The Unusual Way Sebastian Stan Landed His Role In Fresh When it comes to film and TV roles,Sebastian Stanhas developed a very distinct appetite. Whether he’s appearing asBucky Barnesin the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Tommy Lee in"Pam and Tommy,“the actor has a penchant for unconventional parts. Case in point: His character in"Fresh"is certainly not what you would expect. The recently released thriller skewers modern romance — though the less you know about it going in, the better....

This Week In Trailers: The Survivalist, Wakefield, Obit., The B-Side, Menashe Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we bug out in the forest, decide to leave our lives and never come back, find ourselves in the obituaries, get our picture taken byErrol Morris, and try to be a better parent....

Watch New ‘Cruella’ Clips As Movie Tickets And Disney+ Pre-Orders Go On Sale For The ‘101 Dalmations’ Prequel Cruella, a movie whose very existence continues to baffle me, is headed to theaters and Disney+ with Premiere Access very soon. As we get closer and closer to the Emma Stone film, Disney has gone ahead and put movie tickets for the movie on sale. They’re always making it possible to pre-order the film on Disney+, in case that’s something you want to do....

Wayne McClammy To Direct Isla Fisher In Desperadoes There’s a chance you read that headline and said, “um, who?“Wayne McClammyis the director behind the videos’I’m Fucking Matt Damon' and the star-studded rejoinder ‘I’m Fucking Ben Affleck’ that aired onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2008. (McClammy has also done directing chores onThe Sarah Silverman Programand directed Silverman’sThe Great Schlep.) Now he’s working out a deal to direct the filmDesperadoes, theEllen RapoportBlack List script called “a female-orientedThe Hangover....

Why Steven Spielberg’s An American Tail Was Accused Of Plagiarism “An American Tail” is not only one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, but it also serves asSteven Spielberg’s entry into the world of animation. After the success of “An American Tail” and director Don Bluth’s follow-up “The Land Before Time”, Spielberg decided to go all-in on animation —foundingthe short-lived Amblimation studio and producing hit cartoons including “Tiny Toon Adventures” and “Animaniacs”....

‘Blade’ Reboot Finds A New Daywalker In Mahershala Ali [Comic-Con 2019] Before the Marvel San Diego Comic-Con panel ended, we got one last treat to sink our fangs into. ABladereboot is coming into the MCU, and he’s going to be played by Oscar-winnerMahershala Ali. Marvel announced Ali taking over the role of the Daywalker in a new feature film adaptation of the comic. And that sounds good to us. While fans have long hoped Wesley Snipes might return to play Blade, the half-human/half-vampire, it seemed less and less likely....

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Early Buzz: It’s Spectacular, Especially Spider-Man Last night brought the first screening ofCaptain America: Civil Warfor members of the press in Los Angeles who are attending a press junket this weekend. We’ll have coverage of that after this weekend, including an interview with Kevin Feige. But first and foremost, you’re probably curious about how this epic battle of superheroes turned out. For now, there’s on embargo on full reviews forCaptain America: Civil Waruntil April 13th, which is when the movie screens at CinemaCon in Las Vegas....

‘Feast’ Director’s Next Film For Google Could Be A New Step For Cinema We’re always wondering what’s next for the movies. Since film’s inception as a storytelling form we’ve seen the addition of sound, color, bigger screens, third and fourth dimensions, and more. Now we’re at a point where the physical theater has become the major constraint. Some filmmakers are looking smaller for the next big thing. Googlehas begun making short films calledSpotlight Stories....

‘Homecoming’ Season 2 Will Not Feature Julia Roberts If you were hoping to seeJulia RobertsinHomecomingseason 2, I have some bad news. While Roberts will remain an executive producer on the fantastic Amazon series fromMr. RobotcreatorSam Esmail, she won’t be returning to play her season 1 character Heidi Bergman. This is a bit disappointing, as Roberts turned in a wonderful performance in season 1. THRis reporting that Julia Roberts isn’t coming back forHomecomingseason 2, and I’m sad about that....

‘Kenobi’ Series On Disney+ Takes Place Eight Years After ‘Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith’ The D23 Expo confirmed recent (and ongoing) rumors thatEwan McGregorhad signed on to finally reprise his role asObi-Wan Kenobiin a series Lucasfilm is sending to the Disney+ streaming service. A new timeline graphic displayed during the Lucasfilm portion of the Disney+ presentation had the series taking place during the events ofSolo: A Star Wars Story, but now we have an even better idea about when the Kenobi series unfolds in the Star Wars universe....

‘Ms. Marvel’ Series Probably Won’t Arrive On Disney+ Until 2022 We’re just over halfway through 2021, and Marvel Studios has already released three seasons of television and one full-length feature film. And while there’s still lots more to come before the calendar flips to 2022, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the company will be able to squeeze everything in that was initially planned. Case in point: a new report suggests thatMs....

‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Movie Coming From ‘Happy Death Day’ Filmmaker The power of Christ has compelled Endeavor Content to snap up the film rights toGrady Hendrix’s novelMy Best Friend’s Exorcism.Christopher Landon, the writer-director of theHappy Death Dayfilms, will produce and possibly direct. The story is set in 1988, and focuses on two teenage best friends, one of whom might be possessed. More on theMy Best Friend’s Exorcismmovie below. THRhas the news regarding theMy Best Friend’s Exorcismmovie....

‘Paranormal Activity’ Director Oren Peli To Direct Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘Eliza Graves’ WhenOren Pelishot the firstParanormal Activityin his own house over the course of a week, he never could have imagined how it would totally and utterly change his life. The film came out and was a runaway hit, he immediately signed on toproduce a sequeland then directed his second movie calledArea 51. Now, beforeany word of that film is out, Peli has wisely locked down the follow up....