‘Neo Yokio’ Trailer: Ezra Koenig’s Netflix Anime Starring Jaden Smith Is A Thing That Exists The lead singer of indie rock band Vampire Weekend,Ezra Koenig, is teaming up with actor/singer/Twitter personality extraordinaireJaden Smithto create an anime series for Netflix. That’s a sentence you just read, and yes, it’s completely real. Neo Yokiois a surreal “postmodern homage to classic anime, English literature, and modern New York fashion and culture” written by Koenig andNick Weidenfeld, starring Smith as the main character who fights demons and rival eligible bachelors in a city called Neo Yokio....

‘Robin Robin’ Teaser Shows Off The Next Aardman Stop-Motion Film, Coming To Netflix Aardmanis one of the pillars of stop-motion animation, a studio that has been chugging along for decades now and is still going strong. But its survival is still kind of miraculous, especially as stop-motion becomes less common in a CG-dominated animation landscape, on top of Aardman’s tendency to take its sweet time between releases. Which is why it’s a relief to see Aardman Animation get some of that good Netflix money for its next release, a holiday film titledRobin Robin....

‘Sicario: Day Of The Soldado’ Early Buzz: A Surprisingly Superb Sequel The announcement of aSicariosequel was met with some raised eyebrows. How do you follow upDenis Villeneuve’s powerful, gripping drama about the escalating war on drugs – and do so without the return of Villeneuve, cinematographerRoger Deakins, or starEmily Blunt? Early marketing forSicario: Day of the Soldadowas a bit confused as well, with some trailers suggesting that it was a morally gray prestige thriller in the vein of the first film while others showcased a bombastic action movie....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Featurette Shows Off Simon Pegg’s Alien Character Back during the production ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, rumors swirled thatJ.J. Abramshad brought hisStar Trekfranchise star (and now sequel co-writer)Simon Pegginto the galaxy far, far away for some kind of cameo in the movie. That rumor was confirmed when Pegg popped up in the Comic-Con sizzle reel from this past summer, wearing a big fat suit, apparently playing some kind of alien....

‘Stargirl’ Review: This Disney+ Original Feels Like A Missed Opportunity Before there was a manic pixie dream girl, there wasStargirl, at least for the young-adult set. The 2000 novel by Jerry Spinelli has finally spawned a live-action adaptation, this time courtesy of Disney+ (and what incredibly perfect timing for them to have a new original film right now). 20 years isn’t that much time in terms of how drastically culture can shift, but when Spinelli wrote the story of a shy teenager who’s brought out of his shell by a mysterious, quirky, charming young woman with plenty of tricks up her sleeve seemingly intended to make him a better person, it felt fresher than such a story can feel after the introduction of the MPDG into pop culture....

‘The Artist’ Trailer: Is The Cannes Silent Film Favorite An Early Best Picture Contender? The first film to generate real ‘best picture’ buzz at this year’s Cannes Film Festival wasThe Artist, a lively silent film depicting late ’20s Hollywood. It is directed byMichel Hazanavicius, aka the guy that made the comicOSS 117films. The film seems like an unlikely pairing of man and material, but a look at the footage shows just how much care went into making this period tale about the transition from silent to sound films....

‘The Predator’ TV Spot Gives A Grindhouse Style Intro To This Ragtag Team Of Soldiers The Predatorhits theaters in a little over a week. Obviously the star of the movie is the galaxy’s notorious hunter who has no problem taking down humans on Earth, especially after they’ve been responsible for killing a handful of their kind. But the human stars deserve some attention too, especially since they’re our last line of defense against these creatures....

‘Westworld’ Season 2 Finale Ratings Were Down 30% Compared To Season 1 Audiences apparently weren’t in the mood to bring themselves back online to watch theWestworldseason 2 finale. A new report indicates that 30% fewer viewers watched the season 2 finale compared to season 1. Where did the audience go? Perhaps they escaped to the Valley Beyond. Westworldseason 2 was clearly polarizing for many fans. The show changed up its approach considerably in its second season, going into weird, unexpected directions....

‘Wolverine 3’: ‘Narcos’ Star Boyd Holbrook In Talks For Villain Role Hugh Jackman’s time as everyone’s favorite cranky Canadian mutant will come to an end next year withWolverine 3, and after nearly two decades he and the character deserve to go out with a bang. Which means that they’re gonna need a worthy villain to go up against. And as of right now,NarcosactorBoyd Holbrookhas entered talks to be the poor evil fool who’ll probably get shish kebab-ed on those adamantium claws....

‘Your Highness’ Trailer In November, Universal Pictures has released arestricted NSFW Red Band Movie TrailerforPineapple ExpresshelmerDavid Gordon Green’s fantasy comedyYour Highness, which starsDanny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, andToby Jones. Today they have finally released a green band trailer (you will notice some digital enhancements…) Ben Best wrote the script with McBride, which tells the story of “an arrogant, lazy prince (McBride) who must complete a quest to save his father’s kingdom....

12 Shows Like The Wire That Are Definitely Worth Watching “The Wire” is one of the greatest television shows of all time. Alongside “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad,” this gripping exploration of the drug trade in Baltimore was a hallmark of the early stage of “peak TV,” in which networks like HBO and AMC proved they could tell compelling dramatic stories that matched (and frequently surpassed) the films playing in cinemas....

Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent/Two Face Performances In The Dark Knight Revealed? Before you head out this Friday to wrap your hands around a cold brewsky, try wrapping your head around the following description ofAaron Eckhart’s performance(s) asHarvery DentandTwo Facein July’sThe Dark Knight. Over atCHUD, Jeremy Smith spills all he knows about whatChristopher Nolanhas in store for us. It is prettyWTF, so here we go… “Basically, Nolan shot complementary takes of Eckhart in Two-Face makeup so he could visually represent the duality of Dent in a less cartoony fashion,” says Smith....

Acclaimed Artist Jock Is Working On ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’ [MondoCon 2015] This year’sMondoConin Austin, Texas was two days of gorgeous goodness, showcasing mind-blowing pop culture art from all over the world and giving fans a chance to rub elbows with the artists themselves. It’s not the kind of place you go hoping to hear exciting news about new movies, but here we are. During a panel dedicated to his work,comic book, poster and movie concept artistJockrevealed that he’s currently hard at work on two science fiction movies....