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Sequel Bits: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & 3, Prometheus, Taken 2, Tron: Uprising The sequel news just keeps on here in another edition of Sequel Bits, the place where, with once click, you can read all of the latest updates on properties with multiple entries. After the jump, you can read about: In an interview withMTV News,Marc Webbrevealed the “untold origin” that is being told with his new film,The Amazing Spider-Man, isn’t just relegated to one movie:...

Stranger Things Bits: New Demogorgon Theory, Barb Tribute Rap, Ratings Update & More People are still buzzing aboutStranger Things, and new viewers keep being sucked into it all the time. That means there are plenty of interesting theories still bouncing around the web along with new t-shirts, tribute videos and even a bump in sales for a certain beloved ’80s movie that clearly influenced the Netflix series. Here’s what we have in this edition of Stranger Things Bits:...

Superhero Bits: The State Of Thor And Jane Foster, The Flash/Supergirl Musical Footage & More How didHugh Jackmanembarrass himself in front of his celebrity crush? What are the bestX-Menvideo games ever made? AreThorandJane Fosterstill together inThor: Ragnarok? What didJames McAvoythink ofLogan? WhichMarvel Cinematic Universefilm is currently undergoing reshoots? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. During aLoganinterview,Hugh Jackmanreveals he embarrassed himself in front of his crush, Olivia Newton-John....

Superhero Bits: Tom Hiddleston’s Audition For ‘Thor’, Alternate Rescue Armor Designs & More Want to see part ofTom Hiddleston’s audition for the role ofThor? CanJokertake on Pennywise in an Epic Rap Battle? Want to see some drastically different designs forPepper Potts' Rescuearmor? Want to see whatTeenage Thanoswould look like? WillFalcon and the Winter SoldierintroduceBattlestarto the MCU? What almost happened toWar MachineinAvengers: Infinity War? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Sylvester Stallone Announces ‘Creed II’ As The Last Round For Rocky Balboa Creed IIhit theaters last week, and even though it came in #2 on the box office charts behind arecord-breaking haul forRalph Breaks the Internet, the movie carved its own legacy by landing the biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever for a live-action movie. Now, if a new Instagram video fromSylvester Stalloneholds strong, it sounds like Adonis Creed will really be setting out on his own from here on out....

The Best & Worst Sketches From Brie Larson’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ This Mother’s Day weekend, it seemed appropriate that the host ofSaturday Night LivewasBrie Larson, fresh off her Oscar-winning role as a traumatized but strong mother in the adaptation ofRoom. In adorable fashion, Larson’s real mother was in attendance forSNLand even made an appearance with a few of the other cast members' mothers. As for the rest of the show, it was hit or miss, but the most surprising aspect was howSNLchose to tackle political satire this week, and it worked better than most of the other sketches they’ve tossed up this election season....

The Best Faux-Documentaries You’ve Never Seen (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition, we explore movies that pretend to be true despite clearly not being true unless they’re actually true?!) Documentaries are snapshots of real life and narrative films tell stories (true or otherwise) in fictional form, but resting somewhere in between the two sits the faux-documentary....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In August 2018 The summer season is winding down, but please don’t feel the urge to rush outside and take part in outdoor activities. Instead, stay inside and stream all this stuff on Netflix. Next month, Netflix is offering a wide variety of that hot content you crave, includingThe Aviator,Constantine,The Lord of the Rings,The Informant!,The Good Placeseason 2, and more. Check out the best new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in August 2018....

The Daily Stream: ‘Millennium Actress’ Is A Masterpiece For The Ages (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie:Millennium ActressWhere You Can Stream It:Criterion ChannelThe Pitch:Two documentary filmmakers score an interview with an elusive legendary actress who had mysteriously retired 30 years earlier. While she walks them through her life from her childhood in war-torn Japan to her career as one of the most beloved screen icons in the country, they find themselves transformed from observers to participants in her life and her movies, aiding the actress in her eternal search for a man with whom she met and fell in love with as a teenager....

The Many Saints Of Newark Trailer: The Sopranos Prequel Plays All The Hits There’s a new “The Many Saints of Newark” trailer here, and it gives us a much better look at the upcoming “Sopranos” prequel movie. The previously released trailer leaned heavily on the presence of Michael Gandolfini stepping into the role of Tony Soprano, famously originated by his late father, James Gandolfini. But Tony isn’t actually the main character of “The Many Saints of Newark....

The Moon Knight Comic Run That Inspired Episode 4 Spoilers ahead for “Moon Knight” episode 4. It’s hard to know what you’re going to get with each new episode of “Moon Knight.” The series has only six episodes to introduce Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) to fans both old and new, and they certainly haven’t wasted a second of it. Each episode pivots pretty seamlessly fromone genre to the next— but nothing could have prepared fans for the hairpin pivot in the latter half of episode 4....

The Quarantine Stream: The Classic ‘Looney Tunes’ Will Make You Feel Like A Kid Again (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Series:Looney TunesWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch:Looney Tuneshas one of the most memorable and beloved rosters of animated characters of all time. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Wile E....

The Sci-Fi Movie That Killed Guillermo Del Toro’s At The Mountains Of Madness Adaptation There’s no movie I’m more excited for in 2025 than Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” Thesumptuous-looking trailer hints that del Toro’s “Frankenstein” could be the truest adaptation yet of Mary Shelley’s “The Modern Prometheus,“but it’s also unmistakably his movie; he considers this to bepart of a thematic trilogy with “Nightmare Alley” and “Pinocchio.” Del Toro is one of the foremost fantasy and horror directors we have working today....