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‘Prometheus’ Writer Jon Spaihts To Pen Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange;’ Jared Leto On Short List Ant-Man? Who’s that? The latest newsmaker for Marvel is strange. Dr. Stephen Strange, to be exact. Marvelrecently announcedScott Derrickson(Sinister,The Exorcism of Emily Rose) as director ofDoctor Strange(orDr. Strange; we’re not certain which title will be used) and now one more piece of the movie’s puzzle has been revealed.Jon Spaihts, best known for writing the first draft of Ridley Scott’sPrometheus, and also for the sci-fi / romance / thrillerPassengers, has been hired to script....

‘Spider-Man’ Producer Laura Ziskin Dies Of Cancer Film producer and studio executiveLaura ZiskindiedSunday, succumbing to a seven-year battle with breast cancer. As one of Hollywood’s most notable producers, Ziskin was a driving force behind films as varied and notable asPretty Woman,Hero,As Good as It Gets, and theSpider-Manfilms. In addition, she was a vocal advocate for cancer research, co-founding Stand Up to Cancer in 2008. Ziskin was 61. A few years later, Ziskin became president of 20th Century Fox’s Fox 2000 division....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Clip: It’s Halloween In Hawkins Stranger Things 2, the second season of Netflix’s wildly popular nostalgia trip, will drop onto the streaming platform at the end of the month. The hype is at an all-time high, which means it’s the perfect time for a clip from the new season. And best of all, it’s Halloween-themed, perfect for this time of the year. Watch the newStranger Thingsclip below....

‘The Avengers’ To Shoot In Los Angeles, Not New York Any comic book fan knows that The Avengers are based in New York. So one would assume thatJoss Whedon’sThe Avengerswould take place the Big Apple too. But even if the film takes place there, that’s not reportedly where most of it will be shooting. When production starts onThe Avengersin February, most of it will reportedly be shoton sound stagesin Los Angeles with New York only used for exteriors, according toBleeding Cool....

‘The BFG’ Early Buzz: Mixed Reviews Find Charm But Maybe Not Enough Spielberg Magic The2016 Cannes Film Festivalis in full swing, and some of the year’s biggest films are premiering there. One of the more anticipated titles isThe BFG, marking the return ofSteven Spielbergto family film territory. The movie reunites Spielberg with his Oscar-winningBridge of SpiesstarMark Rylanceand newcomerRuby Barnhillfor an adaptation ofRoald Dahl’s classic novel about a young girl who befriends a “big friendly giant....

‘The Gentlemen’: Guy Ritchie Is Turning His Gangster Movie Into A TV Series For Miramax TV Remember whenGuy Ritchiemade his long-awaited return to the gangster flick withThe Gentlemenearlier this year? Yes, that was this year, back in January 2020. And in the decade that passed in the 9 months sinceThe Gentlemencame out, it has earned enough of a following for Miramax TV to commission a TV series adaptation, written and directed by Ritchie himself....

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’ Reveals New TV Spot And ‘District Voices’ Web Series Any successful film franchise requires solid world-building. In the case ofThe Hunger Games, that world has a way of extending into ours, thanks to Lionsgate’s brilliant marketing campaign. Their latest effort forThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1is a five-part web series called District Voices, featuring YouTube personalities like iJustine showcasing different aspects of life around Panem....

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11 Will End The Series, But A Carol And Daryl Spin-Off And Anthology Series Are On The Way After premiering nearly 10 years ago, the zombie drama seriesThe Walking Deadwill finally be coming to an end after the show’s 11th season. AMC announced the conclusion of the series will begin later in 2021 after theremaining six episodesof the 10th season air early next year. However,The Walking Deadseason 11 will be bigger than normal with 24 episodes that will run through late 2022....

‘Twilight Zone’ And ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Get New Screenwriters Two projects based on world-famous properties you probably loved growing up are inching just a little bit closer to the big screen. MGM has tappedTodd Bergerto adaptMartin Handford’s children’s book seriesWhere’s Waldo?into a feature, while over at Warner Bros.,InvictusandSherlock HolmeswriterAnthony Peckhamhas entered talks to do a rewrite ofMatt Reeves’The Twilight Zone. More details after the jump. Very few details have been revealed about MGM’s plans for Waldo, though given the premise of his books we can assume it’ll involve travel of some sort....

‘UnREAL’ Season 3 Trailer: The Savage ‘Reality Show’ Drama Looks To Course Correct After a nearly year-long delay, Lifetime’sUnREALis coming back onto our TV screens. The darkly comic send-up to reality TV was nominated for a few Emmys in its first season and became one of the breakout shows of 2015, but it has been plagued by so many of its own behind-the-scenes conflicts that the drama in front of the cameras seemed demure by comparison....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’ Reveals The “True” Story Of ‘Nosferatu’ Welcome to31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October, we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry:Shadow of the Vampire(2000). Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Tubi, and Pluto TV Sub-Genre:Fake BiopicBest Setting to Watch It In:A crumbling castle in RomaniaHow Scary Is It?...

A ‘Happy Endings’ Reunion Is Finally Happening, But Probably Not In The Format You Hoped For At long last, aHappy Endingsreunion is finally going to happen – and we only have to wait a few days to see it. But unfortunately, this won’t be a full-fledged televised reunion like NBC’s recent pandemic episode ofParks and Recreation. Instead, the original cast of the beloved sitcom is coming back for a virtual reunion this month....

Andrew Garfield Fan Tom Holland Also Wants The Amazing Spider-Man 3 “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has been out since mid-December and is alreadyclosing in on the domestic box office recordheld by James Cameron’s “Avatar.” It’s currently the fourth highest-grossing film of all time, which means a lot of people have seen the movie already and we can hopefully talk about it a little more freely now. “No Way Home"took the box office againlast weekend, but if you’re one of the few improbable Marvelites left on Earth who still hasn’t seen it somehow, you may want to look away now, as Tom Holland himself is about to reveal somemajor spoilers....