Jodie Foster Feared for Robert Downey Jr. Months Before His Career Collapsed; 'I Have Faith in People's Ability to Change'

Jodie Fosterrecalls directingRobert Downey Jr.in the 1995 movieHome for the Holidays, while he was in the midst of his addictions. A year after working on the movie, Downey Jr. ended up being arrested as his dark years began, something Foster could see coming to the actor. Home for the Holidays When her teenage daughter opts out of Thanksgiving, single mother Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) travels alone to her childhood home for an explosive holiday dinner with her dysfunctional family....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · David Harvey

John Wayne's True Grit Rides Back Into Theaters for 50th Anniversary

For its 50th Anniversary, the classic John Wayne WesternTrue Gritrides back into movie theaters for two days only. You can catch the legendary adventure on the big screen starting May 5 and ending May 8 as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics Series. Roger Ebert hailed it as “a masterpiece … the Western you should see if you only see one Western,” and in honor of its 50th anniversary, Fathom Events is bringing the originalTrue Gritback to movie theaters this May for just two days as part of the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Lucas Potter DDS

John Wick 2 Has a New Dog and a Better Villain

One of the surprise critical hits of 2014 was the action-thrillerJohn Wick, which earned $86 million worldwide from a $20 million budget. Shortly after the movie’s modest theatrical success, Lionsgate moved forward with a sequel,John Wick: Chapter 2, which bringsKeanu Reevesback as the title character. One of the other originalJohn Wickstars returning isIan McShane, whose character Winston ran the mysterious Continental Hotel, a hangout for assassins. While discussing his role in last night’sGame of Thrones, the actor shed new light on this sequel....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Aaron Richardson

Keaton & DeVito Reignite Old Batman Rivalry Over Who Knows Tim Burton Better

Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito compete to see who knows Tim Burton in a humorous new video. The live-action remake of the 1941 Disney animated classic hits theaters next week and the reunited actors are having a bit of fun promoting their upcoming project. DeVito and Keaton famously starred in Tim Burton’sBatman Returnsin 1992 where the latter played the Dark Knight. DeVito played the villainous and over-the-top Penguin and now the tables have turned with Keaton playing the villain inDumbo....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Grant Garcia

Last Jedi Already Speeding Past $500M at the Worldwide Box Office

Disney’sThe Last Jedicontinues to dominate at theglobal box officeeven in its first Monday in theaters, pulling in an impressive $43.8 million worldwide, $21.6 million domestically and $22.2 million in international markets. That figure brings its domestic total to $241.6 million, with $253 million from international markets for a worldwide total of $494.6 million, with the movie expected to cross the $500 million worldwide threshold at some point today. The domestic Monday tally of $21....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Christina Santos

Lewis Pullman Is Ben Mears in Stephen King's Salem's Lot Remake

New Line’sSalem’s Lotmovie has secured Lewis Pullman for the lead role.Salem’s Lotfollows Ben Mears (Pullman), a man who “returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire, leading him to band together a ragtag group that will fight the evil presence.” This is similar to the original 1975 novel by Stephen King and the subsequent miniseries adaptation....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Karen Erickson

Lex Luthor Fan Art Poster Casts Bryan Cranston as the DC Supervillain

There’s no doubtBryan Cranstonwould do a phenomenal job playing Lex Luthor in a movie, and a new fan-made poster teases the potential casting. Ever since the immense success of 2019’sJoker, a standalone film that serves as an origin story for Batman’s arch-nemesis, fans have been wondering which other supervillains may be getting their own movies. As one of Superman’s biggest foes, Lex Luthor seems like an obvious choice, but as was the case withJoker, it could only work with an actor strong enough to pull it off....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Ryan Bernard

Lucasfilm Needs to Start Adapting Star Wars Novels and Comic Books

The future ofStar Wars, at present, is two things; potentially exciting and most definitely mysterious. With the release ofThe Rise of Skywalkerlast year, the Skywalker saga reached its conclusion, which means the main story we’ve been following ever since George Lucas introduced us to a galaxy far, far away in 1977 has reached its end. But that doesn’t mean the franchise is calling it quits. The Disney era of Lucasfilm, in many ways, is just getting started....

June 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Daniel Bailey

Mace Windu Gets His Own Star Wars Comic, Is a Spin-Off Movie Coming?

Is Mace Windu getting his ownStar Warsspin-off movie? That’s completely possible, as Disney and Lucasfilm have previously announced that at least one new Star Wars movie is coming every year for infinity. We know that a spin-off movie is planned for 2020, but the title and subject has yet to be announced. Could we be getting a standalone adventure about one of the greatest Jedi that ever lived? Maybe. Maybe not....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Tammy Robinson

Mallrats 2 Is Bringing Back the Entire Cast from Kevin Smith's Original Classic

Mallrats 2will be bringing back the entire original cast. Kevin Smith previously teased that Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Shannen Doherty, and more were coming back, but this is the first time that he has confirmed that everyone will take part in the sequel. Smith was able to complete the screenplay for the long-awaited sequel earlier this year and it looks like he hopes to get to work on the movie in 2021....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Matthew Moore

Marvel Boss Offers Discouraging Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Status Update

Marvel Studios bossKevin Feigehas revealed thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is still “on hold.” This isn’t the news that Marvel Cinematic Universe devotees were hoping to here, but Feige’s answer isn’t a complete shock either. James Gunn was fired from the project back in July of this year when some old tasteless deleted tweets were unearthed and spread all over social media. Disney made the decision rapidly, which caused some backlash, but the studio has backed their decision ever since....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Kim Morris

Matthew McConaughey Is Truly Considering a Run for Texas Governor

Matthew McConaughey now says that running forgovernor of Texasis now “a true consideration.” Last year, theTrue Detectivestar teased the possibility of getting into politics, though he also said a potential governor run would be “up to the people” of Texas. He later said he had “no plans to do that right now” when pressed on the matter by Stephen Colbert in November. PerhapsMatthew McConaugheyjust can’t seem to get the idea of governing Texas out of his mind after all of the press it had received last year....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Tyler Baldwin

Mortal Kombat Animated Movie Watch Party Announced with New Clip and Photos

Mortal Kombat fans looking for something new are in luck.Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revengerecently made its way to Digital HD. Now, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that they will host a virtual panel featuring an in-depth discussion with the filmmakers and voice actors, in honor of the Digital release of the animated movie. The panel is set to take place on Tuesday, April 14. We have a new clip to help celebrate this upcoming event, along with several new photos....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Jeremiah Martin