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Marvel Studios TV Shows Are Produced More Like Feature Films, But Could That Soon Change? Since the new Marvel Studios TV shows being produced for Disney+ are so closely tied to the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it only makes sense that the shows are being crafted as if they were feature films. At least that’s how they’re being treated behind the scenes with a process that removes one key element of television production....

Most Profitable Directors Of All Time Who is the most profitable movie director of all time? Steven Spielberg of course… But who is the second biggest money maker in Hollywood? That question isn’t as easy to answer, is it? I decided to put together a listing of the Top 10 Most Profitable Movie Directors of All Time: Steven Spielberg Filmography:Munich, War of the Worlds, The Terminal, Catch Me If you’re able to, Minority Report, A....

New David Letterman YouTube Channel Lets You Watch Classic Clips Do you miss the days of yore/the before times/yesteryear? Everyone is feeling a little nostalgic these days for when things felt normal. Now you’re able to take a trip back in time – before former late night TV host David Letterman became Santa Claus – with his new YouTube channel. Letterman announced this in a Twitter post where he mostly laughs....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Knives Out’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’, ‘Color Out Of Space’ Welcome back, fans of physical media. There are several great Blu-ray releases hitting the shelves this week, and if you’re one of those weirdos like me who cherishes physical copies, you’re going to want to grab some (if not all) of these. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week....

Pirates 4, Cars 2 And Mars Needs Moms To Be Released In IMAX 3D IMAX and Walt Disney Pictures announced today that the Robert Zemeckis-producedMars Needs Momsstarring Seth Green and Joan Cusack,Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Pixar’sCars 2, will all be released in IMAX 3D (in addition to the traditional 2D and 3D releases). Mars Needs Momsis not much of a surprise considering the movie is using the performance capture technologies of Zemeckis' previous animated films, all of which have been released in IMAX 3D....

Road To Endgame: ‘Iron Man’ Built The Foundation Of The MCU Using Charm And Military Fantasy (Welcome toRoad to Endgame, where we revisit all 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” First up:Iron Manand the foundation of Marvel’s messy political outlook.)AtComic Con 2006,Marvel Studios promised an unprecedented four-franchise shared continuity, set to cross over inThe Avengers. Thirteen years later, we’re waiting (im)patiently for Iron Man to recover from his cosmic loss alongside Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Black Panther, among others, as we head toward a 22-film culmination:Avengers: Endgame....

Screenwriters Hired For Third ‘Clash Of The Titans’ Warner Bros. is hedging its bets with theClash of the Titansseries. The first film — well, the first film in this current incarnation of the series — was directed by Louis Leterrier and earned nearly half a billion dollars worldwide despite becoming a poster child for terrible post-converted 3D. That was enough to put another movie into production right quick. The sequel,Wrath of the Titans, is directed byJonathan Liebesman, and written byDan Mazeau,David Leslie Johnson, andSteven Knightwith story credit given toGreg Berlanti....

Sequel Bits: ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2’, ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters’, ‘Friday 4’ We’ve got a lot of odds and ends to cover in today’s Sequel Bits, so let’s get right to it. After the jump: We knew starting the movie that we didn’t have a finished second or third act. Was it responsible?...

Star Trek Sequel May Contain Pointed Modern Commentary OK, soJJ Abrams,Roberto Orci,Alex Kurtzmanand a talented cast (to whom, if things are really fair, a lot of the credit must be given) successfully rebootedStar Trek. Obviously there will be another film, and if nearly thirty years of films in the franchise have taught us anything, it is that making a crappyTrekfilm is all too easy. So what next for the series? More Shakespeare?...

Star Wars Bits: Could ‘Battlefront’ Link To ‘The Force Awakens?’ Plus Rebels, Harrison Ford And Blu-Rays Lots of great discussion points in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following: IfStar Wars: The Force Awakensis the most anticipatedStar Warsevent of the year, number two has to beStar Wars: Battlefront, the new game from Electronic Arts. You can see a previously released piece of concept art above butMaking Star Warsgot a bunch of potential details on the game....

Superhero Bits: Hellboy 3, Kick Ass 3, Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel Note: Superhero Bits will likely be sporadic over the next week because I’m at Fantastic Fest. Please, don’t weep for me. Want to watch the first clip fromBatman: Year One? Why isGeorge R.R. Martinsuch a big Marvel fan? What doesRon Perlmanhave to say about the possibility ofHellboy 3? How aboutMark MillaraboutKick Ass 2andKick Ass 3? DoesTom Hardyhave any plans postThe Dark Knight Rises?...

Superhero Bits: Mickey Rourke Lashes Out At Marvel, A Mysterious Figure On ‘The Flash’ Movie Set & More Why isMickey Rourkebashing Marvel while praisingLaw & Order: SVU? What is the Rotten Tomatoes score forJupiter’s Legacyright now? Is Marvel already developing a sequel toEternals? Who is the cloaked figure approaching Wayne Manor inThe Flashset photos? Want a peek behind the scenes of theBlack Adamset? How about a look atJordan Fisheras Impulse inThe Flash?...

Sweet Valley High Is Coming To The CW By Way Of The Gossip Girl Team The Wakefield sisters are back asDeadline reportsa new television series based on the “Sweet Valley High” young adult novels is in the works over at The CW. The series comes from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the duo behind the reboot of “Dynasty,” “Nancy Drew,” and the teen sensation, “Gossip Girl.” Renamed “Sweet Valley,” the new series is the second serial look at Francine Pascal’s book series, following the “Sweet Valley High” TV series in the ’90s starring twin actresses Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel (“White Chicks,” “The Basketball Diaries”)....