‘Bright’ Featurette: Will Smith And Joel Edgerton Give A Peek At The Fairy Tale Buddy-Cop Movie After a detour into the superhero genre,David Ayeris back to making gritty cop dramas — but with a twist. TheEnd of Watchdirector brought some of hisSuicide Squadstars on board for his Netflix filmBright, which combines Ayer’s buddy-cop sensibilities with some of the supernatural elements he played with in his DCEU film. Because you know the only thing missing from a buddy-cop movie are orcs....

‘Cruella’ Casts ‘Killing Eve’ Star Kirby Howell-Baptiste FromKilling EvetoWhy Women Killand even her recurring role onThe Good Place,Kirby Howell-Baptisteseems to have a lot of death on her resume. But hopefully she won’t be killing anything in her new role inCruella, Disney’s live-action prequel to101 DalmatiansstarringEmma Stoneas the fur-obsessed villain. Howell-Baptiste has signed on to join theCruellacast in an undisclosed role. Varietybroke the news that Kirby Howell-Baptiste has signed on to star in Disney’s live-actionCruella, an origin story for the101 Dalmatiansvillain Cruella de Vil, played by apunk-rock Emma Stone....

‘Frozen 2’ Box Office Tracking: Disney’s Sequel Targets A Cool $100 Million Opening About a month ago, earlyFrozen 2box office tracking numberssuggestedthat the highly-anticipated Walt Disney Animation sequel was on pace for a huge $145 million opening weekend. But if Disney executives are feeling a shudder up their spines this morning, it may not just be because today is Halloween – they may have just seen the most recent tracking numbers, which instead suggest thatFrozen 2is on track for something closer to a $100 million opening....

‘Lady Bird’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Soars In Greta Gerwig’s Solo Directorial Debut Greta Gerwigis passing down her mumblecore crown toSaoirse Ronanin her semi-autobiographical film,Lady Bird. The indie darlings team up in the coming-of-age film replete with quirky shenanigans and whimsical musings on life, with Ronan starring in the Gerwig-surrogate role as a stubborn aspiring bohemian who clashes with her equally strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf). A24 has done it again, showing off what looks like a compelling coming-of-age film that showcases the talent of the women behind and in front of the screen....

‘Mandy’ Is A Captivating Reconstruction Of The Self – And It Also Has Nicolas Cage Getting In Chainsaw Fights There are very few filmmakers who can match the energyNicolas Cagebrings to the screen. Werner Herzog is one; hisBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a bad-cop-gone-worse story, pits Cage against his drug-fueled demons and has them breakdance to taunt him.Adaptation, one could argue, traps Cage within creative claustrophobia and makes him force his way out....

‘Minari’ Clips: Lee Isaac Chung’s Great New Film Is Now On Demand Technically,Minariis a 2020 movie – which is why we had it onour listof the Best Films of 2020. But the rollout of the movie has been a little weird, and it didn’t reach On Demand until today. But now that it’s available for all to see, I can’t recommendMinarienough. It’s a quiet-but-powerful movie that pulls you into its story of a Korean immigrant family trying to make the American dream a reality....

‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 3 Trailer: How Much Darker Can This Show Get? “Embrace your dark side,” thePenny Dreadfulseason three trailer exclaims. Not a bad tagline for a show about battling internal and external evil forces. The ways in which the characters confront or accept their dark sides has always been one of the main draws of the Showtime series. ShowrunnerJohn Loganand everyone involved have got the monsters and set pieces down by now, but it’s the characters that keep me hooked....

‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ May Shoot This Fall, Probably Won’t Be The Last Sequel While making the publicity rounds forCaptain America: Civil War, some surprising news came fromRobert Downey Jr.thatSherlock Holmes 3was still in the works. In fact, there was even a chance that the film could shoot later this year. Shortly thereafter, the sequel landed a writer withJames Coynehired for the gig. Now producerJoel Silveradds more hope that the sequel will happen, and he indicates that this probably won’t be the last one....

‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’ Trailer #2 As we’re already halfway through October, we’ll soon see a deluge of new marketing materials for films being released in the coveted holiday window. Kicking things off is a new trailer forGuy Ritchie’sSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. This one uses all the same light comedy and heavy speed ramping that was in the first trailer, and confirms thatRachel McAdamsreturns for at least a cameo....

‘Smashed’ Trailer And Poster: Buzzed-About Sundance Entry Features Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Biggest Dramatic Turn To Date There are actors one suspects can do a lot more than what they’ve been given at any particular point. People might have thought that aboutAaron PaulbeforeBreaking Badgave him the chance to stretch. AndMary Elizabeth Winsteadhas been a bright spot in several projects so far, but we’ve suspected that she’d eventually get a chance to really do something great....

‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Will Be About Peter Parker, Won’t Be An Origin Story Sony’s plans to reboot theSpider-Manfranchise are coming into clearer focus. According to new reports, the new film will center on a teenaged Peter Parker — not Miles Morales or another character as some have speculated. What will be different this time around, though, is we won’t be starting with an origin story. At this point, even Marvel Studios figures there’s no need to rehash the same old tale....

‘Tenet’ Star Kenneth Branagh Doesn’t Know If He’s Playing The Bad Guy We’re a month out from the (probable) release ofTenet, and still no one could tell you whatChristopher Nolan’s time-bending new movie is about. Least of all his cast. Following the lead of a confused Robert Pattinson,Kenneth Branaghis here to cast uncertainty over hisTenetcharacter. A mysterious figure with an intimidating Russian accent, Branagh’s character in any other movie — especially oneas inspired by the Bond moviesas this — would be the villain....

‘The Conjuring’ Already Set Up With Sequel Plans New horror films often seem like a great way to beget a new franchise — there’s a rich tradition of horror film series, after all, and any company releasing horror into movie theaters is easily tempted by the sweet smell of franchise money. And soThe Conjuring, which has been the benificiary of rave reviews since debuting at the LA Film Festival and going into many preview and word of mouth screenings, is already looking locked for a sequel and possible franchise....