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Weekend Box Office Hellboy II: The Golden Army $35.8 million Hancock $33 million Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D $20.5 million WALL-E $18.5 million Wanted $11 million Get Smart $7.1 million Meet Dave $5.3 million Kung Fu Panda $4.3 million Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $2.2 million In a surprising upset, it was Hellboy II: The Golden Army that took the top spot on this weekend’s box office chart....

According to Variety, a landslide of box office heavyweights is expected on homevideo in the months of March and April. Disney will release Chicken Little on DVD March 21. Warner has Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on DVD March 7 and on the new HD DVD platform on April 11. Also expected this spring are King Kong from Universal and Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, among others....

Choke has just added another member to it’s already impressive cast list. According to Variety, Dexter’s Brad William Henke will be joining Sam Rockwell and Angelica Huston in the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel. The book focuses on Victor Mancini, to be played by Rockwell, a medical-school dropout who has devised an ingenious scam to pay elder care for his Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother. He pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants....

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance director Brian Taylor recently sent out an intriguing tweet which seemed to indicate that Nicolas Cage was playing both Johnny Blaze and the villain of the movie. Collider reached out to the director, who said that Nicolas Cage would be playing both Johnny Blaze and the Ghost Rider, where he will perform the stunt riding and the Ghost Rider actions himself. Here’s Brian Taylor’s original tweet:...

The lead role in Bruce Almighty seems tailor-made for Jim Carrey, but there were some other actors in mind for the film if he wasn’t interested. Directed by Tom Shadyac and co-written by Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe, and Steve Oedekerk, Bruce Almighty tells the story of a TV reporter named Bruce (Carrey) who has harsh criticism for how God (Morgan Freeman) is doing His job. This results in God bestowing His powers upon Bruce for a whole week to give the human a better understanding of what it’s truly like to be the almighty creator....

The film adaptation of Robotech, based on the property owned by Harmony Gold, has found its director in Rhys Thomas. The 1980s animated series was comprised of three different Japanese animated series (Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada) that were redubbed and recut to have a single overarching storyline. The premise is that during a time that Earth has developed giant robots from the technology of an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific island, using said technology to fight off an impending alien invasion....

Fox’s popular dramatic action series 24, starring Keifer Sutherland, is shooting outside of California for the first time ever this week. According to Variety, the production team will be moving to Washington, D.C. for some upcoming scenes that are crucial to this season’s plot. Scenes for eight different episodes will be shot over the course of the next two weekends. The show’s executive producer Howard Gordon stated, “The idea is to sell Washington in the first batch of episodes and, hopefully, people will have bought into the setting later on....

We are all aware of the impact Disney has on the film and TV industries. Childhoods were defined by the shows Disney produced. We were fed hours upon hours of content with rerun potential that could rival the most popular adult shows. Many people who grew up in the 90s and early-2000s are constantly craving the youthful nostalgia these shows provided. There is nothing like waiting up every week for a new episode, staying up late at night to watch reruns, sharing your favorite characters and songs with your friends, music videos as commercials, and who could forget the merchandise?...

From the 80s to the late 2000s, Nora Ephorn dazzled the world with her romantic comedies and her special style of writing for almost three decades. With hits like Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, the late Ephron was, and still is, beloved by many romantic comedy lovers. To this day, her work shines through as both heartwarming, hilarious, and comforting. Whether you’re a die hard rom-com fan or watch them just for the occasional chuckle, there’s no denying that rom-coms take some skill in writing and producing in order to be successful....

The first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania teases the MCU-altering stakes, the heroes, and the villain that will launch Phase Five. Released courtesy of Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will find Paul Rudd reprising the role of Scott Lang aka Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne aka Wasp, and introduce Jonathan Majors as the next big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kang the Conqueror....

Matt Reeves’ The Batman has made a killer splash with audiences and critics. Shortly after the film’s release, Warner Bros. revealed it had no less than three HBO Max spin-off series in development. The most notable one focuses on Colin Farrell’s Penguin character. Additionally, a Gotham PD spin-off was ordered but was ultimately shelved; it is shifting now to Arkham Asylum. This new direction has an opportunity to expand Batman’s rogues’ gallery for the Reeves universe in a fun, creative way....

A&E Network premieres the season finale of the hit original series Bates Motel on Monday, May 5th at 10 PM ET/PT immediately followed by the finale edition of Bates Motel: After Hours at 11 PM ET/PT hosted by Dave Holmes. Season 2 of Bates Motel further explores Norman’s unraveling psyche and digs deeper into the twisted world of the Bates family. New family members and seedy residents of the White Pine Bay including notable guest stars checked in throughout the season....

One of the most prolific storylines in Batman comics was adapted into an animated film, and Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) immediately grabbed the attention of fans. With the DC Universe being upended recently, many are turning to the animated films for the quality retellings of some of their favorite stories, and this adaptation is faithful to the source material, only changing minor details here and there. As we dive into some of the significant aspects of the film, we are also going to be covering the reasons why this movie is an integral watch for Batman fans that may have initially decided to pass on the animated projects....

Things are familiar but different in the new teaser trailer for Bel-Air. Based on a YouTube parody video spoofing The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the new series is a reimagining of the classic sitcom but with more of a dark, dramatic edge. The new teaser takes the lyrics of the original show’s iconic theme song and sets them against dramatic music with the new Will, played by Jabari Banks, taking his throne as the Prince of Bel-Air....

Benedict Cumberbatch is keeping the door open for another season or even a movie followup to Sherlock, but it’s probably not going to happen anytime soon. Between 2010 and 2017, Cumberbatch famously starred in four three-part seasons as the iconic fictional detective. As of now, the future of the franchise is unclear with no current plans for another installment. Speaking with Collider in a new interview to promote his latest movie The Courier, Cumberbatch addressed the state of the Sherlock franchise....

Denzel Washington is one of the last remaining superstars in an industry deprived of talents that carry his weight. The veteran actor is still an artist that garners critical acclaim and can open a movie to box office success. The name itself, Denzel, is one of mystique and power. Like the other great superstar, Leo, these names carry a legacy of consistency, elegance, and grandeur. Washington is an actor who never seems to lose himself in the role and remains his trustworthy self while also acting everyone in front of him off the screen....

English actor Harris Dickinson has been busy in the past year, landing roles in high-profile movies like Where the Crawdads Sing and even the dark comedy Triangle of Sadness. The 26-year-old actor was born in London and almost considered quitting acting after dropping out of school. He did not join the Royal Marines as planned and landed his first big acting gig in 2016 when he was 20 (per Vogue). He was cast in Eliza Hittman’s Beach Rats, which was his first movie role, and the movie did well among domestic film festivals in the United States....

2022 on HBO and HBO Max was nothing short of exciting. From long-awaited revivals and returns to brand-new, refreshing content, the channel and its streaming counterpart provided viewers with a lovely assortment of shows that cured our hunger for quality television. Captivating comedies, delectable dramas, and simply sensational slice-of-life content awaited users this year. It would only be fair to give a few of them their flowers before the year closes out....

Joanna Hogg is a British film director and screenwriter whose work has been highly acclaimed since the beginning of her career. Making her directorial debut on the big screen in 2007 with Unrelated, Hogg quickly followed this work with Archipelago, which was very well-received by critics. Her style of filmmaking is unique as she prefers to use long takes and minimal camera movement as well as choosing to cast both professional and non-professional actors in her films....

The latter half of the 20th century was John Carpenter’s playground. The well-renowned master of horror enjoyed a meteoric rise from humble beginnings, producing some of the most memorable movies of the century, like Halloween, Prince of Darkness, and The Thing. These movies went on to become classics in their respective genres, breaking new ground and becoming models for future films that would try to replicate elements of what made them so distinct....