Author: Mary Anne Butler

This just in-yet another big question for Marvel Studios’ upcoming “Fantastic Four” film has been answered. We know who will be playing the Herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer.According to all the usual suspects, Emmy winner Julia Garner (“The Americans,” “Ozark”) will be taking on the role of Shalla-Bal, one of the Marvel Comics versions of the Silver Surfer. Technically, Shalla-Bal is the wife of  Norrin Radd, the og Silver Surfer. Shalla-Bal and Norrin end up BOTH possessing the power of the Herald due to some cosmic meddling by the High Evolutionary. (Yes, we know this is Juno Silver Surfer, but…

This just in- filmmaker Craig Gillespie will direct DC Studios’ upcoming “Supergirl” film. It will star “House of the Dragon” actress Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl. Ana Nogueira wrote the script, and thats sort of all we know for sure at this point. Gillespie has a slew of some of our favorite films behind him, things like the aforementioned “I, Tonya” and “Cruella.” As with other superhero titles, we’re a little sad to see the film getting a male director. But, as fans of his, we’re excited to see what he does with “Supergirl.” This story is developing…

We are staring at the 25th anniversary of the Wachowski sisters’ landmark film, “The Matrix.” While it borrowed heavily from Hong Kong action films of the era, it really did set the tone for most of the films that came after it. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Laurence Fishburne, the highly Y2K styled tale spins a Jesus savior narrative in the background of a “Terminator” esque AI machine uprising and enslavement of the human race. The big news today is that Drew Goddard (“The Martian,” “Cabin in the Woods”) will write and direct a new film…

Yes, there’s been a lot of discourse this year about actor Bill Skarsgård. Mostly surrounding his starring role as Eric Draven in the upcoming reboot of “The Crow.” And, to be fair, most of that has been about the frankly baffling character design. NOT, as some of our Facebook commenters would have you believe, about Skarsgård’s abilities as an actor or him personally. [Editor’s note: I actually interviewed Bill YEARS ago for Netflix’s very first original series, “Hemlock Grove.” He was, and still is, an absolute delight, and I have no problem with him at all.]Okay, what we REALLY want…

Ah yes, the sequel we are definitely not looking forward to from director Todd Phillips is gearing up for a trailer release later this month. We’re talking of course about “Joker: Foile à Deux,” which will see the return of Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime. He’ll be joined this time around by Lady Gaga, who will be playing the one and only Dr. Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn, to the picture. This morning, Warner Bros. Pictures released a brand new official poster for the film. Obviously you can see the pair’s clown makeup on full…

In what some fans are calling a long-overdue honor, filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his longtime producing partner Emma Thomas will be receiving a Knighthood and Damehood, respectively. The British government announced the news, citing the pair’s contribution to film. Dame Emma Thomas and Sir Christopher Nolan certainly have a nice ring to them, don’t they? Nolan won his first directing Oscar this year for “Oppenheimer,” after being nominated six times. Thomas, who happens to also be Nolan’s wife, gave the acceptance speech for Best Film. No details about when the ceremony will take place were revealed. We’ll let you know…

In case you weren’t aware, there is a brand new Marvel Studios film currently in production. Director Jake Schreier has actually given us the best info on the upcoming film, saying “Thunderbolts” will be a new approach, and a new story. Which is interesting, considering how many former characters we’ll see returning. “It was just a really different approach and a new kind of story to tell amidst that, which I know they’ve made so many things, but it’s not a sequel,” Schreier said. “Yes, these characters have appeared before, but it is a new story being told and a story,…

Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming film all about America’s favorite breakfast pastry just got it’s first trailer. “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tarts Story” is actually his directorial debut, and what a project to it sounds like. He also wrote it.Battle Creek, Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A wildly imaginative tale of ambition, betrayal, and menacing milkmen – sweetened with artificial ingredients The cast includes Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Tom Lennon, Adrian Martinez, Bobby Moynihan, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Sarah Cooper, and Hugh Grant, as Tony the Tiger. So, clearly, Seinfeld thinks Grant…

From the desert planet of Arrakis to the the annals of folk and rock history, Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Dune Part One,” “Dune Part Two”) is having a helluva run. We know he can sing and dance, but what about playing a real-life iconic American musician? From director James Mangold and screenwriter Jay Cocks (“Gangs of New York”), we’re getting a new Bob Dylan biopic called “A Complete Unknown,” starring Chalamet as the Nobel laureate. Dylan himself is serving as an executive producer. The cast includes Elle Fanning (“The Great“) as Sylvie Russo, and Monica Barbaro (“Top Gun: Maverick“) as Joan Baez. Benedict Cumberbatch was originally…

Dreams really do come true, especially for fans of Frank Herbert’s seminal piece of science fiction, “Dune.” Theres just so much of it to experience! Books! Movies! Miniseries! Comics! While I don’t love either of SYFY miniseries, I *am* a lover of David Lynch’s 1984 version. More minimally of Denis Villeneuve’s recent “Dune Part One” and “Dune Part Two.” That’s not to say I outright DISLIKE them, but, there is more for me personally in the 1984 flick. Including but not limited to that bitchin’ Toto guitar riff, the Atreides battle pug, and that magical scene of Sting as Feyd-Rautha…