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George R. R. Martin Signs Massive Five-Year Deal With HBO, So Say Goodbye To The Books

March 27, 2021 9:40 am

'Game of Thrones' author George R. R. Martin just signed a five-year overall deal with HBO to develop all kinds of content for the network, so if you still have any hope that "The Winds of Winter" will get fin...

‘The Spine Of Night’ Directors On The Seven Year Journey To Make Their Rotoscoped Animated Film [SXSW Interview]

Rafael Motamayor

March 24, 2021 11:27 am

Festivals, Interviews, News

Though adult animation has made huge progress in earning critical and commercial acclaim in the West the past couple of decades, it is still mostly associated with comedies like "South Park" and "Rick and Mort...

New ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer Teases A New Monster, While Early Buzz Praises Titanic Showdown

Rafael Motamayor

March 21, 2021 3:36 pm

News

While basically all trailers for the upcoming "Godzilla vs. Kong" have focused on the titular showdown between Godzilla and King Kong, Kong using one of Godzilla's dorsal fins as an axe, and a ton of building...

Zack Snyder Admits ‘Justice League’ Was Originally 5 Films; Says Adam Driver & Daniel Day-Lewis Eventually Passed On Roles

Rafael Motamayor

March 21, 2021 1:29 pm

News

Now that "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is out for the world to see, and with the filmmaker being more open to talking about the work he was doing before stepping away from the film, fans are eager to know mor...

Zack Snyder Says WB Didn’t Want Any New Scenes For ‘Justice League,’ But He Shot The (Eventually Nixed) Green Lantern Scene Anyhow

Rafael Motamayor

March 21, 2021 11:45 am

News

After years of fan campaigning and cryptic, enigmatic teases about the existence of a "Snyder Cut," Zack Synder finally got to bring his vision for a "Justice League" movie to life, even if he had to shoot it ...

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Director Confirms There’s An R-Rated Cut Of The Film

Rafael Motamayor

March 21, 2021 9:29 am

News

Director Chris Columbus set the record straight regarding rumors of the existence of an NC-17 cut of the beloved family film "Mrs. Doubtfire," denying that ridiculous notion, right before he went ahead and con...

Zazie Beetz Really Wants To Know If Domino Is In ‘Deadpool 3’

Rafael Motamayor

March 13, 2021 4:50 pm

News

When Disney bought Fox, plenty of comicbook fans rejoiced at the thought of the Fantastic Four joining the MCU to fight the X-Men alongside Deadpool. Though we know there are plans to make a "Deadpool 3," deta...

‘WandaVision’ Director Defends The Finale, “I Don’t Think We’re Letting Wanda Off The Hook”

Rafael Motamayor

March 13, 2021 4:15 pm

News, Television

A common complaint about critics and viewers of the "WandaVision" series finale was that it seemingly let Wanda off the hook for essentially torturing and holding the citizens of Westview hostage. Even after w...

Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER L to R: Director Ryan Coogler and Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa/Black Panther) on set Credit: Matt Kennedy/©Marvel Studios 2018

‘Black Panther 2’: Ryan Coogler Says Writing Without Chadwick Boseman “Hurts And Stings, But It’s Also Motivating”

Rafael Motamayor

March 13, 2021 3:30 pm

News

Six months after Chadwick Boseman's passing, director Ryan Coogler opened up about how the actor's death affected him not only personally, but also the huge challenges of reworking the script to "Black Panther...

David Fincher Is Working On A “Film Appreciation” TV Series Where He Discusses His Favorite Movies With Special Guests

Rafael Motamayor

March 13, 2021 2:45 pm

News, Television

David Fincher made his return to feature filmmaking after a six-year absence with "Mank," and it doesn't look like he's letting his momentum stop. The filmmaker revealed the projects he's currently working on,...

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