Independent Spirit Awards: Here's Our Ranking of the Best Lead Performance Nominees

Film nominations for the 2023Independent Spirit Awardshave been released to the public, with the entire list of nominees announced throughYouTube. The Film Independent Spirit Awards have been a major platform to showcase the work of independent filmmakers since its establishment in 1984. Beginning in 2023, the Independent Spirit Awards features gender-neutral categories, replacing the male and female-specified awards for lead and supporting performance categories with the gender-neutral Best Lead Performance andBest Supporting Performanceawards....

June 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1272 words · Maurice Rivera

Inhumans Are Killing Off the X-Men in Marvel Comics

Back in October,Marvelheld a massivepress eventwhere the studio unveiled its entirePhase Threelineup. For fans who have only followed theMarvelCinematic Universe movies, and not the comics they’re based on, it may have been the first time they ever heard of the comic book characters known as theInhumans. The studio started integrating these characters intoMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.last season, but we still have several years left until theInhumans' big screen debut on June 29, 2025....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Mary Garcia

Is Mr. Sinister the X-Force Movie Villain?

Is Mr. Sinister going to be the big villain in theX-Force movie? At the moment, there is no official indication that’s going to be the case, but there is a reasonable amount of circumstantial evidence that may lead us to that conclusion. If not inX-Force, it seems like the recentX-Men movieshave been signaling that the beloved villain will be making his way to that universe sooner rather than later. Warning: This article contains spoilers forDeadpool 2....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Sheena Serrano

James Dean's Family Responds to New CGI Movie Backlash

Thebacklash to CGI James Deanis intense. The family of James Dean has responded to the social media outcry concerning a new movie starring a digital version of the iconic actor. Many people were taken by surprise to hear that a digital version of Dean is going to star in an upcoming Vietnam War movie. And a lot of that surprise turned to anger, and in some cases, disgust. Co-director Anton Ernst was taken by surprise when his announcement was met with criticism instead of excitement....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Karen Williams

Javier Bardem Confirms Frankenstein Talks

Universal, like most studios in Hollywood right now, is currently working on building out a cinematic universe. Theirs is quite different, though, as they are building one around their classic monsters, which will kick off this summer with Tom Cruise’s new take onThe Mummy. There is also a reboot ofUniversal Monsters' Frankensteinin the works and there have been reports thatJavier Bardemis in talks to play the famous monster. Now, we have word directly from Bardem that those talks are happening and he is very interested in the part....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Morgan Moore DVM

Jesse James' Pet Monkey Broke Into a Neighbor's Home Looking for Love

Jesse James' pet monkey escaped and broke into his neighbor’s house last week. The adolescent monkey, who is named Tobi James, busted into the house and started knocking over coffee cups and ripping up and down the stairs. However, Tobi was quite amorously ‘excited’ while he was doing this, which is clearly visible, even with the specific part of the monkey’s anatomy blurred out in the video obtained over at TMZ....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Gabriel Rodriguez

Listen to Halloween Triumphant from John Carpenter's New Halloween Score

John Carpenterhas shared an epic new track from his upcomingHalloweenscore. David Gordon Green’s take on the iconic franchise hits theaters this week, and so does Carpenter’s new score, which he collaborated on with his son Cody, and his godson Daniel Davies. We were treated to the “The Shape Returns” back in September, and the reworking of the classicHalloweentheme left horror fanatics excited and wanting to receive more teases from the score....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Angela Medina

Logan Surprise Villain Explained

The success of the R-rated blockbusterDeadpoolhas emboldened movie studios to push for more R-rated movies. One of the by-products of this was 20th Century Fox’sLoganbeing crafted as anR-rated superhero movie, but that is not the only thing that setsLoganapart. As fans noticed this weekend, there is no post-credits scene, which was quite disappointing for most fans, but during a new interview, writerScott Franktalks about the inclusions of a surprising villain. If you haven’t seenLoganyet, there will be SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Luke Miller

Lord of the Rings: Every Main Character, Ranked by Likability

The Lord of the Ringsis one of the most popular epics in the history of fiction. Over a span of three memorable novels, which were later adapted into three memorable live-action movies, audiences witnessed the world of Middle Earth, and the efforts of its heroes to vanquish the darkness being spread across the land due to the influence of the fabled One Ring of Power. As befits an epic, there is a large cast of characters from a variety of backgrounds who all play a significant role inThe Lord of the Rings....

June 2, 2025 · 8 min · 1661 words · Michele Taylor

Mark Hamill Confirmed to Return as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars 9

The official cast list forStar Wars 9has been released and, to the joy of millions ofStar Warsfans, the ninth installment in the saga will feature the return ofMark Hamillin his iconic role of Luke Skywalker. Hamill will be one of three veteranStar Warsactors returning to the galaxy far far away, as Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams will also be returning. WhileLuke Skywalkeris one of the most essential characters in theStar Warsfranchise, many fans were unsure if he would return for the next movie, considering that he died at the end ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Dr. Tyler Blair Jr.

Mulder Asks 'Are You Ready?' in New X-Files Trailer

During tonight’s season finale ofWayward Pines, Fox aired a brand new trailer for their highly-anticipatedX-Files Revival, offering a new glimpse at Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). Along with a number of cryptic shots, including a group of soldiers and some sort of medical experiment, the briefX-Files trailershows Mulder asking his partner if she’s “ready for this,” to which she responds, “I don’t know there’s a choice.” The six-episode series is slated to debut on January 24, following the NFC Championship Game on Fox....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Sharon Palmer

Nobody 2 Opening Scene Is Already Planned Out and Ready to Go

Nobodyscreenwriter Derek Kolstad has revealed that he already has an opening scene in mind for a potentialNobody 2, and that it maintains the tone of the first movie. While also divulging the strange way he pitched the firstNobody, Kolstad has continued his gleeful approach to a sequel, with plans to stick to the template that madeNobodyso charming. “Remember that the first scene in the movie? That is the first thing I ever pitched Bob, in the meeting, because I had the dream the night before....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Alexis Wolfe

Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Is Next Star Wars Spin-Off

It looks like Ewan McGregor will finally be able to stop getting asked about the often discussedObi-Wan Kenobimovie. After months and months of whispers that it may be happening, a new report states that Lucasfilm is currently in the early stages of actually making the Obi-Wan movie actually happen. As it stands, the studio is in very early discussions with Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (The Hours,Billy Elliot), who will direct and oversee the production of the movie for Lucasfilm....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Karen Cox