According to Deadline, Netflix has greenlit and is now looking to cast competitors for The Golden Ticket, Eureka Production’s new Willy Wonka-inspired reality series that “will challenge players not just physically, but mentally as they navigate games, tests, and temptations designed to probe their instincts, resilience, and ability to thrive in chaos.”
Valnet, the Canadian media conglomerate that owns a number of entertainment blogs like Screen Rant, MovieWeb, Collider, and Comic Book Resources, is the subject of a damning new report from The Wrap detailing how some of the sites have been turned into “borderline like almost sweatshop-level” content mills where underpaid employees who speak up about their working conditions often wind up being put on blacklists.
Though Warner Bros. wasn’t interested in selling its shelved Coyote vs. Acme project to any of its streaming competitors, the studio is reportedly in talks with Ketchup Entertainment — the same production company that scooped up The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie — for a distribution deal that would put the film in theaters in 2026.
Neon has dropped a teaser for Together, director Michael Shanks’ upcoming psychological horror about a married couple (Alison Brie and Dave Franco) whose plan to start new lives out in the countryside takes a supernatural turn after they encounter a malevolent presence. The trailer (and title) makes it seem like the pair’s relationship might be the real issue at hand, but we won’t know for sure until the film’s out on August 1st.
The first Ballerina trailer made it seem like John Wick might just show up for a quick trailer, but it’s looking more and more like the spin-off will feature a full-on brawl between Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas when it hits theaters on June 6th.
Netflix’s upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Cujo feels poised to tap into people’s newfound fondness of taking their dogs everywhere, and the film might wind up being directed by Darren Aronofsky according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Netflix’s terrible adaptation of The Electric State is as soulless as it is uninspired.
John Malkovich’s dulcet tones are the only thing that comes through clear in Mark Anthony Green’s debut feature.
F1 has a new trailer out that makes it seem, you know, like a movie about dudes driving around in circles. The film centers on Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a retired driver whose F1 team-owning friend Ruben (Javier Bardem) pulls him back onto the track to mentor up-and-coming racer Joshua “Noah” Pearce (Damson Idris). It hits theaters on June 27th before it winds up on Apple TV Plus at some point in the future.
The first trailer for The Life of Chuck — an adaptation of a Stephen King short story from Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan — doesn’t show much, but it does a good job at teasing heartwarming post-apocalyptic ghost story (you read that right). The film hits theaters in the summer, but if you’re curious, here’s my review from TIFF last year.
As terrifying as FX’s new Alien: Earth series is probably going to be, it’s going to be so much more alarming if we get to see some of how things go sideways from the perspective of the USCSS Maginot’s pet cat.
A 4K restoration of Princess Mononoke is debuting in IMAX theaters in North America starting March 26th in celebration Studio Ghibli’s 40th anniversary. You can buy tickets now.
Correction: The film is celebrating Studio Ghibli’s 40th anniversary, not Princess Mononoke’s.
