Why John Ostrander’s ‘Suicide Squad’ Run Is Essential Reading Before James Gunn’s Movie [Set Visit] Writer/directorJames Gunn’s long-awaited comic book movieThe Suicide Squaddebuts one month from today, which gives comic fans plenty of time to brush up on some source material before seeing what Gunn has up his sleeve. One particular stretch of comics you should hone in on is writerJohn Ostrander’s 66-issue run from 1987-1992, which helped modernize the team after their initial Silver Age appearance and served as a big creative inspiration for Gunn....

Will Paul Greengrass Direct The Martin Luther King Assassination Film ‘Memphis’? There have been quite a few possible and/or rumored projects of late forBourne/United 93/Green ZonedirectorPaul Greengrass. The most recent rumor had him as apossible directorforCleopatrastarring Angelina Jolie. Now add another one to the pile, and it could end up being another film from Cleopatra producer Scott Rudin. There’s a report saying that the director wants to makeMemphis, a film about the events that led to the assassination ofDr....

WTF: Will Mickey Rourke Remove Front Teeth To Play Rugby Player Gareth Thomas? Mickey Rourkewants to playWelsh rugby playerGareth Thomas, noted not only for being a badass on the pitch, but for being the first openly gay male player in a major team sport. OK, so far so good. We heard from the actor not long ago on his approach to the film — he says he’ll learn Welsh for the role — though he didn’t engage the question of how he’ll accurately portray a guy who is twenty years his junior....

Yes, Steven Spielberg Is Still Unhappy About Netflix Hey, did you knowSteven Spielbergis not a fan of Netflix? You should, because he’s voiced his displeasure with the streaming serviceseveraltimes. It’s not so much that Spielberg thinks Netflix makes bad movies. It’s that he doesn’t approve of their release model, since Netflix tends to skip theaters entirely. In the mind of Mr. Spielberg, movies that don’t play in theaters aren’t movies at all....

‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ Trailer Sets Excellent New September VOD And Theatrical Release Date Bill and Ted are facing the music — and a new release date. Orion Pictures has released a newBill & Ted Face the Musictrailer, which announces the new September release for the long-awaited comedy sci-fi sequel starringKeanu ReevesandAlex Winter.Bill & Ted Face the Musichas been pushed from its latest August release to September 1, when it will hit both VOD and theaters....

‘Child’s Play’ Remake Score Will Be Composed By Bear McCreary Using A ‘Toy Orchestra’ TheChild’s Playremake has found its composer.Bear McCreary, who has provided music forThe Walking Dead,10 Cloverfield Lane, and more, will create theChild’s Playremake score, givingMark Hamill’s Chucky plenty of music to murder to. Orion Pictures announced McCreary as the composer today, and unveiled a teaser video featuring the artist revealing some of the music that will be used in the film....

‘Dark Shadows’ Sequel Series In The Works At The CW The CW and Warner Bros. Television are bringingDark Shadowsback from the grave. ADark Shadowssequel series, titledDark Shadows: Reincarnation, is in development at the CW and is set to continue the story of Dan Curtis' 1966 cult classic gothic soap opera. Deadlinereports that the CW and Warner Bros. TV have struck a deal to resurrectDark Shadows. The sequel seriesDark Shadows: Reincarnationis an hourlong gothic horror drama that will be a modern-day continuation of the Collins family saga that first began in the Dan Curtis-created 1966 TV soap opera....

‘Finding Dory’ Posters: Can You Find The Forgetful Fish? How can a forgetful fish, who doesn’t remember anything about her past, find her family? We’ll find out this summer when Disney and Pixar Animation bring their sequelFinding Doryto theaters. So far we’ve only seen a little bit of the new adventure as Dory (Ellen Degeneres) starts to have flashes of her past, driving her to finally seek out her long-lost parents, who will be voiced byDiane KeatonandEugene Levy....

‘Fire Will Come’ Review: A Slow-Burn That Transforms Into A Raging Inferno [NYFF 2019] Oliver Laxe fixates on the arresting mystery, darkness, and light of nature and humanity inFire Will Come, which opens on the damning majesty of slender eucalyptus trees. The eucalyptus trees stand tranquil, until theytumble down as if swallowed by a beast of mythical size. Said beast is revealed to be a rolling bulldozer, a mechanical yet sentient-seeming metallic force....

‘Head Full Of Honey’ Trailer: Nick Nolte Battles Alzheimer’s In Til Schweiger’s English-Language Remake German directorTil Schweigerdirects the English-language remake of his own film,Head Full of Honey, which starsNick Nolteas a grandfather struggling with Alzheimer’s. See theHead Full of Honeytrailer below. Head Full of Honey Trailer Schweiger’s 2014 German filmHead Full of Honeywas met with critical acclaim and ended up being one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film....

‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Starts Production In November Never say never toNever Have I Ever. The acclaimedMindy Kalingcomedy managed to avoid the cancelation onslaught against Netflix productions amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, setting its season 2 production start date in November. Varietyreports thatNever Have I Everseason 2 is set to start production in the next few weeks, with Netflix and producer Universal Television aiming for aNovember 10start date. This means that Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and the gang could return to our screens as soon as mid-2021, if things run smoothly....

‘Red Notice’ Reveals New Image Of Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot And Ryan Reynolds, Hits Netflix In November Red Notice, which is said to be the most expensive movie in Netflix history, now has a release date. The action pic starringDwayne Johnson,Gal Gadot, andRyan Reynoldsis destined to drop onto the streaming service this November, a historically good month for Netflix (they droppedBird Boxin November and it became a huge hit). The story involves a heist that brings together an FBI profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot and Reynolds)....

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘Boris’ Is An Immigrant Story…With A Pantless Santa Claus (Each week, we’ll kick off discussion aboutRoom 104by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?)Room 104 has hosted ghosts, voyeurs, and Mormons. But until this week, no celebrities. Enter Boris, an internationally famous tennis star who’s having an erratic evening. Through his unlikely friendship with a housekeeper, Boris faces some long buried trauma. But not before he dons an unusual costume....