Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings In ‘The Martian’ Writer Drew Goddard Project Hail Mary, another movie that will sendRyan Goslinginto space, is bringing inDrew Goddard. Goddard has been tapped to help with the story for thePhil LordandChris Millermovie, making this the second time Goddard has adapted the work of authorAndy Weir(Goddard also wrote the script for the adaptation of Weir’s bookThe Martian). LikeThe Martian,Project Hail Maryfinds an astronaut millions of miles from home....

Ranked: All 21st Century Marvel Movies Outside The Marvel Cinematic Universe Since we’ve had two releases from Marvel Studios this year, there’s been plenty of talk about ranking the movies in the Marvel cinematic universe. But with 20th Century Fox’s reboot ofFantastic Fourhitting theaters this weekend (for better or worse), we thought it was a good time torank all the Marvel moviesthat existoutside of the MCU, which include Sam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy, all theX-Menfilms and more....

Rumor: ‘Akira’ Developing As A Trilogy, Christopher Nolan May Be Involved The development of a live-action adaptation ofAkirais a story that has quite a few twists and turns, but is pretty simple to summarize: no one has been able to crack it. Warner Bros. and Appian Way have tried with a few different creative teams, most recently with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop) set to make the movie. But WB wanted budget cuts, and it all fell apart....

Sequel Bits: ‘Inside Man 2’, ‘Zombieland 2’, ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Avatar’, ‘John Wick 3’, ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ In this edition of Sequel Bits: A post shared by Rhea Seehorn (@rheaseehorn) I can’t say I was very excited forInside Man 2, asequelto Spike Lee’s 2006 hit. For one thing, no one involved with the original film, including Lee or the cast, is returning for this follow-up. For another, the plot – “The U....

Stephen King Has Idea For ‘Friday The 13th’ Novel Told From Jason Voorhees' POV Stephen Kingis always working on something. The prolific master of horror seems to churn out a book every few months, firing away at one tale of terror after the next, with no signs of slowing down. King is such an institution that he can probably get literally anything published at this point, even a grocery list. And while King will continue to thrive as long as he’s typing away, and publishers will continue to eat it up, he’s not above waxing hypothetically about books he’ll probably never write....

Superhero Bits: Hear Some Of The ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Score, Details On Batman Day In September & More Want to dig into the animated history ofSuperman? How will players unlock new characters inMarvel’s Avengersand will crossplay be available right away? WillThe Boysdeal with the pandemic in the third season? Want to hear a track from theWonder Woman 1984score and find out how long the movie might be? Why mightJeffrey Dean Morgannot be able to joinThe Boysseason 3?...

Superhero Bits: The CW’s Gotham Knights Trailer, New Madame Web Casting & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: The first trailer for the “Gotham Knights” show....

System Shock TV Series Will Bring The Classic Video Game To A New Medium The cyberpunk survival horror game “System Shock” is being made into a new live-action TV series courtesy of the upcoming gaming entertainment streaming platform Binge. Nightdive, the gaming studio behind the 2021 “System Shock” PC remake, are onboard to help create the new streaming series, which is about a space station thrown into chaos. If “System Shock” sounds familiar but you’re not much of a PC gamer, that might be because the series is the spiritual predecessor to the wildly successful “Bioshock” franchise....

The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg In “An Almost Religious Awe” This episode ofWatchmenwas a doozy, wasn’t it? As if daring the audience to think the series could not throw more surprises at us, Damon Lindelof and his team of excellent writers have added not only to the story of Hooded Justice, but that of Doctor Manhattan.We’ll be sure to talk about that last reveal for quite some time, but in the meantime, we have a lot more references to the source material and other things to consider this week....

The Avatar 2 Cast Had To Learn How To Hold Their Breath For Minutes At A Time The long-awaited sequel toJames Cameron’s “Avatar"is on the way, and this time, it’s damp. We’re getting four sequels to the first film, but this one, which is due to premiere on June 08, 2025, is going to be set largely underwater. He doesn’t do things halfway, that James Cameron. As you’re able to see from the official Twitter account for the film,the concept artis really impressive....

The Best Movies About Grief You Probably Haven’t Seen Tell me if you had a similar experience. Every year when I was a kid my father would wait until I was having the most fun during Memorial Day weekend – I’d either be mid-chomp on a hot dog or about to leap off a diving board – when he’d remind me that, “this weekend isn’t just about having fun, it’s about honoring the dead!...

The Legacy Of Isao Takahata, The Underappreciated Half Of Studio Ghibli “Why must fireflies die so young?” On April 5, the world lost an animation titan.Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a frequent collaborator withHayao Miyazaki, and the director of stunning anime films likeGrave of the FirefliesandThe Tale of Princess Kaguya, died at 82. But not many people outside of hardcore Studio Ghibli fans may recognize his name. Takahata’s films are rarely given international acclaim and Disney hasn’t rushed to bring his movies Stateside like they have for his partner, Miyazaki....

The Mandalorian Vs. Boba Fett, Round 4: Cuddle Edition Another episode of “The Book of Boba Fett” is upon us, and that once again means it’s time to dig into the series and its “The Mandalorian” companion to decisively determine which bounty hunter is better. There are still many episodes left and a number of factors to weigh, but this week we’re going to explore an often overlooked attribute that shows the softer side of the pair … how much they embrace the cuddlier things in life....