Although the 2005Fantastic Fourdirected byTim Story,was considered to be a disappointment by comic book fans, it is easy to forget that it was a relatively successful box office hit, making it unsurprising that a sequel was put into development. To say thatFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferis a significant improvement upon its predecessor may seem to be damning with faint praise, but the second film did a much better job atembracing the science fiction weirdness and fun family dynamicsthat had made the originalStan Leecomics so ahead of their time....

Sony has released a newSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versesneak peek.Shameik Moore(The Get Down) stars as the voice of Miles Morales, who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man in this origin story. The film finds Morales discovering a multi-verse that features multiple Spider-Men, which is how we getJake Johnson‘s Peter Parker and some other spider-surprises. I’m both incredibly excited for this movie, and I kind of keep forgetting it exists, which is my fault rather than the fault of the marketing....

Emmy winnerSterling K. BrownandBlack MondayaceRegina Hallare teaming up to produce and star in the megachurch movieHonk for Jesus. Save Your Soul, which is being produced by newly-crowned Oscar winnerDaniel Kaluuya. Brown will play Lee-Curtis Childs, the pastor of a prominent Southern Baptist megachurch, and Hall will play his wife, Trinity Childs. Together, they rebuild their congregation and reconcile their faith to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen....

One of the things I’ve always been obsessed with is how technology changes the way people make movies. Sometimes the change is monumental, like the introductions of sound or color. Other times it’s something a casual moviegoer might not see, like a new type of digital camera or a better steadicam. But something I’m confident every person has noticed is the way Pixar movies have changed over the years. While the company has steadily made film after film with amazing and unique stories, they’ve also constantly pushed the boundaries of incorporating technology....

We haven’t heard much out of Warner Bros. upcomingSuicide Squadadaptation since the movie’s Comic-Con panel, but a new reveal ofJared Letoin full costume as The Joker brings the Clown Prince of Crime out in full color. Leto was conspicuously absent from a massive wrap photo that featured nearly the entire cast at the end of August, but frankly I prefer this sort of bold, full-view, front-page costume reveal to a grainy, out-of-focus shot of him tucked away in a crowd....

The premiere of the awaitedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceis getting close, and you probably already have your tickets. In anticipation of the release, this weekBatman v Supermangave us new images, TV spots, and a new featurette. Also,Captain America: Civil Warreleased new promotional art, theVenommovieis being resuscitated at Sony, and more. Check out the latest and biggest superhero stories of the week below. Superhero March Madness First up, I want to take the opportunity to remind you—or inform you if you didn’t already know—about Collider’sSuperhero March Madness, which pits superhero performances against one another to find out which superhero movie portrayal really is the best of them all....

Acting is a peculiar profession. In no other occupation do you see children as young as ten winning the highest award in an entire field alongside adults entering their eighties. In acting, age is no limit to what you’re able to achieve. RELATED:Ridiculous Age Gaps Between Romantic Movie Leads The Academy Awards is anextremely inconsistent awards ceremony, as “For Your Consideration” campaigns, politics, and personal connections all can influence the results, not to mention that artistic aptitude can’t be quantifiably measured....

Warner Bros. has shut down production onThe Batmanover coronavirus concerns. The forthcoming Warner Bros. feature starringRobert Pattinsonas the Dark Knighthas been filmingin the UK since late January. News of the shutdown follows on the heels of confirmation Universal Picturesshut down production onJurassic World: Dominion. Varietywas one of the first to break the news Warner Bros. shutThe Batmandown for two weeks. This makes the upcoming Batman pic just one of the most recent of many, many movies and TV shows currently in production across the globe to shutter for the time being....

The Phantom Empire(1935), written and directed byOtto BrowerandB. Reeves Eason, is a Western serial filmconsidered the firstscience-fiction Western film,starringGene Autryas himself,Frankie Darroas Frankie Baxter, andBetsy King Rossas Betsy Baxter. WriterWallace MacDonaldclaimed to have dreamed up the script while under anesthesia, having a tooth extracted, according to Jim Harmon’s book,The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. The story is a wild tale, where Gene Autry descends a mine shaft and discovers a futuristic and underground world that is something straight out ofFlash Gordon....

One of the main characters in Batman’s mythology who is most affected by The Joker’s behavior inThe Killing Jokeis Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl. And yetAlan MooreandBrian Bolland’sacclaimed graphic novel presupposes that its reading audience had a working knowledge of the character, one that wouldn’t require any introductory information or explanation as to why they should care about what happens to Ms. Gordon at the hands of the Clown Prince of Crime....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Umbrella Academy Season 3.Netflix’sThe Umbrella Academyis back forits third season, and Episode 1 picks up rightwhere Season 2 left off– and Season 2 has left off on one hell of a cliffhanger. Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Five (Aidan Gallagher), and Viktor (Elliot Page) are back at the 2019 Umbrella Academy after a less than pleasant trip to the 60s, but things aren’t exactly as they remembered them....

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Marvel’s What If…? Episode 3 WhileAvengers: Endgamebrought an end to the Avengers as we know them, the new Marvel Studios Disney+ seriesWhat If…?revisited the OG lineup in its third episode this week. The animated show takes place in the multiverse and findsJeffrey Wright’s The Watcher pondering different scenarios in different universes where small changes have major ripple effects – like what happens when Peggy Carter takes the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers, or if Yondu picks up T’Challa instead of Peter Quill?...

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Rings of Power.Evil is on the horizon inThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Although the Elves believe thatthe dark lord Morgothhas been defeated for good, his chief lieutenant, Sauron, is on the rise. The High Elven King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) makes the mistake of sending the Elven warriors tosail off to Valinor. Shortly after, the young boy Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin) discovers a mysterious sword within his family home....