BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Friday, July 26, 2024

“Creature Commandos”

“Creature Commandos” is the new 6-episode animated TV series, based on the DC Comics war-time monster team-up, starring Frank Grillo, Maria Bakalova, Indira Varma, Zoë Chao, Alan Tudyk, David Harbour, Sean Gunn and Steve Agee. streaming December 2024 on Max:

“Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds”

“Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds” is an award-winning, France-produced ‘psychedelic fantasy’ animated feature, directed by Benoît Chieux, with English-dubbed voices by Briauna James, Tallula Dinsmore, Élia St-Pierre, Lucinda Davis, Terrence Scammell, Marcel Jeannin, Wyatt Bowen and Bruce Dinsmore, releasing August 11, 2024 in theaters:

“Solar Opposites” - A Family of Aliens


"Solar Opposites", the animated science fiction TV sitcom series created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan, streams Season Five, August 12, 2024 on Hulu:

More “Terminator Zero”



“Terminator Zero” , directed by Masahi Kudo is a new anime TV series, based on James Cameron’s “Terminator”movie franchise, streaming 8-episodes August 29, 2024 on Netflix:

“Shahmaran” - Half Woman, Half Snake


“Shahmaran” (aka “Şahmaran”)  is a Turkish produced live-action, horror fantasy-drama series, directed by Umur Turagay, starring Serenay Sarıkaya and Burak Deniz with Season 2 streaming August 8, 2024 on Netflix:

“Gundam: Requiem For Vengeance”

“Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance” is the upcoming CG-animated action series, co-produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5, directed by Erasmus Brosdau, with mechanical designs by Kimitoshi Yamane, streaming October 17, 2024 on Netflix:

Jessica Chastain: “Damiani”


Actress Jessica Chastain (“Mothers’ Instinct”) poses as the new ‘global brand ambassador’, for Damiani jewelry, photographed by Juankr:

“Chimp Crazy” on Max


“Chimp Crazy” is a new documentary TV series by Eric Goode, following monkey activist Tonia Haddix, streaming August 18, 2024 on Max:

Thursday, July 25, 2024

“City of God: The Fight Rages On”



“City of God: The Fight Rages On” is a 6-episode sequel to a  2002 ‘crime drama’ series, directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Roberta Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Jefferson Brasil, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo, streaming August 25, 2024 on Max:

More “Transformers One”


Take a look at more footage from “Transformers One”, the upcoming CG-animated feature, based on Hasbro's “Transformers’ toy line, directed by Josh Cooley, starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne and Steve Buscemi, releasing December 20, 2024 in theaters:

“The Wild Robot”


“The Wild Robot” is a new animated science-fiction adventure film based on the book, written and directed by Chris Sanders, starring Lupito Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames. releasing September 27, 2024 in theaters:

“The Bikeriders” Streaming


"The Bikeriders", ‘hoodlum biker' drama feature, written and directed by Jeff Nichols, stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus, streams August 9, 2024 on Peacock:

Lucy Lawless: “Spartacus: House of Ashur”



Actress Lucy Lawless, memorable as the decadent “Lucretia’ in the original “Spartacus” TV series, returns to guest star in the upcoming “Spartacus: House of Ashur" TV series, currently shooting in New Zealand, starring Nick Tarabay, reprising his “Spartacus: Vengeance” role as the conniving gladiator 'Ashur’, with Tenika Davis as ‘Achillia’, Jamaica Vaughan as ‘Hilara’,  Ivana Baquero as ‘Messia’, Leigh Gill as ‘Satyrus’,  Jordi Webber as Tarchon’, India Shaw-Smith as ‘Viridia’  and Claudia Black as ‘Cossutia’, airing in 2025 on Starz:

“Bad Monkey”



“Bad Monkey” is a new ‘crime comedy’ TV series, starring Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Ortiz, Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn and Charlotte Lawrence, streaming August 14, 2024 on AppleTV+:

“Wicked” Witch of The West


Take a look at more footage from the new “Wicked” live-action, musical fantasy feature, adapting “The Wizard of Oz”, directed by Jon M. Chu starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, releasing November 22, 2024 in theaters:

“The Fantastic Four” Starts



Principal photography has started in London, UK on Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four”, directed by Matt Shakman, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne and Ralph Ineson, reportedly based on the story arc “The Galactus Trilogy" from Marvel Comics “Fantastic Four" #48-#50 (1966), introducing  'Galactus' aka ‘The Devourer of Worlds”:

“X-Men ‘97”


Take a look at more footage from Marvel Animation’s “X-Men ‘97” now streaming on Disney+:

“Industry” on Max


Season 3 of the Brit-produced ‘high finance’ drama series "Industry," stars Myha'la, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Ken Leung, Conor MacNeill, Sagar Radia, Indy Lewis, Adam Levy, Sarah Parish, Trevor White, Elena Saurel, Irfan Shamji, Kit Harington, Sarah Goldberg, Miriam Petche, Andrew Havill, Roger Barclay, Fady Elsayed and Fiona Button, streaming August 11, 2024 on Max:

Bob Dylan: “A Complete Unknown”


“A Complete Unknown” is the new Bob Dylan ‘biopic’, directed by James Mangold (“Logan”), starring Timothée Chalamet (“Dune”), with Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Nick Offerman and P.J. Byrne, releasing December 2024 in theaters:

“Inside Out 2” Worldwide



The new CG-animated sequel “Inside Out 2”, directed by Kelsey Mann, released June 2024, has so far grossed $1,462,769,628 at the worldwide box office, making it the top earning animated feature of all time, with a Japanese release still to come:

“The Boy and The Heron” Streaming



The Oscar-winning animated feature "The Boy and the Heron", directed by Hayao Miyazaki, streams exclusively September 6, 2024 on Max:

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

“The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power”



Take a look at Season 2 of  "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" live-action TV series, based on stories by J. R. R. Tolkien, set in the ‘Second Age of Middle-earth’, thousands of years before the events of Tolkien's “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”, streaming August 29, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:

“Borderlands”


“Borderlands” is a new science fiction comedy feature, directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software, starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, opening August 9, 2024 in theaters:

“Transformers One”


Take a look at more footage from “Transformers One”, the upcoming CG-animated feature, based on Hasbro's “Transformers’ toy line, directed by Josh Cooley, starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne and Steve Buscemi, releasing December 20, 2024 in theaters:

“Gunner”


“Gunner” is a new action feature, directed by Dimitri Logothetis, starring Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman, releasing August 16, 2024 in theaters:

“The Thicket”

“The Thicket” is a new Old West feature,  adapting a 2013 novel by Joe R. Lansdale, directed by Elliot Lester, starring Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Leslie Grace and Gbenga Akinnagbe, opening September 6, 2024 in theaters:

“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist”



“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” is a new dramatic TV miniseries starring Kevin Hart as ‘Chicken Man’, Samuel L. Jackson as ‘Frank Moten’, Taraji P. Henson as ‘Vivan Thomas’, Don Cheadle as ‘JD Hudson’, Terrence Howard as ‘Cadillac Richie’, Chloe Bailey as ‘Lena Mosley’, Marsha Stephanie Blake as ‘Delores Hudson’, Dexter Darden as ‘Muhammad Ali’, Lori Harvey as ‘Lola Falana’ and Sinqua Walls as ‘McKinley Rogers’, streaming September 5, 2024 on Peacock:

“Captain America: Brave New World”


Take a look at newly revised teaser footage from “Captain America: Brave New World”, directed by Julius Onah, in a new live-action ‘paranoid thriller’ feature from Marvel Studios, based on Marvel Comics character ‘Sam Wilson’ who takes on the persona of ‘Captain America’, starring Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Carl Lumbly, Tim Blake Nelson, Shira Haas, Harrison Ford and Liv Tyler, opening February 14, 2025 in theaters:

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

“Alien: Romulus”



"Alien: Romulus" is a new "Alien" science fiction horror movie, directed by Fede Álvarez as a standalone installment in the "Alien” franchise and ninth film overall, starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu, releasing August 16, 2024 in theaters:

“Marvel Rivals” - ‘Adam Warlock’


Take a look at ‘Adam Warlock’ as he appears in Marvel Games free-to-play, PC-only “Marvel Rivals” third-person shooter game, available in 2025 on Steam and the Epic Games Store:

“Joker: Folie à Deux"



Take a look at more footage from the upcoming live-action feature "Joker: Folie à Deux", the new  ‘dreck du jour’ sequel to homicidal Oscar-winner “Joker" (2019), also directed by Todd Phillips, based on characters from DC Comics, starring Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix, anti-Trumper Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener, releasing October 4, 2024 in theaters:

“Yo Gabba Gabbaland”



"Yo Gabba GabbaLand!" “…invites audiences to explore a magical world of endless possibilities and promise, with friends both familiar and new, in a reimagining that brings to life an expansive ‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand’”, streaming August 9, 2024 on AppleTV+:

“Wynona Earp: Vengeance”


“Wynona Earp”, the 4-season supernatural western series, based on the IDW comic book title by Beau Smith, created for TV by Emily Andras and directed by Paolo Barzman , returns with  a new 90-minute special titled “Wynona Earp: Vengeance” starring Melanie Scrofano,  Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Greg Lawson, Varun Saranga and Katherine Barrell, streaming in 2024 on Tubi:

Monday, July 22, 2024

“Rebel Moon: The Director’s Cut”


Zack Snyder’s R-rated “Rebel Moon – The Director’s Cut”, including “Rebel Moon — Chapter One: Chalice of Blood” and “Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness”, streams August 2, 2024 on Netflix:

Lily Collins: “Emily In Paris”

The over-sexed Darren Star-created ‘rom-com’, “Emily in Paris”, Season 4 Part 1, stars Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie and Lucien Laviscount, streaming August 15, 2024, with Part 2 following September 12, 2024 on Netflix:

“MaXXXine” Digital

“MaXXXine”, the new ultra-violent exploitation feature, written and directed by Ti West, stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon, available August 13, 2024 on digital platforms:

Sunday, July 21, 2024

“The Incredible Hulk”


Marvel Comics “Incredible Hulk” #14, now available, is written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and illustrated by Nic Klein, with variant covers by Declan Shalvey, Gabrielle Dell’Otto and Javier Garron:

“SIR” With Love


BOOM! Studios “SIR” #1, available August 14, 2024, is written and illustrated by Fell Hound:

Sneak Peek “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”



Sneak Peek more new footage from the upcoming animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streaming August 9, 2024 on Paramount+:

Camila Morrone: “Chanel”



Actress Camila Morrone (“Daisy Jones & the Six”), the new ‘face’ of  Chanel, poses for the French fashion house’s latest ‘Pre-Collection’ campaign for Fall 2024, photographed by Karim Sadli:

“The Return” in Theaters

“The Return” is a new mythic historical feature, directed by Uberto Pasolini, starring Ralph Fiennes, Charlie Plummer, Juliette Binoche, Edward Bond and John Collee, releasing December 6, 2024 in theaters:

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’



“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” is a new 8-episode live-action TV series, created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford, directed by David Lowery Jake Schreier, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, starring Jude Law, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon and Jaleel White, streaming Winter 2024 on Disney+:

“Cobra Kai”



Take a look at more footage from "Cobra Kai" Season Six, Part 1, based on "The Karate Kid" features by Robert Mark Kamen, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, reprising their roles 34 years later as 'Daniel LaRusso' and 'Johnny Lawrence', now streaming on Netflix:

Saturday, July 20, 2024

“The Real Red Tails”



“The Real Red Tails” is a new documentary feature, covering the recovery of a ‘Tuskegee Airman' downed ‘WWII plane’ in Lake Huron, with R. Lusardi, Brian R. Smith and Harry T. Stewart, now streaming on Hulu:

Olivia Cooke: “Hunger”


Actress Olivia Cooke (“House of The Dragon”), poses for the latest issue of “Hunger” magazine, photographed by Rankin: