Category: Movie News

  • Marvel Studios Will Be at San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige Confirms

    Marvel Studios Will Be at San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige Confirms

    Marvel Studios is heading back to San Diego Comic-Con. During a virtual press conference on Friday for the company’s upcoming feature film “Thor: Love and Thunder,” studio president Kevin Feige confirmed that the studio will have a presence at the pop culture expo, set to take place in July.The announcement is a major boost for…

  • ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Makes Streaming Debut on Peacock

    ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Makes Streaming Debut on Peacock

    If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.After more than a few production delays, the new “Downton Abbey” sequel film has finally made its streaming debut.“Downton Abbey: A New Era” arrived on Peacock today, following its U.K release on April 29 and…

  • How This Stanley Kubrick War Movie Influenced HBO’s The Wire

    How This Stanley Kubrick War Movie Influenced HBO’s The Wire

    “The Wire” is the defining 21-century portrait of top-down institutional failure in the United States. Over five seasons, creator David Simon and his brilliant team of writers used the whole of Baltimore, from the corruption of City Hall to the get-over-or-get-dead hustle of housing projects, as a microcosm that demonstrates in excruciating detail how the…

  • Star Wars Bits: Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Doctor Aphra, Hot Toys, And More!

    Star Wars Bits: Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Doctor Aphra, Hot Toys, And More!

    In this edition of Star Wars Bits:Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation Marvel’s upcoming “Star Wars” comics “Obi-Wan Kenobi” reviews & recaps New “Star Wars” toys & collectibles And more!Lucasfilm released the full trailer for “Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation,” the latest animated special from Lucasfilm and the Lego Group in a series that began with…

  • Why Fans Of Fast And Furious Will Like Rrr

    Why Fans Of Fast And Furious Will Like Rrr

    “Rrr” is not a movie, it is a phenomenon. A maximalist cinematic experience that reminds you why movies are made in the first place, why we gather on communal halls and sit in the dark for a couple of hours while watching some moving pictures. At a time where formulaic superhero movies are designed to…

  • Christopher Nolan Had No Plan B For David Bowie Turning Down The Prestige

    Christopher Nolan Had No Plan B For David Bowie Turning Down The Prestige

    When Christopher Nolan was casting “The Prestige,” there was only one person he had in mind for the role of Nikola Tesla, based on the real-life inventor. David Bowie took some convincing, but he eventually agreed to play Tesla — which is a good thing, since Nolan didn’t have a backup plan in place for…

  • The Invitation: Release Date, Cast, And More

    The Invitation: Release Date, Cast, And More

    (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)As you may have heard, /Film is going all out to celebrate the grandaddy of blood-sucker movies, “Nosferatu,” turning 100 by declaring 2022 the “Year of the…

  • Adam Sandler Says Philip Seymour Hoffman Turned Down Role As The Villain In ‘Billy Madison’

    Adam Sandler Says Philip Seymour Hoffman Turned Down Role As The Villain In ‘Billy Madison’

    It’s hard to believe that it’s been over eight years since Philip Seymour Hoffman died. And the actor is dearly missed, both for his comedic chops and the intensity he brought to his roles. Some would even go as far as to say that Hoffman’s intensity was “hardcore,” as Adam Sandler described his performance in…

  • Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Has Some Surprisingly Dark Inspiration

    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Has Some Surprisingly Dark Inspiration

    There is still a very sad and very wrong stigma that animation is just for kids. Though animation is a medium, not a genre, and it includes stories of every kind and for every kind of audience, the vast majority of mainstream studio animated movies in the U.S. tend to cater to all-audiences and take…

  • San Sebastian to honour David Cronenberg with Donostia Award

    San Sebastian to honour David Cronenberg with Donostia Award

    A screening of ’Crimes Of The Future’ will play at the festival’s award ceremony in tribute.David Cronenberg will receive the Donostia Award at the upcoming 70th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.The award, the festival’s highest honour, will be presented at a ceremony on September 21 in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, followed by…