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Rumor: ‘Castlevania’ TV Series Coming From ‘Adventure Time’ Producer? It’s hard to get too excited about video game movies right now, considering Hollywood’s still-pretty-terrible track record with them, but maybe a video game TV series will have better luck. It appearsCastlevaniacould be making its way to the small screen, fromAdventure Timeexecutive producerFred Seibert. Click through for more on the possibleCastlevaniaTV series. To be clear, no official announcements have been made as of yet....

Sam Raimi Was Ahead Of The Superhero Curve With Darkman Sam Raimi’s filmographyis fascinating and diverse, which is worth celebrating; the director has effortlessly jumped genres while infusing them with his own unique worldview. First and foremost,Raimi is a master of horror, which was reflected even in his 1978 horror short, “Within the Woods,” which ultimately paved way for “The Evil Dead” — a genre staple for most horror fans. Since then, Raimi has dipped into many genres, from westerns and romantic dramas to fantasy adventures, but his penchant for horror and superhero films shines in the best of ways — especially with thesetwo elements mergingin his upcoming, “Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness....

Stephen King Adaptation ‘In The Tall Grass’ Headed To Netflix TheStephen Kingadaptation news can’t stop, won’t stop.SplicedirectorVincenzo Natalihas been trying to adapt the Stephen King/Joe Hillshort storyIn The Tall Grassinto a film since 2015. Now comes word that theIn The Tall Grassmovie is finally moving forward, at Netflix. Netflix wants to stay in the Stephen King business, and who can blame them? Interest in adaptation of King’s work is at an all-time high thanks the success of last year’sIt....

Superhero Bits: New Villain Coming To Superman Comics, SDCC And WonderCon Not Canceled Yet & More Want to see some alternate designs for the time travel suits inAvengers: Endgame? What upcoming Marvel movie star auditioned for a role inAgents of SHIELD? Who is the new villain coming toSupermancomics? Who would have played the villain aNew Mutantssequel? What isBloodshot’s Rotten Tomatoes score? What didPeter Sarsgaardreveal about his character inThe Batman? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The 10 Best-Directed Films Of 2018 Cinema is a language beyond words, one we speak regardless of where we’re from. It allows us to both put forth and absorb ideas through picture and sound, telling stories that transcend borders while still being specific to our experiences. Though, despite our constant fixation with discussing cinema, I often wonder how much we’re truly understanding one another. Critic Matt Zoller Seitzonce wrotethat refusing to engage with film form is like"[refusing] to engage with the heart of a work....

The Chuck Klosterman Interview Part 1: Eating The Dinosaur, The State Of Entertainment Journalism, And Whether Or Not Avatar Is Geekdom’s Chinese Democracy Any pop culture writer today worth a scan online has a unique opinion onChuck Klosterman. The renown American author and journalist made a name for himself in the aughts with witty, hyper-informed contributions as a former senior writer and columnist atSPIN.In 2003, he released a bestselling book of essays about “low culture” under the title,Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, that dissected, exploded, and—in the case ofSaved By the Bell—meta-ized topics ranging from internet porn to why there’s only “one important question a culturally significant film can still ask: What is reality?...

The Contractor Director Tarik Saleh On The Messy World Of Military Contractors [Interview] Tarik Saleh’s Paramount thriller “The Contractor” premieres this week, bringing the shady, clandestine world of military contractors to the screen. The film sees injured Special Forces vet James Harper (an excellent Chris Pine) forced into the shady world of military contractors after he’s discharged without any of the perks or care he was previously guaranteed upon honorable discharge....

The Latest ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Movie Will Bring Giant Robots And Existential Despair To Amazon This Summer Evangelionis ending – again! The anime series about teenagers who pilot giant robots to defend the earth from monsters ended with its 26th episode in 1996, only to end again in 1997 with aptly titled filmEnd of Evangelion. In 2006, Gainax announced a new animated four film series calledRebuild of Evangelion.The final film in that series,Evangelion: 3....

The New Superman Is Bisexual, And Good For Him Superman has long been a symbol of hope and strength, an extraterrestrial being of massive power who serves as an inspirational force across the universe. That “S” symbol will bring hope in a brand new way, with DC commemorating National Coming Out Day in the United States with the announcement that Jonathan Kent, the oldest son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane,will come out as bisexual in a forthcoming comic....

The Villain Of ‘Toy Story 4’ Is The Series' Most Interesting Antagonist Yet [Set Visit Report] Sid. Stinky Pete. Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear. EveryToy Storymovie needs a villain, and Gabby Gabby is the latest in a line of great baddies. As with her predecessors, theToy Story 4villain is a complex character whose motivations are somewhat understandable – even if the way she acts on them is terrible. Voiced byMad Men’s Christina Hendricks, Gabby Gabby is a vintage baby doll who lives in a huge antiques mall and relies on ventriloquist dummies to do her bidding....

Trivia: ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Almost Had Two Other Younger Siblings In The Movie If you like the classic 1986 comedyFerris Bueller’s Day Off, here’s a bit of trivia that’s been available for a while but may not be widely known, even among the film’s big fans. John Hughes' classic comedy features a rivalry between Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) and his sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey). Since Ferris is babied by their parents, Jeanie has it out for him and can’t get over the fact that he gets to stay home sick, knowing full well that he’s faking his illness to play hooky....

Watch The Spike Jonze-Directed Video For ‘The Suburbs’ By The Arcade Fire It’s been a good year for both fans ofSpike Jonzeand the bandArcade Fire. The director has released a wonderful short film,I’m Here, and a great video for the LCD Soundsystem song ‘Drunk Girls.’ Even better, he was reportedly working on a secret sci-fi short film with the Arcade Fire. Now there’s avideofor the band’s song ‘The Suburbs,’ directed by Mr....

Why Joss Whedon’s Original Endings For Alien: Resurrection Never Made The Cut The “Alien” movie series has staged its action on a number of different planets and spaceships, but by the time it reached its fourth installment, “Alien Resurrection,” it had already long since teased the idea of bringing its acid-blooded Xenomorph to Earth. An early trailer forthe troubled “Alien 3,“released before the film’s script and setting were even finalized, had promised, “In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, everyone can hear you scream....