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As two of the most iconic bad guys in cinema, Darth Vader and Voldemort are formidable opponents, and fans have been asking the question for years. Who would win if these two dark lords went toe-to-toe? They are both the main antagonists of two of the most popular franchises in pop culture, that being Star Wars and Harry Potter. Ever since their first appearances, they have both cemented themselves as two of the greatest villains of all time....

Don’t worry, Crimes of the Future fans; a #ReleaseTheCronenCut campaign won’t be necessary for the director’s latest film. During an interview with IGN, the director revealed only one cut of the movie exists, and it’s the one David Cronenberg always intended to make. However, with viral movements like #ReleaseTheSnyderCut and #ReleaseTheAyerCut making waves across social media over the last few years, fans can rarely be sure that the movie they see is the director’s original vision....

The director and actress chat about the new film and the series as a whole Last night I was invited to posh Beverly Hills to mix and mingle with some of the cast and crew of the upcoming horror film Saw V, the latest in the popular series. Several members of the online press and I were hobknobbing with the stars, sipping Saw-kitini’s and chatting about the current installment, which recently wrapped filming....

This weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con revealed an assortment of hugely exciting announcements, trailers, and details of how the MCU will dominate theaters until we have all long been returned to the Earth. In amongst all this, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced their upcoming slate of DC animated outings that are due to follow the upcoming Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Following the premiere of Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Film Publicist Gary Miereanu revealed what DC fans can expect from the future of the animated universe....

Walter Hamada is stepping down as president of DC. And it means a lot for the DCEU, both positive and negative. Despite leaving respectfully, there are several signs that this may be another part of David Zaslav’s shake-up of Warner Bros. Discovery’s properties. Zaslav has laid off many employees since his stewardship of the company began, and having Hamada step down might be a strategic move to reorganize DC as a whole....

Two years ago at the TCA Winter Tour, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo revealed the network gave the green light for a long-awaited Deadwood movie, which would wrap up the hit series once and for all. Updates on this TV movie have been sparse ever since then, but during this year’s TCA Winter Tour, HBO president Casey Bloys indicated that production may finally begin this fall. Here’s what he had to say below....

Netflix will soon debut That ’90s Show, a follow-up to That ’70s Show that brings back Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp as Red and Kitty Forman. They’ll be in good company, as most of the original cast of That ’70s Show make special appearances in the spinoff as well. Ahead of the premiere, the two spoke with Netflix from the makeup chair about returning to their roles and reuniting with several cast members of That ’70s Show....

Academy Award winner and Hollywood icon Denzel Washington has opened up about working alongside Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman so close to his death. Washington, who was on board as a producer for Netflix’s biographical musical drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Boseman, described the late star as a “man among men,” and revealed that he wondered whether “something was wrong.” Speaking with Variety, Denzel Washington, like many who had worked with Boseman while he had been secretly suffering, praised the actor for his fortitude and grace in dealing with his illness so privately....

Jonathan Frakes is all over Star Trek these days. In addition to directing episodes of Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two episode that will crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks, he also continues to play the role of William T. Riker. This includes voiceover work on the aforementioned Lower Decks, where Riker is serving as Captain of the USS Titan as the ship battles against the machinations of the Pakleds, as well as live-action appearances featuring an older Riker on Star Trek: Picard’s first and upcoming third seasons....

Dimension Films announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the heist comedy The Black Marks from Darius Films starring Kurt Russell (Death Proof), Matt Dillon (Crash, There’s Something About Mary) and Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up). The film is written and directed by Jonathan Sobol (A Beginner’s Guide to Endings). The announcement was made today by Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. Crunch Calhoun (Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get back into the con game and pull off just one more lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother Nicky (Dillon)....

A spin-off series starring industry newcomer Alaqua Cox, a Menominee deaf actor, was first rumored long before she debuted as Echo in Disney+’s Hawkeye in November 2021. A few weeks after Hawkeye’s successful premiere, Marvel Studios officially confirmed Cox’s Maya Lopez, a deaf Indigenous vigilante, would be leading her solo series Echo at Disney+ Day 2021. The Indigenous, deaf, and female hero made her Marvel Comics debut in 1998’s Daredevil #9 by David Mack, Richard Isanove, Joe Quesada, and Jimmy Palmiotti, giving herself the moniker Echo as a tribute to her murdered father....

Eli Roth will begin production on Hostel 2 in September in Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Karlovy Vary and other locations around the Czech Republic says Production Weekly. Some scenes will be shot at Barrandov Studios, Rome and possibly Slovakia. The first film was shot in the Czech Republic and neighboring Slovakia. Roth said that Hostel 2, which focus on three female characters, will be darker than the original. “The first Hostel is a journey into hell that starts off fun,” he said....

Elvis opened up to great success at the box office and has been met with praise from critics, many of which have offered particular praise to actor Austin Butler’s performance as the titular music icon. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Elvis tells the story of Elvis Presley’s rise to fame as seen through the eyes of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). It is now playing in movie theaters after premiering in June....

Erica Durance has the challenging task of being the latest actress to take on the role of Lois Lane, arguably the most significant woman in the Superman mythology. Durance plays Lois on the CW’s Smallville, and she recently talked to TV Guide about what we can expect to see from Lois in the show’s eighth season. Some highlights from the interview include the fact that Durance knows she will be appearing in no less than 13 episodes this season, although they haven’t yet told her exactly how many....

In the promotion for Eternals, Ikaris was built-up as Marvel’s Superman. No one expected, upon seeing the film, that he would ultimately end up being the film’s antagonist. The Eternal, played by former Game of Thrones cast member Richard Madden, indeed was one of the MCU’s most complex characters. Despite killing his friends, he believed he was doing the right thing until his guilt drove him into the sun at the climax of the film....

Superman has been a worldwide icon since his comic debut in ‘Action Comics #1’ back in 1938. The man has everything: laser vision, super strength, the power of flight, great hair, and a full-time job with benefits. It’s no wonder he remains a fan favorite all these decades later. As such, Superman has been reimagined for the big screen dozens of times, and his famous red boots have been filled by a wide variety of actors....

Caroline Cory’s new UFO documentary A Tear in the Sky is coming to VOD and Digital in May, and we have an exclusive clip to debut ahead of its release. Written, directed, and produced by Cory, the doc will be available to own and rent worldwide on Digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms via 1091 Pictures on May 3, 2022. You can get a sneak peek by watching our clip below as the team employs their cameras in the skies to make a bizarre discovery that warrants further investigation....

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary Enlighten Up!, which will hit the shelves on DVD on November 10. Click below for our exclusive deleted scene, which features music mogul Russell Simmons. Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate immerses Nick in the practice and follows him around the world as he examines the good, the bad and the ugly of yoga....

Christopher Nolan will finally make his biopic. The famous director had a stunted attempt to mount one two decades ago when he penned a screenplay about aviator Howard Hughes, which he later described as the best screenplay he’s ever written. The project died when Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator went into production first. Now, Nolan is working on a film about the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. However, Oppenheimer may very well break conventional biopic expectations....

In a story from VarietyFamily Guy has been given the go ahead by Twentieth Century Fox TV to perform a live table reading of the show’s controversial “abortion episode” next week. Because of the subject matter, Fox decided not to air this episode. This is only the second time in the show’s history that the network has done that. Taking part in this episode will be its creator-star Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry, Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan....