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Spider-Man Movies Will Stream on Netflix First Thanks to New Sony Deal
For the past few months, every studio has been figuring out how to balance theatrical movies with growing streaming services. Warner Bros. has one strategy, Disney another, and Paramount yet another. Now Sony has its own strategy and it’s got the biggest name recognition possible: Netflix. After a nearly two-year auction, Netflix has secured the rights … Continued
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An Ancient Aliens Movie Is Coming From the Guys Behind Cobra Kai
Sweep the leg? No. More like sweep the globe. For aliens. A movie based on the History Channel’s long-running, frequently memed TV show Ancient Aliens is now in the works and it’ll be directed by Josh Heald, one of the three creators of Netflix’sCobra Kai. His karate co-creators, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, will join … Continued
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Godzilla vs. Kong‘s Humans Ranked (By Usefulness)
A movie like Godzilla vs. Kong isn’t about humans, it’s about giant monsters fighting each other—and yet, Godzilla vs. Kong is jam-packed with non-kaiju characters. Some of them are crucial to the plot, providing key information that makes more of those fights possible while others are, well, less crucial, as they appear with little to … Continued
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Godzilla vs. Kong‘s Director Talks Spoiler Culture and Those Big Villain Leaks
Godzilla vs. Kong has been out for nearly a week at this point, but even then, you were likely enough to have already gotten glimpses of the film’s “twist” well beforehand—and not through leaks, but in either keeping up with the film’s marketingor walking down a toy aisle in Target. A surprise to be sure, … Continued
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The New Transformers Film May Be Led by a Hamilton Star
Anthony Ramos is famous for not throwing away his shot, but he’s about to be shot at. A lot. The actor, best known for playing John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in Hamilton, is reportedly being eyed as the lead in a new Transformers film that’ll be directed by Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr. Collider broke the news … Continued
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Godzilla vs. Kong Director on Why Now Is the Right Time for ThunderCats
When you heard the news earlier this week of a new ThunderCats movie, there’s a chance you paid it no mind. These days so many projects are announced, directors attached, and scripts developed that so few of them ever see the light of day. That goes doubly for huge fantasy adaptations. Think about how many … Continued
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A Space Oops Leads to a Misunderstanding in Super-Short Sci-fi Tale Floaters
In space, nobody can hear you be a complete buffoon—unless you’re speaking to them directly about how, exactly, you painted the wrong number on the side of your own ship. That’s what happens in Floaters, a short sci-fi comedy from Karl Poyzer and Joseph Roberts. Posted on Dust, Floaters features the very droll voices of Rachel … Continued
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Your Titanic Godzilla Vs. Kong Spoiler Zone Has Entered the Ring
Two giant monsters enter. Then, presumably, one giant monster leaves. The only way to know who wins and who loses is to watch Godzilla Vs. Kong, out today on HBO Max—and then head right back here to discuss the battle between the King of the Monsters and the Greatest of Apes, and whether it lived … Continued
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James Cameron Explains Avatar‘s Success to…Marianne Williamson?!
You don’t make some of the most successful movies in history without making some interesting friends. James Cameron, for example, was recently a guest on the Marianne Williamson Podcast. Williamson, as you may recall, is a former presidential candidate and best selling author who tends to get into some very weird shit. Fake quotes, TikTok … Continued
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A ThunderCats Movie Is Roaring Forward From the Director of Godzilla vs Kong
“ThunderCats Ho?” More like ThunderCats go! Deadline reports that director Adam Wingard is set to co-write and direct a live-action/animated hybrid based on the classic 1980s cartoon series, ThunderCats. His latest film, Godzilla vs. Kong, will be out later this week. “Nobody on this planet knows or has thought as much about Thundercats as I … Continued
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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in April
Though we may have begun turning a corner in the fight against covid-19, viewers are still turning to streaming entertainment more than ever and thankfully, companies are happy to oblige with tons of new content. At the start of each month, most streamers—such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max—do a little shuffle, adding … Continued
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2 Transformers Movies Are Apparently Still in the Works
After what felt like a non-stop barrage of Transformers movies, the past few years have been quiet on Cybertron (at least in live-action). That’s largely in part to the most recent film, Bumblebee, doing so poorly in comparison to its predecessors, despite many thinking it was the best of the bunch. In that time, though, … Continued
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Godzilla vs Kong‘s Director on Inheriting the Legacy of 2 Titans
Godzilla vs. Kong is nearly here, and it’s a clash for the ages: two of the box office’s most beloved giant monsters, at each other’s throats again like it’s 1962. But the movie isn’t just a rematch between titans, for director Adam Wingard, it’s a step up to a truly titanic level of blockbuster moviemaking. … Continued
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The Dark Crystal Will Return…as a Ballet
If you’re like us, the sting of Netflix not renewingThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance still hurts. For a show to be so magical, so unforgettable, and for it to end so unceremoniously was truly a disappointment. It seems, though, that Thra, Gelflings, and Skeksis will continue on, just in a very unexpected way. For … Continued
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Happy Birthday to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
We sincerely apologize for doing this but you’re about to feel old. Today, March 22, is the 30th anniversary of the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze. That means the film you probably loved as a kid is officially starting to find grey hairs, gain weight in new places, … Continued
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A Curious Robot Breaks Out of Its Shell in Clever Sci-Fi Short System Error
On a near-future Earth, advanced alien technology has made the world a fully automated but pretty dull place. In a generic convenience store, a man (David Quirk) buying ice cream attempts to befriend the “service unit” who rings up his order—triggering an identity crisis for the robot, George (Nick Nemeroff), who realizes maybe being able … Continued
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RIP Yaphet Kotto, Star of Alien, James Bond, and More
Yaphet Kotto passed away yesterday at the age of 81. Best known for his roles as Parker in Ridley Scott’s first Alien movie and the villain Dr. Kananga in Live and Let Die, Roger Moore’s first outing as James Bond, the actor also appeared in The Running Man, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Homicide: Life … Continued
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In the New Voyagers Trailer, the Space Kids Are Not All Right
When we got our first look at Limitless director Neil Burger’s upcoming sci-fi movie Voyagers, it had way more footage of animals fighting each other than we had anticipated. The new trailer thankful drops most of that nonsense, only to replace it with footage of even more dangerous animals fighting each other: teens. Honestly, if … Continued
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Swallow‘s Haley Bennett Will Star in Eli Roth’s Borderlands Movie
Good news, blueberries—we’ve got news on your boy. (Don’t Google that and also don’t click the link; I regret everything.) Eli Roth’s adaptation of Borderlands continues to have a gloriously powerful cast. Most notably, we’ve got Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Jack Black as Claptrap, and Kevin Hart as Roland. Now, … Continued