Kevin Costner In Talks To Play Jonathan Kent In Zack Snyder's 'Superman'? [Updated]

Kevin Costner In Talks To Play Jonathan Kent In Zack Snyder’s ‘Superman’? [Updated] UPDATE:Latino Reviewreports that Kevin Costner would play Jonathan ‘Pa’ Kent. That was one of the few roles for which Kevin Costner seemed like a logical choice. Seeing him play a villain could have been a lot of fun, but Pa Kent will play solidly to his strengths and image. Original article follows.Zack Snyderand company are reportedly very interested in casting Mr....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Christine Warren

New Image From Pixar's Upcoming Short, Day & Night

New Image From Pixar’s Upcoming Short, Day & Night For the past couple months, we’ve been speculating about the nature ofDay & Night, the new Pixar short film that will be attached to prints ofToy Story 3. We sawone stillnot long ago that made the film look like a 2D affair, with a real visual callback to some of the wackier 2D animated shorts of the ’60s and early ’70s....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Jason Stewart

Superhero Bits: 'Falcon And The Winter Soldier' Rumor, 'Joker' Runtime Confirmed & More

Superhero Bits: ‘Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Rumor, ‘Joker’ Runtime Confirmed & More Who areThe Fresh-Menand why do they even exist? Which character ended up cut fromGreen Lantern? What is one of the rumored conflicts inFalcon and The Winter Soldier? What was the most expensive shot ofAvengers: Endgame? What happens whenWonder WomanmeetsScooby-Dooand the gang? What is the official runtime forJoker? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Marvel teamed with Axe Body Spray to create a comic book calledThe Fresh-Men, and it’s definitely something....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Cassandra Parker

Warner Bros Travels To The Tokyo Underworld

Warner Bros Travels To The Tokyo Underworld Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Robert Whiting’sTokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan.Frank Baldwin, the screnwriter of Phillip Noyce’s upcoming film The Art of Making Money, will make his feature film debut. Published in September 2000, Tokyo Underworld is an “unorthodox chronicle of the rise of Japan, Inc.": “Through the eyes of Nick Zappetti, a former GI, former black marketer, failed professional wrestler, bungling diamond thief who turned himself into “the Mafia boss of Tokyo and the king of Rappongi,” we meet the players and the losers in the high-stakes game of postwar finance, politics, and criminal corruption in which he thrived....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Ashley Turner

'Westworld' Website Update Teases What's To Come In Season 2

‘Westworld’ Website Update Teases What’s To Come In Season 2 Even though the first season ofWestworldconcluded at the end of 2016 (and isarriving on Blu-ray, DVD and digital downloadin November), we won’t see the second season until sometime in2018. Fans are patiently waiting to see what’s in store for the anticipated second season of the hit HBO sci-fi series, and we’ll likely have our appetite satiated, albeit temporarily, when theWestworldpanel unfolds at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 22....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · David Ortega

Cool Stuff: JK Rowling's The Tales Of Beedle The Bard

Cool Stuff: JK Rowling’s The Tales Of Beedle The Bard We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Tales of Beedle the Bardis a children’s storybook that was mentioned inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.JK Rowlingdecided to write the book within the book, and auctioned seven limited edition handwritten and illustrated copies to charity. One of the copies, the moonstone edition, sold to Amazon for $3.98 million. On July 31st 2008, it was announced that the book would be published and made available to the general public, with the proceeds going to charity....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Kyle Hoover

Lars Von Trier Casts Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg And Kiefer Sutherland In Melancholia

Lars Von Trier Casts Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg And Kiefer Sutherland In Melancholia Gotta hopeKirsten Dunstknows what she’s getting into. The former Mary Jane Watson has signed, along withKiefer Sutherlandand several others, to appear inMelancholia, the new film fromLars von Trier. Not by any stretch the kindest of directors, Trier has been known to test his actresses in outlandish and subversive ways. What rigors can Dunst expect to endure? Deadlinesays that, in addition to Dunst and Sutherland,Charlotte Gainsbourg,Charlotte Rampling,Alexander Skarsgaard, his fatherStellan SkarsgaardandThe Kingdom’s big scary babyUdo Kierare all attached to roles....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Amber Dawson

The Cinematic 'White Snake': A Brief History Of The Legendary Chinese Story On Film

The Cinematic ‘White Snake’: A Brief History Of The Legendary Chinese Story On Film The 2019 CG-animedWhite Snakefrom Light Chaser Animation and Warner Bros. Animation is a visual feast that represents Chinese animation branching out more into the west. This is remarkable since China, despite its dominance in the movie industry, has struggled with its own homegrown animation market. AsHoai-Tran Bui said in her review, the newestWhite Snakeis a jaw-dropping wuxia-fueled mythical tale borrowing from Studio Ghibli and Disney....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Catherine Butler

'Jane Got A Gun' Trailer: Natalie Portman's Troubled Western Is Finally Riding Into Theaters

‘Jane Got A Gun’ Trailer: Natalie Portman’s Troubled Western Is Finally Riding Into Theaters If you’ve heard ofJane Got a Gunat all, it was probably in the context of the film’s many, many behind-the-scenes troubles. Original directorLynne Ramsaydropped out at the last second, which in turn set off a bunch of casting shakeups. The project then rallied under new director inGavin O’Connorand finished shooting in 2013, only to get shelved due to Relativity’s financial troubles....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Nicole Singh

'The Goldbergs' Doing 'Short Circuit' And 'Risky Business' Episodes This Season

‘The Goldbergs’ Doing ‘Short Circuit’ And ‘Risky Business’ Episodes This Season ABC presented a panel onThe Goldbergsfor the Television Critics Association today. The show is entering its third season and getting noticed for its parodies of classic ’80s movies. In particular, last year’sFerris Buellerepisode made waves with a guest appearance by Charlie Sheen. So series creatorAdam F. Goldbergis not going to stop. The season premiere will be aRisky Businessepisode. “The story is Laney is kind of becoming a member of the family,” Goldberg told me after the panel....

August 14, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Cynthia Williams

Interview: Why 'The Light Between Oceans' Director Derek Cianfrance Is Obsessed With Longevity And The Passage Of Time

Interview: Why ‘The Light Between Oceans’ Director Derek Cianfrance Is Obsessed With Longevity And The Passage Of Time With his adaptation ofM. L. Stedman’s bestselling novel, writer-directorDerek Cianfrancewanted to makeThe Light Between Oceansa cross between aJohn Cassavettesmovie and aDean Leanfilm, a personal tale told against an epic backdrop. Cianfrance, both in his films and in person, proudly wears his influences on his sleeves, butThe Light Between Oceansstill features staples we’re now coming to expect from the filmmaker behindBlue ValentineandThe Place Beyond the Pines....

August 14, 2025 · 15 min · 3106 words · Ronald Mcgrath

'Fargo' May Be Adapted To Television... Again

‘Fargo’ May Be Adapted To Television… Again Prior toNo Country For Old Men, the greatest success for theCoen BrotherswasFargo, their 1996 film that won Frances McDormand the Oscar for Best Actress and the Coens the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.Fargowas an indie sensation that crossed over into mainstream success — so much so that in 1997 there was a plan to turnFargointo a TV show. A pilot was shotwith Edie Falco in McDormand’s central role of Marge Gunderson....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Jason Conway

'The Night Of The Hunter' Remake In Development At Universal From 'Operation Finale' Writer

‘The Night Of The Hunter’ Remake In Development At Universal From ‘Operation Finale’ Writer In 1955, Oscar-winning actorCharles Laughton, who appeared in films likeWitness for the Prosecution,Mutiny on the Bounty, andSpartacus, stepped behind the camera as a director for the first and only time. The result wasThe Night of the Hunter, a dark, moody thriller starringRobert Mitchumas a serial killer, and a movie that is beloved by cinephiles and has influenced generations of filmmakers and storytellers....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Cory Garcia