfect sense. Avengers: Infinity Waris the most mammoth undertaking Marvel has ever set out to accomplish....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Kirsten Mendez

Ethan Hawke Recalls Heartwarming Robin Williams Story from Dead Poets Society

Ethan Hawke may not have enjoyed working with Robin Williams at the time, but looking back, he’s grateful for how acting with the late comedian helped kickstart his Hollywood career. Released in 1989,Dead Poets Societystarred Williams as an English teacher who inspires his students through poetry. The movie presents one of the comic actor’s more dramatic roles and even earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Kathy Young

Euphoria's Hunter Schafer Joins Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel for A24's Mother Mary

EuphoriastarHunter Schaferis the latest addition to David Lowery’s upcoming pop music epicMother Mary,perDeadline. The actress joins Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Emmy Award winner Michaela Coel in Lowery’s third outing for A24. The director was previously at the helm forA Ghost Storyand the critically acclaimedTheGreen Knightfor the famous production company. Lowery most recently worked onPeter Pan & Wendy, which debuted on Disney+ last month. Schafer is best known for portraying Jules Vaughn on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning seriesEuphoria(also an A24 production)....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Joseph Garcia

Explained: What is Wattpad (& Why Studios Are Turning to the Platform for Movie Ideas)

Whether Archive of Our Own, Commaful or FanFiction, there are a great deal of websites out there for aspiring writers to freely create their own stories. But themost popular is Wattpad, a social reading website launched in 2006. On the site, authors can write original content for others to read, with some authors racking up hundreds of millions of views. Every so often, one of those writers is lucky enough to have a narrative so popular, it makes its way to Barnes and Noble and ,even more rarely,some of these stories become feature-length films....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Amy Hernandez PhD

Fast & Furious 8 in Talks with Straight Outta Compton Director

Yesterday, a report surfaced that Universal Pictures has narrowed itsFast & Furious 8director search down to four candidates,F. Gary Gray,Adam Wingard,Louis Leterrierand William Eubank. While principal photography onFast & Furious 8isn’t expected to begin until next spring, pre-production is slated to begin at the end of this month, and the studio was expected to make their decision very quickly.Varietyreports thatF. Gary Grayhas been selected to take the helm, and while Universal hasn’t confirmed the report, star-producerVin Dieselposted a photo of himself and the filmmaker on hisFacebookpage....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Daniel Torres

Game of Thrones Episode 8.5 Photos Tease the Last War

The end is almost here. HBO has released images forGame of Thronesseason 8, episode 5 and they raise some pretty interesting questions. Last weekend’s episode was the aftermath from The Long Night as Westeros held a massive funeral and burned the remains. Elsewhere, secrets are being shared and Daenerys lost another dragon while her leadership is being questioned behind-the-scenes. We left off in a pretty intense place and it looks like we’re about to see another battle in the penultimate episode....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Whitney Johnson

George Clooney Almost Starred in the Christmas Disaster 'Jack Frost'

Quick Links George ClooneyandMichael Keatonare two of Hollywood’s most illustrious leading men, and it’s hard to remember a period when they weren’t completely dominating every film and role they tackled. However,the late ’90s proved to be a precarious time in both prolific actors' careers, as the movie stars notably appeared in the biggest box office flops that tarnished their otherwise impressive resumes. Keaton ended up headlining the holiday stinkerJack Frostand Clooney the epicsuperhero flopBatman & Robin,both of which were major critical and commercial duds that garnered unwanted attention for the actors and left them questioning their statuses in the entertainment industry....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Adriana Robles

Guillermo Del Toro's Antlers Trailer Pulls Keri Russell Into a Dark Fairy Tale

Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer forAntlers. This is the latest horror offering from Guillermo del Toro, who is back up to his monster business in this one. Del Toro serves as a producer on the creature feature, but it’s Scott Cooper (Black Mass) who is in the director’s chair. Based on this first trailer, it appears that’s going to make for one heck of a creepy pairing, as this initial footage is ominous, horrifying and downright unsettling....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Jaclyn Fitzpatrick

Hightown's Hellish Final Season Teased by Monica Raymund and Creator Rebecca Cutter

LikeDead to Me,Party Down,The Leftovers, andThe Newsroom,Hightownjoins the Just Three Seasons list of exceptional shows that fade to black a bit too early. Or just in time — it’s not necessarily a bad thing to leave audiences wanting more. The third and final seasonpremieres on Starzon Jan. 26, and fans are eager to know how creatorRebecca Cutter’s (Gotham, The Mentalist) high-stakes, mystery cop drama will bow. At the end of Season Two, Jackie (Monica Raymund) relapsed, sending herself into a spiraling depression....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · John James