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Fox and National Geographic today announced the highly anticipated return of the Emmy Award-winning worldwide phenomenon Cosmos for Season 2, from executive producer/writer/director Ann Druyan (who won an Emmy Award for writing the 2014 series and a Peabody Award for producing it) and executive producers Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, The Orville, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey), Brannon Braga (The Orville, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, Terra Nova) and Jason Clark (The Orville, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey)....

When word came out that Johnny Depp would be starring in The Lone Ranger, but as Tonto and not as the Ranger himself, the next question on everyone’s lips was “Well, who will play the lead?” Now, according to Ain’t It Cool News, that part might be going to an actor who is no stranger to playing masked heroes – George Clooney! The scooper for the site says: Now, this is still only in the rumor stage, but the possibility of Clooney taking on the part of the Lone Ranger certainly has potential....

The actress talks about working with horses, Kurt Russell, and life in Hollywood! She’s only 11, but she’s already an amazing veteran superstar! Dakota Fanning - soon, you’ll only be saying ‘Dakota’ and everyone will know who it is - has already been in films with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg this year and now is starring in Dreamer. She plays a girl who’s father takes in an injured race horse and nurses it back to greatness....

The Marvel Netflix series, Daredevil, is well-regarded for its brutally violent depiction of the titular vigilante, but now that the character has been folded into the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, will the character now need to fight crime in a more familiar friendly manner? Well, according to returning star Charlie Cox, he would support a PG-13 approach to Daredevil, with the actor believing that if anyone can pull it off, it’s Marvel Studios....

Casting is still underway for George Miller’s Justice League of America, and we can now add one more actor to the list of those coveting roles in the superhero epic. In an interview with blackfilm.com, Derek Luke (Lions for Lambs) expressed his interest in the role. With casting getting under way for the Justice League of America film and the role of Green Lantern (John Stewart) being a Black character, why haven’t you taken a crack at it?...

The Good A truly insightful look at two people who have had a profound effect on art and music all over the world. The Bad I think 2 discs might be a bit much for a DVD set that seems like it could have worked just as well with 1. Ugly use of colors on the inside of the packaging. While at first the thought of watching The Dick Cavett Show - John and Yoko Collection seemed to be the equivalent of spending 10 years on the campus of UC Berkeley doused in petruli oil, I must say that I did find this 2 disc set fascinating....

There are many rumors currently circulating about which streaming platforms are considering an ad-supported option in the near future. While many are still to confirm their plans, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has confirmed that Disney+ will be launching an advertisement-supported version within the U.S. by the end of this year and will follow that with an international launch sometime early in 2023, probably to coincide with the original international platform’s two year anniversary....

Walt Disney Studios has released the official trailer for the new animated movie Strange World. The film, which will be coming to theaters on Nov. 23, follows three generations of a family uniting for a thrilling adventure. You can get a sneak peek at the movie by watching the new trailer below. Per Disney, Strange World introduces “a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures....

Donald Glover is a Renaissance Man. He’s an actor, director, writer, producer, and rapper. And he excels at all those things. He’s the brilliant creative mind behind Atlanta, has the charisma of a movie star, and knows how to work a stage as the rapper Childish Gambino. With all those abilities, he could be a “jack of all trades, master of none”, but his performances show a great range. He can be a comic doofus, a suave and sexy space pirate, and also a simple guy just trying to make ends meet....

Opening in theaters on February 25th is the new 3D action film Drive Angry. The movie stars Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Gone in Sixty Seconds), as well as Amber Heard (Pineapple Express), Billy Burke (Twilight), Charlotte Ross (NYPD Blue), David Morse (16 Blocks), and William Fichtner (Prison Break). We recently had a chance to sit down and speak with Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard, William Fichtner, and Billy Burke about the film, its supernatural elements, working with 3D, and Charlotte Ross’s scene-stealing performance....

Big new for comedy fans. Eddie Murphy has finally agreed to return to Saturday Night Live for the first time since 1984. He had hosted the show once after his departure from the cast, but vowed to never return after David Spade made a ‘falling star’ joke at his expense. It seems the air has cleared, and Murphy is ready to once again dominate the place he once called home....

Emile Hirsch is in early talks to star in Lone Survivor for Universal Pictures and director Peter Berg. We reported back in February that Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, and Taylor Kitsch will star, with Emile Hirsch landing the last lead role. The project is based on the memoir by Navy SEAL Marcus Littrell, that tells his harrowing journey of survival when he and his SEAL team members were ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan....

It was previously reported that director Edgar Wright had recruited Academy Award winner Emma Stone for his next project, the twisted kidnapping thriller The Chain. First reported in an article by The Direct, it was rumored that Stone would lead The Chain as a mother thrown into a warped kidnapping plot to protect her own child. However, that is apparently not the case, as sources connected with the project have debunked the the report as inaccurate....

The man who brought down Robert Hanssen gives a very candid interview about the film and his work that brought about its creation Breach tells the true story of renowned FBI operative Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) who was found guilty of treason against America. Over a period of more than two decades, Hanssen systematically and deliberately sold his country’s key intelligence to the former Soviet Union. The FBI was aided in their investigation by Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe), a young agent-in-training handpicked by the Bureau to help draw Hanssen from his cover....

The Outstanding Limited Series Emmy category has had quite the history. Before we get into the Primetime Emmy Awards winners, some background on the category might be useful. In 1973, the category as we know it today started out as Outstanding Drama/Comedy – Limited Series. A year later, it was renamed Outstanding Limited Series, and then Outstanding Miniseries in 1986. In 1991, the miniseries numbers dwindled, causing the category to be combined to form Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries....

Spoiler WarningAudiences watching Spider-Man: No Way Home in theaters saw the first trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, replacing the traditional post-credits scene in a Marvel Studios film. The highly anticipated Doctor Strange sequel is the fifth film in Phase 4 of the MCU, coming to the big screen six years after the 2016 release of Doctor Strange. With fan excitement at an incredible high after the success of No Way Home, Multiverse of Madness will greatly shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it continues to break open the multiverse....

Emily Mahdavian saw life through focused new lenses when she moved to Idaho. She experienced a kind of detox from the constant cacophonous catastrophes of contemporary society, and was suddenly experiencing life at normal speed for the first time in a long time. The city’s sped-up, but when she lived in Idaho, she understood nature’s tempo. That’s partly why the filmmaker wished to make her new movie, Bitterbrush, which recently premiered to acclaim and quickly became a New York Times’ Critic’s Pick....

Jeff Fahey is filled with gratitude. The iconic character actor has been in the industry for nearly half a decade, and yet he still has the excitement of someone getting their first big break. From his very first film Silverado through Lawnmower Man, Wyatt Earp, Machete, and Alita: Battle Angel to iconic roles like Frank in Lost and Zachariah in Justified, Fahey is beloved for his work in genre films and the gravitas he brings to even schlocky B-pictures....

We have a brand new exclusive clip from Stargate Atlantis: Fan’s Choice, which will be released on Blu-ray on August 4. Click below for our exclusive clip from this fan-friendly disc which features an awkward introduction between characters. Earlier this year, avid Atlantis followers had the chance to log onto SGAFansChoice.com and vote on the best episodes from the People’s Choice Award-winning series. Giving consumers ultimate control from start to finish, fans also had the opportunity to design the cover art which was voted on by fellow fans and selected by Stargate Atlantis producers....

We have an exclusive, two-minute clip from this new horror film, They Wait, which hits the DVD shelves on September 16. Click below for an intense look at this film, which stars Jaime King. When a family of three returns to America for a family funeral after living in Shanghai for the past three years, a desperate mother races to save the life of her suffering child upon discovering that he has fallen victim to the wrath of a living corpse....