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Animation Domination newcomer Bob’s Burgers has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Bob’s Burgers has proved to be a perfect neighbor to our slate of fan-favorite animated families this year,” said Reilly. “The series has found its own really unique, irreverent voice and is doing consistent business for us on Sundays, so we’re excited to serve up another season to the fans....

The cast and crew behind Brave New World assembled virtually for this year’s Comic-Con@Home. As part of the digital festivities, which are happening in place of the typical, massive annual gathering in downtown San Diego, a panel was held to discuss the brand new series, which is part of Peacock’s original programming lineup. Peacock is the latest streaming service to enter the marketplace, serving as NBCUniversal’s way of getting into the direct-to-consumer game....

It has been a decade since Channing Tatum first appeared as Greg Jenko in the big-screen reboot of 21 Jump Street, and although there are currently no plans for a second sequel to the movie, Tatum would love to see Brad Pitt make an appearance if it did happen. Currently, there are rumors that a female spin-off of the Jump Street franchise is being worked on, but that doesn’t mean Tatum wouldn’t be happy to team up with Jonah Hill for a follow-up to 2014’s 22 Jump Street....

Though 3D (three-dimensional) images and such have been around in some form since the mid-1800s, 3D films and movies are still a relatively new phenomenon. The skills and technology it took to make it appear as if the characters and settings from the film would pop out at the audience took quite a few decades to perfect (early 3D tech for film was in development since at least 1915). But in the ’50s, the practice was finally perfected (for it’s time), and audiences began to go to see the spectacle that was 3D movies....

CinemaCon 2022, which is currently underway in Las Vegas, offered attendees a glimpse of the violent Christmas movie, Violent Night. Starring Stranger Things actor David Harbour as Santa Claus, this festive outing from Universal Pictures takes a different view of jolly old St. Nick, making him more of a John Wick-style character. Harbour was present at the event, and made Violent Night sounds even more exciting than it already did, comparing the project to Die Hard amid a wonderful onslaught of f-bombs....

Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are: Albania, Alive!, Artan Minarolli, director; Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan Jose Campanella, director; Armenia, Autumn of the Magician, Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors; Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director; Austria, For a Moment Freedom, Arash T. Riahi, director;...

Chris Pratt is quite the name in Hollywood these days, and he’s got 40 million Instagram followers to prove it. The American actor had a busy 2022, with appearances in Jurassic World: Dominion, Thor: Love and Thunder and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special — which featured some cool new animation, by the way. And don’t forget his Prime Video series The Terminal List. But the fun doesn’t stop there, as it seems 2023 is going to be as busy, if not busier, for the Parks and Recreation alum....

There are many elements that must converge in order for a TV show to become a success that keeps the audience on their toes. There must be a plot that catches the viewers’ attention, and the actors in charge of bringing the characters of that story to life must be correctly chosen and play their parts to perfection. But that is not enough, as the audiences of TV shows have become increasingly demanding thanks to the great offer of content available on many streaming platforms, raising the bar day by day....

Myriad Pictures has signed with Asia Digital Entertainment to distribute the action thriller A Common Man starring Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross, which recently completed production in Sri Lanka. The film was adapted for the screen and directed by Chandran Rutnam (The Road From Elephant Pass). In A Common Man, which is set in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a mysterious man (Kingsley) has planted 5 bombs in the politically-scarred city that are set to explode unless four major terrorists are immediately released from prison....

MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY The six A League of Their Own cast members will play a whole new set of characters in the series. Faxon will play Marshall, the Rockford Peaches team manager who works for league owner Morris Baker and believes in the Peaches to succeed. Dunn’s Morris Baker is owner of the league who has invested quite a lot of money into the league and is nervous that having women ball players in a men’s sport will turn out to be a huge financial loss....

Producer and race car driver Ali Afshar discusses his drag-racing drama Born 2 Race, due out on DVD February 28 There are all kinds of ways for one to break into the entertainment industry, and producer/actor/writer Ali Afshar took a rather interesting route. After breaking into the drag racing circuit as a teenager, Ali Afshar moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting, appearing on Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Power Rangers Turbo, and in films such as Godzilla, The Siege, and Three Kings....

No settlement was reached in the final talks between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s lawyers on Friday, at which point Judge Penney Azcarate officially entered the jury verdict into court record. After a weeks-long trial that was broadcast on television and streamed live on the internet, a jury had determined that Heard had defamed Depp with “false and defamatory” allegations of domestic abuse. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages, though that was later reduced to $10....

Up until now, Ant-Man movies have provided a little bit of comic relief to the MCU, but Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania the stakes are going to be incredibly high with the movie having a number of links to the overarching Multiverse Saga. Now Kevin Feige has revealed that the movie will directly tie to Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, which forms part of the Phase 6 finale with Avengers: Secret War....

The edges of our world are fuzzier than you imagine them to be. There is a multiverse. A strange and infinite place where we may find ourselves lost and trying to get home. But what if we put ourselves there? Dark Matter, the new Apple TV+ series, explores this concept. Based on the book of the same name, this series is set to crackle your brain and keep you on the edge of your seat....

Diego Calva is a newcomer to Hollywood, but he is now nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Manny Torres in Paramount’s Babylon from director Damien Chazelle. Calva performs alongside seasoned actress Margot Robbie as his character’s love interest and a star-studded cast including Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, and Olivia Wilde. Considering Calva was an unknown actor compared to his on-screen counterparts, it’s expected that Chazelle had some initial reservations about casting him....

FX Networks today announced that its critically acclaimed comedy series Baskets will come to an end with the show’s season four finale on Thursday, August 22 on FX. Baskets is executive produced by Jonathan Krisel, Zach Galifianakis, Marc Gurvitz and Andrea Pett-Joseph, and stars Galifianakis, Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly and Alex Morris. It is produced by FX Productions. Season 4 of Baskets continues Thursdays with the following episodes: “Over four seasons, Baskets has taken its place among the great FX comedies as an endearing and hilarious look at the dreams and ambition of ‘Chip Baskets’ and his extended, loving family,” said Eric Schrier, President, FX Entertainment....

Batman, one of the most famous fictional characters ever created, and one of the top three superheroes in the world, was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane in 1939 with the release of Detective Comics #27. The character was an instant hit, receiving his own solo title the next year in 1940. With the amount of popularity and name recognition, there have been many, many live action Batman movies. The Batman character has spanned eight decades of cinema — from black and white serial series from the 1940s, to acclaimed Tim Burton films and controversial sequels from the 90s, and finally to some of the most critically acclaimed superhero films with in director Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, providing a model for franchise filmmaking....

When Clint Eastwood first debuted on the Western television series Rawhide in 1959, that was only the beginning of his prolific career. Rawhide was where he first charmed domestic audiences, but when Sergio Leone cast Eastwood as the Man with No Name, the lead character of the Dollars Trilogy (also known as The Man with No Name Trilogy), he became an international icon and a symbol of the cinematic American frontier....

From the characters to the storytelling and overall plot, Breaking Bad is a work of art. It’s so well-written and expertly developed that it stands out among other shows as one of the best, and arguably, of all time. It was a massive success during its time on air, garnering millions of viewers tuning in for each episode. And now, with the accessibility of streaming services, new audiences are constantly discovering the show, allowing it to maintain its popularity even 10+ years after it ended....

Sidney Lumet started his artistic journey on the stage and slowly worked his way into television. By the time he got to make his first film, the masterpiece 12 Angry Men, he was already a veteran of the craft. Lumet’s career work is political, but not overtly. The subject matter was always there: rebels that defy the system, while those very systems slowly progress to crush the will of the individuals who question it....