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Multiplatinum recording artistLizzois gearing up to play the role of a lifetime. The Grammy award-winning artist will tell the story ofSister Rosetta TharpeinAmazonMGM Studios’sRosetta. The “Truth Hurts” singer will play Thorpe and produce the project in development with Kevin Beisler, Significant Productions' Nina Yang Bongiovi, andAcademy Award-winning actorForest Whitaker. Dubbed the “Godmother of Rock N' Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first great recording star of gospel music, garnering attention from Rhythm & Blues andRock N' Roll audiencesafter gaining popularity in the 1930s and 1940s....

Robert Downey Jr.‘sIron Manhelped launch the wildly successfulMarvelCinematic Universe back in 2008, and we’ve seen more than our fair share of Tony Stark in theMCU. This beloved character also starred inIron Man 2,Marvel’s The Avengers,Iron Man 3and last year’sAvengers: Age of Ultron, and this summer, Iron Man will square off against his longtime friend Steve Rogers inCaptain America: Civil War. Next month, however, comic book fans will get to see a different side of Tony Stark in the new comicInternational Iron Man....

Ever sinceMarvelstarted rolling out TV shows like ABC’sMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.andMarvel’s Agent Carter, there have been subtle connections between those programs and theMarvel Cinematic Universe. Those shows, along with the four Netflix series’Marvel’s Daredevil,Marvel’s Jessica Jones,Marvel’s Luke CageandMarvel’s Iron Fisthave been confirmed as a part of the MCU, but we still haven’t seen any of these TV characters cross into the MCU. During a recent Q&A event (viaCollider) to promote theBlu-rayandDVDrelease ofAvengers: Age of Ultron, producerKevin Feigerevealed that more crossovers between these properties are “inevitable,” although there will certainly be issues with scheduling....

Ant-Manwas a late summer hit when it arrived this past July. And it finally comes home onBlu-rayandDVDnext month. While we awaitScott Lang’s presence, we have some new art to share. And it shows what theAnt-Mansuit almost looked like. These images come from theTwitterpage of conceptual artistAndy Park, who had this to say about these alternate designs. “Before creatingAnt-Man’s final look I did several different options keeping w/the retro look necessary. Here’s a more different take I did of theAnt-Mansuit for the film....

MAS*His an American TV show about a group of medical workers deployed in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, or MASH, in Korea during the time of the Korean War. It was based on the 1970 movie of the same title and the bookMASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctorswritten by Richard Hooker. From 1972 until 1983, it ran on CBS for eleven seasons and was a phenomenal success.It is one of the best TV medical drama series....

After carving out a major franchise and changing the world of modern blockbuster movie-making as we know it, theMCUhas…dipped a little in recent years. Addressing the issues that the world of Marvel has faced lately,Marvel Studios Co-President Louis D’Espositowonders if perhaps the MCU has been diluted due to the barrage of both movies and TV shows on Disney+. “Maybe when you do too much, you dilute yourself a little bit. We’re not going to do that anymore....

He’s known as the greatest of all time, and now the life ofMuhammad Aliwill be explored in the new scripted series,The Greatest, which has been greelit by Amazon for its streaming service,Prime Video. Asthe first-ever authorized scripted series to focus on the boxing icon,The Greatestwill examine Ali’s achievementsboth in and out of the ring, while at the same time focusing onthe complicated individual he was right upuntil his death in 2016....

Even now, three years since it took home the grand prize, director Guillermo del Toro’s unorthodox, ethereal love storyThe Shape of Waterstill stands out as a surprising, and unusual, Best Picture winner. Actor Michael Shannon, who co-starred in the movie, seemed equally as surprised as everyone else, considering he had not even attended the ceremony and was instead photographed hanging out in a bar in Chicago the night thatThe Shape of Watertook home the Oscar....

The sci-fi space opera movieJupiter Ascendingis not high up on the list of career accomplishments forMila Kunis, to say the least. Written and directed by The Wachowskis, the film starred Kunis as Jupiter Jones, a cleaning woman who bonds with an interplanetary warrior played by Channing Tatum. Its budget was around $200 million, but with negative reviews pummelingJupiter’s Ascendingupon its release, the film bombed at the box office. It was also a big contender at the Razzie Awards with Eddie Redmayne bestowed with the “Worst Supporting Actor” award....

One of the biggest questions surrounding reboots of popular franchises deals with the issue of how much of the series lore the reboot should change to make it more appealing to new audiences, without alienating the established fanbase. According to filmmaker Simon McQuoid, who is helming the upcomingMortal Kombatreboot film, the team behind the movie was able to craft a story that respects the source material while still being accessible to newcomers....

Netflixhas now landed the release of a 2025 Western that’s perfect forTaylor Sheridanfans. Not only does the drama take a similar neo-Westernapproach that’s been popularized by theYellowstonecreator, but it has also received critical acclaim and finds an MCU star and a Hollywood icon at the forefront. Released by Sony Pictures back in May,Thunderbolts*starWyatt Russelltakes the lead as a struggling rodeo rider who finds himself fighting for survival after being trapped in a blizzard....

When Jodie Whittaker takes over as the Thirteenth Doctor on the global hit showDoctor Whonext year, she will be joined by an all new regular cast. BBC announces today that Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill will line-up as the new regular cast onDoctor Who. Bradley will star as Graham, rumored to be the newDoctor Who companion, Tosin will play Ryan and Mandip will play Yasmin. Also joining the series in a returning role is Sharon D Clarke....

MGM, Universal Pictures and Eon Productions have officially revealed that production onNo Time to Diehas wrapped. In celebration, the studio has released some pictures of the cast from the set, along with a new image of Daniel Craig as the iconic 007. It was previously announced that the highly anticipated sequel had wrapped at the end of September, but that was not the case. Craig previously gave a drunken speech, thanking his co-stars and crew, noting that taking part in the project has “been one of the best, most wonderful experiences I have ever had....