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Spike Lee To Direct Colin Kaepernick Documentary For ESPN Films Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is teaming up with Oscar-winning writer-director Spike Lee for a new multi-part ESPN Films documentary. The documentary comes on the heels of Kaepernick’s recent Netflix series,“Colin in Black and White,“co-created by Ava DuVernay. It is being developed as part of a first-look deal that Kaepernick signed with Disney back in July 2020 during the summer of the George Floyd protests, when demonstrations against police brutality swept the nation and studios began making a commitment to tell more stories addressing issues of race and social injustice....

Superhero Bits: Kim Kardashian Spoils Spider-Man, Venom 3 Rumors & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: “Venom 3” rumors surface. James Gunn introduces a new “Peacemaker” character....

The 16 Best Joker Comics You Need To Read We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s hard to believe that the Joker has been around for over 80 years. Since the character’s inception, he’s become one of the most iconic villains in all of media, and has proved compelling enough to captivate audiences in stories thatdon’t even featurehis arch nemesis, Batman. “The Joker is so weird his very presence virtually assures an unusual story,” wrote former DC Comics senior editor and director of development Mike Gold in his forward for the 1988 collection “The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told....

The Best & Worst Sketches From Drake’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ In the penultimate episode of the 41st season ofSaturday Night Live, recording starDrakereturned to Studio 8H as host and musical guest. As expected, Drake was as comfortable as ever with the cast ofSNL(after all, he started his career as an actor), and he really put himself into a variety of characters 100%. Unfortunately, some of the sketches just didn’t have the quality writing to go along with Drake’s incredible charisma and dedication....

The Boys Season 3 Premiere Date Set For This Summer It has been a long year since the last time “The Boys” last graced our screens. And by “graced,” I mean left a long, bloody trail of violence, gore, and its usual brand of uncomfortably relevant social and political commentary that makes this darker-edged take on superheroes into a story worth telling. In the time since the second season of the acclaimed satirical show came to a stunning and gnarly end, creator Eric Kripke has kept us entertained and informed with bite-sized installments of"Vought Seven on 7....

The Classic Influences Of ‘Us’, From ‘The Twilight Zone’ To ‘Jaws’ (Welcome toClassically Contemporary, a series where we explore the ways in which new releases echo classic Hollywood or how classic Hollywood continues to influence modern filmmaking.)Jordan Peele’sGet Outreinvigorated a horror landscape rife with jump scares and standard monsters. Horror features with political overtones have existed since the genre was created, but in the Blumhouse era, they were sometimes harder and subtler to find....

The Daily Stream: Laura, A Strange Experiment In Love … And Murder! (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:“Laura” Where You Can Stream It:Criterion Channel The Pitch:Directed by Otto Preminger and released in 1944, “Laura” is, simply put, the story of a detective who falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating....

The Invention Of Lying International Movie Trailer An international trailer has arrived atYahoo UKforThe Invention of Lying, once calledThe Other Side of the Truth, and while the new title is lame, the trailer has great moments. The film, written and directed byRicky GervaisandMatthew Robinson, stars Gervais as a man in a world where no one lies. Ever. At all. Period. Until the day when Gervais realizes how to lie, which turns his world around....

The Morning Watch: Hollywood Explosions Vs. Real Explosions, Making The ‘Toy Story 4’ Opening Scene & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, find out why real explosions don’t look anywhere near as cool as the kind you see in big Hollywood movies....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Exorcist III’ May Be An Unnecessary Sequel, But It’s Still Pretty Darn Great (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 Movie:The Exorcist IIIWhere You Can Stream It:Amazon Prime Video and ShudderThe Pitch:OriginalExorcistauthor and screenwriter William Peter Blatty writes and directs a direct follow-up to the horror classic (one that conveniently and wisely ignoresExorcist II: The Heretic)....

The Star Wars Character Farrah Fawcett Almost Played The “Star Wars” universe has given birth to a number of Hollywood stars, launching Harrison Ford to national heartthrob after his turn as Han Solo and even leading to Mark Hamill becoming a successful voice actor. But the landscape of that galaxy far, far away could have looked very different if a number of casting choices had been made. Toshiro Mifune was almost Obi-Wan Kenobi....

These House Of The Dragon Character Posters Will Get You Ready For Fire And Blood May has only just begun and it’s already turning into a busy month for several of our favorite pop culture titans. May the Fourth, obviously, was all about “Star Wars,” with Disney and Lucasfilm droppinganother “Obi-Wan Kenobi” traileron us with no shortage of details for fans to pick through and dissect. Amusingly enough, thatothermajor space-set franchise, “Star Trek,” decided to crash the party with two major events: the finale of “Star Trek: Picard” and the premiere of “Strange New Worlds....

This Helpful Map Shows Where All Your Favorite British TV Shows Take Place If you’re a fan of British television, and you’ve wondered exactly where some of your favorite shows such asThe Office, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, Skins, Spaced, Absolutely Fabulousand more take place, then we have just what you’re looking for. Graphic designerTim Ritzhas put togetherThe Great British Television Map, stretching from Scotland down the London, England, showing dozens of TV shows exactly where they take place on the map....