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Spoilersahead forAvengers: Endgame. WithoutRobert Downey Jr., there is no Tony Stark, no Iron Man, and no Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s worth remembering that, a little over a decade ago, Marvel Studios (and Paramount Pictures) took a big swing withIron Man, taking a less-than-marquee Marvel Comics character and giving it a shot at the big leagues. They also took a chance with RDJ, a critically acclaimed actor whose comedic chops in the 80s had been forgotten, replaced by personal problems and moderate success on TV and movies in the 90s and early 2000s....

With production for the film now underway, BAFTA Award-winning actorBill Nighyhas recently joined the cast withKaley Cuoco(The Big Bang Theory) andDavid Oyelowo(Chaos Walking) for the upcoming thrillerRole Play, according to an exclusive fromDeadline. The film will be helmed byThomas Vincent, who previously directed episodes of television shows such asPossessions,Reacher, andVersailles. The film focuses on a married couple (Oyelowo and Cuoco) whose life and marriage begins to fall apart as both of their past secrets get revealed....

Netflix’sRussian Dolljust got a lot more Alexis asSchitt’s CreekalumAnnie Murphyis set to join the Season 2 cast. Earlier this week,TVLinereported thatMurphy is heading to the critically-acclaimed Netflix series that putNatasha Lyonnein aGroundhog Day-inspired death loop. So, what else do we know about Murphy’s role in Season 2? As of this moment, no details on Murphy’s character have been given, but the Emmy Award-winning actress comes to the show after a successful wrap as Alexis Rose on the Emmy-winningSchitt’s Creek....

You’ve just got to loveRian Johnson. The guy has quietly put together a fantastic filmography with many years still ahead of him, but he’ll get the biggest exposure of his career yet when his latest effort,Star Wars: The Last Jedibows in just over a month. Even if you’ve never seen any of Johnson’s work, listened to his commentaries, or heard his thoughts on film and pop culture, this new behind-the-scenes video should clue you in as to just the kind of fan and filmmaker he really is....

HBO has released the firstSuccessiontrailer. The upcoming series follows The Roy family, which controls a global media and entertainment empire, but when the patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) announces he’s stepping down, the family starts angling for who will take control with the “soft-hearted” son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) looking like the frontrunner to lead his father’s company into the future over the objection of his siblings. The trailer proudly announces it’s from the director ofThe Big Short,Adam McKay, but you won’t find many comedic touches here, although there are a few....

Based on the first novel ofSoman Chainani’s six-book series,The School for Good and Eviltells the story of two misfit best friends who get swept away into a fantasy world beyond the Endless Woods. Chainani wrote the story as a way to deviate from the classic male-centered storylines and focus on a female friendship that transcends labels and preconceived notions. In the dramatic, dreamy film, Sophie and Agatha find themselves attending the aptly named School for Good and Evil, a place where the true stories behind fables and fairytales begin....

For the penultimate episode of Season 2, an episode that seems more invested than setting up the 3rd season than resolving the 2nd, the folks behindThe Strainmade the clever choice to deep dive into one of the show’s most fascinating characters, the nefarious Mr. Eichhorst. We’ve seen Nazi Eichhorst before, thanks to Setrakian’s flashbacks, and that has been a defining aspect of his characterization, but now for the first time we get to see who he was before he became Herr Eichhorst....

Robert De Nirois perhaps the face of gangster movies, with his filmography including the likes ofCasino, The Irishman,andGoodFellas, among many other beloved titles. Even though the veteran actor is now 81 years old, nothing can stop him from continuing this gangster flick legacy, with his latest project,The Alto Knights, right around the corner. Starring De Niro as not one but two mob bosses,The Alto Knightshas faced several delays and even a name change on its road to hitting screens, but the time has finally come to see De Niro back in gangster action....

Now that ourTop 50 Superhero Movies of All Timelist has come and gone, it’s on to the next! But this time around, we’re putting the spotlight on one specific filmmaker - one of the best of all-time,Steven Spielberg. From 1975’sJaws, which started the summer blockbuster phenomenon, to 2017’s Academy Award-nominatedThe Post, Spielberg has moved audiences with his rich, emotional stories, thrilled them with some incredible action sequences; made them think with his political dramas and inspired them to explore a world beyond our own....

If it seems as though Netflix is releasing a new original film each week it’s because, well, they are. DirectorCary Fukunaga’sBeasts of No Nationmarked the first “Netflix Original Film” back in 2015, and since that time Netflix has ramped up both production and acquisition of original films to debut exclusively on the streaming service. They range from romcoms likeTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforeto Oscar-winning dramas likeRomato even blockbusters likeExtraction, and Netflix is showing no signs of slowing down....

When the first season ofWestworldpremiered back in 2016, there truly was nothing else like it on TV at the time — at least, nothing that felt tailor-made to spawn fan theories of all potential shapes and sizes, from the quickly-unearthed (William’s true identity as the Man in Black, for instance) to the wildly outlandish (that Charlotte Hale host actually being Dolores' horse). Season 1 initially proffered itself as a seemingly linear narrative that eventually revealed its true divergences, and its follow-up season also skillfully navigated a how-did-we-get-here story structure through the perspective of Delos programming head and host-on-the-downlow Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright)....

Spoilers forDoctor Sleepfollow below. The marketing for Warner Bros.’ highly anticipatedStephen KingadaptationDoctor Sleephas played up the fact that the film is a direct sequel toThe Shining, leaving many to wonder how closely the movie would be tied toStanley Kubrick’s iconic 1980 horror film. The answer is pretty darn close—to the point that Jack Torrance is a character inDoctor Sleep. Jack was memorably played byJack NicholsoninThe Shining, andDoctor Sleeptakes place decades later as it follows the life of young Danny Torrance, now all grown up and suffering from severe PTSD from that time his dad chased him around with an ax....

Martin Campbellis one of our underrated action directors, and he should really be able to dine out on making two of the best Bond movies of all-time (GoldenEyeandCasino Royale) as well as one of the best blockbusters of the 90s withThe Mask of Zorro. However, a film where he did not have a great time was the 2011 superhero movieGreen Lantern. The film was a flop upon its release, and now serves as a punchline inDeadpoolif it’s even remembered at all....