With Comcast ceding control of Hulu to Disney while it preps its own streaming platform, Disney is now in complete control of the service. That's great news for Disney, but it won't mean much for regular Hulu subscribers who enjoy NBCUniversal programming — not for now, at any rate.
| News | May 14, 2019 |
Director Chad Stahelski says that Lana and Lilly Wachowski are developing another Matrix flick, and if anyone would know, it's him: Not only did Stahelski turn Matrix star Keanu Reeves into the deadly assassin John Wick, but he performed stunts in all three original Matrix movies.
| News | May 10, 2019 |
HBO has released an official statement about the rogue coffee cup that snuck into a shot in last night's episode of Game of Thrones, The Last of the Starks, and that went on to spark a flurry of social media posts, impassioned commentary, and enough memes to fill the Red Keep twice over.
| News | May 6, 2019 |
Mayhew, the 7-foot, 2-inch actor who was cast as Han Solo's faithful Wookiee companion Chewbacca while working as a hospital orderly, died on April 30. Mayhew played Chewbacca in all three original Star Wars movies, as well as Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens.
| News | May 3, 2019 |
Ron Howard is in discussions to produce a television spin-off of Willow, Howard's '80s fantasy epic, for Disney's new streaming service, Disney Plus. The new show, which will be written by Solo's Jon Kasdan, will be a sequel to the feature film. Actor Warwick Davis is expected to return to the lead role.
| News | May 2, 2019 |
HBO has been added to the new Apple TV app, which is currently in beta, letting subscribers stream HBO's hit programs, including Game of Thrones, to multiple devices and download episodes for to view offline. If you're not a current HBO subscriber, there's a weeklong free trial, too.
| News | May 1, 2019 |
Bryan Cogman, who wrote Game of Thrones' character-driven season 8 episode A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, revealed that the Thrones prequel he was developing for HBO will not go forward. An entirely different spinoff, which stars actress Naomi Watts, is still in production.
| News | April 29, 2019 |
Amid a class-action suit from subscribers over unexpected fees, complaints about a broken app, ongoing revenue woes, and a lawsuit from its biggest competitor, MoviePass, Sinemia has closed shop in America, casting the future of theatrical movie subscription services into doubt.
| News | April 26, 2019 |
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that, despite complaints from filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, movies like Netflix's Roma, which are primarily distributed via streaming services, will still be eligible for the Oscars in 2020. In 2019, Roma won three Academy Awards.
| News | April 24, 2019 |
Catch up on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's ongoing storyline before Avengers: Endgame's big finale by watching the post-credits scenes for every Marvel film, starting with Iron Man and going all the way up to the still-in-theaters Captain Marvel, via Marvel Studios' official Twitter account.
| News | April 22, 2019 |
Winter is here, and so are the pirates. The debut episode of Game of Thrones' final season was pirated 54 million times in the 24 hours after it aired, almost tripling the show's official viewership totals and putting HBO's epic fantasy drama on pace to be the year's most pirated show.
| News | April 17, 2019 |
Disney Plus, Disney's brand new streaming service, arrives on phones, and streaming boxes this fall, and we've got your first look at the service's user interface, its coolest features (streaming Simpsons episodes, anyone?), and some of its original Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar content.
| News | April 16, 2019 |
Game of Thrones is known for some of the most brutal, bloody, and shocking death scenes to ever appear on the small screen. If you're a glutton for punishment and want to relive the misery, check out our list of the 10 most gruesome and memorable fatalities in HBO's epic fantasy series.
| News | April 12, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live superstar and all-around funny woman McKinnon has signed on to star as Theranos founder and alleged fraudster Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout, a limited Hulu series based on the podcast of the same name. ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis, who created the podcast, will co-produce.
| News | April 10, 2019 |
Amid debates about whether Netflix movies should qualify for the Oscars, Netflix is in talks to buy Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theater for "tens of millions of dollars," which could have a significant impact on the streaming service's prospects the next time that awards season rolls around.
| News | April 10, 2019 |
It looks like Avengers: Endgame won't be the end for at least one Avenger. Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, will pass the torch to a young woman named Kate Bishop in a new series being developed for Disney Plus, Disney's upcoming streaming service. Jeremy Renner will reprise his MCU role for the show.
| News | April 10, 2019 |
Not to be outdone by companies like Netflix and Walmart, which are investing more and more money into Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style programming, YouTube has created a new division devoted to producing original interactive content in the style of Netflix's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
| News | April 10, 2019 |
Red Carpet Home Cinema, a new service from former Ticketmaster CEO Fred Rosen, lets you skip the multiplex and watch the newest movies in the comfort of your own home -- but with a special $15,000 streaming box and rental costs that run from $1,500 to $3,000, that convenience doesn't come cheap.
| News | April 8, 2019 |
On April 23, AMC Theaters is hosting a two-and-a-half day Marvel Cinematic Universe Marathon that consists of every single movie in the MCU -- all 22 of them -- and culminates with an early screening of Avengers: Endgame, which promises to wrap up the saga that began in 2008 with Iron Man.
| News | April 2, 2019 |
Think you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness, Bear Grylls-style? You vs. Wild, an eight episode interactive Netflix series that takes cues from Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, will let you prove it by letting you guide Grylls through some of the most inhospitable locations on the planet.
| News | March 27, 2019 |
Would you watch ads for 20 minutes to earn a free movie ticket? MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes is betting that you will, and he's launching PreShow, a new app with some pretty advanced face-tracking technology (not to mention some built-in concerns about data privacy) to prove it.
| News | March 21, 2019 |
A new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum punctuates the fast-paced gun and knife fights with deeper looks at new characters played by Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, and Jason Mantzoukas. There's a sly reference to Keanu Reeves' other big action franchise hidden in there, too.
| News | March 21, 2019 |
Wyld Stallyns Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves travel to the famed Hollywood Bowl to make a big announcement: Bill and Ted 3: Face the Music, which will see the duo struggle with their legacy as middle age approaches, begins filming very soon. The film will arrive in theaters about a year later.
| News | March 20, 2019 |
The Suicide Squad is rreturning under the command of James Gunn, writer and director of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, but one founding member won't be along for the ride. Will Smith won't be reprise his role as master assassin Deadshot when the Suicide Squad sequel hits theaters in August 2021.
| News | March 17, 2019 |
Eight months after firing director James Gunn due to a series of off-color social media posts, Disney has rehired the filmmaker to guide the Guardians of the Galaxy on their next adventure -- although not before Gunn helms the Suicide Squad sequel for Marvel's distinguished competition.
| News | March 15, 2019 |
Captain Marvel editor Debbie Berman revealed that Carol Danvers' journey originally had a "jarring" ending that raised more questions than answers, and detailed the changes that were made to help bridge the gap between Captain Marvel's debut and her appearance in Avengers: Endgame.
| News | March 15, 2019 |
Current subscribers to DirecTV Now, AT&T's entry into the competitive streaming television market, will have to pay an extra $10 a month to keep using their existing plans, while new users will only have two subscription tiers to choose from going forward. At least they both include HBO!
| News | March 11, 2019 |
In a major change to its policy regarding home movie releases, Disney Plus, Disney's upcoming streaming service, will eventually host every movie in the Disney catalog. That includes all of the company's classic animated films, which previously were only freed from the "vault" on a limited-time basis.
| News | March 7, 2019 |
Game show host Alex Trebek vows that he'll fight his cancer prognosis and promises that, with support from his family and his fans, he will continue working on Jeopardy! until his contract runs out in 2022. Trebek has hosted the syndicated version of Jeopardy! since 1984. Trebek is 78 years old.
| News | March 7, 2019 |
A magic word transforms 14-year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel) into a superpowered adult (Zachary Levi), but getting powers is the easy part. It's when Billy has to learn how to use his new abilities that the trouble (and fun) really begins, as DC Entertainment's latest Shazam! trailer demonstrates.
| News | March 4, 2019 |
Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, will direct a sequel to the 1984 supernatural comedy. Filming begins this summer, with Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and The Leftovers' Carrie Coon tapped to show the world that they ain't afraid of no ghost.
| News | March 1, 2019 |
Stranger Things star David Harbour will bring Mike Mignola's monster-hunting demon Hellboy back to the big screen along with Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, a horde of gnarly monsters, and at least one apocalypse. The latest, R-rated Hellboy trailer offers a preview of what's to come.
| News | March 1, 2019 |
The third season of Star Trek: Discovery will air on CBS All Access in 2020. Discovery writer Michelle Paradise will help Alex Kurtzman with showrunner duties while Kurtzman develops a number of other Star Trek projects, including the Patrick Stewart-led Jean-Luc Picard series.
| News | February 27, 2019 |
After angry fans tried to lower Captain Marvel's box office performance by flooding Rotten Tomatoes with negative comments, the site will prohibit users from posting pre-release film reviews. In addition, other changes have already been implemented in an effort to further reduce toxicity.
| News | February 26, 2019 |
Patton Oswalt, Kevin Smith, Chelsea Handler, and more are bringing Marvel second-stringers Howard the Duck, MODOK., Hit Monkey, and Tigra and Dazzler to Hulu as adult-oriented cartoon comedies. After that, the heroes will team up to form a new superteam, the Offenders, in a "special animated event."
| News | February 11, 2019 |
In the wake of Aquaman's $1 billion box office haul, DC and Warner Bros. have begun work on a "horror-tinged" spin-off starring the Trench, a lost Atlantean tribe that evolved into a race of monsters after losing contact with the rest of the underwater nation. Aquaman director James Wan will produce.
| News | February 8, 2019 |
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin are ready to nut up or shut up once more in the first fan-friendly look at Zombieland: Double Tap. The sequel will be directed by Venom's Ruben Fleischer from a script by Deadpool and Deadpool 2's co-writers.
| News | January 29, 2019 |
Zac Efron plays serial killer Ted Bundy in the first trailer for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, a drama from the director of Netflix's Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes that tells the infamous murderer's story from his long-term girlfriend's point of view.
| News | January 25, 2019 |