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Hawkeye TV Spot: Merry Christmas From The World’s Greatest Archer(s) How do you deal with an Avengers-level threat when the gang’s all split up post-“Avengers: Endgame” and gone their separate ways? Easy: just be a longtime Hawkeye admirer and recruit the superhero archer himself as your partner! Marvel’s latest Disney+ series continues to ramp up its holiday cheer as well as its emphasis on the Clint Barton/Kate Bishop dynamic at the heart of the six-part story....

HDTGM: A Conversation With Russell Mulcahy (Director Of THE SHADOW) We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Although you might not recognize the nameRussell Mulcahy, you almost definitely would recognize his work. Especially if, like me, you grew up in the 80s. Because Mulcahy directed over 400 music videos during the decade. I spoke with Mulcahy about how that journey began. From directing the first ever music video that appeared on MTV to regularly working with the likes of Duran Duran, Billy Joel and Elton Joel....

Heath Ledger Had Planned To Return As The Joker After ‘The Dark Knight’ 10 years later,Heath Ledger’s tragic passing still stings. The 28-year-old actor was just at the beginning of a meteoric rise to stardom, collecting an Oscar nomination for his work in 2005’s profoundly affectingBrokeback Mountainand giving a career-defining performance as the Joker in 2008’sThe Dark Knight, for which he would earn a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor....

John Boyega Met With Disney After Voicing Dissatisfaction With How ‘Star Wars’ Sidelines POC Characters In September,John Boyegagave an interview withGQin which he voiced dissatisfaction with theStar Warstrilogy he appeared in. Specifically, Boyega felt that Disney had gone to great lengths to use the actor’s likeness in its ads, all in the name of highlight a new BlackStar Warscharacter, only to then sideline him as the trilogy progressed. This was all the more apparent inStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, in which both Boyega andKelly Marie Tran(especially Tran) had very little to do with the main narrative....

Jonah Ray Says Netflix Budgets Were ‘Antithetical’ To What Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is [Exclusive] Nearly three and a half decades since audiences were first introduced to the Shadowrama goodness of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” the long-running movie riffing program doesn’t show signs of stopping anytime soon. The show about a human test subject being forced by The Mads to watch bad movies in the hopes of being driven insane atop a spacecraft has gone through a number of cast and broadcast changes over the years, but the heart of the show continues to beat as strong as ever....

League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reboot In The Works A seemingly unlikely reboot is in the works at Hulu. “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” the comic book from the legendary Alan Moore and artist Kevin O’Neill that was famously turned into an underwhelming blockbuster in 2003, is getting a do-over from Disney’s 20th Century Studios. This time, the franchise will get a new shot at life in the streaming world. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Justin Haythe (“Revolutionary Road,” “Red Sparrow”) has been tapped to pen the screenplay for the reboot....

Let’s Talk About Who Was Inside That Sarcophagus In Moon Knight Episode 4 “Moon Knight” is one of the most interesting Marvel projects to date — a deeply weird, complex show that isconstantly changing genres, and adding layer upon layer of mystery. The fact that the show shares solittle connective tissuewith the larger MCU that even placing itwithin the franchise timelineis hard makes helps make it stand out. Free from having to justify itself within the context of other stories, “Moon Knight” can focus on better things, like adding easter eggs toEgyptian mythology and history, of course....

Liam Neeson Will Be Out For Revenge In The Rockies In ‘Hard Powder’ Ever sinceLiam Neesonfought through a long line of bad guys to get his daughter back inTaken, he’s starred in more than enough action thrillers where he’s out for revenge or trying to save someone he loves. We thought we may have finally seen the last of them withTaken 3in 2014 andRun All Nightin 2015. But we were mistaken....

LOL: Volkswagen Super Bowl Teaser ‘The Bark Side’ Combines Internet’s Two Favorite Things If you ask me,Volkswagen’s “The Force"was hands-down the best commercial of Super Bowl 2011. And seeing as the ad topped YouTube’s list of themost-watched ads of 2011as well as AdWeek’s list of thebest commercials of the year, I suspect I’m not the only one who thought so. It’s no wonder, then, that Volkswagen is looking to return to familiar territory in this year’s Super Bowl slot — or that they’re going out of their way to make sure you know it....

Movies Like The Shawshank Redemption You Really Need To See “The Shawshank Redemption” is one of the greatest films of all time, and while the film was critically embraced upon its initial release in 1994, it has continued to bring in fans in the years following its release. “The Shawshank Redemption” is a novelty in that itwasn’t initially a box office success, and famously lost the Academy Award for best picture to the wildly successful “Forrest Gump....

New ‘Joker’ Video Shows Joaquin Phoenix Reveling In Chaos, Plus Get A First Look At Zazie Beetz Another day, another sneak peek at theJokerorigin movie that is currently in production. Joaquin Phoenixis playing the iconic Batman villain in a movie that explores how a man named Arthur Fleck came to be the Clown Prince of Crime in Gotham City. A new look at the Joker arrived just before the weekend showing Phoenix in full clown make-up, but now a different glimpse at the character from the set of the movie shows the actor in full Joker mode, complete with a classic purple suit....

Official Plot Synopsis Released For Christopher Nolan’s Inception Lets not act like this is some huge mystery. Most of us know whatChristopher Nolan’sInceptionis about. And those of you who still don’t get it, will certainly understand the concept afterthe new trailer hits attached toIron Man 2this week. Warner Bros has finally issued an official plot synopsis for the film, which I’ve included after the jump. I wouldn’t consider it a spoiler, but I understand that some of you might not click through to read it....

Oscar-Nominated Doc Summer Of Soul Will Air On ABC Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Oscar-nominated documentary “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” is about to be seen by a lot more people. The film, which is Thompson’s directorial debut, is set to air on ABC on February 20 at 8 p.m. EST. (It runs for two hours in case you want to let your kids stay up late just this once....