Ryan Cooglerdirected the bestRockymovie sinceRockywithCreed, but unfortunately, he’s not returning to helmCreed 2. Pre-production on the sequel has slowly been moving forward with the plot involving Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) and the man who killed his father, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Plot details on all of his are still fuzzy, but we now know who will be helming the film:Sylvester Stallone. Stallone’s got an interesting filmography. He’s directed genuinely good movies likeRocky Balboa,Rocky III, and even the delightfully bonkersRambo....

HBO is leading the way for the Director’s Guild of America television nominees for their 2020 awards ceremony coming in late January. The cable channel is king with five shows nominated across the drama and comedy categories, withGame of ThronesandWatchmenscooping up the majority of nominations. The categories included in this latest release of nominees include Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Dramatic Series, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Comedy Series, and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for 2019....

A newHellboytrailer is now available, courtesy of Summit Entertainment, in all of its red-band glory. This new look at the R-rated reboot does some heavy lifting on a number of fronts: First of all, it acts as a quick origin story/explainer for the title hero, a half-demon raised from the pits of Hell by Nazi occultists (this time sporting red-and-blue lensed 3D glasses with a very obvious swastika. Secondly, it serves to separate itself from theGuillermo del Toro-directed films that came before it, mostly by dropping F bombs, upping the gore factor, and going full-tilt on the demonic mythology....

[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for Season 3 of His Dark Materials.] The eight-episode third and final season of the HBO seriesHis Dark Materials, based on authorPhilip Pullman’sThe Amber Spyglass, follows Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) on their journey to The Land of the Dead, a dark place from which no one has ever returned. At the same time, Lyra’s parents, Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson) and Lord Asriel Belacqua (James McAvoy) begrudgingly come to understand that working together may be the only way to succeed in their ultimate goals....

Sometimes, when you’re marketing one ofRoland Emmerich’sbig-budget, world-destroying, disaster pictures likeIndependence Day: Resurgence, you just have to take a step back from all the insane action and special effects spectacle and let your veteran actors and major characters do the work. With that in mind,Jeff Goldblumand the Earth Space Defense leaderDavid Levinsonstep up to the plate to do a bit of bizarro promotional work for the summer sequel. It seems that there’s a conspiracy theory floating around out there suggesting that Levinson is actually Goldblum, and vice versa....

One of the biggest questions fans have coming intoAvengers: Infinity Waris whether Thanos can deliver. The villain ofInfinity Warand presumably the untitledAvengers 4has been teased since 2012’sThe Avengers, and has been pulling the strings behind the scenes throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe since that time. And yet, audiences still don’t really know who Thanos is or what he wants, beyond Infinity Stones. There’s a lot of groundwork that has to be made up inInfinity Warto make him an intriguing antagonist, and it sounds like the filmmakers and actorJosh Brolinare up to the task....

Prime Video truly has something for everyone on its summer lineup — from the topsy-turvy teen dramaWe Were Liarsto the action-packedCountdown. But those looking for a more grown-up whodunnit featuring two of the best actresses in the biz, well, they know to look no further than the streamer’s thriller series,The Better Sister. StarringJessica BielandElizabeth Banks, the series follows in the footsteps ofAlafair Burke’s 2019 novel, and tells the story of a family torn apart by murder....

The early 2000s unleashedMatt Damon’s brooding assassin Jason Bourne, who lost his memory, but retained all of his skills to survive the agents sent by a shady CIA program to silence him.The Bourne Identity(2002) became a box office hit when it was released, and it went on toreinvent the action genre, but getting the movie made wasn’t an easy feat. Damon and directorDoug Liman, who recently reunited for Apple TV+‘sThe Instigators, had to fight to keep the unique vision that was put into the production....

Five Nights At Freddy’sis out, and it has beena surprise smash at the box officedespitereleasing on Peacock the very same day. While it captured the essence of the games for super fans and nostalgia lovers, the film was also able to play on horror fan nostalgia by castingMatthew Lillardas the film’s main villain. Lillard plays William Afton with the same goofy yet sinister vibe that he brings to his roles, mainly hisoriginal villain performance as Stu in 1996’sScream....

HBO Max has recently been on a mighty winning streak with a string of some of the biggest shows on television includingHouse of the DragonandThe White LotusSeason 2, and their latest smash hitThe Last of Uswill premiere its season finale this month and just a week later they’ll keep the party going with theSeason 4 premiere ofSuccession, which wasrecently revealed as the final seasonof the acclaimed series.Matthew Rhyswill be reprising his Emmy-nominated role asPerry Masonin the long-awaited Season 2, which will find the criminal defense lawyer returning to the courtroom for a new case....

The buzz around Paramount+’s popular adaptation series,Halo, has largely centered on the fact that the show switched creative hands, with showrunnerDavid Wienertaking over for Season 2. The second season was nearly immediately greenlit, and once the ball got rolling with filming in Budapest, it was clear to the cast, and especially leadPablo Schreiber, who plays Master Chief, that this reset wouldReachnew heights. In an interview with Collider’sSteve Weintraub, Schreiber’s investment in the show is clear....

As the popular crime drama series gears up for its second season, four new members have been added to the cast ofPower Book IV:Force, according to an exclusive fromVariety. Of the four new cast members,Carmela Zumbado, known for her role as Anna Avalos inChicago P.D., is set to play Mireya Garcia, the smart and humorous younger sister of the most dangerous drug dealer in the entire city. Alongside Zumbado,MiriamA. Hyman(The Chi) will also appear in the show’s second season as Stacy Marks, a strong and independent US Attorney who comes from the South Side of Chicago....

One of the major obstacles forRogue One: A Star Wars Storywas the one inherent in any prequel—we know how this ends, and we know which characters are not a part of the future story. Lucasfilm and directorGareth Edwardshad a great premise—the story behind how and why the rebels stole the plans for the Death Star—but they also had to ensure that the film is compelling in and of itself and not racing towards an inevitability....