Takashi Yamazaki stole hearts worldwide in 2023 with “Godzilla Minus One,” which went on to take the Oscars by storm, earning the franchise its first nomination and win for Best Visual Effects. (Carrying around the little Godzilla action figure everywhere only further endeared him to fans.) On a budget of just $10 million, a mere fraction of their franchise competition’s resources, his team of effects artists created a monster that felt believable and real. Continue reading ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: Takashi Yamazaki Delivers Another Satisfying Kaiju Monster Romp [NYFF] at The Playlist.

Some documentaries observe their subjects, some documentaries interrogate them, and then there is “You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s surreal, extraordinary new Elizabeth Holmes film, a work that keeps destabilizing the very idea that observation can ever produce something as reassuring as objective truth. So slippery, funny, unnerving, and formally audacious, it can leave you so disoriented you feel as if you’ve been thrown through the looking glass. Continue reading Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim Talk ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes & A Surreal Doc About Observation, Perception & Performance [NYFF] at The Playlist.

Eddie Murphy has spent more than 40 years as one of those stars who never had much reason to do television. Now, the former “Saturday Night Live” phenom is finally heading back to the small screen in a substantial way. Murphy is attached to star in “The Chairman,” a new drama series in development at Peacock from “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner. Continue reading Eddie Murphy Heads To Scripted TV With ‘The Chairman’ From ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner at The Playlist.

Danny McBride has found his star for his upcoming “G.I. Joe” movie at Paramount, and yes, the rumors were true: it’s none other than Bradley Cooper. Deadline has the details. READ MORE: Danny McBride Says His “Grounded” ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie May Shoot Next Year, Features Duke & Won’t Be A Comedy McBride’s “grounded” take on the Hasbro IP gained steam earlier this year after Paramount had him and Max Landis write separate scripts as candidates to relaunch the film franchise. Continue reading ‘G.I. Joe’: Bradley Cooper To Star In Danny McBride’s Upcoming Pic At Paramount at The Playlist.

For years, George Lucas has maintained that when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, he wasn’t finished with “Star Wars.” He still intended to make another trilogy, and just last month told CBS Sunday Morning that walking away from filmmaking meant leaving “three more ‘Star Wars’” movies behind. As The Playlist reported, he ultimately chose family and the long-gestating Lucas Museum over spending another decade making Episodes VII, VIII, and IX. Continue reading Kathleen Kennedy Says George Lucas Only Left “A Couple Of Paragraphs” For His ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy at The Playlist.

Calling October the beginning of awards season almost feels quaint. The month now has to accommodate prestige dramas, international festival winners, streaming swings, horror movies, IP plays, documentaries, and the kind of star-driven adult films Hollywood supposedly no longer makes. October 2026 has all of them, often arriving on the same weekend. Tom Cruise finally escapes the franchise machine for Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Aaron Sorkin returns to Facebook without David Fincher, Lee Chang-dong releases his first feature since “Burning,” and Paweł Pawlikowski finally follows “Cold War.” New films from Cristian Mungiu, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Romain Gavras, Marie Kreutzer, Alex Gibney, Taika Waititi, Anton Corbijn, and Rachel Morrison also arrive, alongside studio swings like “Street Fighter” and DC Studios’ grotesque-looking “Clayface.” READ MORE: 88 Must-See Movies This Fall: ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Digger,’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’ & More “Digger” After spending much of the last decade saving the world as Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise gets to help destroy it instead. Continue reading October’s Must-Watch Movies, From ‘Digger’ & ‘The Social Reckoning’ To ‘Clayface’ & ‘Possible Love’ at The Playlist.

No surprise here. Variety reports that Prime Video will renew “Neagley” for Season 2 just two weeks after its first season premiered on the streamer. The “Reacher” spinoff put up impressive viewership numbers over the past thirteen days, with 40 million total viewers. That ranks the show as the fourth most-viewed original series debut in the streamer’s history, with 52% of that viewership coming from international markets. Continue reading ‘Neagley’: Prime Video’s ‘Reacher’ Spinoff Renewed For A Second Season at The Playlist.

Everyone in “East of Eden” carries something heavy, and the weight of those burdens feels almost biblical. Shame, resentment, violence, abandonment. They are the failures, mistakes, and wounds parents pass down to their children, and the equally terrible things those children sometimes carry into adulthood. Zoe Kazan’s magnificent, emotionally intelligent adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel understands that family history never simply disappears. The harder question—and the one this wrenching, beautifully made series keeps returning to—is what we choose to do with everything we inherit. Continue reading ‘East Of Eden’ Review: Florence Pugh Is Extraordinary In Zoe Kazan’s Breathtaking Saga About The Sins We Carry & The Ones We Can Transcend at The Playlist.

Jennifer Lawrence is returning to the R-rated comedy business with a familiar collaborator. Gene Stupnitsky, who directed Lawrence in 2023’s “No Hard Feelings,” will reunite with the actress for Apple Original Films’ romantic comedy “One Month Mark.” Deadline reports that Stupnitsky has boarded the project, which Lawrence will star in and produce through her Excellent Cadaver banner. Continue reading Jennifer Lawrence & Gene Stupnitsky Reuniting For Apple Rom-Com ‘One Month Mark’ at The Playlist.

After the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance, Mike De Luca and Paula Abdi are out, but James Gunn and Peter Safran are still in. Deadline reports that the DC Studios co-heads will continue to lead the DCU creatively after Paramount’s acquisition of their rival studio, following a successful meeting with Skydance co-CEO David Ellison. In short, that means no shake-ups for the current DC timeline, which sees “Man Of Tomorrow” hit theaters on July 9, 2027, and Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman Part II” arrive on February 18, 2028. Continue reading James Gunn & Peter Safran Will Remain DC Studios Co-Heads After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger at The Playlist.

Well, this should ruffle a lot of feathers. THR reports that Ben Affleck disclosed at Bloomberg’s 2026 Screentime event last night that he used AI “for lots of things” on his upcoming movie “Animals,” hitting Netflix and select theaters on October 9. As for what things in particular? Affleck isn’t telling, and likened revealing how he used AI on the film to a stage magician revealing their tricks before a show. Continue reading ‘Animals’: Ben Affleck Says He Used AI “For Lots Of Things” On His New Movie But Won’t Say What at The Playlist.

‘Newlyweds’ Trailer: Téa Leoni & Tim Daly Get Married All Over Again In Jamie Lee Curtis’ NBC Comedy Téa Leoni and Tim Daly already did the TV-marriage thing on “Madam Secretary,” then went and got married for real. Naturally, the next move was to sign up for another fictional marriage. That’s the basic appeal of “Newlyweds,” NBC’s new multi-camera comedy, which puts the real-life couple back together onscreen as two people who marry before they’ve had time to figure out what they’re getting into. Continue reading ‘Newlyweds’ Trailer: Téa Leoni & Tim Daly Get Married All Over Again In Jamie Lee Curtis’ NBC Comedy at The Playlist.

What’s next for “One Battle After Another” actress Chase Infiniti? THR reports it’s a horror movie over at Lionsgate, with Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele on board as producers. READ MORE: 88 Must-See Films To Watch: ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Digger,’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’ & More The title of the film is “Portrait Of God,” and it’s Dylan Clark‘s follow-up to his upcoming “Blair Witch Project” reboot, also at Lionsgate. Continue reading ‘Portrait Of God’: Chase Infiniti To Star In Religious Horror Film Over At Lionsgate From Rising Director Dylan Clark at The Playlist.

Despite the poor reviews for the prequel spinoff “Dexter: New Blood” a couple of years ago, “Dexter: Resurrection” defied the odds last summer and became a big hit for Paramount+. Now the revival is back for its second season, and the streamer has a new trailer to tease what’s in store for TV’s favorite serial killer. READ MORE: 62 TV Shows To Watch This Fall: ‘VisionQuest,’ ‘Blade Runner 2099,’ ‘East Of Eden,’ ‘Pride And Prejudice,’ & More The answer there? Continue reading ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Trailer: Michael C. Hall Faces Off Against Dan Stevens & Brian Cox On October 30 at The Playlist.

Marvel has released a new trailer for “VisionQuest,” and with the show less than two weeks away, the bigger picture around Paul Bettany’s strange little corner of the MCU is finally coming into focus. The eight-episode Disney+ series closes out the loose trilogy that began with “WandaVision” and continued with “Agatha All Along,” picking up with White Vision after he escaped S.W.O.R.D. Continue reading ‘VisionQuest’ Trailer: Paul Bettany Goes On The Run With His Reincarnated Son & James Spader’s Ultron at The Playlist.

Since its premiere at this year’s Cannes, “Clarissa” has been receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews. Loosely based on the 1925 novel “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf, the film follows Clarissa (Sophie Okonedo), a middle-aged high-society socialite as she prepares to host a party for her husband’s colleagues in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria. The occasion triggers urgent memories of her past and the choices that led her to marry a respectable man rather than her former intimate friend and poet, Peter (David Oyelowo). Continue reading ‘Clarissa’ Trailer: David Oyelowo And Ayo Edebiri Star In Virginia Woolf Adaptation Out December 11 at The Playlist.

October marks the point when the fall television season really hits full speed. As we noted in our 62 TV Shows To Watch This Fall, the month was already unusually crowded, and several additional premiere dates have since taken shape. Netflix starts things off with Zoe Kazan and Florence Pugh’s ambitious “East of Eden,” while HBO counters with George Kay’s legal drama “War.” Mike Flanagan returns to Stephen King with “Carrie,” Josh Hartnett and Mackenzie Davis head beneath the waters of Newfoundland in “Below,” and Marvel finally puts Paul Bettany’s Vision back at the center of the MCU. Continue reading October TV Preview: ‘VisionQuest,’ ‘East Of Eden,’ ‘Carrie,’ ‘Crystal Lake’ & More Must-Watch Shows at The Playlist.

The story behind MGM+’s “American Hostage” is both absolutely bonkers and, even almost 50 years later, strangely relatable. In 1977, Indianapolis man Tony Kiritsis walked into mortgage broker Richard “Dick” Hall’s office, put a sawed-off shotgun to his head, and connected it to Hall’s neck with a dead man’s wire. From there, he marched Hall through the streets, held him hostage for 63 hours, and demanded $5 million, immunity from prosecution, and an apology. Continue reading “American Hostage”: Giovanni Ribisi Talks Tony Kiritsis, “Strange Darling” & Why Film Still Matters [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.

The cast of Joseph Kosinski‘s “Miami Vice ’85” just keeps growing, doesn’t it? THR and Deadline detail the latest additions to the ensemble, respectively, with Edi Gathegi and Andrew Schulz joining leads Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Schulz’s role remains unknown, but Gathegi will play a key role as a small-time crook whose ambitions get him in over his head. Continue reading ‘Miami Vice ’85’: Joseph Kosinski Adds Edi Gathegi & Andrew Schulz To His Blockbuster’s Ensemble Cast at The Playlist.

For a while there, Luca Guadagnino’s “American Psycho” didn’t just seem like another one of the many projects floating around his orbit. It increasingly looked like his next movie. Scott Z. Burns had written the script, Lionsgate was still talking about its progress earlier this year, casting speculation around Patrick Bateman kept heating up, and as recently as August, “Queer” star Drew Starkey confirmed he had read Burns’ screenplay and called it “amazing”. Continue reading Luca Guadagnino Suggests ‘American Psycho’ Is No Longer Happening, But “Maybe One Day” He’ll Make It at The Playlist.

There are bad discoveries to make about your spouse, and then there’s the one waiting for Léa Seydoux in “Gentle Monster.” Netflix has released the teaser for writer/director Marie Kreutzer’s latest, a chilly domestic drama that already put Seydoux through the emotional wringer at Cannes earlier this year. Seydoux stars as Lucy, a concert pianist who relocates to the countryside with her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and their young son, hoping the change of scenery might help Philip recover from severe burnout. Continue reading ‘Gentle Monster’ Trailer: Léa Seydoux’s Marriage Unravels In Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Corsage’ Follow-Up at The Playlist.

A Jim Sheridan movie not getting released in theaters? Surprising, but that’s the case for the Irish filmmaker’s latest movie, “Re-Creation,” his first movie in nearly a decade. READ MORE: 88 Must-See Movies This Fall: ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Digger,’ Avengers: Doomsday,’ ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’ & More Co-directed with David Merriman, the new film follows twelve members of a fictional jury debating the verdict of a real-life 1996 murder. Continue reading ‘Re-Creation’ Trailer: Vicky Krieps, Jim Sheridan & Aidan Gillan Star In Legal Drama Arriving On Digital & Home Video On October 27 at The Playlist.

Woody Allen is returning to Spain for his first film in three years, and he’s brining Marton Csokas and Jemima Kirke with him. READ MORE: 88 Must-See Movies This Fall: ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Digger,’ ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘The Adventure Of Cliff Booth’ & More Variety reports that Csokas and Kirke will be the leads in Allen’s latest, still-untitled film, which starts shooting in Madrid next week. Continue reading Woody Allen Casts Marton Csokas & Jemima Kirke As Leads In His Upcoming, Madrid-Set Movie at The Playlist.

Being a teenager is hard, and nothing about that has changed in fifty, one hundred, or even a thousand years. The reasons for these difficulties may have evolved and mutated over time, but the central reality has remained the same across cultures and epochs. “Carrie” works as well as it does in this newest incarnation because it holds space for the painful connective tissue that binds the turbulence of adolescence across generations, while retaining the fundamental truths of Stephen King’s source text. Continue reading ‘Carrie’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Compassionate Reimagining Makes Stephen King’s Horror Feel New Again at The Playlist.

Just yesterday, Mark Ruffalo was sounding the alarm about what Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. could mean for Hollywood. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, following a federal judge’s approval of a settlement allowing the merger to proceed, Ruffalo warned that the consolidation would “stifle creativity,” weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs. Well, that didn’t take long. Barely 24 hours later, two of Hollywood’s most filmmaker-friendly—and genuinely beloved—studio executives are on their way out. Continue reading Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy Out At Warner Bros. As Paramount Merger Brings Their Era To A Shocking End at The Playlist.

At this point, nobody needs another straightforward version of “A Christmas Carol.” Ti West seems well aware of that. After introducing Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Scrooge over the summer, Paramount has released a new trailer for “Ebenezer,” leaning further into the ghosts, gloom, and strange comic energy surrounding West’s take on the Charles Dickens perennial. West, who spent the last several years in the bloody world of “X,” “Pearl,” and “MaXXXine,” has said his attraction to Dickens goes back much further than his horror career. Continue reading ‘Ebenezer’ Trailer: Johnny Depp Gets Another Christmas Haunting In Ti West’s Gothic Dickens Adaptation at The Playlist.

Here’s a pretty good rule of thumb: if the cops keep calling to tell you they found another few hundred thousand dollars stuffed somewhere in your brother’s house, you may have picked the wrong business manager. Also, you’re terrible with money. That was the deeply strange reality for Dane Cook, whose half-brother and longtime manager, Darryl McCauley, stole millions from him just as Cook was becoming one of the biggest comedians in the world. Continue reading ‘Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story’: Dane Cook Talks His True-Crime Doc, His Brother’s $12 Million Betrayal & What Comes Next [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.

Well, that escalated quickly. Just a few months after it was announced that Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube were in talks to return for “24 Jump Street,” Sony has made it official. All three are coming back, and the studio has now set the long-awaited comedy for December 10, 2027. Tatum and Hill will once again play Jenko and Schmidt, while Cube returns as Captain Dickson, their permanently exasperated boss. Continue reading ‘24 Jump Street’ Sets December 2027 Release; Ridley Scott’s ‘Treasure Island’ Arrives In November at The Playlist.

For all its divisiveness, we may have gotten a totally different “Digger” years ago—one with an even bigger scale and budget. Alejandro G. Iñárritu spent years trying to get the movie into shape, and apparently almost everything about it changed along the way: the tone, the scale, the title, and even whether Tom Cruise would ever actually get to make it with him. In a new IndieWire interview, Iñárritu revealed that he originally wanted to call the film “Blah, Blah, Blah,” which, honestly, is pretty on-brand once you know what the movie is doing. Continue reading ‘Digger’ Was Originally Called ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’ — And Alejandro G. Iñárritu Almost Made A “Massive”-Budget Version With Tom Cruise Years Ago at The Playlist.

Some documentaries observe their subjects, some documentaries interrogate them, and then there is “You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s surreal, extraordinary new Elizabeth Holmes film, a work that keeps destabilizing the very idea that observation can ever produce something as reassuring as objective truth. So slippery, funny, unnerving, and formally audacious, it can leave you so disoriented you feel as if you’ve been thrown through the looking glass. Continue reading Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim Talk ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes & A Surreal Doc About Observation, Perception & Performance [NYFF] at The Playlist.

After a 12-year gap between directing “Top Five” and Misty Green,” Chris Rock suddenly seems intent on staying considerably busier. The comedian and filmmaker brought “Misty Green” to the New York Film Festival over the weekend, joining Rosalind Eleazar, Daniel Kaluuya, Topher Grace, and Amy Landecker for a conversation with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim. Continue reading Chris Rock Says He Used To “Bother” Barry Jenkins, Still Chases Ryan Coogler & Is Talking To Donald Glover About “Another” Project at The Playlist.

Danny McBride has found his star for his upcoming “G.I. Joe” movie at Paramount, and yes, the rumors were true: it’s none other than Bradley Cooper. Deadline has the details. READ MORE: Danny McBride Says His “Grounded” ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie May Shoot Next Year, Features Duke & Won’t Be A Comedy McBride’s “grounded” take on the Hasbro IP gained steam earlier this year after Paramount had him and Max Landis write separate scripts as candidates to relaunch the film franchise. Continue reading ‘G.I. Joe’: Bradley Cooper To Star In Danny McBride’s Upcoming Pic At Paramount at The Playlist.

“Ink” is screening at various film festivals, and director Danny Boyle was speaking at the Zurich Film Festival (via Variety), and the topic during that chat suddenly turned to James Bond. Boyle discussed the talk of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” and “Ink” actor Jack O’Connell being in the mix to play the next James Bond for Denis Villeneuve and Amazon MGM Studios, and he gave him his full endorsement. Continue reading Danny Boyle Explains ‘No Time To Die’ Exit, Endorses Jack O’Connell For James Bond & Praises Denis Villeneuve at The Playlist.

No surprise here. Variety reports that Prime Video will renew “Neagley” for Season 2 just two weeks after its first season premiered on the streamer. The “Reacher” spinoff put up impressive viewership numbers over the past thirteen days, with 40 million total viewers. That ranks the show as the fourth most-viewed original series debut in the streamer’s history, with 52% of that viewership coming from international markets. Continue reading ‘Neagley’: Prime Video’s ‘Reacher’ Spinoff Renewed For A Second Season at The Playlist.

Everyone in “East of Eden” carries something heavy, and the weight of those burdens feels almost biblical. Shame, resentment, violence, abandonment. They are the failures, mistakes, and wounds parents pass down to their children, and the equally terrible things those children sometimes carry into adulthood. Zoe Kazan’s magnificent, emotionally intelligent adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel understands that family history never simply disappears. The harder question—and the one this wrenching, beautifully made series keeps returning to—is what we choose to do with everything we inherit. Continue reading ‘East Of Eden’ Review: Florence Pugh Is Extraordinary In Zoe Kazan’s Breathtaking Saga About The Sins We Carry & The Ones We Can Transcend at The Playlist.

Seth MacFarlane and animated television are synonymous with series such as “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” and “The Cleveland Show“; but he has been dabbling in live-action via his sci-fi comedy “The Orville” and a “Ted” prequel series on Peacock, focusing on the high school era for Ted’s human pal John alongside the family dynamics. Continue reading ‘TED: The Animated Series’ Teaser: Mark Wahlberg & Amanda Seyfried Return For Peacock Series From Seth MacFarlane Debuting In December at The Playlist.

When the social-media embargo for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Digger” lifted last week, Warner Bros. surely braced itself: the sharply polarized early reaction forecast a bumpy ride ahead. Now that full reviews have landed, things have only gotten uglier. As of Wednesday afternoon, “Digger” sits at just 52% on Rotten Tomatoes from 123 reviews, confirming that the initial divide wasn’t merely your typical Film Twitter noise or backlash. Continue reading As ‘Digger’ Divides Critics, Alejandro G. Iñárritu Says It’s About The Stories We Tell Ourselves “To Justify Our Actions” at The Playlist.

Well, this should ruffle a lot of feathers. THR reports that Ben Affleck disclosed at Bloomberg’s 2026 Screentime event last night that he used AI “for lots of things” on his upcoming movie “Animals,” hitting Netflix and select theaters on October 9. As for what things in particular? Affleck isn’t telling, and likened revealing how he used AI on the film to a stage magician revealing their tricks before a show. Continue reading ‘Animals’: Ben Affleck Says He Used AI “For Lots Of Things” On His New Movie But Won’t Say What at The Playlist.

In the modern era of superhero and genre filmmaking, a huge trend is seeing actors and actresses getting into extreme shape for roles, which can feel like overnight, and while many folks have been skeptical about how they were able to achieve those statuesque bodies, actor Sly Stallone (“Tulsa King”) isn’t convinced they’re doing it strictly by diet and exercise alone. He’s making the claim that it’s happening with extra help from steroids. Continue reading Sly Stallone Isn’t Buying Superhero/Hollywood Bodies Are Created “Naturally” Without Steroids: “Almost Like Putting On Part Of A Costume” at The Playlist.

‘Newlyweds’ Trailer: Téa Leoni & Tim Daly Get Married All Over Again In Jamie Lee Curtis’ NBC Comedy Téa Leoni and Tim Daly already did the TV-marriage thing on “Madam Secretary,” then went and got married for real. Naturally, the next move was to sign up for another fictional marriage. That’s the basic appeal of “Newlyweds,” NBC’s new multi-camera comedy, which puts the real-life couple back together onscreen as two people who marry before they’ve had time to figure out what they’re getting into. Continue reading ‘Newlyweds’ Trailer: Téa Leoni & Tim Daly Get Married All Over Again In Jamie Lee Curtis’ NBC Comedy at The Playlist.

For a movie that never made it in front of cameras, Luca Guadagnino’s “Sgt. Rock” got surprisingly close. Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes now says the abandoned DC Studios project had already moved “more or less” into prep when it suddenly fell apart, while a new GQ profile on Mike Faist and his upcoming “East of Eden” role confirms (essentially, anyhow) the “Challengers” actor had joined Guadagnino’s planned cast. Continue reading Justin Kuritzkes Says ‘Sgt. Rock’ Collapsed During Prep: “Ask DC Studios”; Reveals Mike Faist Was In The Cast at The Playlist.

Marvel has released a new trailer for “VisionQuest,” and with the show less than two weeks away, the bigger picture around Paul Bettany’s strange little corner of the MCU is finally coming into focus. The eight-episode Disney+ series closes out the loose trilogy that began with “WandaVision” and continued with “Agatha All Along,” picking up with White Vision after he escaped S.W.O.R.D. Continue reading ‘VisionQuest’ Trailer: Paul Bettany Goes On The Run With His Reincarnated Son & James Spader’s Ultron at The Playlist.

Despite the poor reviews for the prequel spinoff “Dexter: New Blood” a couple of years ago, “Dexter: Resurrection” defied the odds last summer and became a big hit for Paramount+. Now the revival is back for its second season, and the streamer has a new trailer to tease what’s in store for TV’s favorite serial killer. READ MORE: 62 TV Shows To Watch This Fall: ‘VisionQuest,’ ‘Blade Runner 2099,’ ‘East Of Eden,’ ‘Pride And Prejudice,’ & More The answer there? Continue reading ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Trailer: Michael C. Hall Faces Off Against Dan Stevens & Brian Cox On October 30 at The Playlist.

Since its premiere at this year’s Cannes, “Clarissa” has been receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews. Loosely based on the 1925 novel “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf, the film follows Clarissa (Sophie Okonedo), a middle-aged high-society socialite as she prepares to host a party for her husband’s colleagues in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria. The occasion triggers urgent memories of her past and the choices that led her to marry a respectable man rather than her former intimate friend and poet, Peter (David Oyelowo). Continue reading ‘Clarissa’ Trailer: David Oyelowo And Ayo Edebiri Star In Virginia Woolf Adaptation Out December 11 at The Playlist.

Most genre nuts will be aware that a “BioShock” movie had been kicking around Hollywood for ages, as the video game franchise seemed like a no-brainer to get a feature film adaptation, given the fantastic world-building and stellar production design begging to be given the live-action treatment, and it is finally going to happen at Netflix with Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping”) at the helm. Continue reading Guillermo del Toro Recalls A “Disastrous Call” Led To His Take On ‘BioShock’ Getting Scrapped, “Never” Wants To Make Another Video Game Film at The Playlist.

Like any good literary IP, Jane Austen never really goes away. Every few years, Hollywood finds another reason to dust off the bonnets, reopen the drawing rooms, and remind everyone that romantic confusion, bad timing, and terrible communication existed long before dating apps. This fall, Focus Features and Working Title return to Austen with “Sense and Sensibility,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. Continue reading ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones & Esmé Creed-Miles Navigate Love, Heartbreak & Sisterhood In Georgia Oakley’s Austen Adaptation at The Playlist.

“Ink” is the latest effort from director Danny Boyle, and the biographical drama about Rupert Murdoch‘s (played by Aussie actor Guy Pearce) media empire has been making the festival rounds ahead of its limited theatrical release in the U.S., followed by a Netflix streaming release. Some of the director’s new quotes from the Zurich Film Festival (via Variety), where he was presenting his new film, give some minor insight into the next chapter of the “28 Years Later” saga and promise audiences will see “a lot” more of Cillian Murphy‘s Jim in “28 Years Later 3,” which could still happen. Continue reading Danny Boyle Promises ’28 Years Later 3′ Will Have “A Lot” Of Cillian Murphy’s Jim; Endorses Jack O’Connell As The Next James Bond at The Playlist.

Is Lee Raybon ready to confront his estranged father? The self-styled citizen journalist returns for the eagerly anticipated second season of “The Lowdown,” FX’s acclaimed Tulsa noir from creator, writer, director, and executive producer Sterlin Harjo (“Reservation Dogs”). Ethan Hawke reprises his role as Lee, joined this season by Tommy Lee Jones and Betty Gilpin. FX cheekily bills Lee as “history’s first good guy in a white van,” and the new season once again sends its determined “truthstorian” looking for trouble in Tulsa. Continue reading ‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Trailer: Ethan Hawke Rides Again With Tommy Lee Jones & Betty Gilpin at The Playlist.

The cast of Joseph Kosinski‘s “Miami Vice ’85” just keeps growing, doesn’t it? THR and Deadline detail the latest additions to the ensemble, respectively, with Edi Gathegi and Andrew Schulz joining leads Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Schulz’s role remains unknown, but Gathegi will play a key role as a small-time crook whose ambitions get him in over his head. Continue reading ‘Miami Vice ’85’: Joseph Kosinski Adds Edi Gathegi & Andrew Schulz To His Blockbuster’s Ensemble Cast at The Playlist.

There are bad discoveries to make about your spouse, and then there’s the one waiting for Léa Seydoux in “Gentle Monster.” Netflix has released the teaser for writer/director Marie Kreutzer’s latest, a chilly domestic drama that already put Seydoux through the emotional wringer at Cannes earlier this year. Seydoux stars as Lucy, a concert pianist who relocates to the countryside with her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and their young son, hoping the change of scenery might help Philip recover from severe burnout. Continue reading ‘Gentle Monster’ Trailer: Léa Seydoux’s Marriage Unravels In Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Corsage’ Follow-Up at The Playlist.