Collateral Beauty Trailer Finds Will Smith Meeting Love & Time

It’s taken some doing, with a few casting shake-ups and a switch in directors, butCollateral Beautylooks to be ready to hit theaters on December 16th. The melodrama, directed byThe Devil Wears PradahelmerDavid Frankel, starsWill SmithalongsideKeira Knightley,Helen Mirren, and many more, and today, Warner Bros. releases the first trailer for the film. There looks to be an uneasy balance being struck in the movie, between the real-life tragedy that Smith’s character is suffering through and the fantastical twist that leads him to meet up with the personifications of Time, Love, and Death (Jacob Latimore, Knightley, and Mirren)....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Alyssa Harmon

Cruel Intentions TV Series Pilot Ordered by NBC

LikeThe Craft,Cruel Intentionswas a ‘90s movie (emphasis on ‘90s) that was not well-received by critics but still developed a cult-like following. Moreso thanThe Craft,Cruel Intentionswas assisted in this by a respectable box office, two direct-to-video follow-ups, and a cast that included young future-stars inReese Witherspoon,Sarah Michelle Gellar,Ryan PhilippeandJoshua Jackson.You’d think the direct-to-video prequel and sequel would meet the demand for any follow-up to the fiim, but the desire to cash in on people’s nostalgia with an already-established brand is too big....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Steven Thompson

Dune DP Greig Fraser on Shooting Denis Villeneueve’s “Epic” Sci-Fi Film

Anticipation for filmmakerDenis Villeneuve’s sci-fi adaptation ofDunehas been high pretty much ever since it was announced that theArrivalandBlade Runner 2049director would be tacklingFrank Herbert’s complex tome. But that anticipation was raised even higher when we learned that Villeneuve had tappedRogue OneandFoxcatchercinematographerGreig Fraserto shoot the film. Fraser has quickly become one of the most in-demand DPs working today, as his unique and masterful touch (especially when it comes to lighting) has been an invaluable asset on films ranging fromZero Dark ThirtytoLet Me IntoVice....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Sarah Morales

Elle Fanning Is Beyond Deadly in New ‘Predator: Badlands’ Trailer

The hunt is back on in a brand-new trailer forPredator: Badlands. The latest installment of the beloved sci-fi franchise to come from helmerDan Trachtenbergis set to unleash itself into cinemas later this year, and, with today’s new teaser, we’re getting a better idea of exactly how the intriguing storyline will play out. StarringElle Fanning(A Complete Unknown) andDimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi(The Panthers), the film looks to be yet another winner from the director who previously blew viewers away with 2022’sPreyand the recently released Hulu animated feature-length project,Predator: Killer of Killers....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Tracy Bradley

Empire Strikes Back: How to Buy Star Wars 40th Anniversary Posters

June 20 marks the 40th anniversary ofStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. To celebrate the milestone birthday of aStar Warsoriginal trilogy feature, Bottleneck Gallery has collaborated with Lucasfilm and Acme Archives to create a quartet of stunningly cool posters which deserve a place in every fan’s memorabilia collection. TheseEmpire Strikes Backlimited edition prints were designed byMatt Fergusonand officially unveiled earlier this year, in May. The design puts Darth Vader front and center, with a silhouette of Luke Skywalker and Vader in the middle of a lightsaber fight in the foreground and the figures flanked by TIE Fighters, AT-ATs, and Star Destroyers....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Susan Parker

Hell Fest Throwback Trailer Makes the Film Look Like an 80s Movie

CBS Films and Lionsgate have gotten creative with the final trailer for their upcoming horror filmHell Fest. Directed byGregory Plotkin(Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension), the film revolves around a horror-themed amusement park in which an actual killer is on the loose. A college student named Natalie (Amy Forsyth) and her friends attend Hell Fest expecting to encounter scares and mazes galore, but soon find themselves being hunted by a genuine murderer who finds it easy to blend into the horror-centric atmosphere....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Rick Patel

Henry Ian Cusick on The 100 Season 5 and Rememory

From director/co-writerMarkPalansky, the dramatic mysteryRememoryexplores the unexplained death of visionary scientific pioneer Gordon Dunn (Martin Donovan). With everybody searching for the device he’s invented – which has the ability to extract, record and play a person’s memories – a mysterious man (Peter Dinklage) with questionable motives successfully tracks down the machine and uses it to try to figure out who’s responsible for what’s happened, even if it sends him straight into his own memories....

July 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1416 words · Jennifer Schroeder

How Rise of Skwaylker Takes the Wrong Lessons from Harry Potter

After 42 years and nine movies, we’ve reached the end of the Skywalker saga. Anticipation, theories and discussions have given way to mixed reactions. WhileThe Rise of Skywalkermostly mirrors the story ofReturn of the Jedi, the movie also seems to take lessons and inspiration from another big franchise that continued past its initial story until it began contradicting itself. Yes,Star Warshas turned intoHarry Potter, and not in a good way....

July 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1364 words · Scott Newton

Joey King Reveals Why Starring in Netflix’s 'Uglies' Has Been Years in the Making for Her

Winning over audiences as a child in favorites likeWhite House DownandCrazy Stupid Love,Joey Kingearned top-billing status on the massively successfulKissing Boothseries for Netflix. Since then, she’s been nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her star-making turn inThe Act.Now she’s back with Netflix as both superstar lead and executive producer onUglies.King stars alongside newly-coronated scream queenBrianne Tju, known for her monster performances in47 Meters Down: Uncagedand both theScreamandI Know What You Did Last SummerTV series....

July 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1440 words · Brianna Bennett

John Cena Spotted in Fast and Furious 9 Cast Photo

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard or seen from newFast & Furious 9cast memberJohn Cena. The actor finally made his franchise debut in a celebratory photo taken on set earlier this week, showing him hanging out with the rest of hisFast & Furiousco-stars. The crew gathered on Friday, July 12, to celebrate the birthday of one of the franchise’s most integral cast members,Michelle Rodriguez. Rodriguez was presented with a cake and the cast gathered together with directorJustin Linto take a fun photo....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Christopher Mays

Kevin Hart Is Snowball in New The Secret Life of Pets Trailer

Though not a great year for major Hollywood films on the whole, with onlyCreed,The Hateful Eight,Carol, andMad Max: Fury Roadcoming out as honest-to-goodness classics, 2015 was a peculiarly strong year for animated features. My preference was forShaun the Sheep, the latest lovingly simple and very funny wonder from Aardman Animations, butInside Out,The Peanuts Movie, and, to a lesser extent,Anomalisawere all worthy of the critical hoopla that they garnered; not for nothing,The Good Dinosaurwasn’t half-bad either....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Zachary Brown

Kim Zolciak Has Always Lived a Life of Delusion

Kim ZolciakjoinedThe Real Housewives of Atlantaas a bleached blonde nurse proud to acknowledge she was having an affair with a wealthy family man in Atlanta.The reality starwasn’t the only mother of two sleeping with a rich guy to provide a lifestyle for her and her children, but she was certainlyone of the few mistresses willing to go on national televisionand brag about the relationship. Kim seemed clueless when she received negative backlash from her cast mates and the rapidly growing audience for the franchise....

July 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1027 words · Johnny Mcdonald

Little Monsters Red-Band Trailer Reveals Lupita Nyong'o Zombie Movie

A new NSFW red-band trailer for the upcoming horror-comedyLittle Monstershas been released online. Oscar-winning actressLupita Nyong’ostars as an elementary school teacher named Miss Caroline who oversees a trip to a petting zoo. What she and her co-chaperone (Alexander England) didn’t count on, however, was a zombie outbreak, so it’s now up to them to keep the school children safe from bloodthirsty flesh eaters. I caught this horror-comedy gem at Fantasia Fest this year, and the new trailer does a pretty great job encapsulating the manic, crowd-pleasing energy and charm....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Shane Martinez