Photo Cr: Matt Kennedy/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved(SAN DIEGO) — It was raining movie and TV show trailers at Comic-Con over the weekend, but one that’s generating a lot of buzz is the first look at Star Trek: Picard, the forthcoming CBS All Access series featuring the return of Sir Patrick Stewart …
Marvel unveils Phase 4 MCU plans at San Diego Comic-Con
Marvel Studios(SAN DIEGO) — At San Diego Comic-Con, Hall H is reserved for the biggest, most anticipated press events and announcements. And this year, the biggest event was Marvel Studios announcing what fans have to look forward to, now that Avengers: Endgame signals the end of 11 years, 23 films and Phases 1-3 of the …
‘The Lion King’ scores record $185 million debut; ‘Avengers: Endgame’ becomes highest-grossing film of all time
Disney(NEW YORK) — It was a historic weekend for a pair of Disney films, as the live-action remake of The Lion King and Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame both entered the record books. The Lion King roared to number one at the box office with an estimated $185 million debut — a record-breaking opening for a July weekend. It surpasses …
‘Veronica Mars’ season four is streaming now, launches one week early on Hulu
Hulu(SAN DIEGO) — Here’s a plot twist worthy of the show itself: Veronica Mars season four is now available on Hulu, one week ahead of schedule. The show’s star, Kristen Bell, announced the surprise news at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. During the Veronica Mars panel, Bell declared that she wanted Hulu to release all …
2018 ‘Halloween’ reboot spawning two new sequels
Andrew Eccles/Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Like its unstoppable killer Michael Myers, the Halloween films will live on. On Friday, Universal Pictures announced release dates for two new films in the iconic horror series, following the blockbuster success of 2018’s reboot starring original sole survivor Jamie Lee Curtis. The film, which was directed by David Gordon Green, was made for …
Holy S**t! Watch the potty-mouthed Comic-Con feature for R-rated sequel ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Paramount Pictures and director Tim Miller want to make one thing clear to Terminator fans: Like its direct predecessors The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the upcoming film Terminator: Dark Fate is R-rated. Want proof? Just watch the film’s behind-the-scenes featurette that was recently revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. The …
Stephen King’s son and ‘N0S4A2’ creator Joe Hill is psyched about ‘It: Chapter 2’
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. (NEW YORK) — To say horror is in bestselling author/producer Joe Hill’s DNA is literally true — he’s the son of Stephen King, after all — but he’s also a massive fan of the genre in his own right. The author, whose adaptation of his book N0S4A2 is now a series …
Me-OUCH: Jordan Peele endorses Twitter user’s troll of ‘CATS’ creepy trailer music from ‘Us’
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the big-screen version of CATS debuted Thursday, and reaction has been decidedly mixed. For everyone who loved seeing Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Hudson turned into furry felines via CGI, there were others who saw the effect as downright creepy. One of those in the “creepy” …
Report: Eddie Murphy could get “massive payday” from Netflix for return to stand-up
Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — In today’s Season 11 premiere of Netflix’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Eddie Murphy takes a ride with Jerry Seinfeld, and tells him that he’s finally returning to the stand-up stage. Murphy, whose stand-up specials Delirious and Raw basically gave birth to the idea of a comic who could be …
‘The Lion King’ roars into theaters Friday
Disney(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Friday: * The Lion King — Jon Favreau, who directed Disney’s hit live-action 2016 adaptation of The Jungle Book, also directed this highly anticipated live-action remake of the 1994 animated Disney classic. Donald Glover plays Simba, a young lion who must step up and take his place as the rightful …