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Amazon Studios Is Nearing A Deal To Make A Mass Effect TV Series It seems Amazon has its sights set on yet another massive series adaptation, this time drawn from the world of video games. The company is said to be nearing a deal for a “Mass Effect” series based on the widely popular and acclaimed BioWare/EA Games series of the same name. Should this come to pass, it would be yet another possible franchise for Amazon Prime Video — and a likely expensive one at that....

Arcane: League Of Legends Ending Explained: Of Sisters And Monsters And Weapons That Can’t Be Unmade “Arcane: League of Legends"is the rare video game adaptation that has managed to receive universal acclaim from both critics and audiences. The animated Netflix series, based on the Riot Games title, “League of Legends,” enjoyed a three-week rollout in November, and it’s already been renewed for a second season. In a year when the new “Mortal Kombat” movie earned a mixed reception, with some calling itoutright bad, “Arcane” came along like a revelation and built up buzz for itself even among non-gamers (like this writer)....

BB-8 Featurette: Forget Finn And Rey, Here’s The Cutest New Character In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ With just a few hours to go untilStar Wars: The Force Awakenshits theaters, we’re all on high alert for potential spoilers lurking on the internet. But you don’t need to delve into spoiler territory to figure out that BB-8 is going to be a new fan favorite. That much was clear from the very first moment we laid eyes on the so-called “soccer ball droid....

Benedetta: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Quickly becoming one of the most anticipated releases of the winter season, Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama, “Benedetta” has been the talk of the festival season. For someone made infamous for Sharon Stone’s under-the-table flash in “Basic Instinct” and aggressively over-the-top pool sex in “Showgirls,” it may surprise some to learn that Verhoeven is also a man absolutely fascinated by religion....

Check Out The Racy International Poster And Violent Red-Band TV Spot For ‘The Sitter’ If the newslimmed down,Serious Actorversion ofJonah Hillconfounds you, don’t fret —The Sittersees Hill returning to the familiar role of pudgy funnyman as Noah Jaybird, a layabout who gets roped into babysitting a trio of bratty kids. Described as cross betweenAdventures in BabysittingandSuperbad,David Gordon Green’s comedy follows Noah and his charges as they embark on a wild night, crossing paths with a pair of psychotic dealers (Sam RockwellandJ....

Could ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Global Box Office Have A $1 Billion Opening Weekend? It’s a no-brainer thatAvengers: Endgameis going to be a box office giant when it hits theaters, starting with sold out sneak preview screenings tonight (and into the early morning). But now analysts are trying to figure out just how big it will be, and that includes considering the possibility of a $1 billion opening weekend at the global box office....

Eli Roth’s Father On His Son’s Climactic Inglourious Basterds Scene I’m currently trying to figure out my top ten list of 2009, but one film that I knew was going to be there from the moment I saw it was Quentin Tarantino’sInglourious Basterds. I’ve yet to see some of the bigger releases this month, but as of this momentBasterdsis definitely my favorite film of the year (I’m not saying it’s the outrightbestfilm this year — at least, not yet)....

Ethan Hawke Credits Oscar Isaac For Drawing Him Into Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ AsWandaVisioncontinues to surprise fans with a powerful story about superhero grief, the future of Marvel Studios on the small screen looks extremely promising. The comic book movie studio will soon be digging into characters who have yet to be properly adapted for film or television, and that includes some of their weirder, more obscure characters. One such character isMoon Knight, who is getting his own series on Disney+....

First ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Photo Brings Back A Familiar Face Game of Thronesis constantly losing characters — to decapitation, to poison, to war, to mutiny, to ill-advised religious rituals, or sometimes just to the scheduling and budgetary constraints of a 10-hour season. But in Season 6, it’s getting at least one of them back.As previously reported, Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) is returning to HBO’s fantasy drama after sitting out Season 5, and now we have the first photo of his new look....

First Look: Sacha Baron Cohen In ‘The Dictator’ For many of us, it’s safe to say thatSacha Baron Cohenhas already reached “See anything he’s in” status. Even though he’s only starred in a handful of movies, with some (Borat) being way more successful than others (Bruno), it’s hard to not be totally enthralled when he’s on screen. You’re never sure what he’ll do next. That’s exactly the vibe we get from the first look at the actor in his latest film,The Dictator, directed by frequent collaboratorLarry Charles....

Fox Searchlight Finally Acquires Sundance ‘Sound Of My Voice’ One ofmy favorite movies of the 2011 Sundance Film FestivalwasZal Batmanglij’sSound of My Voice, a microbudget dramatic thriller which is about a couple who infiltrate a cult in the San Fernando Valley. But the story has a tiny bit of a science fiction as well — the leader of the group is a woman named Maggie who claims to be a time traveler from the year 2054....

Get A Sneak Peek At ‘Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets’ Illustrated Edition We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In case you hadn’t heard, last year Bloomsbury and Scholastic started releasing illustrated editions of all of theHarry Potterbooks. We’re not just talking about a few sketches tossed throughout the book. These illustrated editions of the books contain some beautiful, wonderfully detailed, full color images by artistJim Kaythat truly enhance the magical adventures within....

Gina Rodriguez Set To Steal Our Hearts As Carmen Sandiego In Netflix Live-Action Movie Where in the world isCarmen Sandiego? We’re not sure right now, but soon, you’ll find her on Netflix. Netflix is developing a live-action Carmen Sandiego movie starringAnnihilationandJane the Virginbreakout starGina Rodriguez. And Rodriguez will be doing more than donning the iconic red hat and trenchcoat of the criminal mastermind. Rodriguez will also be producing Netflix’s adaptation of the educational computer game and TV show....