'Take Shelter' Director Jeff Nichols Adds Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard And Four More To 'Mud'

‘Take Shelter’ Director Jeff Nichols Adds Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard And Four More To ‘Mud’ Take ShelterdirectorJeff Nicholsis prepping his third film,Mud, and he’s just added quite a few actors to the cast.Take ShelterstarMichael Shannonis on board for a small role, andSam Shepard,Sarah Paulson,Ray McKinnon,Joe Don BakerandPaul Sparksare all set to appear alongside leadsMatthew McConaughey,Reese WitherspoonandTye Sheridanin the film that started shooting yesterday in Arkansas. And if you’re afraid this sounds like just another low-key indie, read on for the director’s description, as he likens the film to Peckinpah directing a story by Mark Twain....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Carlos Williams

'The Doorman' Review: Ruby Rose Puts A New Spin On Familiar Action Movie Tropes [Nightstream]

‘The Doorman’ Review: Ruby Rose Puts A New Spin On Familiar Action Movie Tropes [Nightstream] Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A decorated military veteran suffers a traumatizing event in the line of duty and heads to the city to recuperate, only to find more trouble lying in wait.Sudden Death.Speed.Skyscraper.Under Siege.The Rock.Passenger 57.White House Down.Con Air.Die Hard. Whether it be wreaking havoc on a bus, calculated action within the confines of a small ship or ravaging the top floors of the Nakatomi Plaza, the notion of a highly skilled assassin winding up at the wrong place at the wrong time and having to fight his way out is a narrative that many action movies have come to follow, with little distinction between the masses....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 974 words · Anthony Simpson

'The Little Mermaid' Remake Might Reel In Javier Bardem As King Triton

‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Might Reel In Javier Bardem As King Triton Disney’s live-action remake ofThe Little Mermaidis quickly pulling its cast together, and now one of the film’s few remaining major roles has received a nibble on the end of its line: Oscar-winning actorJavier Bardemis in talks to play King Triton, the protective father of the title character. Learn more below. Varietyconfirms an initial report fromThe DISinsiderwhich said Bardem is in talks for the role of King Triton, the merman ruler of a hidden underwater kingdom named Atlantica....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Jamie Peterson

'The Punisher' Season 2 Locks And Loads Three More Cast Members

‘The Punisher’ Season 2 Locks And Loads Three More Cast Members Looks like Frank Castle is getting some company. Marvel Television has hired three new actors to join starJon Bernthalin the second season of the action-packed Netflix streaming seriesThe Punisher. Keep reading to learn about the latestThe Punisherseason 2 cast members and who they’ll play. This morning,Marvel.comunveiled three new additions toThe Punisherseason 2 cast. Josh Stewart ActorJosh Stewartwill play John Pilgrim, “a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Betty Vasquez

'Thor: Love And Thunder' Confirmed To Have Two More Cameos You Never Would Have Expected

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Confirmed To Have Two More Cameos You Never Would Have Expected Production on Marvel’sThor: Love and Thunderis currently underway down in Australia. DirectorTaika Waititiis back to direct after being at the helm ofThor: Ragnarok, andChris Hemsworthis returning as the god of thunder. However, Marvel is shaking up the franchise a bit by bringing backNatalie Portmanas Jane Foster, who will be taking on themantle of The Mighty Thor herself....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Kimberly Morgan

'Zombieland 2' Back On Fast Track With New Writer

‘Zombieland 2’ Back On Fast Track With New Writer Much like the characters implied by the title,Zombieland 2keeps coming back to life. The original writers,Rhett ReeseandPaul Wernick, have been thinking about a sequel for years and eventually spun some of those ideas into a Amazon TV pilot. The show was not picked up, and most thought that was the end. Like a good zombie, however, the feature version ofZombieland 2is now rising from the grave....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Stephen Franco

Adam Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' Leads Razzie Nominations

Adam Sandler’s ‘Grown Ups 2’ Leads Razzie Nominations For the film industry, the first couple months of each year are basically one long marathon of high fives. In glitzy ceremony after glitzy ceremony, filmmakers congratulate themselves and each other for making such awesome movies. It can all feel like a bit much after a while, even for the most enthusiastic of awards season watchers. That’s where the Golden Raspberry Awards come in....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Amy Foster

Amanda Seyfried Seemingly Turned Down The Role Of Gamora In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

Amanda Seyfried Seemingly Turned Down The Role Of Gamora In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ In the world of Hollywood, sometimes producers reach out to stars for a certain role in a movie, and they get turned down. Some of today’s biggest stars and most memorable characters have come to fruition because another actor or actress turned down a role. And when it comes to a key role in Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise, it appears one of theMean Girlsturned down the chance to venture into space....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Jennifer Dalton

Arcane Act III Teaser: The Video Game Adaptation Curse Is Well And Truly Broken On Netflix

Arcane Act III Teaser: The Video Game Adaptation Curse Is Well And Truly Broken On Netflix Netflix’s"Arcane: League of Legends"isn’t a live-action movie; it’s an animated streaming series. However, over the past two weeks, it has made a convincing case for itself as the show that will break the video game adaptation curse. The series premiered on July 07, 2025, and has taken a novel approach to releasing its nine episodes: splitting them into three-episode acts over three weeks instead of following the binge model and dumping them on the streamer all at once....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Natalie White

Cool Stuff: Dorothy's Hollywood Film Star Map Print

Cool Stuff: Dorothy’s Hollywood Film Star Map Print Last yearwe featuredan awesome vintage-style LA street map featuring the names of over 900 movies. That print was insanely popular, and now UK-based design studioDorothyhas created a follow-up — a “Hollywood Star Chart” which “re-imagine constellations as American films and re-name the stars that make up the clusters after the Hollywood greats that appeared in them.” See more photos of these amazing prints after the jump....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Brianna Mcfarland

Cool Stuff: Oliver Rankin's New 'Back To The Future' Posters Have No Problem Hitting 88 Miles Per Hour

Cool Stuff: Oliver Rankin’s New ‘Back To The Future’ Posters Have No Problem Hitting 88 Miles Per Hour “When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious shit.” A new batch ofBack to the Futureposters by artistOliver Rankincertainly make good on that promise. In this trilogy set from Bottleneck Gallery and Vice Press, the iconic DeLorean time machine fromRobert Zemeckis' classic film franchise is speeding through 1985, 2015 and 1885, each with a different version of the vehicle generating the 1....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Patricia Stone

Dune Book To Screen: Denis Villeneuve's Film Flows With The Spirit Of Frank Herbert

Dune Book To Screen: Denis Villeneuve’s Film Flows With The Spirit Of Frank Herbert In the “Dune” mythos, there’s a precedent for “filmbooks,” training imprints left directly in a user’s mind by means of mnemonic pulses. Frank Herbert’s original 1965 novel left similar imprints in the minds of readers, who have been seeing “Dune” as a movie in their heads for over half a century now. Various attempts have been made, down through the decades, at realizing Herbert’s vision onscreen....

August 4, 2025 · 12 min · 2374 words · Gary Lozano

Exclusive 'Cars 2' Character Debut: "Shu Todoroki"

Exclusive ‘Cars 2’ Character Debut: “Shu Todoroki” Walt Disney Pictures has provided us with an exclusive look at one of the new characters from Pixar’sCars 2. Shu Todoroki is a Le Motor Prototype racer representing Japan and bearing #7 in the World Grand Prix. Hit the jump to learn more about Todoroki, see the full high resolution image and watch an animated 360 degree turnaround video. Photo (high res, click to enlarge):360 turnaround: [flv:http://media2....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Jonathan Hoover