ABC/Radhika Chalasani(LONDON) — Thor: Ragnarok co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are front and center in a black-and-white, on-set social media snap that gives fans their first look at them in the as-yet-untitled reboot of the Men in Black franchise, which will be based in the U.K. The pair can be seen on Hemsworth’s Insta, wearing most of their get-ups as members of the super-secret alien …
Round 3 – ‘Daredevil’ returns October 19
David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — The third season of the acclaimed Netflix Marvel series Daredevil will hit the streaming service October 19. In a promo revealing the return, Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock — blind lawyer for the oppressed by day, masked vigilante by night — has fallen from the light spiritually. Bloodied and partially in shadow, …
Run, Forrest! Run! Michael Moore thinks Tom Hanks should be the next president
ABC(NEW YORK) — Filmmaker Michael Moore wants to tap a Hollywood legend for a White House run: Tom Hanks. “When [people] say people don’t love Trump,” Moore tells ABC’s Peter Travers, “I [say] you clearly have never watched ‘The Apprentice! People loved that show. [Trump] was a beloved figure! Why don’t we [Democrats] run beloved …
Josh Groban on his “unexpected” role opposite Tony Danza in “The Good Cop,” now streaming on Netflix
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Josh Groban’s new album Bridges is out today — and so is his new Netflix sitcom, The Good Cop. It stars Josh as a by-the-book police lieutenant who clashes with his ex-con dirty cop of a dad, played by Tony Danza. Josh says the offer to star in the show came out …
Report: Michael B. Jordan launching film series based on Tom Clancy’s John Clark
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Variety is reporting that, arguably, one of the coolest actors working in Hollywood today, Michael B. Jordan, will be playing, arguably, the coolest character created by the late thriller author Tom Clancy. The trade notes that the Creed and Black Panther veteran will play John Clark in a new series about the Navy SEAL-turned vigilante-turned head of the elite international …
‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ and ‘Farenheit 11/9’ top this week’s new releases
Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * The House with a Clock in Its Walls — This dark fantasy comedy, based on John Bellairs’ 1973 novel of the same name, centers on a young orphan — played by Daddy’s Home and Daddy’s Home 2‘s Owen Vaccaro — who …
The Smithsonian African American Film Festival announces inaugural lineup
Netflix(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The National Museum of African American History and Culture is teaming up with Netflix for its first film festival in October. The festival, titled The Smithsonian African American Film Festival, will take place from October 24 through 27 and will screen Netflix’s upcoming documentary, Quincy. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film …
‘Atlanta’ Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry, Aubrey Plaza tapped to headline reboot of ‘Child’s Play’ movies
Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Atlanta‘s Brian Tyree Henry and Parks and Recreation alum-turned Legion star Aubrey Plaza will go head-to-head with a twenty-nine inch psychopath named Chucky. According to Entertainment Weekly, the upcoming Child’s Play reboot has cast the pair for the film’s lead roles. The original 1988 film, which spawned six spinoff movies, centered on a …
Watch now: Jordan Peele narrates famous ‘Twilight Zone’ intro in teaser-trailer for series reboot
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — What more proof do we need? CBS has confirmed Jordan Peele will officially serve as host of their forthcoming Twilight Zone reboot, by releasing a teaser-trailer featuring Peele narrating the series’ classic opening. The teaser features the Oscar-winning Get Out writer and director echoing the introductory monologue spoken by the late …
‘True Detective’ Emmy-winner Cary Fukunaga named the first-ever American James Bond movie director
Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images(LONDON) — For the first time in the movie series’ 62-year history, an American filmmaker will call the shots on a James Bond movie. The lucky Yank is Cary Joji Fukunaga, who won an Emmy for directing the first season of True Detective. He also wrote the award-winning war drama …